Skyhawks

The sister program to Hot Wheels, it was about a family of flying aces from all generations. From biplanes to jets, the Wilson Family would fly into our Saturday mornings and make our imaginations fly outside where we'd play we were one of the characters of the show and sing the theme song as we'd swoop our toy airplanes all over the back yard. "Fly with us we're the Sky Hawks!"

The opening line of the theme song. It was a kid's cartoon but it had a message. One week it was pollution. The Wilsons

discovered a rival outfit hauling contaminated fish to market. When the pilots were confronted, they gave a lame excuse. "We didn't

know the fish was covered with oil." Really? Pappy Wilson, the family patriarch, was a World War I ace. His son, Mike, was the

head of Wilson Aviation. Mike's daughter was Caroline. There were two orphans who were the Wilsons' wards. They were Bobby and Cindy. At the end of the show, there were shorts. The shorts gave information about how to fly. As the other reviewer said, it's ironic that it was in a kid's cartoon. I loved this cartoon when I was little. I wonder if it's on video?

Carolyn was my first crush as a kid! i loved this show,watched it religiously and got very upset if it was ever preempted. one of my favorite things about Skyhawks was that it was so realistic!{no magic,super-powers or talking animals!}just competent pilots with good planes that could be injured or killed if they were,nt careful. the characters were so real that i felt like i could actually fly over to San Marcos airport and actually meet them{and fall in love with one for sure!}cap was a fine leader,and all others were very professional airmen. Carolyn was pretty,brave,and man,could she fly! i have made a large collection of models of all a/c appearing in the show along with others{corporate jets,larger helicopters,and heavy jetliners}in skyhawks colors indicating"moving up in the world" and becoming a big operation. to fellow fans-some episodes can be obtained at toontracker on VHS/DVD,and i would pay a good price{in gold!}to have the entire series. one of my most cherished childhood memories,i would be proud to fly with them anytime,i still burn a warm candle in my soul for Carolyn and always will. keep em flying! AC,captain,COAir

I feel privileged growing up at a time when, after eons of wishing to, mankind finally sets foot upon the moon. Now it seems to be a ho-hum event which perplexes me. I don't think I can meet the requirements of being an astronaut but always loved to watch aircraft. As a youngster, I loved to watch this cartoon. I liked it so much that I wrote the Mattel toy makers at that time and suggested they make a Skyhawks Picture Maker Kit. After all, Barbie and Hot Wheels, I believe, had one. Of course, they wrote back stating they are happy for the feedback from consumers but could not follow through on my request. I now get my kicks on Microsoft's Flight Simulator and fly "cyber" Cessnas but like to think back to the time, as a kid, when drawing them seemed to be really cool.

I love this cartoon. I was 7 when it was on. I never missed it! Watching it again, I notice how precise the details on the planes were (even the D/G says "Cessna"). That is a REAL 1969 Cessna 310P! I have several hundred hours in P models.

I also liked the flying advise at the end of each episode. Being a flight instructor also, it is accurate if somewhat abbreviated for young minds.

I wish someone did a complete series set of DVD's for this cartoon.

Thsi cartoon fed my flying addiction as a young lad. My dad was in the Army Air Corps (just like Cap Wilson) although as a mechanic.

Dad was able to fly with me several times before he passed. Dad always loved flying with me and watching me fly.