He was a guest star on Kenneth Tobey's "Whirlybirds", a syndicated aviation adventure series. The result of this collaboration became "The Whirlybirds". The first four episodes were titled "The Whirlybirds" and the rest simply "Whirlybirds". Craig Hill, the co-star of Whirlybirds, played the father, Chuck Mason. The distinctive fruits are called samaras, "maple keys", "helicopters", "whirlybirds" or "polynoses". The "Whirlybirds" series was, like "I Love Lucy", a product of Desilu Studios.