This is the last photo essay installment of NABISCO's Sky King cereal premiums. I do want to buy a couple more figures to flesh out the color variations or replaced damaged ones, but that will have to wait for another time. After finishing up with the photo essay's, I cobbled together a small diorama and those photos will be posted tomorrow. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed
Per Wikipedia:
"Two twin-engine Cessna airplanes were used by King during the course of the TV series. The first was a Cessna T-50 and in later episodes a Cessna 310B was used till the series's end. The 310's make and model type number was prominently displayed during the closing titles"
This red version of Fury is what the aqua version should be - well behaved. While the aqua Fury will not stand up on its own, ol' Red here does a wonderful job of posing for the camera without any assistance! Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed
Here's an unusual piece. Fury is apparently a 'character' on the Sky King series which aired on NBC from 1951-1959, but I have no recollection of him. The website Fun Trivia mentions that Sky had a horse called "Yellow Fury" and that's the closest reference I can find (of course, if I got off my duff and watched videos of the show on YouTube I could probably find the answers!). To confuse matters a wee bit, from 1955-60 NBC aired a series called Fury, starring Peter Graves (of Mission Impossible fame), starring a beautiful black stallion. (As an aside, Penny had a pet white German Shephard dog called "White Shadow" which was, unfortunately, never made as a cereal premium).
My particular sample is a bit problematic - he will not stand upright on his own. I've tried bending the tail (which has to be done carefully to prevent it from snapping off), I've bent his legs, and even shaved a sliver of plastic off the tail , but to no avail. For these shots I temporarily glued him to a clear plastic base. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed
