Rescue 8

Episode 1

Suitcase Fireman

Wed, Sep 23, 1959 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team attempt to rescue a man who, beaten and unconscious, is trapped on a girder next to a blazing furnace.

Episode 2

The Rock Prison

Wed, Sep 30, 1959 30 mins

An adventure club member becomes trapped inside a cave while trying to reach a flashlight that was dropped. No firemen can fit in the tight space to free the man so a call is put out to any member of the public who is good health, 5 feet tall and no more than 100 pounds. After a few civilian males try and fail, a female trapeze artist is able to dislodge enough rocks from around the trapped victim to allow Wes and Skip to pull the man to safety.

Episode 3

Fools Gold

Wed, Oct 7, 1959 30 mins

Four thieves attempt to rob a safe at a grain elevator company. When one of the thieves lights a cigarette, there is a dust explosion. Wes and Skip must devise a plan to rescue the plant guard who was overcome by the thieves and dumped into a shaft, his son and any of the thieves that survived the blast.

Episode 4

Paid in Full

Wed, Oct 14, 1959 30 mins

Wes and Skip must rescue a gangster who has threatened a friend's life.

Episode 5

Dangerous Salvage

Wed, Oct 21, 1959 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team attempts to rescue trapped in the hold of the ship he was attempting to salvage.

Episode 6

3 Mile Bomb

Mon, Oct 26, 1959 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team attempts to rescue a truck driver pinned in his cab while deadly butane gas leaks from the wrecked tanker.

Episode 7

Not for Glory

Wed, Nov 4, 1959 30 mins

Skip attempts to rescue a souvenir hunter who becomes trapped.

Episode 8

Forced Landing

Wed, Nov 11, 1959

While off duty, Wes, Skip, their friend who is an airplane pilot and his son fly their 4 seat propeller plane to a secluded place for a hunting trip. With no radio or any means of communication, the men plan on a peaceful hunting trip until the pilot gets bit by a snake & ultimately has a heart attack. Wes & skip who realize their dire situation give the pilots son the encouragement he needs to use his limited flying ability to save his father by flying them all to safety.

Episode 9

Smashout

Wed, Nov 18, 1959 30 mins

A prison inmate fakes a heart attack so he can escape and talk his wife out of divorcing him. He takes Wes and Skip along as hostages.

Episode 10

Runaway

Wed, Nov 25, 1959 30 mins

A boy runs away into the woods and is confronted by an escaped lion which forces him to take refuge in a tree.

Episode 11

The Third Strike

Wed, Dec 2, 1959 30 mins

A baseball player loses consciousness when he is hit by a wild pitch. When he wakes up in the clubhouse a short time later he is in shock with short term amnesia. Being afraid and not knowing why he's there, he attacks a policeman and takes his gun. He then flees to the top of the stadium light tower to hold off his pursuers. Wes and skip must devise a plan to get this ball player to give up the gun and get him down safely.

Episode 12

Pitfall

Wed, Dec 9, 1959 30 mins

A pretty teenager with a crush on Wes tries to get him to rescue her by climbing atop a gas tank. Her boyfriend, not realizing her intentions, tries to rescue her and becomes trapped as a result.

Episode 13

Heat Wave

Wed, Dec 16, 1959 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team must come to the aid of two men trapped above a vat acid that's ready to explode.

Episode 14

The Birdman

Wed, Dec 23, 1959 30 mins

An English teacher fascinated with flight hopes to achieve human flight by attaching home made wings to his arms. The teachers plan is to have a helicopter elevate him to a height that would allow him to fly. while being elevated, the teachers hoist line snaps and he falls to earth. The helicopter pilot hears this but he looses control and the helicopter crash lands on a mountain side. A witness to the crash calls it in and Wes & Skip must devise a plan to rescue both men.

Episode 15

The Collision

Wed, Dec 30, 1959 30 mins

Wes and Skip must rescue a woman trapped behind her steering wheel after a car wreck.

Episode 16

Leap of Life

Wed, Jan 6, 1960 30 mins

Wes and Skip join a team of Indian firemen to battle a forest fire.

Episode 17

The Squatters

Wed, Jan 13, 1960 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team comes to the aid of a frightened backwoods couple.

Episode 18

Backfire

Wed, Jan 20, 1960 30 mins

A wealthy playboy enters a risky cross-country car race at his press agent's request, but wrecks his car in the mountains and Wes and Skip must rescue him before his car goes off the edge of a cliff.

Episode 19

High Explosive

Wed, Jan 27, 1960 30 mins

A spoiled rich kid, attempting to escape the police, hides in the back of a truck full of combustible nitrate. When the truck wrecks, Wes and Skip must rescue him before the chemical explodes.

Episode 20

Add a Pinch of Death

Wed, Feb 3, 1960 30 mins

Three scientists are trapped when their laboratory explodes. Wes and Skip must extract them before the building collapses.

Episode 21

Ten Minutes to Doomsday

Wed, Feb 10, 1960 30 mins

Wes and Skip assist a demolition expert investigate the destruction of recently constructed buildings.

Episode 22

Square Triangle

Wed, Feb 17, 1960 30 mins

Wes and Skip come to the aid of an asthma victim trapped beneath a rotting pier.

Episode 23

Ti-Ling

Wed, Feb 24, 1960 30 mins

A Chinese girl, stung by her father's refusal to let his daughter to marry into a family who no longer follow ancient customs, attempts suicide by blowing up her father's restaurant. The Rescue 8 team attempts to dig her out from the building wreckage.

Episode 24

Lifeline

Thu, Mar 3, 1960 30 mins

When an elderly lighthouse keeper's hand is trapped in the beacon's machinery, Wes and Skip brave a violent storm to rescue the keeper and repair the lighthouse.

Episode 25

High Lonely

Thu, Mar 10, 1960 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team is called when a night watchman attempts to replace the burned out aircraft warning light on top of a smokestack and he accidentally kicks away the ladder.

Episode 26

Comeback

Thu, Mar 17, 1960 30 mins

When an retired actor becomes trapped on the top floor of his dilapidated mansion, Wes and Skip come to the rescue.

Episode 27

Quicksand

Thu, Mar 24, 1960 30 mins

The Rescue 8 team must find a truck driver buried under a tons of sand.

Episode 28

Breakdown

Thu, Mar 31, 1960 30 mins

When an emotionally disturbed man is buried under his family's garage, the Rescue 8 team is called to pull him from the collapsed building.

Episode 29

School for Violence

Thu, Apr 7, 1960 30 mins

Wes and Skip come to the aid of a high school principal who is being attacked by a gang of youthful gang.

Episode 30

The Devil's Cavern

Thu, Apr 14, 1960 30 mins

Episode 31

13 Stories Up

Thu, Apr 21, 1960 30 mins

Wes and Skip attempt to rescue three men trapped in a burning building's elevator.

Episode 32

Deep Danger

Thu, Apr 28, 1960 30 mins

Fleeing a burglar, a door-to-door saleswoman falls into an abandoned well.

Episode 33

I Don't Remember

Thu, May 5, 1960 30 mins

Wes helps the police locate the bank robber who knocked Skip unconscious.

Episode 34

Second Team

Thu, May 12, 1960 30 mins

Angry that he wasn't put in command of the Rescue 8 squad during Wes's absence, Skip acts insubordinately towards his new commander with disastrous results.