Space Patrol

30min

Space Patrol is a science fiction adventure series that was originally aimed at juvenile audiences of the early 1950s via television, radio, and comic books. However, it soon developed a sizable adult audience such that by 1954, the program consistently ranked in the top 10 shows broadcast on a Saturday.

Episodes

Cast

Treachery of Mars

1. Treachery of Mars

30th Dec 1950

Buzz Corry, the Commander of the Space Patrol is in route from the planet Terra to Earth. He is accompanied by Cadet Happy, a new Cadet and winner of the Corry Scholarship. They spot what appears to be a derelict guided missile. As they move to destroy the derelict, its engines fire and the missile launches toward the commander's craft. The missile narrowly misses and changes course to intercept. In reality, the missile is a disguised ""cosmic"" bomb controlled by Major Gorla from his fortress on Kars. The Major is assisted by Matra, an assistant to Terra' Secretary General. Together they plan to conquer the United Planets beginning with the murder of Commander Corry.

The Lethal Lady

2. The Lethal Lady

6th Jan 1951

Marta enlists the aid of Lt. Krasnoff a disgruntled Space Patrol to steal top secret materials and to destroy Commander Corry. Krasnoff holds a grudge against Major ""Robbie"" Robertson, United Planets Security Chief. Krasnoff paralyzes the Major with a ray gun and disengages the magnetic force control causing Buzz and Happy's rocketship out if control and into freefall seconds before landing.

Intrigue in the Cabinet

3. Intrigue in the Cabinet

13th Jan 1951

Cabinet member Baron Von Kreitz hatches a plot to overthrow the General Secretary of the United Planets. The Baron sends Lt. Groat to prevent Commander Corry from delivering a report on Venus to the General Secretary. The information is passed to the Assistant Security Chief Tonga, who is wounded and partially paralyzed and imprisoned in the aft compartment of her space car. She manages to activate the ship's magnetizer, leaving a cosmic static trail. This signal allows Commander Corry and Cadet Happy to track her space car to the Baron's hideout on Earth's moon.

The Agra Ray

4. The Agra Ray

20th Jan 1951

Carol Carlisle, the daughter of the Secretary General, is testing her invention she calls the ""Agra Ray."" The radiation from the device enables plants to reach full maturity within a number of hours. However, the ray may be perverted into a powerful weapon with the capability of turning entire cities into stone. Unknown to Ms Carlisle, her assistant is agent of Prince Greegor of Mercury. The lab assistant steals the Agra Ray and kidnaps Ms Carlisle, transporting them to Mercury, where Prince Greegor plans to threaten Terra, the Capitol of the United Planets.

The Ivy of Death

5. The Ivy of Death

27th Jan 1951

Due to an extreme food shortage in the Juniper system, Major Robertson and Tonga are to transport the Agra Ray to prevent starvation in the colonies. They are met by the sinister Goron, posing as the Agricultural minister, He leads the to his headquarters at the foot of Cornicus' crater. He plans to steal the Agra Ray to force the growth of the ""ivy of death."" The vines give off a suffocating dioxide which he plans to use in destroying the Unite Planets.

Trouble on Saturn's Third Moon

6. Trouble on Saturn's Third Moon

3rd Feb 1951

Tonga is dispatched to Saturn's third moon after reports of trouble at the Cosmic Radiation Plant #1. Tonga's investigation leads the dismissal of the hot-tempered Captain Kronk. Kronk avows revenge and Tonga is shot with a shock rifle. Commander Corry and Cadet Happy arrive and rescue Tonga, but they are unable to capture Captain Kronk. However, they do arrest Kronk's assistant attempting to abscond with embezzled payroll accounts from the plant.

Solo Flight to Jupiter

7. Solo Flight to Jupiter

10th Feb 1951

Cadet Happy makes his first solo flight to the Jupiter Space Port. Unfortunately, he acquires an unwelcome passenger named Lucky. Lucky is by trade an embezzler who is fleeing with Jupiter Trust Company's funds. To insure Happy's silence and cooperation, Lucky threatened to kill Carol and Commander Corry.

Cosmic Dedris Waring

8. Cosmic Dedris Waring

17th Feb 1951

The United Planets Chief Astronomer discovers a planetoid has exploded. He sends an urgent report to Major Robertson at Space Control the debris posses a danger to all space raft in the area. Commander Corry, Cadet Lucky and Carol are returning to Terra from Earth when their space craft is struck by a meteor. They find themselves in dire straights: unable to navigate, unable to communicate, and venting oxygen through a hull rupture.

The Planos Epidemic

9. The Planos Epidemic

24th Feb 1951

The owner of six lead mines on the moon Planos reports that an epidemic is spreading through the mines. Berger, the owner asks for assistance from the United Planets. Commander Corry, Tonga and Cadet Happy are dispatched on a rescue mission with the needed serum to halt the disease. However, Burger and his assistant are trying to keep quiet a secret discovery of a rich deposit of Exonium. Captain Happy discovers Leckner tampering with the atmospheric controls in one of the mine shafts. In a struggle with Cadet Happy, he unknowingly inhales a lethal dose of the concentrated bacteria.

Tunnel of Escape: Tunnel of Death

10. Tunnel of Escape: Tunnel of Death

3rd Mar 1951

Warden Sovak and his head trustee, Erik, have been arranging for prisoners to escape provided they can pay the appropriate fee. The prisoners are lead out through a tunnel which passes under an irrigation canal. After the report of three prisoners escaping the supposed escape-proof facility leads to an investigation. Commander Corry, Cadet Happy and Major Robertson carry out the inquiry.

The Perilous Sleep

11. The Perilous Sleep

10th Mar 1951

A Vacation at Lake Azure

12. A Vacation at Lake Azure

17th Mar 1951

Theft of the Zeta Ray

13. Theft of the Zeta Ray

24th Mar 1951

Blackmail on Saturn

14. Blackmail on Saturn

31st Mar 1951

The Man in the Radurium Glove

15. The Man in the Radurium Glove

7th Apr 1951

Under the Red Lake of Jupiter

16. Under the Red Lake of Jupiter

14th Apr 1951

The Counterfeit Commander

17. The Counterfeit Commander

21st Apr 1951

Mysterious Mission to Canali

18. Mysterious Mission to Canali

28th Apr 1951

The Major's Dilemma

19. The Major's Dilemma

5th May 1951

Isolation in Space

20. Isolation in Space

12th May 1951

The Tourist Trap

21. The Tourist Trap

19th May 1951

Dangerous Intrigue

22. Dangerous Intrigue

26th May 1951

The Secret Injection

23. The Secret Injection

2nd Jun 1951

The Treacherous Technicians

24. The Treacherous Technicians

9th Jun 1951

Beyond the Rim of Space

25. Beyond the Rim of Space

16th Jun 1951

Race Against Death

26. Race Against Death

23rd Jun 1951

The Lost City of the Carnacans

27. The Lost City of the Carnacans

30th Jun 1951

The Deadly Weapon

28. The Deadly Weapon

7th Jul 1951

The Legend of Wild Man's Ridge

29. The Legend of Wild Man's Ridge

14th Jul 1951

Way Station to the Stars

30. Way Station to the Stars

21st Jul 1951

The Hidden Reflector

31. The Hidden Reflector

28th Jul 1951

The Dangerous Discovery

32. The Dangerous Discovery

4th Aug 1951

Spaceship on the Edge of Forever

33. Spaceship on the Edge of Forever

11th Aug 1951

The Underwater Hideout

34. The Underwater Hideout

18th Aug 1951

A Big Wheel Named Ferris

35. A Big Wheel Named Ferris

25th Aug 1951

The Vindictive Brother

36. The Vindictive Brother

1st Sep 1951

Photograph of a Traitor

37. Photograph of a Traitor

8th Sep 1951

The Couragous Traitor

38. The Couragous Traitor

15th Sep 1951

The Theft of the Scrambler

39. The Theft of the Scrambler

22nd Sep 1951

Prometheus Bound for Destruction

40. Prometheus Bound for Destruction

29th Sep 1951

Immediate Disaster

41. Immediate Disaster

6th Oct 1951

Lunatics from the Future

42. Lunatics from the Future

13th Oct 1951

The Space Patrol Code Belt

43. The Space Patrol Code Belt

20th Oct 1951

The Floating Image in Space

44. The Floating Image in Space

27th Oct 1951

Secret Peril

45. Secret Peril

3rd Nov 1951

The Parasite Disc

46. The Parasite Disc

10th Nov 1951

The Secret of Terra

47. The Secret of Terra

17th Nov 1951

Jungle of No Return

48. Jungle of No Return

24th Nov 1951

Prison of Deadly Gas

49. Prison of Deadly Gas

1st Dec 1951

The Sacrifice

50. The Sacrifice

8th Dec 1951

Flight of the Galaxy

51. Flight of the Galaxy

15th Dec 1951

Fair Exchange

52. Fair Exchange

22nd Dec 1951

The Counterfeit Puzzle

53. The Counterfeit Puzzle

29th Dec 1951

First air date

30th Dec 1950

Last air date

26th Feb 1955

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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