A highly successful franchise, Space Patrol was a retro
juvenile serial featuring the adventures of the steely-jawed redoubtable
Commander Buzz Corry and his wet-behind-the-ears sidekick Cadet Happy as they
combat various 30th-century baddies across the Solar System and beyond. Originally a
television series, the same actors reprised their roles for the radio version,
which ran concurrently with the TV show from the fall of 1950 to the spring of
'55. The outfits and sets on the TV show were vintage cheeseball sci-fi, at best
laughable by even fifties' standards; however, freed of the sorry visuals,
the radio incarnation comes across much better, even managing to introduce some
rather sophisticated scientific concepts such as black holes,
inertia-based space flight, anti-matter, and engineered space habitats.
Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of this series are the hilarious commercials
for Chex cereal and various Space Patrol toys. All shows were in standard
half-hour format.
Currently this archive contains plots for 29 of 149 episodes
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The Hole in Empty Space
A 'cycloplex' (read 'black hole') wanders into the Solar System, threatening ships, space colonies, and even whole planets. Corry and Happy must find a way to destroy it before it swallows everything in its path.
The City of the Sun
A shipwrecked scientist on the dark side of Mercury inspires a massive search and rescue operation, but Corry is diverted by acts of sabotage against the vital utilities supporting the local colony of Solaria.
The Queen of Space
Freight and passenger ships operating in the outer planets of the Solar System are suffering an unusual series of accidents, which seem to coincide with the expansion into the area of the powerful TransOrbit shipping line.
The Giant Bubble
A brilliant scientist conceives a method of inflating atmosphere shells in space made of 'electroplast', but his jealous former colleague plans to sabotage the project.
The Electronic Burglar
The plans for a device designed to detect deeply buried mineral deposits are stolen from the Merritt Electronics vaults, apparently an inside job. Identifying the culprits proves easy enough, but the tables get turned on Corry and Happy when they try to arrest them - they find themselves shanghaied and dumped in the Martian wasteland.
The Space Shark
Extortionists threaten to poison hydroponics farms on Saturn and Venus. Corry tracks them down and a desperate chase across the Solar System ensues.
The Search for Asteroid X
Space Patrol agents have collected evidence against the Saturn syndicate on a microfilm, but syndicate operatives manage to retrieve it, looking to secure it safely out of Patrol reach on an uncharted asteroid. Corry, however, enlists the aid of a wily Martian prospector to hunt them down.
The Lady from Venus
Atomic power plant entrepreneur Edward Stratton is being blackmailed by a former employee, the ruthless Elspith Bennett, to provide her with plutonium illegally. He calls the Space Patrol for aid, but the lady from Venus proves a tough customer to deal with.
The Last Voyage of the Lonesome Lena
Corry's investigation of a scheme to pirate uranium mines on Titan involve him in a feud between a spaceport official and a crusty old space jockey - one of whom is behind the plot.
The Brain Bank and the Space Binoculars
Industrialist John Crosier didn't build his corporate empire without a certain penchant for ruthlessness, which is not above putting the deep freeze on an ailing scientist to prevent him from quitting his employ.
The Sleepwalker
A search and rescue mission to locate an overdue passenger liner bound for Neptune finds the missing ship adrift and everyone aboard asleep, the victims of a plot to steal a half million credits from one of the passengers. Two of the passengers are missing - no doubt the criminals responsible - but one of these is the Secretary-General's daughter....
The Scavenger of Space
The Top Secret D-Ray
The microfilm blueprints for a new space weapon are stolen from the Lunar Fleet Base on the Moon, and Corry must track the culprits across the Solar System before they can sell the plans to the highest bidder.
Crash
Landing
Transferring vital evidence of fraud to a courier ship in Venus spaceport, Corry and Happy are carjacked by the suspects, who steal the evidence and the ship , then hightail it for Mars.
The
Mysterious Meteor
The
Moon Beetles
Colonies on the moons of Jupiter are beset by plagues of beetle-like insects which display an unfortunate propensity for the taste of metal, in particular that of human ships and habitats.
The Strange Gift of a New Star
An unsolved murder case is re-opened when a mysterious spaceship is discovered approaching the Solar System from beyond the orbit of Pluto.
The
Seed
Technicians on a remote communications relay station come under the influence of alien crystals that slave their minds to the aggressive ambitions of an alien power.
The
Magic Space Pictures
The
Caverns of Venus
The
Forgotten City
The
Prisoners of Pluto
Venus
Space Factory
The
Cosmic Ray Detector
The
Secret of Sub-Level 7
A plutonium thief leads Corry on a chase to an underground tunnel complex beneath the Saturn colony, from which he threatens to destroy the city above.
Treachery
in Outer Space
Sighting and giving chase to a ship suspected of taking part in a heist of rare minerals, Corry becomes the fall guy in a deadly game of double cross between rival criminals.
The
Immortal Brain
An entrepreneur utilizes a computer to predict the future for his clients, but when Corry takes an interest in the business, the computer recommends he be 'canceled'.
The
Indestructible Germ
Two ruthless microbiologists intend to start a plague in order to make themselves into heroes for coming up with the cure.
The
Treasure of Planetoid 60
Traces of the super-rare element Arcturium lead Corry into a race with crooks to find a lost hoard stashed away somewhere in the outermost reaches of the Solar System.
The
Sleeping Demon of Saturn
Two over-ambitious used spaceship dealers kidnap a seismologist to force him to predict a volcanic eruption on the Saturn colony, thus creating a panic to get off the planet. They'll clean up selling junk spacecraft to the desperate colonists.
Trouble
on Board the Supernova
A reformed hustler becomes the fall guy for an executive who employs him as a courier, then hires a thug to steal the valuable package entrusted to him aboard the spaceliner Supernova.
Peril
over Jupiter
A young woman who has inherited her father's metal processing plants on Europa falls victim to a pair of extortionists who are planning a hostile takeover of the family business.
The
Menace of Planet X
The
Trap on Planet X
The
Escape
from Planet X
Spies
from Planet X
Target:
Jupiter
Return
to Planet X
On
the Ice Cap of Planet X
Rescue
from Planet X
Secret
of the Dargo Ruins
The
Iron Eaters of Planet X
Cyclone
in Outer Space
Under
the Sea of Planet X
Revolt
of the Space Rats
Bacaratti’s
Secret Weapon
The
Lost Condor
The
Venus Dulanium Mystery
The
Lost Dimension
A wealthy financier discovers a ray that will allow him to transport through solid walls, and all he can think of to use it for is to rob banks.
Exiles from Denebola
A lonely observatory on a Saturnian moon falls under the influence of a group of alien refugees who have been hiding in the moon's caverns for centuries, waiting for the right moment to escape.
The Strange Case of Pilot Prentiss
Smashing a piracy operation operating within the danger zone close to the Sun is difficult enough, but when your quarry has the ability to read your mind things can get tough.
The
Wistful Wizard of
In
the Claw of Venus
The
Martian Masquerade
The
Treasure of
The
Revenge of Dr. Yaeger
Visitor from Galaxy 9
A cryptic message from a missing ship's engineer leads Buzz and Happy to a rendezvous with an alien scouting out the Solar System for conquest.
The
Serpent of Saturn
Test
for Survival
The
Secret of Dr. Borodek
The
Zero Ray
The
Super Brain of Vollmer Castro
The
Test of XK-3
The
Image of Evil
Captain
Hackett’s Planetoid
The
Strange Voyager
The
Red Demon of Venus
The
Mystery of the Masked Martians
The
Tattooed Atom
The
Cavern of Fear
Race
Against Time
The
Robot of Bor Kenna
Trial
by Terror
The Counterfeit Atom
Formula
for Crime
Design
for Disaster
Prisoners
of Tyranna
Invasion
from Tyranna
The
Voice from the Future
The
Realm of the Robots
The Watchman of Wormak
The Frightened Robot
Invisible
Enemy
The
City of Hidden Doom
Escape
from
The
Lost Galaxy
Ambush
in Space
Prison
Planet
The
Crown of Dargeeda
The
Shadow of Shardu
The
Planet of Discord
The
Conquest of Dargeeda
The
Hermit of Pluto
The
Time Pirates
Voyage
to the Future
Monster
from the Past
The
Weed of Despair
The
Fugitive from Telarma