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Space Patrol
TV Series (1950 - 1955)
Commander Corey and youthful Cadet Happy roam the 30th century universe in their ship "Terra" fighting super-villains Mr. Proteus and Prince Baccarratti and other badguys. Captured badguys get zapped with the Paralyzer, then get reprogrammed with the Brainograph.
Last Episode
05x09 The Atomic Vault Aired: Feb. 26, 1955The mysterious disappearance of Happy and Carol halts the Space Patrollers from blasting off from the desolated planet Procyon IV. When Commander … [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 11, 1950
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Network
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- The first three seasons for the series were broadcast solely by KECA-TV in Los Angeles. During that period, the series aired in 15 minute episodes five days a week.
- In addition to the 210 half-hour episodes that were filmed during the show's fourth and fifth season, 900 fifteen minute live-action episodes were shown on local TV in Los Angeles.
- During the height of the 3-D craze in the early-1950s, "Space Patrol" broadcast television's first experiment with three-dimensional imagery, in the 1953 episode "The Theft of the Rocket…
[show]During the height of the 3-D craze in the early-1950s, "Space Patrol" broadcast television's first experiment with three-dimensional imagery, in the 1953 episode "The Theft of the Rocket Cockpit." Viewers were encouraged in advance to buy specially packaged Ralston-Purina cereals that included 3-D viewing glasses.
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