Space Patrol
Space Patrol was a juvenile space adventure series broadcast on ABC Radio from October 1952 to March 1955. A spin-off from the popular television series of the same name, the show followed the 30th Century adventures of Commander Buzz Corry of the United Planets Space Patrol and his young sidekick Cadet Happy. The series was created by Mike Moser and written by Lou Huston, with the radio series utilising the same cast and scripts as the TV series. It is thought there were 129 radio episodes, with around 110-120 surviving.
Please note that the episode numbers given below are merely the order in which the episodes are thought to have been broadcast — they are not the actual episode numbers. Some episodes have been omitted due to poor audio quality.
Please note that the episode numbers given below are merely the order in which the episodes are thought to have been broadcast — they are not the actual episode numbers. Some episodes have been omitted due to poor audio quality.
Episode 41: On The Ice Cap of Planet X
In an attempt to free slaves from the endurium mines on Planet X, Corry and Happy find themselves stranded on the polar ice cap with Granu, a native of the planet. First broadcast: 10 October 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley. |
Episode 46: Under The Sea of Planet X
Corry and Happy discover an abandoned city under the sea of Planet X, built by the 'Ancient Ones'. First broadcast: 14 November 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Dick Beals, Steven Robertson, Tom McKee. |
Episode 47: The Sea Monster of Planet X
After escaping from the undersea city in the previous episode, Prince Baccarratti and Dr. Malengro find themselves menaced by a sea monster. First broadcast: 21 November 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Tom McKee, Virginia Hewitt, Dick Beals. |
Episode 48: The Revolt of The Space Rats
Having captured Prince Baccarratti and Dr. Malengro, Corry and Happy head for Terra, but are diverted to one of Pluto's moons to help a 'prospector' struck down with space sickness. All is not as it seems however… First broadcast: 28 November 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley. |
Episode 49: Baccarratti's Secret Weapon
Prince Baccarratti threatens to destroy one city on each planet of the Solar System using hidden 'Krakenite' bombs. First broadcast: 5 December 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Jerome Sheldon, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson. |
Episode 50: The Lost Condor
Who or what is 'The Condor'? An ex-criminal's diary provides the clue to recovering ill-gotten gains from a previous criminal enterprise. First broadcast: 12 December 1953. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Joe Cranston, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson. |
Episode 53: The Wistful Wizard of Neptune's Moon
An amateur magician with telekinetic powers is tricked into stealing microfilm in a case of industrial espionage. First broadcast: 2 January 1954. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Bela Kovacs, Steven Robertson. |
Episode 55: The Exiles From Denebola
Visiting an isolated observatory on one of Saturn's moons, Happy is press-ganged to serve on an interstellar spaceship by alien exiles, who have been hiding in caverns below the moon's surface for centuries. Note: poor audio quality. First broadcast: 16 January 1954. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer. |
Episode 56: The Martian Masquerade
Plans for a secret weapon are stolen from a Space Patrol courier by a criminal impersonating the daughter of the United Planets Secretary General. First broadcast: 23 January 1954. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Virginia Hewitt, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley. |
Episode 57: The Treasure of Mount Rolecab
A pair of escaped convicts relieve a Venusian mountain-man of his hoard of valuable thulanium, found in an old, wrecked spaceship. First broadcast: 30 January 1954. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley. |
Episode 59: The Revenge of Dr. Yeager
Corry and Happy battle criminals who have discovered the location of a hidden castle on Mars, containing a long-dead scientist's stash of deadly secret weapons. First broadcast: 13 February 1954. Original Story by Lou Huston. Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Virginia Hewitt, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley. |