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.
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 42: Rescue From Planet X

​Corry and Happy escape from the clutches of Prince Baccarratti, with the help of Ortho, a telepathic Lumen native of Planet X.

First broadcast: 17 October 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 43: The Secret of The Dargo Ruins

Corry and Happy attempt to recover the proceeds of a robbery from Planet X.

First broadcast: 24 October 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 44: The Iron Eaters of Planet X

Commander Corry's spaceship is infected with metal-eating worms.
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​First broadcast: 31 October 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 45: Cyclone In Outer Space

Prince Baccarratti tries to get his hands on a 'torque ray' gun, which can twist matter to destruction.

​First broadcast: 7 November 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…
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​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 51: The Venus Thulanium Mystery

A mining company executive is abducted and forced to reveal the location of valuable 'Thulanium' deposits on Venus.

​First broadcast: 19 December 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Lawrence Dobkin.
Episode 52: The Lost Dimension

An 'N-Ray' matter transporter is used to rob the Terra Bank of two million credits.

​First broadcast: 26 December 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Lawrence Dobkin.
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 54: In The Claw of Venus

Searching for stolen 'zolanite', Corry and Happy discover a mysterious gravity-defying disc hovering over Venus.

​First broadcast: 9 January 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Dick Beals.
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 58: The Strange Case of Space Pilot Prentiss

A space pilot with 'helio-fever', who can read minds, is key to cracking a space piracy operation.

​First broadcast: 6 February 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer.
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.
Episode 60: The Visitor From Galaxy 9

Corry and Happy are captured by an alien, scouting out the Solar System prior to invasion.

​First broadcast: 20 February 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.