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 31: The Sleeping Demon of Saturn

A pair of criminals instigate an eruption of a long-extinct volcano on Saturn, in order to sell defective, used spaceships to the fleeing colonists.

​First broadcast: 1 August 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Nina Bara, Steven Robertson.

Episode 32: Trouble Aboard The Supernova

Microfilm, containing industrial secrets, is stolen from a courier aboard a spaceliner.
​Note: Fairly poor audio quality.

​First broadcast: 8 August 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Ken Mayer, Bela Kovacs, Joe Cranston.

Episode 33: Peril Over Jupiter

The female owner of a metals processing company finds herself on the wrong end of a protection racket.

​First broadcast: 15 August 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Virginia Hewitt.

Episode 34: The Menace of Planet X

Investigating reports of an unknown planet beyond the orbit of Pluto, Corry and Happy discover the lair of their arch-enemy Prince Baccarratti.

​First broadcast: 22 August 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Steven Robertson.

Episode 35: The Trap On Planet X

Prince Baccarratti plots to lure Commander Corry back to Planet X, in order to capture him and subject him to a Brain-o-Graph scan, to discover Space Patrol secrets.

​First broadcast: 29 August 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast:  Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer.

Episode 36: The Valley of Dread

In an operation to free slave workers on Planet X, Corry and Happy’s surface tank is destroyed, leaving them at the mercy of vicious wildlife in the Valley of Dread.

​First broadcast: 5 September 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.

Episode 37: Escape From Planet X

Corry and Happy are captured by Prince Baccarratti and placed in a robot spaceship heading for Terra — a ship which Commander Corry has previously ordered the Space Patrol to blast from the sky.

​First broadcast: 12 September 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson.

Episode 38: The Spies From Planet X

Prince Baccarratti kidnaps his near-identical cousin, in order to steal the Baccarratti family jewels.

​First broadcast: 19 September 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Dick Beals.

Episode 39: Target Jupiter

Prince Baccarrati threatens to destroy Jupiter City with a guided missile strike.

​First broadcast: 26 September 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.

Episode 40: Return To Planet X

After a skirmish in tunnels under Prince Baccarratti’s missile base on one of the moons of Jupiter, Corry and Happy pursue their arch-enemy back to Planet X.

​First broadcast: 3 October 1953.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Virginia Hewitt, Norman Jolley.