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 61: The Serpent of Saturn

​A criminal gang led by 'The Cobra' steals a Space Patrol 'Blackout Beam' light neutraliser.

​First broadcast: 27 February 1954.
​Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 62: The Gems of Jupiter

​Corry and Happy investigate a fake diamond racket being operated by the Cobra Gang on Jupiter.

First broadcast: 6 March 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn (rest of cast unknown due to missing credits).
Episode 63: Test For Survival

Whilst undertaking a survival test on Neptune's moon number two, Cadet Happy is captured by an operative of the Cobra Gang.
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First broadcast: 13 March 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson.
Episode 64: The Secret of Dr. Borodeck

Corry and Happy investigate a con-man working with the Cobra Gang.
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​First broadcast: 20 March 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson.
Episode 65: The Zero Ray

Emile Gargoth, the head of the Cobra Gang, escapes from custody with the help of a 'Zero-Ray' machine.

​First broadcast: 27 March 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson.
Episode 66: The Super Brain of Volmer Castro

​An inmate escapes from a criminal rehabilitation centre with the help of a 'cerebrascope' machine, which can increase intelligence.

​First broadcast: 3 April 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Virginia Hewitt, Ken Mayer.
Episode 67: The Test of The XK3

Super-intelligent criminal Volmer Castro tries to sabotage the new XK3 space drive.

​First broadcast: 10 April 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer.
Episode 68: The Image of Evil

With Prince Baccarratti incarcerated in the Venus criminal rehabilitation centre, his twin brother attempts to take over his title and criminal empire. Note: poor audio quality.
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​First broadcast: 17 April 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 69: The Phantom Visitor

In an attempt to instil panic in the general public, Prince Baccarratti uses a 'psychojector' to project images of 'green phantoms' in public places throughout the Solar System.

​First broadcast: 24 April 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs.
Episode 70: The Wreck of The Black Star

Prince Baccarratti forces a scientist to reveal the location of a spaceship which crashed on Mars nearly 900 years previously and is reputed to contain a fortune in treasure.

​First broadcast: 1 May 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast:  Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Virginia Hewitt.
Episode 71: Captain Hackett's Planetoid

Prince Baccarratti tries to frame an old space miner for an assassination attempt on Commander Corry.

​First broadcast: 8 May 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Bela Kovacs.
Episode 72: The Capture of The Red Falcon

Prince Baccarratti tries to get his hands on a stash of Baccarratti family treasure hidden on Venus.

​First broadcast: 15 May 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs.
Episode 73: The Strange Voyager

A spy from the Vega star system, kept in suspended animation for 1000 years, is found in a cave in Amazonia.

​First broadcast: 22 May 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Jan Arven, Bela Kovacs.
Episode 74: The Red Demon of Venus

A Space Patrol agent is bitten by a deadly Red Demon spider… and blood from a criminal fugitive is the only thing that can save him.

​First broadcast: 29 May 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Norman Jolley, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer.
Episode 75: The Mystery of The Masked Martians

Corry and Happy are captured by the descendants of space pirates, who crash landed in a remote area of Mars 870 years ago, and are now living as primitive savages.

​First broadcast: 5 June 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast:  Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Virginia Hewitt, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer.
Episode 76: The Tattooed Atom

Corry and Happy investigate espionage at a high security research laboratory.

​First broadcast: 12 June 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Steven Robertson.
Episode 77: The Cavern of Fear

On the trail of arch-criminal Polidor, Happy is trapped in 'The Cavern of Fear' on Neptune.

​First broadcast: 19 June 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
Episode 78: Race Against Time

The elusive criminal Polidor attempts to destroy the Space Patrol communications centre.

​First broadcast: 26 June 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer, Steven Robertson.
Episode 79: The Robot of Borkenna

Arch-criminal Polidor kidnaps Carol Carlisle, the daughter of the United Planets Secretary General. Meanwhile, Corry and Happy are menaced by a robot.

​First broadcast: 3 July 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Virginia Hewitt, Norman Jolley.
Episode 80: Trial By Terror

Polidor steals two million credits from a construction company on Terra and then threatens to destroy Lowell City on Mars.

​First broadcast: 10 July 1954.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.