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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.
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Episode 101: Ambush In Space
​Corry and Happy are threatened by corrosive, liquid metal and a magnetic vortex whilst attempting to rescue Space Patrol officers who are lost in another galaxy, controlled by the modestly named 'Guardian of The Galaxy'.

​First broadcast: 1 January 1955.
​Original Story by Lou 
Huston.

​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 102: Prison Planet

​Macor — 'The Guardian of The Galaxy' — attempts to trick Corry and Happy into landing on a prison planet, from which no-one has ever escaped.

First broadcast: 8 January 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast:
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 103: The Crown of Dargeeda

Corry and Happy hunt an alien agent, sent to Earth to recover the long-lost Crown of Dargeeda..

​First broadcast: 15 January 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Tom McKee, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 104: The Shadow of Shardu

Corry and Happy foil a plan by agents of the planet Dargeeda to recover their long-lost crown, now in the possession of a university professor.
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​First broadcast: 22 January 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 105: The Conquest of Dargeeda

The evil Shardu continues his quest to become emperor of Dargeeda, by arranging for a fake crown to fall into the hands of his opponents.

​First broadcast: 5 February 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 106: The Time Pirates

​A time travelling criminal maroons Corry and Happy on sixteenth century Earth.

​First broadcast: 12 February 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley, Ken Mayer.
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Episode 107: Voyage To The Future

Corry and Happy travel to both the past and the future in pursuit of time travelling criminal Dr. Scarno and his henchmen.

​First broadcast: 19 February 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley, Tom McKee.
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Episode 108: The Monster From The Past

Time travelling criminal Dr. Scarno attempts to strand Corry and Happy millions of years in the past.
​Note: poor audio quality.

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​First broadcast: 26 February 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston.
​Cast: 
Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 109: The Weed of Despair

An alien extortionist introduces a plant-based toxin into the atmosphere of Saturn City, leading to an epidemic of mental illness.

​First broadcast: 5 March 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston
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​Cast: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Norman Jolley.
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Episode 110: The Fugitive From Telarma

Carol Carlisle is infected with the alien disease caused by the 'weed of despair'.

​First broadcast: 12 March 1955.
Original Story by Lou Huston
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​Cast:  Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Bela Kovacs, Ken Mayer, Isa Ashdown, Virginia Hewitt.
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Episode 111: The Hermit of Pluto

A gang of thugs try to get a prospector to reveal the location of a valuable mineral strike on Pluto.

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


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