210 episodes of 1950s space cheese that adults secretly loved.
Season 5 • Episode 9
LatestSpace Patrol is a science fiction adventure series that was originally aimed at juvenile audiences of the early 1950s via television, radio, and comic books. However, it soon developed a sizable adult audience such that by 1954, the program consistently ranked in the top 10 shows broadcast on a Saturday.
Practical Effects
Cardboard spaceships that somehow still charm.
Acting
Ed Kemmer's committed seriousness amid cosmic absurdity.
Production
Live TV kookiness with visible boom mics and flubbed lines.
Creator
Mike Moser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Space Patrol was performed live until 1953, meaning 210 chances for catastrophic on-air disasters.
The show's adult audience explosion predicted how 'kids' media' like Star Wars would later dominate multiplexes.
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