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[2] [4] Space Patrol ' s best known premium was a "Name the Planet" contest wherein the winner was awarded the program's Terra IV spaceship. [5] The prize was a giant trailer in the shape of the series' space craft. One of the many "Name the Planet" commercials may be viewed online. [6] The program sponsored a Space Patrol club, which viewers ...
Pages in category "1950s American science fiction television series" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
U.S. television science fiction is a popular genre of television in the United States that has produced many of the best-known and most popular science fiction shows in the world. Most famous of all, and one of the most influential science-fiction series in history, is the iconic Star Trek and its various spin-off shows, which comprise the Star ...
Set in 2153 and inspired by Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950 - 1955), the series depicted the adventures of fearless Rocket Rangers, who operated from Omega Base, piloting their nuclear-powered space ship Beta throughout the solar system, to battle crime and the weird menace of extraterrestrial life-forms.
This was first released (for contractual reasons) to movie theaters instead of TV. Republic, meanwhile, released both of the "rocket man" serials during 1953. [4] [8] A feature film was made from the King of the Rocket Men serial called Lost Planet Airmen, later inspiring the name of the rock group Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.
When Greene began work with Rockhill Studios on developing his idea into a television show in 1949, the title Tom Ranger, Space Cadet was floated for a time. [2] In 1950, Rockhill Studios licensed the “Space Cadet” name from Robert A. Heinlein's 1948 young-adult novel Space Cadet for the series then in development. [2]
Rocky, Winky, Vena, Bobby, and Cleolanta appear prominently. The largest sponsor of the series was the Gordon Baking Company, makers of Silvercup Bread, the original sponsor of the Lone Ranger radio and television series. The series finally premiered the week of Monday, February 22, 1954, at various days and times on stations across the United ...
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