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[6] The program sponsored a Space Patrol club, which viewers could join. Continuing merchandise tie-ins perpetuated the connection, producing such a sizable following that many of the nation's magazines chronicled the phenomenon. [7] [8] Many, but not all, of the 30-minute TV episodes are still currently available in various video/ DVD formats.
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 .
A 1988 television series was the immensely successful British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. It originated from a 1980s' recurring radio sketch: Dave Hollins: Space Cadet and ran for 10 series over three time periods - Series 1-6 between 1988 and 1993, Series 7 & 8 between 1997 and 1999, plus a 3-parter (Series 9) in 2008 and Series 10 in 2012.
Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett—Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning (originally; later, T.J. Thistle), cadets at the Space Academy as they train to ...
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.
On January 1, 1952, one year after the ABC television network began airing the show, a short-lived radio version began on ABC radio. [6] This radio version employed the same actors as the TV show. The series ran twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 5:30 p.m. (the TV show aired on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule).
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 ...
Television portal; United States portal; 1950s portal; Television episodes which originated in the United States in the decade 1950s. i.e. in the years 1950 to 1959.Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category and its sub-categories