Science Fiction Theatre
The Green Bomb
TV Flash files “The Green Bomb” as hour 43 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957) on Syndication, season 2, episode 4, aired 1956-04-28, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E04: listed hour 43 of 78 in the Science Fiction Theatre guide, hour 4 of 39 in season 2. It aired 1956-04-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Who Is This Man?” (S02E03). Next is “When a Camera Fails” (S02E05).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Green Bomb sit in the Science Fiction Theatre guide?
S02E04 is listed hour 43 of 78 — hour 4 of 39 in season 2, season 2 episode 4.
When did Science Fiction Theatre S02E04 air?
The Green Bomb aired 1956-04-28 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Truman Bradley's host lectures, then a 'plausible wonder' half-hour. The lab-coat framing is the difference from kid space opera.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Science Fiction Theatre is sci-fi for grown-ups in a lab coat: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and Twilight Zone seriousness. Watch it in 2026 as 1950s educational futurism — the weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster.
So about the lab coat. (Spoiler-free, mostly: the monster does not have to arrive. That is the twist, and also the anti-twist.) Science Fiction Theatre (syndication, 1955–1957) is sci-fi for grown-ups: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders, produced by Ivan Tors, seventy-eight episodes, two seasons. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and later Twilight Zone seriousness. Weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster. Educational futurism with a…
Filed against
- Truman Bradley as Host
Truman Bradley hosted Science Fiction Theatre in a lab coat — deadpan science lectures, plausible wonders, 1950s sci-fi for grown-ups instead of pulp kids’ hour. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges Saturday serials and Twilight Zone…