Space Patrol
Treachery of Mars
TV Flash files “Treachery of Mars” as a desk essential hour — Space Patrol (1950–1955) on ABC, season 1, episode 1, aired 1950-12-30, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 210 in the Space Patrol guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1950-12-30 (30 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “The Lethal Lady” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Treachery of Mars”. Treachery of Mars: Saturday cosmos opens on a planet-name threat, kids' space opera already treating the solar system as a beat.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Treachery of Mars sit in the Space Patrol guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 210 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Space Patrol S01E01 air?
Treachery of Mars aired 1950-12-30 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Buzz Corry and the gadget talk — brainagraphs and ray-gun justice. The 30th-century police brief is immediate.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Space Patrol sent Commander Buzz Corry after 30th-century justice with ray guns, brainagraphs, and pulp techno-babble that was half the fun. Early ABC space opera with a loyal kid audience. In 2026 the gadget names are the joy: watch it as inventive kid sci-fi before Trek made the future look like a workplace.
The gadgets have names that sound invented on the way to air, and that is the texture, not a mistake. Space Patrol (ABC, 1950–1955, plus a radio version) sent Commander Buzz Corry — Ed Kemmer — after 30th-century justice with ray guns, brainagraphs, and pulp techno-babble that was half the fun. Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy, Virginia Hewitt as Carol Carlisle, Mike Moser's shop. Two hundred ten episodes, five seasons, loyal kid audience, continuous serial storytelling. Inventive kid sci-fi before later space drama…
Filed against
- Ed Kemmer as Cmdr. Buzz Corry
Ed Kemmer flew 30th-century justice as Cmdr. Buzz Corry on Space Patrol — ray guns, brainagraphs, pulp techno-babble, and early ABC space opera with a loyal kid audience. Gadget names as half the fun. TV Flash files him as 1950s kid…
- Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy
Lyn Osborn rode shotgun through the 30th century as Cadet Happy on Space Patrol — ray guns, brainagraphs, pulp techno-babble that was half the fun, early ABC space opera with a loyal kid audience. Gadget names as joy. TV Flash files him…
- Virginia Hewitt as Carol Carlisle
Virginia Hewitt’s Carol Carlisle flew Space Patrol into 30th-century justice — ray guns, brainagraphs, pulp techno-babble that was half the fun, early ABC space opera with a loyal kid audience. Gadget names as joy. TV Flash files her as…