Space Patrol
Hit by a Meteorite
TV Flash files “Hit by a Meteorite” as hour 59 of 210 in the TV Flash guide — Space Patrol (1950–1955) on ABC, season 2, episode 6, aired 1952-02-09, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 59 of 210 in the Space Patrol guide, hour 6 of 52 in season 2. It aired 1952-02-09 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Evil Guardian of Harpola” (S02E05). Next is “Planetoid Plot” (S02E07).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hit by a Meteorite sit in the Space Patrol guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 59 of 210 — hour 6 of 52 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Space Patrol S02E06 air?
Hit by a Meteorite aired 1952-02-09 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…