Space Patrol
The Mutation Bomb
TV Flash files “The Mutation Bomb” as hour 125 of 210 in the TV Flash guide — Space Patrol (1950–1955) on ABC, season 3, episode 20, aired 1953-05-16, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E20: listed hour 125 of 210 in the Space Patrol guide, hour 20 of 52 in season 3. It aired 1953-05-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Deadly Glacier” (S03E19). Next is “Phantom Space Ship” (S03E21).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Mutation Bomb sit in the Space Patrol guide?
S03E20 is listed hour 125 of 210 — hour 20 of 52 in season 3, season 3 episode 20.
When did Space Patrol S03E20 air?
The Mutation Bomb aired 1953-05-16 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…