All episodes Season 4 S04E43 1954-12-18 30 min 1950s ABC

Space Patrol

The Defeat of Baccarratti (aka: Baccarratti and Black Magic)

TV Flash files “The Defeat of Baccarratti (aka: Baccarratti and Black Magic)” as hour 200 of 210 in the TV Flash guide — Space Patrol (1950–1955) on ABC, season 4, episode 43, aired 1954-12-18, 30 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S04E43: listed hour 200 of 210 in the Space Patrol guide, hour 43 of 44 in season 4. It aired 1954-12-18 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Sorcerers of Outer Space (aka: The Sorcerers from Outer Space)” (S04E42). Next is “A Christmas Party for Happy” (S04E44).

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No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Defeat of Baccarratti (aka: Baccarratti and Black Magic) sit in the Space Patrol guide?

S04E43 is listed hour 200 of 210 — hour 43 of 44 in season 4, season 4 episode 43.

When did Space Patrol S04E43 air?

The Defeat of Baccarratti (aka: Baccarratti and Black Magic) aired 1954-12-18 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.

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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…

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