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Space Patrol

Season 5

9 listed hours · 1950–1955 · ABC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

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.

TV Flash files Season 5 of Space Patrol (1950–1955) on ABC as the last listed season of 5 — 9 listed hours, 1955-01-01–1955-02-26 from “Lair of the Space Spider” (S05E01) to “The Atomic Vault” (S05E09). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 Lair of the Space Spider

    Lair of the Space Spider — late-run creature title, cardboard cosmos still appointment TV for kids who believed the stars had a precinct.

  2. S05E09 The Atomic Vault

    The Atomic Vault closes this pack: last named vault, Cold War hardware as a kids' hour sign-off.

  1. S05E01

    Lair of the Space Spider

    Lair of the Space Spider — Season 5, Episode 1 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    The Web of Arachna

    The Web of Arachna — Season 5, Episode 2 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-01-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    Collapse of the Spider's Web

    Collapse of the Spider's Web — Season 5, Episode 3 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-01-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    The Androids of Algol

    The Androids of Algol — Season 5, Episode 4 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-01-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble — Season 5, Episode 5 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-01-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    The Android Invasion

    The Android Invasion — Season 5, Episode 6 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-02-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    The Wild Men of Procyon

    The Wild Men of Procyon — Season 5, Episode 7 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-02-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    Marooned on Procyon IV

    Marooned on Procyon IV — Season 5, Episode 8 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-02-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    The Atomic Vault

    The Atomic Vault — Season 5, Episode 9 of Space Patrol. Aired 1955-02-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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