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Written Production Original air date [1] by No.[1] Gerry & Gerry 1 "Planet 46" Sylvia 28 October 1962 1 Anderson Anderson Fireball XL5 intercepts a planetomic (sic) missile sent to destroy Earth. On Planet 46 Steve and Venus are captured by the Subterrains –who promptly launch a second missile, with Venus on board! "The Doomed Alan 2 Alan Fennell 4 November 1962 5 Planet" Pattillo The investigation of a flying saucer leads to Steve Zodiac attempting to save a planet which has broken out of its orbit and is on a collision course with another planet. "Space Alan Anthony 3 11 November 1962 8 Immigrants" Pattillo Marriott The Mayflower III, piloted by Venus, is carrying pioneers to a new planet. But the indigenous Lillispatians have objections to their world being colonized! "Plant Man From Anthony 4 John Kelly 18 November 1962 6 Space" Marriott Prof. Matic's old friend, Dr. Rootes, attempts to conquer Earth using an invasive species of alien plant life –which promptly runs amok! Alan 5 "Spy In Space" Alan Fennell 25 November 1962 11 Pattillo Espionage at a fueling depot, courtesy of that notorious couple, Mr. and Mrs. Space Spy. Venus is held hostage yet again! "The Sun 6 Bill Harris Alan Fennell 2 December 1962 7 Temple" On Rejusca, Steve and Zoonie must rescue the much-captured Venus from sun worshippers who intend to make a sizzling sacrifice of her to their solar deity. Title

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7 "XL5 To H2O" John Kelly Alan Fennell 9 December 1962 12 Fireball responds to an urgent distress call from the last two survivors of a planet menaced by a weird fish man armed with a poisonous smoke gun. Anthony 8 "Space Pirates" Bill Harris 16 December 1962 13 Marriott The Fireball crew gets entangled in a complicated game of bluff and double bluff in order to outwit a gang of space pirates plundering freighters from the mineral-rich planet Minera. The final plot twist is that the whole saga is a bedtime story told by Venus to Cmdr. Zero's son, Jonathan! Anthony 9 "Flying Zodiac" Bill Harris 23 December 1962 10 Marriott Steve nearly falls victim to sabotage at a Space City circus as part of a complicated scheme by Mr. and Mrs. Space Spy to help alien nomads take over Earth. And then Venus wakes up... It was only a dream! Dennis 10 "Space Pen" John Kelly 30 December 1962 15 Spooner Posing as criminals, the Fireball crew head for the prison planet Conva in pursuit of two Space City raiders, only to end up in Mr. and Mrs. Space Spy's lethal water chamber! Gerry & 11 "Space Monster" John Kelly Sylvia 6 January 1963 9 Anderson Zoonie's talent for mimicry gets the Fireball crew out of a tight spot when they investigate the disappearance of the XL2 and find themselves menaced by a space monster. "The Last of the Alan Anthony 12 13 January 1963 14 Zanadus" Pattillo Marriott Zoonie falls sick –a victim of a plot by the evil Kudos, lone inhabitant of the planet Zanadu, to destroy all Lazoons with a deadly virus. Can Fireball XL5 obtain the antidote in time? "Planet Of David 13 Alan Fennell 20 January 1963 3 Platonia" Elliott While bringing the King of the Plantium Planet to Earth for trade talks, the Fireball crew foils a bomb plot by the king's aide, Volvo, to kill his ruler and plunge the two planets into war. Alan 14 "The Triads" Alan Fennell 27 January 1963 18 Pattillo Steve, Venus, and Mat encounter Graff and Snaff, a couple of friendly giants, on Triad –a planet three times the size of Earth– and help them in their efforts to explore space. "Wings of David 15 Alan Fennell 3 February 1963 17 Danger" Elliott While investigating strange signals coming from Planet 46, Steve Zodiac is unknowingly poisoned by a robot bird equipped with deadly radium capsules. Swift surgery by Venus saves his life, but the bird is waiting to "pounce" again...

"Convict in Bill Harris Alan Fennell 10 February 1963 16 Space" Mr. and Mrs. Space Spy issue a fake distress call. But this time a convict being transported, not the XL5, is their primary target... Alan Dennis 17 "Space Vacation" 17 February 1963 22 Pattillo Spooner A well-deserved vacation on the opulent planet of Olympus turns into a frenzied race against time when the crew becomes embroiled in a bizarre interplanetary feud. "Flight to David 18 Alan Fennell 24 February 1963 21 Danger" Elliott To win his astronaut's wings Lt. Ninety must complete a solo orbit of the moon. But disaster strikes when his rocket catches fire, and he is feared lost... or is he? "Prisoner on the Anthony 19 Bill Harris 3 March 1963 20 Lost Planet" Marriott Answering a distress call from uncharted space, Steve finds himself on a misty planet dominated by a giant smoldering volcano –where he meets a beautiful Amazonian exile who threatens to activate said volcano if she is not helped to escape! "The Forbidden David Anthony 20 10 March 1963 25 Planet" Elliott Marriott Prof. Matic's newest invention, the Ultrascope, obtains the planet Nutopia –never before seen by eyes from Earth, and reputed to be the perfect planet. But Nutopians have an invention of their own... a matter transporter! "Robert to the Dennis 21 Bill Harris 17 March 1963 24 Rescue" Spooner Steve, Mat, and Venus are imprisoned on an unknown world by two Domeheads, Magar and Proton, who propose to wipe their Earth memories and keep them there forever. Before being brainwashed, Steve cleverly orders Robert the Robot to rescue them... with curious results! "Dangerous Dennis 22 John Kelly 24 March 1963 27 Cargo" Spooner On a mission to destroy an unstable ghost planet, Steve and Mat set explosives in a mineshaft –only to find themselves trapped by the Subterrains! "Mystery of the Dennis 23 John Kelly 31 March 1963 23 TA2" Spooner When the crew finds the wreck of a spaceship that disappeared decades before, their search for the lost pilot, Col. Denton, leads them to the planet Arctan –where they discover Denton living quite happily as king of the Ice People. "Drama at Space Alan Anthony 24 7 April 1963 30 City" Pattillo Marriott Jonathan Zero's highly unauthorized midnight exploration of Fireball XL5 turns into a terrifying adventure when the ship launches and catches fire! Anthony 25 "1875" Bill Harris 14 April 1963 28 Marriott 16

Mat Matic's new time machine whisks Steve, Venus and Cmdr. Zero back to the Wild West of 1875, where Steve becomes Sheriff and Venus and Zero are bank robbers! "The Granatoid Alan 26 Alan Fennell 21 April 1963 26 Tanks" Pattillo Scientists on a glass-surfaced planet radio for help when they are menaced by six Granatoid tanks. Fireball XL5 responds but is powerless to halt the assault. Fortunately, a stowaway proves to be of unexpected help! "The Robot David 27 Freighter Alan Fennell 28 April 1963 29 Elliott Mystery" Steve Zodiac resorts to subterfuge to prove that an unscrupulous pair of space salvage contractors, the Briggs Brothers, are sabotaging robot supply freighters so that they can pick up the pieces. "Whistle for Dennis 28 John Kelly 5 May 1963 31 Danger" Spooner A plant disease has wiped out all vegetation on the jungle planet of Floran. The Fireball XL5 explodes an Ellvium bomb to eradicate the disease and restore the plant life –but the inhabitants are suspicious of their motives and imprison Steve, Mat and Venus in a 100foot-tall (30 m) tower. 29 "Trial by Robot" Bill Harris Alan Fennell 12 May 1963 36 Robots have vanished from four planets –and the disappearances are linked to visits by a famous robot scientist, Prof. Himber. When Robert also goes missing, Steve and Mat undertake the three-month journey to Planet 82, only to be put on trial by the mad professor –the ruler of his kidnapped robot race! "A Day in the David 30 Life of a Space Alan Fennell 19 May 1963 37 Elliott General" Lt. Ninety is promoted to general, but his erratic command wreaks havoc. A cascading series of disasters reaches its spectacular climax when Fireball XL5 itself crashes into Space City. What a nightmare... which is exactly what the hapless Lt. Ninety is having! Alan Dennis 31 "Invasion Earth" 26 May 1963 34 Pattillo Spooner A strange cloud hides an invading alien fleet. "Faster Than Dennis 32 Bill Harris 2 June 1963 32 Light" Spooner An out-of-control Fireball breaks the light barrier only to emerge in a sea of air. "The Day the David 33 Alan Fennell 9 June 1963 33 Earth Froze" Elliott Icemen from the planet Zavia deflect the sun's rays, sending the Earth into a deep freeze. "The Fire 34 John Kelly Alan Fennell 16 June 1963 39 Fighters" Fireballs are plunging to Earth from a mysterious gas cloud in space. Steve and his crew must contain the cloud before it reaches the atmosphere. Their plan goes smoothly until a

technical fault forces Steve to complete the work by hand. "Space City Alan Dennis 35 23 June 1963 38 Special" Pattillo Spooner Astronaut of the Year Steve Zodiac needs all his skill to talk Venus down after she takes over the controls of a supersonic airliner whose pilot has been sent into a trance by Subterrains. "Ghosts of 36 John Kelly Alan Fennell 6 October 1963 35 Space" Steve and a geologist attempt to solve the manifold mysteries of the seemingly deserted planet Electron, which is replete with electric rocks and weird, poltergeist-like happenings. "Hypnotic Alan 37 Alan Fennell 13 October 1963 2 Sphere" Pattillo Robert the Robot saves the day when the rest of the crew is thrown into a trance by a hypnotic sphere which has been spacejacking freighters. Anthony 38 "Sabotage" John Kelly 20 October 1963 19 Marriott A neutron bomb (sic) is planted on board the XL5 and the crew is kidnapped. Anthony 39 "Space Magnet" Bill Harris 27 October 1963 4 Marriott The Solars have their own use for our Moon.