Galasphere 347 approaching Mars. (Space Patrol!)

[itsmegp46]

This show was called Planet Patrol in the US. When I was a kid, it came on at 3PM, the same time I would get out of school. I would run home as fast as I could to watch it. I'd alway miss the first 10 minutes or so. Thanks for putting up these vids.

[clavius500]

Ah yes, one of the hairy men of Mars! The Venusians were distinctly camp, the Martians distinctly butch!

[acrolith01]

Looms large in my childhood memories. Does anyone else remember the Martian character saying "I'm hungarrrry"?

[mandolinic]

It's been some 50 years, but I still remember this series, and whenever I flick a switch I still say to myself "Gamma rays.... on. Yobba rays.... on"

[sp1midholm]

I love the Galasphere sound

[AlexDraco]

I would love to see the entire series... From what i know, it was very clever and imaginative, in spite of the reduced budget.

[thetiktokman]

yobba rays - lol - so that's what creates yobs!

[clavius500]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who remembers it!

[Alembic25]

@clavius500 Ha! I know what you mean. I used to get Space Patrol sweet cigarettes from the shop.

[Mackeson3]

I remember as a kid my friends used to like to hear my impersonation of that Martian guy "Gamma rays....ON....Yobba rays......ON!" or "Hundreds and hundreds of sausages!"

[TheMickvee]

Well done! Epic! Now I want to see a full episode!

[clavius500]

This was recreated by me - which is why it is now in colour! (I swiped Mars from a Hubble Telescope image...)

[FlyingArkwright]

of course we all remember Space Patrol and galasphere 347. Shame the clip didn't show the robot walking backwards and forwards when the ship went over to "robot control"

[acrolith01]

@FlyingArkwright Yes! The Robots! As they walked, the background music went something like (Errhem...) "Diddle-Lo-Da-Dim-Dum--dum-dum­..." I think.

[Greenteamoment]

Yes I remember. This is the first time I've seen it in colour. As a very young child I used to find the music quite scarey