From the 1950-52 live TV scifi series for the kids. The series ran on CBS, ABC and NBC during it's run. The episodes were 15-minutes long for most of it's run. Visit www.dougquick.com
Tom Corbett began on TV in Oct, 1950 and went on radio in 1952. It's competition in this field was Space Patrol. Frankie Thomas had been a veteran juvenile actor, appearing in "Tim Tyler's Luck" and as Nancy Drew's boyfriend.
Also ran on DuMont as well! One of a handful of series to air on all 4 networks!
retrovideofestival 4 months ago
Tom Corbett began on TV in Oct, 1950 and went on radio in 1952. It's competition in this field was Space Patrol. Frankie Thomas had been a veteran juvenile actor, appearing in "Tim Tyler's Luck" and as Nancy Drew's boyfriend.
MrFrontrowkid 8 months ago
@OldsVistaCruiser haha, that funny, haha, i didnt know that.
keithypoo31 11 months ago
@keithypoo31 - Imagine your governor being called that! That's right, Pennsylvania's governor is named Tom Corbett.
OldsVistaCruiser 11 months ago
Wow, i feel special, people have called me a space cadet in my life. What a compliment,, wow.
keithypoo31 1 year ago 2
This intro is dated 1953, and the show actually ran from October 1950 to June 1955, bouncing around between networks during television's infancy.
OldsVistaCruiser 1 year ago
This show also ran on the mostly-forgotten Dumont Network as well.
OldsVistaCruiser 1 year ago