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Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Tom Corbett, Roger Manning, and Astro, three cadets, train to become Solar Guards on their spacecraft, the "Polaris", tackling diverse missions to address natural disasters in the year 400.

The popular science fiction series aired on four major networks from 1951 to 1953, with simultaneous runs on NBC and ABC, and was broadcast three times weekly on CBS and ABC in half-hour episodes, with DuMont and NBC showing it twice a week on Saturday.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Space Week

1. Space Week

Aired: Jul 7, 1951

In the next episode, the Polaris unit faces off against other Cadet units in ...

Episode 2 The Martian Revolt

2. The Martian Revolt

Aired: Jul 14, 1951

A sinister plot unfolds as the Solar Council on Mars secretly plans to divide...

Episode 3 Trial In Space

3. Trial In Space

Aired: Jul 21, 1951

Astro is diagnosed with "Space Fever", a condition that could force him to re...

Episode 5 The Asteroid of Death

5. The Asteroid of Death

Aired: Aug 4, 1951

A mysterious clue left by a stowaway may be the only hope to avert a catastro...

Episode 6 The Mystery of Alkar

6. The Mystery of Alkar

Aired: Aug 11, 1951

A mysterious threat from the distant planet Alkar, beyond Neptune's orbit, lo...

Info about Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Seasons: 3

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Adventure, Thriller, Family, Sci-Fi, Action