Episode

No.

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.
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"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.