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Fireball XL5 is a 1960s British children's science-fiction puppet television series about the missions of Fireball XL5, a vessel of the World Space Patrol that polices the cosmos in the year 2062. Commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac, XL5 defends Earth from interstellar threats while encountering a wide variety of alien civilisations.
- Fireball XL1
- Fireball XL2
- Fireball XL5
- Fireball Xl7
- Fireball XL9
- Fireball Xl18
- Fireball XL24
- Fireball XL27
- Space Rescue 1
Fireball XL1 made four television appearances, making it the most frequently seen World Space Patrol craft after the XL5 itself. We first see it deployed to intercept a missile from planet Hedera in the episode Plant Man from Space, where it was referred to as XL1-Alpha. At the controls was Captain Ross, described by Steve Zodiac as “very experienc...
Crewed by Ken Johnson and Al Stomper, Fireball XL2 was destroyed by a space monster on the planet Monotane. XL2 is the only craft on this list that we don’t get to see in action, as the episode Space Monsteropens after her destruction.
The pride of the World Space Patrol, the exploits of Fireball XL5 and her crew are legendary. Normally assigned to patrol Sector 25, the ship has explored many strange new worlds and seen much action in combat, making her Commander Zero’s first choice to investigate any space mystery.
Fireball XL7, with the “very experienced” Ross and co-pilot Chuck at the controls, was drawn towards the planet Magneton in the episode Space Magnet. Although the crew survived, and were later rescued by the crew of XL5, the XL7 itself was broken down and recycled as fuel.
Fireball XL9 made an emergency crash landing at Space City in the episode Spy in Space, after coming under attack from the S.S. Thor while on its way to a rendezvous with Fireball XL5.
Fireball XL18 was lost with all hands while investigating an ominous cloud of space gas approaching Earth, in the episode Invasion Earth.
Assigned to investigate the destruction of the XL18 in the episode Invasion Earth, Fireball XL24 came under attack from an alien armada hiding in the space cloud and was also destroyed.
In The Day The Earth Froze, the crew of Fireball XL27 were affected by a coma cannon fired from the frozen planet Zavia in Sector 29. Thankfully, the pilot was able to remain conscious long enough to bring XL27 close enough to Earth and allow Space City to take over her controls by remote.
While not carrying an XL designation this Space Rescue craft is clearly of the same class of vessel, and made two television appearances. Commander Zero used it in the episode Sabotage to investigate the disabling of Fireball XL5, while in Faster Than LightSR1 is launched to help bring the XL5 back to Earth after she emerges from lightspeed. Want t...
In addition, the marionettes used for Space Patrol were more realistic-looking and less cartoon-like than those being used on Fireball XL5; in terms of relative realism, the puppets of Space Patrol fall between that of Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. There were two types of robots, and the ones with the thick upper bodies were mainly used.
- Children's Science Fiction
Around the same time Roberta Leigh and Arthur Provis would make the pilot for their science fiction series Space Patrol in an old grease stained garage. After the much loved Supercar, Anderson continued to appeal to the ever increasing interest in science fiction with the more ambitious Fireball Xl5. Fireball was very stylish and referenced ...
Set in the 21st century, the show follows the adventures of protagonist Steve Zodiac and the crew of the space ship XL5 as they patrol Sector 25 of the galaxy on behalf of the World Space Patrol. Fireball XL5 featured strong science fiction plot lines using plot devices such as time travel, teleportation, hypnosis, and alien possession.
Nov 16, 2019 · The 39 25-minute episodes of Fireball XL5 presented an irresistible combination of action and adventure, which continued to develop and improve upon the successes of Supercar. Once again we were presented with a memorable cast of characters; the heroic Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol, his XL5 shipmates eccentric scientist ...
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Fireball XL5 is a British TV show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol.The show was made in 1962 by Gerry Anderson, featuring Supermarionation, which would be used again in subsequent shows such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons — this was the first and to this day only Anderson show to be shown on ...
