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Starring Frankie Thomas (as Tom Corbett)
Season 2 (ABC) (1951-52)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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references:
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########## Tom Corbett, Space Cadet ##########
############# season 2 1951-52 ###############
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ABC (01-Jan-1951 to 26-Sep-1952)  Three x 15min  Episodes on Weekday Evenings 

2.x [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: TRIAL IN SPACE
21Jul51 ABC
Tom fears that Astro has contracted a serious illness called "Space Fever" that would wash him
permanently out of the Space Academy.

2.x [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: ICE CAVES OF PLUTO
21Feb52 ABC

2.x [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: DANGER IN DEEP SPACE
6May52 ABC

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Summer Replacement for "Victor Borge" on
NBC Saturdays (Reruns 07-Jul-1951 to 01-Sep-1951)
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These summer reruns, were usually three 15 minute weekday episodes edited
and condensed to 30 minute shows narrated by Frankie Thomas.

R1 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: SPACE WEEK  (30min)
7Jul51 NBC Sat (rerun)
Rivalry is running high among the cadet teams during the annual Race Week competitions,
especially between the crews of the Polaris and the Vulcan who cordially detest one another.
Tom and his team appear on the verge of victory until one of his crew is accused of stealing
a test from Dr. Dale's office.

R2 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: THE MARTIAN REVOLT (30min)
14Jul51 NBC Sat  (rerun)
The announced plan to divide the Space Academy into a number of separate campuses is really
a front for revolutionaries to overthrow the Solar Guard and take over the Solar System. The
space cadets are trapped in a rocket ship designed to crash onto the surface of Mars,
killing everyone aboard.

R3 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: TRIAL IN SPACE  (30min)
21Jul51 NBC Sat  (rerun)

R4 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: GRAVEYARD OF THE ROCKETS  (30min)
28Jul51 NBC (rerun)
Commander Arkwright leads Captain Strong, Dr. Dale and the Space Cadets on a search
for a famous scientist who is feared lost on an uncharted solar system.

R5 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: THE ASTEROID OF DEATH (30min)
4Aug51 NBC Sat  (rerun)
Roger Manning and Captain Strong investigate a strange anti-matter asteroid.

R6 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: THE MYSTERY OF ALKAR (30min)
11Aug51 NBC Sat  (rerun)
While an Alkarian, a denizen of a legendary planet beyond the orbit of Neptune, menaces the
crew of the Polaris, the real threat to the Space Alliance lurks in the shadows.

R7 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: THE LOST COLONY OF VENUS (30min)
18Aug51 NBC Sat  (rerun)
An adventure hijacks the Ventura and forces the Space Cadets to search for a legendary lost
colony on Venus. The crew finds the colony - and the menace that destroyed it two centuries
earlier as well.

R8 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: SUMMER SPACE MANEUVERS - Part. I (30min)
25Aug51 NBC Sat  (rerun)

R9 [--] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: SUMMER SPACE MANEUVERS - Part. 2 (30min)
01Sep51 NBC Sat  (rerun)
The Polaris is crippled by a mechanical failure and is forced to land on Jupiter. Harsh
atmospheric conditions and crushing gravity hinder efforts to repair the vessel or rescue
the crewmen.

Some sources say 08Sep51 NBC Sat  (final rerun)

########## Tom Corbett, Space Cadet ##########
############## end of season 2 ###############
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