Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Season 2
1953 • 20 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Million Dollar Patrol
August 29, 1953
The Space Academy is in danger of being closed down forever, so Tom Corbett and the Space Cadets risk their lives to save it when they come to the aid of passengers of a crippled rocket liner a million miles from home base.
2. The Trojan Planets
September 12, 1953
Tom Corbett and the Space Cadets find treachery and danger on the deserted planets in the orbit of Jupiter.
3. The Outpost of Danger
September 26, 1953
Receiving an urgent distress signal from the black void of space, Tom Corbett and the cadets race to battle a dread disease which has ravished the colonial outpost of Mimas.
4. Target Danger
October 10, 1953
A feud between two cadets causes the wreck of the Commanders flagship during interplanetary war games. Tom, Astro, and Manning suddenly find themselves the target of deadly atomic torpedoes while taking part in maneuvers to repel a mock invasion from space. Cadets Manning and Eric Rattison (Sutton) tension builds when Eric is temporarily assigned as an extra member of the Polaris Crew. Past differences are insignificant when the two are trapped together fighting for survival and facing death.
5. The Mountains of Fire
October 24, 1953
In a daring maneuver, Tom Corbett and the Space Cadets use their spaceship to prevent the destruction of an important agricultural station.
6. The Ghost Ship
November 7, 1953
A mysterious rocket ship drifts through the skies destroying liners in seemingly accidental crashes. When cadet Astro is accused of negligence, Tom steps into the picture.
7. The Beacons of Danger
November 21, 1953
A crooked mechanic tampers with the beacons surrounding a space junk field thereby hoping to waylay a treasury ship.
8. Spaceship of Death
December 5, 1953
An airport is threatened with destruction when an explosion occurs aboard a spaceship in flight.
9. The Raiders of the Asteroids
December 19, 1953
The cadets disguise themselves as prospectors to trap space gangsters who have been preying on uranium seekers.
10. The Planet of Doom
January 2, 1954
Two pretty young auxiliary cadets make an emergency landing, causing their spaceship to crash-land on Jupiter through negligence.
11. Cargo of Death
January 16, 1954
A freighter Captain & his first mate do not properly maintain the antiquated vessels they purchase, the result is death for the passengers and crew of 5. The negligent Captain kidnaps Roger for his crew on another ill-fated vessel. Tom and Astro, posing as civilian passengers on the freighter, must rescue Roger and stop Captain Farley before the malfunctioning freighter crashes on the moon.
12. The Iron Major
January 30, 1954
A tyrannical officer forbids the crew to leave their ship while in port.
13. The Space Projectile
February 13, 1954
Tom Corbett is called upon to halt sabotage of a cargo firing tube.
14. Rescue in Space
February 27, 1954
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15. The Earth Digger
March 13, 1954
A machine causes a cave-in under the moon's surface.
16. Space Station of Danger
March 27, 1954
Liquid compound K has seeped into the air and threatens the lives of those on the space station. Conspirators then plant a nuclear bomb to blow up the space station and its crew.
17. Treachery in Space
April 10, 1954
Tom Corbett is expelled from the Space Academy on suspicion of treason.
18. Comet of Death
April 24, 1954
Tom's spaceship runs into a speeding comet, and the crew is in danger of death.
19. Death Trap
May 8, 1954
On a routine training flight to Mars, Tom answers distress signal from the depths of space.
20. The Runaway Rocket
May 22, 1954
Tom, Astro and Roger are on escort duty for the speed trial of a new rocket scout manned by Commander Arkwright, Captain Strong, and Cadet Rattison. The rocket develops a short circuit in the main control panel that sends it off course to plunge directly into the sun. Only Tom Corbett and the space cadets are in a position to save the rocket as it falls out of control toward the sun.