Gerry Anderson: Fireball XL5

Season 1 Episode 35 - Space City Special

1963 · 27 min

TV-PG

The Aliens of Planet 46, wanting to destroy Space City and take revenge of Steve Zodiac, abducts and brainwash a Supersonic plane pilot which is about to bring a General for a special ceremony. Little they know Doctor Venus is on the same flight and suspects the behavior of the pilot. In the meanwhile, a TV crew is making a news report on the World Space Patrol, an idea that does not please Commander Zero

S01:E01 - Planet 46

Fireball XL5 intercepts a planetomic 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.

S01:E02 - The Doomed Planet

The Fireball XL5 is on a crash course to a planet they assume is deserted.

S01:E03 - Space Immigrants

A duo of wacky aliens, the Lilispatians, use the commander of XL7 as a hostage to trap an immigrant spaceship and turn its occupants into slaves.

S01:E04 - Plant Man From Space

Prof. Matic's old friend, Dr. Rootes, attempts to conquer Earth using an invasive species of alien plant life which promptly runs amok.

S01:E05 - Spy in Space

A rogue spaceship occupied by criminals wrecks the Space City patrol rockets.

S01:E06 - The Sun Temple

The evil Rejuscans use their planet's sun to destroy the missiles causing damage to their meteories. Venus is put as the next sacrifice to their sun rays.

S01:E07 - XL5 to H20

An amphibian alien tries to kill the survivors of a water planet.

S01:E08 - Space Pirates

While babysitting Commander Zero's son, Venus tells him the story of some Space Pirates.

S01:E09 - Flying Zodiac

Venus dreams of a Circus show, in which Steve performs as a trapeze artist and the Space Spy duo are plotting to kill Colonel Zodiac.

S01:E10 - Space Pen

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.

S01:E11 - Space Monster

The pilots of XL9 are stranded on a planet where their spaceship has been wrecked by a Giant Space Monster.

S01:E12 - The Last of the Zanadus

A friend of Steve's returns from a 10-year space expidition and is unaware that he is under mind control to the last of the Zanadu people who have sworn revenge on the Lazoons.

S01:E13 - Planet of Platonia

Planet Platonia's leader, Bizann is attacked by enemy Ginerva. Bizann attempts to trade Platinum deposits with Earth.

S01:E14 - The Triads

Commander Zero asks Steve to investigate explosions outside of Planet Traid.

S01:E15 - Wings of Danger

To avenge the capture of their chief on Planet 46, the Plutonians send a radio controlled metal bird to Space City in order to kill Steve with Radium capsules.

S01:E16 - Convict in Space

Space Rogue Devlin steals secret plans in a base and is captured by Steve. Meanwhile, Professor Mattic has been kidnapped by the Space Spy duo.

S01:E17 - Space Vacation

While on vacation, Steve must cope with rulers of rival planets Olympus and Kimber, who are holding Venus and Professor Mattic hostage.

S01:E18 - Fight to Danger

Lt. Ninety is learning to be an astronaut with Steve's help.

S01:E19 - Prisoner on the Lost Planet

After receiving a call for help, Steve and the crew go to a volcanic planet, where an exiled Amazon Queen is held as prisoner.

S01:E20 - The Forbidden Planet

Professor Mattic and Dr.Stamp work on a space station capable of observing other planet. Planet Nutopia does not like the intrusion and abducts the men.