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1 October 1950 (USA) more
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Set during the middle of the 24th Century at the Space Academy (a training school for the Solar Guards) and aboard the 'Polaris'... more
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Frankie Thomas Dies
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Cast

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Frankie Thomas ... Tom Corbett (57 episodes, 1951-1955)
Al Markim ... Astro (57 episodes, 1951-1955)
Jan Merlin ... Roger Manning (29 episodes, 1950-1954)
Jack Grimes ... T.J. Thistle (28 episodes, 1954-1955)
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15 min
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This was the first series to air on four major US TV networks - CBS, ABC, DuMont and NBC. more
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Announcer: Space Academy, USA, in the world beyond tomorrow. Here the Space Cadets train for duty on distant planets. In roaring rockets, they blast through the millions of miles from Earth to far-flung stars and brave the dangers of cosmic frontiers protecting the liberties of the planets, safeguarding the cause of universal peace in the age of the conquest of space! more
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What a Fantastic Space Travel Adventure Show!, 21 October 2006
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Author: Allen J. Duffis (sataft-2) from USA

Long before the advent of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, there was "Tom Corbett Space Cadet." And the camaraderie's of fiction characters that we came to know and adsorb so well in "Star Trek" in 1966, was successfully captured here first in the early 1950's.

Tom Corbett (Frankie Thomas), the wise cracking Roger (Jan Merlin) and the Venusian, Astro (??) . I didn't know of a single kid on my block or in my grade school who didn't use the character Roger's famous term - "Aw go blast your jets!" It was a great show for its time and, in many ways, ahead of its time.

Long live the crew of the Polaris!

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