Space Command (1953)
Synopsis
Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953 and 1954. It was the first time the network (CBC) aired its own dramatic series. The series presented life on the fictional space ship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space. Each episode featured the activities of Frank Anderson covering many subject areas such as sunspots, asteroids, space medicine, meteors and evolution. Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. The series aired weekly from 13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954 Unfortunately, only a single episode from November 1953 is know to exist at this time.
First Air Date: 1953-03-13
Last Air Date: 1954-01-08
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 13
Created By: Alfred Harris
Networks: CBC Television
Top Cast
- Austin Willis as Dr. Fleming, Space Command
- Andrew Anthony as Dr. Joseph Edmunds, Space Command Mission Control
- Bob Barclay as Frank Anderson, XSW1
- James Doohan as Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer
- Aileen Taylor as Ilene Morris, Space Command Communications
- Harry Geldard as Steve Cassel, XSW1 Captain
- William Shatner as N/A
- Joe Austin as N/A
- Cec Linder as (1953)
Seasons
Space Command (1953)
Life on the fictional spaceship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space, featuring the activities of Frank Anderson, Captain Steve Cassel and Engineer Phil Mitchell
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Ep. 1: Sunspots
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Ep. 2: ?
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Ep. 3: ?
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Ep. 4: ?
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Ep. 5: ?
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Ep. 6: ?
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Ep. 20: Episode 20
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Ep. 24: Aliens
Space Command spaceship exploring a star looking for planets encounters an alien spaceship. As of 2017 January, this is the only episode that is known to remain in existence.
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