8.1/1024 votesLoading...#1 - Trial by Robot
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/12/1963
A mechanics professor is giving a lecture on robotics at Space City. But barely a few days after his visit, Robert suddenly rebels and steals Fireball XL1! Steve and Venus follow him in the XL5, but find themselves prisoner of a robotic society, with Robert as their jailer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1023 votesLoading...#2 - The Robot Freighter Mystery
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/28/1963
Robot freighters are being sabotaged by a shoddy space salvage company, and Steve Zodiac is determined to find the proof he needs to bring the sleazy brothers to justice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1021 votesLoading...#3 - The Day the Earth Froze
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 6/9/1963
XL27 makes an emergency landing at Space City and the crew are all found to be unconcious. XL27's route is traced back to planet Zavia where the inhabitants plan to freeze the Earth by deflecting the sun's rays.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1022 votesLoading...#4 - Ghosts Of Space
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 10/6/1963
XL5 transports Geologist Frazer to Electron for a survey. When Frazer discovers a strange rock in a deserted town, he goes mad and threatens to destroy Fireball Junior, if Steve doesn't take the rocks back to Earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1031 votesLoading...#5 - Robert to the Rescue
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1963
While stargazing, Prof. Matic discovers a new planet, but it doesn't read on any electronic instruments. Curious, Steve and the others set out in the XL5 to investigate, and find that the planet is more sinister than first thought...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1028 votesLoading...#6 - Dangerous Cargo
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/1963
On a survey of Pharos, the crew of XL5 disocver the planet is unstable and must be destroyed. After setting up bombs, someone traps Steve and the others in with it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1023 votesLoading...#7 - Invasion Earth
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/26/1963
There is a strange fog descending on Space City, blocking out communications with the rest of the outside world. But what does this strange cloud hide?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1028 votesLoading...#8 - Hypnotic Sphere
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 10/13/1963
The crew of the XL5 becomes entranced by a strange alien sphere and Robert is the only one who can save the crew.
Director: Alan Pattillo
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.7/1023 votesLoading...#9 - Sabotage
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 10/20/1963
On patrol, Fireball XL5 suddenly catches fire. The cause, sabotage! Commander Zero sends Light Patrol LP22 to investigate, but the XL5 crew have disappeared...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1027 votesLoading...#10 - Prisoner on The Lost Planet
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1963
Fireball XL5 recieves a distress call on a distant planet, and Steve Zodiac journeys to investigate.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1030 votesLoading...#11 - The Forbidden Planet
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/1963
At Space Observatory 1, Matt and Dr. Stamp work on a new Ultrascope space probe. However, the people of the planet the probe is sent to observe don't take too kindly to being watched and kidnap the scientists.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1021 votesLoading...#12 - Faster Than Light
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 6/2/1963
While on route to Space Station 9, Steve loses control of XL5. Racing out of control, XL5 passes the light barrier resulting in the loss of all but an hours worth of oxygen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1021 votesLoading...#13 - Space City Special
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 6/23/1963
General Rossiter comes to Space City to present Steve with the Astronaut of the Year award. XL5 and the ground staff put on a song and dance show to raise money for charity. Meanwhile Venus is put in danger aboard a new supersonic jet liner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1039 votesLoading...#14 - Spy in Space
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/1962
The crew of XL5 encounter Boris and Griselda the space pirates on the Companion 12 space station.
Director: Alan Pattillo
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.5/1031 votesLoading...#15 - Wings of Danger
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1963
On Planet 46, the Subterraineans plan revenge on Zodiac and send a robot bird to infect him with radium.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1028 votesLoading...#16 - The Granatoid Tanks
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/21/1963
On Planet 73, two scientists working at a mineral research lab discover that they in the path of six tanks controlled by Granatoid robots. They can only be stopped using a rare material, but all the supplies have run out!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1019 votesLoading...#17 - The Fire Fighters
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 6/16/1963
Blazing fireballs from a space cloud cause widespread damage on Earth. XL5 is sent to investigate but it catches fire and has to retreat. Steve proposes using an old satellite to detonate the cloud, but a fireball is heading directly to Space City.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1070 votesLoading...#18 - Planet 46
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/1962
After intercepting a missile on course for earth, Steve Zodiac and the crew of the XL5 travel to Planet 46 and discover the Subterrains who launch another missile at the earth with Venus trapped inside.
Director: Gerry Anderson
Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
7.3/1054 votesLoading...#19 - The Doomed Planet
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/1962
The Fireball XL5 narrowly misses a planet that bas broken out of it's orbit and realize the planet is on a collision course for the planet Membrono. After concluding the planets are uninhabited, Steve realizes he saw a flying saucer and after the ship lands at Venus' house, the XL5 is lured back to save the planet Membrono from destruction.
Director: Alan Pattillo
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.3/1026 votesLoading...#20 - Flight to Danger
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1963
Lt. 90 qualifies for his astronauts wings by landing XL5 in one piece and then piloting XL1 off the launch rail, but on his return to Earth in a capsule, he finds it has caught fire!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1039 votesLoading...#21 - Plant Man From Space
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/1962
After a blackout at Space City, a missile gets through the radar blackout, and is heading towards Space City with a dangerous cargo...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1039 votesLoading...#22 - XL5 to H2O
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/1962
Everyone on planet Zolpheid is killed in an Aquaphibian attack, except for Rald and Jerek. Receiving an SOS, Space City sends Fireball XL5 to rescue the two from Zolpheid's oceans.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.2/1038 votesLoading...#23 - Planet of Platonia
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1963
The Fireball XL5 foils an attempted bombing while transporting the King of Platonia and is caught in the middle of the plot to assassinate the King and sent two planets into war.
Director: David Elliott
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.2/1029 votesLoading...#24 - The Triads
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1963
After detecting a series of massive explosions in space, Steve and the crew of XL5 find a planet three times bigger than Earth, but they soon crash land...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1030 votesLoading...#25 - Convict in Space
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1963
After top secret plans are stolen from Earth, XL5 enocunters Boris and Griselda, but Matt is captured.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Fireball XL5
Every episode of Fireball XL5 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fireball XL5!
Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space...
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Network:Associated Television
Best Episodes Summary
"Trial by Robot" is the best rated episode of "Fireball XL5". It scored 8.1/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/12/1963. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Robot Freighter Mystery".