The Best Episodes of Fireball XL5 Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(84 votes)

   #1 - Planet 46

   S1:E110/28/1962

   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

   Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson

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   Director:Gerry Anderson

   Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson
2. 

   7.4/10(65 votes)

   #2 - The Doomed Planet

   S1:E211/4/1962

   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

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Alan Fennell
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   7.2/10(61 votes)

   #3 - Space Immigrants

   S1:E311/11/1962

   Venus and Prof. Matic are about to set off in the Mayflower 3 to colonise the nearby planet, New Earth. But the Advance Scout has been kidnapped by two evil midgets who plan to hold the new immigrants captive.

   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

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   7.4/10(54 votes)

   #4 - Plant Man From Space

   S1:E411/18/1962

   After a blackout at Space City, a missile gets through the radar blackout, and is heading towards Space City with a dangerous cargo...

   Director:John Kelly

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:John Kelly

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   7.7/10(53 votes)

   #5 - Spy in Space

   S1:E511/25/1962

   The crew of XL5 encounter Boris and Griselda the space pirates on the Companion 12 space station.

   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Alan Fennell

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Alan Fennell
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   7.2/10(52 votes)

   #6 - The Sun Temple

   S1:E612/2/1962

   When experimenting with a new warhead in space, Steve Zodiac is forced to save Venus from the clutches from the sinister Cult of Miras before she can be sacrificed to their sun-god...

   Director:John Kelly

   Writer:Alan Fennell

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   Director:John Kelly

   Writer:Alan Fennell
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   7.4/10(50 votes)

   #7 - XL5 to H2O

   S1:E712/9/1962

   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:John Kelly

   Writer:Alan Fennell

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   Director:John Kelly

   Writer:Alan Fennell
8. 

   7.0/10(45 votes)

   #8 - Space Pirates

   S1:E812/16/1962

   While babysitting Commander Zero's son, Jonathan, Venus tells him story about when Fireball XL5 encountered a group of space pirates.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.8/10(45 votes)

   #9 - Flying Zodiac

   S1:E912/23/1962

   As Steve celebrates the anniversary of his family's circus act, Venus falls asleep and dreams of a plot devised by Mr and Mrs Space Spy and the nomadic Monadians to take over the Earth…

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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    7.0/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Space Pen

    S1:E1012/30/1962

    To capture a group on criminals, Steve, Matt and Venus pretend to steal XL5.

    Director:John Kelly

    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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    Director:John Kelly

    Writer:Dennis Spooner
11. 

    7.0/10(47 votes)

    #11 - Space Monster

    S1:E111/6/1962

    Fireball XL2 has crashed on Planet Monotane, and Fireball XL5 is sent to investigate, only to run into a sort of space dinosaur...

    Director:John Kelly

    Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson

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    Director:John Kelly

    Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson
12. 

    7.3/10(49 votes)

    #12 - The Last of the Zanadus

    S1:E121/13/1963

    Major Jim Ireland returns to Earth after 10 years in space, but unknown to everyone, he has become an agent for Kudos, the only survivor from the planet Zanadu, who wants revenge on all Lazoones for destroying his people.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Planet of Platonia

    S1:E131/20/1963

    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

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    Director:David Elliott

    Writer:Alan Fennell
14. 

    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #14 - The Triads

    S1:E141/27/1963

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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15. 

    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Wings of Danger

    S1:E152/3/1963

    On Planet 46, the Subterraineans plan revenge on Zodiac and send a robot bird to infect him with radium.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #16 - Convict in Space

    S1:E162/10/1963

    After top secret plans are stolen from Earth, XL5 enocunters Boris and Griselda, but Matt is captured.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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17. 

    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Space Vacation

    S1:E172/17/1963

    Kernak, ruler of Kemple plots the resettlement of his people to Planet Olympus by poisoning Olympus' ruler's son. Venus and Matt are captured and must be rescued by Steve.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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18. 

    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #18 - Flight to Danger

    S1:E182/24/1963

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Prisoner on The Lost Planet

    S1:E193/3/1963

    Fireball XL5 recieves a distress call on a distant planet, and Steve Zodiac journeys to investigate.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.7/10(39 votes)

    #20 - The Forbidden Planet

    S1:E203/10/1963

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Robert to the Rescue

    S1:E213/17/1963

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #22 - Dangerous Cargo

    S1:E223/24/1963

    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:John Kelly

    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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    Writer:Dennis Spooner
23. 

    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #23 - Mystery Of The TA2

    S1:E233/31/1963

    Whilst on patrol, the XL5 comes across the wreck of an old spaceship. Setting out to investigate, they find it to be the TA2, that disappeared in the 2020's, and the hunt is on to find her pilot...

    Director:John Kelly

    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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    Director:John Kelly

    Writer:Dennis Spooner
24. 

    6.8/10(35 votes)

    #24 - Drama At Space City

    S1:E244/7/1963

    With Steve and Venus on vacation, Commander Zero is left to look after Zoonie the Lazoon, who causes havoc in Space City with Commander Zeros' son, Jonathan.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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25. 

    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #25 - 1875

    S1:E254/14/1963

    Matt completes his new time machine and sends Robert back to 1875, but Steve, Venus and Zero are accidently sent back as well.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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