7.3/1070 votes#1 - 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 votes#2 - 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
6.9/1048 votes#3 - Space Immigrants
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/1962
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: N/A
7.2/1039 votes#4 - 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
7.5/1039 votes#5 - 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
6.9/1041 votes#6 - The Sun Temple
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/1962
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: N/A
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.2/1039 votes#7 - 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
6.8/1034 votes#8 - Space Pirates
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/1962
While babysitting Commander Zero's son, Jonathan, Venus tells him story about when Fireball XL5 encountered a group of space pirates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1035 votes#9 - Flying Zodiac
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/23/1962
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1035 votes
#10 - Space Pen
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/1962
To capture a group on criminals, Steve, Matt and Venus pretend to steal XL5.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1037 votes#11 - Space Monster
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1962
Fireball XL2 has crashed on Planet Monotane, and Fireball XL5 is sent to investigate, only to run into a sort of space dinosaur...
Director: N/A
Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
7.1/1039 votes#12 - The Last of the Zanadus
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/1963
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1038 votes#13 - 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 votes#14 - 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
7.5/1031 votes#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
7.2/1030 votes#16 - 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
7.0/1027 votes#17 - Space Vacation
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1963
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1026 votes#18 - 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
7.6/1027 votes#19 - 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 votes#20 - 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
7.8/1031 votes#21 - 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 votes#22 - 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
7.2/1031 votes#23 - Mystery Of The TA2
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/1963
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1027 votes#24 - Drama At Space City
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/7/1963
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1031 votes#25 - 1875
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/14/1963
Matt completes his new time machine and sends Robert back to 1875, but Steve, Venus and Zero are accidently sent back as well.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Fireball XL5 Season 1
Every episode of Fireball XL5 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fireball XL5 Season 1!
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Associated Television
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Planet 46" is the best rated episode of "Fireball XL5" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Gerry Anderson and written by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, it aired on 10/28/1962. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Doomed Planet".