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Available on VHS[edit]

Season one had 26 episodes, season two had 13 episodes. All were about 20 minutes long. All episodes have been released on VHS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.12.142.9 (talk) 14:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar change[edit]

Made gramatical change to Dark Planet listing. It read: "Colonel Raeburn dispatch the Space Patrol crew to locate larger versions of the plant," I changed it to read: "Colonel Raeburn dispatches the Space Patrol crew to locate larger versions of the plant,". 72.79.10.70 02:18, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Which channels?[edit]

Don't remember this one. Which channels (or ITV stations) was it originally shown on ? -- Derek Ross | Talk 04:58, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I remember it, so definately Border Television. The article also says it was made in association with ABC. HairyWombat (talk) 03:27, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, right. Thanks, HW. Looks like I missed out on this one totally. -- Derek Ross | Talk 04:22, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It was definitely shown in London, I remember watching it when I was a kid. On ABC, I think. --Marcus Rowland (talk) 09:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Debut date[edit]

The main article contradicted the date given in the infobox for the debut date for the series. I went to the fansite in the links and confirmed April 7, 1963 as the debut and made the correction. Also, if the show didn't debut until 1963, shouldn't this article be titled Space Patrol (1963 TV series)?68.146.80.110 (talk) 21:06, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Planets lined up[edit]

In The Slaves of Neptune episode, colonists on their way to Pluto are kidnapped as they pass Neptune. The idea seems to be generally that the planets are all lined up and not that they may be on the other side of the Sun at the time as Pluto and Neptune pretty much would be in the year 2100. Three ships heading for Pluto were kidnapped in one year, and then a fourth goes missing, with a thousand colonists on it. Pluto has about the worst, as in coldest, weather imaginable and it would be wondered why any colonist would want to live there. Plutonite (for the Galasphere) has to be mined there but it would be thought that robots would be used, as they were used in the Undersea Farms on earth (producing food).(178.236.117.122 (talk) 17:52, 7 January 2014 (UTC))[reply]

Discs 4-6[edit]

I've added the contents of discs 4-6 of the complete set; I remember seeing a DVD set with only some of the episodes on sale around the time the complete set became available, but I don't know if it was the same year, earlier, or later.Marcus Rowland (talk) 17:44, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Never mind, it's 2001 according to an earlier part of the article, my bad. Marcus Rowland (talk) 15:16, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Photos[edit]

It would be good to have some more pictures. -- Beardo (talk) 21:47, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good, but Wikipedia has stringent rules on image use, so it might be a tough sell to add too many unless needed for proper illustration (for example, I think a screen capture showing an example of the puppets is relevant since there is discussion about them. I'm about to ask a question regarding whether the show is public domain; that may also influence how many images can be added. 23skidoo (talk) 16:10, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Public domain?[edit]

What is this show's status re: public domain? The article says the first season carried no copyright notice; doesn't that trigger public domain status? That's why we have things like the movie Charade and early seasons of some TV series released as public domain. This question also relates to the question about images, above, as presumably the article could make use of more fair use images if they come from a P.D. source. BTW the fact there's been an official TV release doesn't mean the episodes are no longer public domain (if they ever were) though I believe it would make the DVD release not a P.D. source (see also examples like Bonanza, Petticoat Junction, Dick Van Dyke Show, Three Stooges shorts, etc.) 23skidoo (talk) 16:10, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]