List of episodes of the series «Fireball XL5»

Planet 46

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The Doomed Planet

• User score: 6
• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Space Immigrants

• User score: 6
• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Plant Man From Space

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  After a blackout at Space City, a missile gets through the radar blackout, and is heading towards Space City with a dangerous cargo...

Spy in Space

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  The crew of XL5 encounter Boris and Griselda the space pirates on the Companion 12 space station.

The Sun Temple

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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...

XL5 to H2O

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Space Pirates

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  While babysitting Commander Zero's son, Jonathan, Venus tells him story about when Fireball XL5 encountered a group of space pirates.

Flying Zodiac

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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…

Space Pen

• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  To capture a group on criminals, Steve, Matt and Venus pretend to steal XL5.

Space Monster

• Episode number: 11
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  Fireball XL2 has crashed on Planet Monotane, and Fireball XL5 is sent to investigate, only to run into a sort of space dinosaur...

The Last of the Zanadus

• Episode number: 12
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Planet of Platonia

• Episode number: 13
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The Triads

• Episode number: 14
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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...

Wings of Danger

• Episode number: 15
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  On Planet 46, the Subterraineans plan revenge on Zodiac and send a robot bird to infect him with radium.

Convict in Space

• Episode number: 16
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  After top secret plans are stolen from Earth, XL5 enocunters Boris and Griselda, but Matt is captured.

Space Vacation

• Episode number: 17
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Flight to Danger

• Episode number: 18
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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!

Prisoner on The Lost Planet

• Episode number: 19
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  Fireball XL5 recieves a distress call on a distant planet, and Steve Zodiac journeys to investigate.

The Forbidden Planet

• Episode number: 20
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Robert to the Rescue

• Episode number: 21
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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...

Dangerous Cargo

• Episode number: 22
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Mystery Of The TA2

• Episode number: 23
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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...

Drama At Space City

• Episode number: 24
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

1875

• Episode number: 25
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  Matt completes his new time machine and sends Robert back to 1875, but Steve, Venus and Zero are accidently sent back as well.

The Granatoid Tanks

• Episode number: 26
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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!

The Robot Freighter Mystery

• Episode number: 27
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Whistle for Danger

• Episode number: 28
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  On planet Floran, the crew of XL5 try to discover what is killing the plants there, however the native people believe they are an invasion force and drug their food.

Trial by Robot

• Episode number: 29
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

A Day in the Life of a Space General

• Episode number: 30
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  While drawing a schematic for a new radar screen, Lt. Ninety is surprised to find himself promoted to the rank of General!

Invasion Earth

• Episode number: 31
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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?

Faster Than Light

• Episode number: 32
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The Day the Earth Froze

• Episode number: 33
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The Fire Fighters

• Episode number: 34
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Space City Special

• Episode number: 35
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Ghosts Of Space

• Episode number: 36
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Hypnotic Sphere

• Episode number: 37
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  The crew of the XL5 becomes entranced by a strange alien sphere and Robert is the only one who can save the crew.

Sabotage

• Episode number: 38
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  On patrol, Fireball XL5 suddenly catches fire. The cause, sabotage! Commander Zero sends Light Patrol LP22 to investigate, but the XL5 crew have disappeared...

Space Magnet

• Episode number: 39
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  The XL5 becomes caught in the gravitational pull of planet Megneton and discovers the plot by the Solars to bring the Earth's moon into their orbit.