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The earliest one was ''[[Catch Phrase|SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE PATROOOOOOOOOL!]]'', a 1950s American series that was created to deliver the same thrills to kids that ''[[Flash Gordon (1954 (TV series)|Flash Gordon]]'' delivered to their parents. The stories focused on Kit Corry (and later [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|his brother Buzz]]), CIC of the futuristic Space Patrol, an intergalactic police force. Each episode often featured recurring villains, such as (most famously) Prince Baccaratti. At its peak, it ran concurrently as a 15-minute weekday series, a half-hour Saturday series, and a weekly radio show, ''all featuring the same cast'', and ''all transmitted live''. Now ''that's'' commitment. Ran for 5 seasons and god-knows-how-many episodes.

The second one was a 1963 British Puppet series, in the vein of the Gerry Anderson shows of the time (but nowhere near as known, although it is confused with ''[[Fireball XL 5 (TV)XL5|Fireball XL 5]]''). This one focused on a 22nd-century police force, who were headquartered on a space station called Galasphere 347. Despite all claims to the contrary, this one was the first show with an electronic theme (beating out [[Doctor Who|that more famous tune]] by seven months). It ran for two seasons and a total of 39 episodes. It was retitled ''Planet Patrol'' in America, for obvious reasons.

'''[[Raumpatrouille (TV)|Raumpatrouille]] - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Orion'''

The third one was a 1966 [[German Media|German TV show]], whose title translates to ''Space Patrol - The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion''. See [[Raumpatrouille (TV)|its own page]] for more information.