Puppets Go BOOM! Episode 3: Fireball XL5

In this episode of Puppets Go BOOM!, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 1962 sci-fi series Fireball XL5. Set in the year 2062, an organization known as The World Space Patrol in Space City does various rescue missions and interplanetary discoveries in outer space. A spaceship named Fireball XL5 piloted by Steve Zodiac alongside his companions Dr. Venus, Professor Matthew Matic, and a robot named Robert patrol Sector 25 and go on various adventures. Meanwhile, the head of The World Space Patrol Commander Zero and his assistant Lieutenant Ninety give missions and assignments to the members of all the Fireball XL spaceships. Each episode has Steve, Dr. Venus, her Lazoon Zoonie, Professor Matic, and Robert go on different missions and adventures in space, discover new worlds, interact with various extraterrestrials, and save the galaxy. When the show premiered, it was very popular due to it airing around the time of the Space Race of the 60s. How accurate does it portray space travel? Not very well. Is it a fun and entertaining show? Listen and find out.