ATOM
SQUAD
NBC; June 6, 1953 thru January
22, 1954
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Character
Name
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Actor
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Steve Elliott
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Robert Courtleigh
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Dave Fielding
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Bob Hastings
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The Chief
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Bram
Nossem
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In Chicago this Program ran in the 4:00 to 4:15 P.M. slot,
preceding Pinky Lee, and of course Howdy Doody. It featured
Bob Hastings, who was the brother of Don Hastings, the Video
Ranger on Captain Video. After the show finished its short
run Bob Hastings was to in fact play The Video Rangers
brother on several episodes of Captain Video. Also Bram
Nossem was the first actor to play Dr. Pauli on Captain
Video. Friday, January 22, 1954 was the last episode as the
show was replaced by The Pinky Lee Show, which expanded to a
full half-hour.
Week of July 6, 1953
THE MAN WHO STOPPED THE MOON
The Atom Squad tries to Track down a man who threatens
to stop the moon in its orbit and thereby become dictator of
Earth.
Week of July 13, 1953
THE PLOT TO MELT THE NORTH POLE
No program information currently available.
Week of July 20, 1953
THE ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON
The Atom Squad tries to prevent subversive forces from
attacking the Pentagon.
Week of July 27, 1953
THE TROUBLE AT FORT KNOX
Atom Squad agents decontaminate a shipment of
radio-active gold and follow the trail of the subversive
agents responsible for the crime.
Week of August 3, 1953
THE BOMB THAT WOULDN’T STAND STILL
Ten trucks, all equipped with powerful atom bombs, are
set loose in Washington, D.C. when a Russian scientist
escapes from behind the Iron Curtain with atomic secrets for
the U.S.
Week of August 10, 1953
THE SHIPS THAT SAILED TO NOWHERE
The Atom Squad is assigned to apprehend an American
scientist who is working with Russia to build a super
undersea magnet.
Week of August 17, 1953
THE ANIMAL THAT ATE OXYGEN
The water supply of New York City is endangered by a
tiny marine animal which has accidentally been irradiated by
a series of experiments.
Week of August 24, 1953
THE FIVE STEPS TO THE KREMLIN
Elliott must get inside the Kremlin to contact an
unknown man in order to stop the use of a deadly weapon.
Week of September 7, 1953
THE SCHEME TO FLOOD AMERICA
When an ex-Nazi scientist discovers how to cause
torrential rain and floods in any part of the world at any
time, he selects parts of America to carry out his scheme.
The Atom Squad sets out to find the cause of the
flooding.
Week of September 21, 1953
A STRANGE VISITOR TO COLORADO
Steve Elliott investigates a strange device that has
landed in Colorado.
Week of September 28, 1953
THE MAN WHO KIDNAPPED HIMSELF
A serial about a top atomic scientist who disappears in
a South America country which is threatened by a band of
ex-Nazis.
Week of October 12, 1953
THE MINE BELOW THUNDER BAY
The Atom Squad squelches an attempt to deprive the
United States of a uranium mine beneath the waters of one of
the Great Lakes.
Week of October 19, 1953
THE MAN WITH THE BURNING ICE
The Atom Squad tracks down a scientist who manufactures
artificial, highly radio-active diamonds which bring death
to the people who handle them.
Week of October 26, 1953
STRANGER FROM OUTER SPACE
No program information currently available.
Week of November 2, 1953
THE TERROR POINT BORYAK
Renegade scientists capture a radar listening post above
the Arctic Circle.
Week of November 9, 1953
THE PLOT AGAINST DOCTOR YOSHIDA
No program information currently available.
Week of November 16, 1953
THE MERCHANTS OF DEATH
Two men sabotage a company in order to wrest control
from a boy to whom its been willed.
Week of November 23, 1953
THE WALL OF SILENCE
International gangsters surround Steve Elliott’s
laboratory with a wall of atomic power.
Week of November 30, 1953
THE CASE OF THE MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM
No program information currently available.
Week of December 7, 1953
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T EXIST
No program information currently available.
Week of December 14, 1953
THE HUNTER OF THE HAUNTED CASTLE
No program information currently available.
Week of December 21, 1953
THE MYSTERY OF CINCO CAVERNS
Elliott and Fielding unravel the secret of the worlds
largest underground structure, the Cinco Caverns, as they
face death 1,000 feet below the earth's surface.
Week of December 28, 1953
DEATH IN THE WINDMILL
No program information currently available.
Week of January 4, 1954
THE FUGITIVES FROM GALAXY 29
No program information currently available.
Week of January 11, 1954
THE EYE THAT WATCHED THE WORLD
Steve Elliott discovers the world's most powerful
telescope, which looks farther into space than man has ever
seen before.
Week of January 18, 1954
THE MIDNIGHT RAIDERS
No program information currently available.
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