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The Electronic Burglar

Space Patrol · November 29, 1952 · 28 min · 5,116 words

The transcript of “The Electronic Burglar”, an episode of Space Patrol first broadcast November 29, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Space Patrol plays Space Patrol free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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We checked, rice checks and good hot Wilson present, face foot full. High adventure in a wild vast reaches of faith, missions of daring in the name of interplanetary justice, travel into the future with fun, corry, commander in chief of the face foot full.

In today's transcribed adventure, Buzz and Happy are stranded on the Martian Desert, a hundred miles from the nearest city. They have just come to an expanse of tiny green plants, cropping the desert for miles.

Something's wrong with my throat, Commander. It feels great. Hard to breathe in the way. Mine's the same way, have you? Couldn't be the dust coming up in the ground. No, it comes in the plants.

Every time we take a step, the plants shoot out spores, poisoning the atmosphere. It's getting worse, Commander. What's still worse? You know, poisonous lichen. Poison? What are we going to do? So we can't go back.

We go on, these plants spores will paralyze our breathing muscles. It'll suffocate. We'll be back in just a moment, but today's physical story, the electronic burglar! There you want to have some fun gang, well listen to this jet cycle.

There's nothing in the tank but ordinary fuel, and here's the result. Just a hot spot, that's all it is with ordinary fuel, but pour in some super fuel. Yes sir gang, when it comes to supercharging, you need super fuel.

And the same thing is true of you, especially in the morning when you haven't had a bite to eat for hours. So to really get up ahead of steam, to really get set for a lightning take off, you have to get supercharged.

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