[NormsRevenge]

Actor Frankie Thomas is at center as Mickey Rooney is in the corner and Spencer Tracy stands by him in this scene from the 1938 movie 'Boys Town.' Thomas, who became famous in the 1950s for his starring role in the TV children's show 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet,' has died. He was 85. At his request, Thomas was buried Tuesday in his 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet' costume. (AP Photo/FILE)

[atomicpossum]

I love Tom Corbett, Space Patrol, and the others, brave adventures from an innocent era. I only wish they were all available. I have a Space Cadet tape right next to my desk right now.

Godspeed, Frankie Thomas.

[Young Werther]

Who did't want to be Tom Corbett??? There is a picture at The Tom Corbett website that shows him fully clothed in his uniform and a recent picture where he attended a Star Trek convention, in uniform, and that old guy still looked dynamic!!!

Tom... "To Infinity and Beyond!"

[hattend]

The show was canceled a year after I was born so I missed it. I don't think they ever replayed them later ala "The Three Stooges".

[RightWingAtheist]

Thomas was going to be the guest of honor at this year's World Science Fiction Convention. He and Jan Merlin were real-life pals who regularly made convention appearences, and were proud of how important they were to many a fan's childhood. Incidentally, Tom Corbett was based on Robert Heinlein's novel Space Cadet (Heinlein was so aghast at the scripts, that he had his name taken off), and the technical advisor was none other than Willy Ley.