American Version
The entire series was first broadcast in the United States in 1969 by American International Television, and became popular in syndication over the next several decades, particularly from 1971-74 when it reached its peak in distribution. The series was still in active syndication through the early 1980s. It was telecast in India in the early 1980s. In 1970, several episodes were edited together to create the movie Voyage Into Space, which has now reached cult film status.
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