Fireball XL5 was set in the year 2063, the series charted the interplanetary adventures of a spacecraft and its crew: handsome blonde pilot Steve Zodiac, glamorous blonde space doctor Venus, a math genius and a robot.
Fireball XL5 was part of a World Space Fleet based at Space City, an isalnd in the Pacific Ocean, run by Commander Zero and Leutenant Ninety. It's mission to patrol sector 25 of the universe, beyond the solar system. The biggest craft of its kind, the 300-foot long XL5 had a detachable nose cone called Fireball Junior, used for landings while the mothership stayed in orbit.
Characters:
COLONEL STEVE ZODIAC The handsome dynamic pilot of Fireball XL5
PROFESSOR MATHEW "MATT" MATTIC XL5's bespectacled navigator and science officer
VENUS The crew's medical expert and Steve's romantic interest.
ZOONIE A strange looking creature called a Lazoon who is Venus' pet.
ROBERT THE ROBOT The transparent mechanical companion and co-pilot to Steve
COMMANDER ZERO He is the head of Space City (XL5's base) and coordinates all Fireball missions.
LIEUTENANT NINETY Assists Commander Zero in Star City.