In the latest Gene-ology, the Highway Patrol protects a wayward "Prospector" as Norm and Earl sift through another of Gene Roddenberry's 1950s TV scripts.

Guest starring Paul Harvath as Asa McQueen, and Michelle Harvath as Maggie Hammond.

The Highway Patrol joins the hunt for a "Mental Patient", and Norm and Earl might just have witnessed the birth of Edith Keeler, in the latest Gene-ology.

Guest starring Mark Pracht as Detective Dan Mathews and Larry Nemecek as Mylo Hobson.

The Highway Patrol faces a race against time as another 1950s Gene Roddenberry script sees Mathews trying to prevent a suicidal "Human Bomb" from taking others with him.

Guest starring Mark Pracht as Detective Dan Mathews and Adam Drosin as Sellers.

It's 1955, and Gene, still writing as Robert Wesley, returns to the police drama with "Reformed Criminal", an early episode of the '50s TV mainstay Highway Patrol.

Guest starring Mark Pracht as Detective Dan Mathews and Scott Martin as Mr. Morse.

So what was Gene Roddenberry's first produced piece of television science fiction?  This week, Earl and Norm field-strip The Secret Weapon of 117 and find, logically enough, some very familiar concepts.

Guest starring James Kerwin as Alfred Mark and Charlynn Schmeidt as Kamala Mark.

Gene-ology's survey of the early television writing of Gene Roddenberry arrives at the earliest instance of Gene writing in the genre for which he would become most famous.  Step into "The Transporter" - a story that was never produced.

It's Gene's last script for the 1950s series Mr. District Attorney... has he devised the DA's most cunning foil yet?  And what about the alarming accusations of "Police Brutality"?

Guest starring Sean Darr as Officer Richards, Glenn Rigberg as Captain Delaney, and John Kirkorian as District Attorney Paul Garrett.

Crime knows no bounds, taking to land and sea, with Mr. District Attorney in hot pursuit.  This week, Gene-ology checks the "Patrol Boat" episode to see if it's seaworthy.

Guest starring Shawn McDaniel as Henry Higgins and Ria Papageorgiou as Paula Higgins.

Mr. District Attorney is trying to solve a clever caper on his home turf, as Gene-ology digs into the inner workings of Gene's fourth script for that show.

Guest starring Doug Robertson as Trey, Bill Smith as Wick, and David Takechi as Dedrick.

Gene-ology returns to the fifties - and Mr. District Attorney - yet again, and enrolls in "Police Academy", Gene's third script for the show.

Guest starring John Krikorian as Paul Garrett and Dan Davidson as Capt. MacPherson.