ðə ɹˈɛd mˈɛnɪs ɪz ɐn ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ sˈɪɹiz ðæt sˈɛntɚz ˌɔn pˈætɹɪk "pˈɑːdʒ" bˈɛkɪt, ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪstfˈaɪɾɚ ænd sˈiːkɹᵻt ˈeɪdʒənt fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z hˌuː ɹᵻtˈɜːnz tə kɹˈaɪmfˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ˈeɪdᵻd baɪ hɪz fɹˈɛnd ænd pˈɑːɹtnɚ dˈɑːktɚ. θˈædɪəs wˈeɪnɹaɪt.
The Red Menace is an adventure series that centers on Patrick "Podge" Becket, a retired communist-fighter and secret agent from the 1950s who returns to crime-fighting in the 1970s, aided by his friend and partner Dr. Thaddeus Wainwright.