
Series Summary
Series Premise
In 1987 NASA launches a manned
probe on a 5-month trip around the solar system. The probe's pilot is Captain William
"Buck" Rogers. Something goes wrong, however, and Rogers finds himself being
propelled into deep space. When the spacecraft returns to the vicinity of Earth, the year
is 2491. Rogers awakens from deep sleep to find Earth in the aftermath of a late 20th
Century nuclear holocaust, now trying to fight off attacks from the Draconians. Because of
his piloting skills, Rogers becomes a valuable member of the Earth Directorate, which is
headed by Dr. Elias Huer. Buck also finds himself a part of a fighter squadron headed by
Colonel Wilma Deering. Among his other compatriots are Twiki, a likable robot who becomes
Buck's pal, and Dr. Theopolis, a mechanical brain who is part of Earth's Computer Council.
Buster Crabbe (the original Buck
Rogers)
with the TV Buck Rogers and
Colonel Wilma Deering |
[Photo copyrighted by MCA/Universal Television]
In the show's second season, Buck,
Wilma, and Twiki join the crew of a starship named Searcher. The ship, commanded by
Admiral Asimov, is on a mission to locate the lost tribes of Earth, humans who fled their
homeworld after the nuclear holocaust. Aboard the Searcher are also scientist Dr.
Goodfellow and Crichton, a snobbish robot built by Dr. Goodfellow and Twiki. The humans
are later joined by Hawk, a bird-man whose people were hunted almost to extinction by a
band of murderous humans.
The Main Cast
- Captain William "Buck" Rogers -- Gil Gerard
- Colonel Wilma Deering -- Erin Gray
- Dr. Elias Huer -- Tim O'Connor
- Twiki -- Felix Silla
- Hawk -- Thom Christopher
- Admiral Asimov -- Jay Garner
- Dr. Goodfellow -- Wilfred Hyde-White
- Voice of Twiki -- Mel Blanc
- Voice of Dr. Theopolis -- Eric Server
- Voice of Crichton -- Jeff David
The Episodes
Season One
Awakening (2-Hour Premiere) 09/20/79
Planet of the Slave Girls (2-Hour Special) 09/27/79
Vegas in Space 10/04/79
Plot to Kill a City (Part 1) 10/11/79
Plot to Kill a City (Part 2) 10/18/79
Return of the Fighting 69th 10/25/79
Unchained Woman 11/01/79
Planet of the Amazon Women 11/08/79
Cosmic Wiz Kid 11/22/79
Escape from Wedded Bliss 11/29/79
Cruise Ship to the Stars 12/27/79
Space Vampire 01/31/80
Happy Birthday, Buck 01/10/80
A Blast for Buck 01/17/80
Ardala Returns 01/24/80
Twiki Is Missing 01/31/80
Olympiad 02/07/80
A Dream of Jennifer 02/14/80
Space Rockers 02/21/80
Buck's Duel to the Death 03/20/80
Flight of the War Witch (Part 1) 03/27/80
Flight of the War Witch (Part 2) 04/03/80
Season Two
Time of the Hawk (2-Hour Special) 01/15/81
Journey to Oasis (2-Hour Special) 01/22/81
The Guardians 01/29/81
Mark of the Saurian 02/05/81
The Golden Man 02/19/81
The Crystals 03/05/81
The Satyr 03/12/81
Shgorapchx 03/19/81
The Hand of Goral 03/26/81
Testimony of a Traitor 04/09/81
The Dorian Secret 04/16/81
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