Escape from Wedded Bliss

Escape from Wedded Bliss
Season 1, Episode 12
Air date	November 29, 1979
Teleplay by	Anne Collins Alan Brennert
Story by	Anne Collins
Directed by	David Moessinger
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"Escape from Wedded Bliss" is the twelfth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

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Synopsis

Princess Ardala makes another attempt to make Buck her mate. This time she places a super-weapon into Earth's orbit and threatens to obliterate New Chicago if Buck isn't handed over to her. Buck, considered by the princess to be the perfect male, must somehow escape wedded bliss without bringing about the death of his friends on Earth.

Notes

• Michael Ansara is known to Star Trek fans as the Klingon warrior Kang from the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Day of the Dove". Ansara would later go on to reprise the role of Kang in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Blood Oath" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback".

Cast

Episode CastEpisode CrewProduction ManagementSecond Unit Director or Assistant DirectorArt DepartmentSound DepartmentSpecial EffectsVisual EffectsCamera and Electrical DepartmentMusic DepartmentAdditional Crew

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
• Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala
• Michael Ansara as Kane
• Alfred Ryder as Garedon
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• H.B. Haggerty as Tigerman
• Elaine Nista as Disco Skater #1
• Tracy Miller as Disco Skater #2
• Nancy Morris as Disco Skater #3
• Gary Stang as Disco Skater #4
• William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
• Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)

*Directed by David Moessinger

Teleplay by Anne Collins and Alan Brennert

Story by Anne Collins

Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney

Music by J.J. Johnson

Cinematography by Ben Colman

Film Editor - Michael Berman

Casting - Phil Benjamin

Art Directors - Hub Braden and Fred Luff, III

Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo

Costume Designer - Al Lehman

*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director

Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director

*Jerry Allen - Model Builder

Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)

*Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound

Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor

*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)

*Peter Anderson - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

David M. Garber - Miniature Effects

Wayne Smith - Miniature Effects

*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera

Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music

Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor

Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Alan Brennert - Story Editor

Anne Collins - Story Consultant

Jerry Nista - Choreographer: Disco Skating

External links

• Escape from Wedded Bliss at IMDb
• Escape from Wedded Bliss at NBC.com