The Hand of the Goral

The Hand of the Goral
Season 2, Episode 11
Air date	March 26, 1981
Written by	Francis Moss
Directed by	David G. Phinney
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"The Hand of the Goral" is the eleventh episode of the 2nd season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

 

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Synopsis

William "Buck" Rogers, Hawk and Wilma travel to an unusual world known as "The Planet of Death" and encounter many strange happenings. They first find a wrecked spaceship with its pilot, whom Wilma returns to the Searcher. While she is gone, Buck and Hawk explore an abandoned village where they both momentarily disappear. As if this isn't enough, they return to the mother ship only to find the personalities of the crew have drastically changed.

Notes

 

• The scene where Buck Rogers and Hawk find the personalities of the crew of the Searcher changed is similar to the scene where Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, Commander Scott and Lieutenant Uhura find the personalities of the crew of the starship Enterprise changed in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Mirror, Mirror".

Cast

 

• Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers
• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Thom Christopher as Hawk
• Jay Garner as Admiral Efram Asimov
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dr. Goodfellow
• John Fujioka as Hand of Goral
• William Bryant as Cowan
• Peter Kastner as Reardon
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• Dennis Haysbert as Lieutenant Parsons
• Michael Horsley as Yeoman James
• Jeff David as Voice of Crichton (uncredited)

 

Directed by David G. Phinney

Written by Francis Moss

Produced by Calvin Clements Jr., John Mantley, John G. Stephens and Karen Welch

Music by Stu Phillips

Cinematography by Ben Colman

Film Editor - Neil MacDonald

Casting - Joe Reich

Art Director - Peter Clemens

Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo

Costume Designer - Al Lehman

 

Paul Wurtzel - Unit Production Manager

 

Stephen Lillis - Second Assistant Director

Robert Villar - First 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 - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

 

David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)

 

Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

 

Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

 

Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music

Donald Woods - Music Editor

Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

 

Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant

External links

 

• The Hand of the Goral at IMDb
• The Hand of the Goral at NBC.com