The Guardians

The Guardians
Season 2, Episode 5
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Air date	January 29, 1981
Written by	Paul Schneider Margaret Schneider
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Episode guide
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"The Guardians" is the fifth episode of the 2nd season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

• Coming Soon

Synopsis

A dying old man gives William "Buck" Rogers a strange glowing box while they are on the planet Janovus XXVI. Hawk and Buck return the container to the Searcher, where it begins to cause hallucinations among the crew. While an alien causes chaos aboard the ship, it takes over control and heads the Searcher at top speed toward an unknown destination. Buck and the crew must overcome their delusions and stop the ship before they are lost forever.

Notes

• Paul Carr is known to Star Trek fans as Lee Kelso from the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
• Barbara Luna is known to Star Trek fans as both Marlena Moreau and her mirror universe counterpart from 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
• Harry Townes as The Guardian
• Rosemary DeCamp as Buck's Mother
• Paul Carr as Lieutenant Devlin
• Barbara Luna as Koori
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Shawn Stevens as Boy
• Dennis Haysbert as Helmsman
• Vic Perrin as First Guardian
• Howard Culver as Mailman
• Jeff David as Voice of Crichton (uncredited)
• Bob Elyea as Voice of Twiki (uncredited)

Episode Crew

• Directed by Jack Arnold
• Written by Paul Schneider and Margaret Schneider
• Produced by Calvin Clements Jr., John Mantley, David G. Phinney and John G. Stephens
• Music by Bruce Broughton
• Cinematography by Ben Colman
• Film Editor - Ron Honthaner
• Casting - Joe Reich
• Art Director - William H. Tuntke
• Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo
• Costume Designer - Al Lehman

*Harker Wade - 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

Special Effects

• Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)

*Peter Anderson - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

Stunts

• David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

• Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

• Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

Music Department

• 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 Guardians at IMDb
• The Guardians at NBC.com