Vegas in Space

Vegas in Space
Season 1, Episode 5
Air date	October 4, 1979
Written by	Anne Collins
Directed by	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
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"Vegas in Space" is the fifth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

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Synopsis

Buck and Directorate agent Marla Landers travel to Sinaloa, a gambling city that Buck finds resembles old Earth's Las Vegas. Their mission from the Earth Defense Directorate is to locate and return to Earth a kidnapped girl named Felina Redding, who is being held prisoner by the city's ruler, Velosi. The young woman has critical knowledge that Velosi must extract in order to destroy his competitor Armat. Armat offers the Directorate plans to the Draconian Hatchet Fighters that have been plaguing Earth's defense forces in exchange for the girl's life.

Notes

• Cesar Romero is known to Batman fans as the Joker from the 1960s TV series of the same title.

Trivia

• Juanin Clay plays William "Buck" Rogers's sidekick, Major Marla Landers, in this episode. Clay had been originally cast as Wilma Deering for the series before Erin Gray decided to reprise her role from the film.

Cast

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
• Richard Lynch as Morgan Velosi
• Ana Alicia as Felina Redding
• Juanin Clay as Major Marla Landers
• Pamela Susan Shoop as Tangie
• James Luisi as Hood
• Cesar Romero as Amos Armat
• Joseph Wiseman as Carl Morphus
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• Alice Frost as Rita
• Ted Chapman as Man
• William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
• Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)
• Olan Soule as Voice of Sinaloa Gaming Computer (uncredited)

Episode Crew

• Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
• Written by Anne Collins
• Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney
• Music by Les Baxter
• Cinematography by Ben Colman
• Film Editor - Michael Berman
• Casting - Phil Benjamin
• Art Directors - Bill Camden and Paul Peters
• Set Decorator - Victor Hugo
• Costume Designer - Sal Anthony

Production Management

• Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

*Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director

Jerram A. Swartz - 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)

Visual Effects

• 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

Music Department

• Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music
• Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor
• Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
• Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Anne Collins - Story Editor

External links

• Vegas in Space at IMDb
• Vegas in Space at NBC.com