Planet of the Slave Girls

Planet of the Slave Girls
Season 1, Episodes 3 & 4
Air date	September 27, 1979
Teleplay by	Steve Greenberg Aubrey Solomon Anne Collins
Story by	Steve Greenberg Aubrey Solomon
Directed by	Michael Caffey
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"Planet of the Slave Girls" is the third and fourth episodes of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

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Synopsis

The majority of Earth's fighter squadron becomes incapacitated after using poisoned food discs. Buck, Wilma and Duke Denton fly to the distant planet of the food's origin, Vistula. They seek to track down a slave trader named Kaleel who is collaborating with the planet's governor. While on the planet Vistula, they find that Kaleel has been building a fleet of attack ships in secret, and plans to use them against Earth's weakened defense forces. With Earth's defense force now heavily outnumbered 10-to-1, Buck decides that he must destroy the attack fleet and rescue Wilma, who has become trapped in Kaleel's mountain fortress.

Notes

• Originally aired as a 120-minute episode, but has been formatted as two 60-minute episodes in most subsequent re-airings for scheduling reasons. While many guides list it as a two-parter, its initial airing and release on DVD as one double-length episode should make this the official recognition.

Cast

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
• David Groh as Major Duke Danton
• Roddy McDowall as Governor Saroyan
• Brianne Leary as Ryma
• Macdonald Carey as Dr. Mallory
• Karen Carlson as Stella Warden
• Michael Mullins as Regis Saroyan
• Buster Crabbe as Brigadier Gordon
• Jack Palance as Kaleel
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• Robert Dowdell as Galen
• Sheila Wills as Major Fields
• Don Marshall as Julio
• Diane Markoff as Female Pilot
• June Whitley Taylor as Woman
• Borah Silver as Husband
• Michael Masters as Worker
• Don Maxwell as Guard
• Nathaniel Brian Wine as Technician
• William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
• Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)

Episode Crew

• Directed by Michael Caffey
• Teleplay by Steve Greenberg, Aubrey Solomon and Anne Collins
• Story by Steve Greenberg and Aubrey Solomon
• Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney
• Music by Johnny Harris
• Cinematography by Ben Colman
• Film Editors - Michael Berman and Leon Ortiz-Gil
• Casting - Phil Benjamin
• Art Directors - Fred Luff III and Paul Peters
• Set Decorators - Victor Hugo and Frank Lombardo
• Costume Designer - Sal Anthony

*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

• 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

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

Stunts

• Bob Bralver - Stunts (uncredited)

*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera

Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

*Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Alan Brennert - Story Editor

Anne Collins - Story Consultant

External links

• Planet of the Slave Girls at IMDb
• Planet of the Slave Girls, Pat I at NBC.com
• Planet of the Slave Girls, Part II at NBC.com