The Guardians

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

Plot

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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)

*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

*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 Guardians at IMDb
• The Guardians at NBC.com