- Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers
- Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
- Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
- Gary Coleman as Hieronymous Fox
- Patty Maloney as Twiki
- Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
- Ana Alicia as Felina Redding (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Elizabeth Allen as Roxanne Trent (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Michael Ansara as Kane (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Victor Argo as Rafael Argus (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Kimberly Beck as Alison Michaels (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Tara Buckman as Majel (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Karen Carlson as Stella Warden (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Juanin Clay as Major Marla Landers (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
- Buster Crabbe as Brigadier Gordon (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Jen Burton (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Nancy DeCarl as Sherese (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Michael DeLano as Malary Pantera (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Robert Dowdell as Galen (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Ann Dusenberry as Ariela Dyne (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Eddie Firestone as Corporal M.K. Schultz (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Lester Fletcher as M.D. Toman (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Sean Garrison as Flight Controller (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Frank Gorshin as Seton Kellogg (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Peter Graves as Major Noah Cooper (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- H.B. Haggerty as Tigerman (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Walter Hunter as Hugo (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Anthony James as Varek (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Richard Lynch as Morgan Velosi (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Leigh McCloskey as Jalor Davin (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Trisha Noble as Sabrina (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Jack Palance as Kaleel (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Albert Popwell as Koren (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- John Quade as Jolen Quince (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Robert Quarry as Commander Corliss (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Jay Robinson as Cassius Thorne (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Melody Rogers as Lt. Dia Cyrton (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)
- Pamela Susan Shoop as Tangie (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Teddi Siddall as Linea (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Felix Silla as Twiki (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- K.T. Stevens as Lt. Twain (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Dorothy Stratten as Miss Cosmos (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Woody Strode as Sgt. "Big Red" MacMurthy (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Dan Sturkie as Eli Twain (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Ray Walston as Roderick Zale (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Katherine Wiberg as Alicia (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Sheila Wills as Major Fields (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
- Joseph Wiseman as Carl Morphus (uncredited) (Archive Footage)
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}}"'''A Blast for Buck'''" is the sixteenth episode of the 1st season of ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. | }}"'''A Blast for Buck'''" is the sixteenth episode of the 1st season of ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot==<br/> | ||
*Coming Soon | *Coming Soon | ||
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A communication probe arrives in Dr. Huer's office, and delivers a strange riddle: "''A man out of old Earth's past, has the key to the next and the last; but you won't solve this riddle, till the end is the middle, and Terran sands disappear with a blast.''" The future survival of Earth depends on whether or not mind probes used on Buck can solve the riddle. Searching for a solution, Buck recounts his previous adventures since his arrival on 25th Century Earth. | A communication probe arrives in Dr. Huer's office, and delivers a strange riddle: "''A man out of old Earth's past, has the key to the next and the last; but you won't solve this riddle, till the end is the middle, and Terran sands disappear with a blast.''" The future survival of Earth depends on whether or not mind probes used on Buck can solve the riddle. Searching for a solution, Buck recounts his previous adventures since his arrival on 25th Century Earth. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes==<br/> | ||
*This episode includes clips from the following episodes: "[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]", "[[Vegas in Space]]", "[[The Plot to Kill a City, Part I]]", "[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]", "[[Unchained Woman]]", "[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]", "[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]", "[[Escape from Wedded Bliss]]" and "[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]". | *This episode includes clips from the following episodes: "[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]", "[[Vegas in Space]]", "[[The Plot to Kill a City, Part I]]", "[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]", "[[Unchained Woman]]", "[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]", "[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]", "[[Escape from Wedded Bliss]]" and "[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]". | ||
*Although transmitted afterwards, this episode features linking scenes which are set about a week before the events in [[Happy Birthday, Buck|the previous episode]]. | *Although transmitted afterwards, this episode features linking scenes which are set about a week before the events in [[Happy Birthday, Buck|the previous episode]]. | ||
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Episode Cast= | Episode Cast=<br/> | ||
*[[Gil Gerard]] as Capt. [[William Rogers|William "Buck" Rogers]] | *[[Gil Gerard]] as Capt. [[William Rogers|William "Buck" Rogers]] | ||
*[[Erin Gray]] as Col. [[Wilma Deering]] | *[[Erin Gray]] as Col. [[Wilma Deering]] | ||
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|-| | |-| | ||
Episode Crew= | Episode Crew=<br/> | ||
*Directed by David G. Phinney | *Directed by David G. Phinney | ||
*Teleplay by Richard Nelson | *Teleplay by Richard Nelson | ||
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Production Management= | Production Management=<br/> | ||
*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager | *Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director= | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director=<br/> | ||
*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director | *Bob Bender - First Assistant Director | ||
*Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director | *Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Art Department= | Art Department=<br/> | ||
*Jerry Allen - Model Builder | *Jerry Allen - Model Builder | ||
*Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited) | *Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited) | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Sound Department= | Sound Department=<br/> | ||
*Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound | *Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound | ||
*Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor | *Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Special Effects= | Special Effects=<br/> | ||
*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) | *Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Visual Effects= | Visual Effects=<br/> | ||
*Peter Anderson - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland | *Peter Anderson - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland | ||
*David M. Garber - Miniature Effects | *David M. Garber - Miniature Effects | ||
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Camera and Electrical Department= | Camera and Electrical Department=<br/> | ||
*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera | *Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera | ||
*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera | *Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Costume and Wardrobe Department= | Costume and Wardrobe Department=<br/> | ||
*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard | *Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard | ||
|-| | |-| | ||
Music Department= | Music Department=<br/> | ||
*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music | *Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music | ||
*Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor | *Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor | ||
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Additional Crew= | Additional Crew=<br/> | ||
*Alan Brennert - Story Editor | *Alan Brennert - Story Editor | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
==External links== | ==External links==<br/> | ||
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533091/ ''A Blast for Buck''] at IMDb | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533091/ ''A Blast for Buck''] at IMDb | ||
*[https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/a-blast-for-buck/3979547 ''A Blast for Buck''] at NBC.com | *[https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/a-blast-for-buck/3979547 ''A Blast for Buck''] at NBC.com | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 26 November 2023
| A Blast for Buck | |
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| Season 1, Episode 16 | |
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| Air date | January 17, 1980 |
| Teleplay by | Richard Nelson |
| Story by | John Gaynor |
| Directed by | David G. Phinney |
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"A Blast for Buck" is the sixteenth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
==Plot==
- Coming Soon
Synopsis
A communication probe arrives in Dr. Huer's office, and delivers a strange riddle: "A man out of old Earth's past, has the key to the next and the last; but you won't solve this riddle, till the end is the middle, and Terran sands disappear with a blast." The future survival of Earth depends on whether or not mind probes used on Buck can solve the riddle. Searching for a solution, Buck recounts his previous adventures since his arrival on 25th Century Earth.
==Notes==
- This episode includes clips from the following episodes: "Planet of the Slave Girls", "Vegas in Space", "The Plot to Kill a City, Part I", "Return of the Fighting 69th", "Unchained Woman", "Planet of the Amazon Women", "Cosmic Whiz Kid", "Escape from Wedded Bliss" and "Cruise Ship to the Stars".
- Although transmitted afterwards, this episode features linking scenes which are set about a week before the events in the previous episode.
Quotes
Cast
Related Subjects
References
==External links==
- A Blast for Buck at IMDb
- A Blast for Buck at NBC.com