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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==<br/>
==Plot==
*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==<br/>
==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]]".
*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=<br/>
Episode Cast=
*[[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=<br/>
Episode Crew=
*Directed by David G. Phinney
*Directed by David G. Phinney
*Teleplay by Richard Nelson
*Teleplay by Richard Nelson
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Production Management=<br/>
Production Management=
*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager
*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager


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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director=<br/>
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director=
*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director
*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director
*Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director
*Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director


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|-|
Art Department=<br/>
Art Department=
*Jerry Allen - Model Builder
*Jerry Allen - Model Builder
*Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)
*Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)


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|-|
Sound Department=<br/>
Sound Department=
*Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound
*Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound
*Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor
*Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor


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|-|
Special Effects=<br/>
Special Effects=
*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)
*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)


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Visual Effects=<br/>
Visual Effects=
*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=<br/>
Camera and Electrical Department=
*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera
*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera
*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera
*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera


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|-|
Costume and Wardrobe Department=<br/>
Costume and Wardrobe Department=
*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard
*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard


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|-|
Music Department=<br/>
Music Department=
*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=<br/>
Additional Crew=
*Alan Brennert - Story Editor
*Alan Brennert - Story Editor
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*[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 21:57, 26 November 2023

A Blast for Buck
Season 1, Episode 16
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

Quotes

Cast

*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)

*Directed by David G. Phinney

  • Teleplay by Richard Nelson
  • Story by John Gaynor
  • Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson and David J. O'Connell
  • Cinematography by Ben Colman
  • Film Editor - Leon Ortiz-Gil
  • Casting - Phil Benjamin
  • Art Director - Fred Luff, III
  • Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo
  • Costume Designer - Al Lehman

    • *Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

    *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

    • *Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)

    *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

    • *Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

    *Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music

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

    • *Alan Brennert - Story Editor

    Related Subjects

    Subjects by Episode in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

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    References

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    Episodes in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    Film | Awakening | Planet of the Slave Girls | Vegas in Space | The Plot to Kill a City, Part I | The Plot to Kill a City, Part II | Return of the Fighting 69th | Unchained Woman | Planet of the Amazon Women | Cosmic Whiz Kid | Escape from Wedded Bliss | Cruise Ship to the Stars | Space Vampire | Happy Birthday, Buck | A Blast for Buck | Ardala Returns | Twiki is Missing | Olympiad | A Dream of Jennifer | Space Rockers | Buck's Duel to the Death | Flight of the War Witch
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