The Crystals

The Crystals
Season 2, Episode 8
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Air date	March 5, 1981
Written by	Bob Mitchell Esther Mitchell
Directed by	John Patterson
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"The Crystals" is the eighth episode of the 2nd season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

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Synopsis

William "Buck" Rogers, Wilma and Hawk leave for a planet to search for crystals needed to power the Searcher. After landing they find a young girl inhabiting the planet, and also a strange mummy-like creature that continually attacks the search party. The super-computer Crichton believes that the amnesia-stricken girl will, in time, mutate into a mummy creature herself, as it is the natural evolution of her species.

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
• Amanda Wyss as Laura
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• Sandy Champion as Chief Petty Officer Hall
• Alex Hyde-White as Lieutenant Martin
• James R. Parkes as Kovick
• Gary Bolen as Johnson
• Leigh C. Kim as Petrie
• Hubie Kerns Jr. as Mummy Monster
• Jeff David as Voice of Crichton (uncredited)

Episode Crew

• Directed by John Patterson
• Written by Bob Mitchell and Esther Mitchell
• Produced by Calvin Clements Jr., John Mantley, David G. Phinney and John G. Stephens
• Music by Donald Woods
• Cinematography by Ben Colman
• Film Editor - George Potter
• Casting - Joe Reich
• Art Director - William H. Tuntke
• Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo
• Costume Designer - Al Lehman

Production Management

• Paul Wurtzel - Unit Production Manager

*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director

Stephen Lillis - 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)

Visual Effects

• Peter Anderson - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland
• David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

Stunts

• David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)

*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

• Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

Music Department

• Tom Gleason - Music Editor
• Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music
• Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
• Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant

External links

• The Crystals at IMDb
• The Crystals at NBC.com