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A Blast for Buck: Directed by David G. Phinney. With Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Gary Coleman. A satellite enters Earth orbit. This transmits a message intended for Buck, and a warning of a possible attack. Buck and his friends attempt to figure out who might have sent the satellite to prevent the attack.
- (226)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- David G. Phinney
- 1980-01-17
- Overview
- Synopsis
- Notes
- Cast
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"A Blast for Buck" is the sixteenth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
A communication probe arrives in Dr. Huer's office, and delivers a strange riddle:
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.
•This episode includes clips from the following episodes: "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" and "Cruise Ship to the Stars".
•Although transmitted afterwards, the previous episode indicated that this occurs before. In this episode, Dr. Huer notes that the date is Dekel 31 which Buck immediately recognizes as December 31 or New Years Eve. In Happy Birthday, Buck, it is said to be January.
Episode 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 Raphael 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)
Episode Crew
•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
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" A Blast for Buck (TV Episode 1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
A Blast for Buck. When a mysterious device issuing a bizarre riddle that threatens Earth appears in Dr. Huer's office, Buck subjects himself to a mind probe to discover its origins.
Season 1 Episode 16 - A Blast for Buck. Gary Coleman, 11-year-old star of "Diff'rent Strokes," makes his second guest appearance i n "Buck Rogers" as the child genius, Hieronymus Fox, as a mysterious device issuing a bizarre riddle that threatens Earth appears in Dr. Huer's (Tim O'Connor) office.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Is the hourglass you sent us. When the sands disappear, they disappear with a... Hieronymous Fox : A blast. Meaning a party.
