Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Overview

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning to Earth and discovering the planet is recovering from a nuclear war, Buck uses his combat skills and ingenuity to protect Earth and fight evil throughout the galaxy alongside starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering and robot companion Twiki.

Episodes

Awakening (1)

S01E01 Awakening (1)

September 20, 1979 6.7 60 min
In the year 1987, NASA launched space probe Ranger III, with astronaut William "Buck" Rogers, on a 5-month trip around the solar system. However, the craft runs into a meteor storm, which disrupts its life...
Awakening (2)

S01E02 Awakening (2)

September 20, 1979 8.0 60 min
In the year 1987, NASA launched space probe Ranger III, with astronaut William ""Buck" Rogers, on a 5-month trip around the solar system. However, the craft runs into a meteor storm, which disrupts its life...
Planet of the Slave Girls (1)

S01E03 Planet of the Slave Girls (1)

September 27, 1979 3.5 60 min
Most of Earth's defense squadron becomes incapacitated after ingesting poisoned food discs. Buck travels to the planet of the food's origin, Vistula, with Wilma and flight instructor Duke Danton, an old boyfriend of Wilma's. On...
Planet of the Slave Girls (2)

S01E04 Planet of the Slave Girls (2)

September 27, 1979 6.0 60 min
Most of Earth's defense squadron becomes incapacitated after ingesting poisoned food discs. Buck travels to the planet of the food's origin, Vistula, with Wilma and flight instructor Duke Danton (Groh), an old boyfriend of Wilma's....
Vegas in Space

S01E05 Vegas in Space

October 4, 1979 4.0 60 min
Buck is sent to the gambling city Sinaloa with Directorate special agent Marla Landers to rescue a young woman who has been kidnapped by the city's ruler, Velosi. Velosi plans to extract some information from...
The Plot to Kill a City (1)

S01E06 The Plot to Kill a City (1)

October 11, 1979 6.0 60 min
After a Defense Directorate agent kills a member of a group of interstellar assassins, they plot to take their revenge on the city of New Chicago. Buck masquerades as an assassin and joins the group,...
The Plot to Kill a City (2)

S01E07 The Plot to Kill a City (2)

October 18, 1979 7.0 60 min
After a Defense Directorate agent kills a member of a group of interstellar assassins, they plot to take their revenge on the city of New Chicago. Buck masquerades as an assassin and joins the group,...
Return of the Fighting 69th

S01E08 Return of the Fighting 69th

October 25, 1979 6.0 60 min
Some time before Buck Roger's arrival, Col. Wilma Deering had set out to capture two interstellar gun runners. A fire in their spacecraft left them disfigured and they now set out to take their revenge...
Unchained Woman

S01E09 Unchained Woman

November 1, 1979 6.0 60 min
Buck masquerades as a convict to break into a prison in an attempt to rescue Jen Burton, who took the blame for a murder her boyfriend, a shipping pirate, really committed. The Earth Defense Directorate...
Planet of the Amazon Women

S01E10 Planet of the Amazon Women

November 8, 1979 6.0 60 min
Kidnapped to the planet Zantia, Buck finds himself auctioned off to Ariela, the daughter of the planet's Prime Minister. Through her, Buck learns that the planet's male population are being held as prisoners of war...
Cosmic Whiz Kid

S01E11 Cosmic Whiz Kid

November 15, 1979 5.0 46 min
Hieronymous Fox, an 11-year-old child genius from the 20th Century is kidnapped for ransom by the sinister Roderick Zale. The boy is the President of the planet Genesia and his bodyguard fears that he will...
Escape From Wedded Bliss

S01E12 Escape From Wedded Bliss

November 29, 1979 7.0 46 min
Princess Ardala returns to try to make Buck, who she considers the most genetically perfect male in the galaxy, her husband. With a powerful weapon poised in Earth orbit, she commands Earth's leaders to turn...
Cruise Ship to the Stars

S01E13 Cruise Ship to the Stars

December 27, 1979 6.0 60 min
Murder and romance await Buck, Wilma, Theo and Twiki aboard the cruise ship Lyran Queen. Buck befriends a shy young girl (Beck) while investigating the attempted kidnapping of beauty queen Miss Cosmos (Stratten) by a...
Space Vampire

S01E14 Space Vampire

January 3, 1980 7.0 60 min
No one believes that the Vorvon, who sneaks up on his victims and drains their living soul, is responsible for a series of deaths on Space Station Theta except Wilma -- his next intended victim.
Happy Birthday, Buck

S01E15 Happy Birthday, Buck

January 10, 1980 6.0 60 min
It's Buck Roger's 534th birthday, and Wilma and Dr. Huer plan a surprise party to cheer up the homesick astronaut. Wilma arranges to get Buck "out of the way" by having him accompany Dr. Huer's...
A Blast for Buck

S01E16 A Blast for Buck

January 17, 1980 6.0 60 min
To discover the secret behind a terrifying riddle presented to him, Buck subjects himself to a mind probe in an attempt to find out who is responsible for the mysterious objects being transported into the...
Ardala Returns

S01E17 Ardala Returns

January 24, 1980 6.0 60 min
Princess Ardala returns with another plan to snare the man from the 20th Century. This time, she captures Buck by luring him aboard a phoney 20th Century spaceship like his Ranger III. Once aboard the...
Twiki is Missing

S01E18 Twiki is Missing

January 31, 1980 6.0 60 min
Twiki is kidnapped by the evil ruler of a mining colony who, faced with an uprising of the mine workers, plans to make duplicates of the mechanoid to work the mines. While in the mines...
Olympiad

S01E19 Olympiad

February 7, 1980 6.0 60 min
Buck is invited to be the special guest of the 2492 Olympics. Shortly after arriving on the planet where they are being held, he is drawn into a game of political intrigue as an athlete...
A Dream of Jennifer

S01E20 A Dream of Jennifer

February 14, 1980 8.0 60 min
Buck is haunted by the appearance of a young woman who bears a striking resemblance to Jennifer, a woman who Buck left behind when he was propelled into the 25th Century. He follows her, finds...
Space Rockers

S01E21 Space Rockers

February 21, 1980 8.0 60 min
The evil Lars Mangros plans to broadcast a subliminal signal during the next performance of the rock group Andromeda that will cause the youth of the galaxy to riot. Buck infiltrates Musicworld, where the broadcast...
Buck's Duel to the Death

S01E22 Buck's Duel to the Death

March 20, 1980 60 min
Buck attempts to free a peaceful planet from the powerful grip of an evil warlord known as the Traybor. He leads a band of men into Traybor's fortress in the hope of freeing the women...
Flight of the War Witch (1)

S01E23 Flight of the War Witch (1)

March 27, 1980 6.0 60 min
Buck journeys through a space warp into another universe, where he discovers that the peaceful planet Pendar is being threatened by the sinister war witch Zarina. The Pendarans enlist the aid of Buck and Princess...
Flight of the War Witch (2)

S01E24 Flight of the War Witch (2)

March 27, 1980 6.0 60 min
Buck journeys through a space warp into another universe, where he discovers that the peaceful planet Pendar is being threatened by the sinister war witch Zarina. The Pendarans enlist the aid of Buck and Princess...

Cast

Gil Gerard
Gil Gerard
Buck Rogers
Erin Gray
Erin Gray
Wilma Deering
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Dr. Goodfellow
Thom Christopher
Thom Christopher
Hawk
Jay Garner
Jay Garner
Admiral Efram Asimov
Felix Silla
Felix Silla
Twiki

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