| Article |
| Planet of the Amazon Women | |
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| Season 1, Episode 8 | |
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| Air date | November 8, 1979 |
| Written by | D.C. Fontana Richard Fontana |
| Directed by | Philip Leacock |
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"Planet of the Amazon Women" is the eighth episode of season 1 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It premiered on November 8, 1979.
In syndication and on streaming, "Planet of the Amazon Women" is sometimes listed as the tenth episode of the season. This happens when the episode, "Planet of the Slave Girls", is split into two episodes.
Plot[]
Buck helps two sisters whose ship is found adrift above the planet Zantia. After towing them home, a man named Cassius Thorne takes Buck into custody and has him sold at auction as a mate to the Prime Minister's daughter Ariela Dyne.
Buck learns from other male prisoners that Thorne has a lucrative business in kidnapping men to sell to the women of his planet since most of Zantia's males were killed or captured in a war with the neighboring planet Ruatha. After meeting Ariela, Buck finds the girl strongly opposed to slavery and plans to end her mother's reign.
Meanwhile, Wilma arrives looking for Buck and learns that Ariela is planning to meet with the Ruathan leader and expose the truth that Zantia has no warriors. Wilma tries to stop Ariela before the fragile political repercussions drag Earth into war as well.
Notes[]
- Ron Gans would later go on to play the voice of Armus in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Skin of Evil".
Trivia[]
External Links[]
- Planet of the Amazon Women at the Internet Movie Database
- Planet of the Amazon Women at the Internet Archive
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Season 1 |
| Awakening I Planet of the Slave Girls I Vegas in Space I The Plot to Kill a City, Part I I The Plot to Kill a City, Part II I Return of the Fighting 69th I Unchained Woman I Planet of the Amazon Women I Cosmic Whiz Kid I Escape from Wedded Bliss I Cruise Ship to the Stars I Space Vampire I Happy Birthday, Buck I A Blast for Buck I Ardala Returns I Twiki Is Missing I Olympiad I A Dream of Jennifer I Space Rockers I Buck's Duel to the Death I Flight of the War Witch |