| Planet of the Slave Girls | |
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| Season 1, Episodes 3 & 4 | |
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| Air date | September 27, 1979 |
| Teleplay by | Steve Greenberg Aubrey Solomon Anne Collins |
| Story by | Steve Greenberg Aubrey Solomon |
| Directed by | Michael Caffey |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous Awakening |
Next Vegas in Space |
"Planet of the Slave Girls" is the third and fourth episodes of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Plot[]
- Coming Soon
Synopsis[]
The majority of Earth's fighter squadron becomes incapacitated after using poisoned food discs. Buck, Wilma and Duke Denton fly to the distant planet of the food's origin, Vistula. They seek to track down a slave trader named Kaleel who is collaborating with the planet's governor. While on the planet Vistula, they find that Kaleel has been building a fleet of attack ships in secret, and plans to use them against Earth's weakened defense forces. With Earth's defense force now heavily outnumbered 10-to-1, Buck decides that he must destroy the attack fleet and rescue Wilma, who has become trapped in Kaleel's mountain fortress.
Notes[]
- Originally aired as a 120-minute episode, but has been formatted as two 60-minute episodes in most subsequent re-airings for scheduling reasons. While many guides list it as a two-parter, its initial airing and release on DVD as one double-length episode should make this the official recognition.
- Roddy McDowall is known to Planet of the Apes fans as Cornelius from the movies Planet of the Apes and Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Caesar from the movies Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and Galen from the TV series Planet of the Apes.
Quotes[]
Cast[]
Episode Cast[]
- Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers
- Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
- Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
- David Groh as Major Duke Danton
- Roddy McDowall as Governor Saroyan
- Brianne Leary as Ryma
- Macdonald Carey as Dr. Mallory
- Karen Carlson as Stella Warden
- Michael Mullins as Regis Saroyan
- Buster Crabbe as Brigadier Gordon
- Jack Palance as Kaleel
- Felix Silla as Twiki
- Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
- Robert Dowdell as Galen
- Sheila Wills as Major Fields
- Don Marshall as Julio
- Diane Markoff as Female Pilot
- June Whitley Taylor as Woman
- Borah Silver as Husband
- Michael Masters as Worker
- Don Maxwell as Guard
- Nathaniel Brian Wine as Technician
- William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
- Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)
Episode Crew[]
- Directed by Michael Caffey
- Teleplay by Steve Greenberg, Aubrey Solomon and Anne Collins
- Story by Steve Greenberg and Aubrey Solomon
- Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney
- Music by Johnny Harris
- Cinematography by Ben Colman
- Film Editors - Michael Berman and Leon Ortiz-Gil
- Casting - Phil Benjamin
- Art Directors - Fred Luff III and Paul Peters
- Set Decorators - Victor Hugo and Frank Lombardo
- Costume Designer - Sal Anthony
Production Management[]
- Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director[]
- Bob Bender - First Assistant Director
- Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director
Art Department[]
- Jerry Allen - Model Builder
- Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)
Sound Department[]
- Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound
- Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor
Special Effects[]
- Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)
Visual Effects[]
- Peter Anderson - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland
- David M. Garber - Miniature Effects
- Wayne Smith - Miniature Effects
Stunts[]
- Bob Bralver - Stunts (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department[]
- Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera
- Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera
Music Department[]
- Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
- Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
Additional Crew[]
- Alan Brennert - Story Editor
- Anne Collins - Story Consultant
References[]
External links[]
- Planet of the Slave Girls at IMDb
- Planet of the Slave Girls, Part I at NBC.com
- Planet of the Slave Girls, Part II at NBC.com
| 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 |