| Article |
| Vegas in Space | |
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| Season 1, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | 4 October 1979 |
| Written by | Anne Collins |
| Directed by | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous Planet of the Slave Girls |
Next The Plot to Kill a City, Part I |
Vegas in Space is the third episode of Season 1 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It premiered 4 October 1979.
In syndication and on streaming, "Vegas in Space" is sometimes listed as the fifth episode of the season. This happens when the previous episode, "Planet of the Slave Girls", is split into two episodes.
Summary[]
Buck and Directorate agent Marla Landers travel to Sineloa, a gambling city that Buck finds resembles old Earth's Las Vegas. Their mission from the Earth Defense Directorate is to locate and return to Earth a kidnapped young girl named Felina Redding, who is being held prisoner by the city's ruler, Velosi. The young woman has critical knowledge that Velosi must extract in order to destroy his competitor Armat. Armat offers the Directorate plans to the Draconian Hatchet Fighters that have been plaguing Earth's defense forces in exchange for the girl's life.
Notes[]
- Cesar Romero is known to Batman fans as the Joker from the 1960s TV series of the same title.
- Continuing the Batman theme, Olan Soule provided the voice of the Caped Crusader himself in several animated series by Hanna-Barbera, including the first four seasons of SuperFriends.
- Richard Lynch is known to Star Trek fans as Arctus Baran from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Gambit, Part I" and "Gambit, Part II".
- Joseph Wiseman is known to James Bond fans as Dr. Julius No from the 1962 film Dr. No. He also played Princess Ardala's father, King Draco, in the pilot film.
- Juanin Clay plays the female lead in this episode. She was originally cast as Wilma Deering before Erin Gray decided to do the series.)
External Links[]
- Vegas in Space at the Internet Movie Database
- "Vegas in Space" 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 |