SCTV Season 01

The premise of the show was the broadcast day of a fictitious TV station (later network) in the town of Melonville. The location of Melonville was left unspecified, though most episodes implied that it was somewhere in the US.

A typical episode of SCTV presented a compendium of programming seen on the station throughout its broadcast day. A given episode could contain everything from SCTV news broadcasts to sitcoms, dramas, movies talk shows, kid shows, parodic commercials for non-existent products, and/or game shows. Several "shows" were seen regularly on SCTV, including "SCTV News"; the soap opera "The Days of the Week"; late night movie features "Monster Chiller Horror Theater" and "Dialing For Dollars"; and "Great White North" (a show centred around two Canadian 'hosers'), among others. Many other SCTV shows were seen only once, such as game shows like "Shoot At The Stars" in which celebrities are literally shot at like targets in a shooting gallery, or full-blown movie spoofs like "Play it Again, Bob" in which Woody Allen (Rick Moranis) tries to get Bob Hope (Dave Thomas) to star in his next film. Episodes would also feature a range of SCTV-produced promos (for imaginary future shows) and commercials, such as spots for "Al Peck's Used Fruit" or "Shower In A Briefcase," or a PSAwhich helpfully describes "Seven Signs You May Already Be Dead."

Also seen fairly frequently, particularly in later episodes, were behind-the-scenes plots focusing on life at the station. These often featured Guy Caballero (Joe Flaherty), the cheap, tyrannical owner and president of SCTV, who, despite being perfectly ambulatory, was seated in a wheelchair to earn "respect" (i.e., sympathy) from employees and viewers. Also seen regularly were weaselly, sweating station manager Maurice "Moe" Green (Harold Ramis), succeeded in the position by flamboyant, leopard-skin clad, foul-mouthed Mrs. Edith Prickley (Andrea Martin); vain variety star Johnny LaRue (John Candy); washed-up entertainers such as singer Lola Heatherton (Catherine O'Hara) and comedian Bobby Bittman (Eugene Levy); news anchors Floyd Robertson (Flaherty) and Earl Camembert (Levy), talk-show host Sammy Maudlin (Flaherty), cult-stardom-destined and beer-addled brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie (Moranis and Thomas), and many others.

The small cast, typically six to eight members at any given time, played a wide variety of other station roles ranging from program hosts to commercial spokespersons. They also impersonated numerous popular celebrities appearing on the station's programming.

 

I Dream of Jeannie

Season 1 (1965–66)
All Season One episodes are in B&W, but have been colorized for some DVD releases.

I Dream of Jeannie is an American sitcom with a fantastical premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and whom she eventually marries. Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired from September 1965 to May 1970 with new episodes, and through September 1970 with season repeats, both on NBC. The show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes. The first season consisted of 30 episodes filmed in black and white.



1 "The Lady in the Bottle"
Astronaut Tony Nelson orbiting in Stardust One crash lands on a remote island in the South Pacific. On the beach, he finds a bottle and gets a surprise when he opens it. A beautiful genie appears who is instantly attracted to him, helps him get rescued and then follows him back to Cocoa Beach, Florida.


2 "My Hero?"
There's peril in Persia when Jeannie whisks Captain Nelson to that ancient civilization in order to avenge her honor against Ali, the Killer of Giants (Richard Kiel). When Jeannie visits her parents, she announces to them that her greatest wish is to marry her Master—if he survives Ali first. NOTE: second half of episode does not contain laugh track


3 "Guess What Happened On The Way To The Moon?"
Desert survival becomes luxurious when Jeannie follows Tony on a mission and outfits him with food, shelter, and transportation. But Roger begins to question Tony's good fortune when he continues to suffer in the sweltering heat.


 4 "Jeannie and the Marriage Caper" Alan Rafkin Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman October 9, 1965
Marriage looms on the horizon when Tony's fiancée, Melissa, urges him to accept a position overseas and move up their wedding date. But with a jealous genie at home, will Tony and Melissa ever hear wedding bells?


 5 "G.I. Jeannie" Alan Rafkin William Davenport October 16, 1965
Jeannie joins the Air Force with the hopes of working closer to her Master. But with all the rules and regulations, is there room for a little military magic?


6 "The Yacht Murder Case" Gene Nelson David Braverman, Bob Marcus October 23, 1965
There's trouble on the high seas when Jeannie follows Tony on a yacht for a very important meeting with an aerospace executive (and his beautiful daughter). When he orders her to go home and she does so in the blink of an eye, the other guests think her sudden disappearance is a sure sign of murder.


7 "Anybody Here Seen Jeannie?" Gene Nelson Arnold Horwitt October 30, 1965
Tony is scheduled to take a historic walk into outer space, but Dr. Bellows wants him to take a few medical tests first. Jeannie envisions her beloved Master floating helpless in space and decides to sabotage the tests from her hiding space in Tony's jacket. Dabney Coleman guest stars as "Lt. George Conway" (identified as "Lt. George Webb" in the closing credits).


8 "The Americanization of Jeannie" Gene Nelson Arnold Horwitt November 6, 1965
Jeannie becomes enthralled by a magazine article that explains how to be the perfect American woman. She hopes to impress her Master with her self reliance, but her domestic touches soon prove to be disasters.


9 "The Moving Finger" Gene Nelson Harry Essex, Jerry Seelen November 13, 1965
Jeannie has stars in her eyes when Tony goes out to dinner with a famous screen actress (Nancy Kovack) in Hollywood. She decides to become a movie star to compete with her "rival", but soon realizes that genies don't show up on camera.


10 "Djinn and Water" Gene Nelson Mary C. McCall, Jr. November 20, 1965
Family comes to call when Jeannie summons one of her great grandfathers, Bilejik (J. Carrol Naish), to help Tony with an experiment to turn sea water into fresh water. Bilejik says he will share the secret, but only if his unusual request is met. Chet Stratton (uncredited) appears as "The Botanist".

11 "Whatever Happened to Baby Custer?" Gene Nelson Austin Kalish, Irma Kalish November 27, 1965
Tony's littlest fan, 8-year-old Custer (Bill Mumy), causes some big trouble when he sees some of Jeannie's magic and reports it to Dr. Bellows. Now Jeannie must outwit the doctor before Tony gets put in the hot seat at work. Set Note: [n 1]


12 "Where'd You Go-Go?" E.W. Swackhamer Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg December 4, 1965
There's romance in the air when one of Tony's ex-girlfriends, Diane, asks if they can start seeing each other again. Jeannie feels betrayed until Tony's best friend, Roger Healey, asks her out on a date. Now jealousy is spreading fast as Tony uses his date with Diane to make sure Jeannie doesn't get into any trouble with Roger.


13 "Russian Roulette" E.W. Swackhamer Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg December 11, 1965
Gift giving goes too far when Roger unwittingly gives Jeannie's bottle to a visiting female Russian cosmonaut (Arlene Martel) as a symbol of friendship. Tony goes to extreme lengths to get the bottle back, but not before the cosmonaut realizes that she now has a genie of her very own. NOTE: DVD release features reconstructed soundtrack with new laugh track.


14 "What House Across the Street?" Theodore J. Flicker Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg December 18, 1965
Mothers usually know best so Jeannie decides to follow her mom's (Lurene Tuttle) advice to make Tony jealous by accepting Roger Healey's marriage proposal. She blinks into existence two rich parents and a mansion across the street from Tony's house (on a vacant lot Dr. Bellows just purchased). But can she blink away her feelings for her Master?


15 "Too Many Tonys" E.W. Swackhamer Arthur Horwitt December 25, 1965
Dr. Bellows determines that married men make better astronauts, so Jeannie asks her Master to marry her. When he refuses, Jeannie blinks up another Tony who is much more romantic and attuned to her needs. When Bellows sees them together, he assumes Tony is getting married! (General Peterson makes his first appearance in this episode.)


16 "Get Me to Mecca on Time" E.W. Swackhamer James Allardice, Tom Adair January 8, 1966
Tony has a lot of work and doesn't have time for Jeannie. But, Jeannie really needs to go with her master to Mecca on time or she'll lose her powers...and literally fade out of his life forever!


17 "The Richest Astronaut in the Whole Wide World" E.W. Swackhamer William Davenport (story)
Sidney Sheldon (teleplay) January 15, 1966
The cat's out of the bag—and the genie's out of the bottle—when Roger inadvertently summons Jeannie and becomes her new Master. Overwhelmed with the power at his disposal, he takes advantage of her magical abilities.


18 "Is There an Extra Genie in the House?" Hal Cooper Charles Tannen January 22, 1966
Roger's whims as a new "Master" are making Tony angry and Jeannie exhausted. But he finds himself in serious trouble when he keeps Dr. Bellows' niece out too late on a date. Further complicating matters, he believes the couple subletting his apartment are genies! Herbie Faye (uncredited) appears as "Mr. Billings", Bernard Fox as Arnie, and Emmaline Henry as Myrt.


19 "Never Try to Outsmart a Jeannie" Herb Wallerstein Martin A. Ragaway January 29, 1966
Jeannie catches a bad case of Roman fever and schemes to accompany Tony on a three-week cruise to Italy. He finally agrees, but only if she can manage to obtain a legal passport without the use of her magic.


20 "My Master, the Doctor" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon February 5, 1966
Jeannie is guilty of malpractice when she makes Tony's dream of becoming a doctor come true, and he finds himself facing charges of medical impersonation....and possibly operating on Roger! Includes a cameo appearance of Maureen McCormick as a young patient.


21 "Jeannie and the Kidnap Caper" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon February 12, 1966
Feeling that Jeannie's magic is helping him around the house too much, Tony makes her promise not to use her powers to help him under any circumstances. His timing couldn't be worse, as he is immediately taken captive by killer Chinese spies who'll stop at nothing to get what they want.


22 "How Lucky Can You Get?" Claudio Guzman Sidney Sheldon February 19, 1966
Celebrating their recent promotions, Tony and Roger spend time in Reno, Nevada. Thinking that Jeannie will be his Lady Luck, Roger smuggles her along on the trip, despite the fact that Tony has already nixed the idea of her joining them.


23 "Watch the Birdie" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon February 26, 1966
Jeannie assists with her Master's golf swing, and General Peterson is so impressed that he makes Tony his partner at an important championship game. Tony's determined to rise to the occasion without help, but soon realizes that Jeannie may be his hole-in-one. Jerry Barber appears as himself.


24 "The Permanent House Guest" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon March 5, 1966
Dr. Bellows is sure he saw an elephant in Tony's bedroom, but all is normal when he returns with General Peterson. Determined to prove the existence of magic in Tony's house as well as his own sanity, Dr. Bellows makes himself Tony's new roommate.


25 "Bigger than a Bread Box and Better than a Genie" Claudio Guzman Sidney Sheldon March 12, 1966
Tony is less than impressed by the new woman in Roger's life, Madame Zolta, a clairvoyant fortune teller. Planning to reveal her for the fraud she is, Tony arranges a neighborhood seance. Col. Chuck Yeager guest stars, as well as Jorja Curtright (a.k.a. Mrs. Sidney Sheldon) and Natalie Leeb, Sidney's mother.


26 "My Master, the Great Rembrandt" Claudio Guzman Sidney Sheldon March 19, 1966
Jeannie helps Tony copy a Rembrandt so well he's accused of forgery. The picture's not pretty when Jeannie transforms Tony's donated copy of a Rembrandt painting into the original, highly valuable self-portrait. When the NASA charity, and Dr. Bellows, calls for assistance from an art expert, Tony has only 24 hours to create an explanation.


27 "My Master, the Thief" Claudio Guzman Robert Kaufman (story)
Sidney Sheldon (story and teleplay) April 2, 1966
While visiting a museum, Jeannie spies a pair of slippers that were stolen from her 2,000 years ago. With the blink of an eye, the shoe's on the other foot as she steals them back, leaving Tony to explain "his" footwear fetish when Dr. Bellows is certain he's involved.


28 "This Is Murder" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon April 9, 1966
Tony is asked to escort a visiting princess (Gila Golan) for three days, but the assignment turns into a royal pain when Jeannie sees a picture of the woman and realized that their families are long-time enemies—and that she is obliged by oath to kill her.


29 "My Master, the Magician" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon April 23, 1966
There's magic in the air when Dr. Bellows sees Tony napping on a chair that is floating off of the floor. When pressed for an explanation, Tony says he's an amateur magician and is promptly asked to put on a magic show for NASA.


30 "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name" Hal Cooper Sidney Sheldon May 7, 1966
Tony is struck by a vase and suffers from amnesia as a result. He instantly falls in love with the first woman he sees, Jeannie. NOTE: This episode was originally meant to be the series finale, because NBC (and Screen Gems) thought the series would not make it into a second season; due to the series' success, NBC renewed the show.

Mr Ed Season 01

Mr Ed Season 01

1. "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course." That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed. Said Mister Ed shares his words of wisdom only with Wilbur, his hapless owner.

"The First Meeting"
Newlyweds Wilbur and Carol Post move into their first house together, and find that the previous tenant left his horse behind in the backyard barn. Wilbur takes a liking to the palomino, who can talk.

"The Ventriloquist"
The Post's neighbor Roger Addison (Larry Keating) catches Mister Ed chatting with Wilbur.

"Busy Wife"
Carol becomes involved with a woman's club and ended up ignoring Wilbur.

"Kiddy Park"
Mister Ed feels neglected on his birthday because Wilbur is leaving him at a stable while he departs for a 3-day fishing trip to Mexico.

"Stable for Three"
Wilbur and Roger are banished to the barn by their wives.

"Sorority House"
Mister Ed is stolen and hidden in a sorority house basement. Wilbur then dresses in drag in order to rescue him.

"The Pageant Show"
Mister Ed attempts to ruin Wilbur's plans to have him march in the Pageant parade.

"The Aunt"
Wilbur's well deserving vacation plans end when an annoying aunt with her talking parrot comes to visit.

"The Missing Statue"
While Mister Ed is phoning in racing tips to the Pimlico Racetrack, Carol tries to persuade Wilbur to buy a statue she wants for the house.

"Ed the Lover"
Mister Ed has no interest in appearing in a Western play until he learns that a filly horse has fallen in love with him.

"Ed the Witness"
Mister Ed is the only witness to a crime that accidentally lands Wilbur in a Mexican prison

"Ed the Songwriter"
Through a musical experience, Wilbur has a music publisher record a song written, composed, and sung by Ed.

"Ed's Mother"
Mister Ed is horrified to discover that his mother is being utilized as a plow horse and insists that Wilbur buy her at auction.

"Pine Lake Lodge"
In this back door pilot for a proposed TV series, Mister Ed protests when Wilbur and Carol go to Pine Lake Lodge upstate for a weekend vacation. The friendly but troublesome lodge owner Bill Parker (guest star William Bendix) cons Wilbur into helping him cut down a tree to help build furniture for a summer camp the lodge is planning to hold for the summer.

"Ed's New Shoes"
A handyman hired by Wilbur creates a problem when he squirts water on a photographer for a fancy magazine.

"Ed the Stoolpigeon"
Wilbur and Carol adopt a puppy for an extra pet and Ed gets so jealous that he tries to get the pup in trouble so that Ed can get all the attention.

"Little Boy" 
Mister Ed befriends the new boy in town.

"Psychoanalyst Show"
Wilbur hires a psychiatrist to help Mister Ed overcome his fear of heights

"Ed the Tout"
Mister Ed starts giving Wilbur a string of winning picks at the local racetrack.

"A Man for Velma"
Roger and Kay hire a 4-star cook who threatens to quit because there are no eligible men around the property.

"Ed Agrees to Talk"
Ed gets annoyed with Carol when she hitches him to a surrey when Wilbur refuses to buy her a new car.

"The Mustache"
Roger convinces Wilbur to grow a mustache to look older in order to land a promising architect position he wants.

"The Other Woman"
To Carol's shock, Wilbur whispers the name of another woman in his sleep. After being mad and upset, she is relieved to learn that the name he mentioned was a female horse that Ed wanted him to buy for the barn.

"The Contest"
Mister Ed tutors Wilbur on everything from reference books to foreign languages to win a $5,000 contest.

"Wilbur Sells Ed"
Mister Ed falls in love with a filly owned by an important builder and convinces Wilbur to sell him.

"Ed Cries Wolf"
Mister Ed manipulates Wilbur into playing play chess with him, but Wilbur is reluctant to believe Ed when he sees a burglar in the house.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Season 01

A 20th century astronaut is caught in a freak accident in deep space, causing his spacecraft Ranger 3 to be blown into an orbit that returns him to Earth almost 500 years later. Earth is recovering from a nuclear war and is coming under hostile attack by the Draconian Empire. The later series has based on a spaceship exploring the unknown reaches of space.


Buck Rogers - S01E01-E02 - Awakening, pt1-pt2
In 1987, lone NASA astronaut Buck Rogers is piloting Earth's last space shuttle mission, Ranger 3, when a mishap shuts down life support and he is frozen for 504 years. He awakens in the year 2491 aboard the alien flagship Draconia which is headed to Earth for a diplomatic conference. The Draconians repair Buck's shuttle, but secretly plant a homing beacon aboard to track its way through Earth's defense shield. Upon arriving at Earth, Buck is escorted to the city of New Chicago by starfighters commanded by Col. Wilma Deering. Once at the city, Buck meets by Dr. Huer who tells him he is now in the 25th century and that everyone he knew had been killed centuries ago in a nuclear holocaust. When the tracking device is discovered, the authorities accuse Buck of espionage, but Buck claims the Draconians have set him up and that their representative, the ravishing Princess Ardala, is arriving in an armed warship which violates the peace treaty with Earth. The authorities refuse to believe Buck and sentence him to be executed. Wilma has second thoughts, however, and arranges to give Buck a chance to prove his innocence. Buck then sets out to prove the Draconians' hostile intent by seducing Ardala and sabotaging her attack fighters before she can launch them against Earth. Note: This two-hour pilot episode is a revised version of the theatrical release "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", with a different opening credits sequence and additional scenes. It was syndicated as a two-part episode.
Buck Rogers - S01E03-E04 - Planet of the Slave Girls, pt1-pt2
The Earth Defense Directorate faces a crisis when nearly everyone becomes sick after eating poisoned food. An attempt is made to create an antidote but the plan is thwarted when the laboratory is sabotaged and an assassin takes aim at Dr. Huer. Buck and Wilma then pursue leads to the planet Vistula where the contaminated food was exported from and there they find a world engaged in slave labor. A slave girl named Ryma, hopeful Buck will help her people, informs him about the food processing center where the food is being poisoned. Buck and Wilma then discover the poisoning is part of an elaborate plot by a fanatical religious leader and slave trader with paranormal powers named Kaleel. After Wilma is captured, Buck and Major Duke Danton, (Wilma's former boyfriend), attempt to rescue her from Kaleel's mountain fortress. Meanwhile, Kaleel plans to invade Earth with a secret strike force while their defenses are incapacitated.
Note: This was a two-hour episode, later syndicated as a two-part episode.

Buck Rogers - S01E05 - Vegas in Space
A young woman, Felina Redding, is kidnapped and her employer, a notorious smuggler named Amos Armat, comes to Dr. Huer for help. Armat believes his competitor, the feared crime boss Morgan Velosi, kidnapped Felina because she knows too much about his organization after stumbling upon a computer code that controls three-fourths of Armat's covert operations. If helped, Armat offers to turn himself in for his crimes, for Felina is not only an employee, but his daughter as well (a fact to which she is unaware). Huer initially refuses, but is persuaded by Major Marla Landers when she questions that Armat has technical secrets of Draconian Marauders that have been preying on Earth's shipping lanes. Buck takes the mission alongside Major Landers and the two arrive at Velosi's orbital casino resort of Sinaloa. While Landers uses her charm to distract Velosi, Buck rescues Felina before a hired interrogator, Carl Morphus, can conduct a potentially fatal mind probe on her.

Buck Rogers - S01E06 - The Plot to Kill a City, pt1
After capturing Raphael Argus, a notorious assassin, Buck learns that the killer is to attend a meeting with a group of terrorists known as the "Legion of Death" on the planet Aldebaran II. Since none of the group knows what Argus looks like, Buck assumes his identity and goes in his place. Buck meets the group's leader Seton Kellogg, and learns that each member has a unique ability – Sharese is an empath, capable of reading the emotions of other people; Jolen Quince is a telekinetic who can move objects with the power of his mind; Marcos has superior strength, and Varek is a mutant with the power to walk through solid matter. Argus was a master combatant and Buck passes Kellogg's test of skill. Buck's true identity is briefly questioned by the presence of Joella Cameron, one of Argus's girlfriends, but she goes along with the deception to help Buck. However his cover is eventually blown when an informant named Barney, who knew the real Argus, confirms he is an impostor. By then, Buck had already learned the group's plan to destroy New Chicago by sabotaging the city's antimatter power plant, and he and Joella race back to Earth to stop them.

Buck Rogers - S01E07 - The Plot to Kill a City, pt2
Buck Rogers - S01E08 - Return of the Fighting 69th
Buck and Wilma go after a notorious gunrunner named Corliss who has stolen a stockpile of deadly nerve agent from the 20th-Century and plans to attack Earth with it. When two rookie pilots are killed trying to pursue Corliss to his base within the treacherous asteroid belt, Wilma reluctantly seeks the help of a long retired fighter pilot named Noah Cooper and his legendary "Fighting 69th" squadron. Because of their age, Wilma has doubts about the squadron's reliability, but Noah's team sets out to prove they still have what it takes to get the mission done. During the attack, Buck and Wilma are captured by Corliss and his wife Roxanne Trent who both show off horrible scars from injuries they received thanks to Wilma during a previous confrontation. Wanting Buck and Wilma to suffer as they did, Corliss plans to torture them once he deals with the geriatric bombers. Eventually, Roxanne's deaf/mute slave girl Alicia helps Buck and Wilma escape, and the three hurry to escape the complex before the ensuing bombing run.

Buck Rogers - S01E09 - Unchained Woman
Posing as a prisoner named Valzhan, Buck is taken to an underground penal colony on Zeta Minor where he springs a female inmate named Jen Burton. Jen is wanted by the Earth's Directorate so she can testify about the criminal activities of her pirate boyfriend Malary Pantera. However, Pantera happens to have a business associate back on Earth, Ted Warwick, the Zetan government diplomat whose involvement could be exposed if Jen testifies. While Buck and Jen try to rendezvous with Wilma, Warwick tips off Pantera and he sends his goons after them. However, Buck and Jen's worst problem is a malfunctioning android prison guard, damaged during Jen's prison break, that is bent on destroying the both of them.

Buck Rogers - S01E10 - Planet of the Amazon Women
Buck helps two sisters whose ship is found adrift above the planet Xantia. 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 Xantia'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 Xantia has no warriors. Wilma tries to stop Ariela before the fragile political repercussions drag Earth into war as well.

Buck Rogers - S01E11 - Cosmic Whiz Kid
Buck is forced away from a vacation trip by Lieutenant Dia Cyrton who is the bodyguard of a 493 year-old, child super-genius, Hieronymus Fox – the president of the planet Genesia. Originally from Earth's 20th-Century, Fox developed advanced cryogenics technology and had himself frozen before the nuclear holocaust. After being thawed in the 25th-Century, Fox helped the struggling Genesia colony and they made him their leader. Now the boy has been kidnapped for ransom by a political dissident named Roderick Zale who holds Fox captive on Aldebaran II. Buck and Dia work to infiltrate Zale's hideout and must dodge elaborate security fields and a superhuman assassin before Zale carries out his threat to kill Fox.

Buck Rogers - S01E12 - Escape from Wedded Bliss
Princess Ardala attacks New Chicago with an indestructible alien weapon and orders the Earth leaders to hand over Buck Rogers or she will destroy every city on the planet. Instead of turning himself over, Buck goes off to find a man named Garedon – a Draconian defector living in seclusion on Earth who knows the layout of Ardala's warship. Unfortunately, the man is insane with fear of being captured and the only way to learn what he knows is to probe his mind. In the meantime, Buck surrenders to Ardala who wants him to marry her in exchange for sparing Earth. Buck plays along until Wilma and Dr. Huer can relay the location of the alien weapon control system so he can destroy it and end Ardala's hold over Earth.

Buck Rogers - S01E13 - Cruise Ship to the Stars
After the galactic beauty queen "Miss Cosmos" is attacked by a mysterious woman, Buck and Wilma are assigned to protect her while she travels aboard a luxury space liner. There, Buck encounters a shy girl named Alison Michaels who suffers from periodic blackouts to which her boyfriend Jay Davin dismisses as mental stress brought on by hypertension. After another attack against Miss Cosmos, Buck confronts the assailant, a wild-haired woman named Sabrina who demonstrates superhuman strength and powerful psychokinetic abilities. When Buck checks on Alison, she confesses to having visions of committing crimes and hurting people. Buck begins suspecting that Sabrina and Alison are the same and that Jay is exploiting her abilities so that they can capture Miss Cosmos and sell her perfect genetics on the black market. Dr. Theopolis later confirms this and identifies Alison as a transmute, a split personality with the genetic ability to transform into an entirely separate entity during times of extreme emotional distress. Buck sets a trap for the alter persona in hopes of saving Alison from the monster that lurks inside her.

Buck Rogers - S01E14 - Space Vampire
Buck and Wilma arrive at Theta Station to have Twiki serviced, but soon a freighter collides with the base. The freighter's crew are all found in a strange state that is somewhere between life and death, and believing a virus may be responsible, the station commander puts the base under quarantine. Soon however, Wilma feels a cold, evil presence stalking her and several station crew begin turning up "half-dead". Buck finds a video from the ship that recorded a man confronting an unseen attacker called a "Vorvon". He later learns that the Vorvon is a vampire-like being of legend that can drain the life energy from its victims and turn them into zombies. Soon the creature attacks Wilma and Buck sets a trap to destroy the monster before it turns her into an vampire like itself.

Buck Rogers - S01E15 - Happy Birthday, Buck
Nearing his 534th birthday, Buck is feeling homesick for the 20th-Century and Wilma plans a surprise party to cheer him up. To lure Buck out of his apartment and allow Wilma to set up the party, Dr. Huer assigns him to escort a psychic courier named Raylyn Derren to New Detroit. At the city, an assassin named Cornell Traeger, who has a mutant power to alter molecular structures, plans to kill Dr. Huer as revenge for sending him on a disastrous mission 15 years ago. Traeger has since spent the time in prison on an alien planet and blames Huer for his suffering. Traeger abducts the courier to find out where Huer is and Buck must stop him before he can carry out the killing.

Buck Rogers - S01E16 - A Blast for Buck
A strange device materializes upon Dr. Huer's desk and presents a riddle for Buck. Unable to solve the peculiar puzzle, Dr. Huer believes that the device was sent by someone with a grudge against Buck so he scans Buck, Wilma and Twiki's memories to review many of the villains they have crossed paths with. Meanwhile, Dr. Theopolis tries to logically narrow down the culprit – or the prankster – responsible for the curious riddles.

Note: This episode is a "clip show," composed mainly of footage from previous episodes.

Buck Rogers - S01E17 - Ardala Returns
After a pilot is killed testing a new Draconian "Hatchet Fighter" designed by Kane, Princess Ardala orders the program cancelled, but changes her mind when she comes up with an idea for a replacement pilot. Later, Buck investigates a derelict space capsule that appears to be from the 20th-Century, but once aboard he learns that it is a trap to capture him. Buck is taken aboard Ardala's flagship where she shows Buck a cloning lab where Kane has made an android copy of him called a Zygot. Kane then records Buck's combat experience with a special suit that directly records Buck's neural memory. He then implants the information into the android, and eventually the others he is making, that will ultimately pilot a wave of his new fighters against Earth. Buck tries to escape, but finds Ardala has sent one of his clones to Earth as an imposter, rigged with a bomb capable of destroying New Chicago.

Buck Rogers - S01E18 - Twiki is Missing 
After an uprising of miners on the asteroid Toros, the mining operator, Kerk Belzak, wishes to replace the human workers with robotic drones. Belzak sets his eyes on Twiki, the most advanced robot drone known, to use as a model to make copies. He sends his enforcers, the Omniguard, a trio of female paranormals with psychokinetic powers to buy Twiki from Buck, but Buck refuses to sell him. The ladies then resort to stealing the robot and Buck goes after them. Buck soon learns that Stella Breed, the leader of the Omniguard, is being forced to serve Belzak, who holds the life of her son in his hands. Meanwhile, Wilma guides a massive "spaceberg" composed of frozen oxygen into Earth's atmosphere in an attempt to replenish the planet's breathable air, but the berg is put in danger of exploding when it veers off course.

Buck Rogers - S01E19 - Olympiad
Buck is invited to present the Earth's flag at the 2492 Olympic Games on the planet Mycos. There he meets an astrosled pilot named Lara Tizian who begs Buck to help her boyfriend Jorax Leet escape from the games. Jorax is from a repressive world called Lozeria and is trying to defect with Lara to Earth to escape being used as a political figurehead by the Lozerian hierarchy, but they have implanted a molecular bomb in his head which, if detonated, will not only kill him, but anyone around him. With Lara and Wilma's help, Buck tries to steal a remote detonator which is in the possession of Jorax's ruthless sponsor, Allerick. However, another problem arises when Dr. Theopolis warns a back-up detonation signal can be sent from the Lozerian home world and their only chance is to outrun the signal through the Stargate.

Buck Rogers - S01E20 - A Dream of Jennifer
Buck sees a young woman who looks identical to his girlfriend Jennifer, whom he left behind when he was sent on his space mission in the 20th Century. The girl, whose name is Lela Markeson, catches a flight to "The City on the Sea", (what was once New Orleans), and Buck follows her there. However, Lela was molecularly altered to appear as Jennifer, and sent to lure Buck into a trap set by aliens known as the Koven. The Koven want Buck to attack a freighter that is transporting weapons to the colony on Vega V who they are at war with. Buck refuses, but the alien leader, Reeve, threatens to kill Lela if he does not comply.

Buck Rogers - S01E21 - Space Rockers
Buck learns that whenever the popular rock band "Andromeda" performs a show, the youth around the galaxy break out into violence. Suspecting a connection between the music and the riots, Buck decides to head to "Music World", a former military base turned broadcasting station, to meet the group. There he learns that the band's manager, Lars Mangros, is experimenting with energy patterns and human behavior and is somehow mixing mind-altering frequencies into his band's music. With Andromeda's biggest galaxy-wide concert just hours away from transmission, Buck tries to destroy Mangros' transmitter before the youth of the galaxy tear their worlds apart.
(Note: The funky song continuously played by the band is "Odyssey" by Johnny Harris who composed the track for the episode.)

Buck Rogers - S01E22 - Buck's Duel to the Death
Buck is invited to the planet Katar where he learns that he is to fulfill a prophecy that a 500 year-old man called the "Roshan" will lead an uprising against the "Traybor" – a ruthless warlord who oppresses the Katarian people. The Katarian leader, Prime Minister Darius, asks Buck to simply pose as the Roshan in hopes it will inspire his people to revolt, but not wanting a civil war, Buck instead decides to lead a mission to enter the Traybor's palace and eliminate him covertly. However, an informant tips the tyrant off and Buck's mission is foiled. The Traybor then challenges Buck to a duel to the death, but the dictator has the advantage of a cybernetic implant that allows him to throw deadly bolts of electricity.


Buck Rogers - S01E23 - Flight of the War Witch, pt1-pt2
A UFO lands outside New Chicago and presents a device for navigating an interdimensional vortex into another universe. Buck agrees to be the pilot to enter the vortex, but Princess Ardala steals the device and intends to follow him. Once through, Buck finds the planet Pendar, whose people tell of their conflict with the Zaads, an enemy race ruled by the War Witch Zarina. Lacking the means to wage war, the Pendarans ask Buck to fight their enemy for them. Meanwhile, the Draconians arrive, with Wilma and Dr. Huer against their wishes, but Ardala refuses to help the Pendarans. Buck also declines and the aliens withhold the means for returning to their universe leaving Buck and Ardala trapped with no other choice but to comply. Buck asks Ardala to join forces, but Ardala instead tries to befriend the evil Zaad leader Zarina. However, Ardala's plan backfires when Zarina thinks her a spoiled child, and Ardala is forced to work with Buck in combating the Zaad forces after all.
Note: This was a two-hour episode, later syndicated as a two-part episode. The opening credits sequence of this episode differs from other first season episodes in that it incorporates footage from the TV version of the pilot film, as well as special effects footage that would not be used until the second season premiere, "Time of the Hawk". This episodes also marks the last appearances of Dr. Huer, Dr. Theopolis, Princess Ardala, and Kane.