Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Vegas in Space
TV Flash files “Vegas in Space” as a desk essential hour — Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981) on NBC, season 1, episode 5, aired 1979-10-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E05: listed hour 5 of 37 in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century guide, hour 5 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1979-10-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Planet of the Slave Girls (2)” (S01E04). Next is “The Plot to Kill a City (1)” (S01E06).
Essential hour: “Vegas in Space”. Vegas in Space is the title admitting the casino. Jumpsuits and lasers aimed at the merch aisle: slick pilot-movie afterglow, still a network adventure with a grin.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Falina Redding accidentally sees a computer readout she shouldn't. The codes could cripple three quarters of her boss Amos Armat's illegal operations. So naturally, his deadly enemy Morgan Velosi wants those codes - so much that he has Falina kidnapped and taken to his private pleasure city of Sinaloa, where memory expert Carl Morphus will obtain the codes. Armat can't touch her there, so Armat offers the Earth Defense Directorate an unusual trade: if they can rescue Falina, he'll turn himself and evidence of his illegal operations over to them. But why is he so invested in the life of one employee?
Viewer FAQ
Where does Vegas in Space sit in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century guide?
S01E05 is listed hour 5 of 37 — hour 5 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 5.
When did Buck Rogers in the 25th Century S01E05 air?
Vegas in Space aired 1979-10-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Pilot movie first?
Yes if you want the slickest gloss. The 1979 theatrical/TV feature launched the series; Gerard, Gray, and Twiki follow into the weekly hour.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Gil Gerard thaws a twentieth-century flyboy into disco-era space, with Erin Gray's Col. Wilma Deering as the actual command presence and Twiki as comic sidekick. Post-Star Wars network sci-fi with a slick pilot movie and toyetic charm. Lasers, jumpsuits, and a wink aimed at the merch aisle.
Open on a thaw. Twentieth-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century to help Earth defense forces battle galactic threats: NBC's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981), from Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens, began as a 1979 theatrical/TV pilot feature. Gil Gerard's thawed flyboy, Erin Gray's Col. Wilma Deering as the actual command presence, Felix Silla and Mel Blanc's Twiki, Tim O'Connor's Dr. Elias Huer. Twiki and Dr. Theopolis added kid-friendly robot banter. Part of Larson's late-1970s…
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Filed against
- Gil Gerard as Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers
Gil Gerard thawed a twentieth-century flyboy into disco-era space as Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers — Erin Gray's Col. Wilma Deering as command presence, Twiki as comic sidekick, post-Star Wars network sci-fi with toyetic charm. TV Flash…
- Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
Erin Gray’s Col. Wilma Deering made Buck Rogers in the 25th Century the actual command presence — 1970s catalog disco-era space, jumpsuits, a flyboy thawed into toyetic charm, then Silver Spoons stretching the steel into 1980s mansion…
- Felix Silla as Twiki (body)
Felix Silla wore Twiki on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — disco-era space, Gil Gerard thawed into jumpsuits, Erin Gray's actual command presence, and a comic robot whose body had to walk the gag. Post-Star Wars network sci-fi, toyetic…
- Mel Blanc as Twiki (voice)
Mel Blanc’s Barney Rubble gave The Flintstones its next-door giggle — 1960s catalog Bedrock, a laugh-track sitcom in stone, the pal Fred could not do without. The Jetsons and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century kept the most famous voice in…
- Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
Tim O'Connor briefed Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Dr. Elias Huer — disco-era space, a twentieth-century flyboy thawed into jumpsuits, toyetic charm, lasers with a wink aimed at the merch. Post-space-opera network sci-fi. TV Flash…