Season One intro:
The year is 1987 and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap Ranger 3 and it's pilot, Captain William "Buck" Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life support systems and returns Buck Rogers to Earth 500 years later.
Season Two intro:
In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of America's deep space probes. Aboard this compact starship, a lone astronaut, Captain William "Buck" Rogers was to experience cosmic forces beyond all comprehension. In a freak mishap, his life support systems were frozen by temperatures beyond imagination. Ranger 3 was blown out of it's planned trajectory into an orbit 1000 times more vast. An orbit which was to return Buck Rogers to Earth 500 years later.
| Ep | PN | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 82110 | Sep 20/79 | Awakening (two hours) |
| 3/4 | 53408 | Sep 27/79 | Planet of the Slave Girls (two hours) |
| 5 | 53406 | Oct 04/79 | Vegas in Space |
| 6 | 53402 | Oct 11/79 | The Plot to Kill a City |
| 7 | 53403 | Oct 18/79 | The Plot to Kill a City, Part 2 |
| 8 | 53410 | Oct 25/79 | Return of the Fighting 69th |
| 9 | 53409 | Nov 01/79 | Unchained Woman |
| 10 | 53413 | Nov 08/79 | Planet of the Amazon Women |
| 11 | 53414 | Nov 15/79 | Cosmic Whiz Kid |
| 12 | 53411 | Nov 29/79 | Escape From Wedded Bliss |
| 13 | 53412 | Dec 27/79 | Cruise Ship to the Stars |
| 14 | 53417 | Jan 02/80 | Space Vampire |
| 15 | 53418 | Jan 10/80 | Happy Birthday, Buck |
| 16 | 53420 | Jan 17/80 | A Blast For Buck (clip show) |
| 17 | 53419 | Jan 24/80 | Ardala Returns |
| 18 | 53422 | Jan 31/80 | Twiki is Missing |
| 19 | 53421 | Feb 07/80 | Olympiad |
| 20 | 53423 | Feb 14/80 | A Dream of Jennifer |
| 21 | 53424 | Feb 21/80 | Space Rockers |
| 22 | 53425 | Mar 20/80 | Buck's Duel to the Death |
| 23 | 53426 | Mar 27/80 | Flight of the War Witch |
| 24 | 53427 | Mar 27/80 | Flight of the War Witch, Part 2 |
| Ep | PN | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 55902 | Jan 15/81 | Time of the Hawk (two hours) |
| 27/28 | 55904 | Jan 22/81 | Journey to Oasis (two hours) |
| 29 | 55915 | Jan 29/81 | The Guardians |
| 30 | 55908 | Feb 05/81 | The Mark of the Saurian |
| 31 | 55913 | Feb 19/81 | The Golden Man |
| 32 | 55916 | Mar 05/81 | The Crystals |
| 33 | 55907 | Mar 12/81 | The Satyr |
| 34 | 55901 | Mar 19/81 | Shgoratchx! |
| 35 | 55914 | Mar 26/81 | The Hand of the Goral |
| 36 | 55917 | Apr 19/81 | Testimony of a Traitor |
| 37 | 55906 | Apr 16/81 | The Dorian Secret |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | |
|---|---|
| Genre: | science fiction, adventure |
| Show Type: | live action, color |
| Runtime Format: | one hour |
| Current Status: | ended |
| Number of Seasons: | 2 |
| Number of Episodes: | 37 |
| Broadcast Run: | 1979 - 1981 |
| Starring: | Gil Gerard |
| Erin Gray | |
| Tim O'Connor | |
| Felix Silla | |
| Mel Blanc | |
| Eric Server | |
| William Conrad | |
| Developed By: | Glen A. Larson |
| Based on Characters Created By: | Philip Francis Nowlan |
| Broadcast Network: | NBC |
| Production Company: | Glen A. Larson Productions |
| Universal Television | |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| IMDb: | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century |
