Airdate: 11/22/79
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| Duel of the Shorties! |
11-year old Heronymous Fox,
played by Diff’rent Strokes star Gary
Coleman, has just been kidnapped by the evil Roderick Zale (Ray Walston). Fox
is president of the planet Genesia, a world that cannot possibly meet Zale’s
ransom demands, so they send Lt. Dia Cryton, who forcibly enlists the help of
Buck Rogers, to carry out a rescue mission. Wilma also infiltrates the compound
where Fox is being held, and through both her and Buck’s efforts they manage to
return the pint-sized prez back to safety – and the galaxy is once again back
to normal… at least for this week.
Then red-hot Coleman adds a
much-needed boost of levity to the series with his guest appearance, and the
dialogue they wrote for him makes fine use of his cute, street-smart comebacks
and funny faces. Also great to see one of my favorite character actors, Ray
Walston, return to light science fiction. (Evidently, the fall of ’79 was a
busy time for him; he had also guest-starred on The Incredible Hulk just a month earlier.) Add to that the perfect
abs of Melody Rogers (she wears a mid-riff baring top in every scene she’s in),
and you’ve got pure, unadulterated late-70’s cheese with a pickle on the side.
Amen!
PS: Best performance by a robot: Erin
Gray’s snide “boss” when she goes undercover to rescue Zale. He hates humans and never misses a
chance to insult them whenever possible.
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