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* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in "Return of the Fighting 69th".
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* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in "Return ''Return of the Fighting 69th".69th''. Including one ''Baddass Grandma''.
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode "Flight of the War Witch".
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch".Witch''.
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** Buck being revived in the year 2491 is an obvious reference to the title of the original Buck Rogers story, Armageddon 2419.
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* RobotBuddy: Twiki, one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s.
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* RobotBuddy: Twiki, one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s. He may look rather innocuous, but he can pilot a fighter and dogfight with the best.
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->''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 its planned trajectory into an orbit one thousand times more vast, an orbit which was to return Buck Rogers to Earth, 500 years later.''
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* CoolGate: The stargates [[Series/StargateSG1 (no relation)]].
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* CoolGate: The stargates [[Series/StargateSG1 [[Franchise/StargateVerse (no relation)]].
* FoodPills: In "Planet of the Slave Girls" they become an important plot point.
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* FoodPills: In "Planet of the Slave Girls" they become an important plot point.
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* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: Both in the original pilot movie and in a later episode about space rockers.
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* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: Both in the original pilot movie and in a later episode about space rockers.
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* OpeningNarration:
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its 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."''
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its 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."''
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* OpeningNarration:
OpeningNarration
** First season, delivered by William Conrad:
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap,Ranger 3 ''Ranger 3'' and its 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."''"''
** It was changed for the second season, as shown with the article quote, this time delivered by Hank Sims. Both versions were abbreviated and altered from the narrative of the original pilot movie, which was longer.
** First season, delivered by William Conrad:
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap,
** It was changed for the second season, as shown with the article quote, this time delivered by Hank Sims. Both versions were abbreviated and altered from the narrative of the original pilot movie, which was longer.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ardala's [[TheBrute bodyguard]], Tigerman, was killed in the pilot movie; the TV series version of the story let him live to reappear in future episodes.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ardala's [[TheBrute bodyguard]], Tigerman, Tiger Man, was killed in the pilot movie; the TV series version of the story let him live to reappear in future episodes.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Twiki and other Earth-made robots are explicitly Three Laws Compliant -- Twiki even quotes the First Law in the second season episode "Shgoratchx" and a few moments later [[spoiler:states all three of them after having his brain inserted in Crichton's body]]. Crichton even complains about this in one episode, mentioning that the creator of the Laws [[ShoutOut had the same surname as the ship's commander.]]
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* ThreeLawsCompliant: Twiki and other Earth-made robots are explicitly ThreeLawsCompliant -- Twiki even quotes the First Law in the second season episode "Shgoratchx" and a few moments later [[spoiler:states all three of them after having his brain inserted in Crichton's body]]. Crichton even complains about this in one episode, mentioning that the creator of the Laws [[ShoutOut had the same surname as the ship's commander.]]
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. starfield.
** The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
** The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
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* OldSchoolDogfighting: Pretty much used in every episode. With the same stock footage almost every time.
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* OldSchoolDogfighting: OldSchoolDogfight: Pretty much used in every episode. With the same stock footage almost every time.
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->''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 its planned trajectory into an orbit one thousand times more vast, an orbit which was to return Buck Rogers to Earth, 500 years later.''
-->-- '''second season opening narrative'''
-->-- '''second season opening narrative'''
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** In the second season episode ''Journey to Oasis'', Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
** In ''A Blast for Buck'', Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
** In ''A Blast for Buck'', Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
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** In the second season episode ''Journey "Journey to Oasis'', Oasis", Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
** In''A "A Blast for Buck'', Buck", Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
** In
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode ''Flight of the War Witch''.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in ''Hand of the Goral'' where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
** When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" melts right down in front of him, into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in ''Hand of the Goral'' where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
** When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" melts right down in front of him, into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch''.
Witch".
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in''Hand "Hand of the Goral'' Goral" where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
**wuss]]. When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" [[spoiler:"Wilma" melts right down in front of him, into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode ''Space Vampire'' could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode ''Space Vampire'' "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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* ClipShow: The episode ''A Blast for Buck''.
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* ClipShow: The episode ''A "A Blast for Buck''.Buck".
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* DeathByOriginStory: Hawk's girlfriend Kourie. She shows up again in a hallucination in a later episode.
** Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seams. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seams. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
** Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seams. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seams. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
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* DeathByOriginStory: Hawk's girlfriend Kourie. She shows up again in a hallucination in a later episode.
**episode. Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seams. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seams. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
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* EvilDiva: In ''Space Rockers'', the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
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* EvilDiva: In ''Space Rockers'', "Space Rockers", the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
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* FakeoutEscape: In ''Flight of the War Witch'', Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FakeoutEscape: In ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch'', Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FoodPills: In ''Planet of the Slave Girls'' they become an important plot point.
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* FoodPills: In ''Planet "Planet of the Slave Girls'' Girls" they become an important plot point.
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** In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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** In ''Return "Return of the Fighting 69th'', 69th", a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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* HeelRealization: In ''Flight of the War Witch'', Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
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* HeelRealization: In ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch'', Witch", Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in ''Escape from Wedded Bliss''.
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in ''Planet of the Amazon Women''.
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in ''Planet of the Amazon Women''.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in ''Escape "Escape from Wedded Bliss''.
Bliss".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in''Planet "Planet of the Amazon Women''.Women".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in
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* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in ''Journey to Oasis''.
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* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in ''Journey "Journey to Oasis''.Oasis".
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of ''Plot to Kill a City'', Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In ''A Blast for Buck'', however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of ''Plot "Plot to Kill a City'', City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In ''A "A Blast for Buck'', Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In''Return "Return of the Fighting 69th'', 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode ''Vegas in Space''.
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode ''Vegas "Vegas in Space''.Space".
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* RobotMe: ''Ardala Returns''
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* RobotMe: ''Ardala Returns''"Ardala Returns"
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** In the episode ''A Dream of Jennifer'', the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** In the episode ''A "A Dream of Jennifer'', Jennifer", the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** Lampshaded in ''A Blast for Buck''. The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from ''Plot to Kill a City'' is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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** Lampshaded in ''A "A Blast for Buck''.Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from ''Plot "Plot to Kill a City'' City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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* SmokeOut: In the episode ''Vegas in Space'', Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* SmokeOut: In the episode ''Vegas "Vegas in Space'', Space", Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode ''Flight of the War Witch'', the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part two-part episode ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch'', Witch", the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled ''Suspension'').
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled ''Suspension'')."Suspension").
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* FoodPills: Notably in ''Planet of the Slave Girls''.
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* FoodPills: Notably in In ''Planet of the Slave Girls''.Girls'' they become an important plot point.
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* EvilDiva: In "Space Rockers", the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
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* EvilDiva: In "Space Rockers", ''Space Rockers'', the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire" ''Space Vampire'' could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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** In the second season episode "Journey to Oasis", Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
** In "A Blast for Buck", Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
** In "A Blast for Buck", Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
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** In the second season episode "Journey ''Journey to Oasis", Oasis'', Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
** In"A ''A Blast for Buck", Buck'', Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin, who once played a Riddler.
** In
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode "Flight of the War Witch".
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in "Hand of the Goral" where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in "Hand of the Goral" where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch".
Witch''.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in"Hand ''Hand of the Goral" Goral'' where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in
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* ClipShow: The episode "A Blast for Buck".
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* ClipShow: The episode "A ''A Blast for Buck".Buck''.
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* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight of the War Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch", Witch'', Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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'''Buck:''' What? If you call that "interfering", there's something wrong with your Funk & Wagnalls!
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'''Buck:''' What? If you call that "interfering", there's something wrong with your Funk ''Funk & Wagnalls!Wagnalls''!
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* HeelRealization: In "Flight of the War Witch", Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
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* HeelRealization: In "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch", Witch'', Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape from Wedded Bliss".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in "Planet of the Amazon Women".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in "Planet of the Amazon Women".
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape ''Escape from Wedded Bliss".
Bliss''.
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in"Planet ''Planet of the Amazon Women".Women''.
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in
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* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in "Journey to Oasis".
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* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in "Journey ''Journey to Oasis".Oasis''.
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot to Kill a City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return of the Fighting 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return of the Fighting 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot ''Plot to Kill a City", City'', Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A ''A Blast for Buck", Buck'', however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In"Return ''Return of the Fighting 69th", 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode "Vegas in Space".
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode "Vegas ''Vegas in Space".Space''.
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* RobotMe: "Ardala Returns"
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* RobotMe: "Ardala Returns"''Ardala Returns''
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** In the episode "A Dream of Jennifer", the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** In the episode "A ''A Dream of Jennifer", Jennifer'', the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** Lampshaded in "A Blast for Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot to Kill a City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
** Gary Coleman's recurring character, Hieronymous Fox, is named after the creator of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'', Hieronymous Bosch.
** Gary Coleman's recurring character, Hieronymous Fox, is named after the creator of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'', Hieronymous Bosch.
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** Lampshaded in "A ''A Blast for Buck".Buck''. The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot ''Plot to Kill a City" City'' is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
** Gary Coleman's recurring guest character, Hieronymous Fox, is named after the creator of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'', Hieronymous Bosch.
** Gary Coleman's recurring guest character, Hieronymous Fox, is named after the creator of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'', Hieronymous Bosch.
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* SmokeOut: In the episode "Vegas in Space", Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight of the War Witch", the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch", Witch'', the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: The UrExample in all incarnations. Even though his education and skills are 500+ years out of date, Buck has absolutely no problem adapting to 25th-century life and exploiting technology to his advantage, and Dr. Huer has no problem sending him on sensitive missions as a result. Buck using 20th century knwoledge to solve 25th century problems is the theme of almost every episode. Among the highlights:
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* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: The UrExample in all incarnations. Even though his education and skills are 500+ years out of date, Buck has absolutely no problem adapting to 25th-century life and exploiting technology to his advantage, and Dr. Huer has no problem sending him on sensitive missions as a result. Buck using 20th century knwoledge knowledge to solve 25th century problems is the theme of almost every episode. Among the highlights:
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
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** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").''Suspension'').
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* VillainessesWantHeroes: Princess Ardala to Buck Rogers, sometimes. Although the only time she makes a really HARD play for him is when she needs a "suitable" mate to keep her throne. She doesn't get Buck, of course, and it's unclear if she keeps her throne or not.
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* VillainessesWantHeroes: Princess Ardala to Buck Rogers, sometimes. Although the only time she makes a really HARD play for him is when she needs a "suitable" ''suitable'' mate to keep her throne. She doesn't get Buck, of course, and it's unclear if she keeps her throne or not.
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* FoodPills: Notably in "Planet of the Slave Girls".
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* FoodPills: Notably in "Planet ''Planet of the Slave Girls".Girls''.
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** In "Return of the Fighting 69th", a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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** In "Return ''Return of the Fighting 69th", 69th'', a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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** Gary Coleman's recurring character, Hieronymous Fox, is named after the creator of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'', Hieronymous Bosch.
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** When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" [[NightmareFuel melts right down in front of him]], into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
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** When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" [[NightmareFuel melts right down in front of him]], him, into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
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** In A ''Blast For Buck'', Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who once played a Riddler.
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** In A ''Blast For Buck'', "A Blast for Buck", Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin Gorshin, who once played a Riddler. Riddler.
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** In A ''Blast For Buck'', Legion of Death leader Kellogg is on the long list of suspects who may have sent the deadly riddle. Appropriate as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who once played a Riddler.
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** Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seems. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seems. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
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** Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seems. seams. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seems.seams. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
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** Or possibly ''not'' a hallucination. The plot of that episode is that reality is coming apart at the seems. Or possibly the artifact they are transporting is only making them ''hallucinate'' that reality is coming apart at the seems. (No, it isn't better in context. It was the last episode of a series cancelled mid-season.)
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** RetiredBadass "General Gordon", part of the RagtagBunchOfMisfits brought in to fight an invasion in the second episode, is played by Buster Crabbe -- who of course played Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}} in the old serials as well as the original Buck Rogers.
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** RetiredBadass "General Gordon", General Gordon, part of the RagtagBunchOfMisfits brought in to fight an invasion in the second episode, is played by Buster Crabbe -- who of course played Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}} in the old serials as well as the original Buck Rogers.
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** In the second season episode ''Journey to Oasis'', Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode ''Flight of the War Witch''
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in ''Hand of The Goral'' where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in ''Hand of The Goral'' where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
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* AlternateUniverse: The two-part episode ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch''
Witch".
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in''Hand "Hand of The Goral'' the Goral" where the Evil Alien puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in
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* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in ''Return of the Fighting 69th''.
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* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in ''Return "Return of the Fighting 69th''.69th".
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode ''Space Vampire'' could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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* CatchPhrase: ''Beedeebeedeebeedee''
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* CatchPhrase: ''Beedeebeedeebeedee''
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* ClipShow: The episode''A "A Blast for Buck''.Buck".
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* EvilDiva: In ''Space Rockers'', the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
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* FakeoutEscape: In ''Flight of the War Witch'', Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FakeoutEscape: In ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch'', Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FoodPills: Notably in ''Planet of the Slave Girls''.
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** In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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** In ''Return "Return of the Fighting 69th'', 69th", a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in ''Escape from Wedded Bliss''.
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in ''Planet of the Amazon Women''.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in ''Escape "Escape from Wedded Bliss''.
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* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in''Planet "Planet of the Amazon Women''.Women".
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* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in ''Journey to Oasis''.
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of ''Plot to Kill a City'', Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
-->Buck: ''Eighty-five''?!
* OlderThanTheyLook: In ''Return of the Fighting 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
-->Buck: ''Eighty-five''?!
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of ''Plot "Plot to Kill a City'', City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In''Return "Return of the Fighting 69th'', 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
-->Buck: -->'''Buck:''' ''Eighty-five''?!
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode ''Vegas in Space''.
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* PleasurePlanet: The episode ''Vegas "Vegas in Space''.Space".
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** The second season, which tried to [[FollowTheLeader Follow The Lead]] of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
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* RobotMe: ''Ardala Returns''
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* RobotMe: ''Ardala Returns''"Ardala Returns"
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** In the episode ''A Dream of Jennifer'', the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** In the episode ''A "A Dream of Jennifer'', Jennifer", the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** Lampshaded in ''A Blast for Buck''. The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from ''Plot to Kill a City'' is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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** Lampshaded in ''A "A Blast for Buck''.Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from ''Plot "Plot to Kill a City'' City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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* SmokeOut: In the episode ''Vegas in Space'', Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode ''Flight of the War Witch'', the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode ''Flight "Flight of the War Witch'', Witch", the Pendarans send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship into their universe to help them defeat her.
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* HeyItsThatGirl / HeyItsThatGuy: JamieLeeCurtis, [[LawAndOrder Jerry Orbach]], [[NightCourt Richard Moll]], [[BattleStarGalacticaClassic Anne Lockheart]], [[DiffrentStrokes Gary Coleman]], [[MissionImpossible Peter Graves]], [[{{Batman}} Frank Gorshin]], [[{{Batman}} Cesar Romero]], [[RipleysBelieveItOrNot Jack Palance]], [[NightCourt Markie Post]], [[JasonOfStarCommand Sig Haig]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Michael Ansara]]
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* HeyItsThatGirl / HeyItsThatGuy: JamieLeeCurtis, [[LawAndOrder Jerry Orbach]], [[NightCourt Richard Moll]], [[BattleStarGalacticaClassic Anne Lockheart]], [[DiffrentStrokes Gary Coleman]], [[MissionImpossible Peter Graves]], [[{{Batman}} Frank Gorshin]], [[{{Batman}} Cesar Romero]], [[RipleysBelieveItOrNot Jack Palance]], [[NightCourt Markie Post]], [[JasonOfStarCommand Sig Haig]], [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Michael Ansara]]
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot to Kill a City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
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* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot ''Plot to Kill a City", City'', Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape from Wedded Bliss".
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* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape ''Escape from Wedded Bliss".
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* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return of the Fighting 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return ''Return of the Fighting 69th", 69th'', Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.85.
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** In the second season episode "Journey to Oasis", Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in an episode where the Evil Alien Computer puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien Computer, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in an episode ''Hand of The Goral'' where the Evil Alien Computer puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien Computer, Alien, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].wuss]].
** When Buck makes his decision, [[spoiler: "Wilma" [[NightmareFuel melts right down in front of him]], into a puddle of smoking burnt stuff.]]
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
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* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight of the War Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch", Witch'', Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
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* HeavyWorlder: A one-shot character by the name of Toman, who used his heightened strength to become a hitman. Another heavy worlder in an earlier episode had [{MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]].
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** In the episode "A ''A Dream of Jennifer", Jennifer'', the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
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** Lampshaded in "A Blast for Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot to Kill a City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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** Lampshaded in "A ''A Blast for Buck".Buck''. The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot ''Plot to Kill a City" City'' is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
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* SmokeOut: In the episode "Vegas in Space", Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* SmokeOut: In the episode "Vegas ''Vegas in Space", Space'', Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight of the War Witch", the Pendarans trap Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship in their universe to help them defeat her.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight ''Flight of the War Witch", Witch'', the Pendarans trap send a distress call through a vortex to summon Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship in into their universe to help them defeat her.
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'''''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''''' is an American science-fiction series that ran from 1979 to 1981. The feature-length {{pilot movie}} was released theatrically several months before the series itself aired, inspired by the success of ''Franchise/StarWars'' two years earlier. The film and series were based upon the ComicStrip/BuckRogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan that had been featured in comic strips and novellas since the 1920s, and on the CBS and Mutual radio networks, airing several times each week from 1932 to 1947.
The series starred Gil Gerard as Captain William "Buck" Rogers, a US Air Force pilot who commands ''Ranger 3'', a spaceship resembling the Shuttle that is launched in 1987. Because of a freak combination of gases, he is frozen in space for 504 years and is revived in the 25th century. There, he learns that the Earth was united following a devastating nuclear war in 1988, and is now under the protection of the Earth Defense Forces, headquartered in New Chicago. The latest threat to Earth comes from the spaceborne armies of the planet Draconia, who are planning an invasion. Aiding him are Col. Wilma Deering (Erin Gray), a Starfighter pilot, and Dr. Elias Huer, head of Earth Defense Forces, and a former star pilot himself.
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!!''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Wilma Deering
* ActorAllusion
** RetiredBadass "General Gordon", part of the RagtagBunchOfMisfits brought in to fight an invasion in the second episode, is played by Buster Crabbe -- who of course played Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}} in the old serials as well as the original Buck Rogers.
-->'''General Gordon:''' I've been [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall doing that sort of thing]] [blasting starfighters] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since before you were born]], Colonel.\\
'''Buck:''' [[OlderThanTheyLook You think so]]?\\
'''General Gordon:''' Young man, I ''know'' so.
** In the second season episode "Journey to Oasis", Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
* AfterTheEnd: The series proper takes place after a nuclear war in 1988.
* AlternateUniverse: "Flight of the War Witch"
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in an episode where the Evil Alien Computer puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien Computer, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AncientAstronauts: Part of Hawk's backstory; his race lived on Earth in the distant past until humans drove them into space.
* ArtificialIntelligence
** The Computer Council, although the only member we got to see regularly was Dr. Theopolis.
** Also Twiki and Crichton.
* AscendedFanboy: Tim O'Connor as Dr. Huer.
* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in "Return of the Fighting 69th".
* BananaInTheTailpipe: Buck's master plan to foil Ardala's surprise attack on Earth in the pilot movie -- load missiles into the exhaust pipes of the Draconian fighter ships. A few seconds after takeoff... '''BOOM'''!
* BewareTheSuperman: A regular plot in the first season.
* BilingualDialogue: Twiki communicates in beedees as well as in English. Buck can eventually understand them, although initially he needs Dr. Theopolis to translate.
* BoxedCrook: After capturing Hawk in the second season premiere, he's effectively left in the custody of Buck and the crew of the ''Searcher''. Hawk agrees to cooperate in the hope that they might find other {{Lost Colon|y}}ies of his people.
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
* CanonDiscontinuity: A viewer who missed the opening episode could easily go the whole series without realizing there was a radioactive wasteland full of savages waiting just outside New Chicago. And that's just as well, perhaps.
* CaptainErsatz: Dr. Theopolis & Twiki for [[Franchise/StarWars C-3PO and R2-D2]].
* CatchPhrase: ''Beedeebeedeebeedee''
* ClipShow: The episode "A Blast for Buck".
* ClothingDamage / CarpetOfVirility: Gil Girard's hirsute chest is displayed on more than one occasion.
* ColdSleepColdFuture
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Killer Kane he's not. He's just plain Kane.
* CoolGate: The stargates [[Series/StargateSG1 (no relation)]].
* CoolStarship
** Hawk's bird-shaped spaceship.
** The ''Searcher'' from the second season.
* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: Wilma
* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: The city of Oasis.
* DaddysLittleVillain: Princess Ardala of Draconia is at least as evil as her father Emperor Drako.
* DeathByOriginStory: Hawk's girlfriend Kourie. She shows up again in a hallucination in a later episode.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Wilma Deering
* DomedHometown: New Chicago
* TheDragon: Tiger Man. (His name is a ShoutOut to the Martian Tiger Men of the original comic.) Later replaced by Panther Man.
* TheEmpire: The Draconian Empire.
* EnemyMine: Buck and Hawk, at the beginning of the second season. Hawk then joins the heroes.
* EvilDiva: In "Space Rockers", the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
* ExplosiveLeash
* ExtyYearsFromNow: Averted. Buck stays frozen for a non-round 504 years.
* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight of the War Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
* {{Fanservice}}
** Erin Gray in spandex jumpsuits and miniskirts.
** Pamela Hensley in [[{{Stripperiffic}} even less]].
** And the opening credits to the theatrical version of the pilot episode.
* FemmeFatale: Princess Ardala
* {{Flanderization}}: Buck's actor Gil Gerard complained that Buck was cracking too many jokes and that the FishOutOfTemporalWater aspect of Buck's character had gotten stale. This may be why Buck gets a lot more serious in Season 2. In addition, his relationship with Wilma becomes more serious instead of a different GirlOfTheWeek.
* FighterLaunchingSequence
* FireForgedFriends: Hawk and Buck.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater
* ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics: The theme tune had lyrics that were sung by Kip Lennon during the opening credits of the original PilotMovie.
* FoodPills: Notably in "Planet of the Slave Girls".
* TheFuture
* FutureImperfect
** There were few records of the 20th century, so 25th century historians confuse a hairdryer with an "early model hand laser."
** In "Return of the Fighting 69th", a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
-->[[MoreDakka DAKKADAKKADAKKA]]\\
'''Buck:''' Get the message?
* FutureMusic: Complete with an entire episode devoted to the idea.
* FutureSpandex: In the first season, Colonel Deering and Buck sometimes wore spandex jumpsuits.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Buck saves a rookie pilot from being jumped by pirates, the pilot's instructor chimes in:
-->'''Major Danton:''' Recon One, I appreciate your concern, but I'd appreciate it all the more if next time you'd refrain from interfering in a Directorate training mission!\\
'''Buck:''' What? If you call that "interfering", there's something wrong with your Funk & Wagnalls!
* GirlOfTheWeek: To the point where they did a LampshadeHanging of it ''halfway through first season.''
* HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection: In "Testimony of a Traitor" it was revealed that just before Buck left Earth, there was a conspiracy of high-ranking American officers to launch a first strike against "The Other Side".
* HarmlessFreezing: For 500 years...
* HeavyWorlder: A one-shot character by the name of Toman, who used his heightened strength to become a hitman. Another heavy worlder in an earlier episode had [{MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]].
* HeelRealization: In "Flight of the War Witch", Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
* HumanPopsicle: Buck himself.
* InsufferableGenius: Crichton, who substituted for Dr. Theopolis as Robotic SmartGuy in the second season.
* IronicEchoCut: When Buck is on trial and Dr. Theopolis is defending him.
-->'''Dr. Theopolis:''' We haven't a thing to worry about.\\
''(cut)''\\
'''Judge:''' Captain Rogers, the council finds you guilty.
* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape from Wedded Bliss".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in "Planet of the Amazon Women".
* TheLancer: Hawk from the second season.
* LastOfHisKind: Hawk, the last survivor of a LostColony of hawk-people.
* LizardFolk: The Saurians.
* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: Both in the original pilot movie and in a later episode about space rockers.
* MechanicalLifeForms: Earth's Computer Council (Dr. Theopolis and his colleagues) are descendants of A.I. that reached the point of building and programming themselves; they're treated as citizens, and viewed as the saviors of humanity after the nuclear apocalypse.
* MemoryGambit: In one episode Buck finds himself on trial for causing World War III. In fact, he had allowed himself to be brainwashed in order to infiltrate a conspiracy in an unsuccessful attempt to ''prevent'' World War III.
* NewNeoCity: New Chicago
* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in "Journey to Oasis".
* NiceHat: Princess Ardala's horned headress in the pilot is only the first of a long line of fancy crowns and headresses -- which [[MaleGaze no straight male viewer ever notices]].
* NoNewFashionsInTheFuture: Buck's civilian clothes wouldn't look out of place in the late 1970s. The other characters wear clothing that at least looks futuristic (albeit {{Zeerust}}ed).
* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot to Kill a City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return of the Fighting 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OldSchoolDogfighting: Pretty much used in every episode. With the same stock footage almost every time.
* OpeningNarration:
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its 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."''
* PettingZooPeople: Hawk; Kourie
* PilotMovie
* PleasurePlanet: The episode "Vegas in Space".
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Hawk in the second season.
* ReTool
** The second season, which tried to [[FollowTheLeader Follow The Lead]] of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
** To a lesser extent, the first season is retooled from the pilot movie, where Earth was a scaredy-cat backwater burg compared to the rest of the galaxy with roaming gangs of mutants in the barren regions between cities, and where New Chicago is the only point of civilization. The TV series retooled this to feature numerous cities on Earth, and with the planet being part of an interstellar community.
* Really700YearsOld: Buck Rogers was born in the 1960s, and is doing his thing in the 2400s.
* RecycledInSpace: Space mummies and space vampires, among others.
* RobotBuddy: Twiki, one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s.
* RobotMe: "Ardala Returns"
* ShoutOut
** In the episode "A Dream of Jennifer", the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
** The second season has the character Admiral ''[[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov]]'', as well as the assertion that Twiki and Crichton are equipped with positronic brains. Lampshaded by Crichton -- see ThreeLawsCompliant below.
** Lampshaded in "A Blast for Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot to Kill a City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
* SleptThroughTheApocalypse
* SmokeOut: In the episode "Vegas in Space", Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
* SpaceFighter: The starfighters are some of the most gorgeous ships of this type ever designed. They were rejected models from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
* SpaceOpera
* SpacePirates
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ardala's [[TheBrute bodyguard]], Tigerman, was killed in the pilot movie; the TV series version of the story let him live to reappear in future episodes.
* {{Stripperific}}: Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala wore very, ''very'' little.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight of the War Witch", the Pendarans trap Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship in their universe to help them defeat her.
* TrappedInThePast: A temporal inversion. Buck comes from the past.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Twiki and other Earth-made robots are explicitly ThreeLawsCompliant -- Twiki even quotes the First Law in the second season episode "Shgoratchx" and a few moments later [[spoiler:states all three of them after having his brain inserted in Crichton's body]]. Crichton even complains about this in one episode, mentioning that the creator of the Laws [[ShoutOut had the same surname as the ship's commander.]]
* UltraTerrestrials: Hawk's race evolved from birds and left Earth eons ago.
* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: The UrExample in all incarnations. Even though his education and skills are 500+ years out of date, Buck has absolutely no problem adapting to 25th-century life and exploiting technology to his advantage, and Dr. Huer has no problem sending him on sensitive missions as a result. Buck using 20th century knwoledge to solve 25th century problems is the theme of almost every episode. Among the highlights:
** 20th-century weaponry (including the nerve gas the bad guys have stolen).
** Sign language (almost unknown in the 25th century) to communicate with a mute servant girl who proves critical to the plot.
** Electricity (an obsolete technology in the 25th century).
** Gambling ability (card-counting in a computer-driven casino).
** Adapting American football plays for use by the Earth Defense Directorate's pilots in squadron maneuvers.
** Buck is also apparently the only pilot employed by Earth who is not completely dependent upon his ship's targeting computer because of his 20th-century dogfighting skills.
* UniquePilotTitleSequence
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPkROwOzgA end credits]] to the pilot feature the theme song's lyrics.
** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
* UnPerson: In the TV series, part of Dr. Huer's argument in favor of Buck becoming a special agent is that, at least at the beginning of the series, he had no legal identity.
* TheVamp: Princess Ardala
* VerbalTic: Twiki adds "Beedee beedee beedee" to the beginning or end of most sentences, except for the episodes in the second season where Mel Blanc is not doing his voice.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: Princess Ardala to Buck Rogers, sometimes. Although the only time she makes a really HARD play for him is when she needs a "suitable" mate to keep her throne. She doesn't get Buck, of course, and it's unclear if she keeps her throne or not.
* WagonTrainToTheStars
* WeirdScience
* WeveGotCompany: "Stop breathing, we've got company!"
* YellowPeril: The "[[PlanetOfHats Hat]]" of the Draconians, complete with swarthy {{Mooks}} and ''kabuto'' {{Samurai}} helmets.
* {{Zeerust}}
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[Franchise/StarWars Does this remind you of anything?]]]]
'''''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''''' is an American science-fiction series that ran from 1979 to 1981. The feature-length {{pilot movie}} was released theatrically several months before the series itself aired, inspired by the success of ''Franchise/StarWars'' two years earlier. The film and series were based upon the ComicStrip/BuckRogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan that had been featured in comic strips and novellas since the 1920s, and on the CBS and Mutual radio networks, airing several times each week from 1932 to 1947.
The series starred Gil Gerard as Captain William "Buck" Rogers, a US Air Force pilot who commands ''Ranger 3'', a spaceship resembling the Shuttle that is launched in 1987. Because of a freak combination of gases, he is frozen in space for 504 years and is revived in the 25th century. There, he learns that the Earth was united following a devastating nuclear war in 1988, and is now under the protection of the Earth Defense Forces, headquartered in New Chicago. The latest threat to Earth comes from the spaceborne armies of the planet Draconia, who are planning an invasion. Aiding him are Col. Wilma Deering (Erin Gray), a Starfighter pilot, and Dr. Elias Huer, head of Earth Defense Forces, and a former star pilot himself.
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!!''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Wilma Deering
* ActorAllusion
** RetiredBadass "General Gordon", part of the RagtagBunchOfMisfits brought in to fight an invasion in the second episode, is played by Buster Crabbe -- who of course played Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}} in the old serials as well as the original Buck Rogers.
-->'''General Gordon:''' I've been [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall doing that sort of thing]] [blasting starfighters] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since before you were born]], Colonel.\\
'''Buck:''' [[OlderThanTheyLook You think so]]?\\
'''General Gordon:''' Young man, I ''know'' so.
** In the second season episode "Journey to Oasis", Mark Lenard plays [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries another]] alien {{Ambadassador}}.
* AfterTheEnd: The series proper takes place after a nuclear war in 1988.
* AlternateUniverse: "Flight of the War Witch"
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Subverted in an episode where the Evil Alien Computer puts Buck through a SadisticChoice, having to choose between saving Wilma Deering and Hawk (an alien from a ProudWarriorRace of birdmen). He chose Hawk because he guessed that the [[DistressedDamsel cowering Wilma]] was really a double put in by the Evil Alien Computer, reasoning that the real Wilma Deering [[ActionGirl wouldn't have been such a wuss]].
* AncientAstronauts: Part of Hawk's backstory; his race lived on Earth in the distant past until humans drove them into space.
* ArtificialIntelligence
** The Computer Council, although the only member we got to see regularly was Dr. Theopolis.
** Also Twiki and Crichton.
* AscendedFanboy: Tim O'Connor as Dr. Huer.
* BadassGrandpa: All members of the title squadron in "Return of the Fighting 69th".
* BananaInTheTailpipe: Buck's master plan to foil Ardala's surprise attack on Earth in the pilot movie -- load missiles into the exhaust pipes of the Draconian fighter ships. A few seconds after takeoff... '''BOOM'''!
* BewareTheSuperman: A regular plot in the first season.
* BilingualDialogue: Twiki communicates in beedees as well as in English. Buck can eventually understand them, although initially he needs Dr. Theopolis to translate.
* BoxedCrook: After capturing Hawk in the second season premiere, he's effectively left in the custody of Buck and the crew of the ''Searcher''. Hawk agrees to cooperate in the hope that they might find other {{Lost Colon|y}}ies of his people.
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: The Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
* CanonDiscontinuity: A viewer who missed the opening episode could easily go the whole series without realizing there was a radioactive wasteland full of savages waiting just outside New Chicago. And that's just as well, perhaps.
* CaptainErsatz: Dr. Theopolis & Twiki for [[Franchise/StarWars C-3PO and R2-D2]].
* CatchPhrase: ''Beedeebeedeebeedee''
* ClipShow: The episode "A Blast for Buck".
* ClothingDamage / CarpetOfVirility: Gil Girard's hirsute chest is displayed on more than one occasion.
* ColdSleepColdFuture
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Killer Kane he's not. He's just plain Kane.
* CoolGate: The stargates [[Series/StargateSG1 (no relation)]].
* CoolStarship
** Hawk's bird-shaped spaceship.
** The ''Searcher'' from the second season.
* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: Wilma
* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: The city of Oasis.
* DaddysLittleVillain: Princess Ardala of Draconia is at least as evil as her father Emperor Drako.
* DeathByOriginStory: Hawk's girlfriend Kourie. She shows up again in a hallucination in a later episode.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Wilma Deering
* DomedHometown: New Chicago
* TheDragon: Tiger Man. (His name is a ShoutOut to the Martian Tiger Men of the original comic.) Later replaced by Panther Man.
* TheEmpire: The Draconian Empire.
* EnemyMine: Buck and Hawk, at the beginning of the second season. Hawk then joins the heroes.
* EvilDiva: In "Space Rockers", the music of the band Andromeda is used by their producer to drive the youth of the galaxy to riot in a bid for power.
* ExplosiveLeash
* ExtyYearsFromNow: Averted. Buck stays frozen for a non-round 504 years.
* FakeoutEscape: In "Flight of the War Witch", Buck, Princess Ardala and a Pendaran captive use this to get out of their cell. Buck and the captive use a CeilingCling to hide, while Princess Ardala simply hides under the bed.
* {{Fanservice}}
** Erin Gray in spandex jumpsuits and miniskirts.
** Pamela Hensley in [[{{Stripperiffic}} even less]].
** And the opening credits to the theatrical version of the pilot episode.
* FemmeFatale: Princess Ardala
* {{Flanderization}}: Buck's actor Gil Gerard complained that Buck was cracking too many jokes and that the FishOutOfTemporalWater aspect of Buck's character had gotten stale. This may be why Buck gets a lot more serious in Season 2. In addition, his relationship with Wilma becomes more serious instead of a different GirlOfTheWeek.
* FighterLaunchingSequence
* FireForgedFriends: Hawk and Buck.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater
* ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics: The theme tune had lyrics that were sung by Kip Lennon during the opening credits of the original PilotMovie.
* FoodPills: Notably in "Planet of the Slave Girls".
* TheFuture
* FutureImperfect
** There were few records of the 20th century, so 25th century historians confuse a hairdryer with an "early model hand laser."
** In "Return of the Fighting 69th", a 20th-century belt-fed machine gun is mistaken by the bad guys for an "ancient communications device". They are quite surprised when a captured Buck demonstrates its proper use during his escape.
-->[[MoreDakka DAKKADAKKADAKKA]]\\
'''Buck:''' Get the message?
* FutureMusic: Complete with an entire episode devoted to the idea.
* FutureSpandex: In the first season, Colonel Deering and Buck sometimes wore spandex jumpsuits.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Buck saves a rookie pilot from being jumped by pirates, the pilot's instructor chimes in:
-->'''Major Danton:''' Recon One, I appreciate your concern, but I'd appreciate it all the more if next time you'd refrain from interfering in a Directorate training mission!\\
'''Buck:''' What? If you call that "interfering", there's something wrong with your Funk & Wagnalls!
* GirlOfTheWeek: To the point where they did a LampshadeHanging of it ''halfway through first season.''
* HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection: In "Testimony of a Traitor" it was revealed that just before Buck left Earth, there was a conspiracy of high-ranking American officers to launch a first strike against "The Other Side".
* HarmlessFreezing: For 500 years...
* HeavyWorlder: A one-shot character by the name of Toman, who used his heightened strength to become a hitman. Another heavy worlder in an earlier episode had [{MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]].
* HeelRealization: In "Flight of the War Witch", Ardala confronts a far crueler villain than herself, who then proceeds to destroy all Ardala's personal JerkJustifications and makes her realize what a spoiled, pathetic wretch of a person she is. She later comes to Buck in tears, and he's basically sympathetic; he's always viewed her more as spoiled and naïve than really evil.
* HumanPopsicle: Buck himself.
* InsufferableGenius: Crichton, who substituted for Dr. Theopolis as Robotic SmartGuy in the second season.
* IronicEchoCut: When Buck is on trial and Dr. Theopolis is defending him.
-->'''Dr. Theopolis:''' We haven't a thing to worry about.\\
''(cut)''\\
'''Judge:''' Captain Rogers, the council finds you guilty.
* KillSat: The Draconian weapon in "Escape from Wedded Bliss".
* LadyLand: The planet Xantia, as seen in "Planet of the Amazon Women".
* TheLancer: Hawk from the second season.
* LastOfHisKind: Hawk, the last survivor of a LostColony of hawk-people.
* LizardFolk: The Saurians.
* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: Both in the original pilot movie and in a later episode about space rockers.
* MechanicalLifeForms: Earth's Computer Council (Dr. Theopolis and his colleagues) are descendants of A.I. that reached the point of building and programming themselves; they're treated as citizens, and viewed as the saviors of humanity after the nuclear apocalypse.
* MemoryGambit: In one episode Buck finds himself on trial for causing World War III. In fact, he had allowed himself to be brainwashed in order to infiltrate a conspiracy in an unsuccessful attempt to ''prevent'' World War III.
* NewNeoCity: New Chicago
* NewOldFlame: Mark Lenard's character to Wilma in "Journey to Oasis".
* NiceHat: Princess Ardala's horned headress in the pilot is only the first of a long line of fancy crowns and headresses -- which [[MaleGaze no straight male viewer ever notices]].
* NoNewFashionsInTheFuture: Buck's civilian clothes wouldn't look out of place in the late 1970s. The other characters wear clothing that at least looks futuristic (albeit {{Zeerust}}ed).
* NotQuiteDead: At the end of "Plot to Kill a City", Kellogg (played by Frank Gorshin) was apparently blown away in a climactic space battle. In "A Blast for Buck", however, although Buck felt that Kellogg wasn't the one who sent the weird yo-yo doomsday message device, he knew that Kellogg was still out there and really pissed at Buck.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In "Return of the Fighting 69th", Buck notes that the members of the squadron don't look any older than 60 when Wilma informs him that they've all reached the mandatory retirement age... of 85.
* OldSchoolDogfighting: Pretty much used in every episode. With the same stock footage almost every time.
* OpeningNarration:
-->''"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its 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."''
* PettingZooPeople: Hawk; Kourie
* PilotMovie
* PleasurePlanet: The episode "Vegas in Space".
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Hawk in the second season.
* ReTool
** The second season, which tried to [[FollowTheLeader Follow The Lead]] of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
** To a lesser extent, the first season is retooled from the pilot movie, where Earth was a scaredy-cat backwater burg compared to the rest of the galaxy with roaming gangs of mutants in the barren regions between cities, and where New Chicago is the only point of civilization. The TV series retooled this to feature numerous cities on Earth, and with the planet being part of an interstellar community.
* Really700YearsOld: Buck Rogers was born in the 1960s, and is doing his thing in the 2400s.
* RecycledInSpace: Space mummies and space vampires, among others.
* RobotBuddy: Twiki, one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s.
* RobotMe: "Ardala Returns"
* ShoutOut
** In the episode "A Dream of Jennifer", the intercom can be heard paging [[SilverSurfer Norrin Radd]] as Buck is arriving, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Christopher Pike]] a short time later.
** The second season has the character Admiral ''[[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov]]'', as well as the assertion that Twiki and Crichton are equipped with positronic brains. Lampshaded by Crichton -- see ThreeLawsCompliant below.
** Lampshaded in "A Blast for Buck". The doomsday device came with a riddle. Kellogg from "Plot to Kill a City" is one of the suspects. Buck decides, however, that Kellogg "... wouldn't be bothered with riddles, it's not his style. When he decides to come for me, he'll want me to know it's him, how he's gonna do it and how much it will hurt." Not what we were expecting as Kellogg was played by Frank Gorshin who is definitely known for his [[Series/{{Batman}} riddling tendencies elsewhere]].
* SleptThroughTheApocalypse
* SmokeOut: In the episode "Vegas in Space", Buck has devices which cause a complete blackout in the immediate area. He uses one to escape from enemies.
* SpaceFighter: The starfighters are some of the most gorgeous ships of this type ever designed. They were rejected models from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
* SpaceOpera
* SpacePirates
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ardala's [[TheBrute bodyguard]], Tigerman, was killed in the pilot movie; the TV series version of the story let him live to reappear in future episodes.
* {{Stripperific}}: Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala wore very, ''very'' little.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the two part episode "Flight of the War Witch", the Pendarans trap Buck, Dr. Huer, Wilma and Princess Ardala's entire flagship in their universe to help them defeat her.
* TrappedInThePast: A temporal inversion. Buck comes from the past.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Twiki and other Earth-made robots are explicitly ThreeLawsCompliant -- Twiki even quotes the First Law in the second season episode "Shgoratchx" and a few moments later [[spoiler:states all three of them after having his brain inserted in Crichton's body]]. Crichton even complains about this in one episode, mentioning that the creator of the Laws [[ShoutOut had the same surname as the ship's commander.]]
* UltraTerrestrials: Hawk's race evolved from birds and left Earth eons ago.
* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: The UrExample in all incarnations. Even though his education and skills are 500+ years out of date, Buck has absolutely no problem adapting to 25th-century life and exploiting technology to his advantage, and Dr. Huer has no problem sending him on sensitive missions as a result. Buck using 20th century knwoledge to solve 25th century problems is the theme of almost every episode. Among the highlights:
** 20th-century weaponry (including the nerve gas the bad guys have stolen).
** Sign language (almost unknown in the 25th century) to communicate with a mute servant girl who proves critical to the plot.
** Electricity (an obsolete technology in the 25th century).
** Gambling ability (card-counting in a computer-driven casino).
** Adapting American football plays for use by the Earth Defense Directorate's pilots in squadron maneuvers.
** Buck is also apparently the only pilot employed by Earth who is not completely dependent upon his ship's targeting computer because of his 20th-century dogfighting skills.
* UniquePilotTitleSequence
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPkROwOzgA end credits]] to the pilot feature the theme song's lyrics.
** And the theatrical version of the pilot features Fanservice images of a swimsuit-clad Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray and an uncredited model. The TV version just uses a standard starfield. The theatrical opening credits also feature the vocal version of the theme song (which is titled "Suspension").
* UnPerson: In the TV series, part of Dr. Huer's argument in favor of Buck becoming a special agent is that, at least at the beginning of the series, he had no legal identity.
* TheVamp: Princess Ardala
* VerbalTic: Twiki adds "Beedee beedee beedee" to the beginning or end of most sentences, except for the episodes in the second season where Mel Blanc is not doing his voice.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: Princess Ardala to Buck Rogers, sometimes. Although the only time she makes a really HARD play for him is when she needs a "suitable" mate to keep her throne. She doesn't get Buck, of course, and it's unclear if she keeps her throne or not.
* WagonTrainToTheStars
* WeirdScience
* WeveGotCompany: "Stop breathing, we've got company!"
* YellowPeril: The "[[PlanetOfHats Hat]]" of the Draconians, complete with swarthy {{Mooks}} and ''kabuto'' {{Samurai}} helmets.
* {{Zeerust}}
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