Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Season 1 - Eps 8: Return of the Fighting 69th
Some time before Buck Roger's arrival, Col. Wilma Deering had set out to capture two interstellar gun runners. A fire in their spacecraft left them disfigured and they now set out to take their revenge on Wilma and Earth. Capturing a freighter with 20th Century chemical weapons, they plan to poison the planet's atmosphere. With the aid of retired members of the Earth Defense Directorate's 69th Squadron, Buck and Wilma attack the gun runners' base to destroy them and the chemical weapons.
About Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Title: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
First Air Date: 1979-09-20
Last Air Date: 1981-04-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 110 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 37
Network: NBC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Universal Television, Glen A. Larson Productions, Bruce Lansbury Productions, John Mantley Productions
Synopsis
20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning to Earth and discovering the planet is recovering from a nuclear war, Buck uses his combat skills and ingenuity to protect Earth and fight evil throughout the galaxy alongside starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering and robot companion Twiki.
Cast
Gil Gerard
Buck Rogers
Erin Gray
Wilma Deering
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Dr. Goodfellow
Thom Christopher
Hawk
Jay Garner
Admiral Efram Asimov
Felix Silla
Twiki
