Quark (1977–1978)

TV ShowEndedNBCComedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy1 season, 8 episodes
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Plot

Quark is an American science fiction situation comedy starring Richard Benjamin broadcast on NBC. The pilot first aired on May 7, 1977, and the series followed as a mid-season replacement in February 1978. The series was cancelled in April 1978. Quark was created by Buck Henry, co-creator of the spy spoof Get Smart. The show was set on a United Galaxy Sanitation Patrol Cruiser, an interstellar garbage scow operating out of United Galaxies Space Station Perma One in the year 2226. Adam Quark, the main character, works to clean up trash in space by collecting "space baggies" with his trusted and highly unusual crew. In its short run, Quark satirized such science fiction as Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Flash Gordon. Three of the episodes were direct satires of Star Trek episodes. The series won one Emmy Award nomination, for costume designer Grady Hunt's work in the episode "All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms, Part 2". The complete series was released on DVD on October 14, 2008.

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Episodes by season

Season018Episodes1977–78Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01QuarkMay 7, 1977—An expanding enzyme cloud threatens to destroy the galaxy.
  2. S01E02May the Source Be with YouFebruary 24, 1978—Perma One is in a state of emergency as Gorgon has created the ultimate weapon to defeat the United Galaxy. Quark is given the secret weapo
  3. S01E03The Old and the BeautifulMarch 3, 1978—Expecting his usual garbage assignment, Quark is excited to hear that The Head has given an ""extended romantic interlude"" with Princess Ca
  4. S01E04The Good, the Bad and the FicusMarch 10, 1978—While on a routine mission, the ship is accidentally pulled into a black hole, which splits the crew into ""good"" and ""evil"" counterparts
  5. S01E05Goodbye PolumbusMarch 17, 1978—Quark and his crew are sent on a suicidal mission to Polumbus to discover why no one has returned alive. Quark and his crew fall prey to th
  6. S01E06All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (1)March 24, 1978—On a typical mission Quark is captured by Zargon the Malevolent, who tries to learn from Quark what ""it"" is and where to find ""it"". Mea
  7. S01E07All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (2)March 31, 1978—Ficus sacrifices himself and marries Princess Libido to save his crew. Meanwhile, Quark and the Bettys are sent down to the planet to be ea
  8. S01E08Vanessa 38-24-36April 7, 1978—For Holiday Number 11 Quark is given a new ship computer (Vanessa) by Palindrome, which will have complete control over the ship. Vanessa t

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Cast

Richard BenjaminRichard BenjaminAdam QuarkTim ThomersonTim ThomersonGeneConrad JanisConrad JanisPalindromeRichard KeltonRichard KeltonFicus Pandorata
Patricia Barnstable
Patricia BarnstableBetty
Cyb Barnstable
Cyb BarnstableBettyAlan CaillouAlan CaillouThe Head
Bobby Porter
Bobby PorterAndy

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