Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 2. Century. Ah yes, and then there. Twiki.   This pint sized robot from the hit 1. Buck Rogers in the 2. Buck Rogers 1' title='Buck Rogers 1' />Century was the unlikely sidekick to Buck Rogers. The premise goes like this The year is 1. NASA launches. the last of Americas deep space probes. In a freak mishap Ranger. Captain William Buck Rogers are blown out of their trajectory. Buck Rogers. to Earth 5. Well, years past 1. Were probably. afraid of discovering disco 5. Any volunteers. out there  I actually miss the show for want of the Sci Fi channel. I still get a kick out of the separate computer that hangs from Twikis. Twiki and. Buck combined. I still think Twiki was really Gary. Picture/60/picture/buck_570x800p.jpg' alt='Buck Rogers 1' title='Buck Rogers 1' />Directed by Daniel Haller. With Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Pamela Hensley, Henry Silva. A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a. Plot. In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers Buster Crabbe and Buddy Wade Jackie Moran are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. Coleman Links The. Buck Rogers Home Page. Buck. Rogers in the 2. Century Memorabilia. Buck-Rogers-in-the-25th-Century-Twiki-Robot-21st-Century-Edition-1-1-Scale-Replica.jpg' alt='Buck Rogers 1' title='Buck Rogers 1' />V. I. N. cent. and Twiki. Draconia. Reconstruction page not robot related, but neat. Buck Rogers 1' title='Buck Rogers 1' />Buck Rogers is a fictional space opera character created by Philip Francis Nowlan in the novella Armageddon 2419 A. D., subsequently appearing in multiple media. In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of Americas deep space probes. Aboard this compact starship a lone astronaut, Captain William Buck Rogers, was to. This is the opening to the original theatrical release March 1979 of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century theatrical film. It is significantly different. Who could forget this show, right I used to think Erin Gray was one of the best looking women ever. And what the heck happened to Gil Gerard Twiki. Buck Rogers serial Wikipedia. Buck Rogers is a 1. Universalserial film starring Buster Crabbe who had previously played the title character in two Flash Gordon serials and would return for a third in 1. Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde. It was based on the Buck Rogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan, which had appeared in magazines and comic strips since 1. In 1. 93. 8, Lieutenant Buck Rogers Buster Crabbe and Buddy Wade Jackie Moran are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which unbeknownst to them will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 5. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2. Pic C Compiler Ccs here. Killer Kane Anthony Warde, and his army of super racketeers. Only those who live in the Hidden City, run by the benevolent scientist Dr. Huer C. Montague Shaw and his military counterpart, Air Marshal Kragg William Gould, resist the criminal rulers of Earth. Buck and Buddy join the resistance. They volunteer to go to Saturn, where they hope that they can find help in their fight against Kane. Wilma Deering Constance Moore is assigned to accompany them. Saturn is run by Aldar Guy Usher and the Council of the Wise and Prince Tallen. To the dismay of Buck and Buddy, they also discover that Kane has dispatched ambassadors of his own, headed by his loyal henchman, Captain Laska Henry Brandon. The serial then becomes a back and forth struggle between Buck and Kane to secure the military support of Saturn. Production noteseditThis 1. Buck Rogers movie serial was launched in 1. It starred Buster Crabbe, who had played the role of Flash Gordon in the serials Flash Gordon and Flash Gordons Trip to Mars prior to Buck Rogers. Constance Moore played Lieutenant Wilma Deering, the only woman in the film, and Jackie Moran was Buddy Wade, a character who did not appear in other versions of the Buck Rogers franchise, but who was clearly modeled on the Sunday strip character Buddy Deering. Anthony Warde played Killer Kane, Buck Rogers enemy this was the only time that Warde, who usually portrayed evil underlings in serials, played a lead villain. Korean American actor Philson Ahn, younger brother of noted actor Philip Ahn, played Prince Tallen, a Saturnian native who befriends Buck Rogers. The noted actor and crown prince of stuntmen David Sharpe, who appeared in over 4,5. Buck Rogers serial in several roles as one of Kanes pilots, a Hidden City sentry, and a Saturnian lieutenant. The serial had a small budget and saved money on special effects by re using material from other stories background shots from the futuristic musical Just Imagine 1. Azura palace set in Flash Gordons Trip to Mars, and even the studded leather belt that Crabbe wore in Flash Gordons Trip to Mars, turned up as part of Bucks uniform. In 1. 95. 3, the 1. Planet Outlaws. Then it was edited again to feature length and titled Destination Saturn for syndication to television, in 1. Finally, the serial was edited once again into a feature film format in the late 1. Buck Rogers with the theatrical poster advertising, Star Wars owes it all to Buck Rogers, and which was later was sold on videotape in the early 1. VCI Entertainment under the catalogue title of Planet Outlaws which title, to make it appear legitimate, was also superimposed onto the first shot of film following the main titles. The original Planet Outlaws and also Destination Saturn have both been available in video format since the early 1. Thunderbird Pictures. VCI released all twelve installments on DVD in September 2. In November 2. 00. VCI released a special 7. DVD, with extras including The History of Buck Rogers by Clifford Laughing Gravy Weimer, a photo gallery and the 1. Buck Rogers short feature originally shown at the 1. Worlds Fair. Chapter titleseditTomorrows World. Tragedy on Saturn. The Enemys Stronghold. The Sky Patrol. The Phantom Plane. The Unknown Command. Primitive Urge. Revolt of the Zuggs. Bodies Without Minds. Broken Barriers. A Prince in Bondage. War of the Planets. Source 1See alsoeditReferenceseditCline, William C. Filmography. In the Nick of Time. Mc. Farland Company, Inc. ISBN 0 7. 86. 4 0. X.  External linksedit.