Guest Cast:
Jack Palance as Kaleel
Roddy McDowall as Governor Saroyan
Buster Crabbe as Brigadier Gordan
David Groh as Duke Danton
MacDonald Carey as Dr. Mallory
Brianne Leary as Ryma
Karen Carlson as Stella
Don Marshall as Julio
Robert Dowdell as Galen
Mike Mullins as Regis Saroyan
Sheila DeWindt as Major Fields
Diane Markoff as Pilot
June Whitley-Taylor as Woman
Borah Silver as Husband
Nathaniel Brian Wise as Technician
Michael Masters as Worker
Don Maxwell as Guard
Synopsis:
Most of Earth’s defense squadron becomes incapacitated after ingesting poisoned food discs. Buck travels to the planet of the food’s origin, Vistula, with Wilma and flight instructor Duke Danton (Groh), an old boyfriend of Wilma’s. On the planet, they trace the plot to a man named Kaleel (Palance) who has been selling slaves to the planet’s governor (McDowall) and secretly building an attack fleet. With so few fighter pilots, Earth’s defense force is now outnumbered 10-to-1. Buck must rescue Wilma from Kaleel’s mountain fortress and destroy the fleet before they can reach Earth. This episode was initially aired as a two-hour special.
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The people of Al Amarja come from many different cultures, and have developed a unique patois all their own. Below are a few of the more commonly used words and their meanings. Continue reading Al Amarjan slang→
Do insects pass flatulence? It’s a rather twisted question, but the thought has often entered my mind.
Um . . . this might depend on how you define “flatulence.” An insect’s digestive system bears little resemblance to our own in its structural details, even if the basic process is the same. Flatulence in humans is largely due to the activity of bacteria in our intestines, releasing methane gas. But there are very few insects whose guts contain methane-producing bacteria. In a practical sense, therefore, the only insects for whom the answer is “yes” would be termites, some wood roaches, and a few wood-boring moth and beetle larvae.
