Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)
Cruise Ship to the Stars (1979)
Gil Gerard: Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers
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Quotes
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Dr. Theopolis : Buck, I don't understand what Colonel Deering is up to.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Wilma is setting herself up as a target no self-respecting thief or kidnapper can pass up. Well, Theo, when you put out the honey, you draw as many flies as you do bees sometimes.
Dr. Theopolis : I wish you would refrain from using such antiquated verbiage, Buck. It makes it so difficult to follow you sometimes.
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Twiki : Not so fast, bub.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : What do you got, Twiki?
Dr. Theopolis : Five pictorial units of the same subset, presented sequentially.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : A royal flush.
Twiki : Come to Papa.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : It's like losing to a typewriter.
Twiki : Watch it, bub.
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Miss Cosmos : Oh, you'll have to excuse me for staring. I've never met a 500-year-old man before.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : That's all right. I've never met a genetically perfect woman before either.
Miss Cosmos : Mmm. Think of the permutations.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : I'd love to think of the permutations. Maybe later, after we're sure the danger's over.
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Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : How am I supposed to eat with this thing?
Dr. Theopolis : Just point it at the food, Buck, and activate the switch at the base of the fork. A null gravity fork, the latest word in dining accoutrements.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : It's great if you like your food on the hoof.
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Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Where's your girlfriend, Twiki? I thought you two had a date.
Twiki : She gets off work at 10:00.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : What's her name again?
Dr. Theopolis : Her name is Tina, and I think her interest in Twiki is purely physical.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Physical?
Twiki : You'd better believe it.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Physical, huh?
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Tina : [chirping] Something from the bar, sir?
Twiki : [chirping] Hold the phone.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Nothing for me, thanks.
[Twiki and Tina converse with each other]
Dr. Theopolis : Twiki? Twiki, where are you going?
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : [smiles] Don't ask.
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Miss Cosmos : I owe Buck my life. I'll never be able to repay him.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Oh, we'll work something out.
[smiles, and then they both chuckle]
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Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Miss Cosmos? A beauty pageant winner? I can't believe people still go in for that sort of thing.
Colonel Wilma Deering : Well, beauty contests are much more sophisticated than they used to be. It's what *inside* that counts.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Hmm.
Colonel Wilma Deering : Literally.
Dr. Elias Huer : Oh, yes, indeed. Genetically speaking, Miss Cosmos is closer than anyone to the perfect example of the female human in this quadrant.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : What do Miss Cosmos and the Lyran Queen have to do with your job?
Dr. Elias Huer : Oh, well... Someone tried to rob or kidnap her yesterday. A woman, actually, with extraordinary powers. We haven't as yet been able to establish a positive identification for the suspect, but we believe it to be one of a pair of notorious thieves which up to now has specialized in inanimate objects of great value, but... now has turned to...
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Bodies.
Dr. Elias Huer : Bodies, exactly. And in this particular case, a body of staggering genetic value.
[Buck nods]
Dr. Elias Huer : Under the circumstances, the stellar authorities have asked for our help, because their agents are too well known.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : [sighs:] Huh! Would you like me to intercept that cruise ship and look after Miss Cosmos for you?
[smiles]
Dr. Elias Huer : [obviously going just as he and Wilma rehearsed] Well, that would be very good of you, Buck.
[Wilma smiles]
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : And after all, the prospect of meeting the... *perfect* woman is fascinating.
Dr. Elias Huer : Yeah, I would think so.
Colonel Wilma Deering : Gmph...
Dr. Elias Huer : Well, you'll be in charge of general security, of course. You know, the mere fact that you're not one of us makes you less suspect.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Wilma, I'm gonna need your help.
Colonel Wilma Deering : How can I refuse?
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Well, I warn you, I play a very mean game of shuffleboard.
Colonel Wilma Deering : Huh?
Dr. Elias Huer : Shuffleboard?
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Well...
[sighs]
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : another... tribal custom bites the dust.