Ardala Returns

Ardala Returns
Season 1, Episode 17
Air date	January 24, 1980
Written by	Chris Bunch Allan Cole
Directed by	Larry Stewart
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"Ardala Returns" is the seventeenth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

Princess Ardala makes yet another attempt to capture the heart of Buck, and contrives to take over Earth as well. To capture Buck, he is misled into believing he has found a 20th century spaceship. But the ship is a fake and he is caught by Kane, who creates several duplicates of Buck in another scheme to conquer Earth.

Synopsis

The Draconian princess returns with another plan to snare the man from the 20th century. This time, she captures Buck by luring him aboard a phony 20th-century-type spacecraft. Once aboard the Draconia, Kane uses "Lab 23" to create four duplicates of Buck...another attempt to rule the Earth.

Notes

• Michael Ansara is known to Star Trek fans as the Klingon warrior Kang from the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Day of the Dove". Ansara would later go on to reprise the role of Kang in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Blood Oath" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback".

Cast

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
• Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala
• Michael Ansara as Kane
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• H.B. Haggerty as Tigerman
• James Emery as Pilot
• Betty A. Bridges as Technician
• Bob Minor as Guard
• William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
• Nick Dimitri as Guard (uncredited)
• Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)

*Directed by Larry Stewart

Written by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole

Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney

Music by Johnny Harris

Cinematography by Ben Colman

Film Editor - Howard B. Anderson

Casting - Simon Ayer

Art Directors - Hub Braden and Fred Luff, III

Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo

Costume Designer - Al Lehman

*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director

Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director

*Jerry Allen - Model Builder

Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)

*Earl Crain, Jr. - Sound

Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor

*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)

*Peter Anderson - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

David M. Garber - Miniature Effects

Wayne Smith - Miniature Effects

*Larry Holt - Stunts (uncredited)

*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera

Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music

Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor

Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Rob Gilmer - Story Editor

External links

• Ardala Returns at IMDb
• Ardala Returns at NBC.com