Quark (1977)

About This Series

Quark is a sci-fi and fantasy series created by Buck Henry. Its leading cast includes Richard Benjamin, Tim Thomerson and Conrad Janis. It premiered on May 7, 1977 on NBC. TMDB lists 1 season and 8 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Richard Benjamin Adam Quark 8 episodes
• Tim Thomerson Gene 8 episodes
• Conrad Janis Palindrome 8 episodes
• Richard Kelton Ficus Pandorata 8 episodes
• P Patricia Barnstable Betty 8 episodes
• C Cyb Barnstable Betty 8 episodes
• Alan Caillou The Head 8 episodes
• B Bobby Porter Andy 8 episodes
• Ann Prentiss Gene /Jean (voice) (uncredited) 2 episodes
• Barbara Rhoades 1 episode
• Daina House 1 episode
• Susan Backlinie Guard #1 1 episode
• Buck Henry Dignitary (uncredited) 1 episode
• Kirstie Alley Handmaiden (uncredited) 1 episode
• Richard Devon Captain 1 episode
• Denny Miller Zoltar 1 episode

Seasons

• Season 11977 · 8 episodes