How many other Gen Xers used to sit around and watch "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" as a kid?

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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

Biddy biddy biddy: I've never seen it.

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626337@reddit

No, *biddy* refers to the Golden Girls, and it should be "biddy biddy biddy biddy"

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Cheese-Manipulator@reddit

I was in the throws of puberty so I was watching Erin Grey in her skin tight suits very very closely.

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KitchenNazi@reddit

Intro was always so much better than the show.

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pocketdare@reddit

Watch for the Sci-Fi, stay for [Erin Gray](https://www.reddit.com/r/80s/comments/1d15e2f/another_early_80s_childhood_crusherin_gray_as_col/)

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b-lincoln@reddit

And the tiger lady

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bucketofmonkeys@reddit

My dad was crushing hard on Wilma

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KitchenNazi@reddit

I already had her on Silver Spoons!

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runningoutofwords@reddit

Yes, I wasn't watching it for Gil Gerrard, that's for sure.

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MidlifeCrisisToo@reddit

Space Vampires definitely caused some trauma to my child brain.

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lakotazz@reddit

Heck, yes. The first season is pretty great. Second season, blecch.

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Ranger197111@reddit

Absolutely a great Sci-Fi fix for me growing up!

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throwagrpie@reddit

Most episodes are available at [Archive.org](http://Archive.org)

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TheLastMongo@reddit

This and Battlestar Galactica got me through the late 70s

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Geauxlden_Eagle@reddit

I watched it this morning. Love that show(the first season anyway)no matter how many times I've seen every episode.

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Comprehensive_Sir49@reddit

Yep!

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gnombient@reddit

Bidibidibidi, oh yeah!!!

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scifijunkie3@reddit

Me me me! I loved that show. The star fighters were super cool.

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No-Ambition7750@reddit

More of a “turned on the tv and it was on” kind of show.

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ScottishCrazyCatLady@reddit

My sister and i used to watch. Loved it.

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geetarboy33@reddit

Loved it.

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Ill_Test822@reddit

For the season it was on I dud.

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wrenchinfool@reddit

One of few shows I think they can remake and I would watch

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SomePeopleCallMeJJ@reddit

I guess that would be a re-remake, since the show itself was [a remake already](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers#1950–1951_ABC_television_series). But in the meantime, there's [Farscape]*(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farscape), which is excellent and fairly Buck-Rogers-esque. (And holy crap, I just realized that more time as passed between the debut of *Farscape* and now than had passed between the debut of *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* and *Farscape*! :-O )

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MrMucs@reddit

Let the people that remade Battlestar Galactica. I was able to enjoy that one.

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lazygerm@reddit

First season great. Second season meh. They should have at least kept William Conrad for the opening narration of the second season. Gil never disappointed though.

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Long_Crow_5659@reddit

My father didn't like Buck the character, he thought he was too cocky and swaggered too much.

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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

As a little kid, I knew there was something I liked about her, even if I couldn’t exactly put my finger on it.

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Application-Bulky@reddit

Remember that "off think" episode with the telekinetic dwarves? That one is burned in my young memory.

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CheetahOfDeath@reddit

Examine her! Examine her!

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spudaug@reddit

Had the helmet and blaster!

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billskionce@reddit

Why does the bass in the theme song go so goddamn hard? Damn.

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Killersavage@reddit

The intro will always be epic. Though there is something about the pilot intro https://youtu.be/BINijYepahA?si=9-zR8V8WDIMQUEUM

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OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit (OP)

There are a few things about the pilot intro. "We have the 'Moonraker' opening titles at home."

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whistlepig4life@reddit

As a kid. Yes. And as an adult. Have the whole series on my phone! ![gif](giphy|xT1R9FFXPiuJYhrBHa)

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sod1102@reddit

Great show. Bummer about Gil.

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Bristleconemike@reddit

Erin.

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ggoptimus@reddit

Truth.

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NocturnalPermission@reddit

Nuff said.

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f700es@reddit

A good show for sure BUT it had one of the best star-fighter designs ever.

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anothercynic2112@reddit

This gets overlooked a lot. In space opera it's one of the only good guy fighters to not have an airplane type shape. Actually if remember, the bad guys had the straight wing fighter.

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BobaToo@reddit

Gutted to hear this. Actually purchased the whole Buck Rodgers series on Blu-ray this past summer. Great watch. God speed Gil!

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GoldenMonkeyRedux@reddit

I have the vhs release around here somewhere. I got a good laugh when I realized Birdperson was Hawk. Hawk's ship with the claws was so incredibly impractical.

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ZanzerFineSuits@reddit

I remember sitting around watching it and thinking “wow, this is really dumb!” Didn’t care for it much at all.

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Uncle_Crash@reddit

“Dumb things can be fun things.” - Linda Belcher

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knintn@reddit

Loved that show!

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armorabito@reddit

After 500 years you think the Space shuttle would have undergone more than a middle model change.

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OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit (OP)

It's an iconic ship design. You don't mess with perfection.

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ThePageNotF0und@reddit

Still remember the closing credits

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mightyizer@reddit

![gif](giphy|FpIMM1GHEqkdW)

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eyeroll611@reddit

I preferred Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a half century.

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OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit (OP)

![gif](giphy|ORzeXMUodxM9TrArgP|downsized)

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Relevant_Fuel_9905@reddit

Heck yes, but mostly for Twikki :)

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Ok_Amoeba_804@reddit

Bidi bidi bidi me too Buck

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_WillCAD_@reddit

I love that show to this day. Too bad it only got one season. THERE IS ONLY ONE SEASON! RIP Gil.

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Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit

Hawk has entered the chat

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Craig1974@reddit

Buck Owens > Buck Rogers.

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Craig1974@reddit

I never watched one episode of this.

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Advanced_Nose_7738@reddit

If I remember right, it aired on Saturday evenings early 6-7pm ish. A lot of shows aimed at kids aired in that time slot.

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futurestorms@reddit

Bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi

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MrMucs@reddit

Perfect actor to play Buck: Nathan Fillion

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_WillCAD_@reddit

Gosling could do it, too. Perfect mix of cocky and goofy. Tom Holland could probably make it work. Same mix of rocky and goofy.

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BottleAgreeable7981@reddit

I had a few of the action figures... Buck, Twikki, and a Draconian Guard.

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_sLLiK@reddit

I've had a deep fondness for the memory of this show since it first aired, and hunt down the opening intro for season 1 every two three years. The design for the fighters was the coolest looking of any sci-fi made for its time, by far, and I would argue only ever lost the crown to the star fury of B5, many years later. Ironic that their design was originally intended for use with the first Battlestar Galactica, considering the style of fighters that show went with in the end looked comparatively ridiculous.

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SubatomicGoblin@reddit

Totally. In fact, I recall a kid in my third grade class who would constantly walk around imitating Twiki, the little robot. "Biddy, biddy, biddy."

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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

...I was that kid in my school.

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Yidboy@reddit

One of my favorite shows I’m pretty sure it’s also why I still like a vest.

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Yidboy@reddit

And of course, this is how I find out Gil Gerard died. RIP.

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Western-Calendar-352@reddit

Absolutely. Having had my 4 year old world expanded by Star Wars in 1977, it was Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Space 1999, Flash Gordon (1980 version).

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