Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(1979)

series - first aired/released 1979-09-20 - audience 7.0

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Directed by Barry Crane, Bernard McEveety, Bob Bender, Daniel Haller, David G. Phinney, David Moessinger, Dick Lowry, Guy Magar, Jack Arnold, John Patterson, Larry Stewart, Leslie H. Martinson, Michael Caffey, Philip Leacock, Sigmund Neufeld Jr., Victor French, Vincent McEveety

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning to Earth and discovering the planet is recovering from a nuclear war, Buck uses his combat skills and ingenuity to protect Earth and fight evil throughout the galaxy alongside starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering and robot companion Twiki.