"Quark" (1977)TV series

Creator:

Buck Henry

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 May 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The misadventures of an outer space garbage collector and his crew.

Plot Keywords:

Spaceship | Plant | Identical Twins | Clone | Garbage

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Richard Benjamin	...	Adam Quark / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Tim Thomerson	...	Gene / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Patricia Barnstable	...	Betty (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Cyb Barnstable	...	Betty (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bobby Porter	...	Andy the Android / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Conrad Janis	...	Otto Palindrome / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Alan Caillou	...	The Head (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Richard Kelton	...	Ficus (7 episodes, 1978)

Runtime:

30 min (9 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (2005) (TV)

Want a DVD!

I long for this complete series (only 9 episodes, what was NBC thinking?) to be available on DVD. After 26 years I still laugh when remembering the Star Wars parody (Tatooine became PooPoo, so that the battle-cry of the planet's defenders was, "We must save our beloved PooPoo!"), and the pollination ritual of Richard Kelton as the plant man and guest star Joan Van Ark as the princess of an insect culture ("Bee bee bee bee bee beebeebeebeebeeBEEBEEBEEBEEBEE!"). See how well it fits with today's sense of humor? This material is just too good not to be shared with all the potential fans who weren't even born when it was first aired. In current jargon (and with the Barnstable twins in mind) it's like Farscape meets Eurotrip.