Our intrepid astronaut has to travel to Vistula to rescue Wilma, defeat slave trader Kaleel, stop the invasion of Earth, and generally have a rollicking good time. The provocative title was certainly better than a possible alternate, "Planet of the Contaminated Food Disks."

Gil Gerard / Capt. William "Buck" Rogers, Erin Gray / Col. Wilma Deering, Tim O'Connor / Dr. Elias Huer, David Groh / Major Duke Danton, Roddy McDowall / Governor Saroyan. Brianne Leary / Ryma, Karen Carlson / Stella Warden, Jack Palance / Kaleel, Felix Silla / Twiki, Robert Dowdell / Galen.