mjr@panda.UUCP (Michael J. Repeta) (01/30/85)
>Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone >that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there >remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but >the public just wasn't ready for it! If I remember correctly, Quark was about the adventures of a galactic garbage ship and its crew. Richard Benjamin played the captain, and two blonde, buxom, appropriately-clad twins (REAL twins) played the crew; there was also a very stereotypical robot. The first episode involved Benjamin coming into possession of "THE SOURCE" and was not bad; I can't recall any other episodes. (Quark was the captain's name.) I can't remember who wrote it; I would guess that Mr. Benjamin was a contributor. Mike Repeta decvax!genrad!panda!mjr G.VARK%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC.ARPA
barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett) (01/30/85)
> From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523) > > Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone > that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there > remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but > the public just wasn't ready for it! > > Gaylene Hmmm... was this the one that starred Richard Benjamin, and had a plant named Ficus Panderatis for a navigator? I remember it, and I liked it, but I don't know who wrote it. A good bet would be the Airplane/Police Squad folks, though ... it had that kind of feel. Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 -- barnett@ut-sally.ARPA, barnett@ut-sally.UUCP, {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!barnett
hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (01/30/85)
> From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523) > > Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone > that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there > remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but > the public just wasn't ready for it! > Of course we remember. There just isn't enough bizarre Richard Benjamin stuff floating around to throw any away. Unfortunately, that was before any of us paid any attention to the credits. But for those whose memories need jogging: 1) Classic title shots featuring something like Intergalactic Garbage Disposal Agency ship flying up to and munging trash bag 2) Phicus, the plant/human. (bizarre pollination ritual: lie on back, put arms and legs in air, shake slightly while making whooping sound) 3) Plasma creature eating lots of Pluto bits. NOW do you remember? -- =Dave Hsu= "Aaack...no flames!" (301) 454-4526 ARPA: hsu@cvl CSNET: hsu@cvl UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!hsu Snail Mail: Center for Automation Research Computer Vision Lab University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (Disclaimer: Somebody may or may not refuse responsibility for anything herein. Most everything is a trademark or service mark of somebody, maybe somebody else)
rcb@rti-sel.UUCP (Randy Buckland) (01/31/85)
> Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone > that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there > remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but > the public just wasn't ready for it! Sure, I remember it. It was great. I can't decide if I liked the Bettys or Ficus better. They both had interesting points (If you know what I mean). Randy Buckland Research Triangle Institute ...!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb
rcb@rti-sel.UUCP (Randy Buckland) (02/01/85)
> If I remember correctly, Quark was about the adventures of a > galactic garbage ship and its crew. Richard Benjamin played the captain, > and two blonde, buxom, appropriately-clad twins (REAL twins) played the crew; > there was also a very stereotypical robot. The first episode involved > Benjamin coming into possession of "THE SOURCE" and was not bad; I can't > recall any other episodes. (Quark was the captain's name.) You forgot Ficus!!!!!! That wonderful non-emotional being who evolved from a plant. Randy Buckland Research Triangle Institute ...!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb
@RUTGERS.ARPA:callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (02/04/85)
From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523) Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but the public just wasn't ready for it! Gaylene
mccann@sjuvax.UUCP (mccann) (02/04/85)
I remember the series Quark but I can't remember who wrote it. If memory still serves me, it was about an interplanetary garbage collector and his adventures while keeping the galaxy clean. It did seem rather funny, but it didn't last to long. M McCann