Day: October 9, 1977

Soyuz 25

Soyuz 25The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 25 into Earth orbit, with cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalyonok and Valery Ryumin set to become the first occupants of the new Salyut 6 space station. However, the crew is unable to successfully dock Soyuz 25 to Salyut 6, and after a fifth attempt to dock, the mission is aborted and the cosmonauts are recalled to Earth due to concerns about the remaining fuel in their vehicle. As a result, Soyuz 25 is the last all-rookie Soviet space crew until the 1990s.

Six Million Dollar Man: Bigfoot V

Six Million Dollar ManThe 84th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Ted Cassidy guest stars.

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Ark II: Omega

Ark IICBS airs the fifth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Helen Hunt (Mad About You, Twister) guest stars. Read more

Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: Empress Of Evil, Part 1

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the fifth episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part one of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes.

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Shazam!: Sound Of A Different Drummer

Shazam!The 27th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Eric Laneuville (Room 222, St. Elsewhere) guest stars.

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Monster Squad: Music Man

Monster SquadNBC airs the fifth episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Marty Allen guest stars as “Lorenzo Musica”, a joking reference to actor Lorenzo Music. Series creator Stanley Ralph Ross (Wonder Woman) also makes a brief on-screen appearance in an episode written by Chuck McCann (Far Out Space Nuts).

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Space: 1999: Voyager’s Return

Space: 1999The sixth episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999, Voyager’s Return premieres on British broadcaster ITV. Jeremy Kemp guest stars.

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Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn

To Our Children’s Children’s ChildrenDecca Records releases the eighth album by the Moody Blues, Seventh Sojourn (the seven, in this case, referring to the seventh album by the band since the addition of Justin Hayward and John Lodge in the 1960s). The album includes the singles “Isn’t Life Strange” and “I’m Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band”.

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The Avengers: Super Secret Cypher Snatch

The AvengersBritish broadcaster Thames Television airs the 131st episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Night Of Terror

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 62nd episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Henry Jones guest stars.

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It’s About Time: The Rainmakers

It's About TimeThe fifth episode of the time travel sitcom It’s About Time, created by Sherwood Schwarz (I Dream Of Jeannie) and starring Frank Aletter, Jack Mullaney, and Imogene Coca, is broadcast on CBS.

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Thunderbirds: Path Of Destruction

ThunderbirdsUK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the 28th episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.

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Doctor Who: Mission To The Unknown

Doctor WhoThe 86th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the only self-contained, single-episode story of entire original series, and the only one to feature neither the Doctor nor his companions. It is essentially an episode-length teaser for the upcoming 12-part story The Daleks’ Master Plan. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.

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Pathfinders In Space: The World Of Lost Toys

Pathfinders In SpaceBritish broadcaster ABC airs the fifth episode of Pathfinders In Space, a follow-up series to Target Luna, produced by future Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman. Peter Williams stars in a script written by Malcolm Hulke (Doctor Who) and Eric Paice (Star Maidens). Though the original master tape of this episode was later wiped for reuse, film recordings of all seven episodes would be recovered and released on DVD in the 21st century.

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