The Mandalorian: Chapter 10: The Passenger
Streaming service Disney+ releases the the tenth episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal. Amy Sedaris and Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) guest star.
Richard Gordon, astronaut, dies
Gemini and Apollo astronaut Richard “Dick” Gordon dies at the age of 88. A veteran of the record-setting Gemini 11 mission (during which he undertook a spacewalk at the unprecedented altitude of 850 miles above Earth’s surface) and the Apollo 12 mission (during which he manned the command module Yankee Clipper while crewmates Pete Conrad and Alan Bean walked on the moon), Gordon was a naval aviator who eventually graduated to test pilot duties, eventually specializing in the F4H Phantom II fighter and teaching other pilots how to fly it. After his Apollo flight and retirement from NASA, Gordon kept working in the technology and engineering industries, but also diversified, becoming Executive VP of the New Orleans Saints football team.
Star Wars: Rebels: Kindred / Crawler Commandeers
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 63rd and 64th episodes of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen, Clancy Brown, and Warwick Davis (Willow, Return Of The Jedi) guest star.
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Arrow: League Of Assassins
The 28th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow) and Dylan Neal (Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers) guest star.
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Enterprise: The Seventh
The 32nd episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. Bruce Davison (X-Men) guest stars.
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Birds Of Prey: Sins Of The Mother
The fifth episode of the superhero series Birds Of Prey, based on characters from the DC Comics universe, airs on the WB. Lori Loughlin (Full House) guest stars.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling
The 107th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star in a heavily-publicized musical episode. Hinton Battle guest stars.
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E:FC: Take No Prisoners
The 72nd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Von Flores. Christina Cox (F/X: The Series) guest stars.
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Team Knight Rider: Inside Traitor
The fifth episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Shawn Christian guest stars.
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Voyager: Future’s End, Part I
UPN airs the 49th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Ed Begley Jr. and Sarah Silverman guest star.
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Star Trek: DS9: Little Green Men
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 77th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, offering the Star Trek explanation for the legendary Roswell UFO incident.
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Voyager: Tattoo
UPN airs the 24th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Henry Darrow guest stars.
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Xena: Prometheus
The week-long national syndication window opens for the eighth episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Kevin Sorbo and Michael Hurst make their first guest appearance in the spinoff inspired by their Hercules series.
Babylon 5: Matters Of Honor
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 45th episode of Babylon 5, the first of the series’ third season. Jason Carter joins the cast as Marcus Cole. Tucker Smallwood and Kitty Swink guest star. With parent network PTEN reduced to a syndication service for Babylon 5 and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, the “week of” syndication window is adjusted to the beginning of each week.
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Earth 2: First Contact
The first episode of the science fiction series Earth 2 premieres on NBC, starring Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr.
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Quantum Leap: The Wrong Stuff
NBC airs the 59th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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She-Wolf Of London: Nice Girls Don’t
The fifth episode of She-Wolf Of London is broadcast in syndication in North America, a co-production between Universal Studios and British broadcaster HTV, and starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson.
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Alien Nation: Contact
Fox Network premieres the eighth episode of Alien Nation. Annabelle Gurwitch (The X-Files) guest stars; this episode’s cliffhanger ending is not resolved until the post-series TV movie Dark Horizon.
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Star Trek: TNG: The Enemy
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 54th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Andreas Katsulas (Babylon 5) guest stars in an episode written by future Farscape producer David Kemper.
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Freddy’s Nightmares: Lucky Stiff
The 28th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Mary Crosby guest stars.
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Freddy’s Nightmares: Judy Miller, Come On Down
The fifth episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Susan Oliver (Star Trek) guest stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: Beast Within
CBS airs the sixth episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. John McLiam guest stars.
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The Black Hole soundtrack
Disneyland Records releases an LP with selections from John Barry’s soundtrack for the movie The Black Hole, the first movie soundtrack ever recorded digitally. If anything, the music proves to be more enduring than the film it was meant to accompany, though Disney allows it to go out of print, never re-releasing it in any other format. A complete version will finally arrive on CD in 2011.
Sapphire & Steel: Assignment Two, Part 7
ITV airs the 13th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley.
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Six Million Dollar Man: Dark Side Of The Moon Part 1
The 87th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Jack Colvin (The Incredible Hulk) guest stars.
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The man who hustles stars
The premiere installment of the five-minute astronomy series Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler marks the beginning of the show’s four-decade run on PBS. Hosted by Jack Horkheimer, director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium, the show initially airs only on Florida’s PBS channel, and will not enter national syndication to other PBS outlets until 1985. It is often the last thing to air before sign-off, as Horkheimer encourages viewers to step outside and stargaze after the show is over. Horkheimer will host the series until his death in 2010.
Ark II: Robin Hood
CBS airs the ninth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Wonder Woman: The Feminum Mystique, Part 1
The fourth episode of Wonder Woman airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. John Saxon guest stars, and Debra Winger makes her first TV appearance as Wonder Woman’s younger sister.
Electra Woman: Return Of The Sorcerer, Part 1
ABC airs the ninth 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.