Quark: All The Emperor’s Quasi Norms, Pt. 1
The sixth episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. Joan Van Ark (Knots Landing) guest stars.
Quark: The Good, The Bad, And The Ficus
The fourth episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. This episode parodies the “evil twin from an alternate universe” sci-fi chestnut.
Quark: The Old And The Beautiful
The third episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. The show returns to a half-hour format for the remainder of its run.
Quark: May The Source Be With You
The second episode of Quark returns Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof to NBC, now re-energized by parodying Star Wars instead of Star Trek. Richard Kelton joins the regular cast as Ficus, and Henry Silva guest stars in the special hour-long episode; the series returns in March, in a half-hour format, after further minor retooling.
Quark
NBC airs the pilot of Quark, a new series from Get Smart creator Buck Henry which marks an unlikely combination of science fiction and sitcom. The pilot broadcast gets enough attention to merit a series pickup, but within weeks, Henry’s writing staff is presented with a much meatier target for satire than Star Trek, which Quark originally sets out to parody. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast