Galactica 1980: Spaceball

"Spaceball" is the sixth episode of the science fiction/action series Galactica 1980. It was directed by Barry Crane with a script written by Frank Lupo, Jeff Freilich, and Glen A. Larson. It first aired on ABC on Sunday, March 30th, 1980 at 7:00 pm EST. In addition to the main cast, this episode features guest appearances by Patrick Stuart as Doctor Zee, Allan Miller as Colonel Jack Sydell, Paul Koslo as Billy Eheres, Bert Rosario as Hal, Fred Holliday as Brooks, and Jeremy Brett as Xavier.

Notes & Trivia

 * Galactica 1980 was created by Glen A. Larson.


 * This episode is production code number 55115.


 * Co-producer Gary Winter is credited as Gary B. Winter in this episode.


 * Actor Jeremy Brett is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * Actor James Patrick Stuart is credited as Patrick Stuart in this episode.


 * Actor Mike Brick is credited as Michael Brick in this episode.


 * Actor D.G. Larson is credited as David Larson in this episode.


 * In the closing credits of this episode, all of the Super Scouts are credited in alphabetical order.

Allusions

 * A Spaceball is also the name of a humanoid alien race. They are featured in the 1987 sci-fi/comedy movie, Spaceballs, by director Mel Brooks.

Home video

 * This episode is included on disc two of the Galactica 1980: The Final Season DVD collection. The collection was produced by Universal Studios and released in Region 1 format on December 23rd, 2007.


 * Episodes from this series have also been made available on the Netflix instant streaming video service.