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treky · 11-14-2009, 05:34 AM

anyone remember this short-lived (1 season) show that aired on NBC in 1977 or 78? It was a science fiction comedy that stared Richard Benjaman as the captain of a garbage scow in outer space. Some of his crew members were a person named Gene/Jean, who had a full set of male and female cromogones, and two twin girls named Betty 1 and Betty 2. One was a clone of the other, but noone knew which was which. Their boss was a guy named Otto Palandrome (the joke was that the name Otto IS a palandrome-a word that's spelled the same way backwards and forward) and HIS boss was named "the big, giant head" and was, literlarly, just a big, giant, disembodied head

The show was created by Buck Henry and was on Friday nights as a replacment for the extremely short-lived "SANFORD ARMS".

(OK TV KNOWLEDGE FAN you no doubt know A LOT MORE about it

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Marvo301 · 11-14-2009, 03:36 PM

Quark the Entire Series is available on DVD. It was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This DVD set is currently on my want list!

Retro4Life · 11-14-2009, 05:24 PM

Don't forget "Ficus" the "Vegeton" who was a humanoid vegetable, lol, and Andy the junkheap robot.

I loved "Quark" and always thought it should have lasted longer.

treky · 11-15-2009, 12:07 AM

yea, me too. I remember I was so mad when it was cannceled.

I remember the first episode had a plot that was similar to "STAR WARS" which was still in theaters at the time.

James28 · 09-15-2014, 10:51 PM

I always thought the theme song in the pilot episode of Quark sounded like rap/hip-hop music, although Quark aired before rap/hip-hop exploded in popularity during the 1980s.

TV_on_the_Porch · 10-01-2014, 02:37 PM

This actually replaced Chico And The Man toward the end of the season; CPO Sharkey (which now moved to 8:30) had replaced Sanford Arms many months earlier.

gopyle · 02-14-2015, 10:27 PM

I watched it during its original run, and bought the series on DVD awhile back. It has its share of amusing bits.

11-14-2009, 05:34 AM	#1
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	"QUARK" anyone remember this short-lived (1 season) show that aired on NBC in 1977 or 78? It was a science fiction comedy that stared Richard Benjaman as the captain of a garbage scow in outer space. Some of his crew members were a person named Gene/Jean, who had a full set of male and female cromogones, and two twin girls named Betty 1 and Betty 2. One was a clone of the other, but noone knew which was which. Their boss was a guy named Otto Palandrome (the joke was that the name Otto IS a palandrome-a word that's spelled the same way backwards and forward) and HIS boss was named "the big, giant head" and was, literlarly, just a big, giant, disembodied head The show was created by Buck Henry and was on Friday nights as a replacment for the extremely short-lived "SANFORD ARMS". (OK TV KNOWLEDGE FAN you no doubt know A LOT MORE about it -so go ahead, say it)
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11-14-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Quark the Entire Series is available on DVD. It was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This DVD set is currently on my want list!
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11-14-2009, 05:24 PM	#3
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Don't forget "Ficus" the "Vegeton" who was a humanoid vegetable, lol, and Andy the junkheap robot. I loved "Quark" and always thought it should have lasted longer.
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09-15-2014, 10:51 PM	#5
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,993	I always thought the theme song in the pilot episode of Quark sounded like rap/hip-hop music, although Quark aired before rap/hip-hop exploded in popularity during the 1980s.
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11-15-2009, 12:07 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	yea, me too. I remember I was so mad when it was cannceled. I remember the first episode had a plot that was similar to "STAR WARS" which was still in theaters at the time.

10-01-2014, 02:37 PM	#6
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	This actually replaced Chico And The Man toward the end of the season; CPO Sharkey (which now moved to 8:30) had replaced Sanford Arms many months earlier.

02-14-2015, 10:27 PM	#7
gopyle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 22, 2011 Posts: 235	I watched it during its original run, and bought the series on DVD awhile back. It has its share of amusing bits.