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t_calcaterra · 06-07-2001, 01:05 PM

This is all I have to go on:
The series took place in outerspace.
A group of people were commissioned to collect space debry/refuse using a large spaceship/spacegarbage truck.
They were SPACE GARBAGEMEN.
The show was a comedy, but did not last long.
HELP?

callmetootie · 06-07-2001, 02:16 PM

It was called Far Out Space Nuts, and starred Bob Denver, with gray hair!

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TJ · 06-07-2001, 02:26 PM

no, no.. he's talking about Quark. It ran on NBC from February 24, 1978 to April 14, 1978... Far Out Space Nuts did not deal with SPACE GARBAGEMEN - it was Gilligan's Island in space!

TV Guy · 06-08-2001, 01:18 PM

It definitely sounds like "Quark". "Far Out Space Nuts" was a Sid and Marty Krofft ("Land of the Lost") show that ran on Saturday mornings, and was allegedly a comedy.

Mel · 06-11-2001, 03:02 PM

It was definitely Quark, but I can't remember any of the starts of it.

I vaguely remember Dick Gautier?

Does anyone remember?

sar · 07-09-2001, 08:27 PM

Quark starred Richard Benjamin, Tim Thomerson, Conrad Janis among others

sg1niner · 04-19-2005, 01:39 PM

I fell in love with Ficus on this (Richard Kelton). He was the plant character. Sadly, Kelton died from CO poisoning, while filming "How the West Was Won" many years ago. Heater in his trailer was faulty.

I learned what a palindrome was from this show. When they introduced Otto Palindrome (Conrad Bains), mom laughed, and I aske her, What?

A palindrome, for those not in the know, is the same forward and back, like "Otto."

Nice to know this show is gone but not forgotten.

PanamaMike · 04-22-2005, 09:42 PM

How can anyone bring up Quark and not mention the Barnstable twins as Betty 1 and Betty 2?

ace123 · 07-17-2005, 03:12 AM

Will Quark ever be aired or can it be purchase?

TVFactFan · 07-17-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ace123

Will Quark ever be aired or can it be purchase?

I doubt it if can be purchased anywhere. I'm confident the show may not even exist anymore. Only about 9 eps were made and that was 27 years ago. And the show also has never been in syndication.

tvfan0101 · 07-17-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I doubt it if can be purchased anywhere. I'm confident the show may not even exist anymore. Only about 9 eps were made and that was 27 years ago. And the show also has never been in syndication.

No, they all exist. They have just never been released commercially.

badbrainsfan · 08-04-2005, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I doubt it if can be purchased anywhere. I'm confident the show may not even exist anymore. Only about 9 eps were made and that was 27 years ago. And the show also has never been in syndication.

You can get episodes of Quark on http://rds.yahoo.com/S=2766679/K=Qua...ww.quark.name/

Big3sCompanyFan · 12-25-2005, 02:24 AM

So, could anyone please tell me more about this Bob Denver sitcom "Far Out Space Nuts"?

Was it really like Gilligan's Island in space???

So, it was similar to the situation on Gilligan's Island except it took place in outer space?

Was there a Professor, a rich couple, and a farm girl from Kansas?? LOL!!

bencasey · 12-28-2005, 05:05 AM

I have the run transferred to DVD directly from the NBC airings. But the also did run on HA and Comedy Channel in the early 90s.

tv star collector · 12-28-2005, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

So, could anyone please tell me more about this Bob Denver sitcom "Far Out Space Nuts"?

Was it really like Gilligan's Island in space???

So, it was similar to the situation on Gilligan's Island except it took place in outer space?

Was there a Professor, a rich couple, and a farm girl from Kansas?? LOL!!

QUARK (which ran on NBC from Feb. 1978 to Apr. 1978) was a parody on space adventure epics. Set in the year 2222 on the giant space station Perma One, Adam Quark (Richard Benjamin) had been given command of a vital mission: to clean up the garbage in outer space. His assignments came from The Head, a disembodied head who governed the universe, and was seen only on a TV screen; and from Otto Palindrome (Conrad Janis), the fussy chief architect of Perma One. Quark's crew included first officer Gene/Jean (Tim Thomerson), a transmute with both male and female characteristics; science officer Ficus (Richard Kelton), a kind of humanoid vegetable; copilots Betty I and Betty II (Tricia Barnstable and Cyb Barnstable), two sexy and identical girls, one of whom was a clone; and Andy the Robot (Bobby Porter), a walking junkpile.

A strange mixture of sex, intellectual jokes, and basic slapstick comedy,
QUARK failed to attract a substantial audience and was soon cancelled.

06-07-2001, 01:05 PM	#1
t_calcaterra Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Eugene, OR, USA Posts: 1	Space Sitcom of the Late 70's or Early 80's This is all I have to go on: The series took place in outerspace. A group of people were commissioned to collect space debry/refuse using a large spaceship/spacegarbage truck. They were SPACE GARBAGEMEN. The show was a comedy, but did not last long. HELP?

04-19-2005, 01:39 PM	#7
sg1niner Bill Maxwell's Woman Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 10, 2005 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 132	"Quark" died WAY too prematurely! I fell in love with Ficus on this (Richard Kelton). He was the plant character. Sadly, Kelton died from CO poisoning, while filming "How the West Was Won" many years ago. Heater in his trailer was faulty. I learned what a palindrome was from this show. When they introduced Otto Palindrome (Conrad Bains), mom laughed, and I aske her, What? A palindrome, for those not in the know, is the same forward and back, like "Otto." Nice to know this show is gone but not forgotten.
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07-17-2005, 03:12 AM	#9
ace123 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 16	will Quark ever be seen ? Will Quark ever be aired or can it be purchase?

06-07-2001, 02:16 PM	#2
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	It was called Far Out Space Nuts, and starred Bob Denver, with gray hair! ------------------ Andrew Carden

06-07-2001, 02:26 PM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,648	no, no.. he's talking about Quark. It ran on NBC from February 24, 1978 to April 14, 1978... Far Out Space Nuts did not deal with SPACE GARBAGEMEN - it was Gilligan's Island in space!

06-08-2001, 01:18 PM	#4
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	It definitely sounds like "Quark". "Far Out Space Nuts" was a Sid and Marty Krofft ("Land of the Lost") show that ran on Saturday mornings, and was allegedly a comedy.

06-11-2001, 03:02 PM	#5
Mel Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 11, 2001 Location: New York Posts: 11	It was definitely Quark, but I can't remember any of the starts of it. I vaguely remember Dick Gautier? Does anyone remember?

07-09-2001, 08:27 PM	#6
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	Quark starred Richard Benjamin, Tim Thomerson, Conrad Janis among others

04-22-2005, 09:42 PM	#8
PanamaMike Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 150	How can anyone bring up Quark and not mention the Barnstable twins as Betty 1 and Betty 2?

12-25-2005, 02:24 AM	#13
Big3sCompanyFan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 2,493	So, could anyone please tell me more about this Bob Denver sitcom "Far Out Space Nuts"? Was it really like Gilligan's Island in space??? So, it was similar to the situation on Gilligan's Island except it took place in outer space? Was there a Professor, a rich couple, and a farm girl from Kansas?? LOL!!

12-28-2005, 05:05 AM	#14
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	I have the run transferred to DVD directly from the NBC airings. But the also did run on HA and Comedy Channel in the early 90s.