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Airs Next: NBC at Friday 8:00 PM (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: February 24, 1978    Last Aired: April 7, 1978
Show Categories: Science-Fiction, Comedy
This short-lived comedy focused on the crew of a intergalactic garbage truck.

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Last episode: Vanessa 38-24-36
For Holiday Number 11 Quark is given a new ship computer (Vanessa) by Palindrome, which will have complete control over the ship. Vanessa tries to destroy Quark and his crew to prove her superior to Quark. Quark is able to disable Vanessa and throw her down the garbage hatch. In the last scene we see Vanessa drifting through space and singing "Born Free".
Aired: Friday April 7, 1978
7. All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (2) Mar 31, 1978 0 Reviews 6.88
6. All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms (1) Mar 24, 1978 0 Reviews 6.82
5. Goodbye Polumbus Mar 17, 1978 0 Reviews 6.72
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ficus Mar 10, 1978 0 Reviews 6.18

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Cast

 
Conrad Janis - Otto Palindrome
Tim Thomerson - Gene/Jean
Richard Kelton - Ficus
Richard Benjamin - Adam Quark
Alan Caillou - The Head
Cyb Barnstable - Betty II
Tricia Barnstable - Betty I
Bobby Porter - Andy the Robot
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2.8
Terrible
"Change the channel!"
A take off on the then hot Sci-Fi space epics, but unfunny scripts and an unenthusiastic cast doom Quark to the intergallactic rubbish tip.
Continue » Posted Jun 16, 2008 11:41 am PST

Sotaria
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6.8
Fair
"Guilty pleasure"
Buck Henry's parody of the Science Fiction genre was hit and miss. Beginning as a Star Wars parody it soon evolved into a Star Trek parody, but too late to save it. The short lived series lasted only eight episodes, but has become a cult favorite.
Continue » Posted Apr 9, 2007 7:36 pm PST

SoylentYellow
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3.9
Bad
"Off the wall"
All I can say is that it was better than HOMEBOYS IN OUTER SPACE.
Continue » Posted Dec 27, 2006 6:31 pm PST

HypnoToad72
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9.2
Superb
"Ahead of its time"
Not for mainstream audiences, but is a terrific (if not low budget) parody of the sci-fi genre.
Continue » Posted Jun 11, 2006 5:25 pm PST

gilliganfanatic
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6.6
Fair
"Mildly interesting"
Quark was alright, but nothing special
Continue » Posted Mar 31, 2006 12:27 pm PST
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Show: Quark
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Ratings Rank: 4,934 of 17,575  ( 5)
Show Reviews: 6
People Tracking: 42
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6.8 Fair 61 votes
Rating Statistics:
good: 13 (21.3%)
great: 10 (16.4%)
superb: 9 (14.8%)
abysmal: 8 (13.1%)
Other: 21 (34.3%)
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