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From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA  (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523)

Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone
that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there
remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but
the public just wasn't ready for it!

Gaylene

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> From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA  (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523)
> 
> Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone
> that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there
> remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but
> the public just wasn't ready for it!
> 
> Gaylene

Hmmm... was this the one that starred Richard Benjamin, and had a plant
named Ficus Panderatis for a navigator?  I remember it, and I liked it,
but I don't know who wrote it.  A good bet would be the Airplane/Police
Squad folks, though ... it had that kind of feel.


Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

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>Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone
>that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there
>remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but
>the public just wasn't ready for it!

	If I remember correctly, Quark was about the adventures of a
galactic garbage ship and its crew.  Richard Benjamin played the captain,
and two blonde, buxom, appropriately-clad twins (REAL twins) played the crew;
there was also a very stereotypical robot.  The first episode involved
Benjamin coming into possession of "THE SOURCE" and was not bad; I can't
recall any other episodes.  (Quark was the captain's name.)

	I can't remember who wrote it; I would guess that Mr. Benjamin was a
contributor.

					Mike Repeta
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> From: callaghan%pseudo.DEC@decwrl.ARPA  (Gaylene Callaghan DTN:523-4523)
> 
> Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone
> that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there
> remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but
> the public just wasn't ready for it!
> 

Of course we remember. There just isn't enough bizarre Richard Benjamin
stuff floating around to throw any away. Unfortunately, that was before
any of us paid any attention to the credits.  But for those whose memories
need jogging:
      1) Classic title shots featuring something like Intergalactic
         Garbage Disposal Agency ship flying up to and munging trash
         bag
      2) Phicus, the plant/human. (bizarre pollination ritual:
                                    lie on back, put arms and legs in air,
                                    shake slightly while making whooping
                                    sound)
      3) Plasma creature eating lots of Pluto bits.

NOW do you remember?

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> Speaking of "does anyone remember" - I can't seem to find anyone
> that remembers a tv "sitcom" called Quark. Does anyone out there
> remember who wrote it? I thought it was a great comedy spoof, but
> the public just wasn't ready for it!

Sure, I remember it. It was great. I can't decide if I liked the
Bettys or Ficus better. They both had interesting points (If you
know what I mean).

					Randy Buckland
					Research Triangle Institute
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> 	If I remember correctly, Quark was about the adventures of a
> galactic garbage ship and its crew.  Richard Benjamin played the captain,
> and two blonde, buxom, appropriately-clad twins (REAL twins) played the crew;
> there was also a very stereotypical robot.  The first episode involved
> Benjamin coming into possession of "THE SOURCE" and was not bad; I can't
> recall any other episodes.  (Quark was the captain's name.)

You forgot Ficus!!!!!! That wonderful non-emotional being who evolved from
a plant. 

					Randy Buckland
					Research Triangle Institute
					...!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb

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I remember the series Quark but I can't remember who wrote it. If memory still
serves me, it was about an interplanetary garbage collector and his adventures
while keeping the galaxy clean. It did seem rather funny, but it didn't last to 
long.
M McCann