Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)

Awakening (1979)

Erin Gray: Colonel Wilma Deering

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Quotes 

• [Buck and Wilma, flying Starfighters, witness Hatchet Fighters - both unaware that they are Draconian craft - slaughter a small squadron of Starfighters] 

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : [shutting off his fighter's Combat Computer]  Colonel, I'm switching to Manual and see if I can start dishing out what we've been taking!

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Buck Rogers, I'm ordering you back to the base!

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : [ignoring Wilma and sensing a Hatchet Fighter maneuvering to attack]  Now then, let's see how you like a little old-fashioned Red Dogging!

  [Buck outmaneuvers the Hatchet Fighter, then spots another and blasts it to pieces] 

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : One sacked. Six to go.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : [blasting a second enemy craft]  Gotcha!

  [after blasting two more Hatchet Fighters, Buck notices two others closing on Wilma] 

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Colonel, take it down! Straight down! Then hit your retros!

  Colonel Wilma Deering : [oblivious to the ineffectiveness of her Combat Computer]  I can't! It's against all principles of modern aerial combat!

  [the Hatchet Fighters open fire, but Buck blasts them from high port side] 

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Ha! That's called punching your linebackers.

• Colonel Wilma Deering : I have something I would like to say.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Well, I...

  Colonel Wilma Deering : I thought you were a spy, Captain Rogers.

  [Wilma approaches Buck] 

  Colonel Wilma Deering : I was wrong.

  [they kiss for a long moment. While kissing, Buck looks at his watch] 

  Colonel Wilma Deering : [smiles]  Would you like to go someplace?

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Um, I, uh, I'm not up to that yet. I've been out of it for quite a while. 500 years. I've got to go easy on re-entry.

  [Buck walks away] 

• Colonel Wilma Deering : Attention, alien spacecraft. Do you read?

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Watch who you're calling "alien." You don't look so familiar yourself, you know. Who are you?

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Please restrict your answers to yes and no. You are in grave danger.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : From who, you?

  Colonel Wilma Deering : You are traversing a narrow corridor into our Inner Cities.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Inner what? Look, lady...

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Colonel Deering. Now please be quiet. If you deviate from my orders by so much a thousand yards, you will burned into vapors - do you understand?

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Vapors? Yeah, yeah, I understand. What do I do?

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Do you have manual override?

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Sure.

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Then follow me very closely.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Be right on your tail.

• Colonel Wilma Deering : You're doing just fine.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Da svedanya.

  Colonel Wilma Deering : I beg your pardon?

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : I'm just trying to be friendly.

  Colonel Wilma Deering : Violating our airspace is an act of war, not friendship.

• Colonel Wilma Deering : We owe you a great deal more than an apology, Buck, especially me. I confess. I thought the princess had you beguiled.

  Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : Well, I will say she had the nicest set of... horns at the ball.

  Dr. Theopolis : Yes, it was an attractive hat.

• Capt. William "Buck" Rogers : [Talking about his apartment]  Oh, now, come on. Come on. Drop that 25th century mind-over-emotion stuff. Deep down inside, you really like this place, don't you? Huh?

  Colonel Wilma Deering , Dr. Elias Huer : [Long look around]  No.