List of Battlestar Galactica (1978, 1980) episodes

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List of episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica

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[edit] Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)

List of episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica

# Title Original airdate Code
1, 2, 3 "Saga of a Star World (aka Battlestar Galactica)"  September 17, 1978 50280/1/2
The Human-Cylon peace accords turn out to be a ruse by the genocidal Cylons, determined to exterminate all humanity. Only the Galactica and a ragtag fleet survive, journeying across the galaxy in search of long-lost sister civilization Earth. 
4 "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I"  September 24, 1978 50204
With many warriors suffering from an unknown ailment, the Galactica recruits new viper pilots—mostly young women, including Apollo's new bride, Serina. Led by Adama's spiritual interpretations, the fleet enters a vast magnetic void, emerging at the planet Kobol, their legendary homeworld. 
5 "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II"  October 1, 1978 50205
Before Adama can discover Earth's location from the inscribed hieroglyphs, a Cylon attack destroys the sacred city on Kobol—and claims the life of Serina. 
6 "The Lost Warrior"  October 8, 1978 50908
Marooned on a frontier planet, Apollo befriends a young widow and her son, rallying a town against "Red Eye"— a likewise marooned, yet memory-damaged, Cylon centurion gunslinger. The storyline is very much reminiscent of the classic western Shane. 
7 "The Long Patrol"  October 15, 1978 50902
After losing an experimental Viper to a smuggler, Starbuck is imprisoned in a "unique" environment. 
8 "Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I"  October 22, 1978 50206
Herded into a confined area of space, the fleet must pass within close range of a lethal Cylon pulsar cannon—unless an expedition of officers from the Galactica and convicts from the Prison Barge can penetrate the ice-bound fortress housing the weapon and destroy it. 
9 "Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II"  October 29, 1978 50207
Apollo, Starbuck, and Boomer lead a team of cut-throat demolitions and cold-weather experts (and the stowaway Boxey). Along they way, they encounter the misguided human scientist who originally built the weapon, as well as his legions of clones. 
10 "The Magnificent Warriors"  November 12, 1978 50912
When a Cylon attack destroys the fleet's food supply, Adama and the others must agree to certain compromises with old acquaintances and with the inhabitants of a grain-rich, yet politically turbulent planet. 
11 "The Young Lords"  November 19, 1978 50905
Crash-landing on the planet Atilla, Starbuck befriends a group of siblings trying to free their castle, their planet, and their father from the Cylons. 
12 "The Living Legend, Part I"  November 26, 1978 50919
The Galactica is reunited with the Pegasus, a sister battlestar previously thought destroyed. Led by the arrogant Commander Cain, the fleet is torn in its loyalty between Adama and Cain. 
13 "The Living Legend, Part II"  December 3, 1978 50920
The Galactica and Pegasus eventually join forces in a daring attack on the Cylons. The Pegasus is either destroyed or "missing in action" after the attack. 
14 "Fire in Space"  December 17, 1978 50917
The Galactica is rammed by Cylon Raiders making suicide runs on the main bridge and a landing bay. With Adama lying critically ill, Boomer and Athena lead a group of survivors in the rejuvenation center, with more than a little help from Boxey's daggit Muffy. 
15 "War of the Gods, Part I"  January 14, 1979 50921
Viper squadrons are disappearing from regular patrols, and mysterious bright lights are flying around the Galactica at immeasurable speed. On an eerie, red-glowing planet, the enigmatic Count Iblis is found, apparently the sole survivor of a major catastrophe. 
16 "War of the Gods, Part II"  January 21, 1979 50922
Always shunning the mysterious bright lights, Iblis uses his charm and his supernatural powers to wrest control of the fleet from Adama. 
17 "The Man With Nine Lives"  January 28, 1979 50916
An old con man, Chameleon, meets Starbuck and hoodwinks him into believing that he may be Starbuck's father, to gain Starbuck's help in evading a trio of blood-thirsty Borellians who are after him seeking revenge for a previous con. 
18 "Murder on the Rising Star"  February 18, 1979 50924
When Starbuck is implicated in a rival triad-player's murder, Apollo and Boomer come to his defense as Protectors. They eventually uncover a plot involving Karibdis, a traitor alongside Baltar in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies. 
19, 20 "Greetings from Earth"  February 25, 1979 50926/50947
A human sleeper ship found drifting in space is brought aboard the Galactica, leading to argument and debate on whether to awaken its occupants. Their ship is eventually escorted by Apollo, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia to the planet Paradeen — embroiled in a bitter war with the Eastern Alliance. 
21 "Baltar's Escape"  March 11, 1979 50927
Baltar escapes from the prison barge by hijacking a shuttle piloted by Boomer and Sheba. Taking advantage of lax security imposed by the new governing council, Baltar kidnaps the council members from a Galactica landing bay and demands to be released. 
22 "Experiment in Terra"  March 18, 1979 50928
The mysterious bright lights return again, transporting the bewildered Apollo to the planet Terra to avert war with the Eastern Alliance. Exposing a plan by the devious president, Apollo has Starbuck warn the Galactica, which uses its laser cannon to destroy all the ballistic missiles avoiding planetary holocaust. 
23 "Take the Celestra"  April 1, 1979 50929
When Starbuck encounters his long-lost love Aurora, she complicates matters by taking part in a mutinous rebellion aboard the Celestra. Her rebellion, undertaken for a noble cause, is soon overshadowed by a sinister mutiny by Charka, the Celestra's power-hungry second-in-command. 
24 "The Hand of God"  April 29, 1979 50930
Receiving a mysterious radio signal possibly from Earth, Adama and the crew are wary of a Cylon trap, and decide to turn the tables by attacking the Cylons with a stolen Cylon Raider. Apollo and Starbuck, in the series finale's last scene, narrowly miss receiving Apollo-11 moon-landing transmissions from Earth. 

[edit] Feature length films

Between 1978 and 1980, episodes were edited into three feature length films. The first film, Battlestar Galactica, was an edited version of the pilot "Saga of a Star World", featuring some differences from the original televised episodes, including the death of Baltar. It was released in cinemas in Canada, Australia and Europe before its American TV premiere and, in 1979, it was released theatrically in the US. The second film, Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, was a re-edited version of the episodes "The Living Legend" & "Fire in Space", which also differed from the broadcast versions, omitting several scenes from both episodes. In 1979, it was released theatrically in Europe and Japan. The third film, Conquest of the Earth, was a similar edit, though this time its source episodes were from Galactica 1980. It was also released theatrically, in 1981, in Europe and Australia.

Title Airdate Notes
Battlestar Galactica 1978 Edited version of "Saga of a Star World"
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack 1978 Merger of "The Living Legend" and "Fire in Space" [1]
Conquest of the Earth 1980 Merger of "Galactica Discovers Earth", "The Young Lords"[citation needed] and "The Night the Cylons Landed" [2]

[edit] Telemovies

Following the cancellation of the series, all of the episodes from the original series were re-edited into telemovies for syndication, including a third edit of the pilot. The four two-part episodes ("Lost Planet of the Gods", "Gun on Ice Planet Zero", "The Living Legend" & "War of the Gods") were all combined and expanded with about five minutes of scenes deleted from the original broadcasts. The remaining single episodes were edited into two hour blocks, combining two episodes into a single narrative, occasionally including over-dubbed dialogue.[3] The final telemovie, an expanded version of "Experiment in Terra" with some scenes from Galactica 1980 episode "The Return of Starbuck", featured new footage of an astronaut finding Commander Adama's logbook. [4] [5]

# Telemovie title Original Episodes
1 Battlestar Galactica "Saga of a Star World"
2 Lost Planet of Gods "Lost Planet of the Gods" (Expanded)
3 Gun on Ice Planet Zero "Gun on Ice Planet Zero" (Expanded)
4 The Phantom in Space "The Lost Warrior" & "The Hand of God"
5 Space Prison "The Man With Nine Lives" & "Baltar's Escape"
6 Space Casanova "Take the Celestra" & "The Long Patrol"
7 Curse of the Cylons "Fire in Space" & "The Magnificent Warriors"
8 The Living Legend "The Living Legend" (Expanded)
9 War of the Gods "War of the Gods" (Expanded)
10 Greetings from Earth "Greetings from Earth"
11 Murder in Space "Murder on the Rising Star" & "The Young Lords"
12 Experiment in Terra "The Return of Starbuck" (edited) & "Experiment in Terra" (expanded)

[edit] Galactica 1980

The following episodes were later sold as part of the Battlestar Galactica syndication package, with a new introduction sequence.

List of episodes of Galactica 1980

# Title Original airdate Code
1 "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"  January 27, 1980 1.1
After 30 years of searching, the Battlestar Galactica and its rag tag fleet locate Earth. However, it soon becomes clear that Earth is not advanced enough to help combat the Cylon fleet that tailed Galactica to Earth. Captain Troy - a grown up version of Boxey - and Lt. Dillon end up teaming up with a feisty female reporter from earth named "Jamie". 
2 "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II"  February 3, 1980 1.2
Professor Xavier steals an experimental Viper capable of time travel and goes back to the 1940s in an attempt to speed up Earth's technological development by giving Colonial tech to the Nazis. 
3 "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III"  February 10, 1980 1.3
Jamie, Troy and Dillon travel back in time in pursuit of Xavier, and manage to prevent the Nazis from prematurely developing the V2 rocket. Xavier escapes, and the others return to 1980, where all three vipers spacecraft have been discovered by the military. 
4 "The Super Scouts, Part I"  March 16, 1980 1.4
The fleet is attacked by Cylons, who destroy the School barge. Troy, Dillon and a shuttle-load of Galactican School Children make an emergency landing on Earth. 
5 "The Super Scouts, Part II"  March 23, 1980 1.5
The Galactican Children attempt to fit in on earth, and uncover an illegal toxic-waste dumping conspiracy. 
6 "Spaceball"  March 30, 1980 1.6
The Super Scouts use their superhuman strengths as ringers in a Baseball game while Xavier plots their abduction. 
7 "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I"  April 13, 1980 1.7
A new advanced Cylon Raider is shot down over earth. Two of its five crew survive - a Centurion, and a new, advanced humanoid Cylon - and are loose on earth during Halloween. 
8 "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"  April 20, 1980 1.8
Troy and Dillon attempt to kill the Cylons on earth before they can contact their own people. 
9 "Space Croppers"  April 27, 1980 1.9
The Galactican Children help a farmer in financial trouble. This is the last episode set on Earth and the final appearance of most of the cast. 
10 "The Return of Starbuck"  May 4, 1980 1.10
Told in a series of flashbacks, we find out what happened to Lt. Starbuck. Starbuck crash landed on a planet with a Cylon who he befriends as the only inhabitant. 

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