This week Fusion Patrol looks at Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, “Planet of the Amazon Women” as John and Eugene discuss

• Looking “like leftover dinner” as an insult.
• The proper technique for making a grilled cheese sandwich, which doesn’t involve holding bread over an open flame.
• Twiki’s use of the phrase “Holy Toledo.”

Planet of the Amazon Women

Airdate: 1 November 1979

Runtime: 49 minutes

Starring: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O’Connor

Guest Stars: Ann Dusenberry, Jay Robinson, Anne Jeffreys

Director: Philip Leacock

Writer: D.C. Fontana, Richard Fontana

Synopsis: Buck is tricked into landing on the planet Zantia, where he is made a prisoner before being sold as a slave to Ariela, the daughter of the planet’s Prime Minister. While living on the planet, Buck learns that all male members of Zantia’s population have become prisoners of war while battling the planet Ruathan.