Prodigious Saps

Episode 31: Buck Henry's QUARK (1977)

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In this episode:

  • QUARK, the short-lived 1977 sci-fi comedy series starring Richard Benjamin, created by Buck Henry
  • DARK STAR, John Carpenter's cult classic 1974 sci-fi comedy film
  • Our favorite war films (thank you Manasven for the question!)
  • Jerry Lewis's THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED
  • The Marx Brothers

    • 00:00:00 — Intro

    00:00:22 — QUARK
    00:16:42 — DARK STAR & HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
    00:19:02 — MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
    00:22:09 — More on QUARK
    00:25:20 — PLANETFALL & STARSHIP TITANIC
    00:27:40 — BILL THE GALACTIC HERO
    00:29:40 — Favorite war films
    00:32:31 — DR. STRANGELOVE
    00:33:53 — WARGAMES (1983)
    00:35:15 — THE DAY AFTER and SPECIAL BULLETIN (1983)
    00:36:40 — More on WARGAMES and QUARK
    00:41:20 — LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997)
    00:43:20 — THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED
    00:47:28 — JERRY LEWIS
    00:48:47 — THE LADIES MAN (1961)
    00:53:14 — THE MARX BROTHERS
    00:54:55 — Visible gaffes in ELECTRA WOMAN & DYNA GIRL
    00:56:58 — Wrap up

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