FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for January 18, 2025

I re-watched the entire series during the pandemic, having not watched it since the 1970s.

The first season still holds up really well (and “Death’s Other Dominion” was a pretty good episode).

But the second season .. does .. not.

Yup! No sugar on the moon.

Me and my sister bought and helped build a model of the space 1999 shuttle for our kid brother. We were very pleased with the result. “This is EXACTLY like in the show!” And then… “It IS exactly like in the show…”

In 1987 there was a book “The Best and Worst ofSci-Fi TV.” “Space 1999” came in as the worst.

I miss playing video cassettes. I gotta get me a VCR.

When I was in college we kept a paper taped up behind the TV to keep a count of how many Eagles they blew up. I don’t remember the final count, but I remember it was pretty impressive. I figured the moon must be hollow and filled with them.

As a young waif, I to wanted to be an astronaut. Had my gi joe with space capsule and took adventures through out the house. In an attempt to experience lift off, I climbed into our dryer and had my brother turn it on. Never did that one again.

Space: 1999

Geez, I haven’t thought of that show for a while now…