The Super Scouts, Part I
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| "The Super Scouts, Part 1" An episode of the Galactica 1980 series | |||
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| Episode No. | Season 1, Episode 4 | ||
| Writer(s) | Glen A. Larson | ||
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| Director | Vince Edwards | ||
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| Special guest(s) | Allan Miller (Sydell) George Deloy (Dr. Spencer) John Quade (Sheriff Ellsworth) Mike Kellin (Stockton) Michael Swan (Collins) Carlene Watkins (Nurse Valerie) Caroline Smith (Bank Teller) Jack Ging Helen Page Camp (Salesperson) Tracy Justrich Simon Scott (Captain) Ken Scott (Co-pilot) | ||
| Production No. | 1.4 | ||
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| US airdate |  1980-03-16
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| CAN airdate |  {{{CAN airdate}}}
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| Population | survivors | ||
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Overview
- After the cargo freighter Delphi is attacked by the Cylons, a shuttle carrying Captain Troy and a group of children crash lands on Earth, and Commander Adama and Dr. Zee must work to rescue the stranded crewmembers, who are becoming sick due to drinking contaminated water from a chemical plant.
Summary
- Aboard the freighter Delphi, Troy and Dillon are teaching some of the Fleet children about Earth. Suddenly, the Delphi stops moving through space, having developed engine trouble.
- Aboard Galactica, Adama and Boomer realize that the Delphi is now isolated, having fallen behind the rest of the fleet.
- Sure enough, the Cylons have spotted the Delphi and begin tearing into it.
- It's established that this is the first time the Cylons have attacked 'in a generation'. The machine pursuers evidently having been content to sit back and let the Galactican fleet lead them to Earth.
- Thankfully the colonial warriors haven't forgotten how to stick it to the Cylons, and spend ten minutes doing so. However, the Cylons have wrought heavy damage upon the Delphi, which begins to break up.
- Troy and Dillon hustle as many kids as they can into shuttles and off the Delphi, and pilot the last one off themselves as the ship explodes.
- The shuttle is caught in the blast and is also damaged.
- Boomer, leading the Viper squadron which has managed to drive off the Cylons, confers with Troy, but the skies are still too dangerous to attempt making the journey back to the fleet.
- Troy decides they will have to land on Earth.
- After narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with a 747, the shuttle puts down in a field in the middle of the night.
- The resulting scene where the children encounter land, plants and flowers for the first time is rather touching, but they have to avoid the attention of passers-by, who have to be put out of commission with stun fire.
- Troy and Dillon go into town on their bikes to score clothes for the kids, and come up with the idea of disguising them as a scout troop.
- Troy manages to get some uniforms and camping gear from a department store, but Dillon's attempt to change Colonial cubits for U.S. greenbacks goes awry when a bank clerk assumes his money is stolen.
- While Troy and Dillon are away, the kids have been fighting amongst themselves. Then, they all stop by a riverside and drink some water.
- As a result of drinking the water, three of the kids take ill.
- As if that's not trouble enough, they're being pursued by the county sheriff.
Notes
The freighter Delphi, which is the fleet's schooling ship, is shown in this episode. The stock footage that is shown is of the freighter Gemini from the original series - and it's markings, complete with the name Gemini in huge letters, are clearly visible.