Salvage 1

Salvage 1
Salvage 1
Genre	Science fiction
Created by	Mike Lloyd Ross
Starring	Andy Griffith; Joel Higgins; Trish Stewart; Richard Jaeckel; Jacqueline Scott; ; Heather McAdam;
Theme music composer	Walter Scharf
Composers	Jack Hayes;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Harve Bennett; Harris Katleman
Producers	Mike Lloyd Ross; Ralph Sariego; Craig Schiller
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Bennett/Katleman Productions; Columbia Pictures Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	January 20 –; December 9, 1979
Chronology
Preceded by	Salvage

Salvage 1 is an American science fiction series that was broadcast for 16 episodes (of the 20 produced) on ABC during 1979. The pilot film, Salvage, was shown on January 20, 1979, to high ratings.^{[citation needed]}

Plot[]

The pilot centers on Harry Broderick (Andy Griffith) who owns the Jettison Scrap and Salvage Co. and is a specialist in reclaiming trash and junk to sell as scrap. His dream is to recover equipment left on the Moon during Apollo Program missions. In the show's opening title narration, Harry states:

"I wanna build a spaceship, go to the Moon, salvage all the junk that's up there, bring it back and sell it."

He invites the former astronaut Addison "Skip" Carmichael (Joel Higgins) and NASA fuel expert Melanie "Mel" Slozar (Trish Stewart) to assist him in this effort. During Slozar's fuel experiments, the Federal Bureau of Investigation becomes concerned over the purchases of chemicals.

Broderick and his ragtag crew complete their mission and go on to further adventures in the subsequent series. A recurring subplot drives numerous attempts to find the appropriate explosive mixture to break an iceberg from the , to be transported to the California coast as a source of fresh water.

Richard Jaeckel had a recurring role as Jack Klinger, the FBI agent tasked with keeping an eye on Broderick and his associates. Their relationship is generally rocky, but the Salvage crew fly to his rescue when he is captured during a mission to a Latin American dictatorship.

The Vulture[]

Harry builds a spaceship dubbed Vulture, made completely from reclaimed salvage and powered by a chemical called monohydrazine. The main body of Vulture is composed of a Texaco gasoline semi-trailer tank truck with a cement mixer as the capsule. This is augmented with three shorter rocket boosters placed 120 degrees around the main tank.

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1979)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1 2	1 2	"Salvage"	Lee Philips	Mike Lloyd Ross	January 20, 1979 (1979-01-20)
3	3	"Dark Island"	Gene Nelson	Ruel Fischmann	January 29, 1979 (1979-01-29)
4	4	"Shangri-la Lil"	Ron Satlof	Judy Burns	February 5, 1979 (1979-02-05)
5	5	"Shelter Five"	TBA	TBA	February 12, 1979 (1979-02-12)
6	6	"The Haunting of Manderly Mansion"	Ray Austin	Mike Robe	February 26, 1979 (1979-02-26)
7	7	"The Bugatti Treasure"	Ed Abroms	Story by : Mike Lloyd Ross Teleplay by : Richard Chapman & Ruel Fischmann	March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05)
8	8	"The Golden Orbit: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	March 12, 1979 (1979-03-12)
9	9	"The Golden Orbit: Part 2"	Ron Satlof	Robert Swanson	March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19)
10	10	"Operation Breakout"	Gerald Finnerman	Gerald K. Siegel	April 2, 1979 (1979-04-02)
11	11	"Mermadon"	TBA	TBA	April 16, 1979 (1979-04-16)
12	12	"Up, Up and Away"	Les Green	Robert Swanson	May 14, 1979 (1979-05-14)
13	13	"Energy Solution"	TBA	TBA	May 21, 1979 (1979-05-21)
14	14	"Confederate Gold"	TBA	TBA	May 28, 1979 (1979-05-28)

The first season ranked 48th out of 114 shows that season with an average 17.7/26 rating/share.^[1]

Season 2 (1979)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
15	1	"Hard Water: Part 1"	Les Green	Mike Lloyd Ross	November 4, 1979 (1979-11-04)
16	2	"Hard Water: Part 2"	Les Green	Mike Lloyd Ross	November 11, 1979 (1979-11-11)
17	3	"Round Up"	TBA	TBA	unaired
18	4	"Harry's Doll"	TBA	TBA	unaired
19	5	"Dry Spell"	TBA	TBA	unaired
20	6	"Diamond Volcano"	TBA	TBA	unaired

The last four episodes were shown in the early 1990s on The Nostalgia Channel, and overseas in the UK in some ITV regions in 1981.^[2]

Production[]

Science fiction author Isaac Asimov was the show's scientific adviser.^[3]

Merchandise[]

Estes Rockets made a prototype of a model rocket version of the Vulture. It was never brought to market.^[4]

References[]

^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-06-18-OCR-Page-0056.pdf#search=%22rounding%20up%20the%20ratings%22
^ Salvage episodes Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Appeared only in closing credits of some Salvage 1 episodes after the pilot. Asimov also states in his autobiography, I, Asimov, that he served as an advisor for a few Salvage 1 episodes: Isaac Asimov, I, Asimov: A Memoir (New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1994), 367-68.
^ Article & photos of Vulture Model Rocket

External links[]

[1] ttps://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-06-18-OCR-Page-0056.pdf#search=%22rounding%20up%20the%20ratings%22

[2] Salvage episodes Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Appeared only in closing credits of some Salvage 1 episodes after the pilot. Asimov also states in his autobiography, I, Asimov, that he served as an advisor for a few Salvage 1 episodes: Isaac Asimov, I, Asimov: A Memoir (New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1994), 367-68.

[4] Article & photos of Vulture Model Rocket

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