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The plot centers on Harry Broderick ([[Andy Griffith]]) who owns the Jettison [[Wrecking yard|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 [[Project Apollo|Apollo Program]] missions<ref name="directory">Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'', 7th Edition, Ballantine Books, 1999, page 883.</ref> for he believes the salvage value will make it a worthwhile venture.<ref name="Apollo">Casey, Paul I. & Dorsey, Andrea M., ''APOLLO:A Decade of Achievement'', page 6, Js Blume Publishing, 2013}</ref> In the show's opening title narration, Harry states:
The plot centers on Harry Broderick ([[Andy Griffith]]) who owns the Jettison [[Wrecking yard|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 [[Project Apollo|Apollo Program]] missions<ref name="directory">Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'', 7th Edition, Ballantine Books, 1999, page 883.</ref> for he believes the salvage value will make it a worthwhile venture.<ref name="Apollo">Casey, Paul I. & Dorsey, Andrea M., ''APOLLO:A Decade of Achievement'', page 6, Js Blume Publishing, 2013}</ref> In the show's opening title narration, Harry states:


<blockquote>"I wanna build a spaceship, go to the Moon, salvage all the junk that's up there, bring it back, sell it."</blockquote>
<blockquote>"I wanna build a spaceship, go to the Moon, salvage all the junk that's up there, bring it back, sell it."<ref>Andy Griffith in 'Salvage',The Los Angeles Times, January 20, 1979, page 31</ref></blockquote>


He invites a former [[astronaut]] Addison "Skip" Carmichael ([[Joel Higgins]]), who'd been fired for being a daredevil, and Melanie "Mel" Slozar ([[Trish Stewart]]), a fuel and explosives expert who'd been working as a movie stunt coordinator, to assist him in this effort.<ref>Handler, David, 'Salvage 1': Superfluity of Junk, ''Abilene Reporter-News'', March 11, 1979, page 62</ref> [[Richard Jaeckel]] has a recurring role as Jack Klinger, a FBI agent.<ref name="directory" />
He invites a former [[astronaut]] Addison "Skip" Carmichael ([[Joel Higgins]]), who'd been fired for being a daredevil, and Melanie "Mel" Slozar ([[Trish Stewart]]), a fuel and explosives expert who'd been working as a movie stunt coordinator, to assist him in this effort.<ref>Handler, David, 'Salvage 1': Superfluity of Junk, ''Abilene Reporter-News'', March 11, 1979, page 62</ref> [[Richard Jaeckel]] has a recurring role as Jack Klinger, a FBI agent.<ref name="directory" />

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Salvage 1
GenreScience fiction
Created byMike Lloyd Ross
Starring
Theme music composerWalter Scharf
ComposersJack Hayes
Ken Harrison
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producersHarve Bennett
Harris Katleman
ProducersMike Lloyd Ross
Ralph Sariego
Craig Schiller
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBennett/Katleman Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 20 (1979-01-20) –
December 9, 1979 (1979-12-09)
Related
Salvage

Salvage 1 is an American science fiction series that was broadcast for 16 episodes (of the 20 produced) on ABC during 1979. The series was based on the pilot film, Salvage, broadcast in early 1979.[1]

Plot

The plot 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[2] for he believes the salvage value will make it a worthwhile venture.[3] 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, sell it."[4]

He invites a former astronaut Addison "Skip" Carmichael (Joel Higgins), who'd been fired for being a daredevil, and Melanie "Mel" Slozar (Trish Stewart), a fuel and explosives expert who'd been working as a movie stunt coordinator, to assist him in this effort.[5] Richard Jaeckel has a recurring role as Jack Klinger, a FBI agent.[2]

The Vulture

Harry builds a spaceship dubbed Vulture, made from reclaimed salvage and former NASA parts. A cement mixer, a gasoline tanker trailer, and several surplus rocket engines (bought at auction when the space program was in a slump) became the homemade spaceship.[3]

Episodes

Season 1 (1979)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1
2		1
2		"Salvage"Lee PhilipsMike Lloyd RossJanuary 20, 1979 (1979-01-20)
33"Dark Island"Gene NelsonRuel FischmannJanuary 29, 1979 (1979-01-29)
44"Shangri-la Lil"Ron SatlofJudy BurnsFebruary 5, 1979 (1979-02-05)
55"Shelter Five"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1979 (1979-02-12)
66"The Haunting of Manderly Mansion"Ray AustinMike RobeFebruary 26, 1979 (1979-02-26)
77"The Bugatti Treasure"Ed AbromsStory by : Mike Lloyd Ross
Teleplay by : Richard Chapman & Ruel Fischmann		March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05)
88"The Golden Orbit: Part 1"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1979 (1979-03-12)
99"The Golden Orbit: Part 2"Ron SatlofRobert SwansonMarch 19, 1979 (1979-03-19)
1010"Operation Breakout"Gerald FinnermanGerald K. SiegelApril 2, 1979 (1979-04-02)
1111"Mermadon"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 1979 (1979-04-16)
1212"Up, Up and Away"Les GreenRobert SwansonMay 14, 1979 (1979-05-14)
1313"Energy Solution"UnknownUnknownMay 21, 1979 (1979-05-21)
1414"Confederate Gold"UnknownUnknownMay 28, 1979 (1979-05-28)

The first season ranked 48th out of 114 shows that season with an average 17.7/26 rating/share.[6]

Season 2 (1979)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
151"Hard Water: Part 1"Les GreenMike Lloyd RossNovember 4, 1979 (1979-11-04)
162"Hard Water: Part 2"Les GreenMike Lloyd RossNovember 11, 1979 (1979-11-11)
173"Round Up"TBDTBDunaired
184"Harry's Doll"TBDTBDunaired
195"Dry Spell"TBDTBDunaired
206"Diamond Volcano"Dana ElcarGeoffrey Fischerunaired

ABC filmed six Season 2 episodes before cancelling the series.[7] The last four episodes were shown in the early 1990s on The Nostalgia Channel,[8] and overseas in the UK in some ITV regions in 1981.[9][10]

Production

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

Merchandise

Estes Rockets made a prototype of a model rocket version of the Vulture. It was never brought to market.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ 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[11]

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin’s TV movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 993, Plume, 1990
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, 7th Edition, Ballantine Books, 1999, page 883.
  3. ^ a b Casey, Paul I. & Dorsey, Andrea M., APOLLO:A Decade of Achievement, page 6, Js Blume Publishing, 2013}
  4. ^ Andy Griffith in 'Salvage',The Los Angeles Times, January 20, 1979, page 31
  5. ^ Handler, David, 'Salvage 1': Superfluity of Junk, Abilene Reporter-News, March 11, 1979, page 62
  6. ^ "Rounding up the ratings for 'the season'" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 18, 1979. p. 58 – via World Radio History: Radio Music Electronics Publications. 48. Salvage t (ABC) 17.7 26
  7. ^ de Vise, Daniel, Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show, page 216, Simon & Schuster, 2016
  8. ^ "Salvage episodes". SnowCrest.net. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007.
  9. ^ 24-Hour TV and Radio Guide, Lincolnshire Echo (Lincolnshire, England), May 20, 1981, page 6
  10. ^ Britain’s best viewing guide - Midlands ITV, Daily Mirror (London, England), May 7, 1981, page 18
  11. ^ Asimov, Isaac (1994). I, Asimov: A Memoir. New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. pp. 367–68. ISBN 978-0385417013.
  12. ^ "Article & photos of Vulture Model Rocket". Yahoo! GeoCities. Archived from the original on September 15, 2004.
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