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'''Quark''' was an unusual [[NBC]] television [[sitcom]], based on a [[science fiction]] theme, starring [[Richard Benjamin]]. The situation was a space station in the year [[2222]]. The main character, Adam Quark, works to clean up trash in space. The crew included a [[hermaphrodite]] (Gene/Jean), a plant-based alien (Ficus), an android (Andy the Robot), a woman and her clone -- it was unclear which was which (Betty and Betty, played by the Barnstable twins), and a talking head (The Head) which ruled the universe, and assigned Captain Quark, a human, his tasks.
'''Quark''' was an unusual [[NBC]] television [[sitcom]], based on a [[science fiction]] theme, starring [[Richard Benjamin]]. The show was set on an interstellar garbage scow named the United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser, operating out of United Galaxies Space Station Perma 1 commanded by Otto Palindrome, played by [[Conrad Janis]] in the year [[2222]]. The main character, Adam Quark, works to clean up trash in space. The crew included a [[hermaphrodite]] (Gene/Jean) played by [[Tim Thomerson]], an unemotional plant-based alien (Ficus) played by [[Richard Kelton]], an android (Andy the Robot), a woman and her clone -- it was unclear which was which (Betty and Betty, played by the Barnstable twins), and a talking head (The Head) played by [[Alan Caillou]] who ruled the United Galaxies and assigned Captain Quark, a human, his missions. In its short run, Quark satirized such science fiction classics as Star Wars, 2001 and Flash Gordon.


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Quark was an unusual NBC television sitcom, based on a science fiction theme, starring Richard Benjamin. The show was set on an interstellar garbage scow named the United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser, operating out of United Galaxies Space Station Perma 1 commanded by Otto Palindrome, played by Conrad Janis in the year 2222. The main character, Adam Quark, works to clean up trash in space. The crew included a hermaphrodite (Gene/Jean) played by Tim Thomerson, an unemotional plant-based alien (Ficus) played by Richard Kelton, an android (Andy the Robot), a woman and her clone -- it was unclear which was which (Betty and Betty, played by the Barnstable twins), and a talking head (The Head) played by Alan Caillou who ruled the United Galaxies and assigned Captain Quark, a human, his missions. In its short run, Quark satirized such science fiction classics as Star Wars, 2001 and Flash Gordon.