"There are some people who could harbor a grudge against you:" "Whose side are you on?" "[Narrator] Buck's experiences must be relived using mind probes: : :" "In an attempt to solve the mysterious riddle: : :" "That promises imminent doom to the Earth:" "Eat lead, sucker:" "The only ones who can stop us are our enemies!" "[Man Narrating] The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes:" "In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William "Buck'"Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life-support systems: : :" "And returns Buck Rogers to Earth: : :" "500 years later:" "[Alarm Beeping] Dr:" "Huer, what's going on?" "The entire complex is under alert:" "Yes, I know:" "[Beeping Continues]" "Ten minutes ago, our orbital defense system: : :" "Registered the presence of hundreds of alien objects in Earth's orbit:" "Our scanners say that they're out there:" "But our fighter squadrons have made no visual contact:" "Could something be jamming their sensors?" "Perhaps:" "I don't know:" "But it's highly unlikely:" "[Mysterious Humming]" "Doctor, my sensors detect: : :" "A tightly focused energy beam penetrating our..." "Oh, dear:" "[Humming]" "[Humming Continues]" "[Chirping] Doesn't anybody bother to knock anymore?" "Dr:" "Theopolis, what is it?" "Unknown, Doctor:" "My sensors are unable to penetrate its exterior:" "However, in light of its unusual materialization," "I would suggest securing the entire Directorate Complex immediately:" "[Chirping] Good idea:" "I'll secure the basement:" " No, Twiki:" " Aw, rats:" "It's impossible!" "This object does not register on my sensor:" "This may sound crazy, but have you considered touching that thing?" " Touching it?" " [Buck] Yeah, it may not be a weapon at all:" "Maybe it's some kind of communication device, touch-activated:" " That could be awfully risky, Buck:" " Would you rather leave it here, turn it into a plant stand?" "After all, Doc, your sensors aren't doing any good:" "What have you got to lose?" "[Theo] Nothing, really:" "Whoever sent it here has obviously developed: : :" "A highly sophisticated method of matter transmission:" "Anyone capable of that, could have killed us all long ago:" "I think Buck's suggestion is a good one:" "Well, here goes:" "Wait, Buck:" "Be careful, please:" "Yeah, well, what do I know?" "[Chirping] Killed by a yo-yo:" "What a way to go:" "You're right, Buck:" "It is a communicating device:" "Look what it's communicating:" ""The man out of old Earth's past"..." ""Has the key to the next and the last:"" ""But you won't solve this riddle"..." ""Till the end is the middle"..." "[Buck] "And Terran sands disappear with a blast: '"" "[Dr:" "Huer] That last line sounds ominous:" "[Wilma] Whoever sent this could teleport an entire starfleet into the Earth's orbit: : :" "And decimate us before we had a chance to scramble a single fighter squadron:" "Why haven't they done it already?" "Hmm:" "[Buck] Why are they playing games, writing limericks?" ""Limericks"?" "Yeah, limericks:" "An old and honorable form ofliterature, Wilma:" "Hmm:" "It goes back even before my time:" "Obviously, the puzzle was specifically geared to you, Buck:" ""The man out of old Earth's past': :" "Is a clear reference to you:" "[Buck] Yeah, I know:" "It says I hold the key to the first and the last:" "Which means: : :" "To the life and the death of the Earth:" "[Dr:" "Huer] While we're using the psych-probes, we'll be able to refer to this mysterious... is it limerick?" "Mm-hmm:" "I'm sure that you know, as well as I do, that there are some people who could harbor a grudge against you:" "This scan will help us select the most likely candidates:" "So just lie back and relax:" "Let your mind drift:" "That's it:" "Well, that's enough drifting for now:" "Perhaps you could concentrate on one or two of the words in the riddle: : :" "That might trigger some memories:" "[Buck] Well, let's see:" "There's the thing about the key:" "We used a lot of keys: : :" "When we rescued that girl Falina from Sinaloa:" "Where have you been?" "Never mind that:" "Carl Morphus just arrived:" "Oh, terrific:" "That's about as good as the news I've got:" "Couldn't you get anything out of that man that was following you?" "Yeah, I know exactly where they're keeping Falina:" "Well, that's good news:" "I also found out it's virtually impossible to get there: : :" "Without one of four existing keys:" "Oh, no:" "I was gonna try to lift one off Sanitation Module 07, but it doesn't make its rounds till after midnight:" "And if Morphus is here now, we might as well start packing:" " Buck, who else has a key?" " A couple of Velosi's goons:" "And Velosi?" "Naturally:" "Marla?" "You'll have to wait just a minute:" "I don't like to wait:" "And with this, I rarely have to:" "I thought you'd feel that way:" "I'm sorry to spoil your plans this evening, Mr:" "Velosi:" "Yes, I am disappointed:" "Until now:" "Kill her!" " Please, don't move:" " Come on!" "Now, stand over there with your boss:" "Move!" "Come on, move:" "I'll just take that key you're so proud of, Mr:" "Velosi:" "You both will die before you leave the city:" "You think so, huh?" "Okay, get over there:" "Come on, move!" "If I were you, I'd worry more about how you were going to get out of here:" "All right, let's go:" "Get down to the ship and prepare for takeoff:" "I'll get Falina:" "You got the detonator?" "I'm all set:" "I'll see you at the ship:" "Why, Buck Rogers:" "What are you and that lady up to?" "Later, Tangie:" "Looks to me like it's something very dishonest:" "I don't have time:" "If you don't help me buy my way out of this city," "Security's gonna get a call from me:" "Next time I'm in town:" "You won't get away with it!" "I want you to close your eyes:" "Very soon you shall find yourself afloat in a sea of color and sounds:" "And then blackness, and then everything... everything shall come to an end:" "[Alarm Blaring]" "[Alarm Continues]" "Name is Buck Rogers:" "He just hit the alarm:" "Let's get outta here:" "[Alarm Continues]" "[Continues Blaring]" "Morgan Velosi is a formidable opponent in his home territory, but he hardly commands the resources necessary: : :" "To mount a massive attack on the Earth:" "All right, let's look at the limerick again:" "That last line..."And Terran sands disappear in a blast: '"" "All that sand, desert..." "Sounds like Zeta Minor:" "And come to think of it, Zeta Minor started with a blast too:" "I hope you're wearing your climbing shoes because I think that elevator's out of order:" "Come on!" "[Android Guard] Escape is not possible:" "Prisoners will report to the dayroom:" "Escape is not possible:" "Prisoners will report to the dayroom:" "Escape is not possible:" "Jen, you've been in there for 10 months:" "He's never gonna spring you out:" "He's gonna leave you and the secrets of those murders buried in there forever:" "I don't care about you, so stop pretending you care about me: : :" "And who I am and why I am and just leave me alone:" "Sand squid!" "You got him:" "Come on:" "[Squeaking] Buck!" "Oh, hi:" "Can we talk about this?" "[Buck Groaning]" " [Jen Gasps]" " Okay, big guy, come on:" "[Gasps]" "Sometimes a frontal assault works best:" "All right, move:" "Get over there:" "You all right?" "I'm fine:" "Rescuing you is getting to be a full-time occupation:" "All right, all of you, we're marching out of here single file:" "Not quite, Colonel:" "Drop your weapons now!" "Of course, frontal assaults do have their drawbacks:" "[Android Roaring]" "[Screams]" "[Buck] Why is he after me, Wilma?" "What is it?" " It's your bracelet:" " Oh, it is, huh?" "No!" "Be my guest:" "According to my locator banks, the android Hugo is still at large somewhere on Zeta Minor:" "I suggest we proceed, Buck:" "We really must continue, Dr:" "Huer:" "Hmm:" "Well, so much for him:" "[Beeping]" "What's that?" "The sensors in my office:" "They were keyed to that strange object:" " [Wilma] It's gone:!" " [Twiki Chirping]" "Well, so much for the yo-yo:" "I'll be going now:" "Sorry, Twiki:" "I think everything's far from over:" "In fact, I think it's just beginning:" "[Beeping]" "It seems the object has served its function:" "I wonder what else we can expect?" "Let's get on with this:" "I got a feeling we don't have much time:" "How about Roderick Zale, the guy who kidnapped Hieronymus Fox of Genesia?" "Zale is certainly resourceful enough: : :" "And, quite possibly, ruthless enough:" "Greetings, Mr:" "President:" "My name is..." "Your name is Roderick Zale:" "Your specialty is political abduction, and your modus operandi sticks out like a sore thumb:" "Half the galaxy probably knows you're the one who snatched me:" "You're as perceptive as I was told:" " How much you askin' for me?" " A reasonable price... 6,000 kilograms of pure quadrillium:" "[Chuckles]" "Ain't no way the Genesians are gonna cough up that much loot, pal:" "I don't even think we got that much quadrillium on the whole planet:" "Then they'd better find it somewhere:" "Or within a week, their technological miracle worker will die:" "Aw, come on, Zale:" "I'm worth more to you alive than dead any day of the week:" "Even if the Genesians don't pay up, you can make a fortune selling my brains to the highest bidder:" "So don't give me any of that Dr:" "Doom jive:" "You'd better take pretty good care of me: : :" "If you know what's good for you, starting right now:" "We're not gonna tell him where the kid is, and that's that:" "But, Buck, they'll kill us:" "[Zale] The woman's right, Rogers:" "If you do know where the president is hiding, you'd better tell us:" "Otherwise, you'll both die very shortly:" "And if we do tell you, we'll probably still die, won't we?" "There are many ways to die, long and short:" "Uh-oh:" "Uh..." "Uh, hi there:" "I bet you're wondering what I'm doing in your parcel bin:" "Actually, I'm not a real person at all:" "I'm a doll:" "That's it:" "Uh, a preprogrammed, cybernetic doll:" "My name is Ken:" "Uh, Mr:" "President, are you all right?" "Before I answer that, whose side are you on?" "Yours:" "Colonel Deering from the Earth Defense Directorate:" "How did you get away from Zale?" "Uh, nothing to it:" "I did a quick impersonation of a sack of groceries:" "Well, I guess I'm a little late:" "Nope, you're just in time:" "Now, my bodyguard, Dia Cyrton, is here on Aldebaran:" "She and somebody named Buck Rogers are on their way to Zale's place right now:" " Buck?" " Yeah, and if we don't get back there and help 'em, they're both gonna get wasted:" "You know what "wasted" means?" "Sorry:" "Can't let you do that:" "I'm terribly sorry about this, Captain, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you:" "Koren to Zale:" "Come in, Zale:" "Mr:" "Zale!" " Mr:" "Zale:" " Maybe he slipped back under his rock:" "Shut up or I'll kill you right here and now:" "I think she might have something to say about that:" "That one is almost as old as you are:" "Old but true, Mr:" "Koren:" "Mighty nice shootin', Colonel:" "Thank you, Mr:" "President:" "True, Roderick Zale is a cunning and dangerous criminal, but his personality index would seem to indicate a cold-blooded pragmatist: : :" "Not inclined to seek revenge on such a grandiose scale:" "[Chirping] You wanna run that by me again?" " I said, "Roderick Zale..."" " Forget it:" ""Till the end is the middle:"" "Now, what is that supposed to mean?" "This is like trying to work your way through a maze:" "It's almost byzantine:" "Hmm, byzantine, byzantine:" "Zantia!" "That started off with kind of a puzzle... a Mayday from two women on board a space yacht:" "[Sighs] Let's take a crack at that:" "This is Earth starfighter 1314:" "I'm approaching at 50 degrees:" "This is the space yacht Aurora:" "We have you on scanner:" "Uh, do you have video transmission capability?" "[Buck] Sure do:" "How's that?" "Oh, fine:" "Couldn't be much better:" "You're to follow the yellow landing tracer to Docking Area 2:" "The slightest variation from that course will result in your destruction:" "Zantia Landing Control out:" "Thanks:" "Welcome to Zantia:" "[Chattering] [Auctioneer] Ladies, please get ready:" "We'll start the bidding at 400:" "This prime Terran male is an excellent investment:" "Sixteen hundred from the unseen lady on monitor four!" "Do I see more?" "Twenty-two hundred:" "Three thousand:!" "Three thousand on the monitor from bidder number four:" "Do I hear more?" "The bid is now 4,000:" "Do I hear five?" "Ten thousand:!" "Twelve thousand!" "Going once, going twice..." "Twenty thousand!" "Do I hear more?" "Going once at 20,000:" "Going twice at 20,000:" "Sold to bidder number four for 20,000 credits:!" " [Woman Screaming]" " Come on, let's go!" "They're not gonna stay unconscious for long:" "Let's get outta here:" "Move!" "Hang on:" "Buck Rogers to Escort Leader, do you read?" "Leader to ES-1314, I've gotcha on the scanner:" " Who's that?" "Major Norris?" " Affirmative:" "What are you doing up here, Captain Rogers?" "This is Colonel Deering:" "Don't listen to him, Major:" " Wilma?" " I know what you intend to do, Buck and I can't let you do it:" "[Buck] Wilma, don't try to stop me:" "What you're doing will force the Earth and Ruatha to go to war:" "You're jeopardizing thousands and thousands of lives:" " [Norris] Colonel Deering..." " There's too much at stake, Major:" "Open fire:" "Full pulsars:" "Wilma, listen to me:" "I know what I'm doing:" " [Wilma] You're sending us into war!" " [Buck] You know me, trust me:" "He's hit:" "I think Zantia is a dead end, Buck:" "[Theo] I tend to agree, Colonel:" "[Beeping]" "Our sensors have picked up another energy beam heading straight for..." " [Object Humming]" " Good heavens:" "[Humming Continues]" "[Continues Humming]" " Here we go again:" " What is it?" "It looks like an hourglass:" "It's a device for measuring time:" "From the looks of this one, we only have a couple of hours until it runs out:" "Do you think somebody's trying to tell us something?" "There's not a lot of time left:" "Wilma, think about Corliss and Roxanne:" "Mm-hmm:" "The last time they were going to use ancient nerve gas: : :" "To poison our atmosphere and to destroy it:" "And we needed Noah Cooper's help in penetrating Necrosis asteroids:" "Stay close behind me and do exactly what I do:" "Watch for falling rocks:" "[Sighs]" "Enemy craft approaching:" "They're moving through the asteroids:" "Okay, start breathing again, everyone:" " [Beeping]" " Stop breathing:" "We got company:" "Tight "T" formation:" "Look alive, tail gunners:" " You take over:" " Got it:" "Nice shot, Big Red:" "It looks like they're sending up reinforcements:" "We'll retreat temporarily to the asteroids:" "[Man] You will surrender at once or be destroyed:" "Proceed to vector 9-4KV, Coordinate C:" "We will tractor beam you into the hangar:" "[Big Red] You hear that, Noah?" " They've been captured:" " I heard:" " What do we do, Noah?" " What can we do?" "We've lost them:" "We've lost 'em:" "Have you ever been in a fire, Rogers?" "Or should I say, have you ever been on fire?" "No, I can't say that I have:" " Do you know what pain is, Rogers?" " There are all kinds of pain:" "No:" "I'm talking about a pain that's so intense, the only way you can stop it is to have its source removed:" "How you're going to wish we had surrendered, Colonel Deering:" "All right, everybody, just keep it quiet:" "Steady:" " [Beeping]" " Bomb away:" "Wilma, get the door!" "You, get over there!" " You missed:" " We saw, Big Red:" "Come on back up:" "Now it's our turn:" "Hold it steady:" "We're almost there:" "Second enemy bomber approaching!" "We're trapped in here:" "Ready?" "Right:" "Hang on:" "Bomb away:" "This one's gonna hit!" "[Buck] Theo, where are Roxanne and Corliss now?" "According to our locator banks, they are both in the detention-rehabilitation complex on Lycaste Alba:" "So much for that theory:" "Wait a minute:" "What about our man with the magic hands?" "The slave master?" "Hmm?" "Kaleel:" "Mm-hmm:" "Let me see:" "That was on, um, Vistula: : :" "When we went to investigate the poisoning: : :" "Of the Earth's food supplies:" "[Kaleel] So: : :" "We will descend upon the Earth like meteors!" "Like a fire!" "The only ones who can stop us: : :" "Are those enemies among us, those who are weak and faithless!" "Those who do not believe... these are our enemies!" "Get down!" "Don't either one of you raise even a hair:" "Get down:" "Good heavens:" "What was that?" "Be careful:" "[Gasps]" "[Wilma] Sorry, Buck:" " Are you okay?" " Yeah:" " No thanks to our host:" " The almighty Kaleel, I presume:" " And you are?" " Captain Buck Rogers:" "Let's just get rid of him:" "Rest assured: : :" "He and Colonel Deering will meet the same fate as Ryma:" "But first things first:" "Now that Earth knows of my plan, what do your people intend to do?" "Prepare for your attack, naturally:" "And with our remaining forces, we'll give you a reception you'll not soon forget:" "You are lying!" "All right now, keep your eyes on that turkey in the back:" "He's the one we want:" "We're gonna go right up the middle:" "You guys open a hole, I'll nail him:" "Okay, guards, take out these tackles:" "Stop them, you fools!" "Hey, nice double-teaming over there, whoever you are:" " Gordon's the name:" "Thanks:" " Have we met, Gordon?" "I don't think so, Captain:" "We're from different times:" "[Chirping] Eat lead, sucker:" "Lead?" "What lead?" "Twiki, what are you talking about?" " Nice shooting, Captain Rogers:" " Thanks, Major, Twiki:" "Gordon, where did you learn to shoot like that?" "I've been doing that sort of thing since before you were born, Captain:" " You think so, huh?" " Young man, I know so:" "Come on, gang:" "We've got some cleaning up to do downstairs:" "According to our locators," "Kaleel escaped from the revolutionaries who captured him: : :" "And now wanders the Vistulan desert: : :" "Trying to enlist its inhabitants as followers:" "A harmless lunatic:" "Hmm:" "Hop out of there a second:" "I've got an idea:" "It's all yours:" "[Sighs] Remember the Legion of Death?" "In order to infiltrate them, I had to take on the identity of an assassin..." "Rafael Argus:" "Rafael Argus?" "Three months ago you killed a man named Gleeson:" "Let me guess:" "Uh, he was your, uh..." " Brother:" " I knew it'd be something like that:" "To destroy a city that large, you'd need an earthquake or a tidal wave:" "Or an antimatter explosion:" " You're joking, of course:" " Far from it:" "New Chicago receives its power from a contra-terrene generating plant: : :" "Located in the wasteland outside the city:" "And if someone were to sabotage that reactor, allowing the matter and antimatter: : :" "To mix uncontrollably..." "And everything for 200 square kilometers: : :" "Would be atomized instantly:" "[Laughs]" "Very good, Kellogg:" "[Chuckling]" "Come on:" "Varek, go in there and dispose of him:" "They'll think that was you:" "Why'd you do that?" "This is why:" "This is who I am:" "[Groans]" "The thing about Kellogg is, he wouldn't waste time with these riddles:" "He'd want me to know up front that it was him: : :" "And how he was going to kill me and how much it would hurt:" "So we're back where we started:" "Yeah, except: : :" "The hourglass is almost empty:" "All right, it's your turn now, Twiki:" "Let's see if your memory bank can help us any:" "Now, hold still:" "[Chirping] You're tickling me:" "I'm not tickling you:" "Hold still:" "You are:" "Twiki, you're supposed to be remembering what happened on the Lyran Queen:" "All right:" "[Over P:" "A:] This is your captain speaking:" "Now that all our passengers are aboard, we're accelerating to light speed: : :" "For a slow, leisurely cruise to Stargate 1:" "After leaving the star gate, we'll enter the Vega system: : :" "Where we'll make our first stop on Sutter's World, Yes:" "How do you do?" "A planet renowned for its fair climate, colorful indigents and remarkable hospitality:" "[Chirping] Wilma's looking real foxy:" "[Chirping] Something from the bar, sir?" "[Chirping] Hold the phone:" "[Chirping]" "[Chirping]" "You'll have to excuse me for staring:" "I've never met a 500-year-old man before:" "Oh, that's all right:" "I've never met a genetically perfect woman before either:" "Mmm:" "Think of the permutations:" "[Chuckling]" "[Continues Chuckling]" "[Sighs]" "Stupid, weak, sniveling little creature:" "How do you put up with her?" "I like part of her:" "My part, you mean?" "[Theo] What you are suggesting, Buck, is that Alison Michaels is a trans-mute... a split personality with the genetic ability to transform itself: : :" "In times of stress, into one of two or more separate entities:" "All we have is a theory:" "We can't act without evidence:" " Then what we have to do is capture her as Sabrina:" " Oh:" "[Disco] [Laughing, Chattering]" "[Chirping] What a good dancer you are, Twiki:" "Buck taught me all I know:" "They call this one the bump:" "[Chirping] Uh-oh:" "I've never seen a dance like that before, Twiki:" "[Continues]" "[Sighs] Well, that's all we can do for now:" "The laser will draw power from the ship very slowly: : :" "So that the monitors will not detect:" "When it peaks, the laser will be in full effect, and its blade will start dissecting her quite automatically:" "[Chirping]" "Hi, guys:" "What's the matter, Twiki?" "It's only 0300 hours:" "I'm bushed:" "[Theo] Nowjust a minute, Twiki:" "If you think you're going to retire for the evening: : :" "Without hearing from me, you're quite incorrect:" "Your behavior, ever since you set foot on this ship, has been abominable:" "Twiki?" "Twiki?" "Twiki?" "Twiki:!" "Well, we've only got one candidate left:" "But all this hardly seems to be her style:" "What do you mean not her style?" "She's ruthless, arrogant and power hungry:" "Yeah, but aside from all that, what's wrong with her?" "[Wilma] Anything about it look familiar, Buck?" "Negative:" "I've never seen anything like it:" "Did you hear that, Dr:" "Huer?" "[Dr:" "Huer] Wherever it came from, it is now sustaining a position directly over New Chicago:" "We can only assume it's some kind of weapon, so destroy it, now:!" "Yes, sir:" "Our pulsars have no effect!" "Activate Omega defense program immediately!" "[Wilma] It's glowing:!" "Dr:" "Huer, it's releasing a beam of energy!" "[Disco]" "[Continues]" "Very shortly, I will succeed my father to the throne of Draconia:" "And according to our laws, within a year of doing so," "I must wed the most physically and genetically sound human male available: : :" "Or lose my throne to a successor:" "Well, I have found just such a man: : :" "Right here on Earth:" "And unless you turn him over to me for the wedding ceremony, our pyramid weapon will destroy the Earth: : :" "City by city by city:" "That man, of course, is Captain Buck Rogers:" "[Sighs]" "Tribal courtship rituals can be fascinating:" "Tell me, just out of curiosity, what happens in phases two and three?" "In the second phase, you prove your worthiness for me: : :" "By competing in the arena with Tigerman:" "Hmm:" "Of course, if you win tomorrow, the third phase will take place at noon:" "The great event itself..." "the wedding ceremony:" "[Grunting]" "[Groans]" "[Shouts]" "[Growling]" "[Continues Growling]" "[Groans]" "[Panting]" "You will bejoined with Princess Ardala forever:" "He's destroying the weapon:" "Do something!" " All right, Doc, I'm getting a power feedback now:" " Buck, get out of there:" "Of course, I hate to admit this, but even Princess Ardala: : :" "Wouldn't slaughter innocent people without a reason:" "If this were all her doing, I think we..." "[Beeping]" " [Beeping Continues]" " Good Lord!" " Is something else gonna materialize?" " Yes:" "Whoever's responsible uses a directional beam: : :" "To lock in coordinates for materialization:" "This precedes the teleport beam by several minutes:" "Now, according to our sensors, the next object is due to materialize: : :" "In your apartment, Buck:" "[Chirping] It's the killer yo-yo:" "[Buck] No, I don't think so, Twiki:" "What in the galaxy..." "Hamburgers, french fries, milk shakes and champagne:" "No, it can't be:" "[Party Horns Blowing, Laughing, Chattering]" " Dr:" "Huer, what day is today?" " Uh, it's Deckel 31, isn't it?" " Yeah:" " Deckel:" "December:" "December 31:" "It's New Year's Eve!" "And there's only one other person in the galaxy who'd know what that means:" "Right on, Buck:" "I knew you'd figure it out:" " Hieronymus:" " Happy New Year, guys:" "Hey, what do you think of my new matter transmitter?" "I wanted to give it a test over long distances, so I thought I'd send you a little New Year's present:" " And a riddle:" " It beats crossword puzzles:" " Cross what?" " Forget it, Doc:" "It'd take hours to explain:" "Hieronymus, your matter transmitter's a great idea, but it's still got a few bugs:" "Oh, yeah:" "It creates one heck of a magnetic field, doesn't it?" "Hope it didn't bollix up any of your alarm systems:" "Oh, no:" "The whole planet's on general alert, that's all:" "Oops:" "Back to the drawing board:" "That entire riddle was just about New Year's Eve, wasn't it?" "Right:" "The first line was about you..." ""The man out of old Earth's past:"" ""Has the key to the next and the last"?" "Sure:" "Buck would know about an hourglass, which was going to be the next thing that I sent you, after the last thing, which was the riddle... a real, live 20th-century limerick:" "[Chirping] Tricky little devil, ain't ya?" " [Chuckles] - "But you won't solve this riddle till the end is the middle: '"" "Ah, of course:" "The end of the old year, the middle of the night:" " Midnight:" " And the Terran sands disappearing..." "Is the hourglass you sent us:" "When the sands disappear, they disappear with a..." "A blast:" "Meaning a party:" "And what's a party without milk shakes and bubbly: : :" "And fries and Rigellian lizard burgers?" ""Lizard burgers:"" " [Chuckles]" " Hit it, maestro!" "[Disco]" "["Auld Lang Syne'"] I wish I knew how he did that:" "I gotta run, gang:" "These transgalatic phone calls add up:" "Have yourselves a happy one: : :" "And wait till you see my riddle next year!" " Bye:" " Next year?" "There's plenty of time to worry about that later:" "For now, though, how about some good, old-fashioned Genesian bubbly?" "Was 2490 a good year?" "How could it be?" "You weren't even around:" "[Laughing]" "[Pops]"