Series synopsis
Salvage 1 is an American comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on January 20, 1979. It ended on November 11, 1979. It was created by Mike Lloyd Ross. It stars Andy Griffith, Jacqueline Scott, Joel Higgins and Richard Jaeckel.
Salvage operator Harry Broderick buys and sells scrap as well as electronics, aircraft, and other equipment. Harry constantly has grandiose schemes to make money, sometimes not completely honestly. In the pilot, his dream is to recover equipment left on the Moon during Apollo Program missions, for he believes the salvage value will make it a worthwhile venture. 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, ...
Premise
Salvage operator Harry Broderick buys and sells scrap as well as electronics, aircraft, and other equipment. Harry constantly has grandiose schemes to make money, sometimes not completely honestly. In the pilot, his dream is to recover equipment left on the Moon during Apollo Program missions, for he believes the salvage value will make it a worthwhile venture. 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."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Andy Griffith as Harry Broderick
- Jacqueline Scott
- Joel Higgins as Addison "Skip" Carmichael
- Richard Jaeckel as Jack Klinger
- Trish Stewart as Melanie Slozar
- Heather McAdam
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | January 20, 1979 | May 28, 1979 |
| Season 2 | 6 | November 4, 1979 | November 11, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Salvage (1) Junkyard owner Harry Broderick assembles a team to pull off the ultimate salvage operation. With former astronaut Skip Carmichael and fuel expert Melanie Slozar, Harry builds the spacecraft Vulture in order to bring back the equipment left on the moon during the Apollo moon expeditions. |
January 20, 1979 |
| 2 |
Salvage (2) Junkyard owner Harry Broderick assembles a team to pull off the ultimate salvage operation. With former astronaut Skip Carmichael and fuel expert Melanie Slozar, Harry builds the spacecraft Vulture in order to bring back the equipment left on the moon during the Apollo moon expeditions. |
January 20, 1979 |
| 3 |
Dark Island On their first authorized salvage job...an aerial survey of Antarctic icebergs...Harry, Melanie and Skip make an unauthorized stop on a supposedly uninhabited island to pick up valuable spider monkeys for a zoo. What they find instead is a lone scientist and a giant man-ape. |
January 29, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hard Water (1) The salvage team that went to the moon resurrects an old project: towing an Antarctic iceberg to a drought-stricken island off the California coast. Their plan involves using the Vulture's engines to direct the iceberg's course. The competition is a well-funded and unscrupulous corporation. |
November 4, 1979 |
| 2 |
Hard Water (2) Harry and crew run into extreme difficulties in bringing an iceberg to California to be used as a source of water. The engine they use to steer the mountain of ice breaks loose and the iceberg drifts into the shipping lanes. |
November 11, 1979 |
| 3 |
Round Up The Salvage team learns that a herd of wild horses are going to be shot as part of a government program to control their numbers. To save them (and make a profit), they round them up to sell them to a local police department as mounted patrols. |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 20, 1979 |
| Last aired | November 11, 1979 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |