Before turning heads on Silver Spoons, Erin Gray was kickin' alien ass as Col. Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century from 1979-81. Here, the '80s sex symbol recalls her adventures on the campy space opera, arriving Nov. 16 on DVD.
TV Guide Online: You were the hottest-lookin' lady on TV in the '80s.
Erin Gray: The
South Park gentlemen [
Trey Parker and
Matt Stone] agree with you. They did a whole number on how no one was pretty as Col. Wilma. I owe them a thank-you for that.
TVGO: Who was hotter: Gil Gerard's Buck or Sam Jones' Flash Gordon?
Gray: Oh, god! I own a company, Heroes for Hire, booking celebrities on personal appearances, so you're asking me to comment on men I represent. But I have a soft spot in my heart for Gil. He truly gets me laughing, and humor wins out.
TVGO: Twiki the robot: Gay or not?
Gray: Oh, no way! He may've looked like a penis — how could you look
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