Episode 5— Brian the Brain
Aired October 2, 1976 · 51 min
Synopsis
The Alphans encounter an eccentric and intelligent robot who is known as Brian the Brain. Brian's creator Captain Michael and his crew have all died in mysterious circumstances and Brian asks for the help of Koenig and his crew. However, it soon becomes very apparent that Brian is anything but harmless and was in fact responsible for the deaths of Captain Michael and his colleagues. And he is ready to do the same to the Alphans.
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Martin Landau
as Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain
as Dr. Helena Russell
Catherine Schell
as Maya
Tony Anholt
as Tony Verdeschi
Bernard Cribbins
as Captain Michael
John Hug
as Bill Fraser
Marc Zuber
as Security Lieutenant
Michael Sharvell Martin
as Brian
Annie Lambert
as Main Mission Operative Julie Tracy
Yasuko Nagazumi
as Yasko
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