▁School ▁Student ▁Public ation ▁ ▁Category : High ▁schools ▁in ▁Lag una ▁( prov ince ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Qu ark ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁American ▁science ▁fiction ▁sit com ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁Benjamin . ▁Broadcast ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s ▁at ▁ 8 : 0 0 – 8 : 3 0 ▁PM ▁on ▁N BC , ▁the ▁pilot ▁a ired ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁followed ▁as ▁a ▁mid - season ▁replacement ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Qu ark ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Buck ▁Henry , ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁sp y ▁spo of ▁Get ▁Sm art . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁a ▁United ▁Gal axy ▁San itation ▁Pat rol ▁Cru iser , ▁an ▁inter stell ar ▁garbage ▁sc ow ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁United ▁Gal ax ies ▁Space ▁Station ▁Per ma ▁One ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 2 2 6 . ▁Adam ▁Qu ark , ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁works ▁to ▁clean ▁up ▁tr ash ▁in ▁space ▁by ▁collect ing ▁" space ▁b agg ies " ▁with ▁his ▁trust ed ▁and ▁highly ▁unusual ▁crew . ▁▁ ▁In ▁its ▁short ▁run , ▁Qu ark ▁s ati riz ed ▁such ▁science ▁fiction ▁as ▁Star ▁Wars , ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁A ▁Space ▁Od ys sey , ▁Lost ▁in ▁Space , ▁Buck ▁Rog ers , ▁and ▁Flash ▁Gordon . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁episodes