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Space: Above and Beyond•Season 1•Episode 21

Sugar Dirt

8.3/10 · 170 votesApr 20, 199645 min

Ranked #4 of 23 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

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When Commodore Ross sees there's an opportunity to launch a potentially crippling offensive against the Chigs. Forced to abandon the 58th on a barren planet, Ross leaves the marines to fend for themselves with little ammo, no food-and no hope of rescue.

Directed byThomas J. Wright
Written byMatt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
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Morgan Weisser

Morgan Weisser

Nathan West

Kristen Cloke

Kristen Cloke

Shane Vansen

Rodney Rowland

Rodney Rowland

Cooper Hawkes

Joel de la Fuente

Joel de la Fuente

Paul Wang

Lanei Chapman

Lanei Chapman

Vanessa Damphousse

James Morrison

James Morrison

T. C. McQueen

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Thomas J. Wright

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Matt Kiene

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Joe Reinkemeyer

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Episode Summary

"Sugar Dirt" is episode 21 of Space: Above and Beyond season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 170 votes, ranking #4 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer, it aired on April 20, 1996.

Next: E22 · And If They Lay Us Down to Rest...Best of Season 1