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The Blaster Beam - January 28, 1978

Jan 28, 2021

An iconic sound, produced by an instrument with a sci-fi name, made its soundtrack debut in The Bionic Woman episode "The Martians are Coming" on this day in 1978. Find out what a "blaster beam" is and how it became an indelible part of sci-fi history.

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