I’ve wanted to do a tribute to Lost In Space, one of my favorite TV shows when I was a wee lad back in the ’60s and I finally got the inspiration to do one. Everyone knows “Danger Will Robinson!” and it’s been used in many a TV show and movie since the ’60s.
For you not in the know, from left to right is the nefarious Dr. Smith who’s preparing to blow up a young Will Robinson who’s just discovered his father’s Playboy stash. Next is Penny Robinson coming in first in her turtle race (a nod to an early episode where she goes off riding a turtle) followed by a startled Major Don West as he holds the ravishing Judy Robinson. Finally, mother Maureen Robinson doing what she did best and that was to serve everyone milk and cookies. Finally, Professor John Robinson prepares to blast off on his commute to work with his handy Jet Pack. Of course the Robot and the mighty Jupiter 2 are in the background.
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Aww, no Debbie the Bloop?
Lost in Space was a really great show (in particular the first season, which was a lot darker than the camp that eventually made the show famous).
I agree with you. Though fun, the other two seasons pale in comparison to the look and feel of the first season. Smith was a murderer looking to kill the Robinsons so he could get back to Earth. The stories actually had a good mixture of Sci-Fi and family interaction and struggles. The campy episodes were fun when I was a kid, but today I cringe at them. I have all the DVD sets, but it’s the 1st season I watch the most, though the 3rd season did have a few good ones plus that killer new theme song.
I watch too much “Lost In Space” it seems…
Is Will looking at a pinup of Jeff??
It is often joked in the “LIS” fandom world that young boys would lust after Penny, then as teenagers you’d lust after Judy, then as older men you’d lust after Maureen. Seems the same can be said for Will, Don and John as well depending on the boy/man.
The robot was by far the best actor on that show.
The pinup Will is looking at is Judy. Her likes are strong SpaceMarine Majors, long walks in the Bloogle swamps and cuddling in the stars. Her dislikes are pesky brothers, mad stowaways that keep trying to kill her family, and getting Lost somewhere between here and there.
One of my favorite trivia questions:
Who was in “Lost in Space” and also the film version of “The Sound of Music”?
No IMDBing allowed!
No searching of any kind required on my part… that was Angela Cartwright. My Mom *loved* “Sound of Music” and drug me to see it. The only delight I had was seeing “Penny Robinson” as one of the children! I have since learned to enjoy the movie, but given the kind of movie I normally watch (Star Wars, Superman, Ghostbusters, etc.) it’s not in my Top Ten.
Lost In Space was one of those shows that at first I adored as a kid as I was sci-fi crazy, but even as an 8 year old when it first aired, I could recognize camp when I saw it – even in the 1st season which I agree, was by far the best. I lost interest by the 3rd season, however, & had moved on to other sci-fi shows like “Star Trek” of course, “The Time Tunnel”, “The Invaders”, & in the later 60′s, “Land of the Giants” & “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”. I did have a model of the Robot tho, & also met Jonathan Harris at the one & only sci-fi convention I’ve ever been to in the early 90′s. I’d read & heard in interveiws like with Bill Mumy that he was the nicest person in the world to work with, but you’re still prepared to dislike him, ya know? but he was gracious & very accomodating, & seemed genuinely honored that people were coming up to meet, talk with him, & get autographs. I’ve since read in bios that even tho he could be a prima donna & didn’t always get along with all of the LIS cast at times, he was genuinely liked & respected, an accomplished Broadway performer, had been a USO entertainer during WWII, & had one of the longest marriages in the industry, 64 + years!.
I was a fan of the show the whole way through… I can enjoy camp and the show was entertaining. That was the difference between it and “Star Trek”. LIS was entertainment and Star Trek was serious Sci-Fi. I am not a fan of the original ST TV series at all. It has some of the most silly episodes too… Spock’s Brain, the hippies on the Enterprise, etc. But I did enjoy a number of the episodes (even though I did not watch it when they were originally aired).
But… I do love the original cast MOVIES big time. The new Enterprise in 1979 immediately became a favorite of mine to build in model form. I have an 18″ model for each movie… each done with the damage, etc. to match the film. I have THREE of the 36″ models put out by Mobieus Models, two of which are still under construction. Nice models.
Actors are people too. Some are nice, some are real pricks. Seems Harris was very kind to his fans but demanding as an artist. He did his craft well none the less. Never met him but felt he would have been cordial to meet. I’ve been to many Sci-Fi conventions and most actors are pleasant enough, but a few are just terrible to be around. Levar Burton was, at least the show I was at, a real jerk. Came in with a lady on each arm… did about 10 minutes of promotion, took no questions and left. Yeah, I paid money for that. Ugh.
Now “Voyage” and “Giants” had their equally silly moments, but no single actor like Dr. Smith stood out. Lost In Space will go down in history as a well done, well liked ’60s family TV show… that just happen to have some Sci-Fi in it. If you look at it that way, it is a fun show.
“Lost In Space” a series for which I was too young to enjoy (and those are rare). When I first got a chance to see it, I was too old and thought it was just silly.
But you know? As silly as those shows were, at least they tried to be creative. Well, maybe naming a family that stranded in an uncharted region Robinson isn’t that creative, but it’s much better than all the remakes and relauches we’re getting lately.
And oh god, don’t get me started on the movie!
Irwin Allen was in the entertainment business… he didn’t care if it was Sci-Fi correct or not, he wanted ratings. And it far outweighed the ratings of Start Trek.
Now people dis the movie, but it has its moments and I for one enjoyed it. Was a helluva lot better than that piece of crap Star Trek: The Motion Picture… BORING!
Thanks for the comments today!
Sad; Dick Tufeld died today:
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Celebrities/74r25dfd9/Lost-in-Space-Robot-Actor-Dick-Tufeld-Dies.htm