Guide Note

Lost in Space is a science fiction television series that originally aired in the late 1960s on CBS. The show featured the adventures of a family of interstellar explorers attempting to return to Earth after their ship is sent off course by the presence of an enemy stowaway.

Fast Facts

1. Created by: Irwin Allen
2. Number of Episodes: 83
3. Network: CBS
4. Aired: September 15, 1965 - March 6, 1968
5. Film Adaptation: Lost In Space (1998)

• Mark Goddard as Major Don West
• Bill Mumy as Will Robinson
• Marta Kristen as Judy Robinson
• Angela Cartwright as Penny Robinson
• Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith
• June Lockhart as Maureen Robinson
• Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson

"...As I grew older, I came to recognize the campy excesses of the show - but that only made me appreciate it even more, especially the overripe performances of Jonathan Harris, who turned the initially villainous and despicable character of Dr. Zachary Smith into an intergalactic comic treasure."—The Cinema Laser¹

"At the heart of Lost in Space’s raison d’etre is the desire to tell exciting, amusing stories, and it never allows anything to stand in its way. Telling an entertaining story is the number one priority and everything else be damned. In this way it is a descendant of the pulp scifi magazines that were everywhere at that time in America, and were just starting to arrive on TV."—DVD Times²

Robot: "Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!"³

Dr. Zachary Smith: "You bubble-headed booby! You realize what you've done?"³

IDAK Alpha 12: "Crush! Kill! Destroy!"³