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Hum, hum, hum.

Testing. One, two.

Testing. Robot, robot, what are you doing? I am just testing my audio

relays. I do not wish to blow my big scenes by having embarrassing technical

difficulties. Ah, yes, well, you're a little too late for that. You see, we're

already on.

What? Yes, we're already on. Look, look.

When a little red light on the camera comes on, that means we're on. The

show's already started.

You are kidding.

No, I'm not. Look, right there. See that?

And I thought intergalactic travel was tough.

Stay tuned, brother.

From the farthest reaches of the galaxy comes Lost in Space Forever, starring

John Larroquette, with guest appearances by June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta

Christen, Angela Cartwright, and special guest stars Bill Mooney and...

Jonathan Harris.

Plus, outtakes, bloopers, scenes from the Lost in Space movie, and

some special surprises.

Not to mention me, the Lost in Space robot.

Lost in Space Forever will return in a moment.

Incredible, isn't it?

It's been over 30 years since Lost in Space first appeared on television

screens across America.

And the adventures of the Robinson family still retain their fascination

with audiences throughout the world.

They have served as the basis for websites, home videos, conventions,

toys, collectibles, and even a big budget motion picture.

But what is it about Lost in Space that has inspired a galaxy of fans?

Well, sit back, relax, and take a trip aboard the Jupiter II as we find out.

Lost in Space was launched in the early 1960s, an era of tail-thinned cars, TV

dinners, Barbie dolls, and hula hoops.

There were futuristic marvels of the New York World's Fair, and the world was on

the verge of a cultural revolution thanks to the invasion of a British

musical group called The Beatles.

It was also an era that witnessed the dawning of the space program, one which

promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other thing.

Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

The space program excited a whole new generation, one that believed anything

was possible.

Young people could now imagine themselves growing up in a world where

traveling to other planets would be as commonplace as a trip to the corner

store.

Enter Irwin Allen, an Academy Award winning filmmaker and veteran television

producer who delighted in taking audiences to prehistoric worlds.

Up in the air, courtesy of a hot air balloon.

Escape disaster by a hair's breadth.

And under the sea.

Aboard an atomic-powered submarine called the Sea Moon. You are there when

the entire sky catches on fire. You are there when the frogmen battle a mammoth

squid. After successfully bringing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to

television in 1964, Irwin Allen saw the potential for a primetime space

adventure series.

one that would catapult audiences into the future and beyond their wildest

imaginations. In 1965, Alan produced this rarely seen pilot.

Ladies and gentlemen, today the first of what may be as many as 10 million

families per year is setting out on its epic voyage into man's newest frontier

for colonization, deep space.

Heading the expedition will be Dr. John Robinson, professor of astrophysics at

the University of Stellar Dynamics.

With him will be his wife, Dr. Maureen Robinson, the distinguished biochemist

of the New Mexico College of Space Medicine.

Their daughter, Judith, age 19, who has rather heroically postponed all hopes

for a career in the musical comedy field.

Six minutes, 40 seconds, and holding.

Their son, Will, who recently was graduated from the Camdo Canyon School

of Science at the age of nine, with the highest average in the school's history.

and their daughter Penny, age 11.

Their assistant, Dr. Donald West.

Electromagnetic miracles now coming to play.

This cosmic glow, induced by the genius of advanced technology, will freeze the

Robinson family into a state of suspended animation, enabling them to

make a lifetime flight while aging but a second in the time of man.

Five, four, three, two, one.

systems here at Alpha Control are green and go.

The trajectory now profiles properly.

The spaceship is climbing correctly to plan.

Unless fire extinguishing apparatus functions properly and control

regeneration occurs immediately, all hope is now gone.

Heading the distinguished cast of actors would be Guy Williams as Professor John

Robinson. Look at this thing.

By the day after tomorrow, the temperature will drop 150 below zero.

What do we do?

We're going to have to head south, but fast.

Williams was a familiar face to television viewers, having played Zorro

for years on network television.

All right, let's go. I want us to get out of here as quickly as we can.

All right.

Seen here is Guy's original screen test for Lost in Space.

The voice you hear offscreen belongs to producer Irwin Allen.

Nice to have you with us. It's nice being here. Want to talk a little bit

about the new show we're going to do called Lost in Space?

Uh-huh.

Well, I saw one of those little flying machines.

Yeah, Space Thoughts. Yeah.

I'd like to get one for myself.

Another television favorite in the cast would be June Lockhart as Dr. Maureen

Robinson. Ms. Lockhart had previously played everyone's favorite mom on the

classic TV series Lassie.

As the Robinson children, Judy would be played by Marta Christen, a young

actress who had appeared on television shows and movies.

Well, Penny, how are you ever going to dress like a lady if you don't

hold still?

Penny would be played by Angela Cartwright, who had literally grown up

before TV audiences in Make Room for Daddy.

As young Will Robinson, Irwin Allen cast Billy Moomy, one of the busiest and most

versatile child actors of the decade.

It's a city. There are no cities out here for crying out loud.

Then what is it? Some sort of geological accident.

How do I know? Ask Don on my field's electronics.

Will, pardon me.

Rounding out the cast with Mark Goddard as Robinson's pilot, Major Donald Weft.

Those big boulders didn't do the pilot unit any good.

How long to fix? A couple hours anyway.

Although filmed in black and white, the pilot for Lost in Space was the most

expensive ever produced up to that time.

It pitted the Robinson family against earthquakes, floods,

one-eyed monsters,

and

other.

eerie alien.

Fortunately, the CBS network bought the series.

They loved the program's potential for lots of futuristic action adventure with

a broad family appeal.

But despite the show's wild premise and spectacular effects, network executives

felt something was missing.

Something that Irwin Allen would soon remedy with an ever-present villain in

the form of the nefarious Dr.

Zachary Smith.

and a cybernetic companion named Robot B-9.

At exactly launch plus eight hours, destroy.

Stay tuned for more of Lost in Space Forever.

When it premiered on September 15, 1965, Lost in Space was heralded as a rousing

space opera.

Lost in Space was an unqualified hit, and due in no small part to the antics

of everyone's favorite villain, Dr.

Smith, played by Jonathan Harris.

Don't trust him.

He's as slippery as a bucket of eels.

Just how can you help?

My friend here was built to test atmospheric conditions.

I'll send him out to investigate.

And leave yourself defenseless?

The virtuous need no defense.

You need a catalyst in a show to start things rolling, to have people fight

against.

Crow and Khan, I was the Khan.

Are you native to this speck of dust?

Oh, no, not me. You have the wrong party.

If it's natives you're after, there's a whole tribe of them right down there in

the valley.

The natives here are called Robinsons.

I am, how you say, well-known for my comedic villainy aspects of my acting

nature, which I do enjoy. It's great fun.

And I said, well, willy-nilly, I'll be out of the show in five shots anyway.

I'm going to try sneaking in my old bits and see what happens.

One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Put a bit more snap in there, will

you?

Excuse me, Mr. Larroquette, but you are forgetting someone.

Ah, hello, robot. I was just telling everyone about Dr. Smith.

Yes, I know. But I think your viewers would rather hear about the other

components in Lost in Space's success.

Other components?

Yes. Like me, for instance.

The robot on Lost in Space was the Robinson family's mechanical man Friday,

capable of everything from soil sampling to lifting heavy objects,

and fending off enemies.

The robot was, at times, just as human as his flesh and blood co-stars.

There's no place like home.

No one requires my services anymore.

An astute observation.

You, sir, have reached the end of the line. The joyride is over.

I had planned to redesign you possibly into a pleasure vehicle, but I think you

would be substandard even as that.

What is my course of action?

A quick departure seems a very good choice.

Are you sure there is no other solution?

None whatsoever, goodbye.

Of course, the robot's human qualities came naturally thanks to the man inside

him, actor Bob May.

I was a little too big for it, but I squeezed in knowing that thousands of

actors wanting a job like this, and I spent three years in the bucket.

I'm very happy about it. Bob utilized years of stage training to give the

robot a very unique personality.

Equally distinctive was the voice of the robot, provided by veteran radio and

television announcer Dick Tufeld. You may apply more effort, Dr. Smith.

My skin is not sensitive.

That's what you say.

And do not miss any spots.

If it is worth doing, it is worth doing well.

I get calls from all over the country from people wanting me to do things like

do the robot voice for their answering machine.

Warning! Warning! Warning!

Warning! It will not compute!

Warning! Warning!

Warning! Danger, Will Robinson!

Feel better now, robot?

Yes, thank you. My sensors are deeply grateful.

May I continue?

Affirmative.

Of course, there were other reasons for Lost in Space's impressive success in

its debut season.

There were dazzling special effects.

An impressive array of guest stars.

Oh, Hapgood's my name, boys. Jimmy Hapgood.

I will introduce myself. I am known as the Keeper, and I come from a world 10

million light years away.

I am called Quanto.

I am 12 years old.

Fierce-looking alien monsters.

And even a pet bloop, who looks suspiciously like a chimpanzee in a

furry hat.

Oh, he's darling. May I have him?

I'm going to call you Debbie.

It wasn't one of those cuddly little monkeys, you know. And I love animals.

He was just really kind of, I think it was the hat he had to wear. He had to

wear a blue hat.

And it was stiff, and he had the big ears that, you know, were attached to

it. No monkey likes to wear a hat.

The theme music for Lost in Space was composed and conducted by the

incomparable John Williams, known then as Johnny Williams.

Mr. Williams went on to provide the scores for dozens of blockbuster motion

pictures like Jaws, Star Wars, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Of course, much of Lost in Space's broad appeal also came from its incorporation

of traditional family values in a very untraditional setting.

I'll dig into the last of our flour and make us some hot biscuits.

John Robinson was the leader of the expedition and protector of his family.

Unidentified object in front of you.

Worried about Dr. Smith?

Are you sure he'll be all right, sir? Oh, he's probably fast asleep right now.

Which is where you should be.

A pacifist by nature.

He could always hold his own in a fair fight.

Ma Marine was adept at everything from working high-tech appliances to packing

a pretty mean space pistol.

I must say, a lot of people do talk to me about the laundry, though, in which

you put all the dirty clothes in one side, push it, wait 30 seconds, and then

it all comes up, not only clean, ironed, wrapped in cellophane, but already, you

know, packaged and ready to go. That was a good stunt.

Romance on the show was pretty limited.

Limited, that is, to Don and Judy. Judy and Don, everyone asks me, why didn't

they make more of them?

Their relationship. The problem was that it was a children's show, and Irwin

said, nobody kisses, nobody touches.

Is that your will?

Hand me a power wrench, will you?

Why don't you come out and get it, Don?

Oh!

I mean, wow.

I kind of came in thinking I was going to have a relationship with Judy,

basically.

and crashed the spaceship every week, you know. And I crashed the spaceship

every week, but I never really had anything with Judy.

But it was kids who formed Lost in Space's core audience.

And for them, there were no better role models than Penny and Will.

Will Robinson is a character I'm happy to be associated with because he was

smart, he was brave, he was this formidable guy who was, you know, taking

care of business.

It was like a comic book.

It was my opportunity to kind of be in an adventure, high-tech sci-fi project

where I could almost be like a superhero.

In 1966, the Robinson family continued to brave the elements and battle hostile

aliens.

But now they faced another enemy, one even more life-threatening.

Batman had slid down the Batpole and onto television screens earlier that

year, and was on right opposite Lost in Space.

Batmania spread like wildfire across the airwaves, and even Will Robinson was not

immune to its campy charm.

Not to be outdone, Lost in Space began its second season in color.

For the first time, television audiences could gaze upon purple rocks, green

skies, and the yellow streak down Dr. Smith's back.

The special effects were more spectacular, even if the aliens were

often less than convincing.

In my world, I am considered handsome.

As if to compete with Batman's outlandish storylines, Lost in Space

became more colorful.

And more campy than ever before.

Gonna jump down, turn around, pick the golden nugget. Gonna jump down, turn

around, pick and go all day. Now the adventures of Dr. Smith, the robot, and

Will began taking center stage.

Observe.

Dr. Smith!

The strategy worked. Lost in Space regularly beat Batman to the ring's

punch. I know you like a big brother.

Do you indeed?

Example. Who chickens out when all hands are needed?

Example. Who sneaks food when all personnel are on short rations?

Example who?

The robot was one of the happiest things that ever happened to me in my

theatrical career, I will tell you. The robot became a very integral part of the

show. I decided he was my alter ego and he was wise to me and a danger to me.

Always calling in those dreadful alliteratives to keep him down.

So he wouldn't expose me.

You computerized clown.

Bobble-headed booby.

Jabbering Judas.

Bumbling birdbrain.

Neanderthal mini.

Tackling cars.

Mental midget.

Flivering bumpkin.

Tackling cacophony comes to mind. Oh, that was a good one.

Lots of space merchandise also became popular.

There were lunchboxes, laser rifles, model kits, even a battery-powered toy

robot. Dozens of these toy robots even made a guest appearance in an episode

called The Mechanical Men. The Mechanical Men!

Who is the leader here?

Lost in Space was now not only popular, it was hip.

Series cast members were in demand for personal appearances.

The set was a magnet for visiting dignitaries and just about every kid in

the world.

Even Mad Magazine got into the act with an outrageous parody illustrated by the

great Mort Drucker.

The cast responded to Drucker's dead-on caricatures by posing for these gag

photos, which they sent to Mad with their thanks.

Well, how does it feel to be a cultural icon, robot?

Feels like I should have asked for a raise 30 years ago.

Well, come on now. What kind of money could a robot need?

Have you seen the price of an oil change lately?

Somehow a squeaky robot always gets the grease.

Oh, the pain.

Indeed.

Lost in Space Forever will return in a moment.

Check the temperature.

Lost in Space began its third season with a dynamic new opening title

sequence and an exciting new theme song courtesy of John Williams.

As if in response to the show's many fans and critics, producer Irwin Allen

ordered the show to have an all-new look and a whole new style.

There would be more stories involving space travel, giving the Robinsons more

planets to explore.

Dr. Smith, you stay right where you are.

Not to mention more opportunities to wear those cool silver spacesuits.

There would also be more emphasis on the family as a whole, something the cast

members were very much in favor of. Oh, good. Come on, kids, you're just in

time. I've got some cookies and milk here for you.

In the first episode of the season, the Robinsons found themselves stranded

aboard a prison ship.

One whose inmates were literally frozen in time.

What possible harm could there be in a man who plays Cat's Cradle?

By the way, you might recognize the robot prison guard.

It's Robbie the Robot from the classic science fiction film Forbidden Planet.

He was created by Bob Kinoshita, the man responsible for designing the robot from

Lost in Space. No! No!

He's going to freeze me!

What is he doing?

His sensors indicate that there is only one unrehabilitated criminal type left,

and that is you.

Exchange him.

Make him let me go!

What is he saying?

He said you will be back.

They all come back.

Robbie is perhaps the most famous robot in the history of science fiction.

What's the matter, robot?

Jealous? I am not programmed for jealousy.

All right. Resentment, yes.

Hatred, yes. But jealousy?

No.

Lost in Space's third season also saw the introduction of the Space Pod.

a compact shuttlecraft that could be used to scout potentially hostile

planets. The space pod and all the special effects on Lost in Space were

the work of L.B. Abbott, one of the best in the business.

Working with a limited budget, he and his talented team could make everything

seem possible.

Well, maybe not everything.

These rarely seen outtakes show just how difficult it was to get an effect shot

Just right.

That's it.

Easy does it.

Oops. The Jupiter II also had more to do in the series' third season.

It was often seen landing, and taking off, and landing again.

One of the places it landed was back on Earth in visit to a hostile planet.

Believe it or not, this full-sized mock-up of the Jupiter II was only used

in two episodes.

I can smell pine and fresh water.

Do you feel cold?

Just, just happy.

Earth, sweet Earth, how lovely.

I don't know, I've seen pictures of people using them, but I don't know if

this will work.

This was a big moment for Lost in Space fans.

Hello?

Hello, this is Maureen Robinson from the Jupiter II.

Do you read me? At last, the Robinsons had finally made it back to Earth.

You ever see one of those?

Unfortunately, it was Earth in 1947.

Don't come no closer or I'll shoot.

I suggest we leave. before those jokers really get me riled up.

1967 was the age of Aquarius, and Lost in Space followed suit.

The cast was given stylish new uniforms with the help of costume designer Paul

Zastrupnevich. And the series' writers let their imaginations run wild, penning

episodes that were more space-idyllic than ever before.

You dig that sound, Will?

No, not exactly.

The Robinsons encountered space hippies.

in the promised planet.

Even Dr. Smith and Penny donned love beads and got in the groove.

I'm way out, man, like the rest of you cats.

Hey, man, you're really gross.

Of course, Lost in Space continued to feature lots of gadgets, explosions,

nail

-biting suspense,

And monsters.

Lots and lots of monsters.

So many monsters, in fact, that some were recycled from earlier episodes.

Good evening.

A few were even recycled from other movies.

Recognize this alien makeup from Fugitives in Space?

It was taken off the original molds used for Planet of the Apes.

Of course, the reason for the similarity is simple.

The makeup for the Planet of the Apes was designed by the great John Chambers,

who also doubled as one of the chief makeup artists on Lost in Space.

Chambers was a master at creating latex appliances, as he did in this episode

where 13-year-old Bill Mooney has to play the part of a pint-sized Dr. Smith.

I will conquer the universe.

Oh, please.

Please, let's be chums again.

No.

No! No!

Of course, not all of the alien designs were so sophisticated.

Some were downright silly.

Perhaps not so much as the ones featured in the most infamous Lost in Space

episode ever filmed.

The Great Vegetable. Vegetable. Vegetable. The Great Vegetable

Rebellion. The Great Vegetable Rebellion.

I witnessed your crime.

A life for a life.

Named by TV Guide as one of the hundred most memorable television episodes of

all time, The Great Vegetable Rebellion stands as the most bizarre of the entire

series.

I hate the great vegetable rebellion, you know, with the talking carrot,

Taibo, the talking carrot. We had to stand and talk to this vegetable for

like six days.

Such a healthy-looking stalk of celery.

That was written by Peter Packer, and I remember he came to my dressing room

with a script behind his back.

And I said, give me a script. She says, you're going to hate it. Will you kindly

tell this creature to stop nibbling at me? It jars me to my very roots.

Willoughby, you're going to have to stop nibbling on Dr. Smith.

I said, we've got to do it. He said, I don't have another idea in my head.

Moisture!

Moisture! I need moisture!

That's right. You know, talk to a carrot. You'd never talk to a carrot.

If you'd watch the shows carefully, a lot of times you'll see me kind of just

break up. You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

Guy and I and Mark and Angela were doing a scene and Guy was hacking at plants.

And every time he hacked at a plant, the script supervisor would go, oh!

And we started giggling because of our lack of discipline for punishment.

Irwin wrote Guy and Me out of the next two episodes.

At full salary.

Over here.

Of course, not all of Lost in Space's third season episodes were silly.

One of the very best was this one, The Anti-Matter Man, featuring Guy Williams

and Mark Goddard in challenging dual roles.

Yes, we are alike, aren't we? Who are you?

I'm Professor John Robinson.

Everyone knows that.

I am sorry for you.

Don't be.

If it weren't for me, you couldn't be you.

Go on, scram, beat it.

Oh, by the way, in that episode, you also had an evil twin. Whatever happened

to him?

He appears on cruise ships during the Macarena, I believe.

Unfortunately, the Robinsons weren't so lucky.

After three seasons of visiting strange planets and encountering stranger

aliens, the crew of the Jupiter II never did get back home.

Citing escalating production costs and declining ratings, the show was canceled

by CBS in April 1968.

Lost in Space, the series, had ended, but Lost in Space, the phenomenon, was

just getting started.

Stay tuned for more of Lost in Space Forever.

In 1973, Lost in Space returned to television in the form of an animated

cartoon. The space shuttle Jupiter II is under command of Craig Robinson.

Meet me right here.

Produced for 20th Century Fox, it was featured as one of a series of Saturday

morning specials on the ABC network.

But although Jonathan Harris reprised his role as the cunning Dr.

Smith... I protest this outrage, Commander. I wish to bring charges

against this clanking plot.

There was almost nothing recognizable from the original series.

You hit the negative one. He's not affected.

Now I know which is positive.

It had no point. The characters were awful.

The writing was dreadful. And that was the end of that.

Needless to say, nothing became of it.

Since 1968, Each of the original Lost in Space cast members were living their

separate lives and enjoying separate careers.

June Lockhart continued to appear in television shows like General Hospital.

Marta Kristen and Mark Goddard each appeared in numerous stage and

television productions.

Bill Mooney continued acting in movies and television and also became a

successful musician. As one half of the musical duo called Barnes and Barnes, he

wrote and performed the cult classic, Tick Head.

Angela Cartwright opened a boutique and pursued her love of photography.

Guy Williams, still revered as Zorro in Latin America, retired to Argentina.

And Jonathan Harris made guest appearances on classic television series

like Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants.

By now, Lost in Space was seen all over the world, but only in reruns.

Unfortunately, the episodes were often heavily cut, a program to run at odd

times of the day.

Toy licensing and merchandising had stopped, and the robot here was put into

dead storage.

You are forgetting my numerous guest appearances, my charitable works, the

fact that Erwin had plans to give me my own sitcom, Rodney the Robot, a cross

between Freeze Company and my mother the car.

Right. Well, in any event, Lost in Space was becoming a fading memory. And

science fiction on television had become pretty much a thing of the past.

That is, until... Star Wars.

Produced and directed by George Lucas and released by 20th Century Fox in

1977, Star Wars created a science fiction explosion.

Almost overnight, Hollywood producers began developing all new versions of

classic science fantasy ideas.

Even Star Trek.

often considered Lost in Space's chief rival, enjoyed new popularity, courtesy

of a series of big-budget feature films.

A big-screen version of Lost in Space now seemed inevitable, and fans began

writing petitions and sending storylines to Irwin Allen.

Unfortunately, most studio executives didn't see the potential, and wherever

he went with the idea, Irwin Allen was turned down.

In 1983, the television game show Family Feud reunited original Lost in Space

cast members and pitted them against the cast of Batman.

Lost in Space won.

In 1991, Bill Mooney made a guest appearance on a dating show called

Studs. Well, I've been lost in space for 28 years. I still haven't had a date.

And even the robot got into the act as a cybernetic sidekick.

Wade says Wade.

Ladies.

Way to go!

By the 1990s, fan clubs, websites, and books were popping up around the world,

especially in Australia, where Lost in Space enjoyed an unprecedented 20-year

run in prime time.

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting for the first time in Australia, and after 30

years of being lost in space, would you please welcome the one and certainly the

only Dr.

Zachary Smith.

Never appears, myth is here.

There was even a 25th anniversary convention in Boston, where the cast was

greeted by more than 30,000 fans.

Thank you so much for coming to see us.

By the middle of the decade, just about everyone associated with Lost in Space

was in big demand for autograph signing and personal appearances.

There was also an all-new Lost in Space comic book, written and supervised by

Bill Mooney.

But with the untimely deaths of Guy Williams in 1989 and Irwin Allen in

1991, many fans began to lose hope that their dream of a big-budget, lost-in

-space movie would ever become a reality.

And even though the original series remained popular, it was beginning to

look like the Robinson family would never find their way back home.

In 1996, after years of anticipation, New Line Cinema, along with Prelude

Pictures and Space Productions, Announce plans to bring Lost in Space to the big

screen.

It would feature state-of-the-art special effects.

Destroy Robinson family.

And include an all-star cast.

William Hurt as Professor John Robinson.

He is betting everything, lifting everything, to save his family. And not

just save his family, but by that to save the extended family of man.

Mimi Rogers as Maureen.

Well, they're not a normal family because they're all geniuses, let's face

it. And they are going on a rather extraordinary mission together.

Heather Graham as Judy.

Lacey Chabert and Jack Johnson as Penny and Will.

Matt LeBlanc as Major Don West. Their whole life is going, and West is just

extracted from his.

And Gary Oldman as Dr. Zachary Smith.

I'm a saboteur. I couldn't be there.

And, um, I get double-crossed.

Three, four, take seven.

And action!

Under the direction of Stephen Hopkins.

The mammoth production began filming at Shepperton Studios, England, on March

4th, 1997.

And wrapped six months later.

Farewell, my platinum-plated pal.

More with Dr. Smith, Will, and the Robot when Lost in Space Forever returns.

Somewhere on the other side of the universe, billions of miles from Earth.

One family, one pilot, and one stowaway are searching for the only thing that

really matters in space.

The way home.

Dad, where are we?

The premiere of the film, Lost in Space, was one of the most eagerly anticipated

in motion picture history.

And it was accompanied by a marketing blitz unlike anything seen before.

Almost overnight, Lost in Space merchandise blasted into and out of toy

stores around the world. There were action figures, trading cards, stuffed

dolls, and model kits.

The classic series was also given equal time, with a brand new line of

collectible merchandise, even talking T-shirts.

A return to Earth convention in Los Angeles that reunited original cast

members. Sirius Smith is here.

Siri's guest dog.

And of course, the fan.

Well, Robot, I guess we really have to thank the fans for keeping Lost in Space

alive for all of these years.

Warning! Warning!

Danger! Danger!

You are tampering with an alien dimensional scanner.

Oh, wait. Come on, robot. This is just an old prop from the TV series.

Activation will cause a shift in time-space continuums.

Danger! Danger!

Oh, wait. You mean to tell me that if I press this button, something's really

gonna... Oh, dear.

Where are we, William?

I'm afraid to look.

Whoa, Dr. Smith. It looks like we're back on the deck of the Jupiter II.

What?

No, not again.

I knew you would return to me someday, Will Robinson.

My sensors are pleased to see you.

Indeed. And what about me, you mechanical moron? Like I said.

Mind your manners or you'll lose your friends.

Robot, what happened?

The depression of an alien time-space flux activator has caused a displacement

of trans-dimensional reality.

Stop spouting this silly scientific gibberish.

Just translate the foregoing into simple English, if you please. It means that

you have aged more than 30 years, while I have not aged a single day.

How dare you, you pusillanimous pipsqueak. He's right, Dr. Smith.

We have aged. And from the looks of things, we're still traveling through

deep space.

Oh, woe is me.

Alack and alas.

Trapped again with this lame-brained lump without a clue as to where we are.

That may not be true, Dr. Smith.

What? Maybe I can get a fix on our location.

Plot a course for Earth.

Earth? Did you say Earth?

Oh, joy.

Oh, bliss.

Oh, William, I know that you will extricate us from this dire dilemma.

I've always admired your bravery and your courage, and I shall help you with

the work.

Yes, depending, of course, on the condition of my delicate back. You

understand? Yes, Doctor, I understand.

Now, if I could just pinpoint the precise trajectory between this star

cluster and a recognizable... Spare me the encyclopedic explanations, William.

Just point us in the direction of home.

Hang on, Dr. Smith.

We're getting out of here.

We made it.

We made it.

You can open your eyes now, Dr. Smith.

Well done, William.

Bravo.

As for you, you Neanderthal ninny, prepare my belongings.

That's home to keep the welcoming committee waiting, you know.

They will have to wait a long time, Dr. Smith. What was that?

My sensors indicate that the shifting of probable realities has caused a

permanent malfunction in the hyperdrive navigation system.

He's right, Dr. Smith.

We must be millions of light years from our galaxy by now.

Do you know what that means, Dr. Smith?

Don't even say it, you blundering bucket of bolts.

This is all your fault.

We are now lost in space forever.

The pain.

The pain.