Andrew Denton hosted an Australian late night television talk show between 1994 & 1995. One of the episodes featured this interview between Denton and Jonathan Harris who plays Doctor Smith in the series "Lost In Space".
Jonathan Harris was my favorite actor is a child I grew up on lost in space being my favorite show because of Jonathan Harris I got to write to him and you wrote me back he's quite a lovely man and he will be dearly missed I love him and God bless his family and all his friends and God bless him for he continues to give joy every time he's seen on any show he's been in especially lost in space
I have loved watching every bit of Harris. He was always fun and as Dr. Smith he made my childhood more fun. As an older man he was all over and doing his show. It is pleasure to enjoy him here as it is near impossible to find him elsewhere. Thank you for posting.
It's true, Harris and the Robot did make the show successful, but to be honest, when I was a little kid watching Lost In Space for the first time, I hated Dr Smith with a passion. I was looking to see a serious show about space travel. It did start out that way when I was 6 years old, and those continuous episodes had me in suspense, waiting for the following week's show. Then the show became really goofy in the 2nd season and moreso in the 3rd season. After a while I became to appreciate it with all of its colorful fantasy episodes.
I thought Denton was a bit of a smartass. But that is his style. He could have asked much better questions. Bill Mumy was a great child actor. Harris handled himself well
I worked with him when he did his one man show with the robot as a stage hand here in Australia in 1994 .. he was a great person to worth and a funny man
Denton was very young then and was a bit too clever for his own good. He's far more mature, relaxed and respectful now. I think he would agree that he was a smart ass. And feels like a wasted opportunity. If anything, it shows how much Harris is in control, even at 80. He kept up with Denton and took over at certain points. He literally took over Lost in Space too, much to the annoyance of Guy Williams, but made it the show we still love today. RIP to a great man.
Jonathan Harris I loved seeing you in Lost In Space as a kid, good to see this interview but the interviewer isn't all that good in my opinion..Johnathan Harris handled the interviewer very well.
Interviewer Andrew Denton was unbelievably rude and arrogant to Jonathan Harris. He seemed to have zero respect for the man! A terrible interview of a really great actor!
I think if Jonathan had known the idiocy of this interviewer he wouldn't of turned up.I like the way he handled him and gave back as good as he got.Great man and missed so much...oh the pain..The pain of it all. He should of said to the interviewer Hold your tongue you silly goose haha
I enjoyed his interview on the Conan show, but didn’t Care for the way he acted on the TV show. I’m surprised to see that he acts like that in real life - not to be a hater.
Jonathan Harris - wonderful, generous, classy juxtaposed with Andrew Denton who comes across absolutely awfully. It is less of an interview and more just cheap shots all based on Aussie humour which for a newcomer is hard to grasp. Cheap shots at the others actors, trying to dig up dirt - just a bloody awful interview with a man who brought so much joy and fun to millions.
When Andrew made the comment that Bill Mumy was an awful actor you could tell Mr Harris was not pleased and rightfully so. Andrew may have been attempting humuor but it came across as insulting and rude.
They should have had an episode where the 3 female cast members safely made it back to Earth (eliminating them from the series) and then the transport method got destroyed.
I've grown to really love him! I never liked Smith when I was growing up because I felt he slowed down the action and the space stuff but I really think he got them into more situations than they might have on their own. Just wish they did more adventure and action like the comic that inspired the TV show. This interviewer is sort of annoying, thinking he is funny and talking *&^% about Bill. How dare he.
I agree - I watched this video because of Jonathan Harris and felt Denton was a little embarrassing. He was smarmy and trying too hard to be funny, and Jonathon Harris played it perfectly.
Ugh...... Andrew Denton......probably the most offensive obnoxious overrated media personalities ever in Australia.....he's not worthy of interviewing this great actor
+Tone Hound Agreed. He was insufferable. Rude and arrogant is enough in itself, but when combined with youth, and in not respecting someone who could be your grandfather, it was really outrageous.
Mr. A. Denton was a real nuisance in this interview... I don't know why the young man was so hostile, rude and arrogant... If I was Mr. Harris, I would have just walked off after a few minutes.
