ANGELA CARTWRIGHT: The Original "Penny Robinson" talks Lost in Space, Sound of Music 

Like so many boomers I'm sure, I thought she was an absolute hottie/cutie when I was an adolescent boy growing up watching Lost In Space. Penny Robinson was "my type" of girl. She's still a beauty. And thanks Angela for helping me through the wonder years.

My 1st TV crush was Penny Robinson. I was 9yrs old. Every Sunday eve I was pasted to the B&W TV waiting for the countdown of Lost In Space. If you missed the episode you missed it until reruns. My 2nd crush was Linda Carter as Wonder Women yrs later.

Too bad we didn’t get to see her in person instead of a picture she’s always been one of my favorite lost in space characters God bless her

A superb lady. Intelligent, eloquent, perceptive, super polite, and so timelessly beautiful. God's blessings to her and her family.

I was very young, I think 7 at season 3, I was a huge fan. Loved Will Penny and the robot. I thought Penny was one of the most beautiful girls I had ever seen. Also just loved the character.

Loved Angela on lost in space and when she appeared on Adam 12 I loved the outfit she wore on season three on lost in space and the boots she had gone from being a young girl to a young woman

I loved lost in space as a kid and even more as an 59 year old. Great memories

Angela is always beautiful as usual...Thnkyou for invite her on air..GOD Bless you...🙏👍👌😊

She was the perfect Penny. I met her at a convention and was so much in awe of her that I started to walk away with her autographed picture without paying for it. Then my wife grabbed me and said you owe her some money. Angela just laughed at me and winked. She is a class act.

A lovely actress & a beautiful human being

She's wonderful.

Angela Cartwright, my first and longest lasting Celebrity Crush.

Both Angela and Veronica had that freckled cute look .. great talents

I was a geeky little redheaded kid that talked to much and seemed to know more than most kids should. My sister was a year older than me and and had Angela's same hair color and style. I identified with bill's character. I wanted it to be real. I was obsessed with lost in space. I made my own Jupiter 2 but named it Jupiter 3 all cardboard masking tape and colored markers. My GI Joe's adventures we're epic. ECT. Love . Thank you. ❤️

Had no idea Penny Robinson would grow up to be such an awesome lady.

It's so interesting to hear about Penny now as an adult. I was such a young girl when I watched the reruns of Lost in Space every day at 4:30 p.m. That was such a great show and I've never forgotten it. It would be a dream come true for me to act on a tv show like that now as I have acted in many sci fi films and local tv shows. Lost in Space was definitely my inspiration.

I loved lost in space I grew up with it,but the sound of music was awsome ,absolutely love her as an actor.

A Penny beyond price. Her first name is what she is.

Loved lost in space shows,growing up,and even today when TV airs them.❤️❤️👍👍

I had the world’s biggest crush on Angela Cartwright.

Lost in Space, is an American hooked on favorite that will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

I remember the very first time I saw Angela Cartwright it was on the black and white Danny Thomas show / Make room for Daddy. At the time I was a little boy watching a black and white TV when there was only three channels. I would watch the show and think nothing of it. One day I was watching the first Lost in space which was also in black and white and I noticed that Penny looked very familiar. I then said to myself, that's weird,that looks like the little girl on the Danny Thomas show. ( I had no idea that actors would work on other shows ) hell, I was just a little kid. I also began to notice, that June Lockhart was on other shows. I said to myself, hey that looks like that lady Dr. on Petticoatcoat Junction and The Beverly hillbillies, and Green Acres, that was my earliest recollection of how actors would work by going from one show to another such as Mr.Wilson on Dennis the menace how there were two of them. I also remember, William Frawley on My three sons before the other Uncle Charlie was cast. I remember saying to myself at the time, hey that's Fred Mertz from the I Love Lucy Show. Anyway, getting back to Angela Cartwright, though I didn't have a crush on her because she was a little older than I was, though I will admit she was pretty. I liked her eyes, I thought they were very pretty along with her long hair and bangs. I think I was more fascinated with her name "Penny" than anything else since that was the very first time I ever heard anyone being called Penny. What fascinated me at that age was that Penny was the name of a coin. Throughout my life, I have met people named Penny and it always reminds me of Angela in " Lost in Space".

Thank you for bringing back those emotions from my childhood years.

The colors are stunning!

Her and her sister had (have) such a classic look

Angela Cartwright ( PENNY ) mi amor platónico ella 14 yo 15 años y todavía la recuerdo con amor 🇲🇽☘️💞💋❤️💓💖

She was my favorite actress growing up. I wanted to be her. Such fun to listen to this.

I love her in Lost In Space as Penny Robinson better.

I never really knew anything-really about Mrs. 'Cartwright' except that this little-boy was in-love with her while she played Penny Robinson during the three years of that series. Nothing in the world so devestating like being 8 years old and so in love. I still am, sorry Mr. 'Cartwright' ! Lost in Space was really all that I knew about Angela. I-know - I-know, almost 60 years has passed since puppy-love wouldn't allow to eat, but I still wish I could marry her ! 🙂 I think she's just fabulous. Lost in Space was never supposed to be serious. It was just a whole lot of campy, silly, imaginative and adventurous fun. Three generations later, and the kid's- of the kid's- of the kid's still just totally eat-it-up. I sure still do ! I wish that I could give the biggest hug to all 6, - alright 7 cast members. And no, no way could I forget the robot - without him Lost in Space would have been, well, LOST ! Wonderful and enjoyable post, thank you all so much.

Every boy who watched the show had a crush on her.

I just saw the movie version, and loved it.

I was always wondering why Angela didn't made a BIG BIG Hollywood carrier. I mean she was soooooo talented she was the best child actor of her time and grew up into a wonderful woman. She had all the items that needed. Maybe she didn't wanted that? And yes I was also once a 11 year old who had a crush for her watching Sound of Music 😍

Her Wonderful personality makes her even more Beautiful !

didnt know she was from england, i am in england and was so in love with penny when i was a kid..

My introduction to her came from The Sound Of Music at the time she was just an actress from that movie through the yrs i stared seeing her on more projects (and at different ages) now she has become one of my favorites actress. This was entertaining i ❤ learning things about her! Thanks!🌷

Angel Cartwright was my first celebrity crush. She was just so cute and about my age.

Seen Angela in the 1960's at the Hollywood Bowl, she was walking with a bunch of kids following her, i couldn't get close enough to greet her, also seen later that day Gillian and the Skipper, I was running after them in the parking lot and Skipper was hitting Gillian with his hat, such a fun day.

Aw I had a huge crush on her..even now !

I loved her then I love her now I will always love her

She my age I am a year older I was born in 1951,june, I.always wonder about that she was amazing in the show,which I love a lot ,I am a higher sci-fi guy.all my life.thanks for shareing.

I always thought it was Angela Cartwright's sister, Veronica Cartwright who played in the Julie Andrews musical motion picture, The Sound of Music. I LOVE that production too!

Angela was always the most adorable little brunette I still just love her so much I did not miss an episode of lost in space !!! And I still watch lost in space also I catch the sound of music every year when it comes on what an awesome family classic show and I will always watch these shows because they are the absolute best and thanks so much for this interview much love to you all.

I give very little thought to it when the show was on because I grew up with two older sisters that I didn't get along with at the time. Later in life they became two of the loyalists friends I ever had. Angela sounds like a very intelligent woman with a great personality. Both my parents are dead so this time period I miss more than anything. I ever see her giving away autographs I will be the first in line.

A great, talented and good-looking actress. She's always good!!

The big difference between the 1960's and today. In the 60's kids got lots of great ideas for plausible career paths thru the TV.

I had a big crush on Angela from seeing her on Lost in Space then when she again played with Danny Thomas on Make Room For Grandaddy. I believe she was about 18-19 then and I was the same age. I even wrote her a letter and sent a picture of myself but I don't know if she ever received it.

Loved it

Love her

I always liked Angela. She is older then me by several years. I believe she was 11 or so when she made Sound of Music. And I wasn't even a glint in my Moms eye quite yet, I came along in spring of 1967. But she looked a lot like my childhood best friend. And so every year when SOM came on tv. Or I caught a rerun of LIS I always pictured we would be friends.

I loved her back then.

On his show, Danny Thomas always called his little girl, Kitten. So when I had a little girl, I started calling her Kitten too (among other cute names like Lammie Pie). I'm probably not much older than Angela Cartwright but she makes up for it by being way more famous 😃

Angela did SUCH a great job, when given the opportunity!!! “My Friend, Mr Nobody is one of the few shows that got better over time!!! None of the reboots ever tried to captured this!!!

I thought I was the only one who had a crush on Penny

Angela and June.....was about mmmm 10..they were 80% of reason for watching show.............💖💖💖💖

Penny Robinsón o Ángela fue una niña muy bonita fue la belleza de lost in space

She needed her own space film like that flight of the navigator movie.

God i was so in Love with Penny I ASK my mother to name my baby sister after her.

You should have asked her about the commercial she made for a leg hair removal product. It shows her running out of the water on the beach in LA in a bikini. She runs up to the camera and says "I never felt better". It came out after LIS, probably around 1970-1973. I remember sitting up and saying, "that's Penny Robinson!"

I watched "Lost In Space" on my Vista Home Premium on Acer laptop! "That did compute!"

brilliant guys i love lis

She looked better with long hair.

Angela is a beautiful lady was a good looking girl back then

I totally had a thing for Angela when the show was running. We're about the same age. She's still hot.

She was in : Sound Of Music, too! don't forget,...!

UN SALUDO Y UN GRAN BESO A LA HERMOSA ANGELA CARTWRITE, BELLA Y BONITA COMO SIEMPRE. DIOS TE BENDIGA ANGELA, Y A TU FAMILIA.

"I'm so excited I need (2) cups of coffee"

For some odd reason I didn’t connect the girl from make room for daddy to the SAME girl from Lost in Space 😞

Me too!!!

I found here at last. やっと見つけた。 still your fans are also in JAPAN. its me.

17 : 02 Someone brought a copy of " MAD " magazine on set ( so the legend goes ) so they took the same pose as in the magazine for a publicity picture . That same year " MAD " did the same thing to " Star Trek " and someone mentioned that they had just spotted the " Roberson family on the Jupiter 2 " the Star Trek in the magazine was called " Star Belch " .

She was my first crush

I was going to name my daughter Angela!

I wonder who made it farther into space, Angela or Veronica.

I got interested in computers and robots watched the re-runs!

What was the episode where Penny falls for an alien played by an Indian actor?

Get in line for the World's Biggest Crush!

- did they make a series of those dolls or was that a one time thing for Angela?

ペニー役のアンジェラ・カートライトは素敵なお婆さんになった。 ウィル役のビリー・ムーニーは後に『バビロン５』にも出演し、 2018年の『Lost in Space』にもゲストで出演している。 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bpdXUOEDgHU.html

If they were lost in space, how come they were able to keep up with the fashion of the 70's?

She and bill mumy were together in real life for three years he ask her to marry him but they never did they are good friends

I always thought she was cute.

I want to meet Angela or speak with her!! Help me!! Thanks

The guy on the left could join Molly Shannon and anna gasteyer on their snl skit.

They had planned a time jump for fourth season in middle of fourth season they would be five years later don and Julie would be together

They had planned a fourth season four episodes were written they told to come back in ten weeks to begin the fourth season but they cancelled.

cute kid.

How about a legion of SPIIIIIIDERRRRRRRS! #NostalgiaCritic

"Fire Department Coffee...Hot!

Be careful of any "Backdraft!"

Didnt she pose for Playboy ?

ペニーもウィルも成長してる。ドクタースミスは相変わらず（笑）