Lost in Irvingland: Fugitives in Space - Lost in Space Season 3 Episode 20 

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I just came to see the "Planet of the Apes" masks being reused for "Lost in Space." Classic Irwin Allen technic. I switched to Star Trek after watching both shows in reruns in the early 1970s. And yes the main character being named "Kirk" added to the appeal of ST.

Hill Street Blues Michael Conrad "Lets be careful out there" and in an earlier episode Daniel J. Travanti, who played Capt. Frank Furillo on Hill Street Blues, would appear as the leader of the space hippies who try to blow up the planet the Robinsons are on in Collision of the Planets

The ape-like makeup was created by makeup artist John Chambers, whose credits include Planet of the Apes, Star Trek, and The Munsters. The makeup design was an early prototype for what would later be used in Planet of the Apes

The escaped prisoner is a fugitive from "The planet of the apes."

All of Allen's four sci-fi shows perhaps lacked variable content, however, there was always the imagination of the 1960's that inspired me to keep watching them as a pre-teen then.

The prisoner was Mike Stivics uncle in all in the family and the police chief in Hill Street Blues.

This is one of the Best episodes of Season 3. I love Michael Conrad as Creech, I love the mask,. Even the dialogue is funny "your turn to use the RAZOR" "That;s not a Razor that;s old Mordachans pig sticker. He slit three guards throats with it" LOL

One thing that I really enjoyed about Season 3, as I previously mentioned in comments on other review's , was the new theme song. However, it did have its limitations, as I will explain later. AS we know, the theme commenced a few minutes into the show once a dramatic moment occurred. Personally,, this episode illustrated that best with Creech's "So, then you're DEAD!!!" However, with many episodes lacking that sense of danger or urgency, it's use was quite unsuitable.

Only on an alien planet would a 13-year-old Will Robinson be allowed to act as legal counsel for two adults. Gave it his best, though, losing to the instant judge who was involved with "Treasure of the Lost Planet."

I was so confused as a kid. Irwin's looting of other productions made me think he was the producer of Batman, Fantastic Voyage, and a bunch of other shows.

at first I thought I was watching Planet of the Apes with the guy in the mask

wow, these costumes remind me of "budget planet of the apes"... but Planet of the Apes didn't come out for another year after this...

Poor doctor Zeus struggled for work and had to make do with bit parts

I loved this episode-so quirky. I think people expect too much form this show in retrospect-I just enjoyed its whacko ideas and characters,. I actually looked forward each week to Smith's antics-so absurd but endlessly entertaining. :-) Further, there are profound lessons in these episodes. They stick out a mile. :-)

I think neither the “warden‘s warden” nor the Intergalactic Court of Justice has heard of civil rights, due process, etc.

To quote a character from another show that perfectly describes my opinion of this episode. "I see nothing!"

Not a bad episode, but I don't understand why the warden introduced Creech to new inmates Don and Dr. Smith, and why Creech said, "Pleased to meet you." Smith and Creech had already met at the radar station and they were all together at the trial, where Smith and Creech spoke to each other.

Episode 15? The Anti Matter Man? That's the GREATEST episode!! I will keep this brief, but I LOVED this show more than any other as a kid. I was just a kid watching those re-runs in the 1970's and there was a magic to it that, all the idiocy which you point out just didn't matter to me. You still make me laugh with your sarcasm, though. Very funny at times. I am looking forward to seeing some more.

That looks like something on wwe wrestlemania because Kane and the undertaker did that

Wherever mankind goes in space his sins will follow yes the alligory is. Correct there must be justice in space

Robert Hamner i think wrote 3 or 4 episodes in season 3 including the antimatter man which he co-wrote with Barney Slater but they used a pen name for the episode k.c. allison. Not sure why since it was one of the few episodes that stuck the landing. Hamner also co-wrote one episode of star trek, a taste of Armageddon which is hard to beleive if you think about it. Lol.

I heard the aliens makeup in this was episode was a prototype for planet of the apes

I often say, "Funny forgives a world of sins", and, at least the 2nd half of this one lives up to that. But I totally agree with your assessment of Smith. WHO is the REAL villain in this story-- Creech-- or, THE WARDEN? Seems like The Warden to me. Some interesting (maybe) trivia. The guards wear the SAME helmet Werner Klemperer did in season 1. Also, the guards ride the same "bikes" the biker gang did in "Collission Of Planets". It seems to me they must be from the same (so-called) "civilization" out there. But for whatever reason, the Robinsons never seem to be able to find an already-colonized, "civilized" planet-- just these desert things. It's like wandering around the Pacific without ever once reaching Japan, China, or Australia. Funny enough, Daniel J. Travanti AND Michael Conrad were both in these episodes with the "bikes". Further, I checked their IMDB resumes. Tol Avery (The Warden) & Charles Horvath (guard #1) both had long resumes, especially Horvath, BOTH passed away at age 57 (quite a few years apart), and BOTH had bit parts in "HIS KIND OF WOMAN" (1953, one of my favorite films). Avery was also in an episode of "THE THIRD MAN", so he & Jonathan Harris had crossed paths onscreen once before. I'm watching all the "desert planet" episodes as a group, and as stupid as the show is, there does seem more continuity this way. The whole family is away at a "relay station", which is where several of these episodes have them this year, and in "Castles In Space" they also made a big deal about how cold it was. The idea the writing staff KNEW the show was on its way out makes sense. HOW ELSE could they go from "much-better" scripts in the first half, to "as bad or worse than season 2" in the 2nd half? As it happens, since "BATMAN" was no longer on Wednesdays that year, I'd have thought the ratings would have gone UP. I know I was watching every week I was home, and happy not to miss half of some stories because I was no longer watching "BATMAN" that night. Crazy but true: both "LOST IN SPACE" and "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" ran the same 3 years on CBS, BOTH shows were apparently renewed for 4th seasons, but BOTH got cancelled after-the-fact, so neither cast or crew ever got to have "wrap parties". And yet, "GUNSMOKE", which had been cancelled, was UN-cancelled solely because the wife of the network head liked it. I've only recently seen some of the earlier half-hour episodes, and the show was WAY more watchable, before it expanded to a dull, boring HOUR in the later seasons.

They should have lobotomized Doctor Smith.

This is great! Just watched the Kronos episode. Thinking of the version with Sammy Davis Jr. How do I find it?

man i heard that tap on major west head

Of course they grabbed there opponents by the throat

I agree with your views about this episode. Even as a life long fan of LIS, this episode just didn't register with me. It made me think of asking "How many times has Don been knocked out now over the last two and a half seasons of the show?" He could have brain damage by now, and there isn't a hospital around.

According to June Lockhart...the show was going to be renewed for another season but Irving refused to provide next year's story ideas and gave off a little too much attitude. All his shows were then cancelled by the brass.

LOL "From the looks of him, he's had more than one accident." Aside from the idiotic scripts, one thing that made the show increasingly difficult to watch was the Robinson's inability to learn from repeated mistakes. The "Smith" character was not really all that unbelievable. I know plenty of people who keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over, and just never learn.

It was Batman! Or Get Smart! Or the Flying Nun! Take your pick. Anything was better than Season three of this..? (why can't l post the chocolate chip that's melting?)

By the third season l had switched over to star trek. Same with my other friends. Obviously a much superior show

hey irv,,by now you must be runnin out of gas,,your sarcasm is not what it was,,but its lost in place

Of course the police in the United states don't act like that

This episode I liked....refreshing to see Mark Goddard get the lead part instead of Will...

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Smith I oughta “…………..

A shame this show turned into a parody ...

Careful Irving! The PC police and its goon squad of SJW snowflakes might refer to this episode as "racist" (because of primates being portrayed as the "antagonists") lol.

Great video except for the nauseating narration.

I had hoped to watch this episode. However, I’ve discovered some old guy is Breaking in offering stupid commentary, attempting to be funny. There I’ve wasted another two minutes of my not many years left to live. Play the episodes; leave the commentary out