LOST IN SPACE Season 1 Robot Zingers 

Yes he wrote stuff down...the zingers. The zingers list was his private property. I saw the same Jonathan Harris TV talkshow.

Jonathan Harris truly did have an extraordinary command of the English language. He set one of his earliest goals in life to become an expert elocutionist and linguist from the time he was a very young lad and unarguably succeeded. That valuable advantage alone fully accounts for the bulk of his acting career success considering the acting profession its wholly reliant upon a strong command of language, speaking and overall exemplary communication.

Loved seeing Bob at the Gallifrey cons. He was a nice guy.

I loved Mr Tufeld’s distinctive voice, both as the robot and as the narrator! He was a hallmark of the show and a true cast member!! The same for Bob May! It was years before I realized there was actually someone inside the robot!!!

Totally agree with everything you've written Dale. Particularly season one being the very best back when the science fiction was treated with the utmost seriousness and respect. Seasons 2 and 3 went sharply downhill in that regard although were considerably more entertaining in others. Just the fact they were filmed in COLOR rather than B&W alone made them more "true to life" and come alive. On the other hand it also made them more everyday-like thus mundane rather than spooky & eerie due to the spectacular effects and atmospheres which can be created thru the use of lighting and shadows as was so brilliantly done during the early 20th century. I further believe the creators used the color film as a substitute for quality writing, science fiction, set design and costuming. So in that regard it was a double-edged sword which cut both ways. I've often wonder over the past many decades how much better seasons 2 and 3 would've been quality-wise had those episodes all been shot in B&W rather than color. Making that transition just a 3rd of the way into the historical development of the series had a far greater negative overall impact rather than positive in my estimation. But it's a pretty safe bet a lack of MONEY meaning the necessary funding had more to do with the decline in quality that anything else. Star Trek had just hit the airwaves about that same time which took space oriented science fiction to an entirely superior level a full quantum leap above our beloved Lost in Space. But the latter unarguably served as a wonderful precursor hence deserves due respect and acknowledgement regarding what Irwin Allen was able to successfully achieve during his day and that early era of Space oriented SciFi. Too bad Irwin was such a skin flint. Other than that unfortunate counterproductive trait he had many of the same great characteristics which made Gene Roddenberry so amazingly successful and legendary, although Roddenberry was profoundly more cerebral and well-educated in all the natural sciences including Physics, Space and Cosmology as compared to Irwin Allen. Both had an extraordinary talent and ability for thinking "out of the box" and on a "grand scale" almost larger than life in caliber. That, being what made their work stand out far above all the competition and last the test of time these many decades later.

HA! Nice one, you clever un-calumnitous* commentator, you! (*Oh YES it IS a word, cos I jusst now made it upp! GriNZ :-D )

Maybe. Don't think the 2018 version will go campy like the original though. Will will definitely win the robot back...

Here's hopin'! I've only jusst thiss week discovered the very hexistence of the rebooted show , & only watched the firsst episode larst night. So far it appears to be primarily based on the more serious-minded first season of thiss iconic '60s show - ZERO LAFFs yet, but I live in (naive) hope that AT LEASST ONE 'ambulatory fun-sized carrot' rocksupp sooon..! Cheerz! :-)

thanks for the correction.

LOL

BAH !!