"Lost in Space" (1965) TV series 1965-1968

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creator:

Irwin Allen
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

15 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

A space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Sabotage | Robot | Alien Contact | 1960s

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

June Lockhart	...	Maureen Robinson (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Mark Goddard	...	Maj. Don West / ... (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Marta Kristen	...	Judy Robinson (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Bill Mumy	...	Will Robinson (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Angela Cartwright	...	Penny Robinson (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Guy Williams	...	Prof. John Robinson / ... (83 episodes, 1965-1968)
Jonathan Harris	...	Dr. Zachary Smith / ... (83 episodes, 1965-1968)
Bob May	...	The Robot (83 episodes, 1965-1968)
Dick Tufeld	...	The Robot (83 episodes, 1965-1968)

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Series Directed by
Don Richardson		(26 episodes, 1966-1968)
Sobey Martin		(14 episodes, 1965-1967)
Nathan Juran		(13 episodes, 1965-1968)
Ezra Stone		(8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Harry Harris		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Sutton Roley		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jus Addiss		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Anton Leader		(2 episodes, 1965)
Irving J. Moore		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Writing credits
Irwin Allen		(84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Peter Packer		(25 episodes, 1965-1968)
Barney Slater		(22 episodes, 1965-1968)
Jackson Gillis		(7 episodes, 1965-1968)
Carey Wilber		(7 episodes, 1965-1967)
Shimon Wincelberg		(7 episodes, 1965)
Robert Hamner		(6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bob Duncan		(5 episodes, 1966-1968)
Wanda Duncan		(5 episodes, 1966-1968)
William Welch		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Allan Balter		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
William Read Woodfield		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Produced by
Irwin Allen	....	producer (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
William D. Faralla	....	associate producer (54 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jerry Briskin	....	associate producer (29 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Original Music by
Alexander Courage		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Herman Stein		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Williams		(4 episodes, 1965)
Robert Drasnin		(4 episodes, 1966)
Joseph Mullendore		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Fred Steiner		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gerald Fried		(2 episodes, 1967)
Cyril J. Mockridge		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Cinematography by
Frank G. Carson		(54 episodes, 1966-1968)
Gene Polito		(24 episodes, 1965-1966)
Winton C. Hoch		(4 episodes, 1966)
Charles G. Clarke		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
Fred Baratta		(28 episodes, 1965-1968)
Roland Gross		(28 episodes, 1965-1968)
Clay Bartels		(14 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jack Gleason		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Axel Hubert Sr.		(4 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith		(84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Robert Kinoshita		(49 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank O. Barnette		(18 episodes, 1967-1968)
Carl Macauley		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Rodger Maus		(5 episodes, 1967)

Series Set Decoration by
Walter M. Scott		(84 episodes, 1965-1968)
James Hassinger		(70 episodes, 1965-1968)
Sven Wickman		(13 episodes, 1965)

Series Costume Design by
Paul Zastupnevich		(51 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup supervisor / makeup artist (52 episodes, 1965-1967)
Margaret Donovan	....	hair styles supervisor (51 episodes, 1965-1967)
John Chambers	....	makeup designer (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bob Mark	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Guy Della-Cioppa	....	executive in charge of production: Van Bernard Productions (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
William Self	....	executive in charge of production / in charge of production / ... (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
George E. Swink	....	post-production supervisor (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor (69 episodes, 1965-1968)
Hal Herman	....	unit production manager (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ted Butcher	....	unit production manager (23 episodes, 1967)
James M. Walters Jr.	....	unit production manager (16 episodes, 1967-1968)
Gaston Glass	....	production manager (15 episodes, 1965)
Norman Henry	....	unit production manager (15 episodes, 1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilbert Mandelik	....	assistant director (39 episodes, 1965-1968)
James M. Walters Jr.	....	assistant director (20 episodes, 1966-1967)
William D. Faralla	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Steven Bernhardt	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Pepi Lenzi	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)
David Silver	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)
Les Warner	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Art Department
Maurice Zuberano	....	production illustrator (1 episode)

Series Sound Department
Don Hall	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound effects editor / ... (83 episodes, 1965-1968)
Frank White	....	sound effects editor (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bob Cornett	....	sound effects editor (24 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Howard Lydecker	....	special photographic effects (29 episodes, 1965-1966)
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects (unknown episodes)
Gerald Endler	....	mechanical effects (unknown episodes)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Chuck Couch	....	stunt double: Guy Williams (3 episodes, 1965)
Jerry Catron	....	stunt double: Mark Goddard (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Donna Garrett	....	stunt double: June Lockhart (2 episodes, 1965)
Harry Carter	....	stunt double: Antimatter John Robinson / stunt double: Guy Williams (2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde Taylor	....	lighting director (29 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Mintz	....	post-production coordinator (83 episodes, 1965-1968)

Series Music Department
Leonard A. Engel	....	supervising music editor (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor / music supervision / ... (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
John Williams	....	composer: theme music / composer: stock music / ... (79 episodes, 1965-1968)
Joe Ruby	....	music editor (58 episodes, 1965-1967)
Herman Stein	....	composer: stock music (32 episodes, 1965-1967)
George Probert	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bernard Herrmann	....	composer: stock music (8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Richard LaSalle	....	composer: additional music / composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Cyril J. Mockridge	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Alexander Courage	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1966)
Leigh Harline	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (20 episodes, 1965-1968)

Series Other crew
Anthony Wilson	....	story editor (83 episodes, 1965-1968)
Les Warner	....	production coordinator / unit production coordinator (70 episodes, 1965-1968)
Hal Herman	....	production associate (54 episodes, 1966-1968)
Paul Zastupnevich	....	assistant to producer (34 episodes, 1965-1967)
William D. Faralla	....	unit production coordinator (12 episodes, 1966)
Ann Urcon	....	stand-in: Sheila Allen / stand-in: Sheila Mathews (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Charles Bidwell	....	stand-in: Bern Hoffman / stand-in: Ronald Long (2 episodes, 1967)
Robert Sonntag	....	alien effects (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Irwin Allen Productions
• Jodi Productions Inc.
• Space Productions
• Van Bernard Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965-1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Fox Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Video (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Television
• Video Resources New York Inc. (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech)  astronomical photographs
• Remco Toys Inc.  miniature robots (episodes 2.28, 3.5 and 3.23) (uncredited)
• Thiokol Chemical Corporation  "Chariot" chassis (uncredited)

Also Known As:

"Space Family Robinson" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (83 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:PG | UK:U (season 1) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The robot was never verbally named on-screen. Irwin Allen reputedly liked Rodney as its monicker, whilst an intriguing hint can be seen in "The Time Merchant", where the Robot's shipping crate is stamped "General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental ROBOT" (capitals highlighted in red) suggesting that the machine's name was Gunter. It referred to itself with the above title (adding "Control" before Robot) during the second season.

Quotes:

Dr. Smith: Oh, the pain, the pain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Demented Top 20 Video Countdown (1988) (TV)

The Best Of Irwin Allen

I think this was the best thing that Irwin Allen ever did. Although the show drifted far away from its original synopsis,the adventures of a family in space, it eventually became the story of a boy and his robot. Bill Mumy became a hot talent in Hollywood after the series and his role as Will as the likeable son is one of TV's most endearing roles. Johnathan Harris was the villain we loved to hate as he became of another of the screen's most versatile character actors. The man showed great talent arguing with an inanimate prop and making it the hero of the show. The unnamed robot, ironically, became more dimensionally than anyone else in the show, and forget Mary Anne vs. Ginger, how many guys had crushes on Penny Robinson than on Judy ? Penny was the adorable ingenue next to the obvious Hollywood presence of Marta Kristen, the first Marilyn Monroe of the galaxy. John and June Robinson, however, slowly became less the leaders and heros of the series as they became closer to Ward and June Cleaver as they spilled out parental advice and punishments. Don West, however, remained mostly the same character without any developments in his character and past, but that can be directly blamed on the series focus between Will, the Robot and Dr. Smith while everyone else became just a little bit more than supporting roles. Despite these few faults, I still think its one of the best things to ever grace television.