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

Creator:

Irwin Allen
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

15 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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)

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
Don B. Greenwood	....	property master (10 episodes, 1966)

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:

In Season one, some episodes used incidental music utilizing a "Theremin", an electronic instrument incorporating two heterodyne oscillators. This music was used to create an atmosphere of suspense and impending terror. The Theremin music used in these episodes was from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) composed by Bernard Herrmann.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Dr. Smith: Never fear, Smith is here.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)

Three Cheers For Bug Eyed Monsters

I'm glad to say that "Lost In Space" had a big influence on my childhood while growing up. Countless hours were spent "playing" Lost In Space in our basement. I barely, barely remember the first run except that the robot scared me, so I truly came in during the first syndication run. At age 42, I still enjoy all of Season One. The Magic Mirror, My Friend, Mr. Nobody, and Follow The Leader are all great examples of this show. It's unfortunate that the other two seasons went the way of Batman and became just plain silly and cartoonish. However the first season had action packed space adventure, a crash landing, jet packs, laser rifles, the chariot, scary monsters including the Cyclops and fantastic music by John Williams, (the best music ever created for TV in my opinion.) The Jupiter Two sets are still fantastic and believable today, including the fabulous creation of the Robot. The ensemble cast was excellent, and I for one wish that Smith had remained evil and menacing during the run of the show. It may not have been as intellectual as Star Trek but it was good, clean, scary fun!