"Land of the Lost" (1991) TV series 1991-1992

Directors:

Jeff Burr
Len Janson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Porter family, Tom, Kevin, and Annie get sucked into a prehistoric alternative world while taking a family vacation...

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Alternative Reality | Pterodactyl | Missing Link | Orphan

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Timothy Bottoms	...	Tom Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jenny Drugan	...	Annie Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Robert Gavin	...	Kevin Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ed Gale	...	Tasha / ... (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Danny Mann	...	Tasha (13 episodes, 1991)
Shannon Day	...	Christa (12 episodes, 1991)
Bobby Porter	...	Stink (12 episodes, 1991)
Tom Allard	...	Shung / ... (7 episodes, 1991)
R.C. Tass	...	Nim (6 episodes, 1991)
Brian Williams	...	Keeg (6 episodes, 1991)

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Krofft Entertainment

Quotes:

Kevin Porter: Dad, you've got him trapped in there!
Tom Porter: He's blind, probably only temporary, he took a good one to the head from Scarface.
Kevin Porter: Hey, let's seal him up so he'll never come out!
Stink: Never come out!
Tom Porter: No... we can't.
Kevin Porter: [shocked] What?
Tom Porter: I know how you feel. I have no love for Shung, either. But if we do that we're no better than he is.
Kevin Porter: I can't believe this! My own dad whimping out?
Stink: Yeah, whimp out!
Tom Porter: You're wrong, Kev. I know Shung acts like an animal, it'd be easy for us to do the same, we'd be just like him. But without our humanity, what's left? We'd really be back in the stone age. As much as I hate him, leave him a way out. It may take him a while to make the hole wide enough but at least its some air.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bubble Boy (2001)

people live with dinosaurs

The special effects are amazing. So amazing, in fact the same scenes must be reused over and over - and it never gets old! The episode with the dinosaurs was just great. Those Sleestaks always gave me nightmares when I was little; creepy! Ed Gale does such a great job in this show. 15 years later and I still sing the theme song in the shower every morning!! "Doncha turn your back -- you'll become a snack!" I have all the action figures, and they reside on my mantle. As I grow older and my hairline recedes, I look more and more like Stink every day. LOTL will hold a special place in my heart 4eva. In conclusion if there's anything to be learned from LOTL it is to always wear your seat belt and steer clear of potholes.