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* MechanisticAlienCulture: An episode featured a mechanized society of humanoid cyborgs whose leader was a computer. They kidnapped Dr. Smith to repair the computer. They also had clock-like mechanisms on their chests which they could use to turn back or alter the flow of time.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: In the movie, John Robinson frequently dismisses Will's ideas on time travel, despite having built a hyperdrive engine that works by folding two points of space-time together. Because extending the application of such a device to allow travel along the fourth dimension is any less plausible?
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*** Further more, try and figure out why the Jupiter 2 has a Hyperdrive installed, when it's rendered completely useless without the Hypergate to guide it to it's destination? After they built the Alpha Gate did they intend to come ''back?!'' Earth would have become uninhabitable by that point?!
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* LatexSpaceSuit: A staple of the show's costuming, and featured early on the the movie as "cryosuits" for deep sleep. They are, predictably, highly revealing in their tightness (the plastic suits of the movie were literally moulded from the actors, leaving the female characters seem a little exposed in them).
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* LatexSpaceSuit: A staple of the show's costuming, and featured early on the the movie as "cryosuits" for deep sleep. They are, predictably, highly revealing in their tightness (the plastic suits of the movie were literally moulded from the actors, leaving the female characters seem seeming a little exposed in them).
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* WhatAnIdiot: In the movie, [[spoiler: John discovered Future-Will had built a working time machine with enough power for a single one-way trip. When he sees his ship along with his family perish in a meteor shower in the atmosphere of the planet, he decides to use the time machine to travel back a few minutes and prevent their deaths. Sounds all well and good, if you don't take into consideration he could've just got back to the day of the launch that sent him and his family spiralling through time and space to unknown reaches of the galaxy]].
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** In the near-finale of the movie, [[spoiler: Future-Will constructed a working time portal, which he planned to use to jump back to the day of the launch that sent him, his family and Smith on the catastrophic journey the movie explored. As it turns out, Future-Smith, now a giant spider mutant, planned to hijack the time portal and flood the Earth with his alien spider swarm and dominate the world. Seems legit, and it provides a fight for the past as John and Future-Will kill Future-Smith [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with his own swarm]]. So, with a time portal free for a single one-way trip, John is going to go back and stop his family from becoming [[IncrediblyLamePun lost in space]], right? Actually, he decides to jump back a few minutes to prevent his present-day family from being killed in a meteor shower. Um... kay.]]
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* FollowTheLeader: The character of Gaius Baltar in the "new" ''BattlestarGalactica'' is almost indistinguishable from Zachary Smith.
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* PlungerDetonator: In "Mutiny in Space", Dr. Smith uses one to set off the explosive chemicals in his rain-making machine.
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* '''Prof. John Robinson -''' Head of the family and mission, TheProfessor and TheCaptain. In the comic book he seems to have been a minister as well. In the series played by Guy Williams, in the film by William Hurt. The would-be revival cast Brad Johnson in the role.
* '''Maureen Robinson -''' Mother and occasional [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]. She was an extremely old-fashioned HouseWife, a little lacking in the brains department. (In the pilot, it was mentioned that she had a [=PhD=] in biochemestry, something that was never brought up again.) In the series played by June Lockhart, in the film by MimiRogers. The would-be revival cast Jayne Brook in the role.
* '''Maureen Robinson -''' Mother and occasional [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]. She was an extremely old-fashioned HouseWife, a little lacking in the brains department. (In the pilot, it was mentioned that she had a [=PhD=] in biochemestry, something that was never brought up again.) In the series played by June Lockhart, in the film by MimiRogers. The would-be revival cast Jayne Brook in the role.
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* '''Prof. John Robinson -''' Head of the family and mission, TheProfessor and TheCaptain. In the comic book he seems to have been a minister as well. In the series played by Guy Williams, in the film by William Hurt.WilliamHurt. The would-be revival cast Brad Johnson in the role.
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* DuelingShows: The great contemporary rival of ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'', which CBS passed over for this series.
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The series received a film adaptation in 1998. It was a modest box office hit hit[[hottip:*:best remembered for knocking ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' out of the #1 box office position it had occupied for four months]] but often dismissed as a "dim-witted shoot-'em-up" by critics. An attempt to create a television remake in 2003-2004 went nowhere.
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* ReunionShow: One was planned for 2001, that would have followed the Jupiter II crew finally returning to Earth but it was cancelled after the death of Johnathan Harris.
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* TakeThat: In the episode "The Thief From Outer Space", the titular villain is looking for his [[IDreamOfJeannie genie girlfriend who is trapped inside of a tiny bottle]]. At the end of the episode, he finally encounters her and rubs the bottle...to reveal that she is vastly overweight due to eating so much marzipan and yet [[FanDisservice still wears the pink harem outfit]]. The entire cast is horrified and the Sultan traps her once again in the bottle, begging the family not to let her out. The episode ends with her trying to convince The Robot to rub the bottle, who is not fooled. This makes sense when you realise that {{IDreamOfJeannie I Dream Of Jeannie}} aired at the same timeslot as Lost In Space.
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* YouCanSeeThatRight: Episode "Wild Adventure". When Dr. Smith sees a green alien woman floating around in space outside the ''Jupiter 2'', he asks the Robot "You see her, don't you?"
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* '''Penny Robinson -''' Not old enough to be a sex symbol like her sister nor as smart as her younger brother, Penny usually just took up scenery. FriendToAllLivingThings and, despite being ignored, got a few ADayInTheLimelight moments, which often involved wars. In the series played by Angela Cartwright, in the film by Lacey Chabert. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
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One of a family of shows created by Creator/IrwinAllen, along with ''LandOfTheGiants'', ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'', and ''Series/TheTimeTunnel''.
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''Lost in Space'' was a rival for [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original Star Trek series]] in the realm of serious sci-fi, which might explain the show's turn from serious SpeculativeFiction into FantasticComedy to keep a share of the viewing audience. Notable for its beautiful music (including ''two'' opening themes by [[JohnWilliams Johnny Williams]]), sets, [[LatexSpaceSuit skin tight ski-spacesuits]], aliens, inventive and surreal plots, and highly articulated Robot, itself a "cousin" of Robbie from the film ''ForbiddenPlanet'' (who also guest starred on the show). The original plot had the Robinsons as explorer/settlers, with Dr. Smith as a saboteur paid to program The Robot to kill the Robinsons and ruin their mission. The first episodes were in black and white and involved exploring the planet they crash-landed on. When the show shifted to {{camp}} it involved their conflicts with resident or visiting aliens of all sorts.
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''Lost in Space'' was a rival for [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original Star Trek series]] ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' in the realm of serious sci-fi, which might explain the show's turn from serious SpeculativeFiction into FantasticComedy to keep a share of the viewing audience. Notable for its beautiful music (including ''two'' opening themes by [[JohnWilliams Johnny Williams]]), Williams (as JohnWilliams was then known), sets, [[LatexSpaceSuit skin tight ski-spacesuits]], aliens, inventive and surreal plots, and highly articulated Robot, itself a "cousin" of Robbie from the film ''ForbiddenPlanet'' (who also guest starred on the show). The original plot had the Robinsons as explorer/settlers, with Dr. Smith as a saboteur paid to program The Robot to kill the Robinsons and ruin their mission. The first episodes were in black and white and involved exploring the planet they crash-landed on. When the show shifted to {{camp}} it involved their conflicts with resident or visiting aliens of all sorts.
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->''"Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!"''
-->--'''The Robot'''
Classic {{camp}} sci-fi series from the Sixties that lasted three seasons. Featured the adventures of the Space Family Robinson, Major West, the Robot and shanghaied saboteur Dr. Smith as they search for Earth, after they become [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lost... In Space.]]
''Lost in Space'' was a rival for [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original Star Trek series]] in the realm of serious sci-fi, which might explain the show's turn from serious SpeculativeFiction into FantasticComedy to keep a share of the viewing audience. Notable for its beautiful music (including ''two'' opening themes by [[JohnWilliams Johnny Williams]]), sets, [[LatexSpaceSuit skin tight ski-spacesuits]], aliens, inventive and surreal plots, and highly articulated Robot, itself a "cousin" of Robbie from the film ''ForbiddenPlanet'' (who also guest starred on the show). The original plot had the Robinsons as explorer/settlers, with Dr. Smith as a saboteur paid to program The Robot to kill the Robinsons and ruin their mission. The first episodes were in black and white and involved exploring the planet they crash-landed on. When the show shifted to {{camp}} it involved their conflicts with resident or visiting aliens of all sorts.
One of a family of shows created by Creator/IrwinAllen, along with ''LandOfTheGiants'', ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'', and ''Series/TheTimeTunnel''.
May well be one of the classics of sci-fi for no other reason than the scene-chewing LargeHam glory of Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) and his pained and witty repartee with the Robot. While its going from serious to camp may well have been a blow to later efforts at serious sci-fi, it was nonetheless a surreal joy to watch. The recent attempts to reboot it as a serious series may be doomed to fail because of this, as it's best remembered as a humorous series.
The series received a film adaptation in 1998. It was a modest box office hit but often dismissed as a "dim-witted shoot-'em-up" by critics. An attempt to create a television remake in 2003-2004 went nowhere.
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The ensemble consisted of:
* '''Prof. John Robinson -''' Head of the family and mission, TheProfessor and TheCaptain. In the comic book he seems to have been a minister as well. In the series played by Guy Williams, in the film by William Hurt. The would-be revival cast Brad Johnson in the role.
* '''Maureen Robinson -''' Mother and occasional [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]. She was an extremely old-fashioned HouseWife, a little lacking in the brains department. (In the pilot, it was mentioned that she had a [=PhD=] in biochemestry, something that was never brought up again.) In the series played by June Lockhart, in the film by MimiRogers. The would-be revival cast Jayne Brook in the role.
* '''Major Don West -''' TheLancer and TheAce pilot. In the series played by Mark Goddard, in the film by Matt [=LeBlanc=]. The would-be revival cast Mike Erwin in the role.
* '''Judy Robinson -''' DistressedDamsel and perpetual [[LoveInterests love interest]] to Major West. She could get annoyingly [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]] in episodes centering on her. In the series played by Marta Kristen, in the film by HeatherGraham. The would-be revival cast Adrianne Palicki in the role.
* '''Will Robinson -''' [[{{TeenGenius}} Boy Genius]], MoralityPet for Dr. Smith and occasionally a CreatorsPet. In the series played by Bill Mumy, in the film by both Jack Johnson and Jared Harris. The would-be revival cast Ryan Malgarini in the role.
* '''Penny Robinson -''' Not old enough to be a sex symbol like her sister nor as smart as her younger brother, Penny usually just took up scenery. FriendToAllLivingThings and, despite being ignored, got a few ADayInTheLimelight moments, which often involved wars. In the series played by Angela Cartwright, in the film by Lacey Chabert. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
* '''Dr. Zachary Smith -''' {{Jerkass}}, clown and LargeHam, ineffectual, [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] traitor and TooDumbToLive when it comes to dealing with aliens. Frequently infuriated by The Robot. In the series played by Jonathan Harris, in the film by both GaryOldman and William Todd Jones. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
* '''The Robot -''' GeniusBruiser and TinMan with a [[GentleGiant kind heart]]. Frequent foil to Dr. Smith. In the series, played by Bob May and voiced by Dick Tufeld. Tufeld returned to the role for the film. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
Not to be confused with some sort of strange sci-fi cast-away show; that would be ''{{Lost}}'' [[AC:[[RecycledInSpace In Space!]]]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: The short-lived [[{{Comics}} comic book]] written by Bill Mumy, who played Will and later played Lennier on ''BabylonFive,'' is remarkably well done.
* AncientAstronauts: An episode where the cast encounters the Norse gods.
* AnimatedAdaptation: After the series was canceled, a pilot for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze83qnNyDSY&feature=related a cartoon version]] was created. The show was completly changed - the family was no longer the Robinsons, the Jupiter2 completly redesigned into a more rocket looking space craft, the Robot given a much more generic robot voice, Dr Smith a member of the crew from the beginning - the only things remaining from the original series being Dr Smith (voiced by Johnathan Harris), the Robot, and the fact that they were ...well.. lost in space.
* AsteroidThicket: The first episode, "The Reluctant Stowaway"
* BeardOfEvil: The Keeper has a pretty serious one.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Between the pilot and the first aired episode, a second deck was added to the Jupiter 2, with no modification of the FX miniature. While clever direction and the ship’s status as a crash-landed derelict hid this through the first season, the more spaceflight oriented episodes of the second and third seasons soon made it obvious that the interiors couldn’t possibly fit inside the exterior. Made worse when a third-season episode gratuitously added yet a third, ridiculously large, “power core” deck, which was then never heard from again.
* BrickJoke: A particularly funny one in "Two Weeks In Space". In the middle of the episode, [[ItMakesSenseInContext The Robot hits a shuttlecock impossibly high in the air while being a Badminton coach.]] At the end of the episode, Dr. Smith is hit by that same shuttlecock.
* CaptainsLog: Only when it was serious.
* CatchPhrase: Dr. Smith's "Have no fear, Smith is here!" boast.
* ConflictBall: John to Will in the movie when being merely neglectful somehow wasn't enough to make him a bad father.
* CloningBlues: The cast were cloned by exotic means far too many ways to list. Most clones were bad: a few were good.
* ConspicuousCG: Blaarp, the comic relief alien monkey in the movie. While most of the effects hold up fairly well, the CG for Blaarp was terrible even for the time
* CowerPower: Doctor Smith from ''LostInSpace'' would cower behind Will Robinson ''at least'' once an episode. Sometimes the Robot, for variety.
* CrushKillDestroy: The TropeNamer. This line is often mis-attributed to The Robot who does use the term "Destroy" several times in the pilot during his rampage. It's Killer Android IDAK Alpha 12 who says this in the episode titled, "Revolt of the Androids." Despite its use in only one episode, it became a more famous line than "Destroy" and was thus attributed to the main character robot.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: The sleeping princess of the lost civilization.
* DuelingShows: The great contemporary rival of ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'', which CBS passed over for this series.
* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: In "Invaders From The Fifth Dimension" Will Robinson is abducted by a group of aliens who are repulsed by the sight of tears due to being unable to understand emotions, and eventually let him go as a result.
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: In spades.
* {{Expy}} - In the film, Spider Smith is a combination of ''Film/TheThing'' and Edgar Bug's true form in ''Film/MenInBlack''
* FakeGuestStar: Jonathan Harris, who plays Dr. Smith. He was originally going to be killed off after the first few episodes, but he was such a fun character that they decided to keep him around and left him with the "Guest Starring" billing in the credits.
* FantasticVoyagePlot: In one of the more clever episodes, Will Robinson and Dr. Smith find a severely malfunctioning robot who has become a giant due to his problem. The two have to physically enter the robot's body to fix him. However, the major complication is that they know that the second they are successful, the robot's body would start shrinking to normal size and they would have only seconds to escape before they are crushed. Naturally, the pair escape just in time before it was too late.
* TheFilmOfTheSeries: [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_space/ a 1998 movie]] that attempted to [[ContinuityReboot reboot the series]] as generic science-fiction action.
* FollowTheLeader: The character of Gaius Baltar in the "new" ''BattlestarGalactica'' is almost indistinguishable from Zachary Smith.
* FoodPills: Protein pills in "The Hungry Sea" and "The Space Trader".
* FriendOrIdolDecision: In this case it was a means to return home.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Penny in spades. Even towards big, slimy, anti-social Frogmen.
* FryingPanOfDoom: Judy Robinson wields one in "Welcome Stranger", knocking Jimmy Hapgood out during his fight with Don. As a CallBack in the season two episode "A Visit To Hades", she tries this again with a pipe, only this time she hits Don instead of the guy he's scuffling with.
* GenreBlind: Probably as a side effect of its transformation into a disguised SitCom.
* GenreSavvy: However, they occasionally showed some remarkable flashes of savviness -- such as in the episode where they met the Norse gods, and Dr. Smith employs the Robot's replicator and his wits to manipulate them using a challenge not unlike one from NorseMythology.
* GetBackToTheFuture: "Visit To A Hostile Planet".
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The character originally named Lorelei in "Wild Adventure," then renamed Athena in "The Girl from the Green Dimension."
* HarmlessFreezing: The suspended animation "freezing tubes" in several episodes and the movie's first act. Also the prison inmates in the episode "The Condemned Of Space".
* HereWeGoAgain: The penultimate line in the film. [[StillbornFranchise Doesn't quite come to fruition.]]
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Penny in "The Promised Planet".
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: "Hunter's Moon"
* IdiotBall / IdiotPlot: In the movie, John Robinson is going to Alpha Prime to lead the team that will begin contruction of the Hypergate that will connect to Earth, being in stasis for the ten year journey there. In that time, the Earth Gate will be hopefully completed in Earth orbit. Sounds good, except it won't have anything to connect to! Construction at Alpha Prime won't even begin until he arrives and when he does, it should take ''another ten years'' to build their Gate! Thus, it will take 20 years until the project is complete, the exact amount of time the planet has left until it dies. Either no-one realises this, or they do and don't point it out, but either way, isn't this plan cutting it pretty close, Doc?
* {{Jerkass}}: Dr. Smith, in both show and film.
* JetPack: Used a few times. They actually filmed a stunt pilot using a Bell Rocket Belt.
* JustEatGilligan: Substitute Dr. Smith for Gilligan
* LampshadeHanging: At least one example: In the season two opener, "Blastoff Into Space", the fact that the Robinsons seem to have any object no matter how improbable or unlikely with them on the ship is lampshaded when Maureen tells the family to throw overboard any non-essential items. Cut to a ridiculously large pile of stuff like bowling pins, floor lamps, a fishbowl, skis, etc.
* LargeHam: Jonathan Harris's deliciously vile portrayal of Dr. Smith. Gary Oldman, as expected, is quite the ham as Dr. Smith in the movie. Oddly enough, Penny in the movie is a borderline example. While everyone else but Oldman suffers from DullSurprise, she (particularly in her video diaries) speaks her lines loudly and very fast, all in a very high, excitable voice.
* LatexSpaceSuit: A staple of the show's costuming, and featured early on the the movie as "cryosuits" for deep sleep. They are, predictably, highly revealing in their tightness (the plastic suits of the movie were literally moulded from the actors, leaving the female characters seem a little exposed in them).
* LeftHanging: Like most high-concept SitComs of the era it was canceled without advance warning, with the last episode "in the can" at the time becoming the Last Episode, because that's how the business was done at the time. Bill Mumy later wrote a song about his character as the group's now middle-aged sole survivor still out there with only the Robot for companionship, that qualifies as a semi-{{Canon}} [[WMG/PoisonOakEpilepticTrees Poison Oak Epileptic Tree]], and it was a plot point in TheMovie.
* TheMcCoy: The Robot, infrequently Dr. Smith
* MissingEpisode: The unaired and originally unsyndicated Dr Smith-less original pilot.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Usually an alien
* MotorMouth: Penny, in the movie, at least in her video diaries.
* TheMovie: See TheFilmOfTheSeries above.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The first season episode, "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", has Penny befriending a disembodied voice, that everyone assumes is just her new imaginary friend.
* PetTheDog: Dr. Smith has enough of these moments to keep the others from killing him.
* PlotHole: In the film, shortly before they leave, Matt Leblanc's character hits on Judy Robinson in front of her father because he doesn't know who she is. Let me repeat that. He's about to a go on a ten year mission with these people, and he doesn't. Even. Know. Their. NAMES. Are you kidding me? NASA doesn't even put together a mission to empty the septic tank on the ISS without having five fully briefed and trained alternates ready to step in if they lose a member of the team, and they're letting this guy take part in a mission to save the human race? What are they sending him along for, ballast?!
* RecycledInSpace: ''TheSwissFamilyRobinson'' IN SPAAAAAACE!
* ScienceFantasy
* SequelHook: In the movie, the crew are forced to use the warp drive without a gate again, sending them to potentially anywhere in the galaxy. The commentary has Akiva Goldsman excitedly talking about his plans for the sequel, which comes off as rather sad now, especially since it sounds like he was saving a lot of his better ideas for it.
** There's also some implication that the star charts from the future-ship they encountered will allow them to warp to the right place, but it's never stated directly.
* SpacePirate: Alonso P. Tucker.
* StarTrekShake: Accomplished by Irwin Allen hitting a bucket so the cast knew which way to tumble.
* SpecialGuest: Robby the Robot, from the classic film ''ForbiddenPlanet'', had a few appearances on the show. However, he was sneaky and conniving if not downright evil, a huge contrast to his film personality.
* TheCastShowOff: Billy Mumy, a talented guitar player and singer, got to perform Green Sleeves in one episode and Sloop John B in another. Also, Guy Williams, who played Zorro, got to show off his fencing skills more than once.
* TimeTravel: In "Visit to a Hostile Planet," the characters accidentally wind up in a small Michigan town circa 1947.
* TitleDrop: In the film. "There's lots of space out there to get lost in."
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: In the pilot set in 1997, the space agency director's desk has a rotary phone, with a reel-to reel tape recorder and plenty of blinking lights on the wall behind, and not a PC in sight... but the producers deliberately did NOT make Dr. Smith a Soviet/Communist agent because they [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp actually did guess the Cold War would be over by 1997]].\\
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The Sci Fi Channel aired a marathon of LIS episodes (including the unaired pilot) on the exact day in 1997 mentioned in the aired pilot as the day the Jupiter2 was launched.
* TwoDSpace: One of the standard-bearers of its era. Verged on 1-D space in an episode where the Jupiter II was set on a course to Earth -- which was too dangerous to use because it passed directly through the sun. Apparently, the sun was too big to steer around.
* WagonTrainToTheStars: In the later seasons.
* WeirdScience: Especially in the bizarre alien gadgets and the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: The frog creature from "The Golden Man".
* WizardsFromOuterSpace: And dragons and knights and princesses...
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The series premise.
* {{Zeerust}}: Aluminum space suits for everybody!
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[[quoteright:234:~~[-DramaticHourLong-] [-SpeculativeFiction[=/=]FantasticComedy-]~~]]
->''"Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!"''
-->--'''The Robot'''
Classic {{camp}} sci-fi series from the Sixties that lasted three seasons. Featured the adventures of the Space Family Robinson, Major West, the Robot and shanghaied saboteur Dr. Smith as they search for Earth, after they become [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lost... In Space.]]
''Lost in Space'' was a rival for [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original Star Trek series]] in the realm of serious sci-fi, which might explain the show's turn from serious SpeculativeFiction into FantasticComedy to keep a share of the viewing audience. Notable for its beautiful music (including ''two'' opening themes by [[JohnWilliams Johnny Williams]]), sets, [[LatexSpaceSuit skin tight ski-spacesuits]], aliens, inventive and surreal plots, and highly articulated Robot, itself a "cousin" of Robbie from the film ''ForbiddenPlanet'' (who also guest starred on the show). The original plot had the Robinsons as explorer/settlers, with Dr. Smith as a saboteur paid to program The Robot to kill the Robinsons and ruin their mission. The first episodes were in black and white and involved exploring the planet they crash-landed on. When the show shifted to {{camp}} it involved their conflicts with resident or visiting aliens of all sorts.
One of a family of shows created by Creator/IrwinAllen, along with ''LandOfTheGiants'', ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'', and ''Series/TheTimeTunnel''.
May well be one of the classics of sci-fi for no other reason than the scene-chewing LargeHam glory of Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) and his pained and witty repartee with the Robot. While its going from serious to camp may well have been a blow to later efforts at serious sci-fi, it was nonetheless a surreal joy to watch. The recent attempts to reboot it as a serious series may be doomed to fail because of this, as it's best remembered as a humorous series.
The series received a film adaptation in 1998. It was a modest box office hit but often dismissed as a "dim-witted shoot-'em-up" by critics. An attempt to create a television remake in 2003-2004 went nowhere.
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The ensemble consisted of:
* '''Prof. John Robinson -''' Head of the family and mission, TheProfessor and TheCaptain. In the comic book he seems to have been a minister as well. In the series played by Guy Williams, in the film by William Hurt. The would-be revival cast Brad Johnson in the role.
* '''Maureen Robinson -''' Mother and occasional [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]. She was an extremely old-fashioned HouseWife, a little lacking in the brains department. (In the pilot, it was mentioned that she had a [=PhD=] in biochemestry, something that was never brought up again.) In the series played by June Lockhart, in the film by MimiRogers. The would-be revival cast Jayne Brook in the role.
* '''Major Don West -''' TheLancer and TheAce pilot. In the series played by Mark Goddard, in the film by Matt [=LeBlanc=]. The would-be revival cast Mike Erwin in the role.
* '''Judy Robinson -''' DistressedDamsel and perpetual [[LoveInterests love interest]] to Major West. She could get annoyingly [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]] in episodes centering on her. In the series played by Marta Kristen, in the film by HeatherGraham. The would-be revival cast Adrianne Palicki in the role.
* '''Will Robinson -''' [[{{TeenGenius}} Boy Genius]], MoralityPet for Dr. Smith and occasionally a CreatorsPet. In the series played by Bill Mumy, in the film by both Jack Johnson and Jared Harris. The would-be revival cast Ryan Malgarini in the role.
* '''Penny Robinson -''' Not old enough to be a sex symbol like her sister nor as smart as her younger brother, Penny usually just took up scenery. FriendToAllLivingThings and, despite being ignored, got a few ADayInTheLimelight moments, which often involved wars. In the series played by Angela Cartwright, in the film by Lacey Chabert. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
* '''Dr. Zachary Smith -''' {{Jerkass}}, clown and LargeHam, ineffectual, [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] traitor and TooDumbToLive when it comes to dealing with aliens. Frequently infuriated by The Robot. In the series played by Jonathan Harris, in the film by both GaryOldman and William Todd Jones. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
* '''The Robot -''' GeniusBruiser and TinMan with a [[GentleGiant kind heart]]. Frequent foil to Dr. Smith. In the series, played by Bob May and voiced by Dick Tufeld. Tufeld returned to the role for the film. The would-be-revival had not included this role.
Not to be confused with some sort of strange sci-fi cast-away show; that would be ''{{Lost}}'' [[AC:[[RecycledInSpace In Space!]]]]
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!!''LostInSpace'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: The short-lived [[{{Comics}} comic book]] written by Bill Mumy, who played Will and later played Lennier on ''BabylonFive,'' is remarkably well done.
* AncientAstronauts: An episode where the cast encounters the Norse gods.
* AnimatedAdaptation: After the series was canceled, a pilot for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze83qnNyDSY&feature=related a cartoon version]] was created. The show was completly changed - the family was no longer the Robinsons, the Jupiter2 completly redesigned into a more rocket looking space craft, the Robot given a much more generic robot voice, Dr Smith a member of the crew from the beginning - the only things remaining from the original series being Dr Smith (voiced by Johnathan Harris), the Robot, and the fact that they were ...well.. lost in space.
* AsteroidThicket: The first episode, "The Reluctant Stowaway"
* BeardOfEvil: The Keeper has a pretty serious one.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Between the pilot and the first aired episode, a second deck was added to the Jupiter 2, with no modification of the FX miniature. While clever direction and the ship’s status as a crash-landed derelict hid this through the first season, the more spaceflight oriented episodes of the second and third seasons soon made it obvious that the interiors couldn’t possibly fit inside the exterior. Made worse when a third-season episode gratuitously added yet a third, ridiculously large, “power core” deck, which was then never heard from again.
* BrickJoke: A particularly funny one in "Two Weeks In Space". In the middle of the episode, [[ItMakesSenseInContext The Robot hits a shuttlecock impossibly high in the air while being a Badminton coach.]] At the end of the episode, Dr. Smith is hit by that same shuttlecock.
* CaptainsLog: Only when it was serious.
* CatchPhrase: Dr. Smith's "Have no fear, Smith is here!" boast.
* ConflictBall: John to Will in the movie when being merely neglectful somehow wasn't enough to make him a bad father.
* CloningBlues: The cast were cloned by exotic means far too many ways to list. Most clones were bad: a few were good.
* ConspicuousCG: Blaarp, the comic relief alien monkey in the movie. While most of the effects hold up fairly well, the CG for Blaarp was terrible even for the time
* CowerPower: Doctor Smith from ''LostInSpace'' would cower behind Will Robinson ''at least'' once an episode. Sometimes the Robot, for variety.
* CrushKillDestroy: The TropeNamer. This line is often mis-attributed to The Robot who does use the term "Destroy" several times in the pilot during his rampage. It's Killer Android IDAK Alpha 12 who says this in the episode titled, "Revolt of the Androids." Despite its use in only one episode, it became a more famous line than "Destroy" and was thus attributed to the main character robot.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: The sleeping princess of the lost civilization.
* DuelingShows: The great contemporary rival of ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'', which CBS passed over for this series.
* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: In "Invaders From The Fifth Dimension" Will Robinson is abducted by a group of aliens who are repulsed by the sight of tears due to being unable to understand emotions, and eventually let him go as a result.
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: In spades.
* {{Expy}} - In the film, Spider Smith is a combination of ''Film/TheThing'' and Edgar Bug's true form in ''Film/MenInBlack''
* FakeGuestStar: Jonathan Harris, who plays Dr. Smith. He was originally going to be killed off after the first few episodes, but he was such a fun character that they decided to keep him around and left him with the "Guest Starring" billing in the credits.
* FantasticVoyagePlot: In one of the more clever episodes, Will Robinson and Dr. Smith find a severely malfunctioning robot who has become a giant due to his problem. The two have to physically enter the robot's body to fix him. However, the major complication is that they know that the second they are successful, the robot's body would start shrinking to normal size and they would have only seconds to escape before they are crushed. Naturally, the pair escape just in time before it was too late.
* TheFilmOfTheSeries: [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_space/ a 1998 movie]] that attempted to [[ContinuityReboot reboot the series]] as generic science-fiction action.
* FollowTheLeader: The character of Gaius Baltar in the "new" ''BattlestarGalactica'' is almost indistinguishable from Zachary Smith.
* FoodPills: Protein pills in "The Hungry Sea" and "The Space Trader".
* FriendOrIdolDecision: In this case it was a means to return home.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Penny in spades. Even towards big, slimy, anti-social Frogmen.
* FryingPanOfDoom: Judy Robinson wields one in "Welcome Stranger", knocking Jimmy Hapgood out during his fight with Don. As a CallBack in the season two episode "A Visit To Hades", she tries this again with a pipe, only this time she hits Don instead of the guy he's scuffling with.
* GenreBlind: Probably as a side effect of its transformation into a disguised SitCom.
* GenreSavvy: However, they occasionally showed some remarkable flashes of savviness -- such as in the episode where they met the Norse gods, and Dr. Smith employs the Robot's replicator and his wits to manipulate them using a challenge not unlike one from NorseMythology.
* GetBackToTheFuture: "Visit To A Hostile Planet".
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The character originally named Lorelei in "Wild Adventure," then renamed Athena in "The Girl from the Green Dimension."
* HarmlessFreezing: The suspended animation "freezing tubes" in several episodes and the movie's first act. Also the prison inmates in the episode "The Condemned Of Space".
* HereWeGoAgain: The penultimate line in the film. [[StillbornFranchise Doesn't quite come to fruition.]]
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Penny in "The Promised Planet".
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: "Hunter's Moon"
* IdiotBall / IdiotPlot: In the movie, John Robinson is going to Alpha Prime to lead the team that will begin contruction of the Hypergate that will connect to Earth, being in stasis for the ten year journey there. In that time, the Earth Gate will be hopefully completed in Earth orbit. Sounds good, except it won't have anything to connect to! Construction at Alpha Prime won't even begin until he arrives and when he does, it should take ''another ten years'' to build their Gate! Thus, it will take 20 years until the project is complete, the exact amount of time the planet has left until it dies. Either no-one realises this, or they do and don't point it out, but either way, isn't this plan cutting it pretty close, Doc?
* {{Jerkass}}: Dr. Smith, in both show and film.
* JetPack: Used a few times. They actually filmed a stunt pilot using a Bell Rocket Belt.
* JustEatGilligan: Substitute Dr. Smith for Gilligan
* LampshadeHanging: At least one example: In the season two opener, "Blastoff Into Space", the fact that the Robinsons seem to have any object no matter how improbable or unlikely with them on the ship is lampshaded when Maureen tells the family to throw overboard any non-essential items. Cut to a ridiculously large pile of stuff like bowling pins, floor lamps, a fishbowl, skis, etc.
* LargeHam: Jonathan Harris's deliciously vile portrayal of Dr. Smith. Gary Oldman, as expected, is quite the ham as Dr. Smith in the movie. Oddly enough, Penny in the movie is a borderline example. While everyone else but Oldman suffers from DullSurprise, she (particularly in her video diaries) speaks her lines loudly and very fast, all in a very high, excitable voice.
* LatexSpaceSuit: A staple of the show's costuming, and featured early on the the movie as "cryosuits" for deep sleep. They are, predictably, highly revealing in their tightness (the plastic suits of the movie were literally moulded from the actors, leaving the female characters seem a little exposed in them).
* LeftHanging: Like most high-concept SitComs of the era it was canceled without advance warning, with the last episode "in the can" at the time becoming the Last Episode, because that's how the business was done at the time. Bill Mumy later wrote a song about his character as the group's now middle-aged sole survivor still out there with only the Robot for companionship, that qualifies as a semi-{{Canon}} [[WMG/PoisonOakEpilepticTrees Poison Oak Epileptic Tree]], and it was a plot point in TheMovie.
* TheMcCoy: The Robot, infrequently Dr. Smith
* MissingEpisode: The unaired and originally unsyndicated Dr Smith-less original pilot.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Usually an alien
* MotorMouth: Penny, in the movie, at least in her video diaries.
* TheMovie: See TheFilmOfTheSeries above.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The first season episode, "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", has Penny befriending a disembodied voice, that everyone assumes is just her new imaginary friend.
* PetTheDog: Dr. Smith has enough of these moments to keep the others from killing him.
* PlotHole: In the film, shortly before they leave, Matt Leblanc's character hits on Judy Robinson in front of her father because he doesn't know who she is. Let me repeat that. He's about to a go on a ten year mission with these people, and he doesn't. Even. Know. Their. NAMES. Are you kidding me? NASA doesn't even put together a mission to empty the septic tank on the ISS without having five fully briefed and trained alternates ready to step in if they lose a member of the team, and they're letting this guy take part in a mission to save the human race? What are they sending him along for, ballast?!
* RecycledInSpace: ''TheSwissFamilyRobinson'' IN SPAAAAAACE!
* ScienceFantasy
* SequelHook: In the movie, the crew are forced to use the warp drive without a gate again, sending them to potentially anywhere in the galaxy. The commentary has Akiva Goldsman excitedly talking about his plans for the sequel, which comes off as rather sad now, especially since it sounds like he was saving a lot of his better ideas for it.
** There's also some implication that the star charts from the future-ship they encountered will allow them to warp to the right place, but it's never stated directly.
* SpacePirate: Alonso P. Tucker.
* StarTrekShake: Accomplished by Irwin Allen hitting a bucket so the cast knew which way to tumble.
* SpecialGuest: Robby the Robot, from the classic film ''ForbiddenPlanet'', had a few appearances on the show. However, he was sneaky and conniving if not downright evil, a huge contrast to his film personality.
* TheCastShowOff: Billy Mumy, a talented guitar player and singer, got to perform Green Sleeves in one episode and Sloop John B in another. Also, Guy Williams, who played Zorro, got to show off his fencing skills more than once.
* TimeTravel: In "Visit to a Hostile Planet," the characters accidentally wind up in a small Michigan town circa 1947.
* TitleDrop: In the film. "There's lots of space out there to get lost in."
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: In the pilot set in 1997, the space agency director's desk has a rotary phone, with a reel-to reel tape recorder and plenty of blinking lights on the wall behind, and not a PC in sight... but the producers deliberately did NOT make Dr. Smith a Soviet/Communist agent because they [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp actually did guess the Cold War would be over by 1997]].\\
\\
The Sci Fi Channel aired a marathon of LIS episodes (including the unaired pilot) on the exact day in 1997 mentioned in the aired pilot as the day the Jupiter2 was launched.
* TwoDSpace: One of the standard-bearers of its era. Verged on 1-D space in an episode where the Jupiter II was set on a course to Earth -- which was too dangerous to use because it passed directly through the sun. Apparently, the sun was too big to steer around.
* WagonTrainToTheStars: In the later seasons.
* WeirdScience: Especially in the bizarre alien gadgets and the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: The frog creature from "The Golden Man".
* WizardsFromOuterSpace: And dragons and knights and princesses...
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The series premise.
* {{Zeerust}}: Aluminum space suits for everybody!
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