Funny / Lost in Space

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• Near the beginning of "Welcome Stranger", the Robinsons. Who even at this early point in their adventures have already encountered, hostile aliens, giants and massive killer plants. Have one of their strangest encounters, when they meet a man in a spacesuit... and a cowboy hat.
  Hapgood: (appears out of nowhere) Howdy!
• In "Invaders from the Fifth Dimension", Will asks the Robot if he'd like to come with him and go rock hunting. The Robot explains that he has been ordered to keep any native birds away from the vegetable garden.
  Will: You shouldn't have to do that. You're an environmental control robot. You're really important.
  The Robot: That is what I have tried to tell them.
• Near the beginning of "Oasis", Don's leg is injured during a rockslide. When Dr. Smith finally arrives and asks if he can do anything to help, John tells him he can pick up Don's boot. ...Which the good doctor does, before unceremoniously dropping it a second later. Then, the family takes the injured Don back into the ship, while closing the door in the face of a very annoyed doctor.
  • While stealing some water for a shower. Both Dr. Smith and the Robot sing a duet together, and they both sing very badly.
• Near the end of "The Sky is Falling", Dr. Smith gets a firsthand demonstration of how the Tauron child's toy ball works. When he throws it, and it comes right back to bounce off his head. While John and Don openly laugh at him.
  Dr. Smith: (annoyed) Now you tell me.
• In "Wish Upon a Star", while attempting to get the alien machine that can seemingly create objects out of thin air to work. Will accidentally causes the device to rain down apples on the heads of himself and Dr. Smith.
• In "The Raft", as Dr. Smith and the Robot go over the doctor's plans to commander the Robinsons test balloon. The Robot gets in a good dig at Dr. Smith when he dismissively refers to the vehicle.
  Dr. Smith: I take it that your thoroughly familiar with what is necessary to release that "bag of wind" out there?
  The Robot: Thoroughly familiar with bag of wind, right here.
  Dr. Smith: Do you mean me?
  The Robot: Affirmative.
  Dr. Smith: (clearly annoyed) Very funny.
• In "The Hungry Sea" the Robot plays guitar and Dr. Smith sings "There's No Place Like Home."
• In "One of Our Dog's is Missing", when the ladies awaken after hearing some strange sounds in the night. Dr. Smith also awakens... while wearing a pair of blasters, and a nightcap.
  • Dr. Smith's continued insistence that little dog the family stumbled upon is in fact a hostile alien in disguise. Which ends with him constantly trying to negotiate with the "alien" canine.
  • Dr. Smith "deputizing" both Will and the Robot to form his "possie".
• In the first part of "The Keeper" two-parter, Don's pure delight at Dr. Smith getting caught in one of the alien cages. Something he does not let the good doctor forget.
  Don: If only I'd had a camera. The immanent Dr. Zachary Smith, in his natural habitat: A cage.
  • Near the end of part two, the Keeper proves he has a sense of humor, by "punishing" the Robinsons for their interference. Leaving them with one last "creature", Dr. Smith... in one of his custom cages.
• "Ghost in Space", Dr. Smith's adamant disapproval of Maureen's design for his new set of clothes. Claiming that her design isn't adequate for his... muscular physique.
  • Everyone's skeptic reaction (save Penny) to learning of Dr. Smith's belief in the powers of the Wiji board.
  • Dr. Smith's second seance, which now involves the Robot... playing on a guitar and singing.
• John's impersonation of Dr. Smith in, "War of the Robots".
  • The Robot's insistence that he feels no jealousy towards the Robotoid. Despite his claims to having no emotions, he sure sounds jealous.
  The Robot: I am not jealous; it is a human emotion.
• "The Magic Mirror", Don informing Dr. Smith that he has the perfect therapeutic device for his "supposed" back pain... a shovel.
  • Dr. Smith's near nervous breakdown upon seeing Debbie enter the title mirror. Only to walk back out a moment later. The poor man promptly faints. Later, he's startled by both Penny and Debbie.
  Penny: I'm sorry Dr. Smith, did I scare you?
  Dr. Smith: (calmly) No my child, that's already been done.
• In "The Challenge", despite having previously been extremely annoyed with the young alien boy Quano. Dr. Smith instantly changes his tone when Quano explains that he is the son of the ruler of his home planet. Dr. Smith instantly starts bowing to the boy and calling him "your highness".
  • Later, while forcing the Robot to do his chores. Dr. Smith questioned what work "they" have left to complete. Causing the Robot to laugh right in Smith's face, only to quickly claim that he was only clearing his computers. Despite his claims, the Robot continues laughing at the doctor.
  • The episode ends with Dr. Smith's rather... pathetic attempt at painting. While he is convinced, he has created a masterpiece. He is the only person who thinks so, even the Robot finds his work terrible.
• In "The Space Trader", Dr. Smith's rather pathetic whimpering upon learning the Trader's vast array of alien foods.
  • Dr. Smith's horrified reaction when the turkey the Trader had conjured up, vanishes after the man leaves.
• From the episode "The Android Machine", after The Robot has bested Dr. Smith at Earth knowledge in order to be the teacher to Penny and Will, the Android VERDA interrupts him, asking him several questions about other planets which he is clueless about and asks if he can be a proper teacher to the children, he replies with:
  The Robot: ...I can lift heavy objects.
  VERDA: Oh. I see. But wouldn't you think that a teacher should know about ALL subjects?
  • She snatches his pointer as the Robot rolls away dejectedly.
    • Later on in the episode, Dr. Smith is moaning that he doesn't like VERDA. The Robot agrees with him. When Dr. Smith asks why The Robot doesn't like her, his response is:
  The Robot: She took my pointing stick.
  • And he says the above line again later when Dr. Smith is trying to convince the salesman to take VERDA away.
• Will and The Robot discussing Sleeping Beauty in "Lost Civilization".
  Will: What ever happened after he kissed her anyway?
  The Robot: They were married and lived Happily Ever After.
  Will: Married? Happily, ever after?!
  The Robot: You are correct. It does not compute.
• Dr. Smith and his cousin being pursued by the gambling machine in "Curse of Dr. Smith".
• Several moments in "West of Mars", as Smith trades places with his dangerous, Western-type Criminal Doppelgänger.
• The episode "Two Weeks In Space" definitely qualifies as one.
  • Here, Dr. Smith tries making the Jupiter 2 into a hotel to make money quickly with himself as the manager, Will as the bellboy and The Robot as...every other single position in the "hotel".
  • From the same episode, when The Robot is complaining about all the jobs that he has to do:
  The Robot: Dr. Smith. So far, you have made me the bellman, the lifeguard, the golf pro, the waiter, room service, social director, nightwatchman, badminton instructor, cashier, master chef, caddy, polo referee and many more positions at the "Happy Acres Hotel."
  Dr. Smith: You sententious sloth! Don't you realize that this is for the good of the ship?
  The Robot: I am also the elevator operator. So now, I beg of you, Dr. Smith...PLEASE LET ME GO TO SLEEP!
  • Becomes even funnier when you learn that Jonathan Harris played a snobby and officious hotel manager on the The Bill Dana Show.
  • Also from that episode, Dr. Smith asks the Robot to evaluate the value of a ring he's been given:
  Dr. Smith: Quickly, what is the value of this?
  The Robot: $1.79 at any 5 and 10 cents store.
  Dr. Smith: Oh, the pain, the pain. It's supposed to be worth a king's ransom.
  The Robot: It is not even worth a Dr. Smith's ransom.
• From "The Questing Beast", Dr. Smith runs up in a panic and starts engaging in some Blatant Lies about what has supposedly just happened. Based on past experience, The Robot correctly concludes where this is going.
  The Robot: Memory banks indicate Dr. Smith is about to pull a fast one.
• There is a Running Gag where Dr. Smith immediately insists, he's innocent when woken by surprise.

1998 Film Version

• When Major West realizes he's been selected to pilot the Jupiter II and laments how it's a glorified babysitting job for him, he tries complaining to the General, who shrugs him off.
  West: Isn't there someone else who can fly the ship?! Even my own family hates me!
  General: Shut up, Major.
• Will altering the holographic projection of his principal, making her look like a cartoon gorilla while talking to his mom. A toon gorilla in a tiny bikini no less. And a bikini babe. And Rambo. And the principal is played by June Lockhart, the original Maureen Robinson!
• As Will looks for parts to Robot's new body.
  Will: Relax, Robot. I'm going to build you a new body. Mom always said I should make new friends.
  Robot: Oh, ha ha.
• Most of Will speaking through the robot was funny, even in the direst of situations.
  Maureen: Get the hell out of there!
  Will: (speaking through the Robot) Mom says to get the hell out of there!
• "I'm a doctor, not a space explorer."
• The Robot is great at many things, jokes? Not so much.
  Robot: Will Robinson! I will tell you a joke! Why did the robot cross the road? Because he was carbon bonded to the chicken!
  Will Robinson: We've got a lot of work to do.
• Doctor Smith's transformation into Jonathan Harris is complete.
  Smith: We're DOOMED!
  PUNCH
  West: Man, that felt good.
• "I don't like the sound of that sound..."
• Major West launching the ship:
  And the monkey hits the switch.
• "A million dollars in sophisticated weaponry...and I'd trade it all for a stinking can of Raid!"
• This exchange:
  Will Robinson: Oh shit!
  Doctor Smith: A boy of your intelligence should never swear. (sees the problem) Oh shit!
• And earlier, when Smith awakens on the Jupiter 2 and realizes it's already launched.
  Doctor Smith (Opens the window's shutters to reveal a field of stars): SHIT!
• Maureen Robinson has enough of John Robinson and Major West's bickering, and the way she lays down the law is as hilarious as it is awesome:
  Maureen Robinson: Am I interrupting something? No really, I think you two should go ahead and slug it out. I mean, here we are on an alien world and you boys want to get into a pissing contest? Please, go for it. I'll have Judy down here in a heartbeat to declare you both unfit, and I'll take over this mission. Now I don't want to hear another word from either of you, is THAT clear?
• They activate the hyper-drive and Time Stands Still. Everyone's actions are frozen in mid-action. Judy's unconscious body is floating up. And then the camera pans over to Major West's frozen wincing expression as he's staring out the front window of the ship as the last thing.

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