It had no Dr. Smith. Not even a mention of him.

Same thing with the Robot.

The plot was similar to the first few episodes of the regular series (Irwin Allen loved to recycle old footage and scripts, and often did).

What really made the whole thing a slice of 1960's conservative propaganda (and I say this affectionately) was at the end of the program, when the family gets out of the Chariot, having migrated to the tropical part of the alien planet.

They all get down on their knees while dad opens what I presume to be a bible. All except for Major West, who remains standing but bows his head (mid-60's symbolism for a guy who wants to project a macho image, but really believes in God). As the family is giving thanks for arriving safely at their destination, the camera pulls back to reveal two aliens spying on the family from the undergrowth.

Presumably, these aliens are evil -- in LIS, ALL aliens were evil until the humans defeated them by virtue of superior firepower and morals. Besides, the music was playing an ominous, paranoid tune.

It was quite entertaining. It's amazing to see how far our society has come from those paranoid fantasies. If you think the women of Star Trek were relegated to a secondary role, just watch Lost in Space and you'll see how advanced TOS was relative to the societal norms, as portrayed on the small screen.

I have since set up my VCR to record LIS and plan to view it frequently, at least until I get my fill. It's kind of campy now, and thus entertaining.

--Baloo

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*Directs the angry mob in this direction*

Isn't it strange how the post amoeba usually strikes Baloo?

Anyway, its a good thing they decided to add them for the real episodes. It just wouldn't be the same without them.

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Garak: Interesting. You saved the day by destroying the world.
Bashir: I bet they didn't teach you that in the Obsidian Order.

I started watching LIS with the second episode (when all the episodes were new) and had to catch the first episode in reruns. I think the first 6 episodes were played pretty straight (still campy when viewed from a modern perspective) before the writers admitted to themselves they knew nothing about science and started having fun at Dr. Smith's expense.

--Baloo

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