
Irwin Allen's Lost in Space
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The Robinson family was supposed to set off on a five-year mission to explore a distant planet, but an act of sabotage by the scheming Dr. Zachary Smith - who managed to get himself trapped aboard the spaceship - leaves them adrift in space for three years. The Robinsons, pilot Don West, Dr. Smith and their trusty robot move from planet to planet, always searching for a way to return to Earth.
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- 01
One of Our Dogs is MissingWith the men off on a mission, the Robinson women must deal with an alien intruder. - 02
Attack of the Monster PlantsBanished from camp for his latest endangering behavior, Dr. Smith discovers alien plants that can duplicate things (including people), which he uses to his advantage. - 03
Return from Outer SpaceUsing a matter transfer device left behind by the Taurons, Will beams himself back to Earth. He arrives safely in the small town of Hatfield Four Corners, Vermont, but his pleas for help are considered the fantasies of a runaway boy.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Reluctant StowawaySeptember 15, 1965As the Jupiter 2 prepares to launch, Colonel Dr. Smith comes on board and ends up being trapped onboard during blastoff. Because of him bein - S01E02
The DerelictSeptember 22, 1965The Jupiter 2 is pulled into a giant ship occupied by bubble-like creatures. - S01E03
Island in the SkySeptember 29, 1965While spacewalking Doctor Robinson is pulled down onto a planet. Major West lands the ship to search for him. - S01E04
There Were Giants in the EarthOctober 6, 1965Due to the planet's orbit, the Robinsons are going to freeze to death unless they head south. - S01E05
The Hungry SeaOctober 13, 1965After experiencing the extreme cold, the planet gets closer to the sun, roasting it. Smith sends the robot to warn the Robinsons. - S01E06
Welcome StrangerOctober 20, 1965The Robinsons meet a fellow Earth explorer who is also lost in space. They help him repair his ship and ask him to take Will and Penny home. - S01E07
My Friend, Mr. NobodyOctober 27, 1965Penny strikes up a friendship with a deep voice in a deep cave. - S01E08
Invaders from the Fifth DimensionNovember 3, 1965Macabre aliens -- quite literally talking heads -- need a humanoid brain to replace a worn out computer in their spaceship. They capture Smi - S01E09
The OasisNovember 10, 1965The Robinsons face dangers on strange terrain, where water is running low and the heat is getting more intense. - S01E10
The Sky is FallingNovember 17, 1965A small, crab-like robot heralds the arrival of a family of colonists from an alien race called the Taurons. John believes that they are pea - S01E11
Wish Upon a StarNovember 24, 1965Will and Dr. Smith come upon an alien machine that grants wishes, which tests the values of the Robinson group. - S01E12
The RaftDecember 1, 1965Will's "message-in-a-bottle" experiments deplete the supply of fuel for the Jupiter 2. John and Don work on an alternate fuel source, but th - S01E13
Season's bestOne of Our Dogs is MissingDecember 8, 1965With the men off on a mission, the Robinson women must deal with an alien intruder. - S01E14
Attack of the Monster PlantsDecember 15, 1965Banished from camp for his latest endangering behavior, Dr. Smith discovers alien plants that can duplicate things (including people), which - S01E15
Return from Outer SpaceDecember 29, 1965Using a matter transfer device left behind by the Taurons, Will beams himself back to Earth. He arrives safely in the small town of Hatfield - S01E16
The Keeper (1)January 12, 1966The Keeper is an alien who travels the galaxy collecting living pairs of interesting or rare animals. His courtly overtures towards the Robi - S01E17
The Keeper (2)January 19, 1966Troubles with The Keeper would be over if Dr. Smith hadn't skulked aboard his ship and released all the animals, putting The Keeper in a pos - S01E18
The Sky PirateJanuary 26, 1966Will becomes fast friends with Captain Alonzo P. Tucker, an Earthling who escaped his alien captors to become a wandering space buccaneer. B - S01E19
Ghost in SpaceFebruary 2, 1966Trying to contact his Uncle Thaddeus during a séance, Doctor Smith summons a ghostly monster native to the planet. - S01E20
War of the RobotsFebruary 9, 1966After the Robinsons repair a damaged robot, it first helps them and then plots to capture them. - S01E21
The Magic MirrorFebruary 16, 1966During a cosmic storm, Dr. Smith and Penny discover a strange mirror. Dr. Smith becomes interested in the mirror because it has platinum in - S01E22
The ChallengeMarch 2, 1966John and Will fight a battle with an alien father and son that is to the death. - S01E23
The Space TraderMarch 9, 1966After ruining the Robinson's food supply, Doctor Smith makes a deal with the space trader and gives his body for food provided he collects i - S01E24
His Majesty SmithMarch 16, 1966Doctor Smith delights that he is made ruler of an alien species until he learns that he is also their sacrifice. - S01E25
The Space CroppersMarch 30, 1966The Robinsons run into a group of space hillbillies whom Zachary believes might take him back to Earth. - S01E26
All That GlittersApril 6, 1966Dr. Smith and Penny obtain a ring that will turn anything to platinum. - S01E27
The Lost CivilizationApril 13, 1966Will awakes a sleeping princess whom he now must marry. Her race has been awakened and now plans to conquer the universe starting with Earth - S01E28
A Change of SpaceApril 20, 1966A strange interdimensional ship turns Will into a genius and Dr. Smith into an old man. - S01E29
Follow the LeaderApril 27, 1966An evil spirit possesses John Robinson and plans to fly the Jupiter 2 back to his home world, even at the expense of Will's life.
Season02
- S02E01
Season's bestBlast Off Into SpaceSeptember 14, 1966Dr Smith and Will befriend an old miner named Nerim. After a series of earthquakes indicates that the planet is breaking up, Dr Smith tries - S02E02
Wild AdventureSeptember 21, 1966Shortly after leaving their original crash-site planet, Smith spots a familiar star and, in an amazing show of stellar navigational skill, c - S02E03
The Ghost PlanetSeptember 28, 1966Due to Smith's actions the crew has had to land their ship on an alien planet which is run by cyborgs. Meanwhile the crew try to break free - S02E04
Forbidden WorldOctober 5, 1966The Robinsons encounter a hermit who plans to attack the Jupiter 2 with his army. - S02E05
Space CircusOctober 12, 1966A space circus comes to town and the owner wants Will to run away with it. - S02E06
The Prisoners of SpaceOctober 19, 1966The Robinsons are tried for space crimes and the evidence shows that Smith is really responsible for the mishaps. - S02E07
The Android MachineOctober 26, 1966Doctor Smith creates an android that they teach to be more human. A humanoid shows up looking for payment for the android. - S02E08
The Deadly Games of Gamma 6November 2, 1966Dr. Smith ends up in a boxing match with some space gladiators. If he wins he will return to Earth, and if he loses it won't matter because - S02E09
The Thief of Outer SpaceNovember 9, 1966Will, Penny and Dr. Smith get involved with a thief that is searching for a princess - S02E10
Curse of Cousin SmithNovember 16, 1966Jeremiah Smith shows up to kill Doctor Smith for his inheritance. - S02E11
West of MarsNovember 30, 1966Will and Doctor Smith are out and about and a swift gun named Xeno who is on the run from the law and happens to be a exact double for Dr. S - S02E12
A Visit to HadesDecember 7, 1966Doctor Smith while out with Will discovers a golden Lyre on a pedestal in a stone arch. He strums it and is sent to what appears to be Hell. - S02E13
Wreck of the RobotDecember 14, 1966The mysterious Saticon's make an offer to the Robinsons to buy the robot. The offer is turned down and then in the middle of the night the r - S02E14
The Dream MonsterDecember 21, 1966Sesmar cons Doctor Smith into using a special camera to take pictures of the Robinsons. They're personalities are then stolen from them for - S02E15
The Golden ManDecember 28, 1966Beauty meets the beast, two aliens fighting a war land on the planet and the Robinsons are stuck in the middle of things. Handsome golden ma - S02E16
The Girl from the Green DimensionJanuary 4, 1967Athena, the green girl from "Wild Adventure" who lured Doctor Smith out into space, returns and is still in love with him. Her suitor from t - S02E17
The Questing BeastJanuary 11, 1967Sagramonte a knight errant, comes to the planet in search of Gundemar The Questing Beast. He then takes Dr. Smith and Will hostage. - S02E18
The ToymakerJanuary 25, 1967Doctor Smith and Will discover a old android machine from the Celestial Department store and end up getting sucked into the machine. There t - S02E19
Mutiny in SpaceFebruary 1, 1967A space pirate looking for his crew that mutinied finds Will and Dr. Smith trying to repair his empty ship. - S02E20
The Space VikingsFebruary 8, 1967Through some harmless playacting, Dr. Smith unintentionally conjures up the magical gauntlets and war hammer of the Norse god Thor. Taking h - S02E21
Rocket to EarthFebruary 15, 1967Smith is keen for the job of sorcerer's apprentice after learning that a space magician's rocket ship can reach Earth in a few hours. - S02E22
The Cave of the WizardsFebruary 22, 1967Shortly before lift-off, Dr. Smith discovers a cave inhabited by devices, which are the remnants of a once-mighty civilization; the Draconia - S02E23
Treasure of the Lost PlanetMarch 1, 1967Dr. Smith, Penny and Will are out playing a game and Penny finds a gold coin on the game board. They then find a trail of the gold coins and - S02E24
Revolt of the AndroidsMarch 8, 1967In the second of two sequels to Lost in Space: The Android Machine (1966), Verda's sheltered by the Robinsons after she's marked for destruc - S02E25
The ColonistsMarch 15, 1967A female alien meets the Robinsons and uses them to help erect an arch to bring her people to colonize the Robinsons' planet. - S02E26
Trip Through the RobotMarch 22, 1967While in the Valley of Shadows the Robot is affected by strange forces and grows to the size of a building. Will and Dr. Smith enter the Rob - S02E27
The Phantom FamilyMarch 29, 1967While John and Maureen are away observing volcanic activity, the alien scientist Lemnoc captures Don, Judy, Penny, and Dr. Smith and replace - S02E28
The Mechanical MenApril 5, 1967The planet is invaded by an army of tiny robots who closely resemble the Robinsons' Robot and proclaim him as their long-predicted king. The - S02E29
The Astral TravelerApril 12, 1967Will and Dr. Smith find a cave that transports them to Earth, 19th-century Scotland. - S02E30
The Galaxy GiftApril 26, 1967Penny will not give up the belt entrusted to her by an alien even if it means their deaths
Season03Best season
- S03E01
Season's bestCondemned of SpaceSeptember 6, 1967The Robinsons leave their planet to escape a collision with a comet and find a ship full of frozen convicts. - S03E02
Visit to a Hostile PlanetSeptember 13, 1967Passing through a time warp, the Robinsons do return to Earth in the year 1947. They are mistaken as invaders and start the UFO scare of the - S03E03
Kidnapped in SpaceSeptember 20, 1967A spaceship requests medical help for their computer and Dr. Smith has to perform brain surgery on it. - S03E04
Hunter's MoonSeptember 27, 1967After killing a hostile alien, Professor Robinson comes across a "hunter" and he must replace his dead prey. - S03E05
The Space PrimevalsOctober 4, 1967On a planet where a primitive people are ruled by a computer, Doctor Smith goes against character and saves Major West's life. - S03E06
Space DestructorsOctober 11, 1967Using an alien machine Doctor Smith creates an army of cyborgs to conquer the universe. - S03E07
The Haunted LighthouseOctober 18, 1967The Robinsons take a boy home to his planet and come across a spaceship that is a space lighthouse. The boy gets angry when they tell him th - S03E08
Flight Into the FutureOctober 25, 1967Accidentally landing on a planet, Will, Doctor Smith and the Robot find the Jupiter 2 is now an archaeological site and that they are in the - S03E09
Collision of PlanetsNovember 8, 1967A group of space hippies is going to destroy the planet the Robinsons are on. - S03E10
Space CreatureNovember 15, 1967When a gaseous creature engulfs the Jupiter 2, the other crew members disappear leaving Will and Doctor Smith alone. - S03E11
Deadliest of the SpeciesNovember 22, 1967The Robot "falls in love" with an evil female robot sought by two aliens. - S03E12
A Day at the ZooNovember 29, 1967Galaxic showman Farnum B. wants to exhibit the Robinsons in his zoo. - S03E13
Two Weeks in SpaceDecember 13, 1967Two escaped thieves transform themselves into humans and pretend to be tourists as Smith turns the Jupiter 2 into a hotel. - S03E14
Castles in SpaceDecember 20, 1967Will meets a princess who is escaping two bounty hunters, yet Will gets kidnapped instead. - S03E15
The Anti-Matter ManDecember 27, 1967John Robinson and Don West are transported onto a strange new world where their evil opposites exist and plan to change places with them. Wi - S03E16
Target EarthJanuary 3, 1968Landing on a planet some shapeless beings duplicate the Robinsons and take the Jupiter 2 with the intent of conquering Earth. Will gets aboa - S03E17
Princess of SpaceJanuary 10, 1968Penny is kidnapped by aliens who think that she is the missing Princess Alpha. - S03E18
The Time MerchantJanuary 17, 1968After making a deal with the Time Merchant, Dr. Smith returns to Earth just before the launch of the Jupiter II. If he doesn't get on it, th - S03E19
The Promised PlanetJanuary 24, 1968When the Robinsons nearly reach Alpha Centauri, they find a human base run by young people. They convince the adults that Penny and Will are - S03E20
Fugitives in SpaceJanuary 31, 1968Don and Doctor Smith are sent to an intergalactic prison after coming across an escapee. - S03E21
Space BeautyFebruary 14, 1968Farnum B, the intergalactic showman, again encounters the Robinsons as he presents the Galaxy Beauty Pageant, and its sponsor wants Judy to - S03E22
The Flaming PlanetFebruary 21, 1968Doctor Smith disposes of a plant which has grown to an intense size, and becomes attached to the hull of the Jupiter 2. - S03E23
The Great Vegetable RebellionFebruary 28, 1968Smith lands the pod on a planet where plants are the highest form of intelligence. The Robinsons land only to be captured by Tybo, a giant c - S03E24
Junkyard in SpaceMarch 6, 1968With the Robinsons running out of food, Dr. Smith trades the ship and the Robot to a junk man for food.
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