The essential episodes of Irwin Allen's Lost in Space
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Irwin Allen's Lost in Space — each pick states its reason.
- 01
As the Jupiter 2 prepares to launch, Colonel Dr. Smith comes on board and ends up being trapped onboard during blastoff. Because of him being there, the Jupiter 2 careens off course and becomes lost in space.
- 02
With the men off on a mission, the Robinson women must deal with an alien intruder.
- 03
Banished from camp for his latest endangering behavior, Dr. Smith discovers alien plants that can duplicate things (including people), which he uses to his advantage.
- 04
Using 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.
- 05
Trying to contact his Uncle Thaddeus during a séance, Doctor Smith summons a ghostly monster native to the planet.
- 06
After the Robinsons repair a damaged robot, it first helps them and then plots to capture them.
- 07
John and Will fight a battle with an alien father and son that is to the death.
- 08
After ruining the Robinson's food supply, Doctor Smith makes a deal with the space trader and gives his body for food provided he collects it in 200 years. The space trader comes to collect immediately.
- 09
Doctor Smith delights that he is made ruler of an alien species until he learns that he is also their sacrifice.
- 10
The Robinsons run into a group of space hillbillies whom Zachary believes might take him back to Earth.
- 11
Dr. Smith and Penny obtain a ring that will turn anything to platinum.
- 12
Will awakes a sleeping princess whom he now must marry. Her race has been awakened and now plans to conquer the universe starting with Earth.
- 13
Dr Smith and Will befriend an old miner named Nerim. After a series of earthquakes indicates that the planet is breaking up, Dr Smith tries to convince them that it is merely the effects of mining, and no harm will come to the planet. John informs him that he is wrong and that the Robinson family will be departing within the day. It is a race against time to escape the crumbling planet.
- 14
The Robinsons leave their planet to escape a collision with a comet and find a ship full of frozen convicts.
- 15
With the Robinsons running out of food, Dr. Smith trades the ship and the Robot to a junk man for food.
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