A spaceship requests medical help for their computer and Dr. Smith has to perform brain surgery on it.A spaceship requests medical help for their computer and Dr. Smith has to perform brain surgery on it.A spaceship requests medical help for their computer and Dr. Smith has to perform brain surgery on it.
Bill Mumy
- Will Robinson
- (as Billy Mumy)
Craig Chudy
- Alien Soldier #3
- (uncredited)
Maritza Elsen
- Alien Soldier #1
- (uncredited)
Rita Fabotta
- Alien Soldier #4
- (uncredited)
Joey Russo
- Young Smith
- (uncredited)
Jeffrey Trayler
- Alien Soldier #2
- (uncredited)
Dick Tufeld
- The Robot
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFirst appearance of the Space Pod
- GoofsWhen Dr. Smith attempts to contact the space probe (externally a recycling of the 1st alien ship the Robinsons encountered in S1 E2 "The Derelict," 1965) & later when he & the Robot are confronted with the "brain surgery" issue, he is claimed by both Will Robinson & the Robot to be "not a real medical doctor!" as well as a "quack" (Smith himself declares he is a "doctor of ... psychology"). Yet the saboteur was also the physician giving them their physical exams before they took off & had the skill & equipment to revive both Major West & Maureen from the freezing tubes - especially after her negative reaction.
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This is one of my personal "Dirty Baker's Dozen" episodes..3.4..
It only took until the fifth episode of the anniversary season to bring the first so-called 'clunker,' and one of my personal "Dirty Baker's Dozen" episodes. I thought much more highly of this episode in the old days, but that was another story and another time. There are a couple of noteworthy interesting things here, but that is all. This was the episode that introduced the viewing audience to the all-new 'Space Pod' (where did that thing come from?). Also interesting is the aliens' time bending devices they wear on their belts. Those were very cool and had possibilities. I think the story should have revolved more around those things, instead of the silly "we need someone to perform delicate brain surgery on our supreme leader" idea..say what?!? This episode introduced us to new Season Three writer Robert Hamner, and as Robert (Herzog) always mentions, he treated to Robot as an overly silly character. He also liked to have space members locked up in 'jails.'
On the surface, this episode appears exciting (in keeping with the early Season Three theme), but all it really accomplishes is groan worthy moments and ideas. It 'tries' to (still) be more serious than the majority of Season Two, but overall, it comes off even less good than its predecessors. Although the footage of the derelict spaceship is always classic (in color this time), we have seen it before. The first segment is easily the best. After everyone is on the space probe is where the episode falls apart many notches.
Penny's hair continues going through its transformation here. Silver flight suits once again are nice.
I want to mostly put the blame on brand new LiS writer Robert Hamner here. He simply did not have a grasp on LOST IN SPACE and characters..especially our metallic friend.
As Scott alludes to, "Kidnapped In Space" sticks out like a sore thumb in the early Season Three going..
Medical school dropout, indeed.
LosT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~jim~~~~~~~~~
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SpacE
On the surface, this episode appears exciting (in keeping with the early Season Three theme), but all it really accomplishes is groan worthy moments and ideas. It 'tries' to (still) be more serious than the majority of Season Two, but overall, it comes off even less good than its predecessors. Although the footage of the derelict spaceship is always classic (in color this time), we have seen it before. The first segment is easily the best. After everyone is on the space probe is where the episode falls apart many notches.
Penny's hair continues going through its transformation here. Silver flight suits once again are nice.
I want to mostly put the blame on brand new LiS writer Robert Hamner here. He simply did not have a grasp on LOST IN SPACE and characters..especially our metallic friend.
As Scott alludes to, "Kidnapped In Space" sticks out like a sore thumb in the early Season Three going..
Medical school dropout, indeed.
LosT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~jim~~~~~~~~~
iN
SpacE
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- jimbotc2006
- Sep 26, 2012
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