Lost in Space

Original title : The Condemned of Space
First Aired : 06.09.1967 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Marcel Hillaire (Phanzig)

The Story : Jupiter 2 lifts off only hours before the planet is scheduled to collide with a comet. In space once more, the Robinson's discover a ship full of frozen criminals. Smith releases one, who releases another, and so on, and so on...until a fullscale escape is mounted.
Note : Features "Robby the Robot" from the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956).

Original title : Visit to a Hostile Planet
First Aired : 13.09.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Pitt Herbert (Grover), Robert Foulk (Cragmire), Robert Pine (Craig), Norman Leavitt (Charlie), Clair Wilcox (Stacy)

The Story : The Jupiter 2 is thrust back in time and lands on Earth in the year 1947, 50 years before they left. The ship is mistaken for a UFO, and a small town near where they land prepares to fight off the invading 'Martians'. Determined to stay on any 'Earth', Smith joins the townspeople, and Will is captured.

Original title : Kidnapped in Space
First Aired : 20.09.1967 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Robert Hammer
Cast : Grant Sullivan (Alien #764), Carol Williams (Alien #1220), Joey Russo (Young Smith)

The Story : Androids, ruled by a giant computer, capture the Jupiter 2 and force the Robot to operate on their failing leader. Meanwhile, Smith tampers with a time-control device and is turned into a little boy. Shockingly, John is killed by a laser beam. It is learned that the androids can control time.

Original title : Hunter's Moon
First Aired : 27.09.1967 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Jack Turley
Cast : Vincent Beck (Megazor)

The Story : John kills an attacking monster which turns out to be the quarry of Megazor, a hunter. As punishment, John is made his new quarry in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Original title : The Space Primevals
First Aired : 04.10.1967 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Arthur Batanides (Rongah)

The Story : On their way to cap a threatening volcano, Don and Smith are captured by primitives who are governed by a computer, and face two possible deaths: execution by the tribe, or burning under the lava of the volcano.

Original title : The Space Destructors
First Aired : 11.10.1967 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Robert Hamner
Cast : Tommy Farrell (Cyborg)

The Story : Smith finds an android-creating device and makes himself a set of conquering soldiers who look exactly like him, and dreams of conquering the galaxy. In trying to stop him, Will falls into the machine, and emerges with Smith's face and a lust for killing.

Original title : The Haunted Lighthouse
First Aired : 18.10.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : Jackson Gillis
Cast : Lou Wagner (J-5), Woodrow Parfrey (Col. Fogey), Kenya Coburn (Zaybo)

The Story : Before leaving their planet, which is being swept by a space storm, the Robinsons find and take along an alien boy named J-5. They find a lighthouse in space and stop in, where the boy's mental powers and unusual 'pet' are unleashed.

Original title : Flight Into the Future
First Aired : 25.10.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Don Eitner (Sgt. Smith), Lew Gallo (Cmdr. Fletcher)

The Story : Will, Smith, and the Robot land the Space Pod on a planet which seemingly defies logic. They find fruit that explodes, invisible birds that cast shadows, a deserted wreck of the Jupiter 2, a monument to the Robot, and people who say they are the descendants of the Robinsons, and that the year is 2270 A.D.

Original title : Collision of the Planets
First Aired : 08.11.1967 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Dan Travanty (Ilan), Linda Gaye Scott (Alien Girl), Joey Tata (Alien #3), Dawson Palmer (Alien #4)

The Story : Four space hippies are assigned by their leader to blow up the planet that the Robinsons are living on, without giving them time to make repairs and leave. Their only hope seems to be Smith, who has been transformed into a space-age Samson with green hair by a weird gas.

Original title : The Space Creature
First Aired : 15.11.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : William Welch
Cast : Ronald Gans (Creature), Bob May (Blue Mist)

The Story : Jupiter 2 is locked into orbit around a planet which harbors a creature that feeds on fear. In order to create its life-food, the being causes the Robinsons to disappear from the ship one by one, leaving a psychotic Dr. Smith, who is trying to murder Will.

Original title : Deadliest of the Species
First Aired : 22.11.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : Robert Hamner
Cast : Ronald Gans (Alien Leader), Lyle Waggoner (Mechanical Man #1), Sue England (Female Robot), Ralph Lee (Mechanical Man #2)

The Story : The Robot falls in love with a female robot, who is being hunted by law officers of her world for being a killer.

Original title : A Day at the Zoo
First Aired : 29.11.1967 (USA)
Director : Irving Moore
Writing credits : Jackson Gillis
Cast : Leonard Stone (Farnum), Gary Tigerman (Oggo), Ronald Weber (Mort)

The Story : An intergalactic showman, Farnum B., puts the Robinsons on exhibit in his space zoo. During an escape attempt, Will and his captor fall into another time zone, while Dr. Smith uses Farnum's caveboy-helper to take control of the zoo's operation.

Original title : Two Weeks in Space
First Aired : 13.12.1967 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Robert Hamner
Cast : Fritz Feld (Zumdish), Richard Krisher (MXR), Eric Matthews (QZW), Edy Williams (Non), Carroll Roebke (Tat)

The Story : Zumdish, now operating a tour agency, comes to the Robinson's planet with clients. Smith seizes the opportunity to turn the presently-empty Jupiter 2 into a resort hotel, unaware that four of the vacationing aliens are really murderers hiding from the law.

Original title : Castles in Space
First Aired : 20.12.1967 (USA)
Director : Sobey Martin
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Alberto Monte (Chavo), Corinna Tsopei (Reyka)

The Story : The Robinsons give refuge to a beautiful ice princess who is running from a bounty hunter. When the hunter captures Will, he suggests a trade: the boy for the princess. The Robot takes on the hunter like "el Toro" to save the princess.

Original title : Anti-Matter Man
First Aired : 27.12.1967 (USA)
Director : Sutton Roley
Writing credits : Barney Slater & Robert Hamner
Cast : Mark Goddard (Drun)

The Story : An experiment gone awry transports John to an anti-matter world, and sends his evil double back. Will, Smith, and the Robot attempt to rescue John, who is being guarded by a psychotic, bearded double of Don, and a shackled, evil Robot. The evil John is willing to kill everyone to keep his freedom from the miserable anti-matter world.

Original title : Target : Earth
First Aired : 03.01.1968 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : James Gosa (Gitt Proto), Brent Davis (Mike Officer), Thant Brann (2nd Officer)

The Story : Shapeless aliens imprison the Robinsons and make themselves into their doubles (boy, they sure had a lot of problems with imposters), and then hijack the Jupiter 2, planning to go back and conquer the Earth (again! ) . They reprogram the Robot to help them. Will and Smith escape, capture their doubles, and replace them on the journey, in an attempt to stop them.

Original title : Princess of Space
First Aired : 10.01.1968 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Jackson Gillis
Cast : Robert Foulk (Kraspo), Arte Johnson (Fedor), Sheila Mathews (Aunt Gamma)

The Story : Confusion surrounds Penny's lineage when she is taken for a space princess, put onto an alien ship, and trained to take over the throne of an another planet.

Original title : The Time Merchant
First Aired : 17.01.1968 (USA)
Director : Ezra Stone
Writing credits : Bob and Wanda Duncan
Cast : John Crawford (Dr. Chronos), Byron Morrow (General), Hoke Howell (Sgt. Rogers)

The Story : A time merchant, living in a Daliesque world, prepares to kill the Robinsons because they accidentally interrupted his time-trip. Smith, sent back to Earth in 1997, must re-board the Jupiter 2, or watch it be destroyed.

Original title : The Promised Planet
First Aired : 24.01.1968 (USA)
Director : Ezra Stone
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Gil Rogers (Bartholomew), Keith Taylor (Edgar)

The Story : Told that they are approaching an Earth colony, the Robinsons land on a planet whose culture is totally geared for teenagers. Soon, subtle brainwashing causes the older Robinsons and the children to disassociate themselves from each other. Smith becomes a hippie.

Original title : Fugitives in Space
First Aired : 31.01.1968 (USA)
Director : Ezra Stone
Writing credits : Robert Hamner
Cast : Michael Conrad (Creech), Tol Avery (Warden), Charles Horvath (Guard #1)

The Story : Don and Smith are framed as criminals and sent to the toughest prison in the galaxy. While Will and the Robot try to figure a way to get them out, Don and Smith argue over whether or not to go along with a criminal's escape plan.

Original title : Space Beauty
First Aired : 14.02.1968 (USA)
Director : Irving Moore
Writing credits : Jackson Gillis
Cast : Leonard Stone (Farnum), Dee Hartford (Nancy), Miriam Schillar (Miss Teutonium)

The Story : Farnum B. is back, and now in the beauty contest business. He tries to sign Judy up as a contestant. Unknown to the Robinsons, if Farnum can't get her to sign, his master, a man of fire, will keep his soul.

Original title : The Flaming Planet
First Aired : 21.02.1968 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Barney Slater
Cast : Abraham Sofaer (Sobram)

The Story : To alleviate a crisis, Jupiter 2 must orbit a planet for several hours. However, the alien living there, the last of a proud warrior race, will not permit it unless someone stays behind to wage him one last war, using the planet's extensive weaponry.

Original title : The Great Vegetable Rebellion
First Aired : 28.02.1968 (USA)
Director : Don Richardson
Writing credits : Peter Packer
Cast : Stanley Adams (Tybo), James Millhollin (Willoughby the Llama)

The Story : On another planet, Dr. Smith plucks a flower, arousing accusations of murder from a giant, talking carrot, who plans to punish the Robinsons by turning them into plants.

Original title : Junkyard of Space
First Aired : 06.03.1968 (USA)
Director : Ezra Stone
Writing credits : Barney Slater
Cast : Marcel Hillaire (Junkman)

The Story : Jupiter 2 lands on a planet used as the galaxy's junkyard. With the ship's food supply deteriorating, Smith sacrifices first the Robot's memory banks to the mechanical junkman, then the Jupiter 2 itself.