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"Lost in Space" was actually my favorite television series as a kid. However, we moved to Japan in the middle of the show's third and final season, consequently I missed this particular pair of third season episodes the first time around, but seeing them now at least gave me the advantage of actually recognizing the guest stars. Unfortunately, once "Lost in Space" went up against "Batman" producer Irwin Allen changed the show from a drama into more of a sitcom (i.e., Dr. Smith causes trouble and has to be rescued by the tag team of Will and the Robot). Yes, "LIS" won the time slot, but at what price, Irwin, at what price? Even being in color does not take away from the fact the show's best season was the first when it was still in black & white. <
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>Episode 68, "Collision of the Planets" (Written by Peter Packer, First Aired November 8, 1967), has Daniel J. Travanti, the future Captain Frank Furrillo of "Hill Street Blues," as Ilan, the leader of a group of intergalactic hippies (clearly this is the "Lost in Space" response to the "Star Trek" episode "The Way to Eden," except that did not air for another two years). The problem is that the hippies have showed up on their space cycles in order to destroy the planet that the Jupiter II is currently on. They have been assigned the job because they are their planet's version of juvenile delinquents. Then there is the fact the planet the Robinsons are on is going to collide with an inhabited world. So the Robinsons are in between a rock and a hard place on this one and when Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) saves the day you know things are getting weird. Transplanting the sixties to deep space is not a good idea, and this is a below average episode. <
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>Episode 69, "The Space Creature" (Written by William Welch, First aired November 15, 1967) has Ron Gans as the title creature, but Bob May plays Blue Mist. That is the same Bob May who is usually inside the Robot (whose voice is provided by Dick Tufeld). There is a weird blue fog surrounding the Jupiter 2 and after Dr. Smith says that he wants to be along, the other members of the crew start disappearing and Smith thinks it is his fault. Then Will (Billy Mumy) discovers a strange creature that take over Dr. Smith and declares he is Will's Id (altogether now, think of "Forbidden Planet"). Will's Id feeds on fear and paranoia, which would make Dr. Smith the ultimate psychic surf and turf. You do not have to give this episode a big hand because it already has one. This is actually one of the better "LIS" episodes and serves as a reminder as to why Billy Mumy starred in some of the most popular episodes of "The Twilight Zone" before he started playing straight man to Jonathan Harris and the Bubble-Headed Boobie.