Junkyard in Space is an above average episode.
The Jupiter Two must land on an unknown planet to make repairs. The Robot ends up going first in the Space Pod and is captured by The Junkman.
As it turns out the planet is like a giant magnet pulling in all sorts of things for the Junk Man. When the Robinson's food becomes contaminated, Dr. Smith starts trading The Robot's parts for food. The Junkman eventually hijacks the Jupiter Two until Will saves the day.
The Positives:
The props on the Junkyard planet are excellent; The Junkman's outfit and how it evolves is excellent; the story is pretty decent; the ending with Will saving the Jupiter Two is also pretty good.
The Negatives:
The idiotic "boinging" sound that was used for the plant in "The Flaming Planet" is used again for the Junkman (early on); Mrs. Robinson is barely in this; Prof Robinson is featured early then basically disappears.
PS: At one point Dr. Smith tells The Junkman that "Major West" will not allow him on the ship (but Prof Robinson is in charge). This may have been an inadvertent "showing one's hand" that Irwin Allen was again testing the water for writing Prof Robinson and Mrs. Robinson out of the show if there was a Season Four. Who knows?
Anyway, not a great way to end the series. Which at the time was expected to go to a Season Four. For in depth details on that subject, please refer to Marc Cushman's excellent Lost in Space Volume Three.
The Jupiter Two must land on an unknown planet to make repairs. The Robot ends up going first in the Space Pod and is captured by The Junkman.
As it turns out the planet is like a giant magnet pulling in all sorts of things for the Junk Man. When the Robinson's food becomes contaminated, Dr. Smith starts trading The Robot's parts for food. The Junkman eventually hijacks the Jupiter Two until Will saves the day.
The Positives:
The props on the Junkyard planet are excellent; The Junkman's outfit and how it evolves is excellent; the story is pretty decent; the ending with Will saving the Jupiter Two is also pretty good.
The Negatives:
The idiotic "boinging" sound that was used for the plant in "The Flaming Planet" is used again for the Junkman (early on); Mrs. Robinson is barely in this; Prof Robinson is featured early then basically disappears.
PS: At one point Dr. Smith tells The Junkman that "Major West" will not allow him on the ship (but Prof Robinson is in charge). This may have been an inadvertent "showing one's hand" that Irwin Allen was again testing the water for writing Prof Robinson and Mrs. Robinson out of the show if there was a Season Four. Who knows?
Anyway, not a great way to end the series. Which at the time was expected to go to a Season Four. For in depth details on that subject, please refer to Marc Cushman's excellent Lost in Space Volume Three.