"Land of the Lost" (1991) TV series 1991-1992

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Jeff Burr
Len Janson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Porter family, Tom, Kevin, and Annie get sucked into a prehistoric alternative world while taking a family vacation...

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Alternative Reality | Pterodactyl | Missing Link | Orphan

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Timothy Bottoms	...	Tom Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jenny Drugan	...	Annie Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Robert Gavin	...	Kevin Porter (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ed Gale	...	Tasha / ... (14 episodes, 1991-1992)
Danny Mann	...	Tasha (13 episodes, 1991)
Shannon Day	...	Christa (12 episodes, 1991)
Bobby Porter	...	Stink (12 episodes, 1991)
Tom Allard	...	Shung / ... (7 episodes, 1991)
R.C. Tass	...	Nim (6 episodes, 1991)
Brian Williams	...	Keeg (6 episodes, 1991)

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Krofft Entertainment

Quotes:

Tom Porter: [having used the crystals to replace batteries] The power is back on! Look! Lights! Music!
Kevin Porter: That's great Dad.
[chases Annie and Tasha outside in a game of tag]
Tom Porter: That's it? After all I went through today?
[leans his hand against his chin and looks sad]
Kevin Porter: [Kevin walks in and invites him into their game] Dad... You're it!
Tom Porter: You're history, Kevin!

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Land of the Lost" (1974)

Land of the Lost Remake Rocks

I never saw the original. I read up on it and looked into it some more on the internet, and I'm going to have to say the remake definitely gives it justice. I don't think it really matters if the show wasn't as scientifically proved or logical as the old one from the 70's. The concept is fine and was made for a younger audience. It is not something that should be judged by validity of the story line much as the entertainment, colorful world, and characters it brought with it. The show totally rules, but some of the cast was cheesy (but don't we all like that sometimes). There was the mini dinosaur Tasha and the sasquatch guy Stink! The villains were amusing and so was the irony that the (motherless) family that get lost happens to meet a perfect replacement with a woman who had been lost in the world since she was a child! You totally want them to hook up in the show.. haha. I watched it when I was younger.. I like the nostalgic TV shows. I am an 80's TV fan, and i think 80's TV held strong, with influence well throughout the 90's. I can't say I would ever expect a show like this to air again with the shows on TV today.