Land of the Lost (14 Dec. 1969)

While the castaways are collecting fireworks at a carnival for gun powder to use to make explosives, Barry is injured when a young giant boy shoots off a roman candle. Steve, Mark and ... See full summary »

Directors:

Nathan Juran, Sobey Martin

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), William Welch

Stars:

Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Gary Conway	...	Capt. Steve Burton
Don Matheson	...	Mark Wilson
Stefan Arngrim	...	Barry Lockridge
Don Marshall	...	Dan Erickson
Deanna Lund	...	Valerie Scott
Heather Young	...	Betty Hamilton (credit only)
Kurt Kasznar	...	Alexander B. Fitzhugh
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Titus
Clint Ritchie	...	Andros
Bob Braun	...	Balloon Vendor
Peter Canon	...	Slave No. 1
Brian Nash	...	Boy in Park

Storyline

While the castaways are collecting fireworks at a carnival for gun powder to use to make explosives, Barry is injured when a young giant boy shoots off a roman candle. Steve, Mark and Valerie take him into a miniature balloon gondola to keep him from getting hit by more sparks, but the balloon is accidentally released and heads for the sky. They immediately are caught in an incredible windstorm and are taken to the other side of the planet where they find a society run by the dictator Titus. Titus can't believe that there is another society on the other side of the planet and orders Steve to go back and bring back proof with the ultimatum that if he doesn't return within hours that Mark, Val and Barry will be killed.

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Plot Keywords:

dictator | deadline | conquest | explosion | hostage | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1969 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Fitzhugh jumps from the giant balloon he can clearly be seen bouncing back into the frame after landing on a foam mat.

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Connections

References Land of the Lost (1948)

User Reviews

One of the Most Adventurous Episodes!

Another episode with a balloon (I believe Terror-Go-Round had the other balloon, tho that one was an escape), this time Barry, Valerie, Steve and Mark go aloft in a balloon and sail to a distant land, not supposed to be what we have here on our Earth.

What a fantasy show this thing was! "We've traveled five hundred miles against the wind!" Steve tells Don over the intercom.

Hilarious! They find a foreign land and Steve must return to get proof for the foreigners about the other land, where they came from.

Or the giant foreign land.

the actors don't play it for laughs, which definitely makes it good.

And with fireworks, this episode is incredibly fun.

Want to watch old sci fi? Check out this episode and this show.