The Thief from Outer Space (9 Nov. 1966)

Will, Penny and Dr. Smith get involved with a thief that is searching for a princess.

Director:

Sobey Martin

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), Jackson Gillis

Stars:

Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Guy Williams	...	Prof. John Robinson
June Lockhart	...	Maureen Robinson
Mark Goddard	...	Maj. Don West
Marta Kristen	...	Judy Robinson
Bill Mumy	...	Will Robinson (as Billy Mumy)
Angela Cartwright	...	Penny Robinson
Jonathan Harris	...	Dr. Zachary Smith
Malachi Throne	...	Thief
Ted Cassidy	...	Slave

Storyline

Will, Penny and Dr. Smith get involved with a thief that is searching for a princess.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Jodi Productions Inc., Van Bernard Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

The Thief from Outer Space

Will Robinson meets the "greatest thief in outer space" and befriends him. The thief (Malachi Throne, really getting into the part, basically an Ali Baba clone)lives on an asteroid and has lots of treasure but desires a long lost princess, believing she is on the planet the Robinsons currently reside. So Will will attempt to help the thief find her. That's essentially it except at one point Ali Baba's asteroid becomes crowded (first Will mistakenly gets in Ali's "sedan chair", an "interdimensional transport vehicle" that takes someone back and forth from asteroid to planet, and before long Penny and Dr. Smith also travel to the asteroid) before Smith is able to get assistance from the thief's mistreated giant manservant (played by Lurch himself, Ted Cassidy) in possibly destroying him. This episode is strictly for kids of that era in the 60s, definitely only for those adults who celebrate camp. Seeing Dr. Smith roped to a table and underneath a pendulum, frightened and begging Ali Baba to be released, is delightful to me, I must admit. Throne, to his credit, has great energy in his part, but seeing an Ali Baba clone, complete with the royal costume, headdress, and sword is rather groan-inducing considering he's on an alien world in the future—again, it's party pooper me raining on the parade of those involved in this show's reasoning behind such hokum, wanting to appeal to the kiddies, but science fiction fans will find this cringe-worthy, I imagine. There's even a genie in a bottle scene where Ali gets what he searches for, and then some, that I must admit is rather inspired and funny, but still, this is supposed to be a science fiction series that loses its way and becomes mere child's fantasy, much to the detriment of the adult cast members. Guy Williams once again gets to summon Zorro as he has a nice sword fight with Throne. Real sci-fi fans should avoid at all costs.