Agreeing with another reviewer, this is a silly episode that actually works.
It helps that this one almost takes itself seriously but as soon as you see all those toy Robots, you know it won't be too serious. Great marketing there too, I want buy one 55 years later!
Even so, as a prop, the toy robots look good enough that I don't find them distracting. Season two had some awful alien (and, ahem, "dragon") costumes and by those standards these little toy robots look pretty good.
Of course, there's barely a plot, and what little there is makes little sense. It's just an excuse plot to switch Dr Smith and the Robot (and sell toys!) and works well for that.
It helps that this one almost takes itself seriously but as soon as you see all those toy Robots, you know it won't be too serious. Great marketing there too, I want buy one 55 years later!
Even so, as a prop, the toy robots look good enough that I don't find them distracting. Season two had some awful alien (and, ahem, "dragon") costumes and by those standards these little toy robots look pretty good.
Of course, there's barely a plot, and what little there is makes little sense. It's just an excuse plot to switch Dr Smith and the Robot (and sell toys!) and works well for that.