Land of the Lost 

A family is thrown back in time and must survive in a dinosaur dominated land.

Creators:

Allan Foshko, Marty Krofft, Sid Krofft

Stars:

Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, Spencer Milligan

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Wesley Eure	...	Will Marshall 43 episodes, 1974-1976
Kathy Coleman	...	Holly Marshall 43 episodes, 1974-1976
Spencer Milligan	...	Rick Marshall 30 episodes, 1974-1975
Phillip Paley	...	Cha-Ka 29 episodes, 1974-1976

Storyline

The Marshalls - widowed ranger father Rick, and his two children Will and Holly - are on an outdoor expedition like they have many times before. While rafting on this trip, an earthquake opens up a chasm resulting in them tumbling across some raging rapids and over an unknown waterfall. They end up alive but in a world unfamiliar to them, a world they will ultimately coin the Land of the Lost. It is inhabited by creatures some they have never seen or heard of, and some which no longer exist in the world they knew back home, creatures such as dinosaurs. They will find that some of these creatures are friendly, and some of them which they need to stay away from for their lives. As they eke out a life in this strange land, they try to understand what got them here so that they can make their way back home, that process which is fraught with its own dangers based on the unknowns of what is on the path to home. What they are also initially unaware of is that Rick's brother, fellow ranger ...

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Plot Keywords:

lost civilization | dinosaur | waterfall | earthquake | pylon | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

There were only 3 Sleestak costumes for use, which required the production team to merge shots and use editing tricks to make it appear that there were more. However nearly all of the time, you will see only 3 on screen.

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Quotes

[The alien Enik has made a startling discovery about the temporal doorway that has led him and the Marshalls to this world]
Enik: I cannot leave here. Nothing can leave here, unless an object of equal mass and temporal energy enters.
Will Marshall: Well, that means we can't leave either, unless three other people come in.
Enik: Yes, but there is more. You should not be here at all. Your presence here is the source of my problem. Look...
[Enik opens the time doorway onto a view of the Grand Canyon]
Will Marshall: It's Earth! Enik, if I had a...
[...]

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Connections

Featured in Bubble Boy (2001)

User Reviews

A great science fiction program; not just for kids.

Often dismissed as little more than a cheesy children's show, Land Of The Lost was actually an outstanding science fiction program. Early seasons saw noted writers of the genre such as David Gerrold, Larry Niven, Theodore Sturgeon, Dick Morgan, D.C. Fontana and Ben Bova writing episodes. Sadly, none of these writers were present for the third season which saw a drop in the quality of the writing and the show turned into a visitor-of-the-week dreck-fest.

If you haven't seen this show since you were a kid, I highly recommend volumes three and four of the videos which feature some of the fan favourites. (The episode selection on volumes one and two -- the same episodes which are on the DVD -- isn't the greatest)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Land of the Lost

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (43 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1