A space knight is following the questing beast who Penny becomes friends with.A space knight is following the questing beast who Penny becomes friends with.A space knight is following the questing beast who Penny becomes friends with.
Bill Mumy
- Will Robinson
- (as Billy Mumy)
Jeff County
- Gundemar
- (uncredited)
June Foray
- Gundemar
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Dick Tufeld
- The Robot
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaHans Conried (Sagramonte) was also the voice of Snidely Whiplash in The Bullwinkle Show (1959). June Foray (voice of Gundemar the beast) was the voice of Nell Fenwick, the frequent target of Whiplash's evil deeds.
- GoofsDuring the joust, the dragon's right foot collapses while turning. Apparently the platform broke or his foot slipped off.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Batman: How to Hatch a Dinosaur (1967)
Featured review
Awful, but Smith has an interesting bit
What in the world happened to this season? The middle stretch seems to challenge you into thinking "wow, this was a bad episode, can't get worse than that" and the show responds "want to bet?"
It's bad enough the show's premise was tossed out the window with an apparent "it's space, anything can happen!" But these episodes went to a kiddie level so low that most kids would have outgrown at, what, six years age tops?
But how many six year olds would enjoy a 52 minute which consists mainly of "whimsical" characters standing around talking?
Will Robinson's "growing up" crisis is interesting, as is Smith's serious concern for Will in a welcome twist. Those elements save the episode from being a complete waste.
But it doesn't work terribly well for several reasons. First, the world of the Robinsons is FILLED with fantastic and even fairy tale characters and events (especially this season).
Second, I assume Will is about 13 here-- as mentioned, he is far too old for this kind of fairy tale to resonate. If it were told in a serious manner with believable characters, then maybe.
Third, Will's more interesting crisis is skirted over-- that he's coming to terms with the reality that adults tend to lie. He's not stupid and has known Smith is full of it forever. But he's gotten to the point here where he's doubting those he put on a pedestal, his parents and Major West.
Will expressing that is what shocks Smith so much. And that's a real coming of age story for Will because he's been such a naive idealist. A much better story could have been built around that.
The story as-is would benefit by being cut down to maybe 30 minutes. The guest characters and their antics just aren't interesting enough for their screen time.
It's bad enough the show's premise was tossed out the window with an apparent "it's space, anything can happen!" But these episodes went to a kiddie level so low that most kids would have outgrown at, what, six years age tops?
But how many six year olds would enjoy a 52 minute which consists mainly of "whimsical" characters standing around talking?
Will Robinson's "growing up" crisis is interesting, as is Smith's serious concern for Will in a welcome twist. Those elements save the episode from being a complete waste.
But it doesn't work terribly well for several reasons. First, the world of the Robinsons is FILLED with fantastic and even fairy tale characters and events (especially this season).
Second, I assume Will is about 13 here-- as mentioned, he is far too old for this kind of fairy tale to resonate. If it were told in a serious manner with believable characters, then maybe.
Third, Will's more interesting crisis is skirted over-- that he's coming to terms with the reality that adults tend to lie. He's not stupid and has known Smith is full of it forever. But he's gotten to the point here where he's doubting those he put on a pedestal, his parents and Major West.
Will expressing that is what shocks Smith so much. And that's a real coming of age story for Will because he's been such a naive idealist. A much better story could have been built around that.
The story as-is would benefit by being cut down to maybe 30 minutes. The guest characters and their antics just aren't interesting enough for their screen time.
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- bgaiv
- Nov 25, 2022
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- Runtime50 minutes
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