Lost in Space (TV Series)
The Reluctant Stowaway (1965)
Dick Tufeld: The Robot, Narrator
Quotes
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Maureen Robinson : Dr. Smith, is it possible that certain parts of the body don't reanimate as quickly as others? The heart, for instance?
Dr. Zachary Smith : Mrs. Robinson, I'm afraid the decision no longer rests in your hands or the computer's.
Prof. John Robinson : What do you mean?
Dr. Zachary Smith : Your son...
Maureen Robinson : What about him?
Dr. Zachary Smith : Oh, there's no cause for alarm. Not yet at any rate.
Will Robinson : [Downstairs, addressing Robot] Stop it! Stop it! I order you to stop!
The Robot : [pauses] Negative.
[Robot smashes arm against console, causing damage and wild gyration of ship, then takes elevator upstairs]
The Robot : Destroy!
[Begins slowly lumbering forward]
The Robot : Destroy!
Dr. Zachary Smith : No, no! Abort! Can you hear me? Abort! Abort! Abort!
[Robot blasts Dr. Smith with bolts of electricity, hurling him to the floor]
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Narrator : This is the beginning. This is the day. You are watching the unfolding of one of history's great adventures - Man's colonization of space beyond the stars.
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Narrator : Reaching out into other worlds from our desperately overcrowded planet, a series of deep-thrust telescopic probes have conclusively established a planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri as the only one within range of our technology able to furnish ideal conditions for human existence.
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Narrator : The Robinson family was selected from more than two million volunteers for its unique balance of scientific achievement, emotional stability and pioneer resourcefulness. They will spend the five and a half years of their voyage frozen into a state of suspended animation, which will terminate automatically as the spacecraft enters the atmosphere of a new planet.
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[Dr. Smith checks his reprogramming of the robot]
The Robot : At exactly launch plus eight hours: inertial guidance system - destroy; radio transmitter - destroy; cabin pressure control system - destroy.
