"Fugitives in Space"
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3x23 (80th of 84 aired)
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#1523 (83rd of 84 produced)
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Jackson Gillis
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Irving J. Moore
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Summary[]
Judy is sought for a beauty pageant organized by the notorious Farnum B from 'A Day at the Zoo'.
Background information[]
- June Lockhart and Guy Williams are credited but do not appear in this episode. This was due to their characters being purposely written out of the script because the actors laughed during the filming of "The Great Vegetable Rebellion". [1] [2] In the last episode, "Fugitives in Space", Professor and Maureen Robinson were away from the Jupiter 2 at a radar station, and they are apparently still there.
- This was one of Marta Kristen's favorite episodes. Nevertheless, the snow in the final scene was made of hot plastic, which burned her eyes and made her go to the infirmary after shooting. [3]
- When Don drops his wrench in the snow scene, it sound like it is hitting the hard surface of a soundstage rather than dirt.
- As with all of the scripts written by Jackson Gillis, this one is straight fantasy with the most tongue-in-check lip service paid to science. As examples, the surface of the planet of the Great Tyrant is supposed to be "radioactive cobalt" and Nancy Pi Squared sells Farnum B's soul in order to secure the Beauty Contest contract.
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Starring[]
- Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson (non-appearance)
- June Lockhart as Maureen Robinson (non-appearance)
Co-starring[]
- Mark Goddard as Don West
- Marta Kristen as Judy Robinson
- Bill Mumy as Will Robinson
- Angela Cartwright as Penny Robinson
Special guest star[]
- Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith
Guest stars[]
- Dee Hartford as Nancy Pi Squared
- Miriam Schiller as Miss Alta Teutonium
- Leonard Stone as Farnum B.
Uncredited co-stars (alphabetical)[]
- Bob May as The Robot
- Dick Tufeld as The Robot (voice)
- Bart La Rue as Dictator's attendant #2 (uncredited)
- Jim Mills as Dictator's attendant #1 (uncredited)
- Ronald Weber as the Mysterious Dictator (uncredited)
- unknown actor as Miss Boonfloss
- unknown actor as Miss Fishtail
- unknown actor as Miss Inner Platminium
- unknown actress as Miss K-14
References[]
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