"The Astral Traveler"
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LiS episode
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2x29 / 58th of 83 aired
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Production #
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9529
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First aired
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Written by
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Carey Wilbur
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Directed by
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Last week, we left Will and Dr. Smith trapped in a mysterious cave - unaware that, inside, a space warp was about to open a door to an incredible haunted world...
Summary[]
Will passes through a space warp to Scotland, where a ghost and a monster inhabit an old castle.
Background Information[]
- Some source give this episode the title "The Astral Traveller", but the actual title is "The Astral Traveler", with one "L".
- The "dimensional gateway" looks suspiciously like a standard revolving door.
- This is an episode that strays very, very far away from the original series format but nevertheless remains a charming and entertaining fantasy if taken on its own merits. A "dimensional gateway" that directly connects to Earth appearing in a cave in which Dr. Smith and Will are trapped begs enough credulity without adding the elements of its terminus being a medieval Scottish castle where the only inhabitants are a swamp monster and a ghost (in some respects this plot was copied in the Space:1999 episode "Journey To Where.") However Sean McClory is a delightfully hammy Hamish and for once the monster is a sympathetic character .
- The sound effect used when objects appear or disappear is slightly different in this episode.
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Cast[]
- Guy Williams as Professor John Robinson
- June Lockhart as Maureen Robinson
- Mark Goddard as Don West
- Marta Kristen as Judy Robinson
- Billy Mumy as Will Robinson
- Angela Cartwright as Penny Robinson
- Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith
- Sean McClory as Hamish
Uncredited Cast[]
- Dawson Palmer as Angus
- Bob May as the Robot
- Dick Tufeld as the Robot (voice)
References[]
alien; castle; cave; claustrophobia; ghost; rat; Ruthven; Scotland; shovel; torch; weather