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GREGG ORANGE wrote:

<quoted text>IF ANY OF YOU THRE NEED HELP, HONEY PIE, ORINA OR ROSE, I WILL HELP TOO. US 4 GIRLS ARE A TEAM. I DID LIKE THRILLER, BUT JACKO IS NASTY. ROSE AS YOUR FRIEND, I MUST ASK YOU TO STAY WITH ME, ORINA OR HONEY WHEN POSTING. YOUR TOO YOUNG TO BE ALONE ON TOPIX. HONEY PIE, PLEASE HELP ROSE UNDERSTAND THAT TOPIX CAN BE DANGEROUS. HI MY DEAR SIS ULLA, MY MOM IS GETTING BETTER. OH, ANNA SAYS HI. I'M GOING TO HELP YOU OUT ORINA ON THE OTHER BEATLES FORUM.

uhum. you forgot one more person. whatta bout' me? don't i count ? what if i need help ?? we're the fab five right ? or am i the pete best ??

ok,here is the the rule:JOHN =ME(JUST BECAUSE I WEAR GLASSES,LOL!YOKO,YOKOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO!!LOL,LOL,LOL!)PAUL=VERO( MY SIS)GEORGE=ORINA(YOU ARE CLOSER TO HIM,YOU ARE SPIRITUALIST)RINGO=MORVEN(YOU' RE GREAT MORVEN!)WELL,WE ARE THE FAB4,LOL!

orina wrote:

IT'S LIKE AN ANTI MATTTER, JOHN ROBINSON.

lost in space refference, huh?...... danger, danger.

MY LOVE THIS IS JOHN ROBINSON http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/D20050...

Ratings & Popularity

Although it retains a cult following, the science-fiction community often points to Lost in Space as an example of TV's bad record at producing science-fiction (perhaps overlooking the series' deliberate fantasy elements), comparing it to its supposed rival, Star Trek. Ironically, Lost In Space was a mild ratings success, unlike Star Trek, which received very poor ratings during its original network TV run, often not placing any higher than 60th place, while LIS finished season one with a rating of 32nd, second season in 35th place, and the third and final season rating 33rd.[citation needed] The last primetime episode to be broadcast nationally across the USA was a cast & crew personal favorite, a repeat from the second season appropriately titled "A Visit to Hades". Starting the next week, CBS replaced the Wednesday night favorite with the fourth season premier of the wild life adventure series Daktari in September 1968.

The show's fans tend to split into two groups: those who enjoy the more serious episodes of the first season, and those who enjoy the wild, campy episodes that came later.

The general public now most recognizes Lost In Space via the memorable, oft-repeated lines of the Robot, "Warning! Warning!", "That does not compute.", and, of course, "Danger, Will Robinson!"; although the last sentence was only said once, different variations of it were used. Doctor Smith's endless put-downs of the Robot are also still popular ("You bubble-headed booby!") as his often-repeated whines: "Oh, the pain... the pain of it all!" and "My back is extremely delicate today." Smith would consistently employ the latter excuse when asked to perform manual labor.

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Lost in Space is a science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen. The series was released by Fox Television and broadcast on CBS. The show ran for three seasons, with 83 episodes airing between September 15, 1965 and March 6, 1968. Lost in Space was the second of Allen's four science fiction TV series. The show's main theme was space travel adventure. The show's first season was in black and white, but the second and third seasons were in color.

Conceptually the series is a space-age adaptation of the classic adventure novel Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. During the first two seasons, the series follows the adventures of an astronaut family that is shipwrecked on an alien world after getting lost trying to reach the Alpha Centauri star system. In the third season they travel to other worlds in their never-resolved attempts to reach their destination, which was either Earth or Alpha Centauri.

Following the successful format of Allen's first TV series, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, the emphasis was on creating exciting fantasy-oriented adventure stories. Each week, the show delivered a fast-paced visual assault of special effects, explosions, monstrous aliens, spaceships, and exotic sets and costumes drenched in bright, primary colors. On the other hand, unlike the other space TV show of the day, Star Trek, character development, serious issues, dramatic depth, or even maintaining a coherent story were ignored.("Don't get logical with me!" was Allen's frequent retort to writers who objected to changes to their scripts. Source: Starlog #219)[citation needed] Critics complained that this was the television equivalent of dangling a shiny object to distract the non-discriminating viewer. However, in spite of criticism, the show still became a success.
Allen had hit upon a winning formula which he used to create a third fantasy-adventure show, The Time Tunnel (1966-1967), followed by his last and most ambitious series, Land of the Giants (1968-1970), all of which have become cult, if not critical, favorites.

Plot

In 1997, the Earth is suffering from massive overpopulation and depletion of natural resources. Professor John Robinson (played by Zorro alumnus Guy Williams), his wife, Maureen (Lassie alumna June Lockhart), their children, Judy (Marta Kristen), Penny (played by Make Room For Daddy aluma Angela Cartwright), Will (Bill Mumy) and their friend and pilot, Maj. Don West (Mark Goddard) are chosen to travel on a space vehicle named the "Jupiter 2" to Alpha Centauri to search for a habitable planet for mankind to colonize. After the Robinsons have been placed in suspended animation for the long journey, but before the launch, foreign agent Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris) sneaks aboard the spacecraft on a sabotage mission. He reprograms the ship's robot to destroy the vehicle shortly after it leaves Earth. However, he becomes trapped on the spaceship during the launch. His extra weight throws the Jupiter 2 off course, causing it to encounter a meteor storm shortly after launch. The robot's subsequent rampage does not destroy the vehicle, but does finish the job of getting the crew completely lost. Dr. Smith continues to fulfill his role as saboteur throughout the episodes, although no one seems to notice besides Maj. Don West. The Robinsons (especially young Will) are often placed in danger by Dr. Smith.

Cast
Doctor John Robinson (Guy Williams) is the expedition commander, a pilot, and the father of the Robinson children. He is an astrophysicist who also specializes in applied planetary geology.
Maureen Robinson (June Lockhart) is John's biochemist wife. Her role in the series is often to prepare meals, tend the garden, and to help with light construction. Whilst adding the much needed "voice of reason".
Major Don West (Mark Goddard) is the pilot of the spacecraft and is frequently Dr. Smith's intolerable young partner. There is a romantic interest in Judy Robinson which is never developed on screen. In the pilot, West was also an astrophysicist and expert in interplanetary geology.
Judy Robinson (Marta Kristen) is the oldest child. She planned a career in musical theater, but went with her family, instead.
Penny Robinson (Angela Cartwright) is the middle child. She loves animals and classical music. She acquires an alien pet she names Debbie.(To viewers, quite obviously a chimpanzee wearing a fur hat). The chimp made one sound, "Bloop", and is sometimes remembered by that name
Will Robinson (Bill Mumy) is the youngest, a child prodigy in electronics. Often, he is a friend to Dr. Smith when no one else is.
Doctor Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris) is ostensibly a specialist in environmental and intergalactic psychology, but is an enemy agent (These roles are dropped early in the series). His attempt to sabotage the mission strands him aboard the Jupiter II. He begins as sinister, but while never losing his self-serving qualities, he evolves into passive-aggressive, often cowardly and effeminate behavior as comic relief. He frequently traded barbs with the Robot and Major West.
The Robot is a Model B-9 Environmental Control Robot, which had no given name. The Robot was designed by Robert Kinoshita and performed by Bob May in a suit built by Bob Stewart, with voice by Dick Tufeld, who was also the series' narrator.

References in Popular CultureThe animated television series Freakazoid features a character named Professor Jones. The generic name, and the lines given to the character were obvious riffs on Dr. Smith (such as "Weren't you on a TV show with a robot?"), and the character was in fact voiced by Jonathan Harris.

The song "Blast Off" by the Stray Cats makes reference to both Dr. Smith and the Robot.

In The Simpsons episode Fear of Flying Marge Simpson dreams she is Maureen Robinson and left behind on an alien planet when her father blasts off in the Jupiter 2 without her. In a later episode, Mayored to the Mob, Dr. Smith and the Robot appear at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. Bart Simpson claims he's seen the movie and the actor signing autographs, a parody of Jonathan Harris, is not Dr. Smith. It is implied that Dr. Smith attempts to lure him away to molest him. The Robot prevents this from happening with his alarm, "DANGER! DANGER! BART SIMPSON!"

The Family Guy episode Fore Father refers to Lost in Space in one of their many-known cutaways. John Robinson is parodied as pairing up the characters in ways that match several season 1 and 2 episodes. He is fully aware of how inappropriate this is saying Major West and Judy are to ride around in the chariot all day. Maureen and Penny are to be left at the ship defenseless. Will is left to the mercy of a boy-hungry pedophile.

The Oink! strip "Pete's Pimple" about a boy with a giant zit once had an episode where he was blasted into space and met the Robinsons, but when he mistakenly used the robot to urinate on, it went crazy and wiped out the entire cast.

Lost in Space was parodied during a host segment on the cult TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the episode Time Chasers.

In 1997, a musical parody called Danger, Will Robinson! opened in Chicago and became a cult hit. It featured songs from the 1950 & 60s integrated into the plot. Scenes were performed on Mancow's Morning Madhouse on Q101 radio.