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
An episode to watch with the eyes of a child
This was first on when I was about 8 years old, and has always been one of my favorite episodes.
With the episode's main characters done by people known for their cartoon voices, Hans Conried and June Foray, of course it's going to have a lot of whimsy in it. The visual aspects of the episode are obviously meant to be watched as a child. But there is more to the episode than its cartoonish appearance.
The characters show a greater range than you'll find in typical episodes of Lost in Space. Dr. Smith shows there is actually some genuine warmth and even wisdom deep inside him. Bill Mumy does some of his best acting of any episode of the series.
The story is all about age, both childhood and old age. It's not the only episode about growing up (e.g. it was also a theme of "The Magic Mirror" in episode 1), but it's the only one that deals with age over the whole range of a lifetime. Behind the comical costumes and slapstick bits, the insights in this episode are serious and very realistic.
The cartoonish appearance of the episode actually enhances the theme of the episode. If you can't appreciate the silliness in this episode, then you've missed the whole point the episode is trying to make!
With the episode's main characters done by people known for their cartoon voices, Hans Conried and June Foray, of course it's going to have a lot of whimsy in it. The visual aspects of the episode are obviously meant to be watched as a child. But there is more to the episode than its cartoonish appearance.
The characters show a greater range than you'll find in typical episodes of Lost in Space. Dr. Smith shows there is actually some genuine warmth and even wisdom deep inside him. Bill Mumy does some of his best acting of any episode of the series.
The story is all about age, both childhood and old age. It's not the only episode about growing up (e.g. it was also a theme of "The Magic Mirror" in episode 1), but it's the only one that deals with age over the whole range of a lifetime. Behind the comical costumes and slapstick bits, the insights in this episode are serious and very realistic.
The cartoonish appearance of the episode actually enhances the theme of the episode. If you can't appreciate the silliness in this episode, then you've missed the whole point the episode is trying to make!
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- rmkg
- Dec 16, 2017
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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