Junkyard of Space
| Junkyard of Space | |
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| Prod No: | 1524 |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Air Date: | 3/6/1968 |
| Writers: | Barney Slater |
| Director: | Ezra Stone |
| Principal Cast: | John Robinson (Guy Williams)
Maureen Robinson (June Lockhart) Penny Robinson (Angela Cartwright) Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris) Robot B-9 (Bob May Dick Tufeld (voice)) |
| Supporting Cast: | |
| Preceded By: | The Great Vegetable Rebellion |
| Followed By: | None |
Junkyard of Space is an episode of Lost In Space.
Synopsis
Jupiter 2 lands on a planet used as the galaxy's junkyard. With the ship's food supply deteriorating, Smith sacrifices first the Robot's memory banks to the mechanical junkman, then the Jupiter 2 itself.
Plot
Notes
This was the last episode of the series. The ending of it is pretty sappy.
It's interesting to note that the Junkman intends to steal the Jupiter 2 and fly it all over the galaxy. He claims to know how to fly the craft because he now has the Robot's knowledge. In the episode "The Hungry Sea", when the Robinsons evacuate the ship, Smith intends to steal the ship, but the Robot doesn't know how to fly it. Perhaps he learned to in the intervening time.
During the episode, the Robot gives many of his parts to the Junk Man in trade for food for the Robinsons. In previous episodes, the Robot has a box which can duplicate things, particularly replacement parts. (This is the device the Robot uses to create duplicates of Thor's gloves in "The Space Vikings"). Why didn't the Robot just make duplicates of his parts for the Junk Man?