The War of The Robots

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War of The Robots
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Prod No: 8521
Season: 1
Air Date: 02/09/1966
Writers: Barney Slater
Director: Sobey Martin
Principal Cast: John Robinson (Guy Williams)

Maureen Robinson (June Lockhart)

Judy Robinson (Marta Kristen)

Penny Robinson (Angela Cartwright)

Will Robinson (Billy Mumy)

Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris)

Robot B-9 (Bob May Dick Tufeld (voice))

Supporting Cast: Ollie O'Toole as Robotoid
Preceded By: Ghost In Space
Followed By: The Magic Mirror

War of The Robots is an episode of Lost In Space.

Synopsis

Will finds a robot and repairs it. It helps the Robinsons with their chores, but is in actuality an evil robot created by an advanced race. It is programmed to have a will of its own, and it plans to capture the Robinsons for its masters, and destroy their Robot. [The robot used is actually Robby the Robot, from several MGM SF movies.]

Plot

Notes

Angela Cartwright does not appear in this episode until the episode-ending cliffhanger.


The Robotoid was best known by the name Robby, the Robot. His first appearance was in the film "Forbidden Planet" in 1956. He had also made several appearances before this episode, especially in episodes of the Twilight Zone. At the time, he was at least as famous as our own cybernetic hero.

Robert Kinoshita designed both Robby and our very own Robot B-9.

The Robotoid made another appearance in the episode "Prisoners of Space".