Land of the Lost 1d6a1j

1974

Land of the Lost 1d6a1j

7.1 | TV-G | en | Comedy

Rick Marshall and his children Will and Holly are on a weekend expedition rafting down a river when an enormous earthquake diverts them to an eclectic alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, chimpanzee-like cavemen called Pakuni, and aggressive, humanoid lizard creatures called Sleestak.

EP1 After-Shock

Sep. 11,1976

Holly, Will, and Cha-Ka band together in the wake of devastating losses. Realizing that they now only have each other, the unlucky trio struggles to survive on their own until everybody's fortunes take a surprise turn for the better via a reunion with Uncle Jack!

EP2 Survival Kit

Sep. 18,1976

A deadly fever strikes Holly just as the Sleestaks make off with the family's medical supplies! Enik insists that the thievery is warranted, that tribute must be paid to Malak - a new, all-powerful god. Can Uncle Jack outsmart the Cro-Magnon con artist with some modern "magic" of his very own?

EP3 The Orb

Sep. 25,1976

A mysterious pylon turns Will invisible! Perhaps this startling new power can enable him to free Enik - putting an end to the Sleestaks' foolish plan of unleashing the destructive powers of the orb and plunging the land forever into total darkness.

EP4 Repairman

Oct. 02,1976

Someone has been tampering with the crystal matrix tables . . . Soon solar flares are raging out of control. As the world withers and dies under the intense heat, an unflappable British visitor arrives with curious knowledge about the troubled realm.

EP5 Medusa

Oct. 09,1976

A runaway canoe sends Holly careening into the clutches of a mysterious young woman. "Meddy" implores the youngest Marshall to relax, to spend some time here in her garden iring the remarkably lifelike statues . . . Will Holly realize her rescuer's true identity before it is too late?

EP6 Cornered

Oct. 16,1976

Stung by Torchy's poisonous tail, Will's fate hangs in the balance! Enik refuses to reveal the antidote unless the family rids the valley of the pesky fire-breathing dinosaur - forever. Soon Uncle Jack and Holly find themselves in a desperate race against time, one they all too easily can lose!

EP7 Flying Dutchman

Oct. 23,1976

A mysterious Captain tries to take Holly away on his flying ship.

EP8 Hot-Air Artist

Oct. 30,1976

A hot air balloonist crashes on the Land of the Lost and promises to bring the Marshalls back to civilization... though he only intends to return with their uncivilized friend Cha-Ka.

EP9 Abominable Snowman

Nov. 06,1976

A yeti comes to call when Holly stakes claim to its unicorn

EP10 Timestop

Nov. 13,1976

Will and Holly find a crystal that holds the key to time travel, which they must use to save Cha-Ka from certain death.

EP11 Ancient Guardian

Nov. 20,1976

The yeti goes on a rampage when the Marshalls disturb an ancient Sleestak statue.

EP12 Scarab

Nov. 27,1976

Cha-Ka's evil side is unleashed after being bitten by a beautiful beetle.

EP13 Medicine Man

Dec. 04,1976

The Marshalls get caught in the middle when a feuding soldier and Indian wander into the Land of the Lost.

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Released: 1974-09-07 | Released Producted By: Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Land of the Lost Audience Reviews 1y2o21

Diagonaldi Very well executed

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Blueghost One of the reasons I'm not trashing this show is not because it was a personal boyhood favorite, but because it actually was inventive and had a slightly higher degree of production values injected into it verse all of the other Kroft offerings that aired at around the same time.The video effects are still apparent, and the stop motion for the time was on par (if not a bit ahead) of other offerings. It still wasn't quite Ray Harrihausen standards, but the stop motion dinosaurs placed against a very lush and rich Jurassic background offered something unique for kids to look at.In this program we don't just have a view of Earth's past, but an alternate Earth with both dinosaurs and more than one moon, as well as an intelligent race of beings who may or may not be descended from the Dinosaurs themselves. The sets, both live scale and miniatures, are fully realized, and the acting isn't half bad either. It's no wonder that this children's series lasted so long in a day and age when children's venues were pretty iffy business in of quality.Consider all of the other Kroft production offerings that relied on very primitive video effects, laugh tracks, and a lot of "show" to attract a children's audience. Land of the Lost beat them all out because it was a solid production with a lot of imagination. It did suffer some primitive video effects (notably the raft segment in the opening sequence), and was predominantly over lit like a lot of other video offerings at the time, but the settings and stories helped carry the show for more than one season, which is a lot considering who produced it and the other shows they produced for children.Land of the Lost was a window on what could be done for children if the show was smart on a children's level and didn't rely on the old cutesy character clichés. Japan was ahead of the US and UK by leaps and bounds, and it wouldn't be until the late 1980s that Hollywood producers started to smarten up and revisit the Land of the Lost formula in of production values for children's television.Some of the short comings of the Land of the Lost were that the more scientific aspects of a prehistoric world weren't touched on too much, and they could have been to maybe give an educational zinger to the children in paleontology. Regardless, the show held its own, and outlasted everyone else. And, on top of that, was recycled in syndication and aired in other time slots long after its cancellation. A thing no other Kroft production had done.Land of the Lost is sort of like the classic "Star Trek" of kids Saturday Morning fare. Unique, inventive, a true science fiction adventure series with decent acting and over all production value. That, and even though there was the usual wisdom coming in act four, the lesson of the day so to speak, it wasn't preachy. Tyhpically the adult character of Marshal pointed out the shortcomings of what they experienced and then moved on.In this way it was very different from the saccharine "After School Specials" that aired on ABC, with just over the top preachy mental hygiene themes that had me rolling my eyes. And yet kids (mostly girls, or so I recall) watched it because it had slightly higher production values than the Saturday Morning offerings. And yet even here the "After School Specials" were not widely recirculated by the network, and yet Land of the Lost was. Apples and oranges in of genre, but it shows that even being shot on video and with the use of some primitive video graphics mixed in with more sophisticated film based graphics and special effects for an adventure series.

Syl I used to watch this series as a child in syndication. Watching it as an adult, I couldn't help but notice that they wear the same outfits throughout the first season. The acting seems staged and forced at times. While the series is cheesy with it's sets and story lines, I found it to be entertaining again. The cast of the family should have been bigger. After all, Rick and kids, Will and Holly, are in the land of the lost. They only have Chaka, a hairy creature, and they have to run from dinosaurs and the Sleestak (the green men). Sure, the series is laughable as an adult but I had fond memories of watching it as a child. I don't know if younger audiences will get it or even believe it is possible. Still, you have to get past the cheesy sets, costumes, and special effects to really enjoy it. It's not so bad after all!

Pumpkin_Man After I saw the extremely awesome Land of the Lost movie for a 2nd time, I wanted to see the series that it was based on. I was new to the series, and I thought it was pretty good! They have good plots, cheesy special effects, and much more. On a routine expedition, Marshall, Will, and Holly meet the greatest earthquake ever known. They are transported to the Land of the Lost, and try to find their way back home. Throughout the season they must deal with a T-Rex named Grumpy, befriend a Pakuni named Cha-Ka, escape the Sleestak, seek Enik's help, and meet a friendly dinosaur named Dopey. During the 2nd season the Marshalls are still trying to get home, and throughout the season they must deal with Sleestak, the Zarn, help Cha-Ka steal a dinosaur egg, survive powerful storms, and deal with blackouts. During the third season, Rick Marshall is transported back to Earth due to an earthquake, the same time his brother Jack comes looking for them. The earthquake causes new creatures to awaken. All the Pakuni, except Cha-Ka are gone. Cha-Ka speaks English. Their home in the Land of the Lost is destroyed, and they are forced to find a new place to live. During the course of this season Will turns invisible, the Sleestak tamper with the sunlight, they meet Medusa, go aboard the Flying Dutchman, stop an Abominable Snowman, Cha-Ka turns evil, and much more! I highly recommend LAND OF THE LOST: THE COMPLETE SERIES!!! p.s. When Ifind out about the ticket to see the Land of the Lost movie, I used it, and saw it for a 3rd time on June 23rd! I took my mom, but she didn't like it as much as I did. I got two free LAND OF THE LOST posters. I wanted the one with Rick, Holly, and Will in the raft, with Grumpy behind them, and the people of the theatre also gave the one with Will Ferrell running and Grumpy is busting out of the poster! I already put them up in my room.

walden02 As a 70's child I loved this show.... It is amazing that with such little money and bad acting, we were all so entertained for so long. I enjoyed this so much as a kid that I have purchased the series on DVD for my children. Nowdays for a lot of children, unless the budget is in the millions and all the imagination is removed (creating mindless, non-thinking zombies) they cannot sit and enjoy the simple things.As "cheesy" as some say this series was, by reading some responses here, it made a lot of us "70's" kids get up early on a Saturday morning! I have also found lids-ville, Sigmund the sea monster, HR puff and stuff, lost saucer and far out space nuts episodes on DVD.At nearly 40, I am able to visit my childhood every Saturday with my kids when we watch them....