Three Years Lost in Space
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Now, let's find out how I ended up with the moniker "Crash West" by looking at some of the most memorable episodes of Lost in Space, starting with "The Reluctant Stowaway" and ending with "The Great Vegetable Rebellion." In addition to giving the storyline for each episode in regular print, my thoughts about each show are in bold print and Don West's thoughts and imaginary dialogue are italicized.
" The Reluctant Stowaway"
Our initial episode is "The Reluctant Stowaway." So, what is this show all about? This unique family will be the first in space, the first to reach beyond the outer limits, and the first to colonize the entire universe. The trip will take ninety-eight earth years, and the crew will be in suspended animation for that time. Hey, that sounds pretty cool. But, what the hell is suspended animation? Ninety-eight years? That's a long time to go without any hoochie-coochie, not to mention spaghetti and meatballs. Don, suspended animation means the crew will be frozen for five and one-half years in space, which is equal to ninety-eight earth years. And what's this about colonization? Wait at minute here. Did Alpha Control commit to this? Is that what they're expecting? And who is going to do this? John Robinson isn't going to have any more children, and his only son, Will, didn't take a girlfriend along so who the heck does that leave? Me! That's who. I should pursue getting to know the oldest daughter better. She's real pretty, but have I been set up? I could use some good old fashioned companionship but, like they say, there are a lot of fish in the ocean. Except, to me, it looks like I'm in a rowboat on the Dead Sea with a family who has the only age appropriate female in sight.
After the ship named the Jupiter 2 goes off course because of the added weight of a covert foreign agent named Colonel Smith, the ship is hit by a slew of meteors. What a waste of tinfoil. Couldn't Irwin Allen afford any real meteors? While in suspended animation, Don West is motionless. I'm having this fantastic dream about my relationship with Judy Robinson, but I keep hearing these smashing sounds. I must be having a nightmare in this freezing tube, or the ship is in trouble and I can't move a muscle to do anything about it.
To be continued .......
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About the Book
Mark Goddard, the author of To Space and Back, looks back fifty years to the three years he spent on Lost in Space. This book reveals the personal thoughts and memories of the author, Mark Goddard in relation to various aspects of the Jupiter 2, costuming and the cast. Thirty-one selected episodes of the series are written in a unique way by both the "real" Mark and his "reel" character, Don West. This book has been written especially with the loyal fans of Lost in Space in mind.
About the Author
Mark Goddard starred in the 1960s classic hit series, Lost in Space, from 1965 to 1968. After thirty years in the acting profession, he returned to Massachusetts, received his master's degree in education and taught special education for the next twenty-three years. He lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts with his wife, Evelyn.