List of ''Land of the Lost'' episodes

This is a complete episode list for the NBC Saturday morning series Land of the Lost.

Season one

NumberTitleAir dateWriter(s)DirectorSummary
First season (1974)
1Cha-KaSeptember 7, 1974David GerroldDennis SteinmetzThe Marshall family comes to the aid of an injured "missing link" named Cha-Ka
2The Sleestak GodSeptember 14, 1974David GerroldDennis SteinmetzWill and Holly run afoul of hostile lizard-men known as Sleestaks.
3DopeySeptember 21, 1974Margaret ArmenDennis SteinmetzHolly adopts a newly hatched brontosaurus as the family's pet and attempts to train him.
4DownstreamSeptember 28, 1974Larry NivenDennis SteinmetzAttempting to escape the Land via the river, the Marshalls reach a vast cavern in which lives an elderly Confederate soldier.
5Tag-TeamOctober 5, 1974Norman SpinradDennis SteinmetzThe Marshalls and Pakuni must work together when a prolonged pursuit leaves Will, Holly, and Cha-Ka trapped between the Land's ruling tyrannosaur and its arch-enemy allosaur
6The StrangerOctober 12, 1974Walter KoenigBob LallyThe Marshalls meet another time-traveler known as Enik (Walker Edmiston) who possesses the means to return the Marshalls home.
7AlbumOctober 19, 1974Dick MorganBob LallyThe Sleestak use mind-control to manipulate the Marshall children via an image of their deceased mother (Erica Hagen)
8SkylonsOctober 26, 1974Dick MorganBob LallyAfter entering one of the mysterious pylons, Will and Holly find that their actions have messed with the weather and created a terrible storm that is dealt with by three mysterious flying objects.
9The HoleNovember 2, 1974Wina SturgeonDennis SteinmetzRick must work with an outcast Sleestak named S'latch (voice by Ralph James) in order to climb out of the pit in which they've been left to die.
10The Paku who Came to DinnerNovember 9, 1974Barry BlitzerBob LallyCha-Ka is invited to dinner by the Marshalls, but when Holly dabs on some perfume she has (leading Rick to mutter, "Our little girl is growing up to be a lady") it causes the other Pakuni to capture Holly - and draws out the land's ruling tyrannosaur.
11The SearchNovember 16, 1974Ben BovaDennis SteinmetzWhen Rick is electrocuted by crystals, Will must convince Enik to save his life but finds that his time doorway has settled on Earth leaving him with a bitter choice
12The PossessionNovember 23, 1974David GerroldDennis SteinmetzCha-Ka and Holly come under the control of a malevolent being that is seeking more power for one of the pylons.
13Follow That DinosaurNovember 30, 1974Dick MorganDennis SteinmetzGrumpy's attraction to ground-hugging ferns Holly has nicknamed "dinosaur nip" causes the Marshall children to dump it over a cliff, where they discover a mysterious diary that holds clues to a possible escape from the Land.
14Stone SoupDecember 7, 1974Joyce PerryBob LallyA devastating drought brings the Marshalls into conflict with the Pakuni over food so Rick teaches them the importance of cooperation.
15ElsewhenDecember 14, 1974D.C. FontanaDennis SteinmetzAfter her family is captured by Sleestak, Holly meets a mysterious woman named Rani in Enik's cave who helps her overcome her fears.
16HurricaneDecember 21, 1974David Gerrold and Larry NivenBob LallyWill messes with another pylon and opens a time doorway stranding an Earth astronaut (Ron Masak), but creates a violent hurricane in the process.
17CircleDecember 28, 1974Larry Niven and David GerroldDennis SteinmetzThe Marshalls discover that their friend, Enik, has been unable to return to his own time and that they themselves might be the cause.

Season two

NumberTitleAir dateWriter(s)DirectorSummary
Second season (1975)
18Tar PitSeptember 6, 1975Margaret ArmenGordon WilesDopey falls into a tarpit and the Marshalls work to rescue him.
19The ZarnSeptember 13, 1975Dick MorganBob LallyWhile exploring the Mist Marsh, Rick and Will come across an alien ship and a woman from Rick's hometown.
20Fair TradeSeptember 20, 1975Bill KeenanBob LallyRick falls into a Sleestak trap forcing Will and Holly to appeal to Enik for help.
21One of Our Pylons Is MissingSeptember 27, 1975Bill KeenanGordon WilesCha-Ka and the Marshalls discover a huge power source beneath the Land of the Lost.
22The TestOctober 4, 1975Tom SwaleBob LallyCha-Ka undergoes a rite of passage, with help from Will and Holly.
23Gravity StormOctober 11, 1975Dick MorganBob LallyRick and Will must stop the Zarn before his ship's gravity drive tears apart the Land.
24The Longest DayOctober 18, 1975Joyce PerryGordon WilesRick is captured by the Sleestak and blamed for a malfunctioning pylon which prevents the sun from setting.
25The Pylon ExpressOctober 25, 1975Theodore SturgeonGordon WilesRick and Will follow the Pakuni to a special pylon that seems to be linked to Earth. Holly enters the pylon searching for her family and discovers that the pylon is a portal rapidly shifting between times and worlds.
26Nice Day[1]November 1, 1975Dick MorganGordon WilesWill and Cha-Ka go fishing while Holly prepares a special meal. When Holly runs afoul of a noxious plant the Marshalls appeal to Ta for help.
27Baby SitterNovember 8, 1975Bill KeenanGordon WilesHolly has an encounter with the stranded Zarn.
28The MusicianNovember 15, 1975Dick Morgan and Tom SwaleGordon WilesExploring ruins left by an advanced humanoid civilization the Marshalls and Cha-Ka find an artifact that has a special impact on one of their party.
29Split PersonalityNovember 22, 1975Dick MorganGordon WilesWhen quakes rattle the land, the Marshalls encounter mirror images of themselves who need their help.
30Blackout[2]November 29, 1975Donald F. Glut and Dick MorganBob LallyThe Sleestak tamper with a pylon in order to create eternal darkness, forcing Rick and Enik to consult the Library of Skulls in order to find a way to set things right.

Season three

NumberTitleAir dateWriter(s)DirectorSummary
Third season (1976)
31After-ShockSeptember 11, 1976Jon KubichanJoe ScanlanA mammoth earthquake shatters the land, opens a temporal pathway in which Rick Marshall falls and thus returns home, and brings to the land Will and Holly's uncle, Jack
32Survival KitSeptember 18, 1976Sam RoecaRick BennewitzAfter Holly falls ill, Jack bargains with the barbarian Malak (Richard Kiel) for the medicine that was stolen from them.
33The OrbSeptember 25, 1976Jon KubichanRick BennewitzAfter a new pylon turns Will invisible, he is persuaded by a captured Enik to use this ability to retrieve a sacred orb and exchange it with the Sleestak for the Altrusian's freedom.
34RepairmanOctober 2, 1976Jon KubichanJoe ScanlanThe Sleestak remove a vital crystal from the sun pylon and a strange man (Laurie Main) appears and convinces the Marshalls to help him get it back.
35MedusaOctober 9, 1976Greg StrangisRick BennewitzA runaway river carries Holly to a strange garden adorned with numerous statues and inhabited by a peculiar woman (Marian Thompson) who won't let her leave.
36CorneredOctober 16, 1976Sam RoecaRick BennewitzJack, Holly and Cha-Ka work to rid the valley of a fire breathing dimetrodon while Will recovers from the creature's venom.
37Flying DutchmanOctober 23, 1976John CuttsJoe ScanlanThe lone captain of a sailing ship (Rex Holman) offers the Marshalls a way home but harbors a terrible secret.
38Hot-Air ArtistOctober 30, 1976Jon KubichanRick BennewitzShowman/explorer "Colonel" Roscoe T Post (David Healy) arrives in a balloon from 1920. While the Marshalls work to repair his craft the Colonel has designs on Cha-Ka.
39Abominable SnowmanNovember 6, 1976Sam RoecaJoe ScanlanThe Marshalls rescue a unicorn given to Holly as a birthday gift from the clutches of the Yeti-like Tapa. (John Locke).
40TimestopNovember 13, 1976Tom SwaleJoe ScanlanThe Marshalls find a temporal key that Enik believes will take him home, but the Marshalls use it instead to save one of their own.
41Ancient GuardianNovember 20, 1976Peter GermanoJoe ScanlanThe Sleestak are enraged after the Marshalls accidentally release a menace from the high country.
42ScarabNovember 27, 1976Ian MartinRick BennewitzCha-Ka suddenly becomes hostile towards his friends after being bitten by a powerful beetle, steals the Skull of Wisdom, and frames the Marshalls for the theft.
43Medicine ManDecember 4, 1976Jon KubichanJoe ScanlanThe Marshalls convince Lone Wolf (Ned Romero) of the Nez Perce tribe and Captain Diggs (Gregory Walcott) of the US Cavalry that the two must learn to work together if they hope to survive and possibly return to 1877. Although this was the last episode aired, it was not an official one, and therefore Will and Holly Marshall never got to escape from the Land of the Lost, although an alternate version of them and their father did return to Earth in the final episode of Season One. The series finale.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nice Day" is misrepresented as "A Nice Day" on the DVD packaging.
  2. ↑ "Blackout" is misspelled "Black Out" on the DVD root menu and packaging.
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