Land of the Lost (1974–1976) is one in a variety of popular, uniquely produced children's television series created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. The prolific Krofft team was very influential in children's television, producing many oddly formatted, highly energetic, and special-effects heavy programs. Screenshot of the Land of the Lost title screen. ... Childrens television shows are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... Sid and Marty Krofft are a sibling team of prolific television producers who were very influential in childrens television and music/variety television, particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1955 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor and singer who starred as Will Marshall on the 1970s childrens show Land of the Lost and as Michael Horton on Days Of Our Lives. ... Ron Harper was born on January 12, 1936 in Turtle Creek, a small town just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... NBC, formerly called the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Sid and Marty Krofft are a sibling team of prolific television producers who were very influential in childrens television and music/variety television, particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. ...

Krofft Productions did a remake of the series in 1991, also titled Land of the Lost. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Land of the Lost was a remake of the 1974 series Land of the Lost by Sid and Marty Krofft in 1991 and 1992, with more advanced special effects and a lighter, less survivalist-oriented tone. ...

Overview

Land of the Lost detailed the adventures of a family of three (father Rick Marshall, young son Will, and younger daughter Holly) who are trapped in a primitive alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, chimpanzee-like cavemen called Pakuni, and reptilian humanoids called Sleestak. The episode plots focused primarily on the family's efforts to survive and find a way back to their own world. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Type Species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often abbreviated to chimp, is the common name for two species in the genus Pan. ... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ... Orders See text. ... Land of the Lost title screen Land of the Lost (1974-1976) is one in a variety of popular, uniquely produced childrens television series created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. ...

The series is notable for having a much darker tone than most children's series, and for having a grander and more epic storytelling vision than most shows aimed at children. The relatively complex plots, unique internal mythology, and ambitious special effects (considered very unrealistic and campy today but advanced for Saturday morning TV in the 1970s) have earned the show a large popular following, particularly among adults who watched the show and other Krofft productions as children. The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. ... Lasers were used in the 2005 Classical Spectacular concert Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to create effects that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as depicting travel to other star systems. ... The term camp—normally used as an adjective, even though earliest recorded uses employed it mainly as a verb—refers to the deliberate and sophisticated use of kitsch, mawkish or corny themes and styles in art, clothing or conversation. ...

Many Krofft shows involved similar plots, often including children accidentally trapped in other worlds or quirky variations on superhero stories. Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ...

Plot and format

Left to right: Holly, Will and Rick Marshall. Rick is manipulating a crystal matrix table located in the Lost City.

The Marshalls are brought to the mysterious world by means of a time portal,^[1] a device used frequently throughout the series and a major part of its internal mythology. Though the term "time doorway" is used through the series, the "Land of the Lost" is not meant to portray an era in Earth's history, but rather an enigmatic zone whose place and time are unknown. The original creators of these time portals were the ancestors of the Sleestak, called Altrusians, and the portals and the related pylons have mysterious and unpredictable powers, sometimes opening and closing unexpectedly. This results in the Land being populated with a large variety of visitors and castaways. Screenshot from the Land of the Lost, showing the Marshalls (first two seasons) at a crystal matrix table. ... Screenshot from the Land of the Lost, showing the Marshalls (first two seasons) at a crystal matrix table. ... Contemporary mythology, also called contemporary parable, is a recently developed term to describe modern stories which resemble, either in content or in cultural significance, traditional mythology such as Greek Mythology or religious stories. ... Earth is the third planet from the Sun. ... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ...

Outfitted only for a short camping trip, the family must take shelter in natural caves and improvise the provisions and tools that they need to survive. Their most common and dangerous encounters are with dinosaurs, particularly a tyrannosaurus rex they nickname "Grumpy" who frequents the location of their cave. They also tangle with menacing Sleestak and morally ambiguous "cave-men" called Pakuni (one of whom, Cha-Ka, they befriend), as well as a variety of other dangerous creatures, mysterious technology, and strange geography. Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ... Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series presenting the adventures of the Marshall family (including Will and Holly and their father Rick, later replaced by their uncle Jack). ... Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series presenting the adventures of the Marshall family (including Will and Holly and their father Rick, later replaced by their uncle Jack). ...

The main goal of the three is to find a way to return home. They are occasionally aided in this by the Altrusian castaway Enik. At the start of the third season Rick Marshall unexpectedly returns to Earth, leaving his children behind, and is replaced by his brother Jack. // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ...

Production

Land Of The Lost is notable in large part for its epic-scale concept, which suggested an expansive world with many fantastic forms of life and mysterious technology, all created on a children's series' limited production budget. The series' intention was to create a realistic fantasy world, albeit relying heavily on children's non-critical eyes for detail. Though many adults and later-era viewers find the production design to be quaint and humorously artificial, the show played effectively to children and was an ambitious narrative project, introducing an unusually complex fantasy storyline. It was a marked departure from the Krofft team's previous work, which mostly featured extremely stylized puppets and sets such as those in H.R. Pufnstuf and Lidsville. H.R. Pufnstuf was a childrens television series in the United States produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. ... Lidsville was Sid and Marty Kroffts third television show following H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos. ...

The series was shot on a modular indoor soundstage, which made economical use of a small number of sets and scenic props which were rearranged frequently to suggest the ostensibly vast jungles, ancient cities and cave systems. Additional locations were often rendered using scale miniatures. Non-human characters were portrayed by actors in latex rubber suits, or with heavy creature make-up. Dinosaurs in the series were created using a combination of stop motion animation miniatures and rear projection film effects and special effects footage was frequently re-used. Additional visual effects were achieved using manual film overlay techniques, the low-tech ancestor to current motion control photography. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Stop motion is an animation technique which makes things that are static appear to be moving. ...

Additional information

• Characters and species
• Geography and technology

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Cast

• Rick Marshall (Season 1 and 2) - Spencer Milligan
• Uncle Jack Marshall (Season 3) - Ron Harper
• Will Marshall - Wesley Eure
• Holly Marshall - Kathy Coleman
• Cha-Ka - Phillip Paley
• Sa - Sharon Baird
• Ta - Joe Giamalva (1974–1975) and Scutter McKay (1975–1977)
• Enik - Walker Edmiston
• The Zarn - Marvin Miller (voice) and Van Snowden (body)
• Malak - Richard Kiel
• Sleestak Leader - Jon Locke (1976–1977)
• Sleestak - Dave Greenwood, Bill Laimbeer, John Lambert, Cleveland Porter, Jack Tingley, Scott Fullerton, Mike Westra, Bill Boyd

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Episode list

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References in popular culture

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• In Bubble Boy, Land of the Lost plays a very prominant role for the characters.
• In Stargate SG-1, an Unas that Daniel Jackson befriended and who appeared in several episodes was named "Chaka" after the Paku.
• In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Will Ferrell plays Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly (a reference to the first line of the theme music). In 2005, Universal Studios announced that Will Ferrell was going to star in a movie adaptation of Land of the Lost.
• The animated show Family Guy, in the episode "The King is Dead", has Peter singing the theme song during his audition for the play.
• In the MMORPG World of Warcraft, there are two NPCs named Williden and Hol'anyee Marshall, a play on Will and Holly. One of these NPCs gives a quest entitled "Lost!" Also, the game contains a zone full of dinosaurs (Un'goro Crater) which contains deposits of four different colored "power crystals" as well as three different "pylon" stations. Combining the power crystals at the pylons in different color combinations results in a unique effect.
• In the MMORPG City of Heroes, one of the villain groups is named The Lost. One of the neighborhoods of Paragon City where many Lost can be found is named "The Land of the Lost."
• A psychedelic rock band from the midwest United States called Sleestak formed in 2003, dedicated to the show and its fiction.
• In the Halloween 2002 Homestar Runner cartoon, The Poopsmith is dressed as a Sleestak.
• A famous graffiti tagger in Los Angeles went by the pseudonym "Chaka", after the Paku.
• An article^[2] from the satirical news weekly "The Onion" from October 12, 2005, (Issue 41•41) was entitled "Nostalgic Memories Of Land Of The Lost Ruined In DVD Release"

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References

1. ↑ Land of the Lost episode "Circle", season 1 No 17
2. ↑ "Nostalgic Memories Of Land Of The Lost Ruined In DVD Release", October 12, 2005 The Onion issue 41•41

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External links

• Land of the Lost (unofficial) homepage
• Land of the Lost (1974) listing in the Internet Movie Database
• Land of the Lost artwork
• Tavis Smiley - Sid & Marty Krofft Interview (Transcript and Real Player Audio)
• World of Krofft - Krofft Kollectibles Museum