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5.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely a "KEEPER"!, January 15, 1999
This review is from: Lost in Space Gift Set (vol. 7-9) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Three of the best of the Classic Series are contained in this set. The only two part episode, "The Keeper" stars Michael Rennie as an intergalactic collector of two of every species...and he thinks Penny and Will Robinson would be fine additions to his zoo. Rennie is in fine form as The Keeper and is reunited with his former co-star, Jonathan Harris. Far from being the comic villain of later episodes, here Dr. Smith is quite ready to endanger the Robinsons in a botched attempt to make off with the Keeper's space ship, but instead lets all the carnivors lose on the planet (with one horrible exception).
The final treat in this set is "War of the Robots," where you not only get FORBIDDEN PLANET's own Robbie the Robot as a guest star (who is also, by the way, the Lost In Space Robot's big brother, since they were both designed by the great Bob Kinoshita), but this is the episode that truly establishes the Robot as more than a mere machine.
In this episode, Will Robinson and the Robot come across an abandoned robot rusting in a tangle of vines. The Robinson Robot warns that it is a Robotoid, a machine that can go beyond programming with a free choice of its own. Will ignors the Robot's advice and attempts to repair the Robotoid, with disasterous results to be sure.
Oddly enough, Penny Robinson is no where to be seen in this episode and no explanation for her disappearance is given. Nevertheless, this is a fine example of what Lost In Space could be before it became known for its more campy second season.
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