Land of the Lost Dinosaurs - On the live-action
Saturday morning series LAND OF THE LOST/NBC/1974-77 forest ranger Rick Marshall (Spencer
Milligan), his daughter, Holly (Kathy Coleman) and his son, Will
(Wesley Eure) fell over a waterfalls while exploring the
Colorado River and entered into a prehistoric setting filled
with dinosaurs, and savage primitives.
Two of the
resident dinosaurs in the "Land of the Lost" were dubbed
"Grumpy" and "Alice," by the Marshall family. These two
quarreling dinosaurs were a constant threat to the
Marshall's who often sought the safety of the tree tops while
they waited for their unwelcome dinosaur neighbors to go away.
Grumpy the Tyranosaur and Alice the Allosaur face off
Other dinosaurs seen on the show
included: Dopey the baby Brontosaur (befriended by Holly), Emily the Brontosaur, Junior
the baby Allosaur, Spot the Coelophysis, Spike the Triceratops,
Lulu the two headed monster, and Torchy the Dimetrodon.
Also living in
this prehistoric landscapes were a slow-moving race
of reptilian creatures called
Sleestaks.
One of these Sleestaks was named
Enik. He had fallen through a
time warp portal to the prehistoric landscape of "Land of the
Lost" which he discovered was
his own future...a future where fellow Sleestaks have turned
into bow-and-arrow wielding primitives. With the realization
that some past event would reverse his people to savagery, he
spent his time trying to get back to his own time and warn his
people of their impending destiny. Occasionally, Enik, a peaceful Sleestak helped the humans who
shared his world. When the savage Sleestaks spoke they hissed
and slobbered.
This videotaped
Saturday morning series was created by the puppeteers Sid &
Marty Krofft. It was revived on ABC in 1991
with Timothy Bottoms as the single father of two children
trapped in a land of dinosaurs when an earthquake swallowed them
while driving in their Jeep Cherokee wagon.
Theme Song Lyrics
Marshall, Will and Holly
On a routine expedition
Met the greatest earthquake ever known
High on the rapids It struck their tiny raft (insert screams
here)
And plunged them down a thousand feet below
To the Land of the Lost
To the Land of the Lost
To the Land of the Lost
(Second &
Third Season Theme)
Will and Holly Marshall
As the earth beneath them trembled
Lost their father through the door of time
Uncle Jack went searching
And found those kids at last
Looking for a way to escape
From the Land of the Lost
LAND OF THE
LOST/NBC/1974-77
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Spencer Milligan |
as |
Rick Marshall
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Wesley Eure |
as |
Will Marshall
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Kathleen Coleman |
as |
Holly Marshall
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Phillip Paley |
as |
Cha-Ka
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Scutter McKay
/Joe Giamalva |
as |
Ta
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Sharon Baird |
as |
Sa |
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Walker Edmiston |
as |
Enik
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Ron Harper |
as |
Uncle Jack Marshall
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Jon Locke |
as |
Sleestak Leader
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Jack Tingley |
as |
Sleestak |
Scott Fullerton
Mike Westra
Dave Greenwood
Bill Laimbeer
John Lambert |
as |
Additional cast |
