seth@hp-pcd.UUCP (Seth D. Alford) (11/07/83)
#N:hp-cvd:11600001:000:203 hp-cvd!seth Nov 5 15:35:00 1983 My wife wants to know if Dr. Smith on Lost in Space had intended to go on the Jupiter II's mission with the Robinson family, orwhether he just could not get off the ship on time? Seth Alford hp-pcd!seth
johnc@dartvax.UUCP (11/08/83)
I believe that Dr. Smith was not supposed to go on the trip with
the Robinson Family, he somehow came along for the ride. If
anyone could elaborate on the subject, I'd be happy to know also.
John Cabell
...decvax!dartvax!johncjsol@bbncca.ARPA (Jon Solomon ) (11/09/83)
I remember seeing a "first episode" where they dealt with the reason Dr. Smith was there. He was there to sabotage the mission, but due to his bungling; was forced to stay on the ship. His added weight changed the ship's trajectory calculations which threw them off course. In fits of trying to change things he managed to screw them up so badly that they couldn't get back home. Eventually he found the controls to wake the people up and were they *pissed*. I think that was the pilot for the show. --JSol
gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (11/09/83)
Dr. Smith was unable to get off the ship. His original objective was to reprogram the robot to destroy the Jupiter II's inertial guidance system and life support system after 8 hours in flight. He would have gotten off the ship in time if the Alpha Control personnel hadn't come back on ship and moved the robot back to his pedestal. Dr. Smith then stayed behin and reprogrammed the robot, but had to hide from Alpha Control personnel again. When he came out of hiding, the final countdown had already started and he could not get out. --greg (decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!gds, gds%mit-eddie@mit-mc)
eli@uw-june (Eli Messinger) (11/09/83)
I believe that Dr. Smith was on board before the launch in an attempt to sabotage the mission. I don't remember why, or who he was working for though. ... uw-june!eli
mike@hpfclk.UUCP (11/13/83)
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hpfclk!mike Nov 11 09:04:00 1983
Dr. Smith was not supposed, nor did he want to go to Alpha Centuri with the
Robinson family. Several hours prior to launch he entered the Jupiter 2
and programmed the 'Environmental Control Robot' to destroy the ship
sometime after liftoff. However, Dr. Smith, being the sort of man that
he was, decided that he had time to take a quick nap before the launch.
So he pulled out a store away cot on the ship and went to sleep. He did
not awaken until just before lift off, and it was too late for him to get off
the ship. He decided he would steer the ship back to earth and played with
some controls which sent the ship into a frenzy. Finally, he used a laser
pistol to blast open the suspended animation pod that Major West was in. At
about that time the Robot starts to go nuts, following Dr. Smith's original
sabotage orders (This eventually forces the Jupiter 2 to land for repairs
in a latter episode). The ship is off course, badly damaged, and the
Robinson family has the bad luck of dealing with Dr. Smith for the next
three year's worth of episodes.
Michael "Warning! Do not tamper with alien controls!" Bishop
hplabs!hpfcla!mike.b