The BEST episodes of Land of the Lost

Every episode of Land of the Lost ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Land of the Lost!

Rick Marshall and his children Will and Holly were on a weekend expedition rafting trough a river when an enourmous earthquake diverts them to an eclectic alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, chimpanzee-like cavemen called Pakuni, and aggressive, humanoid creatures called Sleestak.

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The Zarn
star
8.22
9 votes

#1 - The Zarn

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1975

While investigating the Mist Marsh, the guys stumble onto a mysterious woman who has a bit too much in common with Rick.

Directors: Bob Lally
Writer: Dick Morgan
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Album
star
8.00
10 votes

#2 - Album

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1974

Will and Holly are lured to the Lost City by a hypnotic stone which shows them a vision of their dead mother.

Directors: Bob Lally
Writer: Dick Morgan
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The Pylon Express
star
8.00
5 votes

#3 - The Pylon Express

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1975

Holly tries to save Rick and Will after they go into a pylon to investigate a time door.

Directors: Gordon Wiles
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Elsewhen
star
8.00
10 votes

#4 - Elsewhen

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/14/1974

A mysterious woman named Rani steps through a time door and gives Holly advice on dealing with her fears and helping her family.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: D.C. Fontana
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The Longest Day
star
7.83
12 votes

#5 - The Longest Day

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1975

When the sun stands still, the Sleestak wrongfully blame Rick for tampering with the pylon.

Directors: Gordon Wiles
Writer: Joyce Perry
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Circle
star
7.82
11 votes

#6 - Circle

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/28/1974

The Marshalls learn that their arrival in the Land of the Lost created a paradox in the door of time that's preventing Enik from returning home.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
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Dopey
star
7.80
20 votes

#7 - Dopey

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1974

Will and Holly are out and about, and they find a baby brontosaur, which Holly names Dopey, and Holly plans to keep him, but that might be a problem.....

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The Musician
star
7.80
5 votes

#8 - The Musician

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/15/1975

While searching the temple in the Lost City, Holly gets a ring stuck on her finger and Cha-Ka unwittingly awakens the Builder.

Directors: Gordon Wiles
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Blackout
star
7.75
4 votes

#9 - Blackout

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/29/1975

Enik seeks Rick's help when the Sleestak execute a nefarious plan to plunge the world into darkness and overpopulate it with their offspring.

Directors: Bob Lally
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Hurricane
star
7.73
11 votes

#10 - Hurricane

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/21/1974

While fooling with a pylon, Will opens a time door that brings an astronaut and a hurricane to the Land of the Lost.

Directors: Bob Lally
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Follow That Dinosaur
star
7.64
11 votes

#11 - Follow That Dinosaur

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1974

The Marshalls find half a diary from a former human resident of the Land of the Lost that might hold the key to returning to the real world.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: Dick Morgan
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The Hole
star
7.58
12 votes

#12 - The Hole

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1974

Rick joins forces with an intelligent Sleestak when they end up rooming together with the hungry Sleestak God in the Hole of No Return.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
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One of Our Pylons is Missing
star
7.50
6 votes

#13 - One of Our Pylons is Missing

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1975

When a mysterious energy hole appears in the ground and swallows Cha-Ka, Holly attempts a rescue.

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Gravity Storm
star
7.50
6 votes

#14 - Gravity Storm

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1975

The Zarn is to blame when gravity begins weighing down the inhabitants of the Land of the Lost.

Directors: Bob Lally
Writer: Dick Morgan
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The Stranger
star
7.46
13 votes

#15 - The Stranger

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1974

The Marshalls meet Enik, an intelligent, time-traveling relative of the Sleestak.

Directors: Bob Lally
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Skylons
star
7.42
12 votes

#16 - Skylons

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1974

When Will and Holly find a way into a pylon, they discover a device which summons a terrible storm.

Directors: Bob Lally
Writer: Dick Morgan
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The Search
star
7.40
10 votes

#17 - The Search

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1974

When Rick is shocked by magical crystals, Holly is forced to bring him home while Will goes to Enik for help.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: Ben Bova
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The Sleestak God
star
7.38
39 votes

#18 - The Sleestak God

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1974

Will and Holly go adventuring and find the Lost City and Sleestak, lizard men that don't behave. Cha-ka gets Rick and they go looking for them with trouble and suprises on the way......

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Split Personality
star
7.33
6 votes

#19 - Split Personality

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/22/1975

Following an earthquake, a specter that resembles Holly materializes and pleads for help.

Directors: Gordon Wiles
Writer: Dick Morgan
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Downstream
star
7.31
16 votes

#20 - Downstream

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1974

The Marshalls attempt to escape the Land of the Lost by river and wind up trapped in a cave with a daffy Confederate miner.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: Larry Niven
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The Paku Who Came to Dinner
star
7.27
11 votes

#21 - The Paku Who Came to Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1974

Cha-Ka is invited to dine with the Marshalls. Meanwhile, Holly's perfume drives the locals wild!

Directors: Bob Lally
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Tag-Team
star
7.21
14 votes

#22 - Tag-Team

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1974

While fleeing from the jaws of dinosaurs, the Marshalls and the Pakuni are forced to work together.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
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The Possession
star
7.18
11 votes

#23 - The Possession

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1974

Cha-Ka and Holly become hypnotized by a baton-like object from a mysterious pylon.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
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Fair Trade
star
7.14
7 votes

#24 - Fair Trade

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1975

When Rick stumbles into a pig trap with three Sleestak, Will and Holly turn to Enik and Ta for help rescuing him.

Directors: Bob Lally
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Nice Day
star
7.14
7 votes

#25 - Nice Day

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/1975

A quiet day of fishing, trap building and cake making turns serious when Holly is pricked by a poisonous plant.

Directors: Gordon Wiles
Writer: Dick Morgan
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