The BEST episodes of Land of the Lost season 1

Every episode of Land of the Lost season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Land of the Lost season 1!

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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Elsewhen
star
8.00
10 votes

#1 - 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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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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Circle
star
7.82
11 votes

#3 - 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
7.79
19 votes

#4 - 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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Hurricane
star
7.73
11 votes

#5 - 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

#6 - 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

#7 - 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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The Search
star
7.44
9 votes

#8 - 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 Stranger
star
7.42
12 votes

#9 - 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

#10 - 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 Sleestak God
star
7.33
36 votes

#11 - 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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Downstream
star
7.31
16 votes

#12 - 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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Tag-Team
star
7.23
13 votes

#13 - 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 Paku Who Came to Dinner
star
7.20
10 votes

#14 - 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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The Possession
star
7.18
11 votes

#15 - 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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Cha-Ka
star
6.94
63 votes

#16 - Cha-Ka

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1974

Grumpy, a T-Rex attacks a small family of Paku (caveman like creatures), Will and Holly watch and rescue the smallest Paku that hurt his leg. They bring him back to the cave and fix him up, they quickly become friends, but they also find out that Pakus aren't that friendly...

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Stone Soup
star
6.80
10 votes

#17 - Stone Soup

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/1974

The Marshalls have to barter with the Pakuni to reverse a drought.

Directors: Bob Lally
Writer: Joyce Perry
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