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The Best Episodes of Land of the Lost

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The Best Episodes of Land of the Lost

Rick Marshall and his children Will and Holly are on a weekend expedition rafting down a river when an enormous earthquake diverts them to an...

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  1. 8.2/10(107 votes)

    #1 - The Stranger

    S1:E6

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

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  2. 8.0/10(93 votes)

    #2 - Circle

    S1:E17

    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.

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  3. 7.9/10(90 votes)

    #3 - Elsewhen

    S1:E15

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

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  4. 7.7/10(83 votes)

    #4 - Follow That Dinosaur

    S1:E13

    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.

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  5. 7.7/10(82 votes)

    #5 - The Zarn

    S2:E2

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

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  6. 7.5/10(114 votes)

    #6 - The Sleestak God

    S1:E2

    While searching the Lost City, Will and Holly are captured by lizard-men which are known as Sleestak.

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  8. 7.5/10(64 votes)

    #7 - Blackout

    S2:E13

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

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  9. 7.4/10(90 votes)

    #8 - Album

    S1:E7

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

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  10. 7.4/10(83 votes)

    #9 - The Hole

    S1:E9

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

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  11. 7.3/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Skylons

    S1:E8

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

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  12. 7.3/10(67 votes)

    #11 - The Pylon Express

    S2:E8

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

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  13. 7.2/10(63 votes)

    #12 - Gravity Storm

    S2:E6

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

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  14. 7.2/10(62 votes)

    #13 - The Longest Day

    S2:E7

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

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  15. 7.1/10(75 votes)

    #14 - Hurricane

    S1:E16

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

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  16. 7.0/10(79 votes)

    #15 - The Search

    S1:E11

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

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  17. 7.0/10(57 votes)

    #16 - Split Personality

    S2:E12

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

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  18. 6.9/10(57 votes)

    #17 - Timestop

    S3:E10

    Will and Holly find a crystal that holds the key to time travel, which they must use to save Cha-Ka from certain death.

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  19. 6.8/10(147 votes)

    #18 - Cha-Ka

    S1:E1

    Will and Holly save a Pakuni ape-boy named Cha-Ka from Grumpy the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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  20. 6.8/10(69 votes)

    #19 - One of Our Pylons is Missing

    S2:E4

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

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  21. 6.8/10(63 votes)

    #20 - The Musician

    S2:E11

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

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  22. 6.8/10(57 votes)

    #21 - The Orb

    S3:E3

    A mysterious pylon turns Will invisible! Perhaps this startling new power can enable him to free Enik - putting an end to the Sleestaks' foolish plan of unleashing the destructive powers of the orb and plunging the land forever into total darkness.

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  23. 6.8/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Cornered

    S3:E6

    Stung by Torchy's poisonous tail, Will's fate hangs in the balance! Enik refuses to reveal the antidote unless the family rids the valley of the pesky fire-breathing dinosaur - forever. Soon Uncle Jack and Holly find themselves in a desperate race against time, one they all too easily can lose!

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  24. 6.7/10(61 votes)

    #23 - The Test

    S2:E5

    Cha-Ka gets some help from Will and Holly stealing one of Big Alice's eggs to pass the Pakuni rite of manhood test.

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  25. 6.7/10(63 votes)

    #24 - Baby Sitter

    S2:E10

    When Holly spends the night alone with Cha-Ka, the Zarn causes a rift between Cha-Ka and Ta.

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  26. 6.7/10(51 votes)

    #25 - Ancient Guardian

    S3:E11

    The yeti goes on a rampage when the Marshalls disturb an ancient Sleestak statue.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Stranger" is the best rated episode of "Land of the Lost". It scored 8.2/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Walter Koenig, Norman Spinrad, it aired on 10/12/1974. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Circle".