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The Best Episodes of Land of the Lost

Every episode of Land of the Lost ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyFamilyComedy
Network:NBC
Episodes
43
Avg. Rating
6.9
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6.9
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Stranger" is the best rated episode of "Land of the Lost". It scored 8.1/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Walter Koenig, Norman Spinrad, it aired on 10/12/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Circle".

  • The Stranger
    8.1/10(104)
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    #1 - The Stranger

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/12/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Walter Koenig, Norman Spinrad

  • Circle
    8.1/10(88)
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    #2 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elsewhen
    7.9/10(86)
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    #3 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Follow That Dinosaur
    7.7/10(80)
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    #4 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Zarn
    7.7/10(78)
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    #5 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sleestak God
    7.5/10(110)
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    #6 - The Sleestak God

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/14/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Gerrold

  • The Hole
    7.5/10(80)
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blackout
    7.5/10(61)
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    #8 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Album
    7.4/10(87)
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    #9 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skylons
    7.3/10(82)
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Longest Day
    7.3/10(60)
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    #11 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pylon Express
    7.3/10(64)
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    #12 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Theodore Sturgeon

  • Gravity Storm
    7.2/10(59)
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    #13 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hurricane
    7.1/10(71)
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    #14 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Split Personality
    7.1/10(55)
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    #15 - Split Personality

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 11/22/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cha-Ka
    6.9/10(138)
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    #16 - Cha-Ka

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/7/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Gerrold

  • The Search
    6.9/10(77)
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Musician
    6.9/10(60)
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    #18 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Orb
    6.9/10(55)
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    #19 - The Orb

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/25/1976

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Timestop
    6.9/10(55)
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    #20 - Timestop

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 11/13/1976

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One of Our Pylons is Missing
    6.8/10(66)
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    #21 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cornered
    6.8/10(53)
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    #22 - Cornered

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/16/1976

    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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stone Soup
    6.7/10(74)
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    #23 - Stone Soup

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/7/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Test
    6.7/10(59)
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    #24 - The Test

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/4/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ancient Guardian
    6.7/10(50)
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    #25 - Ancient Guardian

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 11/20/1976

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A