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The Best Episodes of Land of the Lost Season 1

Every episode of Land of the Lost Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Land of the Lost Season 1!

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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 eclectic alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, chimpanzee-like cavemen called Pakuni,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 1 - Cha-Ka
    6.9/10(160 votes)

    #1 - Cha-Ka

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  2. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 2 - The Sleestak God
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #2 - The Sleestak God

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  3. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 3 - Dopey
    6.6/10(114 votes)

    #3 - Dopey

    S1:E3

    A troublesome baby brontosaurus follows Will and Holly home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 4 - Downstream
    6.6/10(108 votes)

    #4 - Downstream

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Niven

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  5. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 5 - Tag-Team
    6.5/10(96 votes)

    #5 - Tag-Team

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 6 - The Stranger
    8.3/10(116 votes)

    #6 - The Stranger

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Walter Koenig, Norman Spinrad

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  7. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 7 - Album
    7.5/10(96 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 8 - Skylons
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #8 - Skylons

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 9 - The Hole
    7.6/10(89 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 10 - The Paku Who Came to Dinner
    6.3/10(89 votes)

    #10 - The Paku Who Came to Dinner

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 11 - The Search
    7.0/10(84 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 12 - The Possession
    6.7/10(81 votes)

    #12 - The Possession

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 13 - Follow That Dinosaur
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 14 - Stone Soup
    6.5/10(81 votes)

    #14 - Stone Soup

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 15 - Elsewhen
    8.0/10(97 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 16 - Hurricane
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Land of the Lost Season 1 Episode 17 - Circle
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Cha-Ka" is the best rated episode of "Land of the Lost" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 160 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by David Gerrold, it aired on 9/7/1974. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Sleestak God".