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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!

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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Network:NBC

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 136 votes. Directed by N/A 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".

  • Cha-Ka
    6.9/10136 votes

    #1 - 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 Sleestak God
    7.5/10108 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Dopey
    6.6/1099 votes

    #3 - Dopey

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1974

    A troublesome baby brontosaurus follows Will and Holly home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Downstream
    6.6/1094 votes

    #4 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Larry Niven

  • Tag-Team
    6.4/1086 votes

    #5 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stranger
    8.1/10103 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Album
    7.4/1086 votes

    #7 - 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
    7.3/1081 votes

    #8 - 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 Hole
    7.5/1079 votes

    #9 - 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

  • The Paku Who Came to Dinner
    6.1/1080 votes

    #10 - 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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Search
    6.9/1076 votes

    #11 - 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 Possession
    6.6/1074 votes

    #12 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Follow That Dinosaur
    7.7/1079 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Stone Soup
    6.6/1073 votes

    #14 - 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

  • Elsewhen
    7.9/1085 votes

    #15 - 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

  • Hurricane
    7.1/1070 votes

    #16 - 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

  • Circle
    8.1/1087 votes

    #17 - 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