Penny stumbles into an alien mirror and finds a universe occupied by one very lonely boy.Penny stumbles into an alien mirror and finds a universe occupied by one very lonely boy.Penny stumbles into an alien mirror and finds a universe occupied by one very lonely boy.
Bill Mumy
- Will Robinson
- (as Billy Mumy)
Judy the Chimpanzee
- Debbie the Bloop
- (uncredited)
Dick Tufeld
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- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaJust like Penny Robinson's complete absence in War of the Robots (1966) (until the trailer), Will Robinson similarly does not appear in this episode except in the trailer for next week's adventure; however, unlike Penny in War of the Robots, Will's name is mentioned (twice) as if he's somewhere around.
- GoofsThe black wire used to pull over the table outside the Jupiter 2 during the cosmic storm at the beginning of the show is visible before the table "falls" over from the wind.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lost in Space: The Prisoners of Space (1966)
Featured review
A typical 'be careful what you wish' for cautionary tale enhanced by some offbeat but interesting visuals
Penny and Smith discover an odd mirror that acts as a doorway to a strange 'Neverland' where the younger of the Robinson sisters is granted her ill-considered wish not to grow old (and not to get all 'girly' like big sis Judy). The premise, that the 'other-sides' of all mirrors are connected in some vast dimension is intriguing (a similar premise was at the core of Heinlein's 'The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag') but the episode does little with it beyond setting up a 'Penny matures' story. Michael Pollard plays the odd 'Peter Pan'-like' mirror-dimension dweller - an interesting character who forever seems to battling an improbable hairy monocular beast and does not cast a reflection of his own (which I found a most interesting revelation, sadly not followed-up on). Irwin Allen's famed frugalness is on display as the mirror-land is full of plastic sheets and props from a variety of movies but the overall effect is nicely other-worldly and surreal. Too bad more wasn't done with the story, especially as to the origins and destiny of the time-less boy. In recent watchings of this venerable series I have found it odd (and slightly off-putting) how child-like and fragile Penny is portrayed when compared to her competent and resourceful younger brother Will. This was one of the first episodes to punctuate Dr. Smith's antics with typical comic 'musical cues' (a sign of things to come).
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- jamesrupert2014
- Jun 24, 2022
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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