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From: jsol@bbncca.ARPA (Jon Solomon )
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: Even More Lost in Space Trivia - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 19:17:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  8 19:17:11 1983
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I remember seeing a "first episode" where they dealt with the reason Dr.
Smith was there. He was there to sabotage the mission, but due to his
bungling; was forced to stay on the ship. His added weight changed the
ship's trajectory calculations which threw them off course. In fits of
trying to change things he managed to screw them up so badly that they
couldn't get back home. Eventually he found the controls to wake the people
up and were they *pissed*. I think that was the pilot for the show.

--JSol