USS ROBINSON ONE The History of TV's Lost in Space A favorite show of the 1960's was Lost in Space. This series was on from 1965 to 1968. The story revolved around the Robinson family, the first family in space. Dr. Smith, the project physician, tried to sabotage the expedition by programming the Robot to destroy the ship on its maiden voyage. Unfortunately, he was trapped aboard the ship and reluctantly became a passenger. The damage he did caused the ship to go off course and become hopelessly lost in space. The rest of the show would be spent trying to get back to Earth. The Robot was one of the favorite characters. ”Danger, Will Robinson, danger” is the famous warning given by the Robot on several occasions. Most of the episodes revolved around Dr. Smith making a mess of things and sub