Production timeline

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Timeline of events related to Irwin Allen productions.

1810s[]

1812[]

The Swiss Family Robinson is published.

1890s[]

1897[]

September 23 - Birth of Walter Pigeon.

1900s[]

1901[]

January 10 - Birth of Harry Harvey.

1905[]

August 5 - Birth of Wilbur Evans.

1906[]

January 22 - Birth of Peter Packer.
July 26 - Birth of Walter Sande.

1907[]

January 6 - Birth of Helen Kleeb.
September 1 - Birth of Nathan Juran.

1908[]

August 8 - Birth of Ford Rainey.

1909[]

June 27 - Birth of Sobey Martin.
August 25 - Birth of Michael Rennie.
October 25 - Birth of Whit Bissell.

1910s[]

1911[]

June 24 - Birth of Norman Lessing.
August - Birth of Alvin Ganzer.
August 11 - Birth of Henry Kulky.

1912[]

June 9 - Birth of Don Forbes.
September 13 - Birth of Reta Shaw.

1913[]

August 13 - Birth of Kurt Kasznar.

1914[]

February 24 - Birth of Robert Kinoshita.
August 31 - Birth of Richard Basehart.
November 6 - Birth of Jonathan Harris.

1915[]

February 5 - Birth of Hal Torey.

1916[]

June 12 - Birth of Irwin Allen.
June 26 - Birth of Carey Wilber.
August - Birth of Jackson Gillis.

1917[]

June 23 - Birth of Justus Addiss.
November 13 - Birth of Robert Sterling.

1918[]

March 22 - Birth of Fred Crane.
April 30 - Birth of Don Richardson.

1919[]

October 10 - Birth of Janos Prohaska.

1920s[]

1921[]

December 24 - Birth of Paul Zastupnevich.

1922[]

Birth of Theodore Lehmann.

1923[]

January 21 - Birth of Barney Slater.

1924[]

January 14 - Birth of Guy Williams.
September 26 - Birth of Shimon Wincelberg.

1925[]

June 25 - Birth of June Lockhart.
Birth of Allan Balter.

1926[]

August 1 - Birth of Leonard Horn.
December 11 - Birth of Dick Tufeld.

1927[]

May 20- Birth of David Hedison.

1928[]

January 21 - Birth of William Read Woodfield.
April 18 - Birth of William Bramley.
July 5 - Birth of Warren Oates.

1929[]

February 2 - Birth of Sheila Mathews.
August 5 - Birth of Don Matheson.
August 27 - Birth of Hoke Howell.

1930s[]

1930[]

November 23 - Birth of Robert Easton.
August 30 - Birth of Terry Becker.

1940s[]

1945[]

February 26 - Birth of Marta Kristen.

1950s[]

1951[]

May 26 - Birth of Donald Losby.

1952[]

September 9 - Birth of Angela Cartwright.

1954[]

February 1 - Birth of Bill Mumy.

1955[]

December 23 - Birth of Stefan Arngrim.

1960s[]

1960[]

The screenplay Space Family Robinson is written.

1961[]

July 12 - The film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is released.

1962[]

December - Space Family Robinson #1, "The Challenge of Gorko", is published.

1963[]

March - Space Family Robinson #2, "Lost in Space", is published.
June - Space Family Robinson #3, "Peril on Planet Zero", is published.
September - Space Family Robinson #4, "Prehistoric Planet", is published.
December - Space Family Robinson #5, "The Mist of Delusion", is published.

1964[]

February - Space Family Robinson #6, "The Duplicates", is published.
April - Space Family Robinson #7, "The Dangerous Journey", is published.
June - Space Family Robinson #8, "Peril on Planet Four", is published.
August - Space Family Robinson #9, "The Creeping Greens", is published.
October - Space Family Robinson #10, "Captive Planet", is published.
December - Space Family Robinson #11, "Operation Rescue", is published.
December - Filming of Guy Williams' original screen test.
Ib Melchior prepares a treatment for Lost in Space.

1965[]

1965 productions

1966[]

1966 productions

1967[]

1967 productions

1968[]

January 3 - "Target Earth" airs.
January 10 - "Princess of Space" airs.
January 17 - "Time Merchant" airs.
January 24 - "The Promised Planet" airs.
January 31 - "Fugitives in Space" airs.
February - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #26, "The Captives", is published.
February 14 - "Space Beauty" airs.
February 21 - "The Flaming Planet" airs.
February 28 - "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" airs.
March 6 - "Junkyard in Space" airs.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #27, "Prisoners of the Brain", is published.
June - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #28, "When Suns Collide", is published.
August - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #29, "The Formless Foe", is published.
September 11 - CBS airs its final Lost in Space episode, a rerun of "A Visit to Hades".
September 22 - Land of the Giants begins to air.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #30, "Attack of the Plant Creatures", is published.
December - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #31, "The Dark Planet", is published.

1969[]

February - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #32, "The Ultimate Weapon", is published.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #33, "The Arch of No Return", is published.
June - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #34, "Tracked by the Doom Missile", is published.
August - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #35, "Space Giants", is published.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #36, "Crash Course with Planet Three", is published.

1970s[]

1970[]

March 22 - Land of the Giants ends.

1971[]

June 10 - Death of Michael Rennie.
November 22 - Death of Walter Sande.

1972[]

September 10 - Death of Dawson Palmer.

1973[]

September 8 - An animated pilot episode of Lost in Space airs as part of The New Saturday Superstar Movie.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One (a new extended subtitle) #37, "The 7 Mechanical Men", is published.
The Lost in Space Fan Club is founded.

1974[]

January - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #38, "Web of Doom", is published.
March 13 - Death of Janos Prohaska.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #39, "Crisis on Planet 4", is published.
July - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #40, "Accident in Hyper-Space", is published.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #41, "Battle of Giants", is published.

1975[]

January - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #42, "The Hidden World", is published.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #43, "Trapped in Space", is published.
May 25 - Death of Leonard Horn.
August - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #44, "Lost in Time", is published.
September 14 - SFR: "The Typhoon" airs.
September 28 - SFR: "The Hawk" airs.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space (reverting to its old subtitle) #45, "Planet of Monsters", is published.
October 5 - SFR: "Man o' War" airs.
October 12 - SFR: "The Pit" airs.
October 19 - SFR: "The Tiki" airs.
October 26 - SFR: "The Mountain" airs.
November 2 - SFR: "Neptune's Nephew" airs.
November 9 - SFR: "The Slave Ship" airs.
November 23 - SFR: "The Chimp" airs.
November 30 - SFR: "The Captain" airs.
December 14 - SFR: "Ernie's Christmas" airs.
December 28 - SFR: the 12th episode airs.

1976[]

January- Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #46, "War in Space", is published.
January 4 - SFR: "The Treasure" airs.
January 11 - SFR: "The Wild Dog" airs.
January 18 - SFR: "The Renegades" airs.
January 25 - SFR: "The Bell" airs.
February 1 - SFR: "Jean LaFitte: Part 1" airs.
February 8 - SFR: "Jean LaFitte: Part 2" airs.
March 21 - SFR: "The Operation" airs.
March 28 - SFR: "The Devils" airs.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #47, "The Space-Jackers", is published.
August - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #48, "Pirates of the Asteroids", is published.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space on Space Station One #49, reprinting "Web of Doom", is published.

1977[]

January - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #50, "Plague Ship", is published.
April - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #51, "City in Orbit", is published.
August - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #52, "Bridge of Ages", is published.
October - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #53, "No Place Like Home", is published.
December - Space Family Robinson - Lost in Space #54, "Riders of the Deep", is published.

1978[]

July 27 - Death of Sobey Martin.
November 29 - Death of Barney Slater.

1979[]

August 6 - Death of Kurt Kasznar.
October 26 - Death of Justus Addiss.
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror nominates Lost in Space as one of the best examples of TV science fiction.
Ted Turner's WTBS television station begins five years of Lost in Space reruns.

1980s[]

1980[]

Bill Mumy writes a Lost in Space reunion script.

1981[]

Summer - LISFAN#1 is published.
September 23 - Death of Allan Balter.

1982[]

January 8 - Death of Reta Shaw.
April 3 - Death of Warren Oates.

1983[]

Most of the Lost in Space cast appear on the Family Feud game show.
GNP releases a Lost in Space theme song 45rpm record.
LISFAN#2 is published.

1984[]

Irwin Allen commissions a market survey to gauge interest in a Lost in Space film.
Summer - LISFAN#3 is published.
September 17 - Death of Richard Basehart.

1985[]

October 27 - Death of Dick Tufeld.
November 27 - Death of Harry Harvey.

1986[]

LISFAN#4 is published.
The Alpha Control Reference Manual is published.
Jupiter 2 Operators Manual is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 1 Island in the Sky is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 2 War of the Robots is published.
Lost in Space Technical Manual Volume 1 is published.

1987[]

February 13 - Death of Peter Packer.
May 31 - Death of Wilbur Evans.
The Anniversary Tribute Book Volume 1 is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 3 Wild Adventure is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 4 Rocket to Earth is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 5 Space Destruction is published.
The Lost in Space Files Volume 6 Fugitives in Space is published.

1988[]

LISFAN#5 is published.
The 3rd revised edition of The Alpha Control Reference Manual is published.

1989[]

April 30 - Death of Guy Williams.
August 11 - Death of Hal Torey.
The USA network airs Lost in Space reruns.
The Complete Lost in Space Book is published.
The Lost in Space Handbook: The Story Of America's Favorite Space Family, Special 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition, is published.

1990s[]

1990[]

Spring - Giants Log (Land of the Giants) is formed and first newsletter published.
Summer - LISFAN#6 is published.
October - Star Trek volume 2 #13, "A Rude Awakening!", is published. It is the first of part of "The Return of the Worthy", co-written by Peter David and Bill Mumy as a Lost in Space pseudo-crossover.
December - Star Trek volume 2 #14, "Great Expectations!", is published, continuing a Lost in Space tribute.
December - The restored original Robot appears on stage with the surviving LiS cast at the Northeast Collectibles Extravaganza in Boston.
Lost in Space: 25th Anniversary Tribute Book is published.

1991[]

January - Star Trek volume 2 #15, "Tomorrow Never Knows!", is published, concluding a Lost in Space tribute.
July 18 - Lost in Space premieres in France.
August - Lost in Space #1, "Seduction Of The Innocent", is published.
November - Lost in Space #2, "The Cavern Of Idyllic Summers Lost", is published.
November 2 - Death of Irwin Allen.
December - Lost in Space #3, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night", is published.
The Complete LISFAN: 10th Anniversary Lost in Space Special is published.
The Lost in Space 25th Anniversary Celebration is published.
The Lost in Space Scrapbook Volume 1 is published.
The Lost in Space Scrapbook Volume 2 is published.
The Lost in Space Scrapbook Volume 3 is published.

1992[]

February - Lost in Space #4, "People Are Strange... When You're A Stranger", is published.
March - Lost in Space #5, "The Perils Of Penelope", is published.
March 6 - Lost in Space premieres in Germany.
May - Lost in Space #6, "In Unity There Is Strength", is published.
June - Lost in Space #7, "Don's Dilemma", is published.
August - Lost in Space #8, "Waxx & Wave", is published.
October - Lost in Space #9, "Giving Thanks", is published.
November - Lost in Space #10, "Afterthoughts", is published.
December - Lost in Space #11, "Memories Left Behind", is published.
Lost in Space Annual #1, "Two Thousand Light-Years From Home", is published.
LISFAN#7 is published.
The Sci-Fi Channel airs Lost in Space reruns.
The Irwin Allen Scrapbook Volume 2 is published.
Lost in Space Forever is published.
Lost in Space Australia (LISA), a Lost in Space fanclub, is formed.

1993[]

March - Strangers among Strangers is published.
April - Lost in Space #12, "The Price Of Treason", is published.
April 24 - First public broadcast of Lost in Space pilot "No Place to Hide", on the Sci-Fi Channel's First Annual Pilot Playhouse special.
August - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #1, "Across The Universe", is published.
August - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #2, "Images Of Broken Light", is published.
September - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #3, "They Tumble Blindly", is published.
September - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #4, "Shades OF Earth", is published.
October - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #5, "Like A Restless Wind", is published.
November - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul" #6, "Change My World", is published.
November - "It's A Little Secret, Just The Robinson's Affair" is published.
Lost in Space Annual #2, "Whatever Happened To Baby Bloop?", is published.
Prelude Pictures acquires the screen rights to Lost in Space from the Irwin Allen Estate.

1994[]

Summer - The Irwin Allen News Network is formed and first newsletter published.
LISFAN#8 is published.

1995[]

November 28 - Death of Don Forbes.
New Line, having purchased screen rights from Prelude Pictures, announces intentions to make a Lost in Space film.
GNP Crescendo releases a Lost in Space soundtrack.
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen is produced and first airs on 30 September 1995.

1996[]

January 10 - Death of Don Richardson.
November 19 - A revised script is submitted for Lost in Space. [1]
December - MAD Magazine #117 - reprints its 1966 satirie of Lost in Space.
Space Family Robinson: The True Story is published.
You Can Build... The Lost in Space Robot is published.
Columbia House Video offers Lost in Space on VHS.
Death of Whit Bissell.

1997[]

May 9 - Death of Hoke Howell and Paul Zastupnevich.
Summer - TV Guide's "The 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" issue rates the Lost in Space "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" episode as #76, over Star Trek's "City on the Edge of Forever" (ranked #92).
July 5 - William Shatner and the Robot appear on the television special TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction.
Jonathan Harris and the Robot appear on Good Morning, America.
October 16 - In recognition of the launchdate of the Jupiter 2, the Sci-Fi Channel airs an all-day marathon, including "No Place to Hide" and the top ten episodes chosen in an online poll. The Museum of Radio and Television holds public screenings of episodes in New York and Los Angeles with all surviving members of the original cast (including the Robot) in attendance at a private event in California. The event is preceded by a live chat with the cast on America Online.[2]
November 25 - Lost In Space: Original Television Soundtrack, Volume Two is released on audio CD.
November 26 - Lost In Space: Original Television Soundtrack, Volume One is released on audio CD.

1998[]

January 1 - Lost In Space: The Derelict is released on VHS.
March 31 - Lost In Space: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is released on audio CD.
April 3 - Lost in Space premieres in US and Canadian theatres.
April 9 - Lost in Space is released in Australia.
May 2 - Death of Carey Wilber.
May 14 - Lost in Space is released in Singapore.
June 4 - Lost in Space is released in South Korea.
June 24 - Lost in Space is released in the Netherlands.
July 2 - Lost in Space is released in Argentina and New Zealand.
July 3 - Lost in Space is released in Brazil and Iceland.
July 10 - Lost in Space is released in Spain.
July 23 - Lost in Space is released in Israel.
July 24 - Lost in Space is released in Denmark.
July 30 - Lost in Space is released in Slovakia.
July 31 - Lost in Space is released in Ireland and the UK.
August 7 - Lost in Space is released in Mexico.
August 20 - Lost in Space is released in Slovenia.
September 11 - Lost in Space is released in Portugal.
September 18 - Lost in Space is released in Austria.
September 24 - Lost in Space is released in Germany.
October 2 - Lost in Space is released in the German speaking region of Switzerland.
October 6 - Lost in Space is released on VHS.
October 16 - Lost in Space is released in Sweden.
October 24 - Lost in Space is released in Indonesia.
October 30 - Lost in Space is released in Bulgaria and Russia.
November 6 - Lost in Space is released in Norway.
November 13 - Lost in Space is released in Finland.
November 20 - Lost in Space is released in Turkey.
November 28 - Lost in Space Forever airs.
December 2 - Lost in Space is released in Kuwait.
December 3 - Lost in Space is released in Hungary.
December 9 - Lost in Space is released in Belgium, France, and the French speaking region of Switzerland.
December 12 - Lost in Space is released in Japan.

1999[]

January 1 - Lost in Space is released in Estonia.
January 15 - Lost in Space is released in Italy.
March 23 - Lost In Space: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is re-released on audio CD.
November 23 - Lost In Space: Original Television Soundtrack, Volume Three is released on audio CD.

2000s[]

2000[]

April 4 - Lost in Space Forever is released on Region 1 DVD.
May 30 - The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen is released on Region 1 DVD.

2001[]

April 24 - Lost in Space (Family Edited) is released on VHS.
October 22 - Death of Norman Lessing.
November 24 - Death of William Read Woodfield.

2002[]

October 23 - Death of Nathan Juran.
November 3 - Death of Jonathan Harris.
November 19 - Wikipedia's Lost in Space article is created.
November 27 - A&E airs the biography Jonathan Harris: Never Fear, Smith Is Here!, narrated by Bill Mumy.

2003[]

December 28 - Death of Helen Kleeb.
The pilot for a new Lost in Space series, The Robinsons: Lost in Space, is produced by the WB television network.

2004[]

January 13 - Lost in Space - The Complete First Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
February 15 - Spotlights & Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story is published.
September 14 - Lost in Space - Season Two, Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.
September 29 - Death of Shimon Wincelberg.
November 30 - Lost in Space - Season Two, Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD.

2005[]

March 1 - Lost in Space - Season Three, Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.
July 19 - Lost in Space - Season Three, Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD.
July 25 - Death of Ford Rainey.
December 28 - Lost In Space: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Soul is published.

2006[]

January 24 - The Time Tunnel Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.
February 21 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season One, Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.
May 9 - The Towering Inferno: Special Edition is released on Region 1 DVD.
May 30 - Death of Robert Sterling.
June 6 - The Time Tunnel Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD.
July 11 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season One, Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD.
October 17 - The Lost in Space: 40th Anniversary Edition soundtrack audio CD is released.
October 24 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Two, Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.

2007[]

February 20 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Two, Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD.
February 24 - Death of Lamar Lundy. Land of the Giants: The Full Series - The Giant Collection is released on Region 1 DVD.
March 3 - Death of Sutton Roley.
June 17 - AlphaControl.org, the first Lost in Space wiki, is launched.
June 19 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season Three, Volume One is released on Region 1 DVD.
October 23 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season Three, Volume Two is released on Region 1 DVD. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Seasons 1-3 is released on Region 1 DVD.

2008[]

March 25 - Lost in Space: Seasons 1-3 is released on Region 1 DVD.
June 9 - The Irwin Allen Wiki is launched.
August 21 - Death of Fred Crane.
November 19 - To Space and Back: A Memoir is published.

2009[]

January 18 - Death of Bob May.

2010s[]

2012[]

January 22 - Death of Dick Tufeld.