Collector's Call: Lost In Space

Tom Pfrogner is not your average Lost in Space fan. This high school band teacher has outfitted his basement with an incredible life-sized reproduction of the Jupiter Two Flight Deck and talking B9 Robot which accompanies his impressive collection of screen-used and screen-worn props and costumes from the cult-classic TV shows. Joining Lisa is Doug Hines, a fellow Lost in Space fan and builder of movie and television prop recreations. Doug appraises this out-of-this-world collection and offers Tom a trade for one of his beloved items for another rare piece of Lost in Space history.

[@cyberpred]

For us its not how much its worth. It is the enjoyment

[@nigelh3253]

Agree, I'm not interested in the value of the items. It's just great to see such a vast collection (including the robot). I loved this series as a kid. (UK)

[@ronaldbrush4373]

Indeed!

[@williamgrissom1995]

I watched this video just because it was my favorite show growing up. 😎👍

[@allenjones3130]

Great set reconstruction and great models of the Jupiter-2! Also great hosting by my fellow Texan, Lisa Whelchel! Years ago, I sent Lisa a model of the 'Space:1999' Hawk and she thanked me profusely. Nice cameo by Marta Kristen too. Rest in peace, Guy Williams and Jonathan Harris.

[@MixedCompany2020]

RIP Mark Goddard

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Yes!

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Bob May and Dick Tufeld(both played the Robot!)

[@stevenj9970]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! I still LOVE that show, watching it's first run when I was a little kid...... People keeping the memory alive and well, total RESPECT!!!!!!!!

[@markshey2274]

It was the only time I went in the house in the summer. To watch Lost In Space.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

On Saturdays! I rushed home on weekdays Monday-Friday, 3:00 pm WLVI(Boston station), though I lived in Monson, MA, "West"ern Mass!

[@marklafrance8141]

I missed this when it aired, much thanks for sharing! This was pretty awesome!

[@SWSimpson]

I loved Lost in Space! What an amazing collection this man has. I love this. Can't believe he has that in his basement. He should make it an Air BNB place to stay. lol

[@TheMaskPit]

Honored to see some of my work in Tom's collection! GREAT SHOW!

[@christopheremfinger3666]

This was a good show. Lisa Welchel is a great actress. So down to earth! The Lost In Space collectibles were amazing! I love the life size interior of the Jupiter 2 spaceship. You can tell this guy is a major fan indeed!

[@lucifer.654]

B9 was my favorite.

[@darrylruiz2573]

Loved Lost in Space So many great memories Thanks for posting and thanks Lisa!

[@MRaadesign]

I met Doug YEARS ago before he built his first B-9 at Wonderfest in KY. He had plans then. It's great to see he has come so far. Really good guy. Loved this episode!

[@tompfrogner]

Hi, Doug is a good friend of mine and made some contributions to the Flight Deck. But the Jupiter flight deck and B9 robot were constructed by myself and my basement crew. Thanks for watching.

[@bahoonies]

​@Tom Pfrogner Hats off to you and the crew for your wonderful work. You really can call yourselves the crew of the Jupiter 2. I loved Lost in Space and I was just a little bit older than Bill Mumy and really envied him being in such a great tv series.

[@squonk86]

I love the Jupiter 2 and the model and the set he has of the flight deck of the Jupiter 2 is so cool...

[@kingsman8475]

I love the engine sound of the Jupiter 2.

[@user-ge7pu8ve4k]

THAT'S YOUR SHOW,THANK YOU!!! ❤😂

[@ehlerhog]

Ive been watching this show from day one. So glad Lisa is the host. She's perfect for the job and is still as cute as a button...👍😅💖

[@BrendanMitchell1234567890]

I key gripped this episode. Fun to see the whole show.

[@johnlewinski6359]

Did any of the other props stand out?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Right up there with Bill Hedges' collection!

[@robadams5799]

I like the idea of a trade for a collector's item. As a retired poor working stiff it's hard for me to wrap my head around sums of cash that have a comma or two in them.

[@buffalobraves9]

Thank you Tracie. I love your basement. I want a B9 replica robot so bad. I would love to find someone selling theirs.

[@NicholasGeorge-cg3cf]

Just love it , well done , thank you for showing it to us.

[@zorromaskedman685]

Awesome show,collection,and effort by all. I went after the Blu-ray set as soon as it was released in 2015. Also the four color LPs by John Williams soundtracks on Spacelab9 label. I was age five when show was on tv, Sep.1965. Even for the second season we did not have a color tv. And would mom let us kids watch what we wanted to? Nope. Such was life growing up...Believing we would all enjoy space travel in our time. All you need now is...a full size Chariot and huge Wolly one-eyed monster!!! Thanks to you guys and Irwin Allen..."OH the pain...You bubble headed boobie"...

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

Marta still looks great !

[@donowens7872]

Great show! I have a miniature robot in my collection. And because I was a production assistant on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, I got some pretty cool stuff in my collection straight from the props department, including a communicator and tribbles from our tribute episode to the original STAR TREK "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode. I also got to meet Billy Mumy, which was really cool.

[@gregorydahl]

I had to buy all mine . But do you have a galaxy quest vox com. Or ion nebulizer ?

[@rongreen2976]

Thanks so much, Tracie, for posting! I missed it when it aired. Personally, I would've kept the dolls but that's just because I like toys. The fact that a huge collector like your dad only had 3 of them shows how hard to find they are, but I'm sure he'll come across them again someday.

[@MD-wk3gj]

As a collector I’m sure he weighed out the ability to find the dolls again compared to something signed by everyone. On the other side, getting 3 dolls at once is a pretty good trade too so it seems like a fair deal for both collectors.

[@theroadrunner5519]

@@MD-wk3gj Not signed by everyone. Guy Williams signature is missing! He got scammed LOL!

[@jimpierce3138]

@@theroadrunner5519 I noticed that too.

[@born_again_torinos]

Back in the late 70s, I was still living in Vegas as a teenager. I would go to the MCM prop store in the MCM hotel a lot. They had tons of authentic props from movies and TV shows. Once I was there and they had one of the "cycles" from the daniel J. Travanti episode where smith breathed in some gas and got strong and had green curly hair. These misfit biker hippie aliens were sent to destroy the planet the robinsons were on. They had two space bikes in the show. They had one at the MCM prop store and I got to climb on it and really check it out. I believe it and all the props were destroyed in the 1980 mgm hotel fire.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Daniel J. Travanti from Hill Street Blues. You know what other actor from Hill Street Blues was in an episode of Lost in Space? Michaels Conrad "Let's be carful out there", played the prisoner Creech in the episode Fugitives in Space. Interesting bit of trivia, the makeup artist that created the mask for Creech would use the same technique for the Planet of the Apes film that was in production around the same time.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Three passed on, now. RIP Mark Goddard "Major Don West"!

[@michaelcalia5454]

I remember being on the phone with my college buddy Kevin Burns back in the early 90s and he revealed he had the robot in his house. He was a HUGE fan of that show. His reboot was pretty good, I thought.

[@samsmith4216]

As a 6 yr old when it first aired in the 60's I was forever a fan. I so wanted to be Will Robinson....Great tribute! Star Trek who?

[@katiehall3313]

Thank You for Sharing Your Impressive Collection of Lost in Space Item’s.Such Great Memories for Me.😃

[@johnatyoutube]

What a dream! I loved the top deck replica most of all!

[@markcampbell8622]

One of my all time favorites.

[@diogocatalano9557]

This is absolutely awesome !

[@bobmangels8042]

The plate was missing Guy Williams, so it was not the complete cast. Enjoyed watching, many thanks for adding the show!

[@Anth230]

Well complete from 1991 onwards. Guy William's never lived in the US long enough or lived long enough to ever go to conventions....

[@AvengerII]

@@Anth230 Guy Williams was also NOT a fan of the LIS series. He thought it was silly, that the scripts were terrible. He was probably not also happy that the series quickly became the "Dr. Smith and Robot" show. Granted, series revolve around the more popular characters but when you're hired as THE lead and your co-star gets the producer's and writers' preferential treatment it doesn't sit well. Call it human ego but when your employer hires you with different assurances it never sits well. Although he was typecast by the Disney Zorro TV series Williams' general experience with that series was more pleasant for him.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@Anth230 that doesn't matter it's dishonest. Guy Williams was Zorro which was much bigger than LIS. It was huge in the 50's

[@Turrican60]

@@gerrydooley951 Maybe so, but I don't think many people talk about Zorro these days, at least not in my life circle, here in England, but Lost In Space simply refuses to die. It has longevity and a greater appeal to a broader audience.

[@gmant478]

Great collection really enjoyed it

[@KurtElliott]

Thanks for posting this video! my understanding was they were going to kill off Dr. Smith in the show but Jonathan Harris went to work on turning his character funny and he became a *HUGE* hit on the show!

[@jonathanmyers2867]

Wow, Tracie! You and your father Tom were the best Lost in Space fan ever! I wish you could invite me for your tour.

[@phillips2683]

I remember as a kid (I’m 62 years old) of having one of the ‘B9 Robot’. And I told my mother I wanted to keep it !

[@Lettuce_Play]

Thank you for the post. I didn't know this show started up it's new season so I missed a few of them or so. I've set my recorder since then, but I'm so glad to know that when I'm at my computer, I could easily put an episode on. You have my sub, Tracie, and thank you again!

[@saltaeb99]

Nice episode. Well done.

[@philipchristiano1161]

That was an awesome show, if i had a house i would have done the same thing and if I had the room i would have added a surround sound theater to watch my lost series

[@tompfrogner]

There is an "art deco" surround sound theater with seats from the "Chinese Theater". Lost In Space is on the big screen.

[@kipmartinez3057]

Thanks so much!

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

I had a huge crush on Dr. John Robinson all three seasons!

[@haroldalexis4200]

I love this episode of Collectors Call. How i grew up seeing the original episodes of "LOST IN SPACE" & later in reruns. I still don't know why to this day why Dr. Zachary Smith try to sabotage The Jupiter 2 ? I will always remember The Robot B9 saying 2 of my favorite lines: Destroy!🤣🤣🤣& Danger Will Robinson Danger! 🤣🤣Very great show I still watch it to this day. 👋👋👋👋👋This replica of the Jupiter 2 computers & interior is 100% accurate.👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@tompfrogner]

Many thanks for your kind words! Glad you like it. Anytime you want to get "Lost In Space" just let me know.

[@Eliasasmodeo]

Amazing!!!!

[@thatlostinspaceguy]

AWESOME!!! Danger Will Robinson!

[@megancanfield4485]

Thank you thank you for posting this!!

[@paulmusicologist1451]

Fantastic collection! Huge fan of LIS. Would enjoy some tips on collecting LIS memorabilia. Too bad you didn't get Guy Williams autograph, too.

[@kevinconnor3187]

Lisa is so charming and beautiful. A living TV legend.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Ultra cool!

[@joecozzi1365]

I would never want to leave the basement!

[@ludgerwillgaster2095]

She looks great ..better even

[@Obeijin]

Show started out seriously , and quickly turned into a sitcom ...

[@johnlewinski6359]

Sadly. The 1st season was so good. Even when Harris added comedy it was fun but then Batman really made and broke the show. I don't know why CBS just didn't change the days it was on.

[@Obeijin]

@@johnlewinski6359 Lost in Space was my favorite show when I was in the 8th grade . But I were have prefered it to stay serious . Maybe less entertaining that way . Even Star Trek wasn't very serious .

[@johnlewinski6359]

@@Obeijin I was 6 when it came out and I liked it the first season more and better than Batman, I think CBS made a mistake by camping it up.

[@larky368]

Even as a young kid I though the doctor Smith episodes started to get very corny and annoying. Serious episodes about survival became about the kooky monster of the week or Smith trying to get rich get back to Earth or become king.

[@Obeijin]

@@larky368 Even Star Trek wasn't that serious . Serious would probably be boring ...

[@mikemike1071]

I would hang out on the flight deck all day.

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Daughter is thinking soon as daddy is feet up and "" tango uniform"" ... this stuff is gone ..lmao 😂

[@daviddorward7684]

This is a GREAT episode. My wife and I had a dear friend, deceased now 20+ years, but this show was her all time favorite and one thing, among others, that we enjoyed together!

[@coryhaywood6420]

Amazing collection from my favorite childhood show. This the best part about being a grown-up ...to actually acquire props and costumes and reconstruct the Jupiter 2 upper deck and working robot is just amazing.

[@lpdog82]

the jupiter 2 bridge was even more awesome than the bridge of the uss enterprise, i would love to have my own jupiter 2, i would hang out in there and never come out LOL

[@melvingeloneck3344]

I would have went for that robot side-panel signed by the cast as well. Of course, there was one cast member that couldn't have signed it: Guy Williams. He moved to Argentina not long after the series ended, so there weren't many things with his signature on them from the show unless he signed them when he was doing the show.

[@FlamingoKicker]

Yeah I was thinking one of them was missing. Kind of false advertising to say you have the entire cast (sort of).

[@abouteverything2654]

Wow, Talk about a collection..Impresive. great trade by the way i would of also. Those signatures are a gold mine for any collector

[@brandonbentley5453]

I spent 20k remodeling my kitchen but I could have had a spaceship instead?!?!? Are you kidding!?!?

[@tompfrogner]

It was for the full basement which you didn't see. Every room is a film set.

[@gregorydahl]

Paper and plaster on wood and staples $20

[@tompfrogner]

@@gregorydahl No paper and plaster. Some dry wall was used and wood. All metal tubes on the elevator.

[@josephcostello695]

Lisa is still breathtakingly Beautiful

[@davidmitchell6873]

Aging naturally.

[@josephcostello695]

Yes she is.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

OMG! I Geeked out on this big time!! I know now, if I win the lottery….I will my build my dream house as a duplicate of the Jupiter 2! Even have the working landing struts to lift the entire ship! Working engine lights, and a massive sound sound system to recreate those sweet engine sounds!!! A working chariot I could drive around in! And of course a Robot!! Would have to build a Space Garage, since we all knew the chariot would never fit inside the ship unless you built it larger than scale! Forget about the Space Pod! I’m not that attached to it, again not enough room! BTW, Marta Kristen is STILL beautiful and lovely! (Personally, I was more infatuated with Judy, than Penny, but she was lovely too)! PS. I would change some things, like the sleeping quarters. ‘Ain’t gonna sleep on a fold-down single bunk, and would add a nice bathroom, ( which was never shown on then show! Can you imagine seven people sharing one bathroom)??

[@nelsonc6173]

DAMN 30 grand for all that??? That's pretty damn good! That's a steal of a price for all those Lost in Space goodies!!!

[@kenh.5903]

He's lying. He knows if he tells the real price his wife will never speak to him again

[@Lettuce_Play]

Ohhhh, I think I just realized, you ARE Tracie from this episode haha. That's very cool :D.

[@stevenmay2937]

i love it. i would do it too. if i had the $$$. good job dude

[@albertvonschultz9137]

I remember watching it when I was younger. They always say when you get older your toys just get more expensive. My goodness imagine his daughter making a comment to other folks saying they have a spaceship in their basement but I will say it's awful cool looking. Best part about I thought Lost in Space was Penny and also the robots

[@gerrydooley951]

I did notice that there was no Guy Williams autograph on that piece that Doug was trying to trade. I kept waiting for someone to say something but no one did. There was also no Dick Tufeld autograph either which to me is a much bigger deal than Bob May.

[@theroadrunner5519]

you are right, No Guy Williams> Doug scammed him good!

[@robadams5799]

1:39 - Look at those fancy futuristic tape reels turning. I wonder how long it will be until real computers look like that?

[@gregorydahl]

Mine was chritmas lights in a box until i upgrades to painted glass stencil . One bulb can do the job of hundreds of old green blinkers . Amazing

[@pewsterbaby]

At the end they replay Lisa Welchel interacting with the robot, who has become frisky. You can tell Lisa Welchel would've made a great 1950's scream queen! "Blair In Space" would've been a summer blockbuster if you ask me. lol. (no, but Lisa does make a good scream queen.)

[@harperstacey9604]

Lisa whelchel is pushing 60 but she looks so much younger. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@gregorydahl]

Wasn't me

[@rattar7640]

I had a crush on the original Penny as a child.

[@harperstacey9604]

Angela Cartwright who played the original Penny is still alive at age 69. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@trainsntile]

Me, too- especially in Season 3.

[@rattar7640]

@@trainsntile yes, found myself watching to see her.

[@rattar7640]

@@harperstacey9604 I know time passes so soon.

[@harperstacey9604]

@@rattar7640 Angela's sister Veronica Cartwright also appeared on many TV shows and movies. She was in the Alfred hitchcock film, the birds. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@gregpeterman1102]

If you like this, visit the Auto Museum, just off I-10 in Tallahassee, Florida. All kinds of wonderful things, Trans Ams from Smokey and the Bandit, all three versions of the Batmobile and much, much more.

[@tompfrogner]

What's the full name of the museum. The Jupiter Crew would like to visit it!

[@philr9407]

Two Thumbs Up 👍👍

[@carolynluckas1219]

I have a signed comic from Mark Goddard. The one he wrote

[@tompfrogner]

Mark has written several books but not a comic. Bill Mumy has written the comic.

[@Jup2com]

@@tompfrogner I think she's referring to Bill's INNOVATION Issue #7 by Mark Goddard, George Broderick, and Dave & Dan Day 👍kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWPGf2pjpM6detk

[@cyberpred]

For those who have asked yes we are the people who have the Jupiter 2.1 prop room and theater. Videos on our youtube page

[@tompfrogner]

Who asked?

[@cyberpred]

@@tompfrogner a number of people

[@tompfrogner]

@@cyberpred Was this on our KZbin page?

[@makmelaf]

LOL no way would I have traded those dolls! You won't be able to read those signatures in a few years and I can't believe such a die-hard collector wouldn't already have all those signatures already.

[@tompfrogner]

Not to worry, all is well.

[@stevevanzandt6784]

❤

[@roadmonitoroz]

I'd love to have a full size version of the lost in space robot. I'd modify it though turning it into a full on IoT device so it could sense, roam around the house shooting video and relaying it to my phone remotely. It would charge itself and always be on with sensors running in case a burglar / unknown person came in. Not that hard with a Raspberry pi, a few sensors, stepper motors, etc.

[@Turrican60]

As he'd have the chance, the burglar would probably pinch your B9 robot, too...

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Tom looks like the late Bob Saget!

[@dep1701]

Thanks for posting. For some reason, my DVR didn’t record this ONE episode…one of the ones I was MOST interested in.

[@constancecherry3996]

Alwas wanted the Robot

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

The Japanese dolls are extremely rare especially a full set. I've never seen the Guy Williams or June Lockhart one's ever for sale. You will need to go to the Japanese Chiller show to find them all.

[@joelast645]

The Japenese dolls are ugly and look nothing like the characters...Penny is smaller than will. Executive Replicas and Sci Fi Metropolis made better updated dolls of the characters...looks more like them and Penny looks like a grown up as she did in season 3

[@johnnycash578]

LISA IS A SWEETHEART WHAT A RIOT

[@jimpierce3138]

I didn't see Guy Williams autograph on the cast signature, which would have made it complete.

[@briancurry6602]

nice

[@stylincarrie1]

Some of those boxed toys behind them are worth thousands. The rifle with Billy Mumy on the box is impossibly rare, maybe $20K+ ? And...He made a bad trade at the end.

[@tompfrogner]

Not to worry, all is well.

[@idiot-983]

Carrie Cessna I bought a large unopened model of the Jupiter 2 and have no idea of the value ? It is in new condition.

[@Rocks_Dad]

She's as attractive now as she was 40yrs ago. I kinda had this ongoing argument with my buddy as to whether "Blair" or "Joe" was the hottest. I say Blair today but I have my Joe days.

[@normy1471]

I saw Billy (Will) twice at comic con.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

This "Computes!"(paraphrased)

[@user-ge7pu8ve4k]

YOUR SH P W IS THE BESTEST!!! THANK YOU!!!❤😂🙏🫶👍

[@MrSilverballmania]

Are the signatures authentic ? No paperwork or documentation ? The chance you have to take as he asked him about the paperwork on what he bought at the studio's

[@tompfrogner]

The signatures are real.

[@johnlewinski6359]

I'm sure they're authenticated, these guys aren't idiots.

[@smartluck100]

Was Guy Williams auto on the panel? He died in 1989

[@tompfrogner]

He was not on the panel.

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

Lisa is a sweet lady. I thought his estimate of the ship being $20k was way off. It's worth double that ... Easley.

[@nelsonc6173]

Agreed! The Robot alone should be worth 10 grand!

[@cherylbradbury4875]

​@@nelsonc6173Actually the B9 robot is worth $35,000 American.

[@davidandrews5215]

are you going to put on the episode of the g gi joe collection if so let me know I am a major collector of gi joe thanks and let me know

[@tompfrogner]

You need to contact the GI Joe guy. This was privately uploaded.

[@davidandrews5215]

@@tompfrogner oh okay

[@BrendanMitchell1234567890]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqTOaX2aZrh2sM0&ab_channel=MorrisseyGere

[@larky368]

I question these appraisals. There is a point in time where the value starts to drop simply because the number of original fans are getting fewer and they are not being replaced by new fans.

[@scottpool4777]

Yeah definitely lost in space is number 1

[@antifatbastard]

Amazing!! but was Guy Williams signature on the panel??????

[@joelast645]

Guy Williams was a hot daddy and don was also a good looking stud!

[@filstoy]

No. The extra signature was Bob May.

[@3dartistguy]

Totally awesome. I wish I could visit tgat set in my silver space suit

[@mow4ncry]

The only real collectible thing I have maybe, is the episode The haunted lighthouse on 16 mm in original box with Spanish voiceovers

[@cosmicman621]

In Australia in the early 70’s I could never find toy replicas of the various Laser Guns.Phasers From Star Trek...But no LOS lasers.Is there anyone out there that could tell me if they were made in the U.S.I see this collector has them in his collection and at least the pistols look mass-factory made.It would blow my mind to own one.Thanks💫

[@kingsman8475]

The " Anti-Matter Man"