Larry Dean Movies
- 1967
An unexpected "launch window" has provided the Robinsons with a golden opportunity to get off the planet. Unfortunately, time is of the essence--and right now time is running out thanks to a computer, residing in a tomblike cave, that has taken over Dr. Smith's (Jonathan Harris) mind and body, transforming him into an alien from a long-dead civilization. Will the Robinsons be forced to leave Smith behind in order to save themselves? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Here's the obligatory Irwin Allen "mad toymaker" episode, which begins when the Celestial Department Store ordering Machine malfunctions (again!) and Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) is turned into a toy clown. Disaster will befall everyone else unless John (Jonathan Harris) and the Robot can rescue Smith, who along with Will (Billy Mumy) is trapped in a fourth-dimension toyshop run by an elderly artisan (Walter Burke) who doesn't recognize his guests as human. Fritz Feld returns as the imperious Celestial Department Store head man Zumdish ("Pop!"). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Jay Novello, who made a number of memorable appearances on I Love Lucy, shows up in this Lucy Show outing as Sam Boscovitch, the inventor of a giant robot called "Major Fun Fun." The robot is designed as a mechanical babysitter for banker Mooney's (Gale Gordon) nephew, a spoiled-rotten brat named Wendell (played by former "Dennis the Menace" Jay North), whom no live sitter can stand. In hopes of obtaining funding for her friend, and to pick up a bit of extra money herself, Lucy dons a "tin soldier" outfit and impersonates the metallic Major Fun Fun, enduring all manner of indignities at the hands of Wendell -- at least until she turns the tables on the unruly youngster. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jay North, Jay Novello, (more)
- 1965
Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Viv (Vivian Vance) are dying of curiosity: What did Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon) buy Mrs. Mooney for her birthday. Peeking into the package, the girls discover that the present consists of a huge ceramic cat--which, in a twinkling, falls to the floor and breaks into a million pieces. It turns out that there is only one duplicate cat left in town...and nothing will stop Lucy from getting her hands on it, even if it requires a bit of creative larceny! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Larry Dean, John "Red" Fox, (more)
