Lost in Space as a happy crew without internal conflicts. While many storylines in the later series focused primarily on Dr. Zachary Smith, a stowaway and saboteur played by Jonathan Harris, he was absent from the unaired pilot. His character was added after the series was commissioned for production. The pilot episode was first aired on television during a 1997 retrospective. CBS bought the series, turning down "Star Trek" in favor of "Lost in Space". Before the first episode was filmed, the characters Smith and the Robot were added, and the spaceship, originally named "Gemini 12", was renamed the "Jupiter 2" and redesigned.
Lost in Space (American Dad!) fan of the band, their songs inspiring him with several visuals for the episode. The alien creature that plays Jeff's poor memories was inspired by the song "Majestic," and the name was also taken from the song. Barker states that he generally uses music to help him write and that he has difficulty otherwise. "Lost in Space" first aired on Fox on May 5, 2013. Due to a NASCAR rain delay, the episode aired 30 minutes later than "American Dad!" usually does. "Lost in Space" received the highest rating of the night, beating new episodes of "Family Guy" and "The