Lost in Space Zachary Smith – an agent for an unnamed foreign government – who slips aboard the spaceship and reprograms the robot to destroy the ship and crew. However, Smith is trapped aboard, and his excess weight alters the craft's flight path and places it directly in the path of a massive meteor storm. Smith manages to save himself by prematurely reviving the crew from suspended animation. The ship survives, but the damage caused by Smith's earlier sabotage of the robot leaves the crew lost in space. The "Jupiter 2" crash-lands on an alien world, later identified by Will as Priplanus, where
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