Forbidden Planet box, using the original film poster for its wraparound cover. Both DVD and high definition HD DVD formats were available in this deluxe package. Inside both premium packages were the films "Forbidden Planet" and "The Invisible Boy", "The Thin Man" episode "Robot Client" ("Robby The Robot", one of the film's co-stars, was also a guest star in both "The Thin Man" episode and "The Invisible Boy") and a documentary "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s and Us". Also included were miniature lobby cards and an 8 cm (3-inch) toy replica of Robby the Robot. This was quickly followed by
The Mysterious Planet robot costume and physically play the role, but it was realised that the costume would not fit Brierley's 6'4" frame. Therefore, a special effects assistant, Paul McGuinness, who helped design the costume, was called in to physically play Drathro, while Brierley spoke his lines from off-camera. Dominic Glynn was hired to score the incidental music for "The Mysterious Planet", then John Nathan-Turner offered him the chance to rearrange the opening title music. His new score for the opening theme was the shortest-lived, lasting for this season alone (not counting the unused 1973 version by Delia Derbyshire and Paddy Kingsland). The