No Place to Hide (Lost in Space) were prodigies, and Don West was identified as a doctor of geology. The pilot did not include later series regulars Dr. Zachary Smith or the Robot, and featured no scary monsters. It was instead about the adventures of the Robinsons, a happy family. The cooperative, friendly family depicted in the pilot were somewhat less so in the series, and still more different from the dysfunctional space family depicted in the 1998 spin-off motion picture. The theme music for this pilot was taken from the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Nearly all of the footage from the pilot
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