The Day the Earth Stood Still made an early foray into electronic music, one year before Karlheinz Stockhausen and three years before Edgard Varèse, something that was overlooked by the classical elite. 20th Century Fox later reused the Bernard Herrmann title theme in the original pilot episode of Irwin Allen's 1965 TV series "Lost in Space"; the music was also used extensively in Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" series episode, "The Indestructible Man". Danny Elfman noted "The Day the Earth Stood Still"s score inspired his interest in film composing, and made him a fan of Herrmann. "Variety" praised the documentary style of "The
Lost in Space (American Dad!) Simpsons" and all other shows on Fox—receiving 5.06 million U.S. viewers, with a 2.1/5 rating share in the 18-49 demographic group. Critical reception for "Lost in Space" was mostly positive. Kevin McFarland of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an A- and stated: "It may take a while for Jeff to get back to his beloved, and he’ll go through more hell to get there, but "American Dad!" made the best of a risky situation with this episode." Robert H. Dawson of "TV Equals" gave a positive review, noting: "It was clear that the artists and animators had a lot