Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) as Admiral Park, a colleague of Nelson's who substituted for him. Basehart returned for "Return of the Phantom," the final episode of the season. The third season of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" ran simultaneously with two other series produced by Irwin Allen, "Lost in Space" (in its second season) and "The Time Tunnel". The third season began with Dick Tufeld of "Lost in Space" playing an evil disembodied brain from outer space. The season continued with a werewolf story that is one of the few episodes to inspire a sequel. In one episode, the "Seaview"'s officers and
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