However, the 1st season was actually pretty
good sci-fi.
Dr. Smith was truly evil. The Robot was on
HIS side. The sci-tech was believable. The
atmosphere was kinda tense. Fair plots.
By the time the color episodes arrived, the
whole equation had changed very much for the
worse - silly shit. It is reputed that Guy
Williams - once 'Zorro' - quit acting because
his role had become destructively stupid
and embarrassing.
This was one of the "Irwin/Allen" shows very
popular in the 60s. This included "Time Tunnel"
(have the whole DVD set) and several others.
To be cheap they recycled props/plots amongst
all their shows and soon kinda aimed at the
11-year-old market.
It is ALLEGED that Irwin was a major major
binge drinker. He'd drink himself into a
hallucinogenic coma state and then write down
future plots for the shows based on that. Not
really so great.