The Intergalactic Department Store Part 2: The Remco Robot

The Remco Lost In Space Robot is indeed special. Not only was it a great toy in its own right, but it guest-starred on several episodes of the show itself. Most Remco TV tie-in products were generic items that bore little resemblance to anything on the show itself. With the Robot the toy company made an effort to replicate the famous cybernetic companion from the series. This little guy was motorized and had a flashing light in his chest. He was proportioned close to the scale of a contemporary G.I. Joe. For us kids lucky enough to have one, he was indeed a treasure.

Imagine the thrill of watching the show with your little robot and catching an episode like The Mechanical Men. In this adventure an army of tiny robots invade the planet the Robinsons are inhabiting. But, yes, they were merely painted samples of the Remco toy! The little plastic plaything put in a couple more cameos in later episodes. In The Space Primevals an alien computer shrinks the Robinson’s robot, an effect accomplished using the Remco toy. And in the Great Vegetable Rebellion a birthday cake for the robot uses a frosting-covered Remco toy as a cake topper!