Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and passengers of a sub-orbital transport ship named Spindrift. In the pilot episode, the Spindrift is en route from Los Angeles to London, on an ultra-fast sub-orbital flight. Just beyond Earth's boundary with space, the Spindrift encounters a magnetic space storm, and is dragged through a space warp to a mysterious planet where everything is twelve times larger than on Earth, whose inhabitants the Earthlings nickname "the Giants". The Spindrift crash-lands, and the damage renders it inoperable.
Cast: Don Marshall, Heather Young, Don Matheson
26 episodes
1. The CrashThe Spindrift crashes on the Land of the Giants and its crew and passengers quickly find themselves in a struggle for survival.NRCC1 h 0 minSep 22, 1968
2. Ghost TownThe Earthlings find themselves trapped in an Earth-sized town run by a giant eccentric and his sadistic daughter.NRCC1 h 0 minSep 29, 1968
3. FramedWhen a giant hobo is framed for murder, the Earthlings come to his aid.NRCC1 h 0 minOct 6, 1968
4. UndergroundThe Earthlings become involved in an underground resistance in the giant civilization.NRCC1 h 0 minOct 20, 1968
5. Terror-Go-RoundBarry and Fitzhugh are captured by giant Gypsies.NRCC1 h 0 minNov 3, 1968
6. The Flight PlanThe Spindrift crew find an amnesiac Earthling, Joe, but it turns out to be a ploy by giant crooks to get hold of the ship's power supply.NRCC1 h 0 minNov 10, 1968
7. ManhuntA giant escaping convict takes the Spindrift but then wanders into quicksand, endangering everyone.NRCC1 h 0 minNov 17, 1968
8. The TrapThe Earthlings try to salvage radium from a clock but find themselves at the mercy of giant scientists using a sound detector to home in on them.NRCC1 h 0 minNov 24, 1968
9. The CreedBarry is strick by appendicitis and the Earthlings have no choice but to turn to a giant doctor for assistance.NRCC1 h 0 minDec 1, 1968
10. Double-CrossAn amnesiac Fitzhugh falls in with two giant thieves and becomes their willing accomplice.NRCC1 h 0 minDec 8, 1968
11. The Weird WorldThe Spindrift crew finds a paranoid survivor from Earth...but his suspicions endanger everyone.NRCC1 h 0 minDec 22, 1968
12. The Golden CageMark falls for an attractive Earth girl - the survivor of a previous space flight.NRCC1 h 0 minDec 29, 1968
13. The Lost OnesThis time around, four punk kids from Earth run up against the Spindrift crew.NRCC1 h 0 minJan 5, 1969
14. BrainwashThe Giants have invented a chemical that forces those exposed to it to tell the truth, and plan to test it on the Earthlings.NRCC1 h 0 minJan 12, 1969
15. The Bounty HunterWhen the giants increase their search efforts, the Earthlings must increase their salvage efforts and end up captured by a giant and his daughter.NRCC1 h 0 minJan 19, 1969
16. On a Clear Night You Can See EarthThe Earthlings become involved with an insane giant scientist who has infra-red goggles he can use to find them whenever he wants.NRCC1 h 0 minJan 26, 1969
17. Deadly LodestoneThe Giants have invented a detector that can home in on Earth-based metals, and Dan puts the entire group at risk due to the surgical pin in his leg.NRCC1 h 0 minFeb 2, 1969
18. Night of ThrombeldinbarFitzhugh pretends to be an elf to entertain two orphan children, but things turn deadly when it's revealed that traditionally the children sacrifice the elf to make a wish come true.NRCC1 h 0 minFeb 16, 1969
19. Seven Little IndiansKobick uses a captured Chipper as bait in a trap to capture the entire Spindrift crew.NRCC1 h 0 minFeb 23, 1969
20. Target: EarthMark is roped into helping two giant scientists build a spaceship that can return them all to Earth.NRCC1 h 0 minMar 2, 1969
21. Genius at WorkA giant boy-genius comes up with a pill that can enlarge an Earthling to Giant-size.NRCC1 h 0 minMar 9, 1969
22. Return of IniduThe Earthlings come to the aid of a giant magician.NRCC1 h 0 minMar 16, 1969
23. RescueAfter the Earthlings are inadvertently responsible for two children becoming trapped in a well, they volunteer their servicse to rescue them.NRCC1 h 0 minMar 23, 1969
24. SabotageThe Spindrift crew must deal with the head of Police Security, who is attempting to undermine a Senator who believes in their cause and frame the Earthlings for sabotage.NRCC1 h 0 minMar 30, 1969
25. Shell GameThe Earthlings come to the aid of a giant deaf boy and his poverty-stricken family.NRCC1 h 0 minApr 13, 1969
26. The ChaseInspector Kobick of the SID involves the Earthlings in a plan to track down counterfeiters.NRCC1 h 0 minApr 20, 1969
Land of the Giants
Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and passengers of a sub-orbital transport ship named Spindrift. In the pilot episode, the Spindrift is en route from Los Angeles to London, on an ultra-fast sub-orbital flight. Just beyond Earth's boundary with space, the Spindrift encounters a magnetic space storm, and is dragged through a space warp to a mysterious planet where everything is twelve times larger than on Earth, whose inhabitants the Earthlings nickname "the Giants". The Spindrift crash-lands, and the damage renders it inoperable.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Irwin Allen
- Studio
- Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions
