Land of the Giants

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.

Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

Seasons

The Crash

1. The Crash

Air Date: 1968-09-22

The Spindrift crashes on the Land of the Giants and its crew and passengers quickly find themselves in a struggle for survival.

Ghost Town

2. Ghost Town

Air Date: 1968-09-29

The Earthlings find themselves trapped in an Earth-sized town run by a giant eccentric and his sadistic daughter.

Framed

3. Framed

Air Date: 1968-10-06

When a giant hobo is framed for murder, the Earthlings come to his aid.

Underground

4. Underground

Air Date: 1968-10-20

The Earthlings become involved in an underground resistance in the giant civilization.

Terror-Go-Round

5. Terror-Go-Round

Air Date: 1968-11-03

Barry and Fitzhugh are captured by giant Gypsies.

The Flight Plan

6. The Flight Plan

Air Date: 1968-11-10

The 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.

Manhunt

7. Manhunt

Air Date: 1968-11-17

A giant escaping convict takes the Spindrift but then wanders into quicksand, endangering everyone.

The Trap

8. The Trap

Air Date: 1968-11-24

The 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.

The Creed

9. The Creed

Air Date: 1968-12-01

Barry is strick by appendicitis and the Earthlings have no choice but to turn to a giant doctor for assistance.

Double-Cross

10. Double-Cross

Air Date: 1968-12-08

An amnesiac Fitzhugh falls in with two giant thieves and becomes their willing accomplice.

The Weird World

11. The Weird World

Air Date: 1968-12-22

The Spindrift crew finds a paranoid survivor from Earth...but his suspicions endanger everyone.

The Golden Cage

12. The Golden Cage

Air Date: 1968-12-29

Mark falls for an attractive Earth girl - the survivor of a previous space flight.

The Lost Ones

13. The Lost Ones

Air Date: 1969-01-05

This time around, four punk kids from Earth run up against the Spindrift crew.

Brainwash

14. Brainwash

Air Date: 1969-01-12

The Giants have invented a chemical that forces those exposed to it to tell the truth, and plan to test it on the Earthlings.

The Bounty Hunter

15. The Bounty Hunter

Air Date: 1969-01-19

When the giants increase their search efforts, the Earthlings must increase their salvage efforts and end up captured by a giant and his daughter.

On a Clear Day You Can See Earth

16. On a Clear Day You Can See Earth

Air Date: 1969-01-26

The Earthlings become involved with an insane giant scientist who has infra-red goggles he can use to find them whenever he wants.

Deadly Lodestone

17. Deadly Lodestone

Air Date: 1969-02-02

The 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.

Night of Thrombeldinbar

18. Night of Thrombeldinbar

Air Date: 1969-02-16

Fitzhugh 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.

Seven Little Indians

19. Seven Little Indians

Air Date: 1969-02-23

Kobick uses a captured Chipper as bait in a trap to capture the entire Spindrift crew.

Target: Earth

20. Target: Earth

Air Date: 1969-03-02

Mark is roped into helping two giant scientists build a spaceship that can return them all to Earth.

Genius at Work

21. Genius at Work

Air Date: 1969-03-09

A giant boy-genius comes up with a pill that can enlarge an Earthling to Giant-size.

Return of Inidu

22. Return of Inidu

Air Date: 1969-03-16

The Earthlings come to the aid of a giant magician.

Rescue

23. Rescue

Air Date: 1969-03-23

After the Earthlings are inadvertently responsible for two children becoming trapped in a well, they volunteer their servicse to rescue them.

Sabotage

24. Sabotage

Air Date: 1969-03-30

The 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.

Shell Game

25. Shell Game

Air Date: 1969-04-13

The Earthlings come to the aid of a giant deaf boy and his poverty-stricken family.

The Chase

26. The Chase

Air Date: 1969-04-20

Inspector Kobick of the SID involves the Earthlings in a plan to track down counterfeiters.

The Mechanical Man

1. The Mechanical Man

Air Date: 1969-09-21

The Earthlings become involved in a scientist's scheme to build an indestructible android.

Six Hours to Live

2. Six Hours to Live

Air Date: 1969-09-28

The Earthlings come to the aid of a convicted criminal who has been falsely accused.

The Inside Rail

3. The Inside Rail

Air Date: 1969-10-05

Fitzhugh tries to use his gambling expertise to pick the winners at a local racetrack, but has to enter into a deal with a giant to do so.

Deadly Pawn

4. Deadly Pawn

Air Date: 1969-10-12

The Earthlings must play a game of real-life chess with a demented giant industrialist.

The Unsuspected

5. The Unsuspected

Air Date: 1969-10-19

Steve is turned into a raving paranoid by exposure to mushroom spores, and cuts a deal with Inspector Kobick to betray his crewmates.

Giants and All That Jazz

6. Giants and All That Jazz

Air Date: 1969-10-26

The Earthlings aid a giant trumpet player against crooks.

Collector's Item

7. Collector's Item

Air Date: 1969-11-02

Valerie is forced to act as a toy ballerina in a giant's scheme to kill his rich uncle.

Every Dog Needs a Boy

8. Every Dog Needs a Boy

Air Date: 1969-11-09

When Chipper is injured by a giant dog, Barry and the others must turn to a giant veterinarian and his sadistic son for assistance.

Chamber of Fear

9. Chamber of Fear

Air Date: 1969-11-16

Fitzhugh is captured by the owner of a wax museum who is involved in a stolen-diamond racket.

Comeback

10. Comeback

Air Date: 1969-11-23

The Spindrift come to the aid of a has-been horror actor but during his comeback movie they find themselves in danger from his enthusiastic director.

The Clones

11. The Clones

Air Date: 1969-11-30

A giant scientist performs cloning experiments on the Earthlings.

A Place Called Earth

12. A Place Called Earth

Air Date: 1969-12-07

Two time travellers from 5477 come to the Land of the Giants to conquer Earth.

Land of the Lost

13. Land of the Lost

Air Date: 1969-12-14

Barry and Valerie are carried off in a balloon to a distant land ruled by a malevolent dictator.

Home Sweet Home

14. Home Sweet Home

Air Date: 1969-12-21

Fitzhugh and Steve accidentally return to Earth in a space-time pod but end up in 1900 and must deal with hostile villagers.

Our Man O'Reilly

15. Our Man O'Reilly

Air Date: 1969-12-28

The Earthlings become involved with a superstitious Irish Giant who believes they're leprechauns.

Nightmare

16. Nightmare

Air Date: 1970-01-04

While working with a helpful Giant scientist, the Earthlings are subjected to radiation which causes strange hallucinations.

Pay the Piper

17. Pay the Piper

Air Date: 1970-01-11

An alien piper, claiming to be the Pied Piper of Hamlin, brings his act to the Land of the Giants.

The Secret City of Limbo

18. The Secret City of Limbo

Air Date: 1970-01-18

The Earthlings become involved in the politics of a secret underground city.

Panic

19. Panic

Air Date: 1970-01-25

A friendly Giant has a teleport device that can send the Spindrift crew back to Earth, but the SID use the whole thing as a trap.

The Deadly Dart

20. The Deadly Dart

Air Date: 1970-02-01

Mark is framed for the murder of two Giants and begins acting suspiciously, turning his crewmates against him.

Doomsday

21. Doomsday

Air Date: 1970-02-15

The Earthlings become involved in a sabotage scheme to destroy the nearby city.

A Small War

22. A Small War

Air Date: 1970-02-22

A sadistic child unleashes his mechanical toys on the hapless Earthlings.

The Marionettes

23. The Marionettes

Air Date: 1970-03-01

The Earthlings aid an injured puppeteer by pretending to be his dancing puppets, but the owner soon suspects they are involved and prepares to capture them for the reward.

Wild Journey

24. Wild Journey

Air Date: 1970-03-08

Using a device stolen from time-travelling researchers, Steve and Dan return to the day of the Spindrift's launch and try to alter history and stop the ill-fated flight.

Graveyard of Fools

25. Graveyard of Fools

Air Date: 1970-03-22

The Earthlings become involved with twin brothers who are plotting to take over the planet.

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Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

1968-09-22

Episodes

51 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

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Production Companies

Irwin Allen Productions

Kent Productions