Dan I am thrilled that I came across your channel first I want to say that. I am 67 years old and I absolutely inhaled all of the sci-fi of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. I can tell how much you care about the content of this channel because everything about it is just terrific. I'm definitely going to pass the information along to all of my older friends who I'm sure would love this channel.
I have to admit to your. Was more sophisticated than the one I built when I was growing up exit my brother's always made fun of me. For. Building. It. When. I. Move. From my parents house 🏡 I took my model with me it. Was. I. Made
One of the reasons I have become addicted to your channel is the fact that you’re obviously having a lot of fun really do love these wonderful shows and movies. One of the reasons I dropped out of a lot of fandom and comic book collecting is that So many people no longer seem to be having fun Please keep having fun for years to come
I absolutely loved Lost In Space...even at 62 yrs old...I purchased the complete dvd box set to better reflect onto my childhood memories . Even as a 1st grader, I had the first made Remco robot and a super cool Lost in Space Lunchbox.I spent countless weekends constructing The Jupiter 2 out of paper plates (as someone mentioned here). If it was a corny show...I didnt notice or even care until much later episodes. Maybe it went along with my growing more mature. The most fascinating thing about this show were the ingenious props ...alien creatures...the flying jet pack...The Chariot...Lazer guns...etc. Everything was ahead of its time for it... in spite of possibly being just another low budget show. I would also add that even today... I appreciate the genuinely superb soundtrack that played to capture each scene ....whether it was Dr. Smith trying to flee from another alien encounter or Penny trapped inside another dimension with her Space monkey Debbie. Back then...there was absolutely no way to rewind / replay any show you missed. You had to make darn sure to make it home on time or miss out. Great memories indeed.
Isn't it crazy? But I feel everything you've said here. And YES, I used to build the Jupiter 2 too. Out of Aluminum Pie Pans. With a cardboard deck in between, and all stapled together. It had an "Astro-gator" too. Take care LIS- buddy. Jeff
I just discovered your amazing channel and this episode is out of this world! I’m 63 born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and like so many I was mesmerized by the Lost in Space Robot as a child. Back then Ovaltine had a promotion that after buying a certain number of cans you would get a Lost in Space Robot toy. I moved to the US when I was seventeen and a few years ago when I parked at a public garage in San Francisco, CA, lo and behold a security Robot about 6 feet tall rolled by me so I spoke to it and it replied! I was giddy as a child and as I was walking out a worker at the garage was fixing something at the exit and I said to him, I talked to a robot for the first time in my life! He literally barked back at me, “that ain’t a robot!!! It’s a stupid machine with cameras that needs to be rescued by me all the time because it freezes when a car drives up to it! I was laughing profusely since I could tell the worker wasn’t to keen to eventually be replaced by a robot as far as security was concerned. 🤖 😂
No Idea why this landed in my YT recommends, but so happy it did. Great talk on your journey to fulfil a childhood dream. It not my bag (that’s a great 60’s euphemism) but thoroughly enjoyed 18 minutes of a true nerd creating something that he experienced thorough a low resolution television tube. 🤖
This is the coolest thing I've seen on TH-cam in YEARS. I was in the 1st Grade when the Lost In Space series started. I watched every episode. The robot was my favorite and has been ever since. It makes complete sense to me why someone would want to put so much effort into building his own robot. I am so jealous. Great work on that robot and even better, thanks for sharing him with me.
That line of thinking of building B9 with accuracy to your satisfaction, ability and not to worry too much about the details is the same method I used to build my Stargate SG1 uniform costumes. I belonged to a fantabulous SG1 costuming club and some builders would easily and happily spend thousands of dollars for screen accurate costumes whereas other would build as they could afford. As such, my standard green and black off world and desert SGC uniform costumes were not exactly screen accurate but "audience recognizable". Wearing my SG1 costume to renaissance faires and conventions was a personal highlight/rush. As for building something from Lost In Space... As as kid, I never got further than taping two paper plates together to make my Jupiter 2.
1st generation fan. Wanted to build a Jupiter 2 replica, inside an out, so sat in front of the TV set with my pencil, eraser & paper. Started to struggle with "how do this inside lower deck fit in the outside view?" There was only the tv, no vhs tape. Then all the stasis tubes where removed....and then came that chapter where there is a BIG 4th dimension basement that you could access through the lower deck floor!!!!!
This is making me so nostalgic! My father would show me pictures his parents took of him in his home built Galileo shuttle from Star Trek. It must've been from 1968 or 1969. Unfortunately he never got into DIY stuff and so I didn't have the money, means, location, or knew family who would teach me how to build stuff. One of these days though I'll finally have the equipment to start pursuing home building projects as a hobby. 😂 Also that's really cool that your audio ended up in robot toys.
A regret I have, During 1980's there was a B9 wandering Shopping Malls here in Australia, R/C, they wanted to sell it, I wanted it, MY "Other-Half" said she would leave if I brought it home, She is Gone, least the Robot would have still kept me Company ... Nice to see some have their Priorities right, & they have a Club ...
My dad shared lost in space with me when I was younger and I fell in love with the show. Always wanted a replica of the b9 and your creation has inspired me to create my own, it also put the amount of work in perspective. Thank so much for your awesome video!
I just happen to catch your channel on a random popup. For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fan of "Lost In Space", now in my sixties I would love to have my own B9. I believe it would be a great part of a home security system!!
Dan, this was such a pleasure to watch! I love how you gave full disclosure about your amazing Robot! Yours is still the best looking first season Robot anywhere. Thanks for sharing this!
Every time I watch what your videos you always remind me when I was eight years and just enamored with TV and movie robots - - - Robbie was my favorite and in the close second was the lost in space robot right there in my memory.
Great job! I don’t have the time or skill to build a B9 robot, but I do have the small scale toy version that’s motion activated. I always loved the robot’s voice! 🤖
I absolutely loved this video. You really hit the right tone to approaching this. None of us are going to last forever, so we need to enjoy whatever we're creating so that is part of our enjoyment. Thanks for sharing this. Great information!
Those sides are meant to prevent physical accidently toggling from something in the room falling. Like a broom tilt against the wall to the side of the controls. Or even someone backing into the switches.
I’m blown away by the tenacity, resolve, and determination that you two built your own robot! I'm a 65 y/o retired medic with PTSD from responding to the Pentagon on 9/11 and rediscovering model-building from my teen years. (My doc thought it’d keep me out of trouble 😊) Your vid gave me the nudge I needed to go finish my 1/350 Enterprise- lights and all… Thanks, Dan! -Doc Lykins
That is so impressive! You literally built it from the ground up. Sure you can buy prefab everything now days but all your woodworking and plastic bending are amazing. Real love went into it and it shows.
Wow you just gave the best conversation about our Robot B9 ever! Just really enjoyed hearing your journey of your goal to build him from age 7, I myself had that exact same drive, when I was 5 years old in 1965 I tried to build him from a tomato cage from my dad's vegetable garden, after 5 minutes of trying I knew using that wire cage wasn't gonna happen lol, and to this day I still haven't built him but I think about it constantly thinking maybe next year I'll do it, now since I have limited ability to stand up for long periods I feel my dream of owning my B9 is over, BUT I live through fellows like you sharing your stories and seeing your Robot B9 replicas, I think I've seen the whole world wide web on everything Robot B9 but just don't see anyone online or on TH-cam talking and sharing their life about their Robot, and you do it very well, thank you mr. Dan for sharing these stories about him and his History. 😊👍🏻Nick Rankin
I see I am not alone. I was 8 years old when Lost in Space debuted on TV. The show fascinated me and the robot was my favorite character. Great video. Now it's time to search and see if anyone has made replicas of Crow and Tom Servo from MST3K.
I currently live full-time in a 5th wheel RV and have to make do with a key chain size B-9 robot. If I were to build a full-sized replica, I would have to get rid of something else in the RV -- such as my bed! I also thought the first season was the best and had one of the Remco robot toys, too. Great info on building your robot and providing some pleasant memories of the '60's from a kid born in the '50's. Those were the days.
If you have a shop to build him, you could do a torso up without the legs like when the robot rode in the chariot. He is only about 27 inches across at the widest part.
The trip down memory lane was worth the watch! As far as building a B9, it will end up like my Tom Servo, a loose collection of parts waiting for me to get to it! My main interests are restoring vintage electronic test equipment, and everything else is sadly waiting!
Been binging on your stuff since I stumbled across your channel. You are an incredible geek. A fan after my own heart. Subbed. Best wishes on future content.
It is great that you were able to follow your passion for Lost In Space all these years. So many cool childhood memories. I would try to fly my Frisbee down the driveway, envisioning it as the Gemini 12/Jupiter 2 doing the opening crash scene. I have thought for decades that it would be fun to make a Jupiter 2 clubhouse, full scale. These days, you could rent it as an Air B&B. The chariot was also something I thought would be fund to have and drive around. Such a cool and campy show with so many great props.
Love your channel. I’ve been going back to watch all your early videos. They bring back a lot of great memories from my childhood sitting in front of our B&W TV.
I had a toy of B9, which is what the name of the robot was on Lost In Space. He mainly went by robot, but his real name was B9. I loved it and I loved the show when I was a kid.Thanks for sharing!
My uncle was a huge Lost in Space fan, and I idolized him, so I became a Lost in Space fan, too. I watched Lost in Space every day right up until high school in 89 , than other things piqued my interest. You did a good job on your robot, don't know why people worry how you build your robot. You make do with do with what you have available. Besides how do you think the props department build theirs?😄😄😄
That's an extraordinary journey in creating your own B9 robot. The detail is right up there with those people that build their own custom KITT car from Knight Rider. Thank you for sharing.
Because your voice is so professionally modulated I had assumed that you had come up through voice acting work, but you where actually an engineer. Wow. I'm impressed.
1st generation Lost In Space viewer here. (I was 5 years old) I had no idea so may people were this infatuated with the Robot. But I think it's really kewl that there are.
I'm 55 now. I was extremely young when Lost In Space aired in the UK. (around 1974-77 I first saw). It was a patchy watch at best and I remember colour episodes far more than the 1st season. It was aired I believe in sequence on ch4 here on Sunday lunchtimes 1990/91. I caught quite a few but wasn't until 2010's I managed to get hold of all the episodes. Thankyou for the memories and absolutely keep up with the recent content. I have a real connection with these and likely we'd get on like a house in fire.
Enjoyed this. Thank you. Liked the posterboard ones. Just remembered a schoolyard game we played all summer called "Crush Kill Destroy".🤺 I made a small robot from a bug catcher and cardboard. Ha.
I BOUGHT the book on how to build the robot back in the 1990s from a small comic book store. It was less that $20 I still look at it once in a while and dream. I have built 3 robots over the years,not B-9,of my own designs. I use Powerwheels motors and gears boxes in the base, windshield wiper motors to move the arms, little motors in the shoulders to open and close the claws. I used trash cans for bodies. I control them with double pole double throw switched mounted in an old plastic cassette storage box with a cable to the robot. Not really Hi tech,but fun. My second robot was radio controlled.
I started in the club and several life events kept me from completing my b9. It’s still on my bucket list and hopefully I’m still a member listed in the b9 builders club. Back when I join it was paid membership if I remember right and later it became free. Videos like this always get motivated to get my robot finished.
This is so Cool! Thanks for your channel. I came across your channel the other day, I am 62 year old, I love lost in space as a kid, opening of the show with the countdown was awesome, at 7 year old I was hook. I like the movie I know it was not like the show, but the line "And the monkey flips the switch" I still laugh. I am looking forward to Jonny Quest you talk about doing, again great channel.
Fantastic. I am 68 and have fond memories of Lost In Space, although at first the robot scared me a little bit as a kid. I remember my Dad let me stay up late to watch The War of The Worlds. Lost in Space was always amazing to look forward to, the robots voice clear in my memory. What a superb model you built, really great to see it.
Hey Dan, Kevin Burns and I became best friends in 8th grade at St. Helen's School in Schenectady, New York. We were both artists - he drew the characters from Dark Shadows, I drew Spiderman - eventually Spiderman won the popularity war at school :). When Kevin's dog was hit by a car, I changed my life focus from art to Veterinary medicine. Kevin kept up with his art. Decades passed. One day he showed up at my house in Hermosa Beach, CA and asked my wife (whom he'd been working with for several years at 20th Century Fox) if she was actually related to his old friend, Steve Pitzel. He was amazed I hadn't become a comic book artist, but we rekindled our friendship and I visited his home in Beverly Hills many times - greeted, every time - by the Lost In Space Robot! He'd either hired Bob May - or Bob May did it as a favor - to record several greetings, not necessarily appropriate, for those greetings. :) I love and miss Kevin - and, still have a Lost In Space robot Christmas ornament on my Christmas tree each year.
Wow brother! as a lifelong lost in space fan,I Really resonated with what you said about that 1st season...its my favorite exactly for the same reasons: its serious, well made, Not campy at all.The jupiter 2 looked insane with that glow of the saucer b4 take off that was sadly not used again in later seasons. ...The robot in 1st season is as you said, acting Like a robot..mechanical, emotionless, calculating... Dr smith in that 1st season wa also my favorite version of the character.. Cool, sinisiter, self serving, and cold blooded... I didnt like at all the changes that were done to him and the robot over the colorised seasons although there were some Very good episodes in there none the less... your build of the robot is Amazing! just wow!
Dan. I love your vids. These are great. Thanks. I’m over 66 and saw LIS in original run. I did not have the resources to build a robot but pretended to be the robot. Now a challenge for you. What ever happened to the Lost in Space, Space Pod? But that my friends, is a story for another video!
Your videos about Lost in Space prompts me to write this. During its run I was intrigued by the lack of a credit for the robot's voice. Who was that? I knew I had heard him before as the voice in the opening of Zorro but no it wasn't Guy Williams (also in Zorro). Then one day I was watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 3 episode 1 Monster from the Inferno. The voice of the monster was B9!! I excitedly watched for the credits to roll and there it was. The creature was voiced by.....Bob May! I was happy. I finally knew his name. But wait..I know now that the Robot''s voice was actually Dick Tufeld and Bob May was the actor inside B9. So I went back to my DVD copy of that episode of Voyage and the credits had been changed!! No creature credit at all. Now I know I saw it way back when but all copies of that episode have been "corrected". Here's a challenge for you. Find the original credits that have the wrong actor listed. It is a great piece of trivia. One assumes someone making the Voyage credits got the name second hand. Who does the robot on lost in Space?...Bob May. Thanks very much. Love your stuff by the way.
Like you, I always wanted a robot. Unfortunately, I never had skill to build one nor finances to purchase one already built. I thought the first season of LIS was so cool and the robot downright formidable. I watched it as a child in the 60's and introduced it to my daughter later. Keep up the great robot and LIS videos!
Got to say how heart warming it is to know other kids were just a geeky as I was, what a relief! While I was not into this show, actually couldn't get the channel it was on with our old 13 channel, no uhf, RCA tube tv we had for decades. I was big into Space 1999 and made many Eagle spacecraft out of, yep you guessed it, posterboard! I got pretty good at them. I also made a Planet of the Apes spacecraft as well as the enemy fighter craft from Last Starfighter. I was consider an idiot by other kids but I love SciFi movies and model building.
I am a first generation Lost in Space fan. Never missed an episode in the first run. I asked my mom (who was an expert tailor) to make me a replica of Will Robinson's space suit. Which she did. I wore it for years until I grew out of it. I also had the B-9 robot toy. Also also I built a copy of the Jupiter spaceship out of balsa wood and paper. I guess I was a Super Fan before that even exited! What a show!
I like what you said about the voice tracks. Those of us who build Grogu need something like that, there are no voice tracks for him that don't have either background noise, talking or music!
Being a professional scale RC giant scale aircraft builder for over forty years and was an avid fan of lost in space. Particularly the robot. Fantastic build job. Using what you have available is critical. Thank you for taking the time to show us all how you did it.
Very fascinating Dan. I am 67 and remember well my after-school viewing of this great show. I very much enjoyed the video, and agree that in the end, it is all about FUN.
I'm hoping one day I'll be able to pull this off but I feel a bit in over my head with all the info 😅 so many parts to this amazing robot. I grew up watching this show with my father who unfortunately passed when I was still a kid around 2010. I'd love to tackle a project like this though, lost in space has always been special and the robot was my favorite part
A guy in Newcastle, Australia built a full size, robotic Terminator T-800 endo-skeleton model and he had a real struggle to get enough accurate model information to get the build right, and the final result was surprisingly heavy.
Awesome video, consider me a subscriber. Cool way to start the Christmas day. I completely agree, the black and white season was the best (ages best thanks to its seriousness; almost like an Outer Limits episode extended). I just missed that season growing up, and even though I loved the rest of the series (which was in b&w still thanks to our TV) once I saw the original season as an adult, it elevated the show for me. If they'd stayed in that serious pre-camp atmosphere, I honestly think it'd have been one of the best sci-series ever. But who knows, maybe it wouldn't have become the iconic show it is? Oh and great idea to use the b&w color scheme too.
I love Lost in Space, mostly I love the B-9 Robot… Out of ALL robots in tv and movies he is my favorite… Thanks for sharing the journey into building one! I hope to build at get a smaller scale model of one someday…
Back in the 60s I had a choice, Star Trek or Lost In Space. Captain Kirk had Spock and a cool starship. But Will Robinson had a cool robot. Guess which show I watched. I wish that LIS had the type of history that Trek has enjoyed.
Back in the late 80s I took the family to Kings Dominion in Richmond Va. They had a Star Trek prop display. I saw on of the Rura Penthe mining guns from Undiscovered Country. I was a super soaker painted, weathered and lights installed.
Super cool! I was impressed with your solution to get the legs looking "wrinkled" nice idea. I have always liked B9, probably one of my favorite robots in TV/Movies. One of these days I would love to build a 1/1 scale model of B9 but for now I'm content with my Polar Lights version. Thanks for sharing. -David
Love it! I remember being 6 yrs old and making replicas of everything that fascinated me out of cardboard and tape. I actually made a replica of a 16 mm projector they used at school.Wish I still had it!
I have a book titled "You can build...The LOST IN SPACE Robot", edited by Flint Mitchell, third edition published in 1998. It covers several robot builds by different people - 98 pages. Very cool. I found it in a second hand book store.
Ever build 'Little Helper' from Disney comics Gyro Gearloose? I made one using wooden dowels for the hips and shoulders, carved wooden shoes, thick solder for the arms, legs & spine, and a small base clear bulb for the head. Doesn't look too bad and only takes a day or so to build. I'd like to light the bulb, but space is pretty tight. It's really pretty cute, and the solder lets you form the arms and legs easily.
I love your enthusiasm for the show and the robot. I loved it as well and wished they had stayed more serious like the early episodes. You could really appreciate the care taken in making the robot, sets, and working vehicle. I'll never make the robot, but I love hearing the details about the TV prop and how you duplicated them. Thanks.
Exactly - I couldn't afford a Gibson SG when I was like 11 or 12 so found a piece of very Thin Plywood in the garage of a house we rented in Anoka,Mn at the time. I then dolled it up with Pickups, Bridge, etc with Pen, colored ink & Paint & would dance around & play it out in the Garage to the likes of the solo in "Girl, you really got me now, you got me now ..." That Kinks distorted Guitar along with the Sonics "Witch" & "Out of Limits" & others really started me off !
Dan I am thrilled that I came across your channel first I want to say that. I am 67 years old and I absolutely inhaled all of the sci-fi of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. I can tell how much you care about the content of this channel because everything about it is just terrific. I'm definitely going to pass the information along to all of my older friends who I'm sure would love this channel.
I’m 66 years old and always wanted to build my own robot. Now that I’m retired I think I will. I live in a condo but that won’t stop me.
Yes, do it.
Better check with HOA president
I have to admit to your. Was more sophisticated than the one I built when I was growing up exit my brother's always made fun of me. For. Building. It. When. I. Move. From my parents house 🏡 I took my model with me it. Was. I. Made
@@ClintonOquinnSober up.
Why would it stop you? You just sitting around waiting to die? Do it!
One of the reasons I have become addicted to your channel is the fact that you’re obviously having a lot of fun really do love these wonderful shows and movies.
One of the reasons I dropped out of a lot of fandom and comic book collecting is that So many people no longer seem to be having fun
Please keep having fun for years to come
I absolutely loved Lost In Space...even at 62 yrs old...I purchased the complete dvd box set to better reflect onto my childhood memories . Even as a 1st grader, I had the first made Remco robot and a super cool Lost in Space Lunchbox.I spent countless weekends constructing The Jupiter 2 out of paper plates (as someone mentioned here). If it was a corny show...I didnt notice or even care until much later episodes. Maybe it went along with my growing more mature. The most fascinating thing about this show were the ingenious props ...alien creatures...the flying jet pack...The Chariot...Lazer guns...etc. Everything was ahead of its time for it... in spite of possibly being just another low budget show. I would also add that even today... I appreciate the genuinely superb soundtrack that played to capture each scene ....whether it was Dr. Smith trying to flee from another alien encounter or Penny trapped inside another dimension with her Space monkey Debbie. Back then...there was absolutely no way to rewind / replay any show you missed.
You had to make darn sure to make it home on time or miss out. Great memories indeed.
Isn't it crazy? But I feel everything you've said here. And YES, I used to build the Jupiter 2 too. Out of Aluminum Pie Pans. With a cardboard deck in between, and all stapled together. It had an "Astro-gator" too. Take care LIS- buddy. Jeff
I just discovered your amazing channel and this episode is out of this world! I’m 63 born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and like so many I was mesmerized by the Lost in Space Robot as a child. Back then Ovaltine had a promotion that after buying a certain number of cans you would get a Lost in Space Robot toy. I moved to the US when I was seventeen and a few years ago when I parked at a public garage in San Francisco, CA, lo and behold a security Robot about 6 feet tall rolled by me so I spoke to it and it replied! I was giddy as a child and as I was walking out a worker at the garage was fixing something at the exit and I said to him, I talked to a robot for the first time in my life! He literally barked back at me, “that ain’t a robot!!! It’s a stupid machine with cameras that needs to be rescued by me all the time because it freezes when a car drives up to it! I was laughing profusely since I could tell the worker wasn’t to keen to eventually be replaced by a robot as far as security was concerned. 🤖 😂
Man... i used to like your videos.
Now, i admire the man behind them! Kudos from brazil!
I've been a lost in space fan for ever, I'm 70, great memories. what you did is 7 kinds of awesome 😊 great stuff, thanks for sharing.
No Idea why this landed in my YT recommends, but so happy it did. Great talk on your journey to fulfil a childhood dream. It not my bag (that’s a great 60’s euphemism) but thoroughly enjoyed 18 minutes of a true nerd creating something that he experienced thorough a low resolution television tube. 🤖
Same here! I was hooked from the second I watched. Ive subbed, this is brilliant :D
Thank you so much :-) glad you enjoyed it :-)
@@RetroJay1974hey, thank you so much 😊
Same here!
This is the coolest thing I've seen on TH-cam in YEARS. I was in the 1st Grade when the Lost In Space series started. I watched every episode. The robot was my favorite and has been ever since. It makes complete sense to me why someone would want to put so much effort into building his own robot. I am so jealous. Great work on that robot and even better, thanks for sharing him with me.
I wish I had a talent for creativity. This was amazing. I can barely write my name. I am always in awe of creative people.
That line of thinking of building B9 with accuracy to your satisfaction, ability and not to worry too much about the details is the same method I used to build my Stargate SG1 uniform costumes. I belonged to a fantabulous SG1 costuming club and some builders would easily and happily spend thousands of dollars for screen accurate costumes whereas other would build as they could afford. As such, my standard green and black off world and desert SGC uniform costumes were not exactly screen accurate but "audience recognizable". Wearing my SG1 costume to renaissance faires and conventions was a personal highlight/rush.
As for building something from Lost In Space... As as kid, I never got further than taping two paper plates together to make my Jupiter 2.
I totally agree! I also made the Jupiter 2 from plates!
1st generation fan. Wanted to build a Jupiter 2 replica, inside an out, so sat in front of the TV set with my pencil, eraser & paper. Started to struggle with "how do this inside lower deck fit in the outside view?" There was only the tv, no vhs tape. Then all the stasis tubes where removed....and then came that chapter where there is a BIG 4th dimension basement that you could access through the lower deck floor!!!!!
Oh my! What a terrific video Dan! I am an old man with little funds. But seeing this video is the next best thing. Thanks for sharing it with us.
your efforts are way more impressive than you realize. Great info & video
This is making me so nostalgic! My father would show me pictures his parents took of him in his home built Galileo shuttle from Star Trek. It must've been from 1968 or 1969. Unfortunately he never got into DIY stuff and so I didn't have the money, means, location, or knew family who would teach me how to build stuff.
One of these days though I'll finally have the equipment to start pursuing home building projects as a hobby. 😂
Also that's really cool that your audio ended up in robot toys.
A regret I have, During 1980's there was a B9 wandering Shopping Malls here in Australia, R/C, they wanted to sell it, I wanted it, MY "Other-Half" said she would leave if I brought it home, She is Gone, least the Robot would have still kept me Company ... Nice to see some have their Priorities right, & they have a Club ...
Wow! That is amazing. I always loved the B9 robot and Robby from Forbidden Planet. Would like to have replicas of both.
Using the pipe insulation and liquid nails - ingenuous. What makes it even better I have both those items out in my shed.
My dad shared lost in space with me when I was younger and I fell in love with the show. Always wanted a replica of the b9 and your creation has inspired me to create my own, it also put the amount of work in perspective. Thank so much for your awesome video!
The "radar ears" look like guitar picks! I applaud your enthusiasm and dedication
I'm 61,after one view I subscribed and told my friends. Your program hits on all the cool cylinders. Thank you for the quality of content, you Rock.
I remove my hat to you. I love the dedication and patience that you have to achieve your dream. Fantastic.
This was awesome!!! Thank you for sharing {and showing us} these great memories...
Love your passion and ingenuity. The B9 was always my favorite. Way to make a dream - turn reality. We all need a friend like B9 in our lives.
Just subscribed - love the content and the production value! And Dan, you have a FANTASTIC voice for narration!
I just happen to catch your channel on a random popup. For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fan of "Lost In Space", now in my sixties I would love to have my own B9. I believe it would be a great part of a home security system!!
couldn't agree more - can you imagine having one on your porch - the kids would love it... 🤖🤖
Dan, this was such a pleasure to watch! I love how you gave full disclosure about your amazing Robot! Yours is still the best looking first season Robot anywhere. Thanks for sharing this!
Hi Dan I just realized we were in the B9 builders club. I was number 3 of the members listed. Mine is long overdue to get a makeover love your channel
This was absolutely fantastic and I loved the way you ended it with the emotional music usually seen with Will and his father.
Every time I watch what your videos you always remind me when I was eight years and just enamored with TV and movie robots - - - Robbie was my favorite and in the close second was the lost in space robot right there in my memory.
Great job! I don’t have the time or skill to build a B9 robot, but I do have the small scale toy version that’s motion activated. I always loved the robot’s voice! 🤖
Honestly that was one of the best TH-cam videos I've ever watched.
Thank you so much!
You are clearly a man who is cleaver but most of all patient. I’m more than impressed! 👏👏👏👏👏
I absolutely loved this video. You really hit the right tone to approaching this. None of us are going to last forever, so we need to enjoy whatever we're creating so that is part of our enjoyment. Thanks for sharing this. Great information!
Thank you so much :-) much appreciated :-) Dan
Those sides are meant to prevent physical accidently toggling from something in the room falling. Like a broom tilt against the wall to the side of the controls. Or even someone backing into the switches.
I’m blown away by the tenacity, resolve, and determination that you two built your own robot! I'm a 65 y/o retired medic with PTSD from responding to the Pentagon on 9/11 and rediscovering model-building from my teen years. (My doc thought it’d keep me out of trouble 😊) Your vid gave me the nudge I needed to go finish my 1/350 Enterprise- lights and all… Thanks, Dan!
-Doc Lykins
That is so impressive! You literally built it from the ground up. Sure you can buy prefab everything now days but all your woodworking and plastic bending are amazing. Real love went into it and it shows.
Wow you just gave the best conversation about our Robot B9 ever! Just really enjoyed hearing your journey of your goal to build him from age 7, I myself had that exact same drive, when I was 5 years old in 1965 I tried to build him from a tomato cage from my dad's vegetable garden, after 5 minutes of trying I knew using that wire cage wasn't gonna happen lol, and to this day I still haven't built him but I think about it constantly thinking maybe next year I'll do it, now since I have limited ability to stand up for long periods I feel my dream of owning my B9 is over, BUT I live through fellows like you sharing your stories and seeing your Robot B9 replicas, I think I've seen the whole world wide web on everything Robot B9 but just don't see anyone online or on TH-cam talking and sharing their life about their Robot, and you do it very well, thank you mr. Dan for sharing these stories about him and his History. 😊👍🏻Nick Rankin
You’re my kind of guy, Nick!
I see I am not alone. I was 8 years old when Lost in Space debuted on TV. The show fascinated me and the robot was my favorite character. Great video. Now it's time to search and see if anyone has made replicas of Crow and Tom Servo from MST3K.
That robot brain looks so cool. And I agree about incandescent light bulbs vs LED.
I currently live full-time in a 5th wheel RV and have to make do with a key chain size B-9 robot. If I were to build a full-sized replica, I would have to get rid of something else in the RV -- such as my bed! I also thought the first season was the best and had one of the Remco robot toys, too. Great info on building your robot and providing some pleasant memories of the '60's from a kid born in the '50's. Those were the days.
If you have a shop to build him, you could do a torso up without the legs like when the robot rode in the chariot. He is only about 27 inches across at the widest part.
Thanks for the reply. However, I don't even have room for half a robot. My RV is not that large.@@Hclann1
Thanks for sharing Dan. Always fascinating to hear someone passionate describe their creative journey.
Lovely video thanks, it’s always a joy to see someone talk about their passion.
The trip down memory lane was worth the watch!
As far as building a B9, it will end up like my Tom Servo, a loose collection of parts waiting for me to get to it!
My main interests are restoring vintage electronic test equipment, and everything else is sadly waiting!
Right on! Thanks for reaching out! Cheers! Dan :)
Your passion is remarkable and inspirational - thank you for sharing your story, insights and words of wisdom!
Hey, thank you so much. I really appreciate the support. Means a lot. Hope you had a great holiday, Dan
Been binging on your stuff since I stumbled across your channel. You are an incredible geek. A fan after my own heart. Subbed. Best wishes on future content.
Hey, that's awesome :-) thanks so much for the support, Dan
Amazon needs to have a B9 Alexa voice. That would bring back memories.
Well done Dan. It goes on to show that with courage, and if we really try, we can do anything. We'll make mistakes. but we learn from them.
Very true :-) thanks so much for the support :-) hope you had a great New Year :-) Dan
It is great that you were able to follow your passion for Lost In Space all these years. So many cool childhood memories. I would try to fly my Frisbee down the driveway, envisioning it as the Gemini 12/Jupiter 2 doing the opening crash scene. I have thought for decades that it would be fun to make a Jupiter 2 clubhouse, full scale. These days, you could rent it as an Air B&B. The chariot was also something I thought would be fund to have and drive around. Such a cool and campy show with so many great props.
Love your channel. I’ve been going back to watch all your early videos. They bring back a lot of great memories from my childhood sitting in front of our B&W TV.
I had a toy of B9, which is what the name of the robot was on Lost In Space. He mainly went by robot, but his real name was B9. I loved it and I loved the show when I was a kid.Thanks for sharing!
My uncle was a huge Lost in Space fan, and I idolized him, so I became a Lost in Space fan, too. I watched Lost in Space every day right up until high school in 89 , than other things piqued my interest. You did a good job on your robot, don't know why people worry how you build your robot. You make do with do with what you have available. Besides how do you think the props department build theirs?😄😄😄
THANKS! Thanks for reaching out! Cheers! Dan :)
That's an extraordinary journey in creating your own B9 robot. The detail is right up there with those people that build their own custom KITT car from Knight Rider. Thank you for sharing.
Hey, thank you so much for watching. It's a labor of love. He's cool to have hanging around in the office :-) hope you had a great holiday, Dan
Because your voice is so professionally modulated I had assumed that you had come up through voice acting work, but you where actually an engineer. Wow. I'm impressed.
Yeah, he sounds like a DJ in Detroit.
1st generation Lost In Space viewer here. (I was 5 years old)
I had no idea so may people were this infatuated with the Robot. But I think it's really kewl that there are.
I'm 55 now. I was extremely young when Lost In Space aired in the UK. (around 1974-77 I first saw). It was a patchy watch at best and I remember colour episodes far more than the 1st season. It was aired I believe in sequence on ch4 here on Sunday lunchtimes 1990/91. I caught quite a few but wasn't until 2010's I managed to get hold of all the episodes.
Thankyou for the memories and absolutely keep up with the recent content. I have a real connection with these and likely we'd get on like a house in fire.
Enjoyed this. Thank you. Liked the posterboard ones.
Just remembered a schoolyard game we played all summer called "Crush Kill Destroy".🤺
I made a small robot from a bug catcher and cardboard. Ha.
I BOUGHT the book on how to build the robot back in the 1990s from a small comic book store. It was less that $20
I still look at it once in a while and dream.
I have built 3 robots over the years,not B-9,of my own designs. I use Powerwheels motors and gears boxes in the base, windshield wiper motors to move the arms, little motors in the shoulders to open and close the claws.
I used trash cans for bodies. I control them with double pole double throw switched mounted in an old plastic cassette storage box with a cable to the robot. Not really Hi tech,but fun. My second robot was radio controlled.
I had to see this video a few times and this was so fascinating. One hell of a job!
I started in the club and several life events kept me from completing my b9. It’s still on my bucket list and hopefully I’m still a member listed in the b9 builders club. Back when I join it was paid membership if I remember right and later it became free. Videos like this always get motivated to get my robot finished.
What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing it!
Hey, you are so welcome. Thank you for watching :-) Dan
This is so Cool! Thanks for your channel. I came across your channel the other day, I am 62 year old, I love lost in space as a kid, opening of the show with the countdown was awesome, at 7 year old I was hook. I like the movie I know it was not like the show, but the line "And the monkey flips the switch" I still laugh. I am looking forward to Jonny Quest you talk about doing, again great channel.
Fantastic. I am 68 and have fond memories of Lost In Space, although at first the robot scared me a little bit as a kid. I remember my Dad let me stay up late to watch The War of The Worlds. Lost in Space was always amazing to look forward to, the robots voice clear in my memory. What a superb model you built, really great to see it.
Hey Dan, Kevin Burns and I became best friends in 8th grade at St. Helen's School in Schenectady, New York. We were both artists - he drew the characters from Dark Shadows, I drew Spiderman - eventually Spiderman won the popularity war at school :). When Kevin's dog was hit by a car, I changed my life focus from art to Veterinary medicine. Kevin kept up with his art. Decades passed. One day he showed up at my house in Hermosa Beach, CA and asked my wife (whom he'd been working with for several years at 20th Century Fox) if she was actually related to his old friend, Steve Pitzel. He was amazed I hadn't become a comic book artist, but we rekindled our friendship and I visited his home in Beverly Hills many times - greeted, every time - by the Lost In Space Robot! He'd either hired Bob May - or Bob May did it as a favor - to record several greetings, not necessarily appropriate, for those greetings. :) I love and miss Kevin - and, still have a Lost In Space robot Christmas ornament on my Christmas tree each year.
Wow brother! as a lifelong lost in space fan,I Really resonated with what you said about that 1st season...its my favorite exactly for the same reasons: its serious, well made, Not campy at all.The jupiter 2 looked insane with that glow of the saucer b4 take off that was sadly not used again in later seasons. ...The robot in 1st season is as you said, acting Like a robot..mechanical, emotionless, calculating... Dr smith in that 1st season wa also my favorite version of the character.. Cool, sinisiter, self serving, and cold blooded... I didnt like at all the changes that were done to him and the robot over the colorised seasons although there were some Very good episodes in there none the less... your build of the robot is Amazing! just wow!
WOW - thank you for the great comment!!! APPRECIATED!
Dan. I love your vids. These are great. Thanks. I’m over 66 and saw LIS in original run. I did not have the resources to build a robot but pretended to be the robot. Now a challenge for you. What ever happened to the Lost in Space, Space Pod? But that my friends, is a story for another video!
Hey mate I love how you chose season 1 robot my favourite also
Your videos about Lost in Space prompts me to write this. During its run I was intrigued by the lack of a credit for the robot's voice. Who was that? I knew I had heard him before as the voice in the opening of Zorro but no it wasn't Guy Williams (also in Zorro). Then one day I was watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 3 episode 1 Monster from the Inferno. The voice of the monster was B9!! I excitedly watched for the credits to roll and there it was. The creature was voiced by.....Bob May! I was happy. I finally knew his name. But wait..I know now that the Robot''s voice was actually Dick Tufeld and Bob May was the actor inside B9. So I went back to my DVD copy of that episode of Voyage and the credits had been changed!! No creature credit at all. Now I know I saw it way back when but all copies of that episode have been "corrected". Here's a challenge for you. Find the original credits that have the wrong actor listed. It is a great piece of trivia. One assumes someone making the Voyage credits got the name second hand. Who does the robot on lost in Space?...Bob May. Thanks very much.
Love your stuff by the way.
I’m 66 and live in Australia and always wanted a Lost in Space robot love your show thanks
So many great memories, loved Lost in Space. Really enjoy your channel 👍
What a great presentation of Your B-9 build. It truly takes me back in time.
Like you, I always wanted a robot. Unfortunately, I never had skill to build one nor finances to purchase one already built. I thought the first season of LIS was so cool and the robot downright formidable. I watched it as a child in the 60's and introduced it to my daughter later. Keep up the great robot and LIS videos!
I wanted to build one when I was a kid. Glad I was not the only one.
Loved this video! There was nothing like Lost in Space. Danger danger!
Got to say how heart warming it is to know other kids were just a geeky as I was, what a relief! While I was not into this show, actually couldn't get the channel it was on with our old 13 channel, no uhf, RCA tube tv we had for decades.
I was big into Space 1999 and made many Eagle spacecraft out of, yep you guessed it, posterboard! I got pretty good at them. I also made a Planet of the Apes spacecraft as well as the enemy fighter craft from Last Starfighter.
I was consider an idiot by other kids but I love SciFi movies and model building.
I am a first generation Lost in Space fan. Never missed an episode in the first run. I asked my mom (who was an expert tailor) to make me a replica of Will Robinson's space suit. Which she did. I wore it for years until I grew out of it. I also had the B-9 robot toy. Also also I built a copy of the Jupiter spaceship out of balsa wood and paper. I guess I was a Super Fan before that even exited! What a show!
I like what you said about the voice tracks. Those of us who build Grogu need something like that, there are no voice tracks for him that don't have either background noise, talking or music!
Being a professional scale RC giant scale aircraft builder for over forty years and was an avid fan of lost in space. Particularly the robot. Fantastic build job. Using what you have available is critical. Thank you for taking the time to show us all how you did it.
Amazing work on that Robot, wow. Thanks for this video!
Very fascinating Dan. I am 67 and remember well my after-school viewing of this great show. I very much enjoyed the video, and agree that in the end, it is all about FUN.
OMG...That collar was a labor of love all on its own!
I'm hoping one day I'll be able to pull this off but I feel a bit in over my head with all the info 😅 so many parts to this amazing robot. I grew up watching this show with my father who unfortunately passed when I was still a kid around 2010. I'd love to tackle a project like this though, lost in space has always been special and the robot was my favorite part
A guy in Newcastle, Australia built a full size, robotic Terminator T-800 endo-skeleton model and he had a real struggle to get enough accurate model information to get the build right, and the final result was surprisingly heavy.
Awesome video, consider me a subscriber. Cool way to start the Christmas day. I completely agree, the black and white season was the best (ages best thanks to its seriousness; almost like an Outer Limits episode extended). I just missed that season growing up, and even though I loved the rest of the series (which was in b&w still thanks to our TV) once I saw the original season as an adult, it elevated the show for me. If they'd stayed in that serious pre-camp atmosphere, I honestly think it'd have been one of the best sci-series ever. But who knows, maybe it wouldn't have become the iconic show it is? Oh and great idea to use the b&w color scheme too.
I love Lost in Space, mostly I love the B-9 Robot… Out of ALL robots in tv and movies he is my favorite… Thanks for sharing the journey into building one! I hope to build at get a smaller scale model of one someday…
Excellent video. Really well-articulated and enabling.
Great job. I always wanted one, too. And I remember watching it in the 60's. Thanks for all the information.
Back in the 60s I had a choice, Star Trek or Lost In Space. Captain Kirk had Spock and a cool starship. But Will Robinson had a cool robot. Guess which show I watched. I wish that LIS had the type of history that Trek has enjoyed.
My sci-fi bucket list of life size toys. 1) Robby the Robot 2) LIS Robot 3) Doctor Who Dalek 4) TARDIS.
Fantastic video and robot. It’s always amazing to me at how many people actually know about the robot
Back in the late 80s I took the family to Kings Dominion in Richmond Va. They had a Star Trek prop display. I saw on of the Rura Penthe mining guns from Undiscovered Country. I was a super soaker painted, weathered and lights installed.
That is amazing :-) did you get any pictures? Hope you had a great Christmas :-) Dan
@@MoviesMusicMonsters I did but don't have them anymore. The ex took all the negatives I shot from when I was a navy photographer.
I wish I had a friend like you growing up thankyou for for all the. Cool info you shared
Super cool! I was impressed with your solution to get the legs looking "wrinkled" nice idea. I have always liked B9, probably one of my favorite robots in TV/Movies. One of these days I would love to build a 1/1 scale model of B9 but for now I'm content with my Polar Lights version. Thanks for sharing.
-David
Love it! I remember being 6 yrs old and making replicas of everything that fascinated me out of cardboard and tape. I actually made a replica of a 16 mm projector they used at school.Wish I still had it!
Wow! Really impressive, well done. B-9 would be proud...
I have a book titled "You can build...The LOST IN SPACE Robot", edited by Flint Mitchell, third edition published in 1998. It covers several robot builds by different people - 98 pages. Very cool. I found it in a second hand book store.
Ever build 'Little Helper' from Disney comics Gyro Gearloose? I made one using wooden dowels for the hips and shoulders, carved wooden shoes, thick solder for the arms, legs & spine, and a small base clear bulb for the head. Doesn't look too bad and only takes a day or so to build. I'd like to light the bulb, but space is pretty tight. It's really pretty cute, and the solder lets you form the arms and legs easily.
That was a great video. Thankyou. Season 1 robot was always my favourite as well. I really liked how you did the wrinkly leg effect.
Hey thanks so much :-) I appreciate the support :-) thanks, Dan
I made the "Danger Will Robinson, Danger" robot warning into a ringtone. I assign it to people I don't want to talk to.
Haha that's hilarious :-)
I guess "Danger Dan Monroe, Danger" will never get old!
I love your enthusiasm for the show and the robot. I loved it as well and wished they had stayed more serious like the early episodes. You could really appreciate the care taken in making the robot, sets, and working vehicle. I'll never make the robot, but I love hearing the details about the TV prop and how you duplicated them. Thanks.
Hey, thanks so much :-) I really appreciate it.:-) Dan
Exactly - I couldn't afford a Gibson SG when I was like 11 or 12 so found a piece of very Thin Plywood in the garage of a house we rented in Anoka,Mn at the time. I then dolled it up with Pickups, Bridge, etc with Pen, colored ink & Paint & would dance around & play it out in the Garage to the likes of the solo in "Girl, you really got me now, you got me now ..." That Kinks distorted Guitar along with the Sonics "Witch" & "Out of Limits" & others really started me off !
PS - I had a Mic , Many many years ago that looked exactly like what you wanted. I believe it was an AKG Mic ...
Then, an older Guitar Teacher introduced me to ... Jazz