Land of the Giants - 2x23 - The Marionettes

Land of the Giants - 2x23 - The Marionettes



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.



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Originally aired: Sunday March 1, 1970 on ABC

Writer: William Welch

Director: Sobey Martin

Show Stars: Don Marshall (Dan Erickson), Deanna Lund (Valerie Ames Scott), Heather Young (I) (Betty Hamilton), Gary Conway (Captain Steve Burton), Stefan Arngrim (Barry Lockridge), Don Matheson (Mark Wilson), Kurt Kasznar (Commander Alexander B. Fitzhugh)

Guest Stars: Frank Ferguson (Goalby) , Victoria Vetri (Lisa) , Robert Hogan (Brady) , Sandra Giles (Harem Dancer) , Dianne Krabbe (Diane) , Bob Baker (Puppet Man) , Janos Prohaska (Bobo/Gorilla) , Al Lampkin (Fire Eater) , Carl Carlsson (Knife Thrower) , Martin Liverman (Trainer)

Production Code: 4725



The Earthlings are sneaking into a circus to steal explosives when an escaped gorilla captures Valerie. With the aid of an elderly puppeteer, Goalby, Valerie is rescued. Betty then wanders into a bear trap, and Goalby frees her but injures his right hand.

Betty and Fitzhugh decided to help Goalby win his audition by becoming "puppets.? The circus owner, Brady, captures Valerie and Dan and realizes Goalby's puppets must also be little people. He captures Fitzhugh and Betty, and forces them to work for him by threatening the other two.

Mark and Steve stage a rescue by using some of the explosives to blow open the gorilla's cage. It attacks Brady, while Goalby and his assistant Lisa free the four captive Earthlings. In return, Steve, Mark, and Fitzhugh provide Goalby with some new techniques and a recording of their musical number so that he can become a hit.









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