Land of the Lost (1991 TV series)

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Land of the Lost is a 1991-1992 ABC Saturday morning children's program, and a remake of the 1974 series of the same name.

Compared to the original it has a different family, a different design for the Sleestak, and better special effects that struck a different chord with a lot of people. It also features as a regular character a blonde-haired "wild girl" who grew up in the Land, and who, while never actually identified as such, could arguably be interpreted as the grown-up version of Holly from the series' first incarnation.

The Porter family -- father Tom, son Kevin, and daughter Annie -- are trapped into a parallel universe after their Jeep Cherokee fell through a time portal while exploring the back country.

Inside this parallel universe, the Porters come across an ill-tempered Tyrannosaurus Rex known as "Scarface," a race of barbarian-like lizard people known as Sleestaks, and countless other dangers. However, amongst these dangers are a few helpful allies to the Porters. These allies include Christa, a beautiful cave-woman who was trapped in the Land of the Lost when she was a little girl, Tasha, a baby Parasaurolophus whose mother was killed by Scarface, and Stink, a member of a race of monkey-like people known as the Pakuni.

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Land of the Lost provides examples of:

• Alternate Universe
• Everything's Better With Dinosaurs
• Expository Theme Tune
• Jungle Princess: Christa.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: As of 2012, the show doesn't have an official DVD release.
• Lost World
• Meaningful Name: "Scarface," due to him having a scar through his right eye.
• Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie: Cy, an alien cyborg time traveler from the future.