Land of the Lost (1974 television series)

Land of the Lost (1974–1976) is one in a variety of popular, uniquely produced children's television series created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. The prolific Krofft team was very influential in children's television, producing many oddly formatted, highly energetic, and special-effects heavy programs.

References in popular culture

Land of the Lost has achieved a minor cult status among those who were young in the late 1970s. References to the show occasionally crop up in modern media, such as:

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Cult status - 1970s

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• A famous graffiti tagger in Los Angeles went by the pseudonym "Chaka", after the Paku.
• In Stargate SG-1, an Unas that Daniel Jackson befriended and who appeared in several episodes was named "Chaka" after the Paku.
• In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Will Ferrell plays Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly (a reference to the first line of the theme music). In 2005, Universal Studios announced that Will Ferrell was going to star in a movie adaptation of Land of the Lost.
• The animated show Family Guy, in the episode "The King is Dead", has Peter singing the theme song during his audition for the play.
• A psychedelic rock band from the midwest United States called Sleestak formed in 2003, dedicated to the show and its fiction.
• In the MMORPG World of Warcraft, there are two NPCs named Williden and Hol'anyee Marshall, a play on Will and Holly. One of these NPCs gives a quest entitled "Lost!"