Land of the Giants: Shell Game

Air Date

April 13, 1969

Production Code

2425

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• Guest Cast

  • Gary Dubin Dal
  • Jan Shepard Osla
  • Tol Avery Mr. Derg
  • Larry Ward Talf

• Stars

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

• Writers

  • William Welch Story
  • Esther Mitchell Writer
  • Bob Mitchell Writer

• Directors

  • Harry Harris Director
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• Talf Ekorb's name says more about his character than you might think: when each word is read backwards, it spells "Flat Broke." [edit]
• The hearing aid is the same size whether an Earthling is holding it or a giant: roughly palm-sized. In other words, it grows when a giant holds it and shrinks when an Earthling does. [edit]
• Within walking distance: a fishing/waterfront community [edit]

• The shell-interior set was the same one used in the movie Dr. Doolittle, with Rex Harrison. [edit]
• The cave set that Mark and Don take refuge in is the same one, right down to the position of the rocks, used in episodes like "Framed," "The Weird World," and "Target: Earth." [edit]
• The Spindrift gets moved in this episode, but not very far. Conveniently, the location it's moved to looks pretty much the same as the old one. [edit]

• Mark: (getting sentimental) You know, there have been times since we crashed here that if I never saw any of you again, it'd be too soon. Now, with the spaceship gone... well, there was always some hope before. [edit]

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