John Robinson Quotes in Lost in Space (1998)

John Robinson: There's a lot of space out there to get lost in.

[Major West arms the Proteus' reactor to explode, to kill the Space Spiders]

John Robinson: What are you doing?

Major West: You never leave an enemy stronghold intact.

John Robinson: Major, stop.

Major West: One of your father's first rules of engagement.

John Robinson: That's a direct order.

Major West: I hate spiders.

[the Jupiter II is hurtling towards the Sun]

John Robinson: We're caught in the sun's gravitational pull. We're headed straight for it.

Major West: Oh, really? Is that what the big round ball is?

Major West: It's working.

John Robinson: What?

Major West: If we can't go around the Sun, then we go straight through it, using your hyperdrive.

John Robinson: If we engage the hyperdrive without a gate, we could be thrown anywhere in the galaxy.

Major West: Anywhere but here.

Major West: I'm going to try to break us out of the atmosphere.

John Robinson: No, we don't have enough core material for that.

Major West: Well, maybe if we catch one of the thermal...

John Robinson: No, it won't work. I *know*. We have to go... down. Through the planet as she's breaking up. We can use the planet's gravity...

Major West: What?

John Robinson: To throw us ut the other side and back into space!

Major West: That's insane!

John Robinson: I don't have time to argue.

Reporter #1: Professor Robinson, how do your children feel about traveling into space for the next ten years?

John Robinson: They couldn't be more excited.

[next scene]

Penny Robinson: This mission sucks!

John Robinson: Have you noticed, you take to opposite position to whatever I say?

Maureen Robinson: Of course I do, we're married.

Monster Smith: You should have killed me when you had the chance.

John Robinson: You know, you're right. I couldn't kill the man...

[takes out on of Will's science fair plaques as an improvised weapon]

John Robinson: But I can kill the monster!

[First night on an unknown unfriendly looking planet they crashed on]

Maureen Robinson: Good night, John.

John Robinson: Good night, Maureen.

Will Robinson: Good night, Judy.

Penny Robinson: Good night, Will.

Judy Robinson: Good night, Penny.

[pause]

Major West: You guys have got to be kidding.

[last lines]

John Robinson: [before the Jupiter goes into hyperdrive] Initiate now.

Will Robinson: Cool!