elements of allen's "lost in space" series recur in "land of the giants", notably the relationship between foolish, greedy, on-the-run bank robber alexander b. fitzhugh (kurt kasznar) and the young boy barry lockridge (stefan arngrim), paralleling the relationship on "lost in space" between doctor smith and the young will robinson. also, for main cast billing, kasznar was treated contractually in the same manner as jonathan harris had been on "lost in space": billed in last place on the opening credit sequence, but billed as "special guest star" (even though he was a series regular). apart from this, gary conway received solo star billing in the opening credits, with the other regulars all receiving "also starring" billing.