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The blarp is a semi-sentient female alien creature, described in the script and some spinoff novels as a "lizard monkey" encountered by the crew of the Jupiter 2 in the 1998 Lost in Space movie.
Appearance[]
The blarp vaguely resembles an Earth monkey, but with hairless, usually yellow skin, four nostrils, amphibious traits, and incredibly large ears and eyes which blink sideways.
Personality[]
The blarp is a timid but friendly and sociable creature who longs for companionship, and upon meeting Penny the two form an instant bond.
History[]
This creature was first discovered by the crew on the Proteus, apparently the child of aliens who encountered the ship in deep space. This backstory is implied in the script, where the parents actually appear, but is left unclear in the actual film. Eventually the blarp was rescued from the space spiders and became Penny's pet and companion.
Trivia[]
- Blarp was envisioned as an update for the character of Debbie the Bloop from the original Lost in Space TV series. Though originally portrayed by an animatronic muppet, Blarp was replaced with computer graphics in the actual movie, based on lessons learned from Jim Henson's first CG muppet Waldo C. Graphic.
- While she is initially called "Blarp" in the movie, by a later scene, both she and Penny have altered the noise to "Blawp,"and that is how the creature is referred to in a series of movie tie-in books.
- The Blarp had the ability to change color. In the unproduced sequel movie, Penny would have also developed this ability.
- Some spinoff novels describe the Blarps eyes as blue- it is possible that they can change color as well.
- The script calls this lifeform-"blip."
- The young adult series "Lost in Space: The New Journeys " shows the blawp's homeworld in #4: Journey to the Planet of the Blawps. For a time, it seems that Penny's friend wants to return to her people, but after the Robinson party have helped the creatures to deal with a crisis, the Blawp returns to the Jupiter 2 to stay with Penny.
- Unlike Debbie, the Blarp was never given a proper name, and it is unknown if the cancelled sequel would have given her one.
- Additional footage on the DVD feature an older Blarp and the ending was also extended as Penny brought the older Blarp onboard and wanted him too.