Cha-Ka [SEP] series
Cha-Ka
"Cha-Ka" is the first episode of the first season of the 1974 American television series "Land of the Lost". Written by David Gerrold and directed by Dennis Steinmetz, it first aired in the United States on September 7, 1974 on NBC.
Actor.
Cha-Ka was played by 11-year-old actor Phillip Paley.
Plot.
An enormous earthquake plunges Rick, Will, and Holly Marshall "down a thousand feet below" to the Land of the Lost
by Will in Season 3, Episode 8.
- Although never referenced within the series itself, the pilot script refers to the Pakuni's full names as "Cha-Ka-Ta" and "Cha-Ka-Sa" but shortens them to "Ta" and "Sa" for the sake of brevity. The youngest Paku was just called "Cha-Ka" because he lacked identity with his tribe until such time as he earned his name. Originally, there was also a fourth Paku named "Cha