Tom Porter

Thomas "Tom" Porter is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the 1990 reboot of the "Land of the Lost" franchise. He was played by actor Timothy Bottoms.
==Personality and Appearance==
* Coming up
==Background==
Thomas "Tom" Porter is the widowed father of Kevin Porter and Annie Porter. After his wife, Natasha Porter, died in a car accident, he spent the next few years burying himself in his work as an architect. Before his wife's death, Tom would take his family camping most weekends in order to devote more time to them. Continuing the tradition, he arranged to take his children on the camping trip which ultimately led to their arrival in the Land of the Lost.
As a result, Tom feels enormous guilt for trapping his family in this dangerous place and strives to find a way back home to San Francisco at every opportunity. He is a compassionate man with a deep sense of morality and fairplay even when dealing with those who would threaten him or his family.
Back home, Tom often spent his afternoons jogging, hoping one day to win a marathon race.
==Notes and Trivia==
* Although Tom's career back home is never mentioned in the series, other sources have conflictingly described him as either a lawyer or an architect. The design of the tree-house may argue for his being an architect. As there is little chance to practice jurisprudence in the Land of the Lost, there are no significant arguments for the lawyer position.
* In the episode Flight To Freedom, it is revealed Tom is approximately 180 pounds. He says to Scarface that he is, "180 pounds of raw meat."
==Gallery==
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Category: Characters
Category: Humans
Category: Land of the Lost (1991)