All surviving 194 episodes of Strange Paradise are availabe on Youtube, I believe. You may have to check a couple of different channels to see them all.
It is outrageous that dealers on the grey market are charging such prices for the fan produced set from the Canadian Drive-In channel screenings (The series has never been shown on Chiller.) I know the fan who produced the original set and he's been upgrading the original recordings (which were recorded on DVD, not VHS). He is very devoted to the conservation of the original series. The current rights owner is based in India and has no interest in an official release.
Some of the best episodes start, ironically, after episode 40 with the arrival of an important new character on the island. I also really like the story arc that ran from around week 14 through week 24. After week 24 it really kind of went downhill, unfortunately. Still fun to watch but the continuity, which had been carefully followed in the first couple of storyline, goes right out the window for the 3rd and final arc.
G.