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House of Svengoolie Movie” “The Land Unknown”
I saw the Sven Squad hosted 1957 low-budget film, “The Land Unknown” last night and one of my favorite characters was Tyronasaurus Tex, Tyrone for short. This guy in a rubber suit called attention to the dinosaur’s knobby knees. Tyrone got a little too close to the expedition’s helicopter and got a superficial slice wound.…
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Looking for Pareidolia and Other Illusions!
So, yesterday, Sena was sure she saw a robin perched and pressing itself against a tree in the outlot past our back yard. This was after a rainfall. I couldn’t see it. She had to guide me to look where she saw it. I didn’t see a bird, and thought it was an irregular patch…
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Kraft-Heinz Quick Reply to Question on Miracle Whip Recipe!
Well, I got a speedy reply today from Kraft-Heinz about whether or not they’ve ever changed the Miracle Whip recipe. This is it: “Dear James, Thank you for reaching out. We want to assure you that our product has not undergone any reformulation. Thank you for your loyalty and we are always happy to receive…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Man Made Monster”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast! The 1941 movie “Man Made Monster” starred Lon Chaney Jr. (as Big Dan, Dan McCormick) who later starred in “The Wolf Man”) as the monster; Lionel Atwill as Dr. Paul Rigas, the mad scientist who created the monster.…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Well, this movie is all about Captain Kronos, a real swashbuckler and we are going to by god buckle some swashes, so hang on to your codpiece because, as Kronos himself says about his hunch-backed buddy, Grost, “What…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “The Night Stalker”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” “It’s bad for business” is what the local district attorney says when news reporter Carl Kolchak says a vampire is killing people in Las Vegas and the city’s leaders need to break out the stakes and mallets right…
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House of Svengoolie Show Movie: “The Swamp Thing” & “Hey Jude”
I watched the whole 1982 movie, “The Swamp Thing” and I hope you appreciate that, because most of it was pretty tough to sit through without yawning. Sena saw parts of it (we have two TVs) because, well, she likes to flip channels. And flipping channels is what could make you miss the best parts…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Village of the Giants”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Last night while watching “Village of the Giants” I got the same feeling I got while watching “King Kong vs Godzilla…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Destroy All Monsters”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” The Svengoolie show 1968 movie set in futuristic 1999 “Destroy All Monsters” was one of the kaiju shows which have an Astro Boy feel to them. It was supposed to be the last of the kaiju films, but…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “The Time of Their Lives”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Just in time for the July 4th celebration of the 250th birthday of the founding of America, Svengoolie showed the 1946 film, “The Time of Their Lives.” I had to work hard to keep up with the rather…
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