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Special Remarks on Upcoming Svengoolie Show Movie: “Trilogy of Terror”
This is an unusual situation for us because this Saturday the Svengoolie Show movie will be Trilogy of Terror—which we saw in May of 2024 and which I did a rather semi-serious review. That was before I actually started doing the fake reviews which I think are funnier and more fun to write. However, there…
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Reblogging Parody vs Satire on Old X-File Show
I’m reblogging this partly because I think it’s still funny and partly because I could no longer find the company on the web which called itself “ALT FUELS, Inc.” and used the slogan “Waste is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” I’m pretty sure I didn’t hallucinate that. After looking around a little further I found…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “The Raven”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” The 1935 movie “The Raven” starred Bela Lugosi as the evil surgeon, Dr. Richard Vollin and Boris Karloff as the equally evil Edmond Bateman who team up in this film loosely based on the story by the writer…
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Update on the Little Jumping Frog
Last night, Sena never heard the little frog jumping against the window well glass. But this morning Sena surprised herself and the little frog who has somehow gotten in and out of our window well a couple of times (supposedly). It was hiding in the mulch under the tree in our front yard. Sena was…
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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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