Creature Feature Intro 1983

[Bottomf]

loved CF AND CDF. THEY SHOULD BRING IT BACK.

[GialloHorror]

AWESOME!

[LKVince11]

I remember this from being a kid in the late 70's/early 80's

[TheFenway21]

EXCEPT FOR REPTILLICUS!

[TheFenway21]

Mothra.Hedorah.Reptillicus.God­zilla.Frankenstein.Baragon. They only used Toho kaiju.

[morganfitzp]

Who did the music for this spot? 

[prgvidiot]

@morganfitzp Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tocatta (sp?), from their Brain Salad Surgery LP

[Yapostadodat]

When Candlepin Bowling and Wide World of Sports came on you knew it was time to change it to 56 for Creature Double Feature. Saturday mornings don't EXIST like they used to.

[rainbirdeleven]

@Yapostadodat So true. My father would watch candle pin bowling which bored the shit outta me and the only thing I remember about wide world of sports was the skiier in the agony of defeat scene doing end over end flips down the hill. I lived for this show and starblazers.

[sevilami]

Does anyone have the Detroit Creature Feature intro or commercial? Please post

[SilentHillAsylum83]

Awesome!

Too bad I was probly just being born when this was on.

Wish there were still things around like this today, instead of that generic garbage on the "Syfy" channel.

[SirWolfgaar]

That is absolutely Dale Doorman.

[dmnewton]

Yep, Saturday afternoons on Channel 56. It blew my mind when I got Brain Salad Surgery by ELP and heard Toccata for the first time; "Hey, I know that! That's the Creature Double Feature Song!"

Speaking of 56 in the '70's, does anyone remember The Ghoul? I guess it was a syndicated show (out of Cleveland, I think,) late on Friday nights. This freaky looking guy would play really bad horror movies and stick firecrackers into model cars.

[boofdfast]

Love how towards the end of the intro... they incorporate Anguilus's roar/wail. Love his roar of any Japanese monster, it sounds like a siren.

[scrutewb]

@boofdfast

Actually that sound is part of the music. That music is a slightly remixed version of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's Toccatta from the album Brain Salad Surgery (in case you want to look it up - though I could not find the album version on Youtube) Yes, it does sound like Anguilius - but I believe Anguilius' sound is actually the original Godzilla cry - which might explain why they used it - or it could be coincidence.

[boofdfast]

@scrutewb Yeah, however they mixed the sound into the intro song... it is still Anguirus's roar. No question about it, nothing else sounds like that. It would also be fitting to use Anguirus's roar, seeing since he was one of the characters featured in Creature Double Feature. lol Also, Anguirus's roar is NOT the original Godzilla cry. Godzilla's cry is his OWN since 1954. You may be thinking of when Godzilla also used Anguirus's cry in Godzilla Raids Again in 1955. Anguirus's debut film. lol

[scrutewb]

@boofdfast

OK, I stand corrected about the original cry vs. Anguirus' - I knew Godzilla sounded like that somewhere though:)

I agree that "is" Anguirus' roar, but it is in ELP's Toccata. That may be the reason WLVI used it. I'll message you a sample. I only make a big deal of this because I always thought it was awesome that ELP made a sound just like Anguirus!

[scrutewb]

@scrutewb

OK, I can't message you. But I found a sample of Toccata on cd universe dotcom.

If you want to check it out, go there and search ELP Brain Salad Surgery.

:)

[boofdfast]

@scrutewb That is cool if ELP did a sound like Anguirus' roar. Be nice to know the Japanese were influenced by Classic Rock, when coming up with the roar for Anguirus. lol

[CpnKronos]

That was awesome. I'll always have fond memories of CDF, the show that dominated my Saturdays, much to my parents displeasure. It is sad that these movies just aren't shown anymore... So I have taken to collecting them on DVD! Much to my wife's displeasure... The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'll always love those old movies, like coming home after a long trip. Thanks so much for sharing that intro...:)

[phattyblocks]

this used to scare the heck out of me. brings back great memories. thanks for putting it up. its wicked mint.

[whiskeyify]

This is when tv was fun to watch...here in los angeles we had independent stations like ch 9 and 11 that mostly showed old re-runs and monster movies like this.

You could watch lots of old tv shows and films like this on...

[halloweenskeletons]

The 70's and early 80's were so much better than what came afterwards....CDF was worth wasting a Saturday afternoon and that's not an easy thing to do.

[illuminatioracle]

this intro is mad prog rock

[recorez]

Great find, but there are a couple of missing: clips: Godzilla blasting NY in Destroy all monsters, and Godzilla ( standing in front of a boxy building with logo)waiving the monsters on to destroy Tokyo in the same film.

[dukes0916]

Upon more sober reflection... Yes, this was Dale Dorman! Although there were other announcers who did do the bumpers over the many years that this show was on. When I was in highschool, I LOVED the Son of Svenghoulie bits! I heard through the grape vine that he had origionated out of Chicago. I wonder if he was added after 56 merged, as that earlier post refered to?

[Shawnster65]

Was channel 48 (WKBS Philadelphia) part of the channel 56 family?

The reason I'm asking is because a few times in the mid to late 70's, I actually got to watch Son Of Svengoolie on WKBS 48. He was pretty neat and somewhat funny!

Also, WKBS also had their own Creature Double Feature around the same time.

[KK872]

I used to watch it on channel 48. I was sad when it went of the air

[Bottomf]

The kids and I. use to watch this all the time. Great. and thanks

[sickkat44]

i stand corrected, creature double feature was on sun. afternoon, and creature feature was on sat. night

[sickkat44]

chiller theater was on channel 5 on saturdays and showed mostly universal horror and sci-fi. creature feature was on sunday afternoons and showed mostly british hammer horror and japanese monster stuff

[RaoulDuKe313]

Does anyone know or remember that show from the '80's where that guy dressed in a red, white and blue superhero costume and showed various clips of different horror movies? I think it used to be on the USA network. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!!!

[trapadoored]

commander USA-and he drew a face on his hand and used to talk to it. You can find clips of it here on youtube.

[mcswiggen]

this was my childhood. every Sat. at 12:00 noon. thank you for posting this.

[willysnowflake1]

What was the horror show series that started with the revolving skull/head in the late 70's early eighties?

[mnap128]

OMG Im trying to figure that out was on Sundays right?

[willysnowflake1]

It may have been. I really do not remember. It's been killing me that I can't remember the name. I always thought it was creature feature until I came across this video.

[mnap128]

Yeh the grey or silver skull didnt rotate kind of just flew around the screen all wacky?

[iangoblin71]

was that WOR-TV's Fright Night?

[meadors2009]

Wow!!! I remember this so well... thanks for the memory!

[Dogfoodsa]

That is Dale Dorman isn't it... complete flashback.

[dukes0916]

@Dogfoodsa Dorman did do tags for creature double feature, but I don't think this is him. I think this was the dude that did all the spots for local businesses as well as wlvi announcements! There was also a guy I new name Ron (who you still here on the Boston radio) who did some.

[BeefBurgers]

Qwest417 Has posted of one of these commercials. It sounds like Gary LaPierre from WBZ. Check it out and let me know what you think.

[MobiusBandwidth]

I think you're right, I recall him sounding goofier.

[BillyBogartShow]

Great clip! It brings back memories of made in Hong Kong rubber monster toys, count chocula, frankenberry, booberry, frutebrute etc!

Take me back....way back....

I even remember having nightmres from watching the movies! I can vividly see the nightmare right now in my head..Japanese horror in my window..stain glassed horror!

[MASTERFONGDJ]

yup back in boston in the "70

[marcelly1300]

giant robot and the kid who had the wristwatch control was awesome

[TinaMask]

Ahhh , to be part of this was amazing !!

Thanks for the memory !!

[superdoonz]

That giant bee used to scare the crap out of me.

[DANATANLOVER]

She's a giant MOTH, thank you very much.

[superdoonz]

So it is! Thought it was a bee when I was 4. Turns out I was scared for nothing.

[Dawnrazor1]

Damn, I spent so many hours watching this as a kid. Thank you!

[sickkat44]

68rko BOSTON!!! "this is dale dorman... helloooooooooo! oh man you brought back memories titanictarn!

[spongejoe]

creature double feature was on saturday afternoons and creature feature was on saturday nights at 11 or 11:30. God, I wish I could go back. TV was so simple back then. Cartoons in the morning and monsters in the afternoon. If you were a kid, you could always find something to watch. Nowadays, theres nothing on and hundreds of channels.

[dukes0916]

@spongejoe Your preaching to the chior! Now the Sci Fi channel (syfy!?!) doesn't even show the vintage flics... Not even on halloween! And don't even get me started on the Sat. Morn. shows!

[shrill99]

@dukes0916 ikr? I wish to God in Heaven that they'd put out all those old school Godzilla movies...Man being a kid in the 1970's-1980's in Boston was the best!!!!! Memories,Memories,shitload of old school memories!!!!! : D

[KidAJonni]

dont forget about "Creature Double Feature".

[Horrowfilmfan]

Cool the music of Emerson Lake & Palmer as well

[TitanicTarn1968]

This takes me back to my childhood, THANK YOU for sharing!!!!

[TitanicTarn1968]

Was that Dale Doorman?

[TheHoldingCoat]

I can't swear to it, but others who have posted here say it is Dale Dorman.

[TitanicTarn1968]

I think these days Dale works at WODS.

he's been around Boston forever-

[BeatwerksDotNet]

@TheHoldingCoat Yes it is. Uncle Dale too... "BYEEEEEE!!"

[dzilla1964]

@TheHoldingCoat Yes this is Dale Dorman. This is the Creature Feature Intro, possibly late 70's or early 80's. A awesome find. There is yet to be a true Creature Double Feature Intro from the early 70's. Tom Evans did the first voice over back in 74-75.

[frangiul13]

@TitanicTarn1968 Yes, it's Dale Doreman

[thetruegeorge]

I love this. I miss this a lot too. I saw this exact thing on Tv in 1983 haha.

[gravesideservice1]

I miss this show AND channel 56.

[edwickjones]

uncle dale rocks! lol

[joesmoe71]

Boy I miss that show

[PatchworkDream]

Talk about a BLAST from the Past-I LOVED this show and would watch it in any time slot they happen to put it in-at one time they had these silly hosts-my favorite being "the Ghoul" I thought he was the funniest.

And CDF introduced me to so many great "B" movies and started me into reading science fiction/horror which was unusual for girls to read at the time-

And I remember watching this under WKBG-TV channel 56 or as it wasn't the BIG THREE -my nana used to call 56 the "foreign station"

[rrunner81sg]

Looks like this came out before 1977, when Field Communications took over Kaiser Broadcasting's five stations (Boston, Detroit, Phila, SF, and Chicago). The "56" logo was the Kaiser Broadcasting version.

[davita1111]

Man, that music! And after decades of thinking it was somehow dreamed up in the Channel 56 studios, I find out that it was done by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, a single called Toccata, and it was on an album which I could have BOUGHT. I could have actually owned this scary music! I'm glad I didn't know back then - would have ruined the mystique...

[krewgarr]

YES!! I too finally discovered the source of that music about 3 years ago after keeping a version of it stored away in my head since probably 1983. What they did for the intro was sample and loop the most ominous and intense portions of the composition. It's on ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery". The original itself is a really long mind-bender of a track that has to be heard to be believed. I do wish I could get the "cooked-down" Ch. 56 version in some recorded form though.

[MobiusBandwidth]

thank you so much for that! must find it heh.

[DarkColdDaze]

Awesome !  ....this was the show that exposed me to all those great Godzilla movies. Brings back good memories. This and The Movie Loft on 38. They always had the early Friday the 13th's and Halloween films.

[dukes0916]

@DarkColdDaze The Movie Loft with Dana Hershey! Broke my heart when TV 38 droped them! (That & the Abbott & Costello matine' on Sunday Morn.

[DaveMire]

i watched Creature Double Feature religiously every saturday.

i woulda never known who the hell Gamera or Godzilla was if it wasn't for this show.

[byrequest2007]

Nice pull. Channel 56 on Saturday afternoons. I remember when I "graduated" from the Saturday a.m. cartoons to CDF in the afternoon. I had to play w/ the antenna to fix the reception when that creepy music was playing. I was just a kid then, but CDF was really for the freaks & stoners, wasn't it?

Random personal trivia: the only movie MST3000 spoofed, that I had previously seen..."Track of the Moon Beast"...and I saw it on Creature Double Feature.

[Nyarlathotep9]

The show must've also aired in other New England states as well, since I used to watch it as a small boy in Maine and Connecticut, and my wife watched it when she was little in New Hampshire.

I miss shows like Creature Feature, and I feel truly sorry for kids today, for this isn't a part of their lives. The best they can hope for is cool parents who'll get the old monster DVDs instead of that Barney crap.

[hnybny]

My Dad worked at channel 56 for over 20 years, from the late 60's to the late 80's. He helped create all those Creature Double Feature openings. These all have special meaning for me. Thanks.

[TheHoldingCoat]

That's great! Your dad must have had some terrific stories about working there all that time. What was his name? Its always nice to know the names of the creative folks behind the scenes who gave us such a big part of our childhood memories.

[mooville32]

That's so cool your dad worked at channel 56.

What memories man!

Channel 27 had some really obscure stuff too.

[Mr36O]

Does your dad Know Uncle Dale?

[hnybny]

My dad passed away in 1998, but he was great friends with Dale Dorman. Dale even came to my batmitzvah a gazillion years ago.

[dukes0916]

@hnybny Sorry about your Dad. I'm one of the many thousands of of kids from Eastern New England who spent the 70' & 80s watching those flics EVERY Sat. afternoon! Thankyou.

[BYGSEV]

@hnybny YOUR DAD'S CREATIVITY WITH CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE WAS A HUGE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD...THANK HIM FOR ME..

[hnybny]

@BYGSEV Look two posts up.

[Jellogel]

I remember hearing as a kid that this theme music is a song by ELP, anyone know if that's a fact?

[Eddie62070]

yes it is...it's called "Toccata" from their "Brain Salad Surgery" album (1973)

[cattman2]

Really great CF promo!!! Thanks a lot for adding it.I also have some WLVI TV 56 promos & bumpers on my site at CATTMAN2.

I also starting recording stuff on BETA around 1982-1983 as well so I have 25 years of goodies too!Most of the tv shows taped don't matter as a lot are commercially available -it's the RARE TV promos-bumpers & commercials that are special!!!

Best,Cattman2

[Punkghost21]

actually in october they did a creature feature special on the CW but idk if they're gonna do it again...that car guy from boston hosted it

[citizen2k1]

I'm 33 so I'm just old enough to remember when they still showed creature double feature in my home town...watching all of these different trailers and promos on youtube is great and yet sad, like peering back at something lost forever...I hate that saturday afternoon tv has become little more than syndicated shows and reality garbage...

[basenji11]

Brings back memories. I wish it was still on in reruns.

[boofdfast]

That wailing sound at the end of the intro sounds alot like Anguirus's cry.. NICE

[boofdfast]

I remember this..that's when TV was good, compared to this GAY reality cornball sh*t on now. What happen to Creature DOUBLE Feature.. too many budget cuts?? lol

[morbidvisionfilms]

I lived for the Creature Double Feature on channel 56 as a kid. Thanks for posting this! It was great to see again.

[werewolfantipaladin]

This takes me back. I could never under stand what Dale Dorman was saying when he introduced the show, Of course this is the creature feature that was on at 11:00 on Saturday night. Lots of old Universal and bloody Hammer House films were shown with an occasional Godzilla or Gamera.

[dzilla1964]

Wow! Awesome Find. Good quality and almost complete. IMHO this is Dale Dorman doing voice over. Also my guess is circa 1977-1980, right around there.

[telengardo]

All I can say is WOW.  I would have never remembered this if I hadn't found it here.

Thanks so much for putting this up here!

[whm3]

Damn.....now that brings me back....Miss the old independent channels.....plus I Grew Up with Creature Double eature....that rocked!

[Shawnster65]

Anyone remember the other CDF opening

from WKBS channel 48 (Philly 48?)

It showed a gravestone with the Creature Double Feature logo, with a hand (a live actor's hand)coming out of the ground and scraping on it while you heard a woman screaming in the background amind thunder and lightning.

The narrator would tell you which movies played for the day as the scene played out.

UHF television, what great memories...

[LowellDevil]

I think this was earlier than 1983 because it had the circa late 1970's 56 logo on it.

[TheHoldingCoat]

That's possible, but since it was on a tape with other shows that were taped off the air at the same time that were all from 1983, I assumed it was also from '83. Anyway, it couldn't be any earlier than '82, cuz that's the first year I had a vcr.

[ckad30fus]

that brings back memories!

thanx for posting!

[CDF1970]

Awesome!

I'm hosting a partial clip of this on my channel and it's great to see it in it's entirety.

[TheHoldingCoat]

I enjoyed seeing it again, too. I've been transferring old VHS tapes to DVD for several months now, and knew it was just a matter of time before I came across this.