Oh man, I can imagine. It was such a truly unique and inspired concept. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any others before or since. Thanks for watching, Michael.
Oh yeah! I'm 64 and same thing. As I recall, the episode's central twist was that the bugs had been sent to earth because humans were thought to be the only species sufficiently vicious enough to deal with them.
You know what they say, a spoonful of Atomic Snack Bar helps the medicine go down. Sorry to hear you are under the weather, Rex. Hope you recover soon.
I remember those three things from "Lost in Space" (must-view telly in our household). I asked my dad why they walked so funny, and he said "cheap underwear that is too small" and BOY, did my mom get pissed off.
I guess the proper way would be "Gee-Do-Rah". But I've stuck with "Gee-Dora" for decades now. I'm sure someone will try and correct me in the comments. They usually do. Thanks, Mr. D.
@ AtomicSnackbar - According to Webster, it 'Gee-dor-ah' when you use it as in: King Ghidorah and 'Gee-drah' when spoken without his Royal title. Geet it right.
Hey man. More really great stuff. Right up my alley. I saw Ghidrah in the theatre as a boy in the 60s. I was a BIG Godzilla fan back then. And I remain a big G-fan. I saw Gigantis the Fire Monster (sat through that twice), KIng Kong vs. Godzilla, and Godzilla vs. the Thing all in the 60s, in the theatre. Also, I saw the original Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Outer Limits (my favourite) on TV in the 60s. Fun times! BTW, I love your format, with the commercial breaks. You are the coolest, and this is one cool channel!
That is really neat. I would have loved to see any of those on the big screen as a lad. I think the only Godzilla film I actually saw in the theater was Godzilla '85. Though as an adult I did manage to catch the original Japanese version at a revival showing in Hollywood. That was really neat. The first time I had ever seen that version. And hey, right back atcha. Bonus points for the Plan 9 profile photo. As you may have seen in last week's video, I'm a fan.
I can't say that I totally agree with this list, but, as a HUGE fan of Lost in Space, as well as Star Trek and, especially, The Outer Limits, I can find no fault with it.
Totally subjective here. Just my personal favorites. Though if you disagree.....maybe you know something that I don't know. Have you been reading my mind again? I thought we talked about that.
I just discovered your channel about a month ago, and have been enjoying it immensly. Went back and rewatched some of your films reviewed. Thanks for the memories.
That's great to hear. Welcome to the Snack Bar. And thanks for letting me know. It's always good to hear when someone discovers the channel. Thanks for watching.
8:58 That scene always looked like fun 🙂 I wouldn’t mind hanging out with the Saticons at their combination campout/tea party, discussing fancy glittery hats and pondering when Professor Robinson might “bring us the mechanical man” 🤔
Villains or not, one can never argue that the Saticons weren't stylish and fancy. What other sci-fi aliens wore glittery hats and drank tea without visible mouths? None I say. None.
@@AtomicSnackBar I heartily concur! 😊 Their predilection for tea-drinking despite visible mouths implies the likelihood of their faces being composed of a particularly porous type of rock, perhaps sandstone or even a variety of pumice 🤔 But perhaps I’ve said too much… 😶
I'm the same way. I guess being a very nostalgia driven person, I always like when folks on RUclips reminisce a bit about the things they are covering. It's just adds that little something extra. Thanks, Tom. Always a true pleasure.
As usual, you are a classy gentleman who knows the score, Mr. Bowler. It's nice to see that I'm not alone in my enjoyment of the Zanti Misfits. They are such a truly unique alien.
"Ohhh, the pain!" I personally would have put the ants from THEM next to the Zanti Misfits for the shock value. Great list. I think for some of them you may have to go to ten or make a part two. You'd definitely get no complaints here!
We are definitely on the same page, good sir. I started my notes for a second part today. But I'm certainly open to suggestions if you have any. Speaking of the ants from THEM. Had the Zanti misfits not been on this list, they definitely would have made the Top Insects list. Aliens or not, I think they count.
All being a big Monkees fan aside, I'm not sure I would trust the kind of person that didn't think the Frodis was awesome. Thanks for watching, Steven.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- You mean it gave you ants in your pants? I'm touched -- either that or you are! Cheers Warren, who merely has antlers -- or are they horns!
The ants with the faces were pretty creepy no matter how cheesy it might have looked, and I liked how it turned out the planet they came from deliberately sent them to Earth because they knew they would be killed off saving their own planet from having to do it themselves.
It was quite the twist there and a nice little jab at silly ol' earth folk. And I do wonder why there aren't more insects with people faces. It's certainly effective.
"Danger Will Robinson!" I loved Lost In Space too and it was cool to see two of my fave Twilight Zone and Outer Limits episodes here. I thought I'd seen the entire run of The Monkees but apparently I missed the finale. Funny, I have a buddy who is a very serious audiophile with a ridiculously expensive sound system and massive vinyl collection and he is an absolute freak for The Monkees. Have a great weekend.
I'll tell you, it was really really tough to narrow the choices down on this one. So I really just ended up going with nostalgia. There's so many from the Outer Limits alone I could have picked. Not to mention Friday from Robinson Crusoe on Mars. He was humanoid, but still an alien. Then all the great Star Trek aliens. I didn't see the Monkees finale in re-runs either. It wasn't until I got the DVD collections. So I wonder if they didn't show that one. And clearly, your buddy has fine taste. Do you happen to know his favorite Monkees album?
@@AtomicSnackBarI don't know off hand which album was his favorite, but I know Pleasant Valley Sunday was one of his fave tunes. He has all the re-releases, re-mastered and foreign versions of the albums which in some cases had different covers and songs unreleased Stateside. I'll ask him next time we touch base.
I do not remember The Monkees and L.I.S. episodes mentioned. I do remember the name change of Ghidrah to Ghidora. Probably the nastiest Kaiju from TOHO. I am lucky to have all those Godzilla films in my collection. The Zantis creeped me out back then. The demonic human face and the stilled movement made them ominous. And who cannot forget the Kanimits. Great episode; one of the Zones top ten. However right now I think I am in trouble. My wife got a package from Amazon the other day. I asked her what it was. She said "Its' a cook book". Oh woe is me. 🤥🤥🤥
I was working on collecting all the Showa Godzilla films myself. I got pretty far into it but got distracted and then they went out of print. I know there is the nice Criterion set, but I heard it is lacking the dubs on several of the films. Which is a deal breaker for me. I love those 60s and 70s Godzilla dubs. But as it is, I think I'm only missing Godzilla vs Hedorah(which is weird, being a favorite Godzilla foe) and Godzilla vs Gigan. Maybe. I'd have to double check that last one. As to your future dinner plans, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure your wife has been having you take all those baths with carrots, potatoes, and that special "bath salt" for purely innocent reasons.
@@AtomicSnackBar I was lucky that my video shop (now long gone_) got them in when the USA made Zilla film of 1998 was popular. I could kick my ass as I saw Son of Godzilla bluray for 10 bucks but always put it back on the shlf. Worth a bundle now. At least I have VHS of it. Hopping for a resurection and a "re=print" of Godzilla films due to Godzilla Minus 1 being a big hit.
@@garfieldsmith332 Now that you mention it, I may be missing Son of Godzilla as well. I'd have to check more closely. I forget what I actually own and what I have on "tape". I have everything in some format. Even though I have them on DVD, I would love a fancy new bluray of Godzilla vs. Megalon and Destroy All Monsters. My favorite two.
@@AtomicSnackBar I have both on DVD. D.A.M. is available on bluray. I may order it when my other stuff comes in. 42 bucks Canadian. Pricey. I have a list of the ones I need on bluray. Going to need to look for them. My Megalon dvd was a special version. Apparently not all of the discs had the extras and trailers on it. Only thing was there was no indication on the package. You had to open it and play the disc to find out.
@@garfieldsmith332 Oh yeah. Shipping is sky high right now. So I can only imagine it's even worse doing imports, even if just from the states. I'll have to check with version of Godzilla vs Megalon I have. I don't think I've actually watched it since getting the DVD. I had just finished a big rewatch not long before the DVD came out.
I haven't seen The Monkees in forever. You don't usually think aliens when you think of The Monkees. I just got all the Lost in Space episodes on DVD, so I'll look forward to seeing these aliens.
If you can get ahold of either of the Monkees collections, especially season two, I highly recommend it. Still fun and wacky. Not to mention all the great songs. I just went and checked. Apparently, it was released on bluray, but is already out of print and expensive. It's one I wouldn't mind an upgrade for.
Mr. R S. You did it again. Love's me some Sci-Fi Aliens. Those 3 Lost In Space guys were creepy as heck. If I recall, Richard Keel played a similar "Alien" role in Star trek, the original series. Have a great weekend all.
Fun fact too, before going into acting, Richard Kiel worked as not only a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman, but he also sold cemetery plots. Can you imagine him showing up on your doorstep wanting to talk about cemetery plots?
@ TheCommonGardenTater - Yo! Taterman! Sup? Happy Friday night tights. That similarly garbed Alien in Star Trek was Ted 'Lurch' Cassidy of Addams Family fame. And an alum of Stetson University in Deland, Florida U.S.of A. Say 'Hey' to Jeff Wayne for me.
Another of my favorite "Outer Limits" aliens was the Galaxy Being. He was just a negative film image of a man in a shiny wetsuit (with fake eyes), but he really did look like he was glowing in some supernatural way. Very simple - but effective!
@AtomicSnackBar Sterling I am stuck here at home on my birthday taking care of my son with the flu and you just made it Happy Again. Thank you for being the genius you are.
I was 54 years old before I learned that my Monkees had their own smoke joint. The Eye is a part of each Peacock tail feather, and at least one of the logos had little pointy circles on the feathers.
I loved the Monkees . The Frotos room lol. Ghidorah is so cool looking, i really like the monster design. They do kind of resemble the thing from another world. Everyone needs some nerf balls. I'll have to check out that episode of the outer limits. Lost in space is a fun show. Great video.
Another outstanding job, Mr. Sterling. I, too, rank Twight Zone and The Outer Limits, in that order, as the all-time best. I eagerly awaited each one during their primetime runs.
@ AtomicSnackbar - during the day we were in school. After that we played with our friends doing insane boy stuff. We played until somebody's Mom called them in for dinner or the streetlights came on. Then it was dinner, homework (bleh)and hopefully something good on Primetime TV. Then bed by...10-11 pm. Sleep, stir, repeat. Weeekends!!! My brothers got to do Boyscouts (destroyed by feminism, now history) and Little League Baseball. I got jipped. Occasionally a Drive-in movie or Matinee on Friday or Saturday! Good times.🤗😎
@@AtomicSnackBar awesome! Will be sculpting one very soon...keep on killing it....maybe best monsters of the 80s? Most rare unsung monsters from the 70s?
@@philyeary8809 Both fine ideas. I've been testing the waters a bit with 80s content. That's when I grew up, so my knowledge is a bit deeper there. Do keep me posted on the sculpt.
I finally got a chance to watch this & I'm still reeling in shock on learning Frank Zappa was on the Monkees! Hey, hey, I'm the Warren & I'm always warning the curious!
It's a great little bit as well. Really, that season 2 is just full of great, quirky weirdness like that. But sorry, I can't listen to your warning. I'm too busy singing.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- I can hear you! "Hey, hey, he's atomic/That's why he's always snacking around!" Pure gold -- ole Red Eyes couldn't have done any better! Cheers Warren, the last Crooner!
Oh, that's an interesting twist. It didn't realize Malibu had done a Lost in Space comic. I just recently bought the first 4 issues of the Innovation comic from the early 90s.
I have vague memories of watching The Wild Wild West a few times as a lad. But I can't say for sure either way. It sounds like a very me-friendly show though.
@@AtomicSnackBar Just watched a TZ review on your friends channel. Also subbed to it. WWW was a product of the 60s. James Bond out west. Western TV shows were in decline and Bond was up and coming.
@@garfieldsmith332 Very cool. He's a good fellow. I just checked and saw that Wild Wild West actually got a DVD release. So I might just put that on the list. Cause that sounds great.
@ garfieldsmith332 - Migalito Loveless was the best nemesis of James West and Artimus Gordon. Actor Michael Dunn was a treasure and he was just as terrific in his appearance in the original Star Trek. Paul Williams played his son in a later W.W.W. TV movie after Dunn had died.. That's for you R.Sterling.
They are quite disturbing looking. And really hold up well. I think they would scare kids today. That is, if they could put down their phones long enough to look.
@ AtomicSnackbar - those pampered little such&suches could use a healthy heart racing nightmare now and again! Didn't kill us none. I'm gittin' cantankerous in mah old age.
I felt the same thing about Ghidorah - wasn’t scared, but knew he was a truly dangerous threat to Godzilla, rather than the usual goofy monsters. I need to pick up The Outer Limits, if only to see the Zanti episode. I would have included the aliens from The Green Slime. Fantastic video, once again! All hail the fancy glittery hat!
The Green Slime actually should have been on the list. I want to say the reason I didn't include it was because when I originally did the episode, I couldn't find the footage. But now I have top secret, clandestine, mysterious means. Means you wouldn't understand. Means you couldn't understand.
@ Horrorhands- If you've never seen The Outer Limits be prepared to have your brain fried. It's arguable as to which show was the greatest 60s Sci-fi series. Twilight Zone or Outer Limits. O.L. has it for pure sci-fi crossed with horror, but TZ has it for quality writing and longevity. Either way, you're in for quite a ride.
There I was, chilling in the Frodis room watching your vid and that shout out almost made me drop my......um....the good book I was reading! 😉😜 Awesome list man. Thankfully, since that last time we talked about the topic, I have caught up a lot more on Outer Limits....so many of those creatures were great fun. Be well & have another nerfy good weekend! PS, I credit your honorable mention for helping me get into Star Trek at a very young age.
Aha. I knew you were a time traveler. And you just admitted it. But the question is, you traveled back in time....why did you come to right now? Unless you have something sinister planned. Then carry on.
Quite a lot of the effects that were created for The Outer Limits were later reused for Star Trek. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy also both appeared in an Outer Limits episode. Personally I like the design of the Talosians in the Star Trek pilot episode The Cage.
@ AtomicSnackbar - it's the veininess of their bulbous heads. What's also cool with those type of aliens, is that they often employed women as the creatures because it gave them an androgynous appearance. A weird juxtaposition with the male voice acting. Subtlety unsettling.
I’m 68 in (2023)The “Chrominite” on the 60s Outer Limits was very disturbing and scary to me. Also the faceless moaning creature on Lost in Space from the wishing machine episode gave me nightmares.
Both fine examples and both quite creepy. Like I mentioned in the opening, this was a tough list to narrow down. I really could do just an entire list, probably several, on the Outer Limits alone. Thanks for watching, Aram.
Loved the Gorn too but for me the Star Trek beastie that is my Bestie would have to be the Salt Vampire from The Man Trap. Was a h7ge Outer Limits fan way beck then but managed to miss those Zanti some how. I'll check them out this evening as I have the series on DVD. It may simply have been too disturbing and I blocked them out. Ghidorah I never caught in it's original outing but one of the more recent Gojira movies had him as a mega nasty so came to love the big brute then. Some how, I missed that final episode of the Monkeys which is curious as I loved the show. Definitely a drug induced hallucination. If anything, it reminded me of a Lost in Space ep with the anthropomorphic carrot. Great vid. Loved the nostalgic blast from the past.
The Salt Vampire is awesome. And a pretty snazzy dresser as well. Not quite Gorn snazzy, but snazzy nonetheless. I was talking with another Monkees fan earlier and they didn't recall ever seeing the Frodis Caper on TV either. I certainly don't remember seeing it and I watched pretty religiously. So I'm wondering now if when it started rerunning they didn't show that episode. Perhaps it was just too weird. Glad you dug the video, Greggy. There was an angry carrot here putting a lot of pressure on me to make it a good one.
This is a very solid list! Thanks for the Frodis lore. I take only a little issue with your Lost in Space aliens, but I will grant you your nostalgia. Say, did you ever watch any Time Tunnel? At times they would pretty much chuck the whole time travel business and just tangle with aliens. In the episode Town of Terror, they dealt with aliens dressed in black with weird crinkly blue heads, complete with large dark handlebar mustaches, something spiky going on at the top of their skulls, and disconcerting small bumps which were -- or perhaps were not -- their staring eyes. For "cheapjack yet effective," I highly recommend them.
When I was a lad, there was an an Irwin Allen block that ran every weekday. It's how I originally saw Lost in Space. But it didn't show the Time Tunnel unfortunately. I didn't catch that one until about a year ago on MeTV. Or possibly Antenna TV. I only saw the one episode, but I was quite intrigued by it. I meant to get more but than I got rid of DVR. Think I'll run check for a boxset on Amazon right now. Thanks, William.
If I ever get around to doing a sequel to this one, I would like to really start digging into Star Trek TOS. I only haven't already because the footage isn't as easy to get ahold of. Thanks, Walter.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yeah, for some reason, Paramount is "stingy" with the footage from the original "Star Trek" series. Good stuff, none-the-less. You're welcome. Take care -- W
Waaaaaaaay back in the late 80s, me and my brother used to sneak downstairs at 2am every Friday night/Saturday morning to watch the Twilight Zone, Batman and the Time Tunnel. Seeing all that glorious weird goodness made me the man I am today. To Serve Man is the one episode that freaked me out the most, even the parody by The Simpsons made me shudder a wee bit
I remember well the summer of '89 when what was then known as The Family Channel started airing the reruns of Batman '66. I liked it way more than the Tim Burton film. And even though it came on at 11 p.m., I stayed up and watched it every night. Even then I was a night owl. I don't think I ever saw the Time Tunnel back in the 80s. But I caught an episode a year or so ago on TV and I thought it was really spiffy. Kept meaning to watch for more.
@@AtomicSnackBar it was our little act of rebellion, didn’t know our parents would be happy to let us watch! All three, all weird, all wacky and all good clean fun
@haitch2676 - on behalf of all the old guys who live on this channel, it's gratifying to know that quality TV lasts and is rediscovered by successive generations like yours. The 60s was perhaps, the pinnacle of Sci-fi TV. That your parents were cool with you guys sneaking in some late night quality TV is to their credit. Young R.Sterling was admittedly: "Up! All Night."
Funny but true, Peter Tork was friends with Hendrix & he had some pretty heavy parties, but the networks worked hard to keep the drugs & parties on the quite side. Hard to miss Micky at the Monterey Pop Fest during Janis Joplin's performance. Yea the Monkess were not always the good boys as they were portrayed as. I still laugh they went on tour with Jimi when he came back to the States, lord that was a joke that didn't last long at all, but Jimi was friends with them. Good episode & i am loving your channel, lots of fun ... I have a feeling we share the same thing when it comes time for the break LOL !!
Lots of really interesting Monkees stories floating about. You ever see their movie, Head? It's quite out there and is like watching an artistic musical rebellion on film.
Now we know why those crazy Monkees were so wacky! I suggest you check your sources, Richard Keel is NOT credited in Jaws🧐 All jokes aside, great list- as usual , with impeccable delivery. Thanks for sharing!
Oh man, that's good. You got me there for a second. YT has gotten kind of wonky with comments at times. I often have to actually go to the video itself and scroll through to find them. So I was doing that, was going from bottom to top. And the line in your comment "Richard Keel is NOT credited in Jaws" jumped out before I saw the rest of it and who it was from. So for a split second, I thought it was yet another person that doesn't get jokes. But then I quickly saw it was from you and I knew you were joking as well. But you would be surprised how many people don't understand my humor and try to correct me on things like that.
@@chrisbridges4885 I'll contact my legal department and marketing team, see what they say about the matter. But chances are, a sleazy tiki weirdo's gonna sleazy tiki weirdo.
@@AtomicSnackBarI’ve got a couple of questions that are a little off topic, but pertain to your channel. 1. I was going to order a shirt from you and wanted to check if they run true to size or possibly run smaller or larger. 2. Vamp Star. I saw that mentioned as music on some videos and you have shirts available as well. Are you still involved with that project ? I saw a ‘23 release and was just curious.
@@chrisbridges4885 Always feel free to go off topic here. Never a problem, good sir. And very kind of you too to look into this stuff. I appreciate it. As far as the shirts go, it's done through a third party site. I only have one shirt from them, a buddy of mine's art, and it is a great shirt. Soft almost to the point of being a soft tee and a great fit. But I can only speak for that one. If you are curious though, a viewer named Rich has some and is wearing them in his recent videos Someday and Altaira. ruclips.net/channel/UCrlgEJFWbdhHiER16m6IwXg I will say though that teepublic is pretty high with ridiculous shipping. But, they do sales very often. So just watch for a sale. Which they are doing at the moment now that I look. And with Vamp Star, I am indeed. The music side of it is actually just a two man band. The guitar player and I. We released two Best Of albums in 2023. One of our weird tracks. One of our sleazy tracks. They were supposed to be out on vinyl as well, but the printing place is having issues with the picture discs. But most of it is on Spotify and RUclips. www.youtube.com/@vampstarofficial Thanks again, Chris.
"Dollar Store Triffid" - Fantastic! I remember two things from MONSTER ZERO that changed my young life; KING GHIDORAH (of course) and KUMI MIZUNO. Still in love with Kumi. Ghidorah got a restraining order against me. ZANTI MISSFITS scared the S!!T out of me when I was a kid; they were designed by the great WAH CHANG of Star Trek fame, and were the stuff of 8 year old me's nightmares! B&W 4EVA! BONUS MENTION: Danforth and WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH! YES! Along with (I think) EQUINOX and LAZERBLAST! Laserblast was the best/worst film of 78 (not on best aliens list)! FINALLY: My vote for a great 60s alien race are the Martians from QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (Five Million years to Earth in the U.S.). The ship is the first ever Bio-Mechanical alien ship design... it's really ahead of its time, and was designed to look like a cocoon or chrysalis.
Of course I mean Dollar Store Triffid in the nicest possible way. Especially since the Frodis was such a nice, misunderstood alien football tree. But yes, the aliens from Quatermass would have been a fantastic choice. And I'm a major sucker for insect-like aliens too. These lists are purely subjective. I usually try to balance between cool creatures and nostalgia. But I will admit, this episode was even more subjective than usual. 60s sci-fi was really my introduction to it all. So I have so many soft spots for so much of it. It was really tough to narrow it down. Sorry to hear about your falling out with Ghidorah. But that sort of thing happens when you go into business with friends.
@ AtomicSnackBar - didn't that rascally Mr. Danforth also do some work on some small obscure Sci-FANTASY film in a galaxy far, far, away? Equinox is a terrific obscure semi-student sci-fi horror that I stumbled into back in the drive-in days of the early 70s. Fun stuff.
Really great that you are getting the views you deserve !! Your style is cool as ice and I dig it bigtime , well done brother keep up the great shows…peace
The Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man is a masterpiece. In fact, an independent station WPIX channel 11 in New York City used the revelatory scene as a trailer for the show. It was the episode that got me hooked. I remember watching The Monkees on CBS at one time. I guess CBS bought the recorded shows to add to their Saturday afternoon schedule. The Zanti Misfits. One of the best episodes of The Outer Limits. Bruce Dern was the first victim of the Zantis. It is interesting that in the early 80’s Bruce Dern was the actor who can play a psychologically unstable character convincingly without any real effort. His character Garth was psychotic. And he delivered a pretty good performance. King Ghidorah. There was no doubt that King Ghidorah was the strongest enemy Godzilla ever faced. And it took more than one monster to defeat him. I, too, called him Ghidrah, thanks to the dubbing. But I have heard the name of Ghidorah in Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster. The Sarticons(if that is how it is spelled) were, as I remember calling them, Ghostly Gangsters of space. The scene before the commercial break, where they are marching Robot B-9 at gun point in shadows was the memorable scene I have never forgotten.
I was a big fan of Bruce Dern as a lad. First from World Gone Wild, then from the Burbs. But it was mainly World Gone Wild. One of those movies I would just watch over and over as a kid and never got tired of. That's one that needs a western bluray release. I was thinking about the whole Ghirorah vs Ghidrah thing. It's odd that it switched back over. Being that in Japan, Godzilla is Gojira, it's the same sort of thing. A name localization. So really, ghidrah is no more incorrect than Godzilla is. But for whatever reason, it changed back. Quite odd. The Ghostly Gangsters of Space is a good description. They were pretty schemey too for aliens. Plus, fancy hats.
@@AtomicSnackBar The film that made me a Bruce Dern fan was Posse, a western that was also a political satire. The film was directed by Kirk Douglas( from his Bryna production company), who also starred in the movie. The second film was Black Sunday where he played a former Vietnam War veteran who was also a P.O.W.. The scene where he stands before Martha Keller, in full naval dress uniform, begging to finish the the murderous mission, to kill everyone, including the President Of The United States, at the Super Bowl in Miami. He was a guest host on Saturday Night Live and he did a sketch where he tries hard not to act psychotic( but hilariously fails and the cast tries to console him).
wow great job picking five awesome aliens, i dont think i could have narrowed it down, some great aliens, have the two seaons of outer limits on dvd love it, cheers man oh im a huge monkees fan, thanks
It was quite tough, let me tell you. I could easily do a part II, probably even a part III. And I may just. I have a 70s edition coming soon as well. Thanks for watching, Stephen. Always good to talk to another Monkees fan. Got a favorite album?
Fun fact Ghedoras color was not gold, the Org. color was red, blue and gold, which looked much cooler. I am not sure why the change to gold was made. Bandai make a nice set of both the gold and Org. color. Big Gfan.
Ok, that makes a lot of sense. I saw that figure and had no idea the reason for the different color scheme. Thought maybe it was something from one of the later films. That's a great piece of trivia. Thanks for watching, James.
If you look at the still you used in this video even though it is B&W you can see the color bands in the wings, it made it in a few other still shots.@@AtomicSnackBar
I remember all of those. For some reason I was more a fan of Outer Limits than of Twilight Zone--but I don't know why. I'm quite torn about Lost In Space: I really loved the earlier, straight sci-fi 1st season since it gave the impression of being one long serialized story. But I did enjoy the 2nd & 3rd seasons too, but for the same campy reason you do. Have you ever seen the original pilot episode? It was from before they added Doctor Smith and re-shot scenes. Basically it was the first 4 or so episodes that were aired, but only the scenes without Jonathan Harris, all run together as if it were a movie. It could have easily competed with Star Trek, Twilight Zone, or Outer Limits as serious sci-fi. But the test screenings indicated the show needed a more obvious recurring villain character who could slowly be redeemed as time passed. Dr. Smith was quite menacing in those early episodes.
I need to do another full watch of The Outer Limits. I maintained for years that I preferred TZ. But after my last re-watch of said show, I think I'm leaning more to The Outer Limits now. It was more sci-fi based, had more creatures, and very little, if any, filler. So I get it, my esteemed friend. As to the Smithless pilot, I want to say I watched it back in the 90s during a Lost in Space marathon. I have it on DVD, and keep meaning to give it another watch, but I find the lack of Harris....disturbing. I heard once that in those early episodes, Mr. Harris would put on eyeliner to give himself a more sinister, almost cat-like appearance.
Last 3 are classic. Awesome. Check out the Mist they will remind you of the Bugs used there in that film. Lost in Space pic rocked. I was into that episode. 1967. Kind like Dark City?
Oh yeah, I hadn't thought that. But I could definitely see a similarity to Dark City there. The Saticons were better dressed though. As you may have picked up on, I'm really into the 60s. Though I grew up in the 80s, a large number of things I was into as a lad were from the 60s.
_A Walmart Triffid,_ holy crap man, that's perfect~ the goddamn Frotus invites those lovingly insulting descriptions, I see it as the kind of alien overmind that accosts you in an elevator to an annoying and inescapable degree, much like Taylor himself. King Geedrah is a killer villain, really matches that wrasslin' Heel role that went with those Heisei era flicks. The 60s were the time for big-headed veiny-templed aliens too, it was either those or little deedly-boppers on the forehead. I never saw enough Outer Limits as a kid, and thank god for THAT, those Mants would've given me nightmares, I didn't like swarms of bugs, and that face would've spiked the punch as it is.. with your lead-in to number one, I was guessing the Ro-Man from Robot Monster, but these johnnies from Lost in Space are all new to me, and super cool looking! Kinda like a more robed-up sci-fi version of the Terrible Trivium from The Phantom Tollbooth, only these guys can do stuff to people directly. Huzzah to that honorable mention too, that boy ain't to be messed with! Wacky stuff as always man, this is becoming a favorite channel in a hurry. I'ma go give Fever Dreamland Theater some love too, been a while on the Twilight Zone tip anyways! *brought to you by Nerf*
I've been told I have a way with words. Though they didn't say whether it was a good way or not. Just a way. But guessing the Ro-Man, even on a non-50s list, is still a pretty safe guess for this channel. I've been known to gush over our dashing anti-hero on more than one occasion. I even have the nice vinyl figure from H.O.P. Toys. I'm not familiar with The Phantom Tollbooth. Do tell. I like that name, whatever it is. And that's great to hear, Nickel. Glad you are digging my brand of nonsense. Fever Dreamland is a great channel as well. Anthony is a standup guy.
@@AtomicSnackBar At your recommendations, I would expect nothing less~ The Phantom Tollbooth is a book by Norton Juster, who also wrote Alberic the Wise (a very important story to me, as you could imagine), and it describes a world of letters and numbers and a peculiar turn-of-phrase biology to its landscape. It's one of my favorite books so far, and has a villainous Demon in it known as the Terrible Trivium. His design is a more contemporary take on the Saticon's chilling Magritte menace, but I'll leave that to you. There's an animated version that does a fine job (Chuck Jones, after all) but its got too much singing for my taste.
@@Nickel_The_Wise That one has completely slipped past me. Even the film by Chuck Jones. But it sounds quite neat book and film. Other than the singing part, of course. Not a fan of that myself.
I liked Balok from The Corbomite Maneuver even more than the Gorn. In fact I would say that's the best designed alien from TOS. Even though it was just supposed to be a puppet controlled by a midget.
Another great choice. I like that one as well. I even have the Mego figure on my Star Trek shelf. If only I could get away with the footage, I would just love to cover more TOS.
@ AtomicSnackbar - man, I was confused for a moment when you said :"Baloc was an alien design. " I immediately thought of little 5 year old Clint Howard. I mean yeah, he was kind of a weird looking dude, but "alien'? That's just mean, bro.
@chuckcookus - "And now... the Tranya." Must have been some good... stuff. "Romulan ale!" What did Quark serve? Nice to know that wherever you go in the galaxy, booze is part of every culture. Until it ends in a bar fight. Good times.
Out of the Ballpark. I actually think Outer Limits had more monsters than Twilight Zone. The Galaxy being was a standout. The creature from Architects of. Fear was so strange, In truth Zanti shared the same twisted knot in your gut. that To Serve Man did. the Revelation kickback. Many Twilight Zone stories reveled in irony it was a Serling trademark
I'd say that's the case as well, not even taking into account how many more episodes of Twilight Zone there were than The Outer Limits. You really got your creatures worth with that one. And a case of great minds stinking alike. I was just saying in a comment earlier that that Zanti Misfits twist was almost Serling-like. Always a pleasure, Ivor.
I wonder if the Saticons are the inspiration for the "hat man" character in modern day para-normal lore. Hat men are something like shadow people or ghosts to those that believe in the whole para-normal sub-culture, nowadays.
The Gorn was a no brainer not to be on the list. I'd also mention the "Horta" and the" Excaliban" from Star Trek. And what about those sand monsters from the Outer limits episode "The Invisible Enemy?"
All good choices as well. And all possibilities for a sequel episode. I've mostly steered clear of Star Trek simply because the footage is kind of tough to get ahold of. But I would like to cover it more.
Oh yeah, another really good choice. If I could get away with the footage, I could easily do an entire episode of just aliens from TOS. Thanks for watching.
@@aramboodakian9554 Not to be confused with the (unnamed) giant ameoba in ST's The Immunity Syndrome. I need to catch up on The Outer Limits. I used to be crazy about The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Remember Night Gallery? The memory of Aunt Ada at the top of the stairs chills me to this day, and it's probably been 50 years.
@@AtomicSnackBar The Gorn was a good choice too. The shapeshifting salt vampire. Remember the flying plastic vomits that infused a parasite into a victim's nervous system?
Classic Dr. Who is a world I would really like to dig into. And I've had quite a few requests too. But darn if they won't let you use the footage at all. I tried to feature the Daleks in a video once and they had it blocked. Not claimed. Fully blocked from view.
I’m sure we have talked about this before over the years but I’m a big fan of plant style monsters. I think we need more plant monsters movies. Of course I love me some King Ghidorah. I’m the other way around. I never heard the Gheedra pronunciation until the internet days. To me the Kanamits look almost identical to The Thing From Another World. Almost too close for comfort and now all I can think about is a face off and a battle to the death between the two. Who do you think would win? I still haven’t gotten around to watching The Outer Limits but the Zanti Misfits sure looks like a bug problem I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Are you sure that the Saticons aren’t following Megatrons orders? The Saticons sound like they belong with the Decepticons.
Now this is a comment I can sink my alien carrot paws into. I would put my money on the Thing. Simply because we never really see the Kanamits do anything physical. Whereas the Thing is out in the trenches, acting like a good alien invader should. And now that you mention it, the Saticons probably were working for Megatron and I bet they transformed into couches. Get it? Sat-icons. Couches. It's almost funny. If you squint while upside down.
Special effects!. Oh those were the days!. I think Frodus has a bit more history with that eye than ahem...meets the eye. Didn't know that Richard Kiel had played an alien...cool make up there though. The ants are freaky though!. The Lost In Space aliens remind me of the Sapphire and Steel faceless guy...still freaks me out!.
I wasn't familiar with Sapphire and Steel at all. We didn't get much British TV when I was a lad. But I went and looked it up. I don't know what the context was, but that faceless guy looks awesome. Very strange, yet effective, look there. Was that a show worth looking into?
@@AtomicSnackBar Definitely check out Sapphire And Steel!. Our British sci-fi is miles away from all the American shows as mainly we had a very limited budget. I think you might be aware of the old "sink plungers" that made up the Daleks in Doctor Who...it really was ground breaking stuff that the special effects guys worked with!. If you can take stiff dialogue and the old British accent then check out a few gems from the British vaults...the two shows I mentioned already and of course a show called "Blake's Seven" that was a show that I adored as a kid.
@@jamiefoyers2800 I find older British sci-fi, especially the lower budget stuff, quite endearing. Not low budget, but I'm currently watching Space 1999. And I've heard good things about Blake's Seven as well. I'm rather a fan of more modern British TV as well. Friday Night Dinner, Downton Abbey, The IT Crowd, Detectorists, and The Last Kingdom are some of my favorites.
@@jamiefoyers2800 They surely don't. Even aesthetically. I always prefer the clean, sleek sci-fi over the dark and gritty stuff that came in the wake of Alien.
Groovy. I don't envy you the task you set yourself picking a Top 5 list from the 60s. 'My Favorite' Top 5 might have been more accurate title. Separating movies and TV would be perhaps an easy way to go about it, but... maybe not. Any one of these shows could compose it's own Top 5 and they would all be deserving. This is a 200% subjective list. But..."different strokes for different folks" as they used to say in the 60s. 'Obscure 60s Sci-fi Aliens' ? The Zantis are pretty well known though. At least in staring out of the kitchen cupboard at my house. But always fun trivia segments, my friend. "You bet your bippy!" on that.
There is no doubt about that. This was a very difficult list to put together. So I ended up going full on subjective nostalgia here. I mean, granted, my choices are all 100% correct, but still. All correct. Not really obscure though. Who doesn't know the Frodis? A sequel episode will probably be a little easier. Though thinking about it, I do think TV may have film beat aliens wise in the 60s. Other than say the bugs from Quatermass and the amphibian from Destination Inner Space, can you think of iconic 60s movie aliens? Friday from Robinson Crusoe perhaps. Though a bit human.
@@AtomicSnackBar Even assuming we ignore all the ‘60s alien kaiju, off the top of my head there’s still The Green Slime… The Creeping Terror… Queen of Blood… and the most iconic ’60s film alien ever: Droppo, from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 😆
@@Gappasaurus Of course. The Green Slime. I would certainly put those charming fellows in the iconic category. That's a good call. But how could I fail to mention the great Droppo? To the Corner of Shame I go.
I'm with you. There is just an extra element of creepy and/or weird to the very non-humanoid type monster. Those Island of Terror things are particularly odd.
@@AtomicSnackBarThe link works fine now, I've subscribed to his channel and shall give it a good look over tomorrow, as it's 2.43am here in the U.K. so, I need to get to sleep. Thanks for all your help.
I heard through channels that the Zanti couldn't be originally shown because the were to frightful to be aired could you check this out please. Like the twilight zone with mr. Sulu because it was to soon after WW2 ,and there was still bad feelings about the war in the 50's so it was banned for like 53 years?
I looked into it, and apparently it did air on TV on December 30, 1963. Perhaps they didn't rerun it for those reasons. I couldn't find anything about it, though.
Lovely vid, so many good aliens from this time, although I do prefer 70s aliens. How is Space 1999 going? Used to watch the Monkees as a kid, but I have no recollection of any of the episodes.
The 70s you say? Then you might be vaguely interested in March's big episode. But Space 1999 is going very slowly. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but I've been deep in research mode for the next batch of episodes. And man, is it time consuming these days. The Monkees is still a really time. Especially, season 2 when they drop the laugh track and up the wacky. There's a good Halloweenie episode where some of them get turned into monsters.
@@AtomicSnackBar I always look forward to all your episodes. Better to take your rime and enjoy a series than to force yourself to watch something - and ruin the experience. You could kill two birds and film a reaction video. I only seem to remember the Monkees having a bus in their yard - or was that something else? I was practising a different style of blues guitar and that hasn't gone too well - might post a new vid soon, but only if I'm happy-ish with what I have. I got the sound wrong on one lot and the light wrong on another.
@@wetdog1606 I do seem to recall a certain drunken goblin doing a parody reaction video some years back. Was pretty darn ok, if you ask me. I don't remember a bus in the Monkees yard, but there very well could have been. It's been a few years since I watched it last. Do let me know if you do another guitar video. I always enjoy them.
Shame on you Rob 😳.I charge you with conflation! The sci-fi of the Outer Limits, the first season of Lost in Space and the Twilight Zone belong nowhere near the Monkees, posterior seasons of Lost in Space and the Toho Ghidora stuff. Star Trek belongs with TZ, TOL and season 1 of LIS. These 4 can be categorized as auteur driven. Serling, Roddenberry, Irwin Allen and the various authors of TOL. Not to mention the absence of any mention of the 50's 😤. Monkees, season 2 and 3 of Lost in Space were straight out 60's trippy. Just as nuts as The Prisoner with Patrick Mcgoohan. Watching them was fun to my young mind because of appealing characters, but boy were they kinda pointless. I mean Get Smart was fun and "trippy" but it was coherent. It had a plot every week that was consistent: Control vs Kaos. What the hell was the Monkees about?! Were they even trying to get back to Earth anymore in LIS? Don't even ask about the Prisoner. What was that bouncing, bubble ball? Was it alive?! There are no shows today that are as genuinely bonkers as M, LIS, and P. Why? Even "Lost" made some sense. As for Ghidora that just reminds me that Godzilla became friendly. Not as friendly as Gamera but cozily on my side. Monsters of the Id? Tiamat or the Dragon of Chaos from ancient Mythology? It was always more scary that Ghidorah got away than was killed. One on one Ghidorah would take Godzilla. You can't fight Chaos, even Zeus would have lost. America Mythology? Only TZ and Star Trek fall into that category. Beware Kanimits bearing gifts 🎁. All the rest are like fever dreams surfacing like the Seaview in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Sometimes the world doesn't make sense. Nothing wrong with that. Aren't the best songs better because you can't make out the words or the point. "Groovy baby".
Well, I am a rather shameful person. And much time is spent in the corner of shame. But for my nostalgia and personal favorites, I hold my head high and walk arm and arm with the Saticans into the Great Vegetable Rebellion on another pleasant Frodis Valley Sunday. But no, you are correct. There certainly aren't any shows as genuinely bonkers as the Monkees these days. There are shows that try to be that. But you can tell they are trying, not actually doing. I think the last I saw of a comparable nature was The Mighty Boosh, of which I highly recommend to any and all looking to fall deeper into the rabbit hole of wacky.
@@AtomicSnackBar Anything without a discernible beginning, middle and end can be described as "jelly headed". Never, ever heard of Boosh, but will definitely make an attempt. I suppose there aren't any shows like the Monkees or The Prisoner or those later seasons of Lost in Space because they've stolen all their "jelly" and slathered it onto politics. That ball from the Prisoner is now a court case waiting to be filed by the Producers behind Ancient Aliens. Come on you know the Saticons are real, that's what the Monkees were subliminally trying to tell us!
@chuckcookus - I'm not at all familiar with that reference. Please expound. As long as you're not referring to the Monoliths in 2001: A Space Odessey. I've expressed my opinion on that ad infinitum.
Now that you mention it, this was a rather TV-centric list. One I would recommend is the Mexican film Ship of Monsters. Several very cool aliens in that one. And on the silly side of things, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. But one of the coolest 1960s alien movies is The Green Slime.
I am 68 years old, and those damn bugs scared the shit out of me as a kid. The face stayed with me for years,
Oh man, I can imagine. It was such a truly unique and inspired concept. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any others before or since.
Thanks for watching, Michael.
Me too! Cheers Warren, 68 in years & in I.Q.!
@@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves If we are talking mental age, I'm a mix of 12 and 68.
Oh yeah! I'm 64 and same thing. As I recall, the episode's central twist was that the bugs had been sent to earth because humans were thought to be the only species sufficiently vicious enough to deal with them.
@@richardbale3278 Talk about a great, almost Rod Serling-esc twist. Quite impactful even still.
i'm sick with a fever, this helped cheer me up.
You know what they say, a spoonful of Atomic Snack Bar helps the medicine go down.
Sorry to hear you are under the weather, Rex. Hope you recover soon.
@@AtomicSnackBar thanks that means a lot
Take your time with your health. I hope you will recover soon. But give yourself time.
I remember those three things from "Lost in Space" (must-view telly in our household). I asked my dad why they walked so funny, and he said "cheap underwear that is too small" and BOY, did my mom get pissed off.
That makes a lot of sense. Clearly all their money went to fancy sparkly hats. Had to cut corners in the underpants department.
Yep love ghidorah which ever way you want to pronounce it.
I guess the proper way would be "Gee-Do-Rah". But I've stuck with "Gee-Dora" for decades now. I'm sure someone will try and correct me in the comments. They usually do.
Thanks, Mr. D.
@ AtomicSnackbar - According to Webster, it 'Gee-dor-ah' when you use it as in: King Ghidorah and 'Gee-drah' when spoken without his Royal title. Geet it right.
@@tonysantiago255 Silly me. How could I forget the royal we.....which has never been more appropriate than in this case.
@AtomicSnackbar - "WE are NOT amused." - Queen Victoria
Hey man. More really great stuff. Right up my alley. I saw Ghidrah in the theatre as a boy in the 60s. I was a BIG Godzilla fan back then. And I remain a big G-fan. I saw Gigantis the Fire Monster (sat through that twice), KIng Kong vs. Godzilla, and Godzilla vs. the Thing all in the 60s, in the theatre. Also, I saw the original Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Outer Limits (my favourite) on TV in the 60s. Fun times! BTW, I love your format, with the commercial breaks. You are the coolest, and this is one cool channel!
That is really neat. I would have loved to see any of those on the big screen as a lad. I think the only Godzilla film I actually saw in the theater was Godzilla '85. Though as an adult I did manage to catch the original Japanese version at a revival showing in Hollywood. That was really neat. The first time I had ever seen that version.
And hey, right back atcha. Bonus points for the Plan 9 profile photo. As you may have seen in last week's video, I'm a fan.
Fun times back then watching Big G and many other TOHO kaiju and sci-fi movies.
The Zanti looks like a scary toy that never scared me, but the plot is great and that always makes it worth watching.
You were made of stern stuff as a youngin'. Cause those creepy little buggers got under the skin of quite a few patrons here at the Snack Bar.
I had my share of having to wake up mom and dad at 1am because some monster movie scared me silly.@@AtomicSnackBar
I can't say that I totally agree with this list, but, as a HUGE fan of Lost in Space, as well as Star Trek and, especially, The Outer Limits, I can find no fault with it.
Totally subjective here. Just my personal favorites. Though if you disagree.....maybe you know something that I don't know. Have you been reading my mind again? I thought we talked about that.
I dont know why but the ants are strangely cute in a way.
And we need more aliens in fancy hats.
Cant go wrong with that.
What about an ant in a fancy hat?
I love the footage of the humans pounding the everliving crap out of the Zanti Misfits.
@euansmith3699 - The very reason that the Zanti race sent them to Earth. THEY had become 'too civilized'. But humanity never changes.
😆😆😆😆@@tonysantiago255
Yup. The Zanti homeworld knew exactly what they were doing.
I just discovered your channel about a month ago, and have been enjoying it immensly. Went back and rewatched some of your films reviewed. Thanks for the memories.
That's great to hear. Welcome to the Snack Bar. And thanks for letting me know. It's always good to hear when someone discovers the channel.
Thanks for watching.
8:58 That scene always looked like fun 🙂 I wouldn’t mind hanging out with the Saticons at their combination campout/tea party, discussing fancy glittery hats and pondering when Professor Robinson might “bring us the mechanical man” 🤔
Villains or not, one can never argue that the Saticons weren't stylish and fancy. What other sci-fi aliens wore glittery hats and drank tea without visible mouths? None I say. None.
@@AtomicSnackBar I heartily concur! 😊 Their predilection for tea-drinking despite visible mouths implies the likelihood of their faces being composed of a particularly porous type of rock, perhaps sandstone or even a variety of pumice 🤔
But perhaps I’ve said too much… 😶
@@Gappasaurus You said pumice.
Now imagine a Beavis and Butthead laugh if you would.
@@AtomicSnackBar 🤔 Imagining… 🤣
@Gappasaurus - weren't The Saticons also a Doowop group from the late 50s? That's probably why they always had that groovy swing.
another great video! i love the fact that you include, including the info about childhood
I'm the same way. I guess being a very nostalgia driven person, I always like when folks on RUclips reminisce a bit about the things they are covering. It's just adds that little something extra.
Thanks, Tom. Always a true pleasure.
Wow, this was a nostalgia trip! The zanti were my favourite, that Outer Limits episode was brilliant!
As usual, you are a classy gentleman who knows the score, Mr. Bowler. It's nice to see that I'm not alone in my enjoyment of the Zanti Misfits. They are such a truly unique alien.
"Ohhh, the pain!"
I personally would have put the ants from THEM next to the Zanti Misfits for the shock value.
Great list. I think for some of them you may have to go to ten or make a part two. You'd definitely get no complaints here!
We are definitely on the same page, good sir. I started my notes for a second part today. But I'm certainly open to suggestions if you have any.
Speaking of the ants from THEM. Had the Zanti misfits not been on this list, they definitely would have made the Top Insects list. Aliens or not, I think they count.
Dr Pat Medford was right when she said, "I said "Burn it!" Burn EVERYTHING!" @@AtomicSnackBar
It's so refreshing to find out that somebody else appreciates the Frodis!
All being a big Monkees fan aside, I'm not sure I would trust the kind of person that didn't think the Frodis was awesome.
Thanks for watching, Steven.
Its enough to get my Zantis in a twist! Cheers Warren, always ready to Twist & Shout!
Fantastic. Hats off to you, good sir. That was one of those comments so good, I almost short circuited.
@ awarningtothecuriouswerewolves - "Zantis in a twist..." Took me a moment. Ba'hahahahahahhahaaaaa!!!! Oo. I wet 'em.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- You mean it gave you ants in your pants? I'm touched -- either that or you are! Cheers Warren, who merely has antlers -- or are they horns!
@@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves Ants in the pants? No more so than usual.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- Cool! It's those Bats in the Belfry you really have to worry about! Cheers Warren, who only has Toys in the Attic!
Right then !
Right right.
@ AtomicSnackbar - to quote Jim Carrey: "Alllllrighteethen!"
The ants with the faces were pretty creepy no matter how cheesy it might have looked, and I liked how it turned out the planet they came from deliberately sent them to Earth because they knew they would be killed off saving their own planet from having to do it themselves.
It was quite the twist there and a nice little jab at silly ol' earth folk. And I do wonder why there aren't more insects with people faces. It's certainly effective.
"Danger Will Robinson!" I loved Lost In Space too and it was cool to see two of my fave Twilight Zone and Outer Limits episodes here. I thought I'd seen the entire run of The Monkees but apparently I missed the finale. Funny, I have a buddy who is a very serious audiophile with a ridiculously expensive sound system and massive vinyl collection and he is an absolute freak for The Monkees. Have a great weekend.
I'll tell you, it was really really tough to narrow the choices down on this one. So I really just ended up going with nostalgia. There's so many from the Outer Limits alone I could have picked. Not to mention Friday from Robinson Crusoe on Mars. He was humanoid, but still an alien. Then all the great Star Trek aliens.
I didn't see the Monkees finale in re-runs either. It wasn't until I got the DVD collections. So I wonder if they didn't show that one. And clearly, your buddy has fine taste. Do you happen to know his favorite Monkees album?
@@AtomicSnackBarI don't know off hand which album was his favorite, but I know Pleasant Valley Sunday was one of his fave tunes. He has all the re-releases, re-mastered and foreign versions of the albums which in some cases had different covers and songs unreleased Stateside. I'll ask him next time we touch base.
@@markhernden9472 I expect a full report on my desk within 4 to 956 weeks.
@@AtomicSnackBar Ha, You got it Sir!
@@AtomicSnackBar "Headquaters", for me! 🙂
I do not remember The Monkees and L.I.S. episodes mentioned. I do remember the name change of Ghidrah to Ghidora. Probably the nastiest Kaiju from TOHO. I am lucky to have all those Godzilla films in my collection. The Zantis creeped me out back then. The demonic human face and the stilled movement made them ominous. And who cannot forget the Kanimits. Great episode; one of the Zones top ten. However right now I think I am in trouble. My wife got a package from Amazon the other day. I asked her what it was. She said "Its' a cook book". Oh woe is me. 🤥🤥🤥
I was working on collecting all the Showa Godzilla films myself. I got pretty far into it but got distracted and then they went out of print. I know there is the nice Criterion set, but I heard it is lacking the dubs on several of the films. Which is a deal breaker for me. I love those 60s and 70s Godzilla dubs. But as it is, I think I'm only missing Godzilla vs Hedorah(which is weird, being a favorite Godzilla foe) and Godzilla vs Gigan. Maybe. I'd have to double check that last one.
As to your future dinner plans, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure your wife has been having you take all those baths with carrots, potatoes, and that special "bath salt" for purely innocent reasons.
@@AtomicSnackBar I was lucky that my video shop (now long gone_) got them in when the USA made Zilla film of 1998 was popular. I could kick my ass as I saw Son of Godzilla bluray for 10 bucks but always put it back on the shlf. Worth a bundle now. At least I have VHS of it. Hopping for a resurection and a "re=print" of Godzilla films due to Godzilla Minus 1 being a big hit.
@@garfieldsmith332 Now that you mention it, I may be missing Son of Godzilla as well. I'd have to check more closely. I forget what I actually own and what I have on "tape". I have everything in some format.
Even though I have them on DVD, I would love a fancy new bluray of Godzilla vs. Megalon and Destroy All Monsters. My favorite two.
@@AtomicSnackBar I have both on DVD. D.A.M. is available on bluray. I may order it when my other stuff comes in. 42 bucks Canadian. Pricey. I have a list of the ones I need on bluray. Going to need to look for them. My Megalon dvd was a special version. Apparently not all of the discs had the extras and trailers on it. Only thing was there was no indication on the package. You had to open it and play the disc to find out.
@@garfieldsmith332 Oh yeah. Shipping is sky high right now. So I can only imagine it's even worse doing imports, even if just from the states.
I'll have to check with version of Godzilla vs Megalon I have. I don't think I've actually watched it since getting the DVD. I had just finished a big rewatch not long before the DVD came out.
I haven't seen The Monkees in forever. You don't usually think aliens when you think of The Monkees. I just got all the Lost in Space episodes on DVD, so I'll look forward to seeing these aliens.
If you can get ahold of either of the Monkees collections, especially season two, I highly recommend it. Still fun and wacky. Not to mention all the great songs.
I just went and checked. Apparently, it was released on bluray, but is already out of print and expensive. It's one I wouldn't mind an upgrade for.
Now, I've gotta go put in Lost in Space for these episodes.
Always a wise decision, I say.
The carrot dude from Lost In Space always made me nervous. I still don't trust tuber vegetables...
That's probably for the best. They can't be trusted.
"A walking carrot. The mind boggles"
@ garfieldsmith332 - walking is one thing, but when it catches fire... Lookout!
Mr. R S. You did it again. Love's me some Sci-Fi Aliens. Those 3 Lost In Space guys were creepy as heck.
If I recall, Richard Keel played a similar "Alien" role in Star trek, the original series.
Have a great weekend all.
Fun fact too, before going into acting, Richard Kiel worked as not only a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman, but he also sold cemetery plots. Can you imagine him showing up on your doorstep wanting to talk about cemetery plots?
"Kiel Over" Cemetery Realtor... Too funny that right there. @@AtomicSnackBar
@@TheCommonGardenTater1 Tater, I think you may have won the comments section this weekend.
@ TheCommonGardenTater - Yo! Taterman! Sup? Happy Friday night tights. That similarly garbed Alien in Star Trek was Ted 'Lurch' Cassidy of Addams Family fame. And an alum of Stetson University in Deland, Florida U.S.of A. Say 'Hey' to Jeff Wayne for me.
Hey TS255 Think you are right now I think back. Jeff says Hi back at ya!@@tonysantiago255
Another of my favorite "Outer Limits" aliens was the Galaxy Being. He was just a negative film image of a man in a shiny wetsuit (with fake eyes), but he really did look like he was glowing in some supernatural way. Very simple - but effective!
Yes. Very true. That was one of those simple, yet extremely effective effects. I dig that one as well.
Those Ant Things With The Weird Faces Still Scare Me!!
They are quite creepy. And in such a unique and unusual way as well.
I still say Ghidrah and I have at least not yet been tomatoed in public due to it. Great list as always
Heck yeah. I admire your dedication. And really, Ghidrah was the localization. It's no less valid than calling the big guy Godzilla.
You have bewitched me my Dollar store Sinatra at your The Monkees knowledge. Session 2 was indeed the greatest season. The Frotis is an amazing alien.
I had a feeling the power of Tork would summon a wild Tochi here to the Snack Bar. Always good to see you here, good lady.
@AtomicSnackBar Sterling I am stuck here at home on my birthday taking care of my son with the flu and you just made it Happy Again. Thank you for being the genius you are.
@@jennifertochi6253 Oh, well very Happy Birthday, Miss Tochi.
Great job on another outstanding list with entertaining backstories.
I thank you much, good sir.
You're most welcome.@@AtomicSnackBar
I was 54 years old before I learned that my Monkees had their own smoke joint. The Eye is a part of each Peacock tail feather, and at least one of the logos had little pointy circles on the feathers.
Richard Kiel and Ted Cassidy should have been an amazing double casting.
I watched a lot of Lost in Space, but never got to see the Saticons. I'm going to hunt down those episodes.
@@Skaramine That would have been the greatest buddy film ever made.
Or is that just what the Frodis wants you to think?
@@Skaramine I highly recommend the entire series. But those two episodes are top notch.
Just discovered Sterling and he and his shows are both adorable. I'd love to get drunk with him
That is mighty kind of you. Pull up a donut and let's go. Cheers.
Though you probably didn't mean drunk on donuts.
I loved the Monkees . The Frotos room lol. Ghidorah is so cool looking, i really like the monster design. They do kind of resemble the thing from another world. Everyone needs some nerf balls. I'll have to check out that episode of the outer limits. Lost in space is a fun show. Great video.
The Outer Limits is one of the all time best. I highly recommend it, especially for your series, if you haven't checked it out yet.
Thanks, J-Man.
Another outstanding job, Mr. Sterling. I, too, rank Twight Zone and The Outer Limits, in that order, as the all-time best. I eagerly awaited each one during their primetime runs.
Without VCRs, I don't know how you folks that were around in the 60s did anything but watch TV, there was so much great stuff.
We only had three channels, so keeping up was not that difficult. @@AtomicSnackBar
@ AtomicSnackbar - during the day we were in school. After that we played with our friends doing insane boy stuff. We played until somebody's Mom called them in for dinner or the streetlights came on. Then it was dinner, homework (bleh)and hopefully something good on Primetime TV. Then bed by...10-11 pm. Sleep, stir, repeat. Weeekends!!! My brothers got to do Boyscouts (destroyed by feminism, now history) and Little League Baseball. I got jipped. Occasionally a Drive-in movie or Matinee on Friday or Saturday! Good times.🤗😎
Loved the one eyed weed plant, who gives YOU a vapor buzz.
He's a good time indeed.
@@AtomicSnackBar most def....I loved your video on the Zanti Misfits....as an fx guy...I should make one...
@@philyeary8809 That would be very cool. I'd quite like to see that. Thanks for watching, Phil.
@@AtomicSnackBar awesome! Will be sculpting one very soon...keep on killing it....maybe best monsters of the 80s?
Most rare unsung monsters from the 70s?
@@philyeary8809 Both fine ideas. I've been testing the waters a bit with 80s content. That's when I grew up, so my knowledge is a bit deeper there.
Do keep me posted on the sculpt.
I finally got a chance to watch this & I'm still reeling in shock on learning Frank Zappa was on the Monkees! Hey, hey, I'm the Warren & I'm always warning the curious!
It's a great little bit as well. Really, that season 2 is just full of great, quirky weirdness like that.
But sorry, I can't listen to your warning. I'm too busy singing.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- I can hear you! "Hey, hey, he's atomic/That's why he's always snacking around!" Pure gold -- ole Red Eyes couldn't have done any better! Cheers Warren, the last Crooner!
In the Malibu comics of "Lost in Space" it turns out Zaddicons? were actually Dr. Smith's "handlers' in sabotaging the Jupiter Project.
Oh, that's an interesting twist. It didn't realize Malibu had done a Lost in Space comic. I just recently bought the first 4 issues of the Innovation comic from the early 90s.
Richard Kiel also played Voltaire, Dr. Loveless's assistant in 3 or 4 episodes of the TV show The Wild Wild West.
I have vague memories of watching The Wild Wild West a few times as a lad. But I can't say for sure either way. It sounds like a very me-friendly show though.
@@AtomicSnackBar Just watched a TZ review on your friends channel. Also subbed to it. WWW was a product of the 60s. James Bond out west. Western TV shows were in decline and Bond was up and coming.
@@garfieldsmith332 Very cool. He's a good fellow.
I just checked and saw that Wild Wild West actually got a DVD release. So I might just put that on the list. Cause that sounds great.
@ garfieldsmith332 - Migalito Loveless was the best nemesis of James West and Artimus Gordon. Actor Michael Dunn was a treasure and he was just as terrific in his appearance in the original Star Trek. Paul Williams played his son in a later W.W.W. TV movie after Dunn had died.. That's for you R.Sterling.
@@tonysantiago255 My Paul Williams sense was tingling.
Those freaking ants gave me nightmares. Great remembers there.
They are quite disturbing looking. And really hold up well. I think they would scare kids today. That is, if they could put down their phones long enough to look.
@ AtomicSnackbar - those pampered little such&suches could use a healthy heart racing nightmare now and again! Didn't kill us none. I'm gittin' cantankerous in mah old age.
I felt the same thing about Ghidorah - wasn’t scared, but knew he was a truly dangerous threat to Godzilla, rather than the usual goofy monsters. I need to pick up The Outer Limits, if only to see the Zanti episode. I would have included the aliens from The Green Slime. Fantastic video, once again! All hail the fancy glittery hat!
The Green Slime actually should have been on the list. I want to say the reason I didn't include it was because when I originally did the episode, I couldn't find the footage. But now I have top secret, clandestine, mysterious means. Means you wouldn't understand. Means you couldn't understand.
@@AtomicSnackBar So, basically you made contact with those tentacled aliens. No worries, your secret’s safe with me.
@@horrorhands666 I am not at liberty to discuss such matters in a public forum.
@ Horrorhands- If you've never seen The Outer Limits be prepared to have your brain fried. It's arguable as to which show was the greatest 60s Sci-fi series. Twilight Zone or Outer Limits. O.L. has it for pure sci-fi crossed with horror, but TZ has it for quality writing and longevity. Either way, you're in for quite a ride.
@@tonysantiago255 Thanks, Tony! I definitely need to check it out.
There I was, chilling in the Frodis room watching your vid and that shout out almost made me drop my......um....the good book I was reading! 😉😜 Awesome list man. Thankfully, since that last time we talked about the topic, I have caught up a lot more on Outer Limits....so many of those creatures were great fun. Be well & have another nerfy good weekend! PS, I credit your honorable mention for helping me get into Star Trek at a very young age.
Aha. I knew you were a time traveler. And you just admitted it. But the question is, you traveled back in time....why did you come to right now? Unless you have something sinister planned. Then carry on.
🤣😂🤣@@AtomicSnackBar
Quite a lot of the effects that were created for The Outer Limits were later reused for Star Trek. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy also both appeared in an Outer Limits episode. Personally I like the design of the Talosians in the Star Trek pilot episode The Cage.
The Talosians kinda remind me of the mutants from Beneath the Planet of the Apes in an odd sorta way.
Bumheads...is what Talosian translates to...
@ AtomicSnackbar - it's the veininess of their bulbous heads. What's also cool with those type of aliens, is that they often employed women as the creatures because it gave them an androgynous appearance. A weird juxtaposition with the male voice acting. Subtlety unsettling.
I’m 68 in (2023)The “Chrominite” on the 60s Outer Limits was very disturbing and scary to me. Also the faceless moaning creature on Lost in Space from the wishing machine episode gave me nightmares.
Both fine examples and both quite creepy. Like I mentioned in the opening, this was a tough list to narrow down. I really could do just an entire list, probably several, on the Outer Limits alone.
Thanks for watching, Aram.
It's better than CGI and AI because this is real art of movies .
I completely agree. And as I often say, give me even the worse practical effect over CG any day.
Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar.
Loved the Gorn too but for me the Star Trek beastie that is my Bestie would have to be the Salt Vampire from The Man Trap. Was a h7ge Outer Limits fan way beck then but managed to miss those Zanti some how. I'll check them out this evening as I have the series on DVD. It may simply have been too disturbing and I blocked them out. Ghidorah I never caught in it's original outing but one of the more recent Gojira movies had him as a mega nasty so came to love the big brute then. Some how, I missed that final episode of the Monkeys which is curious as I loved the show. Definitely a drug induced hallucination. If anything, it reminded me of a Lost in Space ep with the anthropomorphic carrot. Great vid. Loved the nostalgic blast from the past.
The Salt Vampire is awesome. And a pretty snazzy dresser as well. Not quite Gorn snazzy, but snazzy nonetheless.
I was talking with another Monkees fan earlier and they didn't recall ever seeing the Frodis Caper on TV either. I certainly don't remember seeing it and I watched pretty religiously. So I'm wondering now if when it started rerunning they didn't show that episode. Perhaps it was just too weird.
Glad you dug the video, Greggy. There was an angry carrot here putting a lot of pressure on me to make it a good one.
This is a very solid list! Thanks for the Frodis lore. I take only a little issue with your Lost in Space aliens, but I will grant you your nostalgia. Say, did you ever watch any Time Tunnel? At times they would pretty much chuck the whole time travel business and just tangle with aliens. In the episode Town of Terror, they dealt with aliens dressed in black with weird crinkly blue heads, complete with large dark handlebar mustaches, something spiky going on at the top of their skulls, and disconcerting small bumps which were -- or perhaps were not -- their staring eyes. For "cheapjack yet effective," I highly recommend them.
When I was a lad, there was an an Irwin Allen block that ran every weekday. It's how I originally saw Lost in Space. But it didn't show the Time Tunnel unfortunately. I didn't catch that one until about a year ago on MeTV. Or possibly Antenna TV. I only saw the one episode, but I was quite intrigued by it. I meant to get more but than I got rid of DVR. Think I'll run check for a boxset on Amazon right now. Thanks, William.
The Zantis were one of my all-time faves. "The Doomsday Machine" from "Star Trek" another fave.
If I ever get around to doing a sequel to this one, I would like to really start digging into Star Trek TOS. I only haven't already because the footage isn't as easy to get ahold of.
Thanks, Walter.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yeah, for some reason, Paramount is "stingy" with the footage from the original "Star Trek" series. Good stuff, none-the-less. You're welcome. Take care -- W
I once had a company copyright claim a poster that was part of a video.
That's wild. What was the poster for?
@@AtomicSnackBara horror movie. I think it was a Nightmare on Elm Street film but that was years ago and I don't recall
Waaaaaaaay back in the late 80s, me and my brother used to sneak downstairs at 2am every Friday night/Saturday morning to watch the Twilight Zone, Batman and the Time Tunnel. Seeing all that glorious weird goodness made me the man I am today. To Serve Man is the one episode that freaked me out the most, even the parody by The Simpsons made me shudder a wee bit
I remember well the summer of '89 when what was then known as The Family Channel started airing the reruns of Batman '66. I liked it way more than the Tim Burton film. And even though it came on at 11 p.m., I stayed up and watched it every night. Even then I was a night owl.
I don't think I ever saw the Time Tunnel back in the 80s. But I caught an episode a year or so ago on TV and I thought it was really spiffy. Kept meaning to watch for more.
@@AtomicSnackBar it was our little act of rebellion, didn’t know our parents would be happy to let us watch! All three, all weird, all wacky and all good clean fun
@@haitch2676 It's all fun and games until little Haitch dresses up like a bat and tries to cook the neighbors.
@@AtomicSnackBar I promised I wouldn’t do that anymore. People started asking difficult questions
@haitch2676 - on behalf of all the old guys who live on this channel, it's gratifying to know that quality TV lasts and is rediscovered by successive generations like yours. The 60s was perhaps, the pinnacle of Sci-fi TV. That your parents were cool with you guys sneaking in some late night quality TV is to their credit. Young R.Sterling was admittedly: "Up! All Night."
Just ordered my zanti misfits t-shirt. Thanks for the memory and what they were called!
Glad to be of service. I do so like those charming little fellows.
Funny but true, Peter Tork was friends with Hendrix & he had some pretty heavy parties, but the networks worked hard to keep the drugs & parties on the quite side. Hard to miss Micky at the Monterey Pop Fest during Janis Joplin's performance. Yea the Monkess were not always the good boys as they were portrayed as. I still laugh they went on tour with Jimi when he came back to the States, lord that was a joke that didn't last long at all, but Jimi was friends with them. Good episode & i am loving your channel, lots of fun ... I have a feeling we share the same thing when it comes time for the break LOL !!
Lots of really interesting Monkees stories floating about. You ever see their movie, Head? It's quite out there and is like watching an artistic musical rebellion on film.
Ghidorah! I cannot think of any better Godzilla baddy than Ghidorah.
Megalon is my favorite Godzilla baddie, but Ghidorah is the ultimate Godzilla baddie.
I'm glad you brought up who played the Katamite from Twilight Zone because I thought that was played by Ted Cassidy.
I hadn't thought of that, but I can surely see it now that you mention it. Interestingly enough, he did appear on Lost in Space and Star Trek.
Son of a gun. I'm in. I want to be painted green.
Green with pink hair? I don't know about that.
Now we know why those crazy Monkees were so wacky!
I suggest you check your sources, Richard Keel is NOT credited in Jaws🧐
All jokes aside, great list- as usual , with impeccable delivery.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh man, that's good. You got me there for a second. YT has gotten kind of wonky with comments at times. I often have to actually go to the video itself and scroll through to find them.
So I was doing that, was going from bottom to top. And the line in your comment "Richard Keel is NOT credited in Jaws" jumped out before I saw the rest of it and who it was from. So for a split second, I thought it was yet another person that doesn't get jokes. But then I quickly saw it was from you and I knew you were joking as well. But you would be surprised how many people don't understand my humor and try to correct me on things like that.
You keep doing what you do, brother!
@@chrisbridges4885 I'll contact my legal department and marketing team, see what they say about the matter. But chances are, a sleazy tiki weirdo's gonna sleazy tiki weirdo.
@@AtomicSnackBarI’ve got a couple of questions that are a little off topic, but pertain to your channel.
1. I was going to order a shirt from you and wanted to check if they run true to size or possibly run smaller or larger.
2. Vamp Star. I saw that mentioned as music on some videos and you have shirts available as well. Are you still involved with that project ? I saw a ‘23 release and was just curious.
@@chrisbridges4885 Always feel free to go off topic here. Never a problem, good sir. And very kind of you too to look into this stuff. I appreciate it.
As far as the shirts go, it's done through a third party site. I only have one shirt from them, a buddy of mine's art, and it is a great shirt. Soft almost to the point of being a soft tee and a great fit. But I can only speak for that one. If you are curious though, a viewer named Rich has some and is wearing them in his recent videos Someday and Altaira. ruclips.net/channel/UCrlgEJFWbdhHiER16m6IwXg
I will say though that teepublic is pretty high with ridiculous shipping. But, they do sales very often. So just watch for a sale. Which they are doing at the moment now that I look.
And with Vamp Star, I am indeed. The music side of it is actually just a two man band. The guitar player and I. We released two Best Of albums in 2023. One of our weird tracks. One of our sleazy tracks. They were supposed to be out on vinyl as well, but the printing place is having issues with the picture discs. But most of it is on Spotify and RUclips. www.youtube.com/@vampstarofficial
Thanks again, Chris.
Monkee 🎥🗣️👁️ Reminded
Those aliens from "Lost in Space" remind me of the Blue Man Group!
And I imagine the Saticons could do a bit of rocking out as well.
Never a dull moment when watching your videos, my friend 👏🏽🍻🤘🏽
Thank you much, Banger. And always good to hear from you.
Some I remember some I don’t but all trippy in a cool way
I like my sci-fi like I like my trips to the donut shop. Trippy.
You have the BEST channel. thank you
Well, thank you much, Tracy. I certainly give it my best.
"Dollar Store Triffid" - Fantastic!
I remember two things from MONSTER ZERO that changed my young life; KING GHIDORAH (of course) and KUMI MIZUNO. Still in love with Kumi.
Ghidorah got a restraining order against me.
ZANTI MISSFITS scared the S!!T out of me when I was a kid; they were designed by the great WAH CHANG of Star Trek fame, and were the stuff of 8 year old me's nightmares! B&W 4EVA!
BONUS MENTION: Danforth and WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH! YES! Along with (I think) EQUINOX and LAZERBLAST! Laserblast was the best/worst film of 78 (not on best aliens list)!
FINALLY: My vote for a great 60s alien race are the Martians from QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (Five Million years to Earth in the U.S.). The ship is the first ever Bio-Mechanical alien ship design... it's really ahead of its time, and was designed to look like a cocoon or chrysalis.
Of course I mean Dollar Store Triffid in the nicest possible way. Especially since the Frodis was such a nice, misunderstood alien football tree.
But yes, the aliens from Quatermass would have been a fantastic choice. And I'm a major sucker for insect-like aliens too. These lists are purely subjective. I usually try to balance between cool creatures and nostalgia. But I will admit, this episode was even more subjective than usual. 60s sci-fi was really my introduction to it all. So I have so many soft spots for so much of it. It was really tough to narrow it down.
Sorry to hear about your falling out with Ghidorah. But that sort of thing happens when you go into business with friends.
Even worse when it's three of them... ;)
@@user-dh2qf5kd8cyes! Love those Martians from Quatermass and the Pit!
@ AtomicSnackBar - didn't that rascally Mr. Danforth also do some work on some small obscure Sci-FANTASY film in a galaxy far, far, away? Equinox is a terrific obscure semi-student sci-fi horror that I stumbled into back in the drive-in days of the early 70s. Fun stuff.
@@tonysantiago255 If you're thinking of the chess game in the first movie, that was Phil Tippett and Jon Berg.
Really great that you are getting the views you deserve !! Your style is cool as ice and I dig it bigtime , well done brother keep up the great shows…peace
I appreciate that, John. Thanks for saying so. I certainly try to put out some quality nonsense.
The Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man is a masterpiece. In fact, an independent station WPIX channel 11 in New York City used the revelatory scene as a trailer for the show. It was the episode that got me hooked.
I remember watching The Monkees on CBS at one time. I guess CBS bought the recorded shows to add to their Saturday afternoon schedule.
The Zanti Misfits. One of the best episodes of The Outer Limits. Bruce Dern was the first victim of the Zantis. It is interesting that in the early 80’s Bruce Dern was the actor who can play a psychologically unstable character convincingly without any real effort. His character Garth was psychotic. And he delivered a pretty good performance.
King Ghidorah. There was no doubt that King Ghidorah was the strongest enemy Godzilla ever faced. And it took more than one monster to defeat him. I, too, called him Ghidrah, thanks to the dubbing. But I have heard the name of Ghidorah in Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster.
The Sarticons(if that is how it is spelled) were, as I remember calling them, Ghostly Gangsters of space. The scene before the commercial break, where they are marching Robot B-9 at gun point in shadows was the memorable scene I have never forgotten.
I was a big fan of Bruce Dern as a lad. First from World Gone Wild, then from the Burbs. But it was mainly World Gone Wild. One of those movies I would just watch over and over as a kid and never got tired of. That's one that needs a western bluray release.
I was thinking about the whole Ghirorah vs Ghidrah thing. It's odd that it switched back over. Being that in Japan, Godzilla is Gojira, it's the same sort of thing. A name localization. So really, ghidrah is no more incorrect than Godzilla is. But for whatever reason, it changed back. Quite odd.
The Ghostly Gangsters of Space is a good description. They were pretty schemey too for aliens. Plus, fancy hats.
@@AtomicSnackBar The film that made me a Bruce Dern fan was Posse, a western that was also a political satire. The film was directed by Kirk Douglas( from his Bryna production company), who also starred in the movie.
The second film was Black Sunday where he played a former Vietnam War veteran who was also a P.O.W.. The scene where he stands before Martha Keller, in full naval dress uniform, begging to finish the the murderous mission, to kill everyone, including the President Of The United States, at the Super Bowl in Miami.
He was a guest host on Saturday Night Live and he did a sketch where he tries hard not to act psychotic( but hilariously fails and the cast tries to console him).
@@garyreid2178 I'll have to see if that SNL skit is on youtube. That sounds rather amusing. I didn't know he was ever on there.
I thought the Zanti misfits were fiction until the murder hornets started arriving.
I just went and looked those up. I definitely see what you mean. Wow.
wow great job picking five awesome aliens, i dont think i could have narrowed it down, some great aliens, have the two seaons of outer limits on dvd love it, cheers man oh im a huge monkees fan, thanks
It was quite tough, let me tell you. I could easily do a part II, probably even a part III. And I may just. I have a 70s edition coming soon as well.
Thanks for watching, Stephen. Always good to talk to another Monkees fan. Got a favorite album?
Fun fact Ghedoras color was not gold, the Org. color was red, blue and gold, which looked much cooler. I am not sure why the change to gold was made. Bandai make a nice set of both the gold and Org. color. Big Gfan.
Ok, that makes a lot of sense. I saw that figure and had no idea the reason for the different color scheme. Thought maybe it was something from one of the later films. That's a great piece of trivia.
Thanks for watching, James.
If you look at the still you used in this video even though it is B&W you can see the color bands in the wings, it made it in a few other still shots.@@AtomicSnackBar
@@jamescallans9209 After reading your comment, I went and looked at some photos online. Quite a different look for him.
The Saticons seem like a cross berween 2 well known occult icons - the Men in Black and Hat Man .
I wasn't familiar with those. But looking into it, I see what you mean.
When dealing with rumors remember many of them came about with the help of Frodis
If it came from the Frodis room, it is more than a fact.
That's two references for the price of one. Only the best deals here at the Snack Bar.
I remember all of those. For some reason I was more a fan of Outer Limits than of Twilight Zone--but I don't know why. I'm quite torn about Lost In Space: I really loved the earlier, straight sci-fi 1st season since it gave the impression of being one long serialized story. But I did enjoy the 2nd & 3rd seasons too, but for the same campy reason you do. Have you ever seen the original pilot episode? It was from before they added Doctor Smith and re-shot scenes. Basically it was the first 4 or so episodes that were aired, but only the scenes without Jonathan Harris, all run together as if it were a movie. It could have easily competed with Star Trek, Twilight Zone, or Outer Limits as serious sci-fi. But the test screenings indicated the show needed a more obvious recurring villain character who could slowly be redeemed as time passed. Dr. Smith was quite menacing in those early episodes.
I need to do another full watch of The Outer Limits. I maintained for years that I preferred TZ. But after my last re-watch of said show, I think I'm leaning more to The Outer Limits now. It was more sci-fi based, had more creatures, and very little, if any, filler. So I get it, my esteemed friend.
As to the Smithless pilot, I want to say I watched it back in the 90s during a Lost in Space marathon. I have it on DVD, and keep meaning to give it another watch, but I find the lack of Harris....disturbing.
I heard once that in those early episodes, Mr. Harris would put on eyeliner to give himself a more sinister, almost cat-like appearance.
@@AtomicSnackBar, I don't know why I prefer one over the other. It may just be some opinion I developed as a child and never outgrew.
Last 3 are classic. Awesome. Check out the Mist they will remind you of the Bugs used there in that film. Lost in Space pic rocked. I was into that episode. 1967. Kind like Dark City?
Oh yeah, I hadn't thought that. But I could definitely see a similarity to Dark City there. The Saticons were better dressed though.
As you may have picked up on, I'm really into the 60s. Though I grew up in the 80s, a large number of things I was into as a lad were from the 60s.
Narrator: "...James Bond movies as 'Jaws'."
on-screen image: Spielberg relaxing in Bruce's...jaws
(4:52-4:54)
That's a recurring....bit.....here at the Snack Bar.
_A Walmart Triffid,_ holy crap man, that's perfect~ the goddamn Frotus invites those lovingly insulting descriptions, I see it as the kind of alien overmind that accosts you in an elevator to an annoying and inescapable degree, much like Taylor himself. King Geedrah is a killer villain, really matches that wrasslin' Heel role that went with those Heisei era flicks. The 60s were the time for big-headed veiny-templed aliens too, it was either those or little deedly-boppers on the forehead.
I never saw enough Outer Limits as a kid, and thank god for THAT, those Mants would've given me nightmares, I didn't like swarms of bugs, and that face would've spiked the punch as it is..
with your lead-in to number one, I was guessing the Ro-Man from Robot Monster, but these johnnies from Lost in Space are all new to me, and super cool looking! Kinda like a more robed-up sci-fi version of the Terrible Trivium from The Phantom Tollbooth, only these guys can do stuff to people directly. Huzzah to that honorable mention too, that boy ain't to be messed with! Wacky stuff as always man, this is becoming a favorite channel in a hurry. I'ma go give Fever Dreamland Theater some love too, been a while on the Twilight Zone tip anyways!
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I've been told I have a way with words. Though they didn't say whether it was a good way or not. Just a way. But guessing the Ro-Man, even on a non-50s list, is still a pretty safe guess for this channel. I've been known to gush over our dashing anti-hero on more than one occasion. I even have the nice vinyl figure from H.O.P. Toys.
I'm not familiar with The Phantom Tollbooth. Do tell. I like that name, whatever it is.
And that's great to hear, Nickel. Glad you are digging my brand of nonsense. Fever Dreamland is a great channel as well. Anthony is a standup guy.
@@AtomicSnackBar At your recommendations, I would expect nothing less~
The Phantom Tollbooth is a book by Norton Juster, who also wrote Alberic the Wise (a very important story to me, as you could imagine), and it describes a world of letters and numbers and a peculiar turn-of-phrase biology to its landscape. It's one of my favorite books so far, and has a villainous Demon in it known as the Terrible Trivium. His design is a more contemporary take on the Saticon's chilling Magritte menace, but I'll leave that to you. There's an animated version that does a fine job (Chuck Jones, after all) but its got too much singing for my taste.
@Nickel_The_Wise - wow. You just blew my mind slightly with that Magritte reference. I had forgotten that painting. So on the money. Very cool.
@@tonysantiago255 Happy to be of service!
@@Nickel_The_Wise That one has completely slipped past me. Even the film by Chuck Jones. But it sounds quite neat book and film. Other than the singing part, of course. Not a fan of that myself.
I liked Balok from The Corbomite Maneuver even more than the Gorn. In fact I would say that's the best designed alien from TOS. Even though it was just supposed to be a puppet controlled by a midget.
Another great choice. I like that one as well. I even have the Mego figure on my Star Trek shelf. If only I could get away with the footage, I would just love to cover more TOS.
@ AtomicSnackbar - man, I was confused for a moment when you said :"Baloc was an alien design. " I immediately thought of little 5 year old Clint Howard. I mean yeah, he was kind of a weird looking dude, but "alien'? That's just mean, bro.
Tranya!
@@tonysantiago255 So being told you look like an alien is a bad thing? I have some compliments I've been given I need to rethink.
@chuckcookus - "And now... the Tranya." Must have been some good... stuff. "Romulan ale!" What did Quark serve? Nice to know that wherever you go in the galaxy, booze is part of every culture. Until it ends in a bar fight. Good times.
Out of the Ballpark. I actually think Outer Limits had more monsters than Twilight Zone. The Galaxy being was a standout. The creature from Architects of. Fear was so strange, In truth Zanti shared the same twisted knot in your gut. that To Serve Man did. the Revelation kickback. Many Twilight Zone stories reveled in irony it was a Serling trademark
I'd say that's the case as well, not even taking into account how many more episodes of Twilight Zone there were than The Outer Limits. You really got your creatures worth with that one.
And a case of great minds stinking alike. I was just saying in a comment earlier that that Zanti Misfits twist was almost Serling-like.
Always a pleasure, Ivor.
I wonder if the Saticons are the inspiration for the "hat man" character in modern day para-normal lore. Hat men are something like shadow people or ghosts to those that believe in the whole para-normal sub-culture, nowadays.
I'm not very well versed in the topic. But with as much as I like Lost in Space, I'm going to say yes.
The Gorn was a no brainer not to be on the list. I'd also mention the "Horta" and the" Excaliban" from Star Trek. And what about those sand monsters from the Outer limits episode "The Invisible Enemy?"
All good choices as well. And all possibilities for a sequel episode. I've mostly steered clear of Star Trek simply because the footage is kind of tough to get ahold of. But I would like to cover it more.
I liked the Horta from Star Trek, Devil in the Dark.
Oh yeah, another really good choice. If I could get away with the footage, I could easily do an entire episode of just aliens from TOS.
Thanks for watching.
And of course the Horta was the giant “microbe” from the last episode of season 2 of the 60s Outer Limits
@@aramboodakian9554 Well, I'll be. It sure is, isn't it? I never caught on to that. That's a great piece of trivia.
@@aramboodakian9554 Not to be confused with the (unnamed) giant ameoba in ST's The Immunity Syndrome.
I need to catch up on The Outer Limits. I used to be crazy about The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery.
Remember Night Gallery? The memory of Aunt Ada at the top of the stairs chills me to this day, and it's probably been 50 years.
@@AtomicSnackBar The Gorn was a good choice too.
The shapeshifting salt vampire.
Remember the flying plastic vomits that infused a parasite into a victim's nervous system?
My number 1 would be the Daleks.
Classic Dr. Who is a world I would really like to dig into. And I've had quite a few requests too. But darn if they won't let you use the footage at all. I tried to feature the Daleks in a video once and they had it blocked. Not claimed. Fully blocked from view.
Try photo stills or art work. People have put up Dalek artwork all over the internet.@@AtomicSnackBar
I’m sure we have talked about this before over the years but I’m a big fan of plant style monsters. I think we need more plant monsters movies.
Of course I love me some King Ghidorah. I’m the other way around. I never heard the Gheedra pronunciation until the internet days.
To me the Kanamits look almost identical to The Thing From Another World. Almost too close for comfort and now all I can think about is a face off and a battle to the death between the two. Who do you think would win?
I still haven’t gotten around to watching The Outer Limits but the Zanti Misfits sure looks like a bug problem I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
Are you sure that the Saticons aren’t following Megatrons orders? The Saticons sound like they belong with the Decepticons.
Now this is a comment I can sink my alien carrot paws into. I would put my money on the Thing. Simply because we never really see the Kanamits do anything physical. Whereas the Thing is out in the trenches, acting like a good alien invader should.
And now that you mention it, the Saticons probably were working for Megatron and I bet they transformed into couches.
Get it? Sat-icons. Couches. It's almost funny. If you squint while upside down.
Special effects!. Oh those were the days!. I think Frodus has a bit more history with that eye than ahem...meets the eye. Didn't know that Richard Kiel had played an alien...cool make up there though. The ants are freaky though!. The Lost In Space aliens remind me of the Sapphire and Steel faceless guy...still freaks me out!.
I wasn't familiar with Sapphire and Steel at all. We didn't get much British TV when I was a lad. But I went and looked it up. I don't know what the context was, but that faceless guy looks awesome. Very strange, yet effective, look there. Was that a show worth looking into?
@@AtomicSnackBar Definitely check out Sapphire And Steel!. Our British sci-fi is miles away from all the American shows as mainly we had a very limited budget. I think you might be aware of the old "sink plungers" that made up the Daleks in Doctor Who...it really was ground breaking stuff that the special effects guys worked with!.
If you can take stiff dialogue and the old British accent then check out a few gems from the British vaults...the two shows I mentioned already and of course a show called "Blake's Seven" that was a show that I adored as a kid.
@@jamiefoyers2800 I find older British sci-fi, especially the lower budget stuff, quite endearing. Not low budget, but I'm currently watching Space 1999. And I've heard good things about Blake's Seven as well.
I'm rather a fan of more modern British TV as well. Friday Night Dinner, Downton Abbey, The IT Crowd, Detectorists, and The Last Kingdom are some of my favorites.
@@AtomicSnackBar Another childhood favourite "Space 1999"...first season especially was a good one. They sure don't make 'em like that anymore...
@@jamiefoyers2800 They surely don't. Even aesthetically. I always prefer the clean, sleek sci-fi over the dark and gritty stuff that came in the wake of Alien.
Groovy. I don't envy you the task you set yourself picking a Top 5 list from the 60s. 'My Favorite' Top 5 might have been more accurate title. Separating movies and TV would be perhaps an easy way to go about it, but... maybe not. Any one of these shows could compose it's own Top 5 and they would all be deserving. This is a 200% subjective list. But..."different strokes for different folks" as they used to say in the 60s. 'Obscure 60s Sci-fi Aliens' ? The Zantis are pretty well known though. At least in staring out of the kitchen cupboard at my house. But always fun trivia segments, my friend. "You bet your bippy!" on that.
There is no doubt about that. This was a very difficult list to put together. So I ended up going full on subjective nostalgia here. I mean, granted, my choices are all 100% correct, but still. All correct. Not really obscure though. Who doesn't know the Frodis?
A sequel episode will probably be a little easier. Though thinking about it, I do think TV may have film beat aliens wise in the 60s. Other than say the bugs from Quatermass and the amphibian from Destination Inner Space, can you think of iconic 60s movie aliens? Friday from Robinson Crusoe perhaps. Though a bit human.
@@AtomicSnackBar Even assuming we ignore all the ‘60s alien kaiju, off the top of my head there’s still The Green Slime… The Creeping Terror… Queen of Blood… and the most iconic ’60s film alien ever: Droppo, from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 😆
@@Gappasaurus Of course. The Green Slime. I would certainly put those charming fellows in the iconic category. That's a good call.
But how could I fail to mention the great Droppo? To the Corner of Shame I go.
@@AtomicSnackBar It’s understandable, I myself have often tried to forget Droppo’s existence 😅
…but he won’t _let_ me forget 😱
@@Gappasaurus Never forget the Droppo. Never.
For me the zanti misfits is one of the creepiest shows I've ever seen, just as bad as the bone sucking turtle monsters from island of terror
I'm with you. There is just an extra element of creepy and/or weird to the very non-humanoid type monster. Those Island of Terror things are particularly odd.
Another great episode.
Just to let you know, the link for 'Fever Dreamland Theater' doesn't seem to work properly, it says 'This page unavailable'.
Thanks so much for letting me know. Not sure why it was doing that. But I went and fixed the link. It should be working now.
Thanks again, Adam.
@@AtomicSnackBar Thank you for letting me know too, I shall check out the channel.
@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Anthony does really good work over there. And a heck of a nice guy.
@@AtomicSnackBarThe link works fine now, I've subscribed to his channel and shall give it a good look over tomorrow, as it's 2.43am here in the U.K. so, I need to get to sleep. Thanks for all your help.
I heard through channels that the Zanti couldn't be originally shown because the were to frightful to be aired could you check this out please. Like the twilight zone with mr. Sulu because it was to soon after WW2 ,and there was still bad feelings about the war in the 50's so it was banned for like 53 years?
I looked into it, and apparently it did air on TV on December 30, 1963. Perhaps they didn't rerun it for those reasons. I couldn't find anything about it, though.
Lovely vid, so many good aliens from this time, although I do prefer 70s aliens. How is Space 1999 going? Used to watch the Monkees as a kid, but I have no recollection of any of the episodes.
The 70s you say? Then you might be vaguely interested in March's big episode.
But Space 1999 is going very slowly. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but I've been deep in research mode for the next batch of episodes. And man, is it time consuming these days.
The Monkees is still a really time. Especially, season 2 when they drop the laugh track and up the wacky. There's a good Halloweenie episode where some of them get turned into monsters.
@@AtomicSnackBar I always look forward to all your episodes.
Better to take your rime and enjoy a series than to force yourself to watch something - and ruin the experience. You could kill two birds and film a reaction video.
I only seem to remember the Monkees having a bus in their yard - or was that something else?
I was practising a different style of blues guitar and that hasn't gone too well - might post a new vid soon, but only if I'm happy-ish with what I have. I got the sound wrong on one lot and the light wrong on another.
@@wetdog1606 I do seem to recall a certain drunken goblin doing a parody reaction video some years back. Was pretty darn ok, if you ask me.
I don't remember a bus in the Monkees yard, but there very well could have been. It's been a few years since I watched it last.
Do let me know if you do another guitar video. I always enjoy them.
Shame on you Rob 😳.I charge you with conflation! The sci-fi of the Outer Limits, the first season of Lost in Space and the Twilight Zone belong nowhere near the Monkees, posterior seasons of Lost in Space and the Toho Ghidora stuff. Star Trek belongs with TZ, TOL and season 1 of LIS. These 4 can be categorized as auteur driven. Serling, Roddenberry, Irwin Allen and the various authors of TOL. Not to mention the absence of any mention of the 50's 😤.
Monkees, season 2 and 3 of Lost in Space were straight out 60's trippy. Just as nuts as The Prisoner with Patrick Mcgoohan. Watching them was fun to my young mind because of appealing characters, but boy were they kinda pointless.
I mean Get Smart was fun and "trippy" but it was coherent. It had a plot every week that was consistent: Control vs Kaos. What the hell was the Monkees about?! Were they even trying to get back to Earth anymore in LIS? Don't even ask about the Prisoner. What was that bouncing, bubble ball? Was it alive?!
There are no shows today that are as genuinely bonkers as M, LIS, and P. Why? Even "Lost" made some sense.
As for Ghidora that just reminds me that Godzilla became friendly. Not as friendly as Gamera but cozily on my side. Monsters of the Id? Tiamat or the Dragon of Chaos from ancient Mythology? It was always more scary that Ghidorah got away than was killed. One on one Ghidorah would take Godzilla. You can't fight Chaos, even Zeus would have lost.
America Mythology? Only TZ and Star Trek fall into that category. Beware Kanimits bearing gifts 🎁. All the rest are like fever dreams surfacing like the Seaview in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Sometimes the world doesn't make sense. Nothing wrong with that. Aren't the best songs better because you can't make out the words or the point. "Groovy baby".
Well, I am a rather shameful person. And much time is spent in the corner of shame. But for my nostalgia and personal favorites, I hold my head high and walk arm and arm with the Saticans into the Great Vegetable Rebellion on another pleasant Frodis Valley Sunday.
But no, you are correct. There certainly aren't any shows as genuinely bonkers as the Monkees these days. There are shows that try to be that. But you can tell they are trying, not actually doing. I think the last I saw of a comparable nature was The Mighty Boosh, of which I highly recommend to any and all looking to fall deeper into the rabbit hole of wacky.
@@AtomicSnackBar Anything without a discernible beginning, middle and end can be described as "jelly headed". Never, ever heard of Boosh, but will definitely make an attempt.
I suppose there aren't any shows like the Monkees or The Prisoner or those later seasons of Lost in Space because they've stolen all their "jelly" and slathered it onto politics. That ball from the Prisoner is now a court case waiting to be filed by the Producers behind Ancient Aliens. Come on you know the Saticons are real, that's what the Monkees were subliminally trying to tell us!
Nope- Lost 🌌 1ST! BTR
And Mickey you must be high to do these commercials! But the zantis couldn't kill their own kind so they let humans do it. Ironic isn't it?
Well, humans had to be good for something, I guess.
There are way to many choices. I would submit a 1 : 4 : 9 black monolith.
You know, I have never seen that one. Probably shouldn't admit that publicly, being a classic sci-fi channel and all.
@chuckcookus - I'm not at all familiar with that reference. Please expound. As long as you're not referring to the Monoliths in 2001: A Space Odessey. I've expressed my opinion on that ad infinitum.
Z 🐜 TTTz! 🥺
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I don't speak emoji very well, but I see a monkey. I do like monkeys.
@@AtomicSnackBar Monkee 🎥🗣️👁️ Reminded
@@fredricclack7137 Ah yes, I gotcha.
You should make a 60s movie version. King Ghidrah + 4 more...
Now that you mention it, this was a rather TV-centric list. One I would recommend is the Mexican film Ship of Monsters. Several very cool aliens in that one. And on the silly side of things, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
But one of the coolest 1960s alien movies is The Green Slime.