John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Godzilla Week: The Cult-TV Faces of: Godzilla

Monday, May 12, 2014

Godzilla Week: The Cult-TV Faces of: Godzilla

Toho's Godzilla has appeared over the years on several TV shows in Japan and in the United States, both as himself, and guest-starring as another monster or villain of the week. Below are a few gallery images of the great atomic lizard as he has been seen in animated, live, and "altered" form.

How many do you recognize?

John Kenneth Muir

award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).

4 comments:

SGB10:25 AM
hi john,

4 SNL
5 Godzilla [Saturday morning series]

SGB
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David10:28 AM
Actually, #3, Earthtron (from Return of Ultraman), was not a recycled Godzilla costume.Only Gomess and Jirass were. But interestingly enough, Earthron does bear a striking resemblance to the Big G's 1984 look.
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whitsbrain1:17 PM
6. The Simpsons - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
7. Godzilla: The Series
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David1:33 PM
And yes, 1. Is Jirass from Ultraman, and 2. Is Gomess from Ultra Q.
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