Every THING Must GO! “Destroy All Monsters”- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV-fans of the giant Japanese monsters get to see an all-star roster of the biggest and baddest Kaiju creatures that ever came from the Toho Studios! This time out- the people of Earth, who thought they had the behemoths under control- find out the hard way that an alien race has taken control of the creatures- leading the authorities to have no choice but to- “Destroy All Monsters”!

In this 1968 film, we learn that the United Nations Science Committee has corralled all these big galoots on an island, and keeps them there with various safeguards- kind of like an invisible fence for dogs, though some of the security features are highly visible. Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan are among the contentedly confined creatures on what they call “Monsterland”.

All is peaceful until, suddenly, all contact with the hidden control center located beneath the island is lost! Not only that- but the confinement system no longer is working- and the monsters begin to attack important cities around the world! The military enlists the aid of Captain Yamabe and his spaceship crew to find out what is going on-leading them to discover that the scientists in the control center have all had their minds put under the control of the Kilaacks- an alien race that appears to be young women with a penchant for glittery swim caps. They explain that they are responsible for all the mayhem, and are controlling the actions of the giant monsters. They demand that all nations surrender to them, and let them take over the entire planet.

The attacks on various cities are actually a diversion so the Kilaacks can build a secret control base of their own- and, once their base is established, they sic all the monsters on Tokyo! The world leaders feel that they have no other choice but to eliminate all the monsters. However, when the valiant spaceship crew makes one desperate attempt to regain control of Godzilla and his posse, it leads the Kilaacks to call in the big gun- King Ghidorrah! Will the other monsters become friends or foes of planet Earth-and will the Kilaacks destroy mankind?

We’ll give you lots of behind the scenes facts about this epic film, including why certain monsters only show up fleetingly- and why this was, at one time, supposed to be the last of the giant monster films. Plus-there will be a new song, some more Spawn of Svengoolie hopefuls, and a special visit with none other than our friend Lisa Welchel, hostess of “Collector’s Call”!

Be ready for “Destroy All Monsters” as the destruction begins at 8 pm eastern/pacific, & 7 central time. Of course, the live-Tweeting during the show continues on Twitter, where the use of the hashtag #svengoolie on all your posts continues to keep our show among the hottest trending topics, so feel free to join in! In the Chicago area, viewers will get one more chance to dig “ The Mole People “ on CW26 at 11 am.

Also today, as I’ve mentioned before- you can hear the broadcast of the “Those Were the Days” classic radio show anniversary event. Host Steve Darnall will be playing highlights- which included such famous actors as Tim Kazurinski, Kevin Murphy and Mary Jo Pehl of MST3K, Jim O’Heir from “Parks and Recreation” and many more- including yours truly! It will be streaming at www.wdcb.org starting at 1 pm central time! (If you are within range of the WDCB over-the-air broadcast station you can find it at 90.9FM-or 90.7 in parts of Chicago.) It will also be available for listening on the WDCB website for two weeks afterwards at the same WDCB website mentioned above. You may just hear me in a couple different roles!

Make sure you take a look at the various new Sven throw blankets in our store! ( Better to throw blankets than to throw rubber chickens…)

Tonight, throw caution to the winds and face Godzilla and his Toho team in “Destroy All Monsters” on MeTV!