It Takes Two to Tango- or Destroy Tokyo- thanks to the "War of the Gargantuas" -Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- we face double danger from a couple gigantic creatures- one with ties to humanity, and the other with no regard for it! Authorities find it hard to believe that both are not out to cause destruction- unsure of the differing origins of the two, and fearful that, unless they kill them both, mankind may not survive the “War of the Gargantuas”!

This movie opens with a familiar scene reminiscent of various Japanese kaiju films- when a ship out in the ocean finds itself attacked by a huge creature. This time, however, that creature is attacked by ANOTHER type of giant monstrosity! This does not serve as rescue for the ship- because the second creature then attacks them as well!

Only one crew member survives- and his description of the huge attacker describes a hairy monster that was known (in a previous film) as a “Frankenstein”! This seems barely possible to Dr. Stewart and his assistant Akemi, who, years ago, actually had the young “Frankenstein” creature in their lab for observation, and know that it was not the malevolent, violent force described by the survivor. Though their creature disappeared from their care a while back, they know that it most definitely was NOT aquatic- it lived on land, in the mountains.

Suddenly, there are two contrasting sightings as another boat is attacked by a greenish-hued monster- while, at the same time in the Japanese mountains, some hikers spot a similar brown-furred creature. Dr. Stewart heads to the mountainous region to investigate- and can confirm the hikers’ story- when he spots huge footprints in the snow!

Meanwhile, back in Tokyo, first an ocean-side airport and then the city itself- are attacked by the green monster- which proves to be definitely be carnivorous! A chance accident reveals that the creature cannot tolerate bright lights- perhaps a clue of one means of defense.

When it appears the monster has headed inland for the mountains-the military springs into action to stage an attack- but, when they do, a second monster, the brown one, shows up, and helps the green one to escape from the onslaught! This finally provides proof that there ARE two of these creatures- now dubbed “Gargantuas”.

Stewart and Akemi are convinced that the brown Gargantua is indeed the one they had in their laboratory compound many years ago- and then find clues to the probable genesis of the green beast. When they try to explain to the military that the brown one is no threat to mankind- the armed forces refuse to believe that, and plan to attack and kill both Gargantuas! This leads to a showdown in Tokyo, with the green and brown monsters opposing each other-and the city and its people in danger of being wiped out by the battling behemoths!

This 1966 Toho Studios film was helmed by two of the Godzilla franchise’s leaders- Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya, and the cast is headed up by American actor Russ Tamblyn. We’ll tell you about the production and the various cast members (including revealing who the first choices were for the leading man)- plus bring you a song, another edition of our drawing game “Too Drawn Out”, yet another sampling of aspiring “Spawns of Svengoolie”- and present a special interview with two of our lovely friends from the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise- Heather Langenkamp and Brooke Theiss!

“War of the Gargantuas” begins at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time. You are invited to join the thousands of fans on Twitter ( or X ) who live-Tweet ( or live-X )during the show- just make sure to add the hashtag #svengoolie to your Tweets ( Xs)- what, is this tic-tac-toe?! In the Chicago viewing area, we are happy to provide an encore of the classic Boris Karloff “Frankenstein” at 11 am on CW26.

In case you haven’t heard- MeTV has, for the second year, named the month of October as “Svengoolie’ s Halloween BOO-nanza”! We will again have Halloween-themed episodes of your favorite shows, plus- Saturday nights will have Svengoolie double-features- followed by special marathons of spooky shows! Be watching for more information soon! And make sure you check at our website for information on our upcoming Halloween season appearances- which will be posted fairly soon- and check out our store for some new merchandise.

Tonight- choose your sides- are you Team Green or Team Brown- when the Gargantuas come to town?!