Tonight on MeTV- an alien race has taken control of the biggest and baddest Kaiju creatures that ever came from the Toho Studios! Earth thought they had them safely under control- but the alien takeover gives them no choice but to- “Destroy All Monsters”!

In this 1968 film, we learn that the United Nations Science Committee (does such a thing still exist?) had found a way to corral all these massive menaces, confined them to a single island and keep them there through various safeguards- kind of like that invisible fence for dogs, but mostly visible. Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan are among the contentedly confined creatures, who are kept well fed, safe, and comfortable on the island authorities have dubbed “Monsterland”.

This idyllic scene for both the kaiju and mankind is shattered when suddenly, all contact with the hidden control center located beneath the island is lost! Even worse- the confinement system is no longer working- and the monsters escape and attack major cities around the world!

The military enlists one Captain Yamabe and his spaceship crew to find out what is transpiring. They arrive at the Monsterland base, and 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. These distaff space invaders explain that they take full responsibility for all the mayhem, and are now controlling the actions of the giant monsters. Their demand- that all nations surrender to them and hand over the entire planet-or face destruction!

The attacks on various cities turn out to be a well-planned diversion by the Kilaacks -whose final plan is to sic all the monsters on the usual target city in these films-Tokyo!

The world leaders feel that they have no choice but to eliminate all the monsters. However, when Yamabe and his valiant spaceship crew make a desperate attempt to regain control of Godzilla and his posse, the Kilaacks bring in their ace in the hole- King Ghidorah! Will the other monsters remain controlled foes of planet Earth-allowing the Kilaacks to destroy mankind?

We’ll give you lots of behind-the-scenes facts about this epic film, which was, at that time, supposed to be the last of the Japanese giant monster films- and we’ll explain why. We’ll also explain why certain monsters only show up fleetingly- and test you “Kaiju I.Q.”, serenade you with a song, spend a moment with our friend Lisa Welchel, hostess of “Collector’s Call”, give you the lowdown on doing dubbed dialogue-and more!

“Destroy All Monsters” begins its destruction at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7pm central time. Of course, the live-Tweeting on Twitter/X and live comment posting on Bluesky will continue as usual during the show- please use the hashtag #svengoolie on all your posts! In the Chicago area, viewers will get one more chance to view the unique giddy ghost story spawned during the Revolutionary War- “The Time of Their Lives”- with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello – at 11am on WCIU the U.

Please check the “appearances” tab here on the website in the next two weeks, when we will post information about our appearance- with the Sven Squad- at the San Diego Comic Con next month- and info on my appearance at this year’s Flashback Weekend horror convention.

Tune in tonight for what you might consider a monster convention- sorry, no autographs!