Massive Mutations Cause Deadly Situations with the Huge Hairy Horror of “Konga”- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- we bring back some massive monkeyshines-when a scientist/teacher returns from the jungle with rare plants, a chimp companion, and a sinister attitude- all of which grow into deadly danger! Witness the evil evolution that brings about the menace known as “Konga”!

Dr. Charles Decker surprisingly returns to England after being thought to be dead after his airplane crashed in Africa about a year ago. He’s met by a group of reporters at the airport upon his arrival, and reveals how he survived-thanks to the little chimpanzee he has brought back- who lead him to the natives, who aided in both his recovery and studies of some amazing plants, samples of which he has also brought home.

He returns to his home compound with little Konga the chimp, and his assistant Margaret is confused when he begins to throw away all the plants they have been cultivating in their greenhouse- in order to plant the strange new varieties he has attained.

Dr. Decker then returns to the university and lectures his class there about his experiences in Africa. Once class is dismissed, he chats with an attractive young student, Sandra- which draws some jealous looks from her would-be boyfriend Bob. Decker extends an offer to Sandra to assist him in his latest experiments…perhaps, among other things...

Meanwhile- in his greenhouse- we see the results of what he has been doing with his exotic plants. Working with his theory that plants can be given animal qualities, he has grown a frightening array of over-sized meat-eating greenery! Margaret is amazed and frankly unsure about what the doctor is doing- and soon finds that the next step in the experimentation is to cause more rapid growth-this time, in none other than the little chimp Konga! He injects the animal with a serum that makes him grow larger, and then, into a full- sized gorilla ( it is necessary to ignore the fact that Konga has changed species for the sake of the story).

Meanwhile, the interview the doctor gave when he first arrived has come back to haunt him- as he is called into the Dean’s office. The Dean is furious that he has been talking to the press, discussing questionable theories that may have people thinking he is not quite sane, and that his statements could throw some unpleasant and unwanted publicity on the school. He insists that the doctor should “take a rest” and go on leave for a while.

Enraged by the Dean’s threats, Decker decides to use his now-powerful primate to get revenge- as his own personal way to eliminate anyone that he feels stands in the way of his great scientific achievements (and his pursuit of the lovely Sandra)! Jealousy and anger result in some unexpected use of Konga as a weapon- as he is transformed into a gigantic ape, ready to rampage through London!

This 1961 film, meant to be Britain’s full-color equivalent of “King Kong”, stars Michael Gough-who has been on our show in Hammer’s “Horror of Dracula” and played Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred in several Batman films. We’ll talk about him and the rest of the cast, and give some behind-the-scenes information about the production. Though some of the special effects are a little questionable, it has plenty of frightening and effective action. We will also introduce you to an exciting news channel, bring back a musical offering from Doug Graves and Anita X. Orcist, reprise some of the earlier “Spawn of Svengoolie” hopefuls, and offer some Svensurrounded scenes from some other simian cinema we have shown many years ago!

“Konga” begins tonight at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time-as always, if you are not sure where to see us in your area, please check your local MeTV listings or go to the “where to watch” tab on metv.com . The live-Xing on X, the former Twitter, during the show still continues- feel free to join in- just use the hashtag #svengoolie on your Xs ( not your exes). This morning on our local Chicago station, CW26, at 11 am, viewers can again get stung by “the Black Scorpion”.

Make sure to join us on MeTV tonight for a perilous primate in prime time!