Godzilla as a boat dad? The 70s were unhinged and I love it.
Season 2 • Episode 13
LatestTemperatures across the Earth begin dropping to unusually low levels, and the Calico crew travel to the North Pole to investigate a UFO sighting, which they suspect to be connected to the temperature aberrations in some way. The crew then discovers that numerous icebergs are present, and the water levels are dropping at an alarming rate due to the freezing of the oceans. The source of the problem is also discovered hidden in one of the icebergs, which turns out to be a spaceship containing an advanced race of cold temperature dwelling, semi-humanoid hostile aliens referred to as the Ice People, who hail from the frigid asteroid Frios. By using their ultra-sophisticated magnetic wave generators, the Ice People declare to the Calico crew their intentions to direct Frios to Earth, thereby causing the planet to enter a new Ice Age to make the world more palatable to the aliens for future conquest [actually, bringing such a large asteroid near the Earth would cause far more damage than a
Follow the adventures of the Calico, an ocean going research vessel under the command of Captain Carl Majors and his crew, scientist Dr. Quinn Darien, her teenage nephew Pete, first mate Brock, and the protector of the ship, Godzilla.
Acting
Ted Cassidy's iconic Godzilla roar still slaps
Production
That gloriously cheap Hanna-Barbera animation charm
Writing
Godzooky: the Scrappy-Doo of kaiju, somehow works
Creator
Dick Robbins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ted Cassidy also voiced Lurch in The Addams Family, making this his second-most iconic growl.
This was Toho's first authorized American Godzilla series, created specifically to capitalize on the 1976 King Kong remake hype.
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