When I saw the Day Thread, I knew this had to be the subsequent Night Thread. Let’s remember the time an animatronic bear sang about a cowboy with a smashed skull in Disney parks! “Blood on the Saddle” is, somehow, … Continue reading Blood on the Saddle by Big Al from The Country Bear Jamboree Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire’s castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to destroy the predatory villain when he targets Harker’s … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/16/2025: Horror of Dracula
Jim Lovell passed away on Thursday at the age of 97. He was an astronaut who flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, and Apollo 8, but is by far best known as the commander on Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, who … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers Jim Lovell
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “”The first Universal werewolf film tells the edgy, frightening tale of a British botanist who is cursed with the mark of the wolf after being bitten by a creature in the mountains of Tibet. A … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/9/2025: Werewolf of London
I spent today packing for two weeks of house-sitting and cat-sitting, and didn’t have time to come up with a better idea. So have some Billy Joel! Have fun posting! Continue reading Night Thread For The Longest Time
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/2/2025: The Black Scorpion
Maru will always be one of the greatest cats to ever grace the internet. He’s 18 now, but still going strong. Have fun posting! Continue reading Maru’s Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A teenager helps three aliens enter the dating scene in the 1980s.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 7/26/2025: Earth Girls Are Easy
The theme song is fantastic. Plus, they were always the better version of The Smurfs anyway. Have fun posting! Continue reading The Night Thread Swims Along With The Snorks
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a courtly but tragic man who is returning to the remains of the town he defended before becoming a prisoner … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 7/19/2025: The Black Cat (1934)
Next up in an unintended series of thread on Star Trek commercials… Deep Space Nine action figures, including a very off-model Chief O’Brien! The highlight of the ad, of course, is that the pitchman is none other than Armin Shimerman … Continue reading The Night Thread Wonders What Morn’s “Action” Is
I hear we’re posting Superman content? It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman is the one and only Superman musical! Premiering on Broadway in 1966, it received decent reviews but was rejected by audiences, resulting in a run of … Continue reading The Night Thread’s Got Possibilities
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 7/12/2025: Invaders From Mars (1953)
Have fun posting! Continue reading The Night Thread Is Suckin’ On A Chili Dog
Obscure media time! I watched a retrospective about the Banana Splits today. I was never a fan of the show (the Sid and Marty Kroft costumes creeped me out) but the band’s discography is surprisingly good if you’re a fan … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers The Banana Splits
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 7/5/2025: The Return of the Vampire
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Come for the jingle that still lives rent-free in my head, stay for the children gleefully laughing as the claymation dudes suffer horrible deaths. And because we are nothing if not thorough here at The Avocado, here’s the Greek version … Continue reading The Grape Escape Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet’s women, it’s up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 6/28/2025: Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster
We’re under an extreme heat advisory for the next four days here. It’s too hot to do anything, including headers. So here’s one of the all-time great cartoon theme songs…sort of. This segment aired in the third episode of the … Continue reading The Night Thread Loves Freakazoid And Friends
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.” AND THEN! “As the world is overrun by zombies, a group of scientists and military personnel sheltering … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 6/21/2025: Village of the Damned (1960) AND Day of the Dead (1985)
Weird Al just began his summer tour last week, and there were some fun surprises in the set list – songs he’s never performed live before. One of those is a personal favorite, his They Might Be Giants pastiche “Everything … Continue reading The Day Thread Forgets The Words And Sings Along
