Synopsis of Saturday Morning Show

Long before the phrase “virtual reality” was coined, wax museum caretaker Walter accidentally brought replicas of Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man to life with his "crime computer." The trio of leading men from horror's golden age joined Walter to form the Monster Squad, dedicating themselves to a new after-life of fighting crime.

This show’s tongue-in-cheek attitude was reminiscent of the 60's Batman series, but The Monster Squad didn't reach the airwaves until the 1976-77 season, which was heavily laden with live-action series. Like many of its contemporaries, The Monster Squad featured a hip vehicle—in this case the squad's van—and high-tech gadgets like the team's belt communicators.

Character actor Vito Scotti played one of the villainous foes our heroes faced, a mad scientist dressed as a man on one side of his body and a woman on the other. Walter was played by Fred Grandy, who went on to TV fame as Gopher on The Love Boat. After ten years on that show, Grandy spent eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Alas, The Monster Squad was not as long-lived, returning to the grave after only one season.

Release History

9/11/76 - 9/3/77 NBC

TV Sub Categories

live-action
sci-fi/fantasy
comedy

Television Cast

Walter Fred Grandy
Frank N. Stein Michael Lane
Dracula Henry Polic II
Bruce W. Wolf Buck Kartalian

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