Monster Squad

Series·1976·1 Season

Monster Squad

Created By

Stanley Ralph Ross

Country

US

Language

English

Episodes

13

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The Story

Monster Squad is a television series that aired Saturday mornings on NBC from 1976-1977 that is unrelated to the later movie of the same name. The series stars Fred Grandy as Walt, a criminology student working as a night watchman at "Fred's Wax Museum". To pass the time, Walt built a prototype "Crime Computer" hidden in a large stone sarcophagus near an exhibit of legendary monsters. When Walt plugged in his computer, "oscillating vibrations" brought to life the wax statues of Dracula, the Wolfman who here was named "Bruce W. Wolf", and Frankenstein's Monster who was referred to as "Frank N. Stein" in the credits. The monsters, wanting to make up for the misdeeds of their pasts, became superhero crimefighters who used their unique abilities to challenge and defeat various supervillains. In most episodes, Walt would send the monsters out to investigate crimes and fight the villains while monitoring the activities from the wax museum via the Crime Computer, presumably because his job required him to be at the wax museum at all times. However, Walt would sometimes join the climactic battle with his comrades in some episodes and come to the rescue when needed.

Producer

R.S. Allen, William P. D'Angelo

Themes

monstermuseumsuperherowax museumwerewolf

Production House

D'Angelo-Bullock-Allen Productions

Audience Score

57%

4 votes

Skip15%
Timepass35%
Go for it34%
Perfection16%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy

Walter

Henry Polic II

Henry Polic II

Dracula

Buck Kartalian

Buck Kartalian

Bruce W. Wolf

Mike Lane

Mike Lane

Frank N. Stein

// crew

Crew

R.S. Allen

Executive Producer

William P. D'Angelo

Executive Producer

Harvey Bullock

Executive Producer

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