{"id":1808,"date":"2023-06-17T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2023-06-25T04:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T04:25:10","slug":"creature-double-feature-june-17-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/06\/creature-double-feature-june-17-1978\/","title":{"rendered":"Creature Double Feature \u2022 June 17, 1978"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">THEY THREATENED THE WORLD UNTIL SOME HEP YOUNGSTERS TOOK OVER!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Exactly 45 years ago today, our first Creature Double Feature on this day in 1978 involves optimistic but inexperienced teenage drivers who spark an intergalactic incident with their automobile! Followed by a visit to a teleporting planet inhabited by lilliputian beings on the run from the big screen debut of Richard Kiel!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Creature Double Feature<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 17, 1978\u2014WLVI-TV56:<br \/>\nInvasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<br \/>\nThe Phantom Planet (1961)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1809\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1809\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CDF1978_Jun17th_470x311.jpg\" alt=\"Creature Double Feature \u2022 June 17, 1978\" width=\"480\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CDF1978_Jun17th_470x311.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CDF1978_Jun17th_470x311-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creature Double Feature \u2022 June 17, 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-895\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_01a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_01a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_01a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-894\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-894\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_02a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_02a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_02a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-893\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_03a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_03a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_03a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-892\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-892\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_04a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_04a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_04a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-891\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-891\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_05a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_05a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_InvasionOfTheSaucerMen_05a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-792\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-792\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_01a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Phantom Planet (1961)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_01a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_01a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phantom Planet (1961)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-791\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_02a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Phantom Planet (1961)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_02a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_02a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phantom Planet (1961)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-790\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_03a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Phantom Planet (1961)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_03a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_03a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phantom Planet (1961)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-789\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-789\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_04a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Phantom Planet (1961)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_04a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CDF_ThePhantomPlanet_04a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phantom Planet (1961)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THEY THREATENED THE WORLD UNTIL SOME HEP YOUNGSTERS TOOK OVER! Exactly 45 years ago today, our first Creature Double Feature on this day in 1978 involves optimistic but inexperienced teenage drivers who spark an intergalactic incident with their automobile! Followed by a visit to a teleporting planet inhabited by lilliputian beings on the run from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[323,7,5,6,324,9,322,10,85,105,145,326,8],"class_list":["post-1808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cdf-saturday","category-creaturefeature","tag-aliens","tag-cdfroundup","tag-creaturedoublefeature","tag-creaturefeature","tag-frankgorshin","tag-horror","tag-invasionofthesaucermen","tag-movie","tag-richardkiel","tag-television","tag-thisdayinhistory","tag-ufo","tag-wlvitv56"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CDF1978_Jun17th_470x311.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1810,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions\/1810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}