Creature Double Feature Channel 56

This is the title sequence from the classic show Creature Double Feature which aired on Saturdays on Channel WLVI-56 in Boston in the 1970's to the early 80's
This was done as a re-recreation by one of my forum members
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[@philsmith2444]

The only thing that could bring us indoors on a Saturday. WLVI 56 and WSBK 38, the 2 best TV stations ever.

[@Dzilla64]

Yep.

[@jamie.777]

Amen 🙏Phil.. I am 46 and grew up on this. Also Sundays had kung fu theater when cable arrived!!... God damn gigan and rodan!!!!!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

That really was the tru=th and Mum would try and shag me outside bu no way Jose!

[@carlgoogle2869]

@@jamie.777 Bruce Lee,The old Chinese guy with the white beard and hair,Jet Jaguar,Baby Godzooki & the singing twins ♊!

[@carlgoogle2869]

I am 52 and this brings back nostalgic memories. I grew up in Fall River , Massachusetts. 😨 😳 🤣

[@debbiekringle4474]

Great memories , every Sat afternoon ''war of the gargantuas" one of my favorites!!! Would give anything to go back to those easy carefree times

[@nightfangs2910]

you and me both

[@D4RKF4LZ]

Greatest childhood memories right here.

[@gmar7836]

Yep

[@AJTramberg]

Hypnotic music...like a 40 year time machine to the past. Lived in East Providence, RI in the late 70s, very early 80s. That music just brings back the whole mood of Saturdays as a kid.

[@gimme2utah1]

I loved the fact that they used Emerson Lake and Palmer's "Toccatta" as their intro music.

[@lensuber1740]

Saturday mornings cartoons and Creature Double feature...WAS GREAT!! I miss early 80s

[@Dzilla64]

+Len suber I did it in the 70's

[@lensuber1740]

Cool!

[@morbidvisionfilms]

Brings back so many memories. As a kid I didn't care about sports. I couldn't wait for creature double feature on saturdays on channel 56.

[@jeffcousineau2933]

I remember this back in the early eighties when I lived in Fall River, MA. I think it played around 1 pm. Also remember watching the Bruins away games on TV38. What a blast from the past!!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Yes. Dana Hersey on the movie loft! TV 38 Movie loft! ;p Cheevers was in goal and who were the announcers>???. They were old Hockey players can't recall but I can picture them cuz I played street hockey and always loved the Bruins! These were cherished memes as I have the coolest room as a kid, really did. Jesus such special memories.

[@jeffcousineau2933]

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 Fred Cusick and Derek Sanderson

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

@@jeffcousineau2933 I loved Fred Cusick. A classy guy. Sanderson was a hooligan. lool! Many Thanks. Tonight is memory lane night!

[@Lfdjake91]

Wow, does this ever bring me back. I used to watch this every Satruday as a kid. I was and still am a big fan of Godzilla & Gamera movies.

[@mediacritic]

Me too. Those movies are so dumb, but they make me happy. They're like old friends.

[@jptang1701]

Unfortunately channel 56 as we knew it is dead. I miss independent TV stations.........

[@alc6670]

I watched this with my grandmother on Saturdays when I was a kid. This brings me back to wonderful times spent with my grandmother.

[@conniedurgin164]

You know, growing up in the Boston area in the 70's was GREAT ... get up at 8 to watch Bugs Bunny cartoons for 2 hours, then Candlepin Bowling with Don Gillis, then Creature Double Feature after that. Then ... after that, watch Wide World of Sports (on Channel 5 / ABC). Sunday mornings were all about Captain Bob, Davey and Goliath, and the Three Stooges. Just fantastic memories ...

[@AgentXPQ]

I grew up in Boston, and remember this well. When you look at this objectively, one can't help think this is one of the single most bizarre pieces of music ever recorded.

[@Dzilla64]

AgentXPQ Do you know who this is? No one tell him..

[@Dzilla64]

+larry talbot Jack ass.

[@wentkat]

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's arrangement of Alberto Ginastera's Toccata. The live recording of it is even better. My favorite recording of it is on their album Welcome Back My Friends. I love this piece of music. I listen to it when I'm pissed...lol

[@Dzilla64]

Right.

[@jimmyserrano401]

I remember this on Saturday watch cartoons in the morning and creature double feature in the afternoon. Those were great memories. Thanks.

[@StingBorden64]

Loved watching this in the 70s at Noon on Saturday's as a kid. Emerson Lake and Palmer played theme to the show and yes WLVI 56 and WSBK 38 are outstanding TV stations.

[@robsimmons6742]

LOVED CDF! And Channel 56, 38, 27, 44. Seems like such a longggggggg time ago...

[@chevydog1]

Grew up in NH and my friends and I would plan our Saturday around creature double feature. I miss the 70s

[@skiburnski7543]

Whoever created the music for this opening montage is a genius. That has to be the most panic-inducing monster music I can think of. As an 8 year old watching this, I was completely entranced. This should be the music played at the end of the world.

[@puppetsnob]

Apparently this is by Emerson Lake and Palmer, "Toccata".

[@brewster71]

I was born in 1971. The music scared the shit out of me, too. Something about that "raaaawwwwwowwww" at the end gave me the shivers and made me think that demons were coming to get me.

[@jordanmusikwerks1047]

that sound is also used in the movie "the Thing". it IS quite scary.

[@davy1972]

​@@jordanmusikwerks1047really? I need to check that out.

[@kenworthNH]

Wow the memories this brings. That theme song used to freak me out when I was a little kid.

[@NHseacoast]

Dale doorman! I remember! Wish they had something like this for todays kids! Subscribed 👍

[@DarkmanPoe]

God, the memories that come rushing back just hearing that music.

[@Dzilla64]

I love this...I have watched it now about 50 times.

[@chrisgonz9963]

Never be forgotten wlvi channel 56 and tv 38 great memories as a kid

[@battlestarmarc]

good old days of channel 56. 56 had better shows and films than the major networks !!

[@chrisgonz9963]

This is where it started for me growing up as little kid in the 80 s in new bedford ma south of boston saturday s 1 to 4 wlvi channel 56 boston this is where i first saw all the classic monster horror movies from studios universal hammer films toho productions daimei productions where gamera is from awesome times growing up as a kid saturday morning tv cartoons on network tv and then channel 56 i even remember the times wwf wrestling at 11 noon time soul train 1 to 4 creature double feature and then i remember star search with ed mcmahon on network tv memories as a kid brings back tears and joy in the 80 s

[@normanjames9780]

Wow. This takes me back. I remember having to adjust the rabbit ears to get a semi-watchable image. Fueled my love of Godzilla that is still in me today.

[@MarsHottentot]

This broke my brain back in the 70s!!

[@caboverde100]

Man this brings me back to my childhood .

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

I MISS 1980

[@jptang1701]

TV today can't hold a candle to this. The word "original" doesn't exist!

[@shanewysoczynski5236]

I wish i could watch old episodes that opened with this... ❤

[@anrosado]

That brings back memories!!

[@darthzyrus]

My brother, dad and I used to watch this when we were kids. Loved it.

[@wwredgrl1515]

I remember this like yesterday

[@manuelortiz2927]

Weekday cartoons-Here in Boston the kid's choice is channel 56 Weeknight movie-Boston's movie station And on Saturdays after cartoon Creature Double Feature.....best time late 70''s early-mid 80's

[@RokkitGrrl]

I remember this. I kind of miss that jingle, "Here in Boston, the kid's choice is, Channel 56!"

[@josebro352]

And Uncle Dale (Dale Dorman) I grew up in Cambridge. Miss those times terribly. Also do you remember a little lion puppet that would always come on between commercials on 56 in the 70s? I guess maybe he was a mascot or something.

[@jntdhome]

Saturdays in RI as a kid. Cartoons, Creature Double Feature, then 5PM Mass. Sporadic outside activity interspersed in there somewhere.

[@nightfangs2910]

dam i miss these days sat. mornings junk food pro wrestling and C.D.F. as a kid could get no better hands down

[@davidfulton179]

I have such an affection for the UHF channels of the 70s and 80s! Quirky, unexpected programming, limited but creative production values, and local commercials! We had a channel 56 in LA, KDOC. That was the channel of late-night dance parties, regional pro wrestling, bizarro hosts like Wally George!

[@MrJajabanks21]

Never forget Dale Dormans echoe voice announcements of creature double feature😅..great memories

[@Suprasylph]

Here in Boston, the kid's choice is, Channel 56!

[@jbro8934]

OMG haven't heard that in years! Forgot all about it.😂

[@jordanmusikwerks1047]

I was psychologically damaged by "the Brain that Wouldn't Die". That Monster pulling off that guys arm and him scraping his stump all over the walls made me hate my closet next to my bed.

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

wow i remember that, so cool!

[@davidnorman4786]

And suddenly, I'm 9 years old again.

[@nancyroos3912]

I thought it was way faster than the original. I was born in 1970 and watched this every Saturday morning and then Creature Feature was on like a weeknight. Nothing compares to the tv shows from the 70s & 80s. Even when I watch them now and laugh at how ridiculous they are.....I wouldn't want it any other way!

[@Dzilla64]

+NANCY ROOS The original was a little slower and had added effects.

[@Suprasylph]

My father was stationed at Pease AFB in Newington, NH between 1978 and 1982, and I always looked forward to Creature Double Feature every Saturday afternoon. I also remember the bumper every afternoon when they had their cartoon block, "Here in Boston, the Kid's Choice is, Channel 56!"

[@liverneck2001]

channel 5 had a show called chiller which was their sat morning monster movie in the mid 70's

[@jessepacht6382]

My grandparents lived in Newton and whenever I'd visit in the 70s and 80s, my cousins and I would be glued to 56 and 38 all day. Then we'd get kicked out so our brains wouldn't rot. Didn't work... Anyone remember the "Inch by inch, step by step, slowly we turned, 3 Stooges Marathon"?

[@ratsalad5054]

A chill just ran up my spine

[@wangson]

MAN ALIVE did I ever love watching Creature Feature (and other similar programs like Thriller Double Feature) back in the day. I wish that we could revive this type of programming. Sure we all have access to these old monster movies, but it's just no the same without a cool host doing bits (a la Mystery Science Theatre 3000 - the absolute best of the best!!).

[@gmar7836]

Oh Lordy. I remember. This and Dana Hersey on channel 38 for the movie loft

[@eveningtsar]

Where are shows like this when I need them?

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

Good memories with me and my good friend, Kevin, all ecstatic over Godzilla on creature double feature. North Beacon St. Brighton. Good old times! Miss you, Kevin. Hope you are well, my brother.

[@mozartwon2410]

I just checked you tube to see if anyone had put this trailer up if creature double feature lol . Growing up in Brockton mass creature double feature was on every Saturday afternoon in the mid 1970s. My little brother would hide under the table when the into song came on

[@sauron846]

This into used to always scare the crap outta me. In fact, it still does..

[@OggyBleacher]

I'll represent 02143 nostalgia: kick the can in the street skateboarding down Spring Hill La Ronga bakery baguettes and Cheng Feng #4 w/ fried rice near Star Market twi-night double headers at Fenway for $6 bleacher tickets mork and mindy Pac Man at 1001 Plays text adventures at The MIT computer lab Creature Double Feature ...the staples of my youth

[@jbro8934]

Dude I know I'm three years late in responding but I just saw all those things you wrote down and the nostalgia hit me hard. Yes I remember them well. Chang Feng on Beacon Street (the Star Market is still there I think) which was right next to Kiki and Art hairstyling. One Potato Two Potato in Harvard square along with Ruggles Pizza. Uncle Bunny's Ice Cream. Ming Toy Chinese restaurant in Davis square. Brigham's in Central square. 70s and 80s were the best of times to be a kid in Cambridge!! Peace.

[@ZeroBudgetProductions]

Takes me back .... better days

[@dukes0916]

You know your getting old when people start replicating things that you remember first hand! Next there'll be 'Desert Storm' battle re-enacters! I grew up with this show! (Back when TV still had local flavor!) Wish they'd try more stuff like this today!

[@lynxvosmia]

Best tv show ever!

[@Dzilla64]

Yep

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

I recorded so many of those. That and WSBK in Boston

[@damianneubauer2011]

Saturday mornings ahhhhh what a day for a kid ....... Saturday morning cartoons , Creature Double Feature then later on Elvira Hitchcock Twilight zone.

[@wangson]

I will never, ever forget how much Elvira turned me on as a kid! Her cleavage was outstanding!

[@damianneubauer2011]

wangson she was a looker for sure !

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

we had drawing from nature with captain Bob, then cartoons, then wwwf wrestling then creature double feature. Sometimes the Little Rascals too

[@josephtisdale5262]

I heard this music when a bulletin went off during COVID.

[@Hovercars1]

this kicks huge hard ass!

[@stevehumphrey667]

I was born south of Boston in 1970 and creature double feature is a part of my vocabulary but I don't remember this. But I do remember the movies!

[@Dzilla64]

+s Humphrey In the seventies the intro was different and no one has a video of it. I wish there was one. Oh well, it lives in my memory. "Creature Double feature on CH 56............Boston!

[@skiburnski7543]

Even though the movies were mostly crap low budget B movies, just the intro of Creature double feature scared the crap out of you if you were a kid!

[@pattravers5682]

every satday after cartoons! Chris Pelletier from Lewiston , Maine

[@peteypete1216]

Id give anything to go back and watch war of the gargantuas for the first time again... so many great memories!!! Didnt they use Dale Dormans voice on this?

[@astanhope]

¡Wow! ¡En estereo!

[@Dzilla64]

I miss it.

[@Supremmo]

This would come at 12noon on TV56. I think Wrestling was on either before or after this. In the evening time Dance Fever would come on.

[@SaturdayAMFan]

Wow, GREAT job on the recreation! It's exactly how I remember it (except without the announcer, of course).

[@drahculia3579]

"Creature Double Feature" on Channel 56: It's where I discovered so many of my favourite Godzilla & Toho Studios movies. And Gamera, Daimajin & Daiei Studios movies. The Toho universe including: Godzilla; Minya/Minilla (NO don't call him that hannabarberra travesty); Megalon; Gigan, King Ghidorah, Mecha-Godzilla, Hedorah The Smog Monster, etc! (And some USA giant monster movies...Them! (giant ants); giant Tarantula; "Village of the Giants" (giant teenagers); Amazing Collosal Man & War of the Colossal Beast (kinda a giant school janitor). Channel 56! (Channel 38 played great Hollywood movies in the evenings, on "The Movie Loft". )

[@rainrunner1]

I remember much heavier bass in this theme but that when I had a 12 inch black & white set with a mono speaker.

[@palean999]

The memories of spending a saturday watching monsters and aliens.

[@KidAJonni]

the weird thing in this music is that the distorted guitar is added here. On the original airing, you dont hear that.

[@TheHoldingCoat1]

Nicely done recreation!

[@Dzilla64]

Well done. Dzilla approved.

[@jamie.777]

Good acid was going around when this was produced

[@chairuser4]

Freaking awesome the god of tv shows,it was my religion on sat.

[@JoeL-yq1iv]

I don't remember the colors being quite that... um, vivid..

[@luisreyes1963]

For your edification, the 2nd monster in the intro is not Japanese but Danish, Reptilicus.

[@ericcannon2765]

Oh yeah, if you caught a vampire, Godzilla combo, that was a good Saturday.

[@diabolik2814]

Question, there was another opening to this program where there is someone jumping out of a vat of wax. Does anyone know what movie that scene is from? Thanx.

[@forsberg2007]

@juliajugs I was scared too,funny how you look back and think why did I freak out back in the day.

[@paullebel767]

Music sounds more up beat than original

[@brentnieman6019]

That is Emerson, Lake and Palmer in the background.

[@battlestarmarc]

Great intro to bad monster films.

[@TheKaijuSciFiGuy]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 'Toccata'

[@Dzilla64]

And another yep

[@Dueville7777]

Kung Fu theater was always on after CDF! And I seem to recall midget wrestling on as well....

[@Mdmelastrange]

Tocatta by Emerson , lake, and, Palmer!

[@SaturdayAMFan]

Wow, where did you find this?! Is it on a DVD collection somewhere?

[@wolfmanjim]

What was the original music?

[@paulcoy9060]

Did they change the music later? I watched in RI and it doesn't sound familiar.

[@Texas.rig.Scotty]

I like the one about the army dude who gets radiation from a bomb test and grows a hundred feet and his girlfriend has to leave him. What was the name of that movie ?

[@astroal]

cdf rules!

[@shanewysoczynski5236]

I notice Godzilla & Hedorah.. the Smog monster but who was that cave man in this intro??

[@nightfangs2910]

frankenstein from frankenstein conquers the world

[@Kyler-.-]

JRE brought me here.

[@skevmon]

Hey hey! I'm the number 56th like! Haha ha he he he ha whoo!

[@dagdogg]

Volkswagen logo at the start.

[@richieray3382]

CUT, TAKI TOO THEY RR SMAALLI

[@butchcassidychannel5399]

Not too many westerns here.

[@rmckayx2]

@wolfmanjim not how i remember it.

[@lemwanks]

This is not the original. The number 56 has been updated. I remember a more crude intro from the mid 70's. This intro has 1980 written all over it.

[@Dzilla64]

Yep