Episode Details

Coming Attractions for November 9, 2026: Bad Doctors and Mad Experiments. 11 pieces (vintage commercials and promos, short pieces): Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Buddy System, I Was A Teenage Frankenstein & Blood Of Dracula and more, with Ray Starling.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Stupid Potato
2. 0:12 Coming Attractions opens: Ray Starling welcomes you
3. 1:21 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (trailer, 1953) — Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1953 American horror comedy film. It stars the comedy duo Abbott and Costello, with Boris Karloff in a supporting role, and was directed by Charles Lamont.
4. 2:09 The Buddy System (trailer, 1984) — The Buddy System is a 1984 American romantic comedy film starring Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Allen, Wil Wheaton and Jean Stapleton, directed by Glenn A. Jordan. The film tells the story of a cautious single mother who develops an unlikely friendship with her son's school security guard. The film marked Wil Wheaton's first major film role and his second non-television role after appearing in the 1983 film Hambone and Hillie.
5. 3:28 I Was A Teenage Frankenstein & Blood Of Dracula — I Was a Teenage Frankenstein is a 1957 horror film starring Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates and Gary Conway, previewed by American International Pictures in November 1957 as a double feature with Blood of Dracula. It followed AIP's successful I Was a Teenage Werewolf, which had come out less than five months earlier. Both films were later followed by the crossover sequel How to Make a Monster, released in July 1958.
6. 4:23 Valley of Gwangi (promo) — The Valley of Gwangi is a 1969 American fantasy Western film. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, directed by Jim O'Connolly, and written by William Bast. The cast includes James Franciscus, Richard Carlson, and Gila Golan.
7. 5:17 Coming Attractions on Stupid Potato
8. 5:27 Attack of the Puppet People (trailer) — Attack of the Puppet People is a black-and-white science fiction horror film from 1958, produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, who also handled the special effects. The cast includes John Agar, John Hoyt, and June Kenney. American International Pictures released it on June 30, 1958, paired as a double feature with War of the Colossal Beast.
9. 7:21 Choke Canyon (trailer) — Choke Canyon is a 1986 American film starring Stephen Collins as a "cowboy scientist" working to develop an alternative energy source. Much of it was shot near Moab, Utah.

…and 8 more. The whole running order: Coming Attractions

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