YouTube Spotlight: Clint Walker vs. Peter Graves

One of the more intriguing clips in this week's Killdozer playlist is this footage of Clint Walker going up against Peter Graves in an impromptu arm wrestling match:

Well, I say "footage" as if it's an actual competition, but of course it's from a TV movie, 1974's Scream of the Wolf. Does anyone think Graves would have a legit chance against Walker in a real match? I mean, Graves was a cool enough actor, but come on! But look how effective Walker's quiet but menacing demeanor is here.

Scream of the Wolf is directed by Dan Curtis and based on a short story by Richard Matheson. It premiered Wednesday, January 16, 1974 on ABC as the second half of a doubleheader following Curtis' 1972 The Night Stalker, which introduced the Kolchak character.

The KILLDOZER! video playlist is now live!

After listening to us discuss this 1974 TV movie on the podcast, continue to explore the world of Killdozer! with our video playlist for the episode! Enjoy glimpses of the Killdozer in action! Promos! Robert Urich for aspirin! And Clint Walker squares off against Peter Graves! All this and more when you click below!

And remember, you can visit our official YouTube channel anytime for all of our past episodes and playlists for each one of them! Don't be a sourball; check it out!

Show Notes: Episode 9-12: Killdozer!

 *Killdozer! premiered as part of The ABC Suspense Movie series on Saturday, February 2, 1974 at 8:30 P.M. It was preceded by The Partridge Family and followed by Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law. NBC countered with Emergency! and the 1972 film Silent Running. CBS' lineup was its famous Saturday night roster of All in the Family, MASH, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, and The Carol Burnett Show.

*Theodore Sturgeon's novella that provides the source material is from 1944. This page here, run by the maintainers of the copyright, refers to it as a story, but it seems to call everything a "story."

*The Marvel Comics adaptation of the story is April 1974's Worlds Unknown #6:

*Beltran is played by James Watson Jr., who is still with us. He had recurring roles on Quincy and Gimme a Break among his many TV and movie roles.

*Here's another plug for Are You in the House Alone?, the book I quote from in the podcast.

*Dutch says he played in the 1964 Cotton Bowl. #1 Texas beat #2 Navy 28-6 in that game to win the unofficial championship, though it had already been voted #1 in the major postseason polls. Texas QB Duke (not Dutch) Carlisle had a big game to help lead his team past Roger Staubach's Midshipmen. 

*Many agree with Mike that Clint Walker might have made a great Superman, but he never got a chance to play the role.

*Here is our look at the "Death Probe" episode of The Six Million Dollar Man.

*We'll see you sourballs next week. As for me, "Let's get out of here!" "I'm going swimming!"

Episode 9-11: Killdozer!

In this season's look at a TV movie, we take on the deadly menace of the Killdozer! You heard right! An alien consciousness takes over a bulldozer, and six brave men try to stop it before it...killdozes them! Will they prevail, or will the Killdozer?

Check out this episode!

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