In 1973 Toho studios produced a children's superhero show called Ike! Greenman (Go! Greenman). Basically Greenman (your typical sentai
style superhero) would battle various rubber suited monsters saving kids in peril on a episode per episode basis. These shows aired on weekday mornings and
were fairly low budget. The episodes were quick, usually broken into 3 segments. Because it was Toho that produced it, in some episodes they had Greenman
fight some of their movie monsters such as Gaira and Sanda (from War of the Gargantuas), Gabara from (Godzilla's Revenge) and Minya
(Godzilla's son). Well in one episode he battles King Kong! The character was referred to as simply "Gorilla" due to rights issues, but it was
the exact same suit from the 1967 film King Kong Escapes.
^Yup that's Kong abducting a kid.
^Kong errr. "Gorilla" (who starts off human sized) now grows gigantic.
The funny thing is, the suit originally had poles in the arms for the actor to grab onto. But they had been removed before the suit was re-used for this episode, so Kong's arms are flailing around the entire time like a shirt where the sleeves are too long.
^Yup that's Kong abducting a kid.
^Kong errr. "Gorilla" (who starts off human sized) now grows gigantic.
The funny thing is, the suit originally had poles in the arms for the actor to grab onto. But they had been removed before the suit was re-used for this episode, so Kong's arms are flailing around the entire time like a shirt where the sleeves are too long.
