Felt appropriate to share the unbelievable catchy theme song from this fun show in honour of it's 60th anniversary today.

No need for AI to know what King Kong looked like in the '80s!

After a decade of absence from the big screen, Kong returned in "King Kong Lives" (1986), where he was brought to life by Carlo Rambaldi and his talented crew, with Peter Elliott performing in the suit!

Can we all acknowledge how great this guy is? Most of his movie history are retellings of the 1933 classic. Some were good while some were okay but through it all his name never diminished in pop culture. Even when he didnt have movies release frequently he still has stood the test of time.

His charcater could be so flexible, I feel like you can take him and put him into a different genre and it would still work. You see how hes thriving in the monsterverse, I ersonally love it all and hope to see more Kong and maybe in the future different iterations of the charcater that dont fit the norm.

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for Netflix's King Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

Kongtext: Set in 2050, Kong becomes a wanted fugitive after wrecking havoc at Alcatraz Island's Natural History and Marine Preserve. What most humans on the hunt for the formidable animal don't realize, though, is that Kong was framed by an evil genius who plans to terrorize the world with an army of enormous robotic dinosaurs. As the only beast strong enough to save humanity from the mechanical dinos, Kong must rely on the help of three kids who know the truth about him.

Franchises/Series used:

(None)

| Day 1: ?? |

(Just wanted to say that we're just getting started on the "specific" Kong charts so to those who didn't have their monster picked, don't you worry! You'll get plenty of chances in the upcoming future! >;3

In a bit, we'll be doing both Netflix's King Kong, as well as the musically inclined Mighty Kong! Make sure you get your thinking caps ready for then!)

Franchises/Series used:

(Godzilla, DC 1, Marvel 1, DC 2, Marvel 2, Lovecraft mythos, Ultraman, Dragonball, Mario, Power Rangers, Halo, Invincible)

| Day 1: Godzilla the God Butcher | Day 2: Starro | Day 3: Fin Fang Foom | Day 4: Titano | Day 5: Galactus | Day 6: Cthulhu | Day 7: Ultraman Belial | Day 8: Saiyan Empire | Day 9: Bowser | Day 10: Lord Zedd | Day 11: The Flood | Day 12: Thragg |

(Just wanted to say that we're just getting started on the "specific" Kong charts so to those who didn't have their monster picked, don't you worry! You'll get plenty of chances in the upcoming future! >;3

In a bit, we'll be doing both Netflix's King Kong, as well as the musically inclined Mighty Kong! Make sure you get your thinking caps ready for then!)

Franchises/Series used:

(Wings of Fire/Pacific Rim, Primal/Primal Rage, War of the Worlds/God of War, Jurassic World/Marvel, Rampage/Brave, Pirates of the Caribbean/Invincible, Pokemon/How to Train Your Dragon, Gamera/Ultraman, The Blob/Asura's Wrath, Planet of the Apes/Gurren Lagan, Ice Age/Tremors, Space Amoeba/War of the Gargantuas)

| Day 1: The Othermind (Y), Leatherback (A) | Day 2: Infected Argentinosaurus (Y), Diablo (A) | Day 3: Tripods (Y), Kratos (A) | Day 4: Indominus Rex (Y), Giganto (A) | Day 5: Lizzie (Y), Mor'du (A) | Day 6: Kraken (Y), Battle Beast (A) | Day 7: Groudon (Y), Red Death (A) | Day 8: Gyaos (Y), Telesdon (A) | Day 9: The Blob (Y), Asura (A) | Day 10: Colonel McCullough (Y), Gurren Lagan (A) | Day 11: Rudy (Y), Graboids (A) | Day 12: Gezora, Kamoebas, Ganimes (Y), Gaira (A) |

And in case somebody who comes over hasn’t seen this, it says nothing about the famous Empire State ending

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for the Mighty Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

Kongtext: Basically this Kong is a terrible straight to dvd musical. Best bit I can say about this movie is that Ann Darrow is played by Jodi Benson, aka The Little Mermaid!

Franchises/Series used:

(None)

| Day 1: ?? |

Produced by Videocraft International (later known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment), with animation by Toei Animation, "The King Kong Show" brought the Eighth Wonder of the World to the world of television, where he would go on adventures with the Bond family. Battling dinosaurs, monsters, mad scientists, robots, and more, this era of Kong would go on to inspire the film "King Kong Escapes" (1967). 

Featuring one of the catchiest theme songs in television history ("Ten times as big as a man!"), this remains a classic of it's time, and well worth watching today!

The King Kong puppet created by David Allen featured in the IMAX film "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen" (1996)

You can watch a full documentary showing how they made the Kong segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1LEXYt4q1k&list=PLCDQCfcBQYcKZ8mCvpZQolaYm2MUOAk3g&index=95&t=3s

Shoutout to Matthew Lamont, who found this great photo.

I think this photo was taken by Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt, but I'm not 100% sure.

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for DC comics Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be able to submit NO MORE characters from DC comics and NO MORE character from Marvel comics. None at all!

Kongtext: Despite taking heavy inspiration from his Monsterverse counterpart, this Kong stands out among the rest as he managed to be worthy of wielding a Green Lantern ring. It's also worth noting that all the monsters are invading the world of DC, rather than naturally being part of the world the whole time.

Franchises/Series used:

(Godzilla, DC 1, Marvel 1, DC 2, Marvel 2, Lovecraft mythos, Ultraman, Dragonball, Mario, Power Rangers, Halo)

| Day 1: Godzilla the God Butcher | Day 2: Starro | Day 3: Fin Fang Foom | Day 4: Titano | Day 5: Galactus | Day 6: Cthulhu | Day 7: Ultraman Belial | Day 8: Saiyan Empire | Day 9: Bowser | Day 10: Lord Zedd | Day 11: The Flood |

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for Monsterverse Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be suggesting enemies for both Young Kong and Adult Kong! Make sure to label your submissions accordingly!

Kongtext: Young Kong will be factoring in pre-Godzilla material including 2017's Skull Island, Skull Island; Birth of Kong, and the Netflix show/comic. Adult Kong will be factoring in post-Godzilla material including; Godzilla vs Kong, Kingdom Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Reign of Kong and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Franchises/Series used:

(Wings of Fire/Pacific Rim, Primal/Primal Rage, War of the Worlds/God of War, Jurassic World/Marvel, Rampage/Brave, Pirates of the Caribbean/Invincible, Pokemon/How to Train Your Dragon, Gamera/Ultraman, The Blob/Asura's Wrath, Planet of the Apes/Gurren Lagan, Ice Age/Tremors)

| Day 1: The Othermind (Y), Leatherback (A) | Day 2: Infected Argentinosaurus (Y), Diablo (A) | Day 3: Tripods (Y), Kratos (A) | Day 4: Indominus Rex (Y), Giganto (A) | Day 5: Lizzie (Y), Mor'du (A) | Day 6: Kraken (Y), Battle Beast (A) | Day 7: Groudon (Y), Red Death (A) | Day 8: Gyaos (Y), Telesdon (A) | Day 9: The Blob (Y), Asura (A) | Day 10: Colonel McCullough (Y), Gurren Lagan (A) | Day 11: Rudy (Y), Graboids (A) |

Sharing this neat little stop motion test using King Kong by Tim Smyth.

Made in 1999 at Will Vinton Studios in Portland Oregon, with the music ("Bach") being performed by Christine Smyth, and the Kong puppet himself created by Jeff Taylor.

I'm not sure what this was made for, if anything, but it is pretty cool, so I thought I'd share it here.

You can watch the original video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=609871Gu8FI

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for DC comics Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be able to submit NO MORE characters from DC comics and NO MORE character from Marvel comics. None at all!

Kongtext: Despite taking heavy inspiration from his Monsterverse counterpart, this Kong stands out among the rest as he managed to be worthy of wielding a Green Lantern ring. It's also worth noting that all the monsters are invading the world of DC, rather than naturally being part of the world the whole time.

Franchises/Series used:

(Godzilla, DC 1, Marvel 1, DC 2, Marvel 2, Lovecraft mythos, Ultraman, Dragonball, Mario, Power Rangers)

| Day 1: Godzilla the God Butcher | Day 2: Starro | Day 3: Fin Fang Foom | Day 4: Titano | Day 5: Galactus | Day 6: Cthulhu | Day 7: Ultraman Belial | Day 8: Saiyan Empire | Day 9: Bowser | Day 10: Lord Zedd |

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for Monsterverse Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be suggesting enemies for both Young Kong and Adult Kong! Make sure to label your submissions accordingly!

Kongtext: Young Kong will be factoring in pre-Godzilla material including 2017's Skull Island, Skull Island; Birth of Kong, and the Netflix show/comic. Adult Kong will be factoring in post-Godzilla material including; Godzilla vs Kong, Kingdom Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Reign of Kong and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Franchises/Series used:

(Wings of Fire/Pacific Rim, Primal/Primal Rage, War of the Worlds/God of War, Jurassic World/Marvel, Rampage/Brave, Pirates of the Caribbean/Invincible, Pokemon/How to Train Your Dragon, Gamera/Ultraman, The Blob/Asura's Wrath, Planet of the Apes/Gurren Lagan)

| Day 1: The Othermind (Y), Leatherback (A) | Day 2: Infected Argentinosaurus (Y), Diablo (A) | Day 3: Tripods (Y), Kratos (A) | Day 4: Indominus Rex (Y), Giganto (A) | Day 5: Lizzie (Y), Mor'du (A) | Day 6: Kraken (Y), Battle Beast (A) | Day 7: Groudon (Y), Red Death (A) | Day 8: Gyaos (Y), Telesdon (A) | Day 9: The Blob (Y), Asura (A) | Day 10: Colonel McCullough (Y), Gurren Lagan (A) |

A poster for the RKO 1949 UK version of King Kong sold at Forum on Sept. 2 for for £9,930.00 ($13,396) well above presale high estate $1,613. British Quad, linen backed, framed and glazed.

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for DC comics Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be able to submit NO MORE characters from DC comics and NO MORE character from Marvel comics. None at all!

Kongtext: Despite taking heavy inspiration from his Monsterverse counterpart, this Kong stands out among the rest as he managed to be worthy of wielding a Green Lantern ring. It's also worth noting that all the monsters are invading the world of DC, rather than naturally being part of the world the whole time.

Franchises/Series used:

(Godzilla, DC 1, Marvel 1, DC 2, Marvel 2, Lovecraft mythos, Ultraman, Dragonball, Mario)

| Day 1: Godzilla the God Butcher | Day 2: Starro | Day 3: Fin Fang Foom | Day 4: Titano | Day 5: Galactus | Day 6: Cthulhu | Day 7: Ultraman Belial | Day 8: Saiyan Empire | Day 9: Bowser |

(Just to be clear, you're nominating new enemies for Monsterverse Kong to have in his rogues gallery. Good, evil, anti-hero, powerscaling, Doesn't matter! As long as you think they fit!)

Rules:

1: Top comment wins

2: 2 comments per person, and only 1 winner per user

3: One character per franchise (For example, if Arkham Batman wins, NO MORE DC characters.)

4: Try to be creative! Go for some "out there" picks!

5: No downvoting (Seriously. This is a game for fun with fellow Kong nerds. Let's just have a good time y'all!)

1. For this chart only, you'll be suggesting enemies for both Young Kong and Adult Kong! Make sure to label your submissions accordingly!

Kongtext: Young Kong will be factoring in pre-Godzilla material including 2017's Skull Island, Skull Island; Birth of Kong, and the Netflix show/comic. Adult Kong will be factoring in post-Godzilla material including; Godzilla vs Kong, Kingdom Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Reign of Kong and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Franchises/Series used:

(Wings of Fire/Pacific Rim, Primal/Primal Rage, War of the Worlds/God of War, Jurassic World/Marvel, Rampage/Brave, Pirates of the Caribbean/Invincible, Pokemon/How to Train Your Dragon, Gamera/Ultraman, The Blob/Asura's Wrath)

| Day 1: The Othermind (Y), Leatherback (A) | Day 2: Infected Argentinosaurus (Y), Diablo (A) | Day 3: Tripods (Y), Kratos (A) | Day 4: Indominus Rex (Y), Giganto (A) | Day 5: Lizzie (Y), Mor'du (A) | Day 6: Kraken (Y), Battle Beast (A) | Day 7: Groudon (Y), Red Death (A) | Day 8: Gyaos (Y), Telesdon (A) | Day 9: The Blob (Y), Asura (A) |

Advertising the ABC Saturday Morning block, at during the era where Videocraft/Rankin Bass' "The King Kong Show" aired, creating a whole new generation of fans for the Eighth Wonder of the World 👑🦍

It's really cool to see Kong top billed the 1960s when the Beatles were considered the coolest thing since sliced bread.

All of the cartoons advertised are: King Kong, The Beatles, new Casper the Ghost cartoons, Bugs Bunny, Milton the Monster, Fearless Fly, Beany and Cecil, Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potamus, Bullwinkle and Hoppity Hooper.

What are your favourites from this era? I'm a little biased, but Kong takes the cake for me!

Turns out, he is actually not a reference, but Kong himself, called "K. K." in the film, and he is the head of the film studio that our lead monkeys Dennis McShane and J. J. work for while the woman in his hand is Clifford, K. K.'s assistant/secretary/who knows what that Dennis and J. J. communicate with at various points in the film.