Hawaii: One of several locations in the new movie that feels the brunt of Godzilla’s destructive wrath. Godzooky: Godzilla’s bumbling yet plucky young cousin - who so gracefully descends onto the protagonists’ research vessel in the opening credits of the 1978-79 Saturday morning cartoon Godzilla before blowing the on-deck landing - was ostensibly on hand to provide comic relief and cutesiness, but instead generally grated viewer nerves in the manner of his animated brethren Scrappy-Doo, Uni, and Orko. Nick Tatopoulos as they looked to battle monsters in New York City. The program followed Zilla Junior and Dr. ![]() Godzilla: The Series: An animated television series and sequel to the 1998 Roland Emmerich film, which ran from 1998-2000 on Fox. Godzilla, nicknames of: Big G, Gojira, King of Monsters, Gigantis Godzilla, height of: Godzilla’s height has varied over the years, from 164 feet to 350 feet. Godzilla Island: A TV spinoff of the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Island was set in the year 2097 and ran a total of 256 three-minute episodes in the late ’90s. At various points during its run, NBC paired the half-hour cartoon with other lesser ’70s franchises - the Super Globetrotters, Dynomutt, Hong Kong Phooey - for a “power hour,” a questionable potency, given the inclusion of Godzilla’s spunky, bumbling young cousin Godzooky (see entry). Godzilla (1978–79): This Saturday morning cartoon, a co-production of Hanna-Barbera and Toho, depicted the animated adventures of a team of frequently-imperiled scientists who, at least once an episode, summoned their pal Godzilla to get them out of marine-based jams. The film would be “Americanized” (read: dubbed in English and with an American star, Raymond Burr, inserted) two years later and re-titled as Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Also worth noting: The name Godzilla came from the Japanese word gojira, a combination of the words gorira, which means gorilla, and kujira, which means whale. Godzilla (1954): The first film of the Godzilla franchise, released in 1954 to critical and commercial acclaim. The original, how Godzilla looked, didn’t make sense to me.” “It was … probably, a situation that I was a little bit talked into it,” he said. In a 2014 interview with HuffPost Entertainment, Emmerich himself admitted some of the mistakes he made going into production. ![]() Though Emmerich’s film found moderate success at the box office, it was lampooned by critics and has since been relegated to the discount DVD bin at Walmart. When Japanese military used the Oxygen Destroyer (a weapon of mass destruction) to take down Godzilla, it ended up birthing this 393-foot crablike organism with bat wings.Įmmerich, Roland: Director of 1998’s disastrous Godzilla. However, his origins can be traced back to the original movie. Destoroyah’s first appearance was in 1995’s Godzilla vs. In the U.S., he has been published under Marvel, Dark Horse, and IDW.ĭestoroyah: Another Godzilla rival. Quite possibly the ugliest of Godzilla’s enemies, Biollante is the result of a scientific experiment gone wrong.Ĭomics: Godzilla has appeared in dozens of comic books in both Japan and America. They were given the title due to their numerous appearances in the Godzilla franchise.īiollante: A monster from the film Godzilla vs. ![]() The atomic breath is a ray of white-hot radiation that the monster kaiju can direct at his enemies or, on occasion, use to fly.īig Five, the: Also referred to as “Toho’s Big Five” (Toho is the company that created Godzilla), this group of monsters includes Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and Rodan. Though Godzilla defeated Anguirus, the two kaiju would become allies in subsequent movies.Ītomic Breath: Godzilla’s signature weapon. This 30,000-ton spiked monster popped up in 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again, the sequel to the original 1954 Godzilla movie. Below, Vulture presents some of the most important terms from Godzilla’s 60-year existence.Īnguirus: Godzilla’s first official rival. Though not every one of these properties has found success, they’ve helped keep the fictional monster’s popularity intact, continuously feeding its hungry fan base while also exposing it to a new group of viewers.Īs the newest incarnation of Godzilla opens, we wanted to give you an overview of the entire franchise - at least without having to sift through hundreds of hours of programming. The monster has also found time to conquer multiple TV programs, toy lines, video games, comic books, and commercials. Since 1954, there have been 31 films about Godzilla. In today’s age of easily disposable - and easily forgotten - pop-culture ephemera, Godzilla represents something rare: stability. Photo: Toho Company Universal Pictures Tristar Hanna-Barbera
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