Tonight on "Svengoolie," June 27: "Destroy All Monsters"

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It's All or Nothing- Nothing Left of the World, That Is- "Destroy All Monsters"- Tonight!

Posted on June 27, 2026

Tonight on MeTV- an alien race has taken control of the biggest and baddest Kaiju creatures that ever came from the Toho Studios! Earth thought they had them safely under control- but the alien takeover gives them no choice but to- “Destroy All Monsters”!

In this 1968 film, we learn that the United Nations Science Committee (does such a thing still exist?) had found a way to corral all these massive menaces, confined them to a single island and keep them there through various safeguards- kind of like that invisible fence for dogs, but mostly visible. Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan are among the contentedly confined creatures, who are kept well fed, safe, and comfortable on the island authorities have dubbed “Monsterland”.

This idyllic scene for both the kaiju and mankind is shattered when suddenly, all contact with the hidden control center located beneath the island is lost! Even worse- the confinement system is no longer working- and the monsters escape and attack major cities around the world!

The military enlists one Captain Yamabe and his spaceship crew to find out what is transpiring. They arrive at the Monsterland base, and discover that the scientists in the control center have all had their minds put under the control of the Kilaacks- an alien race that appears to be young women with a penchant for glittery swim caps. These distaff space invaders explain that they take full responsibility for all the mayhem, and are now controlling the actions of the giant monsters. Their demand- that all nations surrender to them and hand over the entire planet-or face destruction!

The attacks on various cities turn out to be a well-planned diversion by the Kilaacks -whose final plan is to sic all the monsters on the usual target city in these films-Tokyo!

The world leaders feel that they have no choice but to eliminate all the monsters. However, when Yamabe and his valiant spaceship crew make a desperate attempt to regain control of Godzilla and his posse, the Kilaacks bring in their ace in the hole- King Ghidorah! Will the other monsters remain controlled foes of planet Earth-allowing the Kilaacks to destroy mankind?

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Theatrical release poster

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroy_All_Monsters