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Kang and Kodos?

posted 15 years ago by victor-41
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I've always wondered if the Kang and Kodos characters from "The Simpsons" were based on the monsters from "The Crawling Eye." Anyone?

[–] jquirk-1 15 years ago

They could have been. Maybe "The Crawling Eye" got lodged in the memory of one of the "Simpsons" creators?

[–] shonenbat 14 years ago

I think you'll find that the alien creature in the 1959 scifi flick "Atomic Submarine" is an almost exact model for Kang and Kodos, even down to the voice.

[–] MAGolding (1096) 3 years ago

Yes, it seems reasonable that the Atomic Submarine alien was probably their model.

[–] calcaylor (19) 3 years ago

Thanks! Now I can't wait to see "Atomic Submarine" !

[–] mistersparkle 15 years ago

Nah, I think they're just generic "slime creatures from outer space" types they came up with for the first THoT.

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[–] mazaldivar 14 years ago

I always thought so but I haven't seen ATOMIC SUBMARINE.

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[–] Tom_Cruises_Testicles 14 years ago

even down to the voice.

Wasn't Kang or Kodos originally just James Earle Jones? And since they couldn't get him for all the episodes that featured the characters they eventually gave them new ones?

I actually own Atomic Submarine(a Criterion Edition surprisingly) but have yet to check it out yet. If they really do sound like the simpsons characters thats going to be a hoot to watch.

[–] chaosbaron 10 years ago

I look at the cover art and I instantly see shuma gorath from marvel vs capcom series

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16140) a year ago

You're not wrong.