The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.
- Directors
- Ted Roter(segments The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Green Grasshopper and the Vampie Lady From Outer Space, The Lemon Grove Kids Go Hollywood)
- Ray Dennis Steckler(segment The Lemon Grove Kids)
- Ed McWatters(segment The Lemon Grove Kids) (uncredited)
- Writers
- Jim Harmon(segment The Lemon Grove Kids)
- Ron Haydock(segment The Lemon Grove Kids)
- E.M. Kevke(segment The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Green Grasshopper and the Vampire Lady From Outer Space)
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Did you know
- TriviaProducer/cinematographer/editor Keith A. Wester's debut film. He went on to receive six Academy Award nominations for sound mixing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ray Dennis Steckler (1988)
- SoundtracksThe Lemon Grove Kids
Lyrics and Music by Don Snyder and The Little Lemon Grove Kids
Featured review
equal parts Sesame Street and Scooby-Doo
Most of Ray Dennis Steckler's films are so energetic that even if they aren't very good (which is usually the case), they manage to entertain on that same odd level Edward D. Wood, Jr. established a few years before. That being said, "The Lemon Grove Kids" is a surprisingly entertaining anthology (three episodes) aimed at a young audience, but I must say I found a lot of it amusing myself (and I'm 22); Steckler has a real repoire with his actors, as they bumble about in traditional Scooby-Doo fashion, as they encounter space aliens, mummies, and kidnappers (they don't show any signs of humiliation at the sheer wackiness of the material). The first episode has the Lemon Grove Kids cleaning up an eccentric old man's ("Red Zone Cuba" auter Coleman Francis!) house, only to find it's been invaded by a grasshopper alien and a Vampira look-alike (played by Carolyn Brandt!); the second episode has the Kids cleaning the mansion (also used in "The Thrill Killers") of a washed-up Hollywood starlet (Brandt again), who is accosted by a dim-witted duo looking to score a ransom; and the third (and weakest) episode has two rival gangs competing in a cross-country (but more like cross-town) marathon. In general, this is moderately entertaining stuff for kids of any age (sure beats "Barney"), and makes me wonder why Mr. Steckler didn't do more of this type of thing.
5.5/10
5.5/10
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- Oct 31, 2003
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What is the Spanish language plot outline for The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968)?
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