The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot was a 30-minute TV special which was a sequel to Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965).
It aired on ABC as an episode of Shindig! in November 1965.
Plot Dr. Goldfoot and his assistant Hugo send their robot woman Diane to entrap Malcolm Andrews, who contains all the knowledge of the world in his head. Diane sets out to seduce Andrews but is stopped by government agent 00 of Security Intelligence Command (SIC). Diane and the agent begin a romance, and Goldfoot and Hugo capture Andrews.
Diane brings the agent to Goldfoot's lair where Goldfoot intends to kill him. However Diane turns against Goldfoot and overpowers him. There is a floorshow.
Cast Vincent Price as Dr. Goldfoot Tommy Kirk as Malcolm Andrews Susan Hart as Diane Aron Kincaid as Agent 00½ Harvey Lembeck as Hugo Patti Chandler Mary Hughes Salli Sachse Luree Holmes Sue Hamilton Ed Garner
Production According to Susan Hart, the film was the idea of Ruth Pologe, head of AIP publicity in the New York office, who arranged with ABC to do a special relating to the picture.Tom Weaver, "Susan Hart", Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews, McFarland, 2003 p 134 Jack Baker did the choreography.
Songs Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner wrote the music and lyrics for the songs with Les Baxter as musical director. There are three main songs: "Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" – sung over the opening credits. "It Works" – a number sung by Hugo (Harvey Lembeck), explaining the machine. "What's a Boy Supposed to Do?" – a love duet between Susan Hart and Aron Kincaid. "Among the Young" – an instrumental number performed while Goldfoot's robots do a dance.
Reception The Boston Globe wrote "I am sure it drove away more customers than it attracted."
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