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Before working on ''Series/TheLoveBoat'', Fred Grandy starred in this show as Walt, the night watchman at a wax museum. He gave life to the statues of Count {{Dracula}}, FrankensteinsMonster and the WolfMan, enabling [[TheyFightCrime them to fight crime.]]

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Before working on ''Series/TheLoveBoat'', Fred Grandy starred in this show as Walt, the night watchman at a wax museum. He gave life to the statues of Count {{Dracula}}, FrankensteinsMonster and the WolfMan, enabling [[TheyFightCrime them to fight crime.]]
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* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based on Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman have come to life and become crimefighters.

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* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based on Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman Wolf Man (here referred to as "The Werewolf") have come to life and become crimefighters.
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* TerribleTrio: Most of the show's villains have only two henchmen, making them this trope.
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* TheBlank: The eponymous villain of the episode "No Face" lived up to his name, as he had no face of his own without the makeup he used to impersonate Chief Runny Nose and the mayor.

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* TheBlank: The eponymous villain of the episode "No Face" lived up to his name, as he had no face of his own without the makeup he used to impersonate Chief Runny Running Nose and the mayor.
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* RepulsiveRingmaster: The Ringmaster, obviously. In his episode he uses his circus to trap and hold 20 thousand orphans for ransom.
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* TwoBeingsOneBody: Rather than being MultiGenderedSplitPersonalities, Albert/Alberta is revealed to be two people grafted together using a device called "The Great Divider".
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* VampireVords: Befitting of a MonsterMash kiddie comedy, Dracula speaks this ''vay''.

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* VampireVords: Befitting of a MonsterMash kiddie comedy, Dracula speaks this ''vay''.
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* VampireVords: Befitting of a MonsterMash kiddie comedy, Dracula speaks this ''vay''.
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*WerewolvesAreDogs: Bruce has a lot of dog-like idiosyncrasies (he's seen snoozing on a rug at the start of the first episode, for example), and has a CelebCrush on Series/{{Lassie}}.
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* BeeAfraid: Obviously, applies to bee-themed supervillain Queen Bee. More specifically, she uses a swarm of South American Killer Bees in her plot to take over the world.
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* TheBlank: The titular villain of the episode "No Face" lived up to his name, as he had no face of his own without the makeup he used to impersonate Chief Runny Nose and the mayor.

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* TheBlank: The titular eponymous villain of the episode "No Face" lived up to his name, as he had no face of his own without the makeup he used to impersonate Chief Runny Nose and the mayor.
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* {{Objectshifting}}: The episode "Ultra Witch" had the titular villain use a ray gun to transform Dracula, Frank N. Stein and Bruce W. Wolf into cardboard cutouts. Worse still, the victims are still able to feel and think, but can't move. After Walt turns the monsters back to normal, Ultra Witch tries to use the weapon on him, only for a mirror to reflect the beam back at her and turn her into a cardboard cutout instead.
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''Monster Squad'' is a live-action Saturday morning series that was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series.

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''Monster Squad'' is a live-action Saturday morning series that was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''Series/{{Batman}}'' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series.
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That's clearly referring to the unrelated movie The Monster Squad.


* TreehouseOfFun: They hold their meetings in one.
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* LiterallyShatteredLives: The Weatherman ends up freezing Bruce W. Wolf solid and threatens to shatter him to pieces. Thankfully, Bruce is thawed out before the villain gets the chance.


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* {{Mummy}}: The plan of the titular villain of "The Skull" involved reviving a mummy to use as his minion.
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* BirthdayEpisode: "The Skull" has our heroes celebrate Frank N. Stein's birthday.


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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Every episode has our heroes fight a different supervillain.
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* AndIMustScream: In "Ultra Witch", the titular villain used a ray gun to transform Dracula, Frank N. Stein and Bruce W. Wolf into cardboard cutouts that couldn't move or speak, but were still conscious.
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* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman have come to life and become crimefighters.

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* MissionControl: Walt, though he usually leaves mission control to join the monster heroes in the climactic battle.
* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based on classic monsters have come to life and become crimefighters.
* TickleTorture: One episode has a villain who uses giant feathers in an attempt to tickle Our Heroes to their doom. It's as silly as it sounds.

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* AntagonistTitle: Every episode's title was also the name of the episode's villain.
* TheBlank: The titular villain of the episode "No Face" lived up to his name, as he had no face of his own without the makeup he used to impersonate Chief Runny Nose and the mayor.
* MissionControl: Walt, Walt's role is to stay behind and keep radio contact with the Monster Squad, though he usually leaves mission control to join the monster heroes in the climactic battle.
* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based on classic monsters Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman have come to life and become crimefighters.
* TickleTorture: One episode "The Tickler" has a the titular villain who uses use giant feathers in an attempt to tickle Our Heroes our heroes to their doom. It's as silly as it sounds.


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* VillainousGlutton: In the episode "The Ringmaster", one of the titular villain's minions was an obese woman named Bonnie Bon who was constantly devouring junk food.

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This live-action Saturday morning series was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series.

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''Monster Squad'' is a
live-action Saturday morning series that was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series.
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Before working on ''TheLoveBoat'', Fred Grandy starred in this show as Walt, the night watchman at a wax museum. He gave life to the statues of Count {{Dracula}}, FrankensteinsMonster and the WolfMan, enabling [[TheyFightCrime them to fight crime.]]

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Before working on ''TheLoveBoat'', ''Series/TheLoveBoat'', Fred Grandy starred in this show as Walt, the night watchman at a wax museum. He gave life to the statues of Count {{Dracula}}, FrankensteinsMonster and the WolfMan, enabling [[TheyFightCrime them to fight crime.]]
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* MonsterMash: The premise of the series is that three wax figures based on classic monsters have come to life and become crimefighters.



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Not to be confused with the movie ''TheMonsterSquad''.

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Not to be confused with the movie ''TheMonsterSquad''.''Film/TheMonsterSquad''.
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This live-action Saturday morning series was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''{{Batman}}'' TV series.

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This live-action Saturday morning series was broadcast over Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''{{Batman}}'' ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series.

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This live-action Saturday morning series was broadcast over {{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''{{Batman}}'' TV series.

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This live-action Saturday morning series was broadcast over {{NBC}} Creator/{{NBC}} for one season in 1976. Its plots were reminiscent of the ''{{Batman}}'' TV series.



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Not to be confused with the movie ''TheMonsterSquad''.



* TheSoCalledCoward: Fat Kid guns down the Gill Man while his former bullies cower and watch.
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!! Tropes featured include:
* MissionControl: Walt, though he usually leaves mission control to join the monster heroes in the climactic battle.
* TheSoCalledCoward: Fat Kid guns down the Gill Man while his former bullies cower and watch.
* TickleTorture: One episode has a villain who uses giant feathers in an attempt to tickle Our Heroes to their doom. It's as silly as it sounds.
* TreehouseOfFun: They hold their meetings in one.
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