During the mid-to-late 1970s, CALGONITE brand dishwasher detergent ran a series of TV ads featuring a creature known as THE SPOTMAKER. He was a spotted green man with an eerie echo-chamber voice that lived inside of dishwashers, putting spots on all fine dishware. His only nemesis was said dish-soap. He freaked me out so badly that I had to leave the room when he came on the TV.
Note to Freddie: It would appear that starring in CALGONITE brand dishwasher detergent commercials is not the dead-end gig one would assume it to be. Rather than retire, THE SPOTMAKER used his newfound notoriety as a springboard for a career rich in subliminal cameo appearances. A quick search of IMDB reveals the ubiquitous Riddler-like entity has appeared in over two hundred motion pictures, many of which are Kindertrauma favorites…
Love the site! Back in the late 70s, there was a commercial for a dishwashing detergent that featured an animated green monster that had a head reminiscent of Mr. Clean's and who's arms and legs were straight and ended in points. I suppose it was a representation of either caked-on…
It's a Horror to Know You: Stexe of Futurechimp 1. What is the first film that ever scared you? The Fly (1958), which I saw on UHF at the age of seven or eight. Specifically the spiderweb scene. I'd never witnessed anything so horrific. After the movie was over and…
Greetings! Just found your site! PLEASE help me locate a vital traumatic film from my youth. Back in '72 when I was in second grade we had to watch a classroom safety film of sorts in which a nice, suburban couple goes out for the evening and hires a negligent…
I look at your site every day and I always have a brain cell brought back from the dead. Thank you. Thus, you brought back my memory of The Spotmaker. I remember feeling really sorry for him when he vanished but still wished my mom would buy some Calgonite, even though we had no dishwasher.
I look at your site every day and I always have a brain cell brought back from the dead. Thank you. Thus, you brought back my memory of The Spotmaker. I remember feeling really sorry for him when he vanished but still wished my mom would buy some Calgonite, even though we had no dishwasher.