They missed the boat by not including Gamera, the giantic turtle who could fly by pulling its legs in and rockets would fire out the leg holes, spinning him and his shell off into the sunset while incredibly corny music played in the background.
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I can still see the little Japanese kid saying (obviously overdubbed), "Gamera no hurt us!!! He our friend!!!"
Gamera was an absolute hoot!!
