Producer Sandy Frank Dies at 97. Death Not Caused by Forklifts or Giant Flying Turtles

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Sandy Frank is the man who brought Gamera to the USA, and thus gave MST3K a giant boost in its early Joel years.

Truly a legacy to cherish.

Rest well Mr Frank. Not TV’s Frank, but a Frank just the same.

RIP Sandy Frank
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So if it wasn’t flying turtles or forklifts… The cause of his death is just a complete mystery, then? :confused:

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Well, 97 years old…I mean, I could hazard a guess ..

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“Sandy Frank, Sandy Frank, he’s the source of all our pain”

Without his work, we’d have been deprived of some of the greatest MST3K episodes.

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Far too true. Plus, I would have never seen Battle of the Planets without him. He really knew how to cheaply re-package Japanese TV for American children.

For the curious:

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Sandy Frank was an American television producer and distributer, handling game shows, travel shows, and Japanese programs.

I remember his name from Battle of the Planets, a sanded down version of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. Many of the movies he brought over from Japan also made in on MST3K.

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I heard that he’s the source of all our pain and he gads about house all day.

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Already have a thread.

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just chiming in to say as much as I enjoy some of the shows and films Sandy Frank localized, the Gamera films had American releases in theaters and on television before Sandy Frank acquired the home video rights, and of course before somebody was forced to watch the movies while trapped in outer space. I will, however, totally give Sandy Frank credit for introducing Mighty Jack, Saru no Gundan, and Star Wolf to America.