Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
Creature Features the classic low budget "Plan 9 from Outer Space", produced and directed by Ed Wood and which features the last footage of Bela Lugosi, was first televised in the Bay Area on "Creature Features". He also interviewed many sci-fi and horror movie personalities on the show, including Ray Harryhausen, Christopher Lee, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, John Landis, Douglas Adams, William Marshall, Forrest J Ackerman, Buster Crabbe, and several "Star Wars" performers. "Creature Features" is back on KOFY TV 20 on Saturday Nights at 11:00 P.M. featuring host retired rock star Vincent Van Dahl with his housemate Tangella and very astute