🐊 Forget Jaws — who cares about sharks when you have a bloodthirsty alligator roaming NYC? We dive into Alligator (1980), featuring Morris the alligator and his legendary life in and out of the sewers.

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This episode's segments:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:44 - Film Facts

00:14:09 - Creature Chronicles

00:24:01 - Hoofie Hellos

00:29:05 - Movie Magic

00:39:50 - Audience Anecdotes

00:53:49 - Outro

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Sources with a ✨ are especially worth checking out:

• ​Alligator - IMDB
• ​Alligator (1980) - Trivia - IMDb
• ​Alligator (film) - Wikipedia
• ​American alligator - Wikipedia
• ​Morris the alligator, known for Happy Gilmore and other films, dies around age 80 | Adam Sandler | The Guardian
• ​Morris, Alligator of ‘Happy Gilmore’ Fame, Dies at 80 (or More) - The New York Times
• ​Morris, Alligator in Happy Gilmore, Dead at Over 80 Years Old - IMDb
• ​✨ Adam Sandler Pays Tribute to 'Happy Gilmore' Costar After Animal Actor Dies
• ​Alligator that starred in 'Happy Gilmore' dies of old age in Colorado - Newsday
• ​Morris the Movie Star: The Legendary Alligator from Horror Movie 'Alligator' Has Passed Away - Bloody Disgusting
• ​Antagonist from Creature Feature ‘Alligator’ Has Died Peacefully
• ​Colorado celebrity alligator to be taxidermized to "continue to scare children for years to come" - CBS Colorado
• ​✨ Did you know the famous gator from 'Happy Gilmore' now lives in Colorado?
• ​How this Colorado alligator ended up on 'Happy Gilmore'
• ​How this Colorado alligator ended up on 'Happy Gilmore' | FOX31 Denver
• ​Colorado Life Magazine - Colorado Gators
• ​Southern Colorado Guide - Colorado Gators
• ​Meet 'the largest alligator in the West' at an exotic pet sanctuary in Colorado's high desert - Roadtrippers
• ​✨ The Worst Movie of All Time: Entry #12: Alligator
• ​Archive.org - News Article
• ​✨ YouTube - Alligator (1980) - Bonus Clip: Bryan Cranston Talks Assisting On Special Effects (HD)
• ​✨ YouTube - ALLIGATOR 1980 practical effects
• ​✨ AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS - ALLIGATOR

✨ It came from the sewers: Lewis Teague’s ‘Alligator’ turns 40