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Bob Wilkins is best known as the creator and host of a popular television show named Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1982 that showed (usually) very bad science fiction and horror films. For example the classic low budget Plan 9 From Outer Space, produced and directed by Ed Wood Jr. and which features the last footage of Bela Lugosi, was first televised in the San Francisco Bay Area on Creature Features. His style of wit was very dry, and the type of movies that were shown fit very well with his poking fun at them, which was a big part of his appeal to his fans.Bob Wilkins started his on-camera television career in the 1960s at KCRA in Sacramento. He was writing and producing commercials for the station when he was tabbed to be a fill in host for an afternoon movie show in 1964. In 1966, Bob Wilkins got his own time slot, hosting Seven Arts Theater which followed the station's 11 p.m. newscast. In 1971, KTVU hired him to host the Bay Area version.In 1978, Wilkins launched an afternoon kids' program on KTVU, Captain Cosmic, which showcased various sci-fi serials such as Spectreman, The Space Giants, Ultraman, and Johnny Sokko. Japanese imports were a prime focus, though the show also featured old Hollywood serials such as Flash Gordon. Wilkins was uncredited, but fans of his Creature Features program recognized him immediately. His sidekick on this show was a robot named 2T2, which emulated R2D2 in the Star Wars movies.On February 24, 1979, Wilkins relinquished the Creature Features hosting duties to San Francisco Chronicle writer John Stanley. He continued his Seven Arts program on KXTL (which had picked up the program after KCRA cancelled the program in 1971) until February 14, 1981. Wilkins' fans include Bay Area filmmakers, including George Lucas, who watched the Sacramento programs as a youth in Modesto.Although no longer a fixture on television, Wilkins continued to make appearances here and there at Film functions.Sadly on 2007, Bob was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and fought a brave battle to the end. Bob sadly passed away on January 7th 2009. We love and miss you Bob. Thank you so much for the great memories. You made my childhood! Loren''Butch''Portillo. Paste this link to go to Bob's Store. http://bobwilkins.net/wilkinsdvd.html
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