The extensive and persistent impact on media and popular culture of "Creature from the Black Lagoon" began even before it was seen in theaters. To publicize the release of the film in 1954, Ben Chapman, in costume, introduced the Gill-Man to the public on live television in "The Colgate Comedy Hour" with Abbott and Costello.
Film influence.
Many films featuring monsters put the Gill-Man's likeness in the background as an homage:
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