of scale sets with young crocodiles, "shot in super close-up to make them seem huge", does not produce a convincing illusion of giant alligators. Author Dave Thompson compares the giant reptiles to Swamp Thing, a superorganism featured in the DC Comics Universe. In 1976, Thunderbirds writer Dennis Spooner adapted the premise of "Attack of the Alligators!" while writing "Gnaws", an episode of The New Avengers featuring an enlarged rat. References Works cited External links 1966 British television episodes Fiction about size change Fictional crocodilians Thunderbirds (TV series) episodes