Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on October 31 and November 7, 1971. Directed by Jack Shea. Three kids building a fake sea monster stumble upon a smuggling operation, but cannot get the sheriff to believe them, so they have to try to catch the smugglers themselves. Stars Burgess Meredith, Agnes Moorehead, Annie McEveety, Jimmy Bracken, Patrick Creamer, Larry D. Mann, Parley Baer, Skip Homeier, Bill Zuckert, Kelly Thordsen.