Holyland USA is not the only attraction one can visit in scenic Waterbury, CT. You can also take a stroll down historic Hobo Alley or expand your mind at the Used Syringe Museum. Bob Crane of Hogan’s Heroes hails from there!

Episode 5 afforded me some interesting opportunities. First off, I got to shoot at the abandoned religious theme park known as Holyland USA. I visited the park a year ago and since then it has fallen apart even more. The park is apparently in the care of some nuns, although they were nowhere to be found. Our shoot was almost broken up by some intruders we thought were cops, but ended up being rowdy teens.

I also got to work the Spear of Destiny into the season arc. This was important because:
a. I’m into that kind of nonsense
b. a year and a half ago I spent $40 buying a Spear of Destiny replica on eBay and I need to justify that purchase

Wildman Bill Hind proved a worthy actor to play the role of the park’s holy caretaker gone mad. His role actually got him some other work. The song (”Hey Mr. Holy Man” by Kiss Inc, no relation to KISS) is not really available anywhere. Occasionally you can find a 45 of it on eBay, and I think the song might be on a compilation somewhere.

I later treated cast & crew to Sbarros at the Waterbury mall food court. It was kind of depressing. But I got to ride a sphinx!