Son of Svenghoulie aired on WFLD in Chicago from June16, 1979 until January 25, 1986. The host, played by Rich Koz, emerged out of a coffin in full Dracula regalia and presented horrible b-horror movies from the 50s-70s, it was wonderful. The show was canceled when WFLD joined the Fox network, feeling that it was not an appropriate fit for their new affiliate status; but returned in '94 to air on WCIU, and WMLW in Milwaukee.
A running gag throughout the series is the repeated utterance of the word "Berwyn", the name of a Chicago suburb where I was born. Another recurring gag involves rubber chickens being thrown after a particularly corny joke is told, usually at the end of the closing sketch of each episode. It was campy in the worst of ways, but god we loved it! Just watch for yourself:
In his "Son of Svengoolie" persona, Rich Koz is also known for the early 80s 3D broadcast of Revenge of the Creature (the sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon) that resulted in a civil action lawsuit by people who felt they didn't get enough 3D for the 89 cents they laid out for the cardboard glasses. Rumors that the broadcast included an accidental pornographic image are totally false.
3 comments:
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You have to express more your opinion to attract more readers, because just a video or plain text without any personal approach is not that valuable. But it is just form my point of view
I am currently, not working on this blog, but its main purpose was to have the top 31 reasons to love Halloween and that's it. I wasn't really looking for tons of readers. It was just a fun project. But thanks, Anonymous #1 and #2!
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