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Post by Taildragger on Mar 16, 2021 11:02:49 GMT -5
...but didn't grow up in the Chicago area or even the mid west (as I did not), might find this interview interesting. I'd never seen him out of character before and really knew nothing about the man behind the persona or how he got into it:
He was too cornball for me at first, but I love old horror films and he kinda grew on me a little after awhile. When I was a kid, we had a woman whose character ("Moona Lisa") did a similar shtick on a San Diego station. And, of course, there was Bob Wilkins' "Creature Features" up in the SF Bay Area during the early 1970s.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Mar 16, 2021 11:26:57 GMT -5
We had our own we'd watch in Detroit, The Ghoul out of Ohio.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Mar 16, 2021 12:46:24 GMT -5
We had our own version of Svengoolie in the 1970s on Channel 44's (Tampa) Creature Feature--Dr. Paul Bearer:  Dick Bennick's character was a whole lot more cornball than Svengoolie, and that made him quite entertaining. Some of the really bad puns I use today were from that show. He passed away in the mid 90s at the age of 66, and is trademark sign-off was always, "I'll be lurking for yoooo." |
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Post by jazzguy on Mar 16, 2021 13:04:34 GMT -5
our area had John Zacherle 'the Cool Ghoul'
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Post by wesman on Mar 16, 2021 14:06:53 GMT -5
Love Svengoolie. In Pittsburgh we had Chilly Billy!
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Post by Wish on Mar 16, 2021 15:50:34 GMT -5
Love Svengoolie. In Pittsburgh we had Chilly Billy! Chiller Theater!!!!! |
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Post by stl80 on Mar 16, 2021 16:33:24 GMT -5
I check in on Svengoolie. I remember short story paperbacks with Zackerley in the title. One I remember is Zackerley's Midnight Snacks.
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Post by hilltop87 on Mar 16, 2021 16:47:46 GMT -5
When I was a kid in Omaha they had a Saturday night show called "Creature Feature". It was hosted by a guy named Dr. San Guinary. My older brother bowled with him in a league.
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Post by Laker on Mar 16, 2021 18:40:19 GMT -5
We watch Svengoolie every Saturday evening we can. We love the campy old horror shows and his trivia questions. I started watching Sven in Chicago 25 years ago when I’d watch the TV in our van while my wife was getting her hair done in Bucktown.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Mar 16, 2021 19:32:25 GMT -5
Love Svengoolie. In Pittsburgh we had Chilly Billy! Chilly was fantastic! |
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Post by guildx700 on Mar 17, 2021 18:29:23 GMT -5
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Post by Taildragger on Mar 17, 2021 18:57:03 GMT -5
Love Sven, we had Dr. Cadaverino in Milwaukee. I get the feeling that he may have watched Steve ("Steverino") Allen on TV whwen he was a kid... |
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Post by Laker on Mar 17, 2021 19:41:48 GMT -5
Love Sven, we had Dr. Cadaverino in Milwaukee. I remember Dr. Cadaverino on channel 6 from Milwaukee. Kids would send letters to him and he’d respond with stuff like, “why do you stupids send this stuff to me”, and his headless buddy Iggy. |
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Post by Ricketi on Mar 17, 2021 20:21:01 GMT -5
Nightmare Theatre , Jack Dublon was Dr Cadaverino. Watched it all the time. Jack Dublon also did Albert the alleycat (puppet)with Ward Allen the weatherman. |
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Post by guildx700 on Mar 18, 2021 18:46:24 GMT -5
Nightmare Theatre , Jack Dublon was Dr Cadaverino. Watched it all the time. Jack Dublon also did Albert the alleycat (puppet)with Ward Allen the weatherman. AH HA! Thanks, I've been trying to remember that detail for years, I knew it was some puppet. |
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