In honor of Halloween, a Chicago tradition
First, it was Screaming Yellow Theatre. Then, it was Son of Svengoolie. And now, Svengoolie rides again- this time nationally, on MeTV. He even has his own website!
Generations of Chicagoans have been both amused and bemused by the combination of rubber chickens, bad horror movies, worse jokes and even worse song parodies rendered first by Jerry G. Bishop and now by Rich Kos as the coffin-dwelling host of a TV program that transcends generations as surely as it transcends considerations of good taste.
First, Jerry G. Bishop, the original Sven, back in my day:
Next, Kos- the current Sven- gives his take on Lon Chaney, Jr. and The Wolf Man:
And then, there was the week when they showed Bride of Frankenstein:
And, as a special bonus... a tribute to Sven's favorite suburb, where my parents lived when I was born and not far from where I grew up:
Generations of Chicagoans have been both amused and bemused by the combination of rubber chickens, bad horror movies, worse jokes and even worse song parodies rendered first by Jerry G. Bishop and now by Rich Kos as the coffin-dwelling host of a TV program that transcends generations as surely as it transcends considerations of good taste.
First, Jerry G. Bishop, the original Sven, back in my day:
Next, Kos- the current Sven- gives his take on Lon Chaney, Jr. and The Wolf Man:
And then, there was the week when they showed Bride of Frankenstein:
And, as a special bonus... a tribute to Sven's favorite suburb, where my parents lived when I was born and not far from where I grew up:
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