Svengoolie Kicks off monthlong Halloween celebration

[Mysterious Benefactor]

TV TONIGHT

Svengoolie’s Halloween Boonanza (Saturday, 8/7c, MeTV): The horror host kicks off the channel’s monthlong Halloween celebration with screenings of 1939’s Son of Frankenstein and 1957’s Monster That Challenged the World. The channel also features Halloween-themed cartoons (starting at 7 am/6c), a full day of Halloween-themed Western episodes (starting at 10 am/9c), more toons overnight (starting at 1 am/12c), and on Sunday, a marathon lineup of Halloween-themed sitcom episodes (starting at 10 am/9c).

[Bob_the_Bartender]

I wonder if the good people of Collinsport, Maine tuned on “Svengoolie” on the boob tube on Saturday nights? 

I could see David Collins and Amy Jennings watching the amiable MeTV horror host faithfully every Saturday night. Maybe Blue Bartender Bob Rooney also had “Svengoolie” on the TV set above the bar in his popular establishment for everyone to enjoy as they got blitzed? 

No doubt, “Svengoolie” would have been “Must-See TV” on Saturday nights for Nicholas Blair, Angelique, Adam and Eve while that happy and harmonious bunch was staying at the House-by-the-Sea. 

Heck, even such serious and scholarly academics as Professor T. Elliott Stokes and Dr. Peter Guthrie probably checked out “Svengoolie” as a definitive source of information for their ongoing research into the occult. 

[Annie]

Hi Bob, maybe they did although I wonder if Barnabas caught it late at night . Willie he probably was too nervous to
watch the show. Wonder if Liz and Roger watched it at all. Hmm we shall see.
Take care Anne 

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Anne,

Can you imagine if Barnabas made one of his nightly visits to Collinwood on Saturday and Carolyn, Vicki, David and Amy were all watching Svengoolie on tv and the show was airing the original “Dracula,” starring the great Bela Lugosi and also “The Return of Dracula,” starting Francis Lederer? I
tend to think that Barnabas’s visit to Collinwood that particular night would be rather brief. 

Yes, I agree that Willie would also NOT want to see any vampire films either! 


And, maybe that’s also the reason that Barnabas never had electrical powers installed at the Old House; Mr.B. didn’t need anyone tuning into a vampire film on a 40 inch color tv set in the drawing rom of the Old House. 

[Annie]

  Bob, i wonder iF Adam has watched the show perhaps it was like his cup of tea 🍵 who knows ?
Youre right maybe Barnabas did see the program at daytime since he might of ordered pizza out [Hall_RIP
Take care Anne

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Anne,

Adam was probably so bored, being cooped up in that dingy room in the west wing of Collinwood, that I think he would have been overjoyed in being able to watch Svengoolie on tv.

You would think that Carolyn would have supplied Adam with a portable TV set to watch sporting events, soap operas, the news, old movies and anything else on tv to lessen Adam’s unrelenting boredom in that lousy room.

No doubt, Adam would have really enjoyed watching Herman, Lily, Grandpa, beautiful Marilyn and young Eddie on “The Munsters.” Watching the residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane would have provided Adam with a family that he wished that he could call his very own.