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   Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW -TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. [ 1 ] Shock Theater featured grade-"B" science fiction films ...

2. www.weirdretro.org.uk › horror-hosts-ghoulardiHorror Hosts: Ghoulardi - Weird Retro

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   Mar 16, 2015 · Ghoulardi was the horror host of late night Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio from January 13, 1963 through December 16, 1966. Unlike many horror hosts, who played ghoulish / horror themed characters, Ghoulardi was a parody of a hipster. Replete with fake goatee beard and moustache.

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4. clevelandvintage.com › blogs › clevelandThe Enduring Appeal of Cleveland's Ghoulardi

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   Mar 15, 2021 · Ghoulardi's Shock Theater ran from January 13 th of 1963 until its abrupt end in December of 1966 on local Cleveland channel 8 (WJW TV). I say abrupt because at the time of his departure, Ghoulardi’s popularity during late-night Friday nights was soaring and at its peak even included hosting Saturday afternoon’s Masterpiece Theater and the weekday children's program Laurel, Ghoulardi and ...

5. www.cleveland.com › tv › 2013Cleveland's Ghoulardi went on the air 50 years ago and cast ...

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   Jan 12, 2013 · Anderson tried to stick to the script when Ghoulardi's "Shock Theater" hit the airwaves on a cold Friday night -- 11:20 p.m. Jan. 11, 1963. "That lasted about two weeks," says Schodowski.

6. rue-morgue.com › retrospective-horror-hosts-3-stayRETROSPECTIVE: HORROR HOSTS #3: STAY SICK WITH GHOULARDI ...

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   Jun 16, 2019 · An associate of a young Tim Conway on local Cleveland TV, Anderson was an instant hit as the irreverent ethnic hipster Ghoulardi (the name was decided by a write-in contest, although the winner was actually “Ghoulardini”, which they shortened) and was immensely popular. Clevelanders by the thousands came out to see him in parades and at ...

7. www.npr.org › 2013/12/28 › 25611565650 Years Later, TV's Ghoulardi Lives — In Punk Rock : NPR

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   Dec 21, 2013 · Ghoulardi hosted horror movies on Friday nights at 11:30. His real name was Ernie Anderson and he was a booth announcer for WJW TV in Cleveland. For Ghoulardi's Shock Theater, he copped a ...

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   Who played Ghoulardi on Shock Theater?

   • Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW -TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966.

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   What did Ghoulardi wear in 'Shock Theater'?

   • For Ghoulardi's Shock Theater, he copped a Transylvanian accent, wore a fake goatee and white lab coat covered with political buttons, and adopted the attitude of a 1950s beatnik. He wasn't afraid to answer his critics on the air, asking his cameraman to zoom in on their letters.

   50 Years Later, TV's Ghoulardi Lives — In Punk Rock : NPR

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   What was Ghoulardi's costume?

   • In contrast to this, Anderson's irreverent and influential host character was a hipster. Ghoulardi's costume was a long lab coat covered with "slogan" buttons, horn-rimmed sunglasses with a missing lens, a fake Van Dyke beard and moustache, and various messy, awkwardly-perched wigs.

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   When did Ghoulardi's 'Shock Theater' start?

   • Ghoulardi's 'Shock Theater' only ran for three years in the 1960s, but this late-night staple was a character Clevelanders still remember and revere to this day.

   The Enduring Appeal of Cleveland's Ghoulardi

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   Was Ghoulardi a real person?

   • Wikipedia describes Ghoulardi as simply a fictional character created and portrayed by Ernie Anderson, but for those of us in Cleveland that grew up with him, he was so much more. Ghoulardi's Shock Theater ran from January 13th of 1963 until its abrupt end in December of 1966 on local Cleveland channel 8 (WJW TV).

   The Enduring Appeal of Cleveland's Ghoulardi

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   How did Ghoulardi appear in a movie?

   • Ghoulardi often appeared in them, thanks to a camera trick that superimposed him over the film. He interrupted them with sound effects and firecrackers. And he punctuated them with off-kilter tunes such as "Desert Rat" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow."

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9. www.beaconjournal.com › story › lifestyleLocal history: Ghoulardi made Beacon Journal TV critic turn blue

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   Jun 26, 2016 · Cleveland horror host Ghoulardi had a legion of devoted fans in the 1960s. Beacon Journal television critic Dick Shippy wasn’t one of them. Donning a fright wig, lab coat and black goatee, Ernie Anderson (1923-1997) delighted kids as the irreverent character Ghoulardi on WJW-TV 8’s Shock Theater, which aired on Friday nights from 1963 to 1966.