From: scramer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steve K Cramer)
Subject: Re: The Ghoul/Ghoulardi (Cleveland)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:38:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.144802.23686@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> roth@csoadm.enet.dec.com
 (Lee Roth) writes:
>
[stuff about Ghoulardi, the Ghoul deleted]

>Now for some questions...based on my dim recollections. Regional experts
>from Cleveland, this is your cue...
>
>  1) Was the character name described above 'The Ghoul' or 'Ghoulardi'?
>     What was the name of his show?

       You were probably watching the Ghoul. He was a spin off of Ghoulardi.
Actually the Ghoul was satiring Ghoulardi by looking somewhat like him.
Ghoulardi had a Phillis Diller wig, sunglasses with one lens missing, a
cigarette holder, and a lab coat. The ghoul had the lab coat and greasy hair, I
think.


>
>  2) I heard that the original dude left/was fired/was cancelled and a
>     poor imitation followd for a short while... this may explain the 2
>     different names in #1 above. Can anyone clarify this?
>
      Ghoulardi, a.k.a., Ernie Anderson went on to greener pastures in
Hollywood, and yes he was the voice that did the"Loooooovvvvvve Booat" thing.
There was speculation the he got ousted because he would show the late, Dorothy
Foldheim, in a casket wearing a bathing suit. The body would be Marilyn Monroe,
and the head would be Dorothy's, with much reverb on a scream when said
picture was shown. I recall a"hehe, yuck, yuck yuck" reverb on many such
images.
       The Ghoul was a cheap imatation, on another channel, but he knew he was
a cheap imitation.

>  3) Was the original guy's name Ernie Anderson? I heard after leaving
>     the show he went to Hollywood and was doing voiceovers for TV shows
>     like Charlies Angels. I thought I saw 'Ernie Anderson' on the
>     credits for "America's Funniest Videos" as the announcer... is this
>     him?
>
      Yes.



>  4) What TV station in Cleveland did this run on? (I believe it is now
>     defunct.)
>
      Ghoulardi was on channel 8, which went on to do the Big Chuck and
Hoolihan stuff, which is now I believe the Big Chuck, and Little John show. The
ghoul was on Channel 61, which I do believe is defunct. I think the Ghoul got
laterized when he supposedly blew up a real frog. I didn't see that, but he
definitely could have done it.


>  5) Any dates as to when this stuff was on the air?

   Ghoulardi circa 1964-1969?
   The ghoul circa 1970-1977?
>
>  6) I heard that viewers frequently sent in the props to be blown up;
>     some already fitted with the 'charges'. Heard a story that one of
>     these viewer contributions turned out to be a hefty one, more like
>     'ordinance' than a firecracker and it tore up part of the studio.
>     Did this really happen? Is that what got him removed from the air?

      Ghoulardi did fire crackers, "hey, cool it with the boom booms!"
      The Ghoul, who truly was a fringe character, would ask the viewers to
sens him stuff though the mail! The postmaster put the Kiabosh(sp?) to that,
but not before the Ghoul got the fabled bomb! He knew it was something special
so he went outside and taped it to the dumpster out behind the building. This
was strange because it blew the atmosphere of the night, and he had to confess
that the shopw was taped during the day. Anyway, this thing was a box about the
size of a shoe box, with a very, very short fuse sticking out. Well, when the
thing blew up it did a number on the dumpster, and made the traffic on the
nearby street stop. The ghoul was eevn aghast at it's strenght. I was great
stuff. Again, I heard that the Frog incident got him fired, but who knows for
sure.
>
>Thanks-
>
You're welcome.

>Lee
>
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>Lee Roth  N8JQY                         Digital Equipment Corporation
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They just don't make TV like that anymore. My family still uses some of the
phrases that Ghoulardi used to use, such as "turn blue",and "cool it with the
Boom booms". Oh, and white socks are still PARMA! socks! We need another show
like that here in conservative Columbus.

I grew up in Sandusky, and spent many a Friday, and Saturday night watching
Cleveland TV.

"cool it group!"


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