SCTV, 10/17/80 - COUNT FLOYD'S "DEATH MOTEL" - 1/2

[FlamingoKicker]

Thank God John Candy came back to the show. Woody just isn't the same without Dr. Tongue to argue with. And how come he doesn't look any older in 1980 as he did in this "1950s" era movie? :-)

[oscarforce1]

Howl at 1:58 is great!

[nativewizard]

miss that old comedy central bug!

[BubbaLight84]

This was great comedy. You can't find stuff like this anymore on TV. Now it's pure garbage. SCTV was pure genius.

[bungarock]

3-D has not improved.

[chairmanofthebored1]

So funny, Joe was the man.

[charlesreilly]

Judging from the music and the characters, I think "Death Motel" is a parody of "Manos: Hands of Fate".

[MANKATO311]

He is so correct Woody Tobias Jr. was one of the great scary actors of our day.

[TheCoyotespeaks]

When you were 2, I used to sleep over and stay up with my friend just to watch SCTV at midnight. The McKenzie Brothers were signs of BEERS TO COME!!! Years later, I would drink beside Count Floyd at the same bar in Toronto.

[TheCoyotespeaks]

When you were 2, I used to sleep over and stay up with my friend just to watch SCTV at midnight. The McKenzie Brothers were signs of BEERS TO COME!!!

[flapdoodle64]

The best Count Floyd show was when they did 'Blood Sucking Monkeys From West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.'

[chalomirof63]

@flapdoodle64  "....West MIDLAND, Pa."

[flapdoodle64]

@chalomirof63

Google it. It's West Mifflin, PA, a town by Pittsburgh. I'm from that area. The monkeys eventually attacked Sewickley as well, which is a very nice town as well. 

[chalomirof63]

@flapdoodle64  Is it really? My mistake.

[flapdoodle64]

@chalomirof63 Yeah, but don't beat yourself up over it.

There is a great facebook page devoted to this, log in to facebook and type in:

'Blood-Sucking Monkeys From West Mifflin, Pennsylvania' ...there is kind of a cult following to this imaginary film...

[chalomirof63]

@flapdoodle64 LOL - thanks, and also for your nice response! I always heard "West Midland" for some reason, and never questioned it. Yeah: I'll check out the Facebook page. Cheers!

[drohegda]

@flapdoodle64 Joe is from the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh Pa. The town is boro called West Mifflin. Pa.

[UnkleBackwards]

@flapdoodle64 lil tribute to Joe Flaherety's hometown.

[delcomurf]

dr s

DR SHOCK WAS IN PHILLY

[sicilianotoronto]

Nothing better than the howling Dracula, Count Floyd! Still makes me laugh!

[Sh3msuh0r]

SCTV was so ahead of it's time that the humour is still completely relevant and hilarious today.

[oilcan821]

when i was young, we used to watch the ghoul on channel 50 out of detroit. and there was a guy called ghoulardi out of cleveland, both were a real hoot!!!!!!

[chalomirof63]

@oilcan821  We had Zacherly in N.Y. I guess every city/region had their own guy.

[mrberstein]

OOooooooowwwwwwwwooooooooooooo­oo!!!!!

[HoundmanV]

SCTV was the best. Not many comedy shows make me laugh, but they sure did.

[metalwarriorMCMXCIII]

My dad used to watch this when he was younger. I wish I grew up then.

[nonthere]

No way kids nowadays can get this. You hadda grow up with those cheesy shows, before the internet or even cable TV, and that was all that was on (which would suck by todays standards but luckily we didn't know any better). Between this and Monty Python we were pretty much set. And no offense to the young'uns, but everything WAS better back then, from music to comedy to muscle cars to vinyl and beyond. You're all getting hosed.

[theburyboys]

I remember him introducing the song the Weapon on Rush's Signals tour. Classic.

[TBLight65]

Why was he howling if he was a vampire?

[brian1969a]

@TBLight65 That was part of the joke.

[theperfectone121212]

He's an icon-confused vampire.

[luridplanet]

Seattle TV had a horror movie host in the 60s very similar to Count Floyd, called "The Count" He would even apologize about the movie not being very scary that week

[Alaidh]

@luridplanet This might actually have been a spoof of that.

[bechir1967]

OUUU!!! those mints coming at the camera like that.... scary stuff.

[sean57]

what happened to Tex and Edna Boyles Prarie Warehouse and Curios Emporium?

[mmallory24]

Thanks so much for these great pieces of history!!! Only one other person in my high school back then knew anything about SCTV. We used to reference Count Floyd all the time and people thought we were nuts. I can't believe that was almost 30 years ago!!!

[chalomirof63]

You're very welcome. Isn't it cool to share a common program with its characters, phrases, etc., even if others thought you were nuts!! LOL

[2packs4sure]

ok 1:56

[2packs4sure]

That howl at 1:58 had me in tears !!

[shelley9000]

Such a classic. I never missed an episode back then so it's so great to be able to watch these clips now! Thanks for posting!

[chalomirof63]

You're very welcome; Happy New Year!!

[biohazardgraphics]

Aww, you didn't include the promo with Joe's Bruno Gerussi ad-lib!

[chalomirof63]

I actually don't know what you're referring to. Sorry.

[biohazardgraphics]

Floyd did a brief 'Death Motel' teaser earlier in the episode in which he promoted an in-studio appearance by 'Beachcombers' star Bruno Gerussi, and then abruptly corrected himself.

[chalomirof63]

Thanks for the info.  I'll have to check to see if I even have it.

[Paulgr]

@chalomirof63 it was a popular SCTV Sketch. Andrea played Edna Boil and Dave Thomas played Tex Boil. Edna would always say "come on down to Tex and Edna Boil's Prarie Warehouse and Curios Emporium. Right,Tex?" and Tex would always say "That's right,Edna" it was revealed in one sketch after Tex left her,that Edith Prickley was her cousin.

[chalomirof63]

Yes - I know this. I've been watching SCTV since 1976. If you look at my earliest uploads, there are tons of 'Tex & Edna'. But thanks anyway. Maybe you're referring to the answer I gave to "biohazard" above, as I didn't know what he was talking about.

[Paulgr]

i thought where you had said "i don't know ehat you're referring to" was under the Tex and Edna Boil comment. i must have read it wrong. sorry chalomiro. Anyway i posted a few messages asking about a couple of bits and i haven't heard from you. I asked about the "George Carlin" standup routine where he did a short bit about "Beets" and "how ya doin" and stuff. after 3 topics he ended it. Hope you can get it.

[chalomirof63]

Yeah, I know what you meant. And maybe I posted my comment under the wrong question. But if look at the timeline of the comments, you'll see the question on Tex & Edna was written after my comment. And if you'd read my profile, I'd appreciate it.

[Paulgr]

your profile? about what? i checked all your videos and it's not there.

[chalomirof63]

The profile we all have, on the left side of our pages wherein we give some info about ourselves - age, name, etc. - and also write a few relevant things. I inferred you were making a request? Again, please find, and read my profile. It has nothing to do with my uploads.

[chalomirof63]

I also meant that I have tons of Tex & Edna uploads in my videos - nothing to do with my profile.

[Paulgr]

sorry about that. i guess i did not know you did not do requests. I still hope you'll try to get them up,and let us know when you do.

[loveblacklungs]

joe was the best

[ssike0]

Flaherty is one funny mofo

[noctemacternus]

Ohhhhhhhh that was really scary!!!!!

[anthonypepitoneVideo]

Oooh! That was really scary - especially with my 3D glasses on! Can't wait to see the interview with Woody Tobias Jr.

[fritzfit]

Soo classic..!!

[lakeviewviking]

When NBC cancelled SCTV, I shoulda threw the TV out the window.

[coralprincess25]

I've been a fan of SCTV for 30 years now. Gosh, I loved this show better than any other comedy program ever created. Such talent!

[chalomirof63]

Thanks for your comment, and I totally agree. This attained cult status it was that hilarious, creative, unique and brilliant. We don't realize how many of us there are out there!