Grizelda the Ghastly Gourmet

[dueyramone]

Seth Green, "Party Monster", tell me I'm wrong.... Good artists borrow, great artists steal...nlm-(0.o)

[SexyAlien2]

LMAO. This is genius.

[simbad909]

way too funny ... aye billy van was insanely genius and a very nice person .. met him once in the 80's .. HHOF rawks.. always

[rico305305]

that witch is a tranny!

[ofwolfenkind]

"I found out what happened....the inevitable."

LMAO!!!

[veda333]

*phone rings* hello? NO!!!

lmao

[VegaNadir]

I am SO FUCKING LUCKY I grew up on this.

[5henangn]

way better than rachelray

[meego12345]

@5henangn She should throw Rachel Ray in the caldron!!

[pspboy7]

Co Co Nut... LOL

[VegaNadir]

@pspboy7

hee kew

[baabaa2007]

I loved this show!  I used to get up and watch it before school. Grizelda was my first cooking show. lol.

[noodlesmealey]

its Dina Halldorson... dorsal fin.....stinks like the rotting carcass of a dolphin from china.....or wait is that a freemason?

[DA90027]

I was 9 years old when this first aired and I knew full well it was a man, but I loved it. Of course being raised in Los Angeles drag queens were not that rare even back then, HAHA

[evilrotten]

I use to watch this show before dragging ay ass out the door to fuckin school.

[Snow0dragon1]

Ghastly old Grizelda, she was my favorite on this show.

As an adult I realize now that she is based on a retired drag queen just hanging out in her kitchen and entertaining friends.

Fond memories with this show.

[bear85254]

that's been my dream kitchen since i've been 5 years old

[LakeShoreSerpent]

Finally! .. I was just a tiny one when this was on, but i could not remember exactly what it was. until i saw the oracle! whew.. that has bugged me for years and years ! thank you very much.! !

[DA90027]

I've been asking people for 40 years if they remembered this I thought I'd lost my mind and here it is!

[mdouglas32]

@DA90027 I totally agree with you! I was the same way, but I could not think of the real name of the show. This is great! Gotta love YouTube.

[Andycreep11]

HELLO  NOOOOOoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[selket51]

Ha ha, Billy was a hoot, he and my late hubby used to drink at Mr. K's in Toronto...so sad they are both gone!

[BradJC70]

Between this show and ANYTHING by Sid and Marty Kroftt, it's obvious that acid was the 'in-drug' at the time. Billy Van was an under-rated genious.

[Tubbs05]

My all time favorite character of the show!!!

[Dared2DoIT]

Hi Grizelda! LOVE YOU FOREVER! *mwah mwah mwah!*

[SexyAngel79]

So miss this show.I so loved Grizelda.She was my favorite.Then came The Wolfman.To have shows like these for our children.

[tora604]

My fav part of the show!!! Love it!!!!

[kruncytheklown]

We used to watch this baked ourselves back in '75.

Classic stuff.

[iamthesun62]

I ALWAYS laugh when Grizelda bangs her head and that "gong" sound effect goes off! Damn! I've laughed at that for over 30 years!

[Hodson2000]

this show always bothered me. still does...

[alienvspredator444]

@Hodson2000 probably the music before and after the gourmet and librarian

[ruggedterrain3]

Looks like your going to need more than a broom to do your job.

[crewlla]

I still love this after all the years. awesome

[silkethirteen]

she's awesome. i'd like to taste her cooking lol.  or at least kick it with her. she was one of my favorites.

[ghiagoo]

kabukiwolf, thanks for posting clips from this show. I think this show is the reason why I like weird things.

[ladyparrotluvr]

LOL me too!

[photoman2004]

Im pretty sure that's Geddy Lee

[fannysmack]

@photoman2004 It's Billy Van the Canadian Comedian! Not Geddy Lee lmao.

[MrROTD]

@photoman2004 o godd now Im dying from laughter

[assenavlp]

Grew up watching this, Party Game and Tiny Talent Time. LOVE it!

[goodluckpeace44]

do you feel like biting on her rotten nose and sucking her mole?

[mark3harris]

i used to watch this show on chch tv channel 11 from hamilton, ontario great memouries.... love it

[lakesidepark2112]

Is it true that the rights to broadcast the show in Canada expire at the end of 2009? Hope the networks renew. Nothing compares to this cool show.

[jzerony]

i used to watch this..... what the hell is WRONG with me????

[sentient02970]

Grizelda was the best, hilarious

[pspboy7]

LOL, I so remember this show now :)

[goodluckpeace44]

suck on her morose looking nose

[Bellyflops2]

Howard Stern has not aged well

[intergratedmetal]

Lmao....good connection.....nice

[Ypipable]

@Bellyflops2 That's hillarious! Lol!

[MrROTD]

@Bellyflops2 funniest thing I read all month oh my god lololololololol

[cheeseburgerbum]

Best show ever <3 I watch this every morning while eating my brekky :):P Looove it

[goodluckpeace44]

who would not marry such a powerful woman eventhough ugly? She as wife would be like free life, no need a job,.

[ac2leung]

This was such a good show. And brings back so much memories. It's been over 25 years since I watched this show. Another classic much like G.I. Joe and Transformers.

They should do a show like this again. But then again, nobody will be like Billy Van. He was the best. Portraying 10 characters to perfection. Just awesome stuff. He should've been on SNL or something.

I guess perhaps who could follow in his footsteps are people like Mike Myers, Will Farrel, Ben Stiller, etc.

[govermentufo]

i like her wiket voice and lauphhh the best for a witchh

[frostbittennecrosex]

I love how Griz is always laughing and singing hahaha!!!!

[duran3140]

She can't live without that meth she always is cooking up!!!, kidding!! The pan thing is classic!

Out of all the characters, Griz is really the only one that I used to laugh at!

[GingerSnape46]

CLANG!!! She was always getting clocked by that pan. LOVE IT!!!

[ramona7609]

One of my favorite Characters EVER!

[govermentufo]

i love grizelda she is the best witch ever

[djmooko]

Classic! this show was Da Bomb!

[swedishvallhundluver]

o m g she banged her head on a pot lol! i love it

[wetjam]

My childhood just flashed before my eyes.....

[edmundroessler]

You rule for posting these...I watched this show religiously every day after school....this was my favorite character of his also!

[moslemssuck]

I always loved it when 'she' added the eggs.

[mmschneider]

Agreed (comments) - the Count was the linchpin, but this and the Wolfman were probably a lot more fun because they are so zany

RIP BILLY VAN!

[crevisandboothead]

If there was one show my mom and I could watch together it was this one. I remember they would play it at 6am before school so i would get up early before anyone else just so we could watch it together.

[Felixstryker]

In reality,,despite the shows low budget and dismal reviews....The show was complete Genius! The show became a cult classic for a reason and this people must not overlook.

[mikespan]

I remember as a kid meeting Billy Van at the Gage Park Library in Hamilton. He was reading stories as "The Librarian" but I didn't realize the significance until later when I began watching the show. It's nice to know my brother and I aren't the only fans.

[Dhragonfly]

lol so many hidden jokes

[funkeedreamer]

good old hippie fun, silliness at its best.

[islavista1000]

Classic. "Hello...no" killed me. Then the egg! Hahaha.

I watched this show religiously as a boy--they don't call it TV programming for nothing. I really think this show affected me deeply. Incredibly bizarre and potent. One of a kind.

[Casstaylol]

My mom and her brother watched this show all the time when there kids

[sicilianotoronto]

Grizelda was my favourite too!

[Yehan44surreal]

nastiest nose with a black color spot but just better than the one i have.

[deacon0064]

Like everyone who posts I loved this thing. Recorded at CHCH in ontario canada...billy a very talented guy. There is a story that when Vincent Price was approached he almost begged to be involved he loved it so much. Wonderful Canadiana

[Yehan44surreal]

yes creative

[Hum0ng0us]

Best live action kids show EVER!!

R.I.P. Billy Van.

[Casstaylol]

i love this show

[popupwool]

The telephone call was a telemarketer.

[lv29noob]

when i watch thta show i only watch her the cook i like it when she hits her head on the pot lol!

[Yehan44surreal]

i like how she weave her hair and clap and look with the side cheek

[lv29noob]

LOL!!!!!

[steveswine]

Reminds me of David Lee Roth bahahahahahahahahaha whoo lol

[dhjustin]

maybe she's the one who cooks for Mcdonalds?

[KingSlifer]

Do you suppose Grizelda is drunk when she cooks?

[lv29noob]

i think so. lol

[seanbrown13]

That's what happened to Madame after Waylne passed on.

[pipey61]

She was donated to the Smithsonian.

[KPCarter2000]

Somebody call The Gong Show.

[coozman64]

lol hello......no....

[KPCarter2000]

that part with the phone call "That was pointless" but funny

[popupwool]

No,that was a telemarketing agent that called.

[lightsout80]

"ahahahah, sound exciting? BLAH!!"....juuuuuust hilarious!

[markojameow]

I could envision a modern Grizelda as the anti-Martha Stewart, wreaking havoc not just in the kitchen but everywhere else around the house. Worse, that ugly witch thinks she's some great beauty - she was hysterical, and is certainly a favorite character on Frightenstein.

[stafferoony]

pure genius

[djstaples]

jaysilverburg you took the words right outta my mouth! LOL!!!!!!

[burtonmoore]

Who say's drugs are bad?

[dareptilian11]

I think at the end starts trippin, after the big slurp

[Bradat26]

Grizelda was my favourite charcter that Billy Van did on HHOF. The only thing missing from this clip was the spider. I loved when she smacked it (as well as Polly)!! Anytime Grizelda used an egg, I was in hysterics. Oh, by the way, I prefer this Grizelda voice to the scratchy one.

[bungalina]

I love Van, my dad met him in a bar one night and said he was awesome...but wasted. He loved his dranks, but that's obvious in this show.

[Cherstars]

Poor Billy miss him so much this was always my fave part, very talented young man xx

[gaza2421]

Thanks for posting- Grizelda was always my favorite

[jaysilverberg]

IS GRIZELDA GEDDY LEE?

[dotcanada]

lol. Pretty close match eh?

[gavinbabyc]

Thank you for posting the video!! Like everyone else, I remember watching that show way back when. Thank you again for posting

Gavin

[proudme]

memories galour wow, what we remember from kindergarden eh?? lol

[ritebime]

This show really brings back a lot of fond memories. Got a good laugh out of it seeing it now that i am much older. Thanks ! She's the Best Grizelda ( thanks to Billy ) He brought her to life.

[wangchuwangyi]

i love this show its my favorite

[phylum666]

much funnier and entertaining than Julia Child!

[El135o]

I was watching Griz today, and I thought, "Good grief, it's Julia Child on acid and with bad skin!"

[chriss1519]

For one brief moment I was back in kindergarten.

[KIMforRENT]

BILLY VAN RULES - He's a relative of mine and I am proud to announce that!!!

[cinchbassist]

Thats pretty cool. I loved this show...still do. Billy Van was a comedic genius.