Ghoulardi 1963

Ernie Anderson's Ghoulardi was Cleveland's most legendary and infamous late night TV horror movie hosts. From 1963-1966 he ruled the airwaves. This clip features his notorious joke about playing poker. How he got away with this in 1964 is anybody's guess.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Ghoulardi
• horror host

[videoholiccollection]

This was probably from 1964. Near the end of the clip, Ernie announces an upcoming movie on "Masterpiece Theater," which was his Saturday show - which didn't exist in 1963, it started in 1964. Also, by 1965, Ghoulardi was usually broadcast in color.....so I'm guessing this clip IS from 1964.

[doubtboy]

@videoholiccollection Interesting. The reason I said '63 is because elsewhere in this video he makes a reference to JFK calling him something like "Smilin' Jack" (or a similar cute nickname). It seemed to me that even Ernie Anderson wouldn't have done that after November 1963. Although what you're saying about Masterpiece Theater makes me wonder. The mystery continues.

[doubtboy]

You could be right about this being from '65. The guy I got it from had no idea when it was taped or even why. The reason I said '63 is because in another segment of the tape Ghoulardi pokes fun at John F. Kennedy. I can't recall what he says. But it didn't seem the kind of thing you'd do on TV after Kennedy died. And the comment seemed to imply JFK was alive. I think maybe he called him "Smilin' Jack."

[chubbycheeks2]

Ha, "their whole bridge club does not care for him". See what you do in poker, is you get a girl, and you poke her". Cheeky.

[RJRanke]

Ghoulardi was one of a kind.I remember so many skits he did during his heydey as well as his masterpiece:Parma Place(12/17/65-3/4/66).Parma Place was so controversial it was forced off the air by the people of Parma-but I am one of many who will always associate the song Who Stole the Kishka with this Certain Ethnic suberb.

[TheBukes92]

@doubtboy so, was ghoulardi supposed to scary to or just provide humor before the horror movie?

[jrb51055]

A significant part of my "maturation" was learned at the side of Ghoulardi...

I miss ya alot Ernie-stay cool, and cool it with the boom booms!!!

[TimL2005]

@chubbycheeks2..Ernie Anderson said much later in an interview (about the poker joke) If he had thought half a second of what he was going to say, he would never have said it..

[ObeyVonZip]

Does this program go to Parma? All hail THE KING!

[jazzynet1]

Man we were so lucky to have had Ghoulardi in cleveland as kids :D! I remember the jiffy pop popcorn to go along with staying up to watch Ghoulardi on Friday night :D

[pfordsq]

@doubtboy I think you're right. NO ONE would take a shot at JFK after he died...Which already sounds like a bad joke. I did'nt mean it that way . No one would for many years , anyway. Even Ghoulardi had his limits.

Thanks for sharing Boo Radley , and remember what I told you ,kid. "Oxnard".

[ZugbruckMusik]

My hero.

[BarbeeAnne]

PARMA!!! Man, this was the coolest show on TV way back when.