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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Professor Irwin Corey" (Break #2, 1972)

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Uploaded by on May 27, 2009

Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #2 from an unknown episode number again features "Professor" Irwin Corey - from Mr. Kelly's (a nightclub/bar?) He's a comedian who is still around! Check out - http://www.irwincorey.org - his website and some other information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Corey

I'm thinking that "SYT Theater #1" as the clapboard person says, refers to the fact that it's Movie #1. (2 movies a night were shown for most of the run of SYT)

According to the TV listings, the two movies shown this night were "Return From The Past" (verified by what Svengoolie himself says in the previous break) and "The Woman Who Came Back", so we can say that this aired during the former.

What the heck is that Svengoolie picture at the end? Was that a promotional picture of some kind? (or is it a painting? - I can't tell) Is that a cape he's wearing?

The song you hear in the background was Svengoolie's theme song, the 1958 instrumental "Rumble" by Link Wray and his Ray Men. (with a loop of some screams added for good measure)

Directed by Phil Doty.

"This picture itself was never released...it escaped!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 3rd 1972.

Visit The Museum of Classic Chicago Television at http://www.FuzzyMemories.TV for more fun!

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