Brings back memories of building monster models in the 1960's , shunken rubber heads hanging in your car, our own wacky hero of horror movies in NYC 1960's. God bless you Zacherley, thanks for giving us great memories. One movie that stuck in my head was The Crawling Eye, but that was probably on WOR 9 in NY. 1960'S NYC kids had it made, we were so lucky to have a ton of great kid shows, nothing like today,its kinda not fair to todays kids to miss this stuff.
Confound it all! Zach was great. He would show some scary movie when suddenly he would break into it, in costume, and insert some comedy. What a stitch.
@bowslap I lived on North Delaware St. 1956? - 65 then out in Decatur 65-69. I remember the original premiere of Nightmare Theatre before color. My parents were always out on Saturday nights and my big bro loved to challenge me to watch the show. Sammy was magnificent. And it did get snowy from time to time but we had a house full of electricians who contested to see who climbed the roof to apply the newest theory. I loved Soupy sales too, I was 8 in 63.
@TheRisiat Zach was the best---absolutely, bar none. The essence of his brilliance was 'Sui generis". To save you the trouble of looking that up, it means, unique, one-of-a-kind. Like Groucho, Zach's character seemed to have no antecedent...it was impossible to say just what he was. The 'Cool Ghoul'---but what exactly *was* a ghoul? It was a lot more creative than just putting on a Dracula cape and a pair of false fangs. And Zach's wit...so far above you head it makes holes in your ceiling.
his show was the best!! it was funny when he would cut in on differant seens. we could'nt wait till saturday night for his show. does anybody have old tapes of his show???
I REMEMBER MR. Z.......as a little boy watching him "teach" Frankie (Frankenstein) to swim. and when he was dressed as a (bobby) cop interject himself into the Frankie movies. Some of the best television I ever seen. I was scared and laughing the whole program, L.O.L. ....HEY...FRANKIE...STOP STRANGLEING THAT GIRL !!! THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW.!!! LOVE YOU MR. Z, LOVE YOU!
@bowslap I lived on North Delaware St. 1956? - 65 then out in Decatur 65-69. I remember the original premiere of Nightmare Theatre before color. My parents were always out on Saturday nights and my big bro loved to challenge me to watch the show. Sammy was magnificent. And it did get snowy from time to time but we had a house full of electricians who contested to see who climbed the roof to apply the newest theory.
@akmediascope No. The WTTV-4 studio was/is on the south side of Indianapolis(Bluff Road, turns into West Street the closer to Downtown you get. The actual building still stands, although marred by graffiti...the transmitter tower is actually in Trafalgar(explains why reception was kinda snowy the further north you'd get).
i have all the reissues of my monster models , i hate to open up the boxes and build them. all my originals, we blew them up with firecrackers on the 4th ,somewhere in the late 1960's. i also bought original 1960's Duncan yo-yos and tops. invaders from MARS , another good movie.
@bowslap Was WTTV in Bloomington on Bluff Road? The characters they developed! Vaudeville and Shakspearean. Zacherly reminds me of a ghoulish Teddy Rooseveldt- A sort of satire on post Victorian high society
Yes to both: The Invisible Man (10/21/57, 5/9/58, and 1/22-24/59) Ghost of Frankenstein (1/29-31/59) He may have shown them on other dates, but those are the ones I have. Note that the earlier dates were when he was Roland, then the later ones were from "Shock Theater." He may also have shown them on "Zacherley At Large," but I don't have a complete listing for his run there.
@akmediascope Good'ol Sammy Terry.....that kind of stuff is considered campy by today's gore-fest standards, but I'll take the stuff churned out of the station on Bluff Rd. over it any day of the week.
Zacherley was/is pretty lame, in my opinion. I know this show was a big part of American horror hosts history and late night television, but his permormance doesn't look convincing at all. Furthermore, I'm sure i'll be stoned for this but the only horror host whose act felt real was that of the one and only Vampira. She was the first horror host -hostess in this case- of tv, and next to her all the other hosts that came after her look like sketched one dimensional characters. Elvira included
Brings back memories of building monster models in the 1960's , shunken rubber heads hanging in your car, our own wacky hero of horror movies in NYC 1960's. God bless you Zacherley, thanks for giving us great memories. One movie that stuck in my head was The Crawling Eye, but that was probably on WOR 9 in NY. 1960'S NYC kids had it made, we were so lucky to have a ton of great kid shows, nothing like today,its kinda not fair to todays kids to miss this stuff.
Confound it all! Zach was great. He would show some scary movie when suddenly he would break into it, in costume, and insert some comedy. What a stitch.
@bowslap I lived on North Delaware St. 1956? - 65 then out in Decatur 65-69. I remember the original premiere of Nightmare Theatre before color. My parents were always out on Saturday nights and my big bro loved to challenge me to watch the show. Sammy was magnificent. And it did get snowy from time to time but we had a house full of electricians who contested to see who climbed the roof to apply the newest theory. I loved Soupy sales too, I was 8 in 63.
met him this weekend- he's still rocking it
Love Zacherley. I got to sing Happy birthday to him tonight & watch him blow out his candles for his 90th so it was a good night.
loved watching him and the Soupy Sales show after school
I remember watching this same episode on live on broadcast television in 1958.
@TheRisiat Zach was the best---absolutely, bar none.
The essence of his brilliance was 'Sui generis". To save you the trouble of looking that up, it means, unique, one-of-a-kind. Like Groucho, Zach's character seemed to have no antecedent...it was impossible to say just what he was. The 'Cool Ghoul'---but what exactly *was* a ghoul? It was a lot more creative than just putting on a Dracula cape and a pair of false fangs. And Zach's wit...so far above you head it makes holes in your ceiling.
his show was the best!! it was funny when he would cut in on differant seens. we could'nt wait till saturday night for his show. does anybody have old tapes of his show???
Love this stuff !!
When he broke in during Frankenstein to sell hot dogs as the monster burned? Brilliant My Dear!
I REMEMBER MR. Z.......as a little boy watching him "teach" Frankie (Frankenstein) to swim.
and when he was dressed as a (bobby) cop interject himself into the Frankie movies.
Some of the best television I ever seen. I was scared and laughing the whole program, L.O.L.
....HEY...FRANKIE...STOP STRANGLEING THAT GIRL !!! THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW.!!!
LOVE YOU MR. Z, LOVE YOU!
man i used to watch sammy terry when i was younger.
he and zach here were the best in my book.
@bowslap I lived on North Delaware St. 1956? - 65 then out in Decatur 65-69. I remember the original premiere of Nightmare Theatre before color. My parents were always out on Saturday nights and my big bro loved to challenge me to watch the show. Sammy was magnificent. And it did get snowy from time to time but we had a house full of electricians who contested to see who climbed the roof to apply the newest theory.
@akmediascope No. The WTTV-4 studio was/is on the south side of Indianapolis(Bluff Road, turns into West Street the closer to Downtown you get. The actual building still stands, although marred by graffiti...the transmitter tower is actually in Trafalgar(explains why reception was kinda snowy the further north you'd get).
A very Happy 94th Birthday to the "Cool Ghoul" from all of his many fans...
For some reason the imagery, voices, and music makes me think of David Lynch. I wonder if this inspired him when he was a kid...
Zach is still doing conventions these days. He even appears in the odd movie here and there. Check out his cameo in THE DRUNKEN DEAD GUY!
I miss local TV too. WTTV Channel 4 Bloomington Indiana, Sammy Terry's NIGHTMARE THEATRE!
i have all the reissues of my monster models , i hate to open up the boxes and build them. all my originals, we blew them up with firecrackers on the 4th ,somewhere in the late 1960's. i also bought original 1960's Duncan yo-yos and tops. invaders from MARS , another good movie.
Wow! I am a mural painter and I'd love to do a Sammy scene where that graffiti is. That place is a shrine!
thank you he is awesome
I love Zacherley, and I would never go to a movie about him if Jim Carrey played him.
I remember Gasport ,, he was grand old boy ....
@bowslap Was WTTV in Bloomington on Bluff Road? The characters they developed! Vaudeville and Shakspearean. Zacherly reminds me of a ghoulish Teddy Rooseveldt- A sort of satire on post Victorian high society
Did Zacherely ever screen The Invisible Man (1933) or Ghost of Frankenstein on his show?
Yes to both:
The Invisible Man (10/21/57, 5/9/58, and 1/22-24/59)
Ghost of Frankenstein (1/29-31/59)
He may have shown them on other dates, but those are the ones I have. Note that the earlier dates were when he was Roland, then the later ones were from "Shock Theater." He may also have shown them on "Zacherley At Large," but I don't have a complete listing for his run there.
@Bilko2720 hilarious! We were definitely inspired
The one and only -- Zach soon to turn 89 !
Elvira is back on TV , WPIX NY and all over, see her web site for channels and times in your state.
I remember Gasport and Yanush!!
@LesbianVampireLover Ialways wanted a chemistry set-- Look at the fun I missed!
House of 1000 corpses started with a guy that look like this was he the inspiration for that?
I think he could play him if Carey played it seriously-- like he has in some of his later films
Im planning my own show.
How's it coming?
@akmediascope Good'ol Sammy Terry.....that kind of stuff is considered campy by today's gore-fest standards, but I'll take the stuff churned out of the station on Bluff Rd. over it any day of the week.
Zacherley was/is pretty lame, in my opinion. I know this show was a big part of American horror hosts history and late night television, but his permormance doesn't look convincing at all. Furthermore, I'm sure i'll be stoned for this but the only horror host whose act felt real was that of the one and only Vampira. She was the first horror host -hostess in this case- of tv, and next to her all the other hosts that came after her look like sketched one dimensional characters. Elvira included