Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Another lost Son of Svengoolie promo found - for the Saturday, January 24th 1981 presentation of "The Monolith Monsters" [1957].
Features an old clip from the original, Jerry G. Bishop incarnation of Svengoolie, with Bette Midler and her "Harlettes" back-up singers, including Melissa Manchester (and Katey Sagal). As originally aired on WFLD Channel 32. Featuring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.
Bonus: Return bumper for the WFLD Movie at Noon
"Svengoolie is uptight, he's all right, he's outta sight..."
This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 24th 1981 during the 12 noon to 1:30pm timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
Another lost Son of Svengoolie promo found - for the Saturday, January 24th 1981 presentation of "The Monolith Monsters" [1957].
Features an old clip from the original, Jerry G. Bishop incarnation of Svengoolie, with Bette Midler and her "Harlettes" back-up singers, including Melissa Manchester (and Katey Sagal). As originally aired on WFLD Channel 32. Featuring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.
Bonus: Return bumper for the WFLD Movie at Noon
"Svengoolie is uptight, he's all right, he's outta sight..."
This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 24th 1981 during the 12 noon to 1:30pm timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
