Uploaded July 2007 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Svengoolie (Jerry G. Bishop) and his sidekick "Durwood" (a ventriloquist's dummy built by Mike Bacarella) encourage viewers to catch all the drag-racing action at the "Carbon Monoxide Speedway" in this segment from Chicago's horror-movie showcase SCREAMING YELLOW THEATER (1970-73).
Read all about the 50-year history of Chicago TV horror-movie hosts and monster-movie showcases in the book CHICAGO TV HORROR MOVIE SHOWS: FROM SHOCK THEATRE TO SVENGOOLIE available from Lake Claremont Press at lakeclaremont.com
Svengoolie (Jerry G. Bishop) and his sidekick "Durwood" (a ventriloquist's dummy built by Mike Bacarella) encourage viewers to catch all the drag-racing action at the "Carbon Monoxide Speedway" in this segment from Chicago's horror-movie showcase SCREAMING YELLOW THEATER (1970-73).
Read all about the 50-year history of Chicago TV horror-movie hosts and monster-movie showcases in the book CHICAGO TV HORROR MOVIE SHOWS: FROM SHOCK THEATRE TO SVENGOOLIE available from Lake Claremont Press at lakeclaremont.com
