Son of Svengoolie

Son of Svengoolie

Aired the film Revenge of the Creature (1955) in early 1980s in 3D, as done in old movie house days, and 3D glasses were available from stores all over Chicagoland so that viewers could see the 3D properly.

On the show's pilot, Son of Svengoolie was made up to look exactly as that of the original Svengoolie on Screaming Yellow Theatre (1970). They decided to update the make-up and costume because the original Sven was more of a hippie ghoul and the look was very late-'60s/early-'70s.

The original Son of Svengoolie set contained a couple of surviving flats that were set pieces used in Chicago's original Shock Theatre (1957) on channel 7. It was donated to Columbia College after the show was cancelled and when WFLD Chicago (channel 32) moved from Marina City to Michigan Avenue. Sadly, the collage destroyed it not long after.