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It's From Surf to Turf Tonight- When the Gill Man Hits Land and "The Creature Walks Among Us!"

I just wanted to leave a brief message- today, the 16th, is the anniversary of my first appearance on TV as Sven- when I premiered as "Son of Svengoolie" on WFLD in 1979! The movie was "In the Year 2889"- and the print ads for the show did NOT feature a name- "Creature Feature's new host", they called me. the reason? Well...

Here's the background- after the WFLD management decided they wanted me to be the host- they didn't want me to look just like Jerry's Svengoolie (which I did in my pilot shoot)-so I changed from green hair, mustache and goatee to brown. Then, after we shot some test footage, they decided that the didn't like the vampire hippie look, feeling it was outdated....

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SVEN'S BLOG POSTS

Cushing Nails the “Evil of Frankenstein” for “Hammer Time”!

Posted on June 14, 2014

It’s “Hammer Time” with “Shadow of the Cat” – Tonight!

Posted on June 7, 2014

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Posted on June 3, 2014

Herman Hits the Road in “Munster Go Home”-Tonight!

Posted on May 31, 2014

Radio-active This Thursday!

Posted on May 28, 2014

Dinosaurs! “The Svengoolie Burger Challenge!” -and More in”The Land Unknown”!

Posted on May 24, 2014

Say What?! Halloween is Officially “Svengoolie/Rich Koz Day” in Illinois!

Posted on May 23, 2014

Remembering Two Who Have Left Us

Posted on May 20, 2014