Oct 30, 2006 the librarian, played by billy van, had the goal of frightening viewers with tales of horror. The scary and silly goingson at a mad scientist vampires homelab. Bully van was great loved all the makeup and characters. The hilarious house of frightenstein with its opening and closing segments from the legendary vincent price and outrageous comedy from billy van was pure genius. The recently released dvds contain all of billy vans genius, but some of the music has been altered for rights purposes. The hilarious house of frightenstein album will feature four separate covers igor, the wolfman, the count, and vincent price and will be pressed on limited edition, custom colored vinyl. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a sketch comedy series filmed in hamilton back in the early 1970s, which was syndicated internationally. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a fantastic and bizarre canadian kids show from the early 70s. The hilarious house of frightenstein was syndicated across canada, the u. The only difference between each album is the cover artwork and the color of vinyl they are pressed on. For fan discussion, show memories, frightenstein finds, and news. Dec 06, 2019 welcome to the worlds biggest website devoted to the brilliant canadian tv show of the 70s, the hilarious house of frightenstein, starring billy van, billy van, billy van, etc.
To hear more from stacey case, download our podcast or click the. Count frightenstein billy van tries to bring his comatose monster, brucie, to life in this quirky canadian childrens series. William allan van evera 11 august 1934 8 january 2003, known by the stage name billy van, was a canadian comedian, actor, and singer. The hilarious house of frightenstein billy van 1971. Its contents were merged into the hilarious house of frightenstein. Heres the opening to a fondly remembered program the hilarious house of frightenstein which was released on dvd recently. The official facebook page of the number one frightenstein fansite. Created by and starring billy van, this canadianproduced, lowbudget horror spoof offered 60minute episodes that were equal parts gothic. Welcome to the brilliantly wacky world of the canadian cult classic tv show, the hilarious house of frightenstein. For the first time ever the hilarious house of frightenstein will be coming out on vinyl with all of your favorite segments from the original show. If you happened to live in the right place at the right time, you got a daily dose of the hilarious house of frightenstein, a comedyhorror spoof produced in ontario, canada. You can download great pictures, audio clips and even two full. Unfollow hilarious house of frightenstein to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The hilarious house of frightenstein cast, crew and credits.
According to kidscreen, a newly formed production company called headspinner has. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a canadian childrens television series which was produced by hamilton, ontarios independent station chch in 1971 will. All member work of respective owner, otherwise 20062020 adobe systems incorporated. Big, guy, markowitz, mitch, miller, julius sumner, price. The hilarious house of frightenstein with billy van. Watch the hilarious house of frightenstein season 1, episode 2 episode 2 tears of a clown in the summertime. Oct 31, 2016 oh, this explains sooo many things about me. Sadly billy van passed away in 2003 and canadians lost a very talented and underappreciated comedic talent. Hilarious house of frightenstein episode guide and collection list. Hilarious house of frightenstein heres the opening to a fondly remembered program the hilarious house of frightenstein which was released on dvd recently. In canada, the series is currently airing on space, tv land canada, drivein classics and mtv2. The hilarious house of frightenstein page 3 tribe magazine.
The hit television show starred actor and comedian billy van, horroricon vincent price and coproducer mitch markowitz as super hippy. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Popular videos the hilarious house of frightenstein youtube. Good news for fans of 1970s canadian comedy the hilarious house of frightenstein is being primed for a comeback.
With billy van, guy big, mitch markowitz, joe torbay. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series, which was produced by hamilton, ontarios independent station chchtv in 1971. Most of this guide was put together by ezk on the hhof message board. For fan discussion, show memories, frightenstein finds, and. The hilarious house of frightenstein the hilarious house of. Barry meyer is a writer living in jersey, but thats his fault. The farm report if you were a freak and woke up as early as i did spiderman, the hilarious house of frightenstein, scoobydoo, land of the lost, cosby kids, hr puffnstuff, superfriends, dynomutt, inch high private, hong kong phooey, mr. The hilarious house of frightenstein episode 101 by mr.
The librarian was played by torontoborn actorcomedian billy van. Tv hilarious house of frightenstein complete episodes. In canada, the series has not aired for several years. Dont let his imposing figure fool you igor is lots of fun. The hilarious house of frightenstein is coming out on colored vinyl this fall. The hilarious house of frightenstein download torrent tpb. Tv show thats now on dvd, the hilarious house of frightenstein.
Ive always promoted and now there is some great news for fans of the show. The librarian, the count, grizelda the ghastly gourment, bwana clyde batty, dr. The librarian from the hilarious house of frightenstein. The hilarious house of frightenstein season 1 imdb. Petvet, and the wolfman who may be a previous incarnation of dave filoni for a return to brown couches. The scary and silly adventures of a mad vampire scientist and his monster friends. Pet vet apparently another favourite of little wendy, and the wolfman, to name a few. The official facebook page of the number one frightenstein fansite, frightenstein. It was syndicated both in canada and internationally, and occasionally still appears in some television markets. The hilarious house of frightenstein tv series the movie. The hilarious house of frightenstein episode 102 by mr. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a 1970s, lowbudget, campy. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a canadian childrens television series produced by hamilton, ontarios independent station chchtv in 1971. Sep 17, 2000 the hilarious house of frightenstein was a fantastic and bizarre canadian kids show from the early 70s.
You can find out more about the hilarious house of frightenstein at. Episode numbers are taken from the drive in classic episode list from when they rebroadcast the show in 2006. The hilarious house of frightenstein grizelda, the ghastly gourmet by frightenstein vinyl. May 31, 2018 good news for fans of 1970s canadian comedy the hilarious house of frightenstein is being primed for a comeback. Hilarious house of frightensteinreturn totransylvania pt. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a canadian childrens television series which was produced by hamilton, ontarios independent station chch in 1971 will upload more with or without noise reduction if requested. Its very hard to describe, but i guess you can compare it to something like laughin, only aimed at children and having to do with monsters and. Bushy eyebrowed fishka rais as igor was the most recognizable member of the hilarious house of frightensteins crazy castle. Unfortunately for me, this went right over my head as a child. Originally produced in 1971, the hilarious house of frightenstein was first broadcast as a canadian saturday morning kids show, and years later it was syndicated throughout the u. Newly launched torontobased prodco headspinner productions has acquired the rights to create new shows and media based on the hilarious house of frightenstein, a subversive canadian sketch comedy. Welcome to the worlds biggest website devoted to the brilliant canadian tv show of the 70s, the hilarious house of frightenstein, starring billy van, billy van, billy van, etc.
The hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series, which was. This 60minute, lowbudget program was filled with quick comedy bits and a large cast of supporting characters most of them played by billy van. A dark gothic castle which, as a child i assumed really existed full of strange characters. Pet vet, the professor, the wolfman and horror master himself, vincent price. Beta sp dub from an original master used to air the show at chch. The hilarious house of frightenstein dvd planet store. The show follows the adventures of the count, igor, grizelda the ghastly gourmet, the librarian, bwana clyde batty, the oracle, dr.
This debut release of the hilarious house of frightenstein will feature four separate covers igor, the wolfman, the count and vincent price and each album will be pressed on limited edition, custom colored vinyl. In fact, billy van played most of the characters on the hilarious house of frightenstein. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The hilarious house of frightenstein tv series 1971 imdb. The librarian, played by billy van, had the goal of frightening viewers with tales of horror. The hilarious house of frightenstein by mike the bahd published october 10, 2016 updated november 15, 2016 this is a personal favourite of mine from my childhood i grew up north east of hamilton. He also loves animals, is a good friend to the count, and works hard to improve his grammar skills. Oct 24, 2016 you can find out more about the hilarious house of frightenstein at frightenstein. On october 17, 2006, alliance atlantis home video in canada released a threedisc box set of fulllength.
The following are original episodes of the hilarious house of frightenstein, as they originally aired, with their original songs. The hilarious house of frightenstein is coming back. Van was born in toronto, ontario, and dropped out of bloor collegiate institute in grade 11 to. This 60minute, lowbudget program was filled with quick comedy bits and a large cast of supporting characters most.
The hilarious house of frightenstein is a classic example of childrens television from the baby boomer era, cheap sets, cheesy acting, corny humor, and loads of fun. It was syndicated to television stations across canada and the united states and occasionally still appears today in some television markets. The hilarious house of frightenstein 1971 rotten tomatoes. Sep 24, 2015 the hilarious house of frightenstein episode 101 by mr. The best part of the show was how, in each episode, the characters would essentially do the same thing over and over and over again with slight. This site was conceived and created by super hippy fans with. The hilarious house of frightenstein home facebook. Vincent price, billy van, julius sumner miller, fishka rais, guy big, joe torbay, mitch markowitz, billy van. If you were a child of the 70s, with a hankering for horror creatures and comedy sketches and lucky enough to live in just the right part of the country, there was a special treat for you on syndicated television the hilarious house of frightenstein. The hilarious house of frightenstein on vinyl frightenstein. So strap your monster on the operating table, get your latest, greatest invention, and dust the cobwebs off your library books for guaranteed fun with count frightenstein, igor, gronk, grizelda, dr. Hilarious house of frightenstein gets audio vinyl release. Generally collectors identify the episodes by the songs played during the wolfman segment.
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