"The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" (1971)TV series

Director:

Riff Markowitz

Writer:

Riff Markowitz (writer)

Seasons:

unknown

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Disc Jockey | Canada | Slapstick | Mad Scientist

Cast

Billy Van	...	Bwanna Clyde Batty / ... (1 episode)
Guy Big	...	Midget Count (1 episode)
Mitch Markowitz	...	Mosquito / ... (1 episode)
Julius Sumner Miller	...	The Professor (1 episode)
Vincent Price	...	The Narrator (1 episode)
Fishka Rais	...	Igor (1 episode)
Joe Torbay	...	Harvey C. Wallbanger / ... (1 episode)

Runtime:

60 min (130 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

CHCH-TV

Trivia:

Although most of the show was played for laughs, the regular science segments featured a genuine professor who studied under Albert Einstein and who had also been resident scientist on the original "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955).

Quotes:

Igor: Somebody *drinked* my Dracola.
[grammer slammer raid siren goes off]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Kenny vs. Spenny: Who Can Live in a Haunted House the Longest? (#3.8)" (2006)

A BELOVED CHILDREN'S CLASSIC!

Holy boiled condor eggs, I was NUTS for this show as a kid in New Jersey! I always thought it was produced in NYC, not Canada ... but given the creativity of SCTV and other Canadian TV shows, I'm not so surprised. Billy Van was awesome as Count Frightenstein, but I really thought The Librarian was the best part of the show. Oddly enough, I don't remember Vincent Price being in this -- but I do remember the theme song! (To the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic") "Glory, glory Transylvania / The werewolves and bats will always maim ya / The murky moors will likely claim ya --" ... OK, so I DON'T remember that last line! Anyone who does can e-mail me with it.