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7 paź 2019 · The Ghoul was one of Michigan late-night TV's most-loved horror show hosts, but was canceled thanks to angry parents. Here are video clips, photos, info and details!
Despite the show's popularity, Kaiser eventually canceled it in 1975 amid complaints from parents about the content of some of Sweed's skits, as well as the permanent closure of WKBF by Kaiser itself.
It did, however, bring late-night horror movie cult favorite The Ghoul Show back to Detroit television after WKBD had canceled his show in 1976; [24] The Ghoul would air in two stints on the station, from 1977 to 1979 [25] and again for several years in the early 1980s.
19 paź 2020 · In fact, nobody was afraid of The Ghoul, and that was quite the point, because he was a spoof of monsters and horror every Saturday night on WKBD (Channel 50) in The Ghoul Show. Each week, he would appear as a latter-day beatnik in fright wig, lab coat, fake goatee, and wacky eyeglasses, and unleash a string of junior-high gags.
30 sie 2024 · As part of the changes, WKBD-TV rebranded as "Detroit 50" and Detroit Now News was dropped from the schedule. [207] As part of a larger agreement reached between CBS and Nexstar on July 30, 2024, WKBD agreed to again carry CW programming on September 1. [1]
As part of the changes, WKBD-TV rebranded as "Detroit 50" and Detroit Now News was dropped from the schedule. [207] As part of a larger agreement reached between CBS and Nexstar on July 30, 2024, WKBD agreed to again carry CW programming on September 1. [1]
The late-night horror movie and comedy sketch show ran for various blocks of seasons from 1971 through 2004, primarily in Detroit and Cleveland. In 1970, Sweed approached fellow Cleveland actor Ernie Anderson with a proposal to revive Anderson's 1960's character, "Ghoulardi."
