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The Ghoul was well known enough in the Cleveland and Detroit markets that some of his catch phrases ("Overdey!", "Hey group!", "Scratch glass, turn blue", "Stay sick, climb walls", "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!", "Holy Parma", "Amrap" and Froggy's "Hiya gang, hiya hiya hiya!") are still widely recognized among the children of the 1970s.
3 kwi 2019 · Ron Sweed, the horror host who became a hit on early 1970s Detroit TV in a haze of firecrackers, absurdist humor and the never-ending torture of his sidekick Froggy, has died in Cleveland at...
The Ghoul: With Ron Sweed. "The Ghoul" was a hosted horror show with Ron Sweed as "The Ghoul" on Saturdays at 11:30 pm on WKBF-TV, Channel 61 Cleveland, Ohio from 1971 until 1975.
3 kwi 2019 · Ron 'The Ghoul' Sweed was a legendary late-night TV personality who carried on the tradition of Ernie 'Ghoulardi' Anderson. He mocked horror movies, did outrageous stunts and made a mess with Cheez Whiz and firecrackers.
3 kwi 2019 · CLEVELAND — One of Cleveland's most beloved television hosts of the 1970s has died. Ron "The Ghoul" Sweed passed away on Monday night, according to ex-wife Barbara King in a Facebook post....
3 kwi 2019 · CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ron Sweed, who rose to local TV fame in the 1970s with his late-night character “The Ghoul,” has died. He was 70 years old. Sweed’s former wife, Barbara King, announced...
Ron Sweed. Actor: The Ghoul. Ronald Sweed (The Ghoul) grew up in Cleveland, and would use his admiration for Ghoulardi (Ernie Anderson), a popular Cleveland television personality, into a career. When Anderson made an appearance at a local amusement park (Euclid Beach Park), the adoring 13-year-old Sweed was in the crowd wearing a gorilla suit.
