Dr. Cadaverino hosted Nightmare Theatre and Nightmare Theater on WITI Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1964 to 1977.
Watch a clip of his show from March 23, 1974 here:
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Scott-Nic said…
I was a kid growing up south of Milwaukee in Kenosha Wisconsin during the years Dr. Cadaverino was on the air. Never missed his show on Saturday nights if I could help it. He used to open letters and packages sent to him by viewers on his show, and I was beside myself (10 or 11 years old?) the night he opened my package on the air... a can of flea spray (for his itchy beard) that I packed inside an empty Quaker Oats container with my letter. He read my note about the flea spray and said "HA! Very funny!" and threw the can off the set. I woke my Mom, jumping around in front of the TV and howling. It was completely stupid and the best night of my life ... so far.
Anonymous said…
How can I obtain a copy of the playlist for the Nightmare Theatre movies?
Anonymous said…
Cadaverino was hilarious, grew up enjoying his crazy antics!
Awesome! I loved this guy. Along with Albert the Alley cat & all his other puppets as a kid. Is there any way I can get a copy of this video. Or hopefully any other footage you may have of Nightmare Theater & Albert the Alley cat etc? Thank you so much for posting this video. Best, Mike
Trying to find an archive of one of his shows when he was running a beauty contest and had an eleven year old on as one of the contestants. She was my best friends daughter. Would love to have her see it now that she has 3 grown children herself. How would I obtain this?
John R Denton said…
I remember hoping that this channel would come in on Saturday night. Because we lived in Grand Rapids mi. It was great.
Bill Redmond(one of the Igors said…
Igor was played by us floor directors. Costume was very hot and lights made it even worse. No script just made up at the time. Some of the episodes we're shown only to the clients of the station they got so out of control!! Jack was a blast!!
I’m also a kid from Kenosha who used to faithfully watch Nightmare Theater (after WGN Chicago’s Creature Features double features on Saturday nights. Wonderful memories!
Here’s a list of films shown on NT:
http://milwaukeehorrorhosts.com/frameset.html
Anonymous said…
Cadaverino and the films he showed influenced my whole life! My Mom and I had a deal: I would take a nap from 10:00 to 1:00...the alarm woke me in time for Nightmare Theater (1:15 I recall) then I’d snuggle into the couch and watch it all alone. I drew pictures of the films, built a little model of Cadaverino and Igor’s set. Eventually I went into puppetry and special effects. I consider Jack Dublon one of my mentors. ...and I never got tired of Albert the Alleycat saying “humidery”.
One night I noticed that Dr. Cadaverino had different people play Igor. I got home from high school on Monday and called Channel 6. I asked to speak to Jack DuBlon and they put me through. I told him that I knew he had other Igor’s. I then asked if I could be Igor…..after all. He laughed and said…No. Today they would it for fund raisers.
Moona Lisa was the host of a few differently named shows in the San Diego, California area. She was on the air from 1963 to 1973 on shows called Science Fiction Theatre , Fright Night , Moona Lisa's Creature Features , and Moona's Midnight Madness . Watch a clip from one of her shows here:
Son of Svengoolie took over for the original Svengoolie on June 16, 1979, making June of 2010 his 31st anniversary of being on television in Chicago. Watch Sven present some highlights from his years on the air here: For more rubber poultry, visit: www.wciu.com/svengoolie.php
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Best, Mike
Here’s a list of films shown on NT:
http://milwaukeehorrorhosts.com/frameset.html
...and I never got tired of Albert the Alleycat saying “humidery”.