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The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

  • TV Series
  • 1971– 1971–
  • 1h
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The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971)
The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein
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The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.

IMDb RATING
8.2/10
750
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  • Stars
    • Billy Van
    • Guy Big
    • Mitch Markowitz
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  • Stars
    • Billy Van
    • Guy Big
    • Mitch Markowitz
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    • 27User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Episodes130

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    1 Season
    1971

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    Billy Van
    Billy Van
    • Bwanna Clyde Battyas Bwanna Clyde Batty…
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Guy Big
    Guy Big
    • Mini-Countas Mini-Count
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Mitch Markowitz
    • Super Hippyas Super Hippy…
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Joe Torbay
    Joe Torbay
    • Harvey C. Wallbangeras Harvey C. Wallbanger…
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • The Narratoras The Narrator
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Fishka Rais
    Fishka Rais
    • Igoras Igor
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
    Julius Sumner Miller
    Julius Sumner Miller
    • The Professoras The Professor
    130 episodes130 eps • 1971
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    The scary and silly goings-on at a mad scientist vampire's home/lab.
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    • 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).
    • Goofs
      In a cooking segment Grizelda tosses an orange into the cauldron and misses but there's still an accompanying splash sound as the orange bounces off the floor.
    • Quotes

      The Narrator: Another lovely day begins with ghosts and gouls with greenish skin. So close your eyes and you will find that you've arrived in Frightenstein. Perhaps the Count will find a way to make his monster work today. For if he solves this monster mania he can return to Transylvania. So welcome where the sun won't shine to the castle of Count Frightenstein.

      [Insidious laughter]

    • Crazy credits
      The animal suppliers provide "some puppies & stuff".
    • Alternate versions
      Syndicated episodes showing the Drivein and Space networks in Canada starting 2006 are missing the music segments where Igor and the Wofman dance behind a psychedelic background. This is due because of the the rights to the rocks songs had expired (many which are now considered rock classics or golden oldies).
    • Connections
      Featured in Hilarious House of Frightenstein: Igormania (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      March of the Martians
      Performed by Jean-Jacques Perrey and Harry Breuer

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    great things sometimes come in the oddest of packages...
    Produced all in one shot at the CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1971, this show elevates low budgets as the mother of creative invention to deity-status. Character actor Billy Van reaches his zenith with his portrayal of not only the self-important Count, but also a plethora of others, all of to whom he breathes life and very distinct personalities.

    The groovy, record-spinning Wolfman. The Animal-loving Dr. Pet-vet. The crazed Julia Childs of Transylvania, Grizelda (who always added a pinch of Walt to every recipe...Walt was of course a large jug of her late husband's ashes). The Oracle. Bwana Clyde Batty. The list goes on.

    And not to be outdone, the spooky environs of the Count's castle were shared by Fishka Rais' lovable oaf, Igor. Whether he was catching heck from the Count, dancing up a storm to a soul record with the Wolfman or begging the Three-Toed Sloth to finally let him keep one the animals Dr. Pet-vet offered him...you couldn't help but love the big green-skinned under-dog.

    Oh, and nostalgia buffs be alert!!! During a huge lull in his career, horror icon Vincent Price accepted the role of the Narrator, wise sage and "host" of the show. Spouting playful rhymes that served to introduce each new segment, Price lent a certain credibility to the castle's proceedings.

    The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was and still is just that, hilarious. Here's the best way to look at the show...SCTV for kids.
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    • kingdom_james
    • Apr 1, 1999

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    • Release date
      • 1971 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Space: The Imagination Station
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • CHCH-TV
      • The Markowitz Corp.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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