Svengoolie is still ok. But 1 of his crew is not. Imp is so darn cute. And Gwen is cool. Just don't encourage her to lose more weight. Also don't make her ghetto. You guessed it #3 is awful. I can't stand him. He's not funny. Infact hes down right annoying. His character has to go. I don't watch when they're on there on. read more

This show is too long. Very boring...I would prefer other fun old sit coms. I liked bat man now it's gone

Pure garbage...The jokes aren't funny...His side kicks SUCK! The movies he host are garbage. He should try another gig. Back in the day, chiller theater was the best horror show. No jokes...just good movies that actually scared you. read more

Sven better wake up before his ratings start to slip. Nobody on TV is so big they will never be cancelled if the ratings drop. There are hundreds if not thousands of great old movies full of monsters,and nature gone haywire, don't go in the basement or the old attic types, but Svens programmers keep showing the same ones over and over. A lot of us have been very disappointed over the last few months hoping to see something good for a change, but Halloween 2023 was the last straw. Other free channels had some great movies on. Admittedly Sven hinself has named quite a few movies worth watching on his Saturday night films but they are never shown. read more

saturday night, is science fiction night on me tv. it all starts with svengoolie. he shows old horror movies. he talks about the movie, talks about the actors, he makes jokes, and he does some singing. last night he showed one of my favorite movies the thing from another world. starring mat dillion him self, james arness. james played the thing. i look forward to saturday night. read more

Svengoolie - thing from another world. - Mass Media Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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BERWYN!!!! Local television at its quirkiest. Cool horror movies, rubber chickens, and campy humor. Turn off your crappy, generic cable and watch Svengoolie on Channel 26 every Saturday night. BERWYN!!!!! read more

Svengoolie - BERWYN!!! - Mass Media Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Vell, since I have seen people review other people (I already reviewed Mayor Daley) I decided to vrite a much deserved review for Chicago's Own Master of the Macabre, Svengoolie! (Sven has been mentioned on other reviews for WCIU, but he didn't have his own page till now vith my first review.) So, vho else (in this day and age) is more of a Chicago icon than him, eh?! I've been vatching Sven since his early "Son of..." days right up to his present WCIU "grown-up" Svengoolie incarnation for the last 12 years. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the man personally for over 10 years now! Also, last year I vas acquired the opportunity to be seen on his show via a taped segment that vas filmed during the costume contest at the annual Flashback Weekend's Chicago Horror Convention & Drive-In from Rosemont, IL. Great man...Great show...Great memories! I strive to follow his lead vith my show. Here is to you, Sven! *throws rubber chickens at the computer screen* read more

Svengoolie - Horror Hosts Countess Lily & Count Sam Gregula vith WCIU's Svengoolie @ FBW 2006 - Mass Media Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

One of my favorite Horror memories was of watching a movie on a warm Saturday night back in the summer of 79. I believe it was Universal's Dracula or one of the Dracula movies. The movie creeped the bejeebus out of this little 10 year old girl, but during the breaks this hilarious dude in the top hat made me giggle and took my fears away :). That man was Son of Svengoolie (aka Rich Koz). Now he's all grown up and we can call him Svengoolie! After nearly 30 years he is still going strong and making his audience laugh and groan at his antics. He is even showing the Universal movies again - yay!!! Sven, it is a pleasure to have grown up with you!!! read more

Somebody needs to build two statues. The first will be of Svengoolie, he will be portrayed with a rubberchicken hitting him in the face, with terrible alice cooper makeup and it should stand in Berwyn. May I recommend the vacant location of the sadly removed 'car spike'. Of course that is in BERRRRRRWYYYYNNN. The second is of Rich Koz. I can't really chill out watching the three stooges, but its okay that he hosts stooge-a-palooza. Remember the Koz Zone? Seriously, this guy is to local UHF television in the digital age what Garrison Keillor is to public radio in, well, the digital age. I've heard rumors that this season may be svengoolie's last. Please please, heads of channel 26 WCIU (um, the u'z guys, right... youse guys?) when Rich Koz retires his hallowed, inverted crown (and I hope he dies filming...and becomes undead) PLEASE keep the Svengoolie name alive. The reason Rich Koz was once 'Son of Svengoolie' was there was one before. He took the "Son of" out of respect and the original contacted him and told him he could have the name (or so the story goes). So please, youse guys, keep it undead. I would like to nominate that guy who does the homework show and a bunch of random local work for the U for the post... and myself. read more

HA!! Wow, I didn't watch much TV growing up...but somehow I remember always watching "Son of Svengoolie." The rubber chickens, the scifi horror films, 3-D glasses, corny jokes...and "BERRR-WYNNN." Haha, that was so funny back then.. Before there was reality TV, there was good TV. read more

When I'm stuck home on a Saturday night, I watch Sven. He makes my tail wag. Especially when he sings. I sometimes text my friend Dave when he's on. We make it our own MST3000 special on top of what Sven does. I just wish he would do a little more interaction with some of the flicks. That's what make these sometimes unwatchable movies good. Keep going Sven. Go Berrrr- Wyyyynnn! read more

Bad Movies? What Bad Movies? I've enjoyed watching Bela Lugosi vamp it, Joan Crawford as axe murderer and Vincent Price read some choice lines... Somehow Svengoolie always has something camp to lift my spirits! Love it. read more

I grew up with this on the tv. I never knew it was just a Chicago thing until my adult years. The T-shirt is a great memory!!! read more

Terrible choice of movie for tonight. It's been on six times in the last six weeks. Cmon, Sven, no point watching you anymore. Same old crap every week. Find something that hasn't been on every week. I used to watch the show. read more

My family and I have turned Saturday night meals with Svengoolie a tradition!!! We live in Juarez Mexico (border with El PasoTexas) and we are blessed by getting MeTv.. Sven, you have 6 huge fans on the other side of the border read more

As a kid this is the guy who inspired me to want a rubber chicken and to visit Berwyn. My parents used to let me stay up late with them and eat junk food and watch some of the classic horror flicks. Those were the days! It was the perfect Saturday night treat! read more

Who else had the balls to air Creature of the Black Lagoon in 3D , forcing all the cool ones to head to 7-11 and score some bitchen 3-D glasses. I would watch Godzilla movies , crappy 70's horror flicks , and your classic Universal monsters. At the commercial breaks , Sven would throw down some schtick that was way over my pre pubescent head. I will always find a rubber chicken hilariously funny , as well as talking skeletons with sunglasses. I still yell "BER-WYN" whenever I enter that damn town because of godamn Rich Koz . Here's to you for warping another young mind. read more

Somehow, and I'm still working on the exact details and road map, Svengoolie is responsible for the person I've grown into. I remember the exact first time I ever saw Son of Svengoolie. It was back in the very early 1980's and I was at my cousin's house. We were up late and he flipped on channel 32, where we watched the Son of Svengoolie present Bella Legosi as Dracula. I was absolutely hooked, not only on Svengoolie, but on the original Universal horror classics. I also remember running to the 7-11 on the corner of Belmont and Austin to get my free Son of Svengoolie 3D glasses so I could watch the TV premier of the Creature From the Black Lagoon in 3D! I was heart broken when Sven was canceled, only to have my spirits lifted with the Rich Koz resurgence in the late 80's. Then, one night, out of nowhere, Sven was back! Holy crap! And it was good! Seriously, my days as a goofy lookin' goth kid, my love of the Misfits, Rocky Horror, old movies, dumb humor, rubber chickens, etc can all be linked, somehow back Svengoolie. God bless Rich Koz. read more

I work next door to Svengoolie!?!?!? I'm speechless. I don't know whether to be afraid or excited; either way he is awesome.

Yeah Sven is one of those all or nothing dudes. You can't expect his whole get up and personal show to be any better because it is what it is, you either love him or you think he's lame and you change the channel. That is, if you can get away from the awesome horror flick they're playing Saturday night at a reasonable time. The only complaint I have about Svengoolie is that I'm usually up a lot later and I'd love it if he was on at say, 4am instead of the Shamwow guy so I could watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers instead of find out that the 'Germans make good stuff'. If I ever went to a horror convention I'd totally want to meet this guy. read more

God bless Rich Koz! I grew up with Sven, and hope to gracefully sail my way into middle age with Sven as well! Some of the films induce vomiting, but hey who watches him for the movies (though there are exceptions)? He was around and doing the MST3K thing WAY before MST3K. read more

Man Svengoolie brings back memories of my youth wow!! I am glad he is still around in an era of crappy reality show's and constant change. It is nice to see some good things never change and stay pure. read more

i like the program of svangoolie because he has really good movies with godzillia versus rodan and other times he has the movie with mothra the butterfly and i also like the movie of dracula with christopher lee and other times he has bela lugosi playing the part as dracula and i hope that with svangoolie will have the movie with rodan and mothra on his show on saturdays as well from wendy sells read more

Svengoolie's a living legend. He's a Chicago TV icon. The man who plays him, Rich Koz, is hilarious. I've been watching Svengoolie on TV for many years and I enjoy watching him as much now as I did back then. read more

I just recently started watching the Svengoolie show now that the MeTV network has started airing it nationally, and I've really come to love it. It's great to see the tradition of campy horror-movie hosts being kept alive, and even re-popularized. read more

I had to switch back to mediacom, my Directv didnt have Sven available "___ THAT!!! I have a knack for watchin the movies he shows! Love the ghouls, ghosts an goblins!! Can reminisce on some nastalga. And also enjoy some good ol' shows that you can stay interested in!! I love Sven!! And his beautifully decorated Coffins!! Go rubber chickies, may you stay on forever! Wish I could get a 6x shirt, since I am a bigger woman!! Love you an your shows!! Go Svengoolie!! I will watch always! read more

Son of Svengoolie was the gr eatest, I there are 11 in our family. Saturday nights waws a night for home made pizza, with lots of mozzarella chesse. watching the spooky movies, in the dark eating and drinking cool aid, surrounding our selfs as mom use to say that was the best way to watch movies. even with my son and daughter we continued the tradition. yesss it is to great to pass these kinds of years of oa great tradition. thanks svengoolie if only some people could pass this kind of tradition to their children we would have less trouble in the street on saturday nights. we be in home enjoying svengoolie. thanks sven always be a place in my front room with my grand kids. read more

Rich completely awesome as a TV horror host.......but did you know he his own blog on his own webpage. You guys could really have some fun....I watch his movies every Saturday night on ME TV. read more

Another great local TV legend, Which another station was STUPID to cancel in 1986, Because of the inept stooges that ran the station. He is CLASSIC CRAZY, And I love it. Yes, I even remember the 1971-73 Svengoolie, That was great too. But THIS will compensate. read more

Svengoolie and Saturday night are synonymous around our house. My seven-year-old begs for a few more minutes of Svengoolie each week. (His bedtime is 9:00). I find those little parts of my psyche hidden in the bad punish jokes Svengoolie comes up with. I turn to my wife. "Is that why I say that?" I ask. She stares at me knowingly, "yeah, probably." she says very wryly. Thank the gods for Rich Koz, Svengoolie, local TV, and Saturday nights. BTW Rich Koz is on Facebook these days. http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=594185119 read more

oh man i you's to watch the original svengoolie with friends and then the son of svengoolie. its classic tv and i'm 53 still watching. my daugther even watch when she was younger. there great movies and alot of fun watching his show. i have been a berwyn nite for many years. keep us entertained for years to come. joe read more

I never get tired of watching The Three Stooges! Nor Svengoolie! I never heard of Svengoolie at all since I have lived in New York City and St. Paul. But thanks to ME-TV, I now can have the pleasure of watching his funny jokes and good old fashioned horror films, the kind that I grew up on and were really scary back then. Much better than the "horror" and sickening movies that are made nowadays in Hollywood. read more