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> 1) Was the character name described above 'The Ghoul' or 'Ghoulardi'?
>    What was the name of his show?

	Ghoulardi came first, he then left for California. The
	Ghoul came later. (He was the one I remember watching.)

> 2) I heard that the original dude left/was fired/was cancelled and a
>    poor imitation followd for a short while... this may explain the 2
>    different names in #1 above. Can anyone clarify this?

	Ghoulardi was so popular he had to have a sequel, which
	apparently (according to my mom) didn't match up, but he
	was great just the same (to me at least)

>  3) Was the original guy's name Ernie Anderson? I heard after leaving
>    the show he went to Hollywood and was doing voiceovers for TV shows
>    like Charlies Angels. I thought I saw 'Ernie Anderson' on the
>    credits for "America's Funniest Videos" as the announcer... is this
>    him?

	I will have to see if my mom recognizes his voice, to
	find out.
> 4) What TV station in Cleveland did this run on? (I believe it is now
>    defunct.)

	I will find out over Thankgiving or when I talk to the
	'rents this weekend.


> 5) Any dates as to when this stuff was on the air?

	Mid-sixties to mid- late- seventies. The switch came in
	the late sixties.

> 6) I heard that viewers frequently sent in the props to be blown up;
>    some already fitted with the 'charges'. Heard a story that one of
>    these viewer contributions turned out to be a hefty one, more like
>    'ordinance' than a firecracker and it tore up part of the studio.
>    Did this really happen? Is that what got him removed from the air?

	It may have seemed that way but I really doubted it.
	Though I could tell they both used some pretty heavy
	stuff. (M80s, cherry bombs etc.)


> As I said, my memory is somewhat faded... any corrections, facts, other 
> stories, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

	Mine has faded too. (Grad school don'tcha know). I hope
	this helps. I will find out more over Thanksgiving.
	
	I really miss that show. Big Chuck and Hoolihan (Now
	little john! :( ) too. They just don't make them like
	that anymore. Fritx the night owl was the closest and
	now he's off the air. HE was on channel 10 CBS in
	Columbus.

	Do you remember the certain ethnic whatever jokes?
	God does latenight TV really stink now.

					Don

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Lee

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