The Hilarious House of Frightenstein: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971): Comedy, Children, Supernatural. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian sketch comedy series originally produced by Hamilton's CHCH in 1971. The mock-horror variety show starred Billy Van, Fishka Rais, Joe Torbay, Guy Big and special guest star Vincent Price. It featured memorable characters such as Count Frightenstein, Igor, Grizelda the Ghastly Gourmet, and an African explorer called Bwana Clyde Batty, most of which were played by Billy Van himself. Each episode was bookended with an appearance by the venerable horror star Vincent Price as he recited intentionally silly poetry with toy skulls and shrunken heads in the background.
Series details
- Title: The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy, Children, Supernatural
- Premiere date: 1971-09-11
- Final broadcast date listed: 1974-02-24
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CHCH
- Network country: Canada
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 24398
- IMDb ID: tt0066670
- TVDB ID: 106721
Cast and credited roles
- Billy Van — Count Frightenstein
- Fishka Rais — Igor
- Vincent Price — Vincent Price
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1971-09-11; final listed air date 1974-02-24; episode order: 130.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Hilarious House of Frightenstein on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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