Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Professor Irwin Corey" (Break #1, 1972)

Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #1 from an unknown episode number features "Professor" Irwin Corey - from Mr. Kelly's. He's a comedian who is still around! Check out his website and some other information.

Mister Kelly's was a nightclub on 1028 North Rush Street in Chicago which operated from 1957 to 1975 that specialized in live performances, notably by popular jazz artists. The musical directors at the club included Marty Rubenstein and Larry Novak.

The location formerly occupied by Mister Kelly's is now Gibsons Steakhouse.

This segment has the first reference to Berwyn by Svengoolie known to exist on tape!

I'm thinking that "SYT Theater #1" as the clapboard person says, refers to the fact that it's Movie #1. (2 movies a night were shown for most of the run of SYT)

According to the TV listings, the two movies shown this night were "Return From The Past" (verified by what Svengoolie himself says!) and "The Woman Who Came Back", so we can say that this aired during the former.

The song you hear in the background was Svengoolie's theme song, the 1958 instrumental "Rumble" by Link Wray and his Ray Men. (with a loop of some screams added for good measure)

Directed by Phil Doty.

"That's to get the goyim in..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 3rd 1972.

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