Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Hello, I'm Johnny Check (Segment #1-2, 1973)

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-2), with the early '70's rock band Wilderness Road as guests, is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie introduces himself as "Johnny Check," which one of the Wilderness Road members corrects him, "That's supposed to be Johnny Cash" and Sven responds, "I'm sorry, I'm out of cash, you'll have to take a check" - with the inevitable rubber chicken pelt. Sven (on the ukulele) and the Wilderness Road member then do a gag song to the tune of Mr. Cash's 1969 hit "A Boy Named Sue" (which was written by Chicago native Shel Silverstein).

Directed by Phil Doty.

This aired on local Chicago TV sometime in early 1973.

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