An image from video of the original Svengoolie hosting “Screaming Yellow Theater” circa 1971. His real name was Jerry G. Bishop, at Chicago TV and radio personality, and staff announcer at Ch.

The original Svengoolie, Jerry G. Bishop decided that Rich Koz would take over as the iconic character. Koz is known as Son ...

His real name was Jerry G. Bishop, Chicago TV and radio personality, and staff announcer at Channel 32. He dressed like a hippie vampire. He adopted a Bela Lugosi accent.

The original host was Jerry G. Bishop, who donned green hair and a beard and mustache to portray a coffin-dwelling hippie with a wacky sense of humor named Svengoolie. Just two years later ...