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During breaks in the movies, Ghoulardi addressed the TV-8 camera in a part-Beat, part-ethnic accented commentary, peppered with catchphrases: "Hey, group!", "Stay sick, knif" ("fink" backwards), "Cool it", "Turn blue", "Would you believe...?" and "ova-dey" (a regional pronunciation of "over there").
Aug 15, 2013 · You can see traces of Lenny Bruce, Soupy Sales and Ernie Kovacs in his shtick—the Bruce influence is evident in Ghoulardi’s slogan, which was “Stay Sick!”, whereas the Kovacs influence was demonstrated by Ghoulardi actually appearing in the monster movies thanks to a camera trick...
Oct 12, 2018 · Ghoulardi often appeared in them, thanks to a camera trick Schodowski developed that superimposed the ghoul over films. He also interrupted them with sound effects and firecrackers.
Jun 16, 2019 · An associate of a young Tim Conway on local Cleveland TV, Anderson was an instant hit as the irreverent ethnic hipster Ghoulardi (the name was decided by a write-in contest, although the winner was actually “Ghoulardini”, which they shortened) and was immensely popular.
Jan 12, 2013 · Ghoulardi often appeared in them, thanks to a camera trick that superimposed him over the film. He interrupted them with sound effects and firecrackers. And he punctuated them with off-kilter...
Jan 12, 2016 · Ghoulardi even appeared in them, thanks to a camera trick that superimposed him over the film. He interrupted them with sound effects and firecrackers.
Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi. Award-winning producer/director and University of Akron professor Phil Hoffman, Ph.D., presents a new one-hour production about Ernie Anderson, the former WJW-TV 8 announcer who donned a fright wig in 1963 to become the character Ghoulardi.
