Chiller Theatre (Green Bay)
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Chiller Theatre aired on various local television stations in the Green Bay market from 1984 until early 2009. It last aired Saturday nights on WGBA - Channel 26
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
following Saturday Night Live
, and then Saturdays on WACY
32 at 11pm. The show is hosted by Ned the Dead and his sidekick Doc Moreau. The program features classic horror movies and other cult films. On March 28, 2009, The Ned the Dead Show premièred with a new format and new movies. However, the show still takes place at the Chiller Theater. New cast members have joined Ned the Dead and Doc Moreau, including Vicki Vixen, and Small Town Steve. The Ned the Dead show also features independent films and videos in a segment called Sconniewood.
WGBA
WGBA-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Wisconsin's Fox River Valley licensed to Green Bay. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 from a transmitter in the Shirley section of De Pere. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable and...
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
following Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, and then Saturdays on WACY
WACY
WACY is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Northeastern Wisconsin's Fox River Valley licensed to Appleton. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 27 from a transmitter in Glenmore's Shirley section. The station can also be seen on CenturyLink and Time Warner...
32 at 11pm. The show is hosted by Ned the Dead and his sidekick Doc Moreau. The program features classic horror movies and other cult films. On March 28, 2009, The Ned the Dead Show premièred with a new format and new movies. However, the show still takes place at the Chiller Theater. New cast members have joined Ned the Dead and Doc Moreau, including Vicki Vixen, and Small Town Steve. The Ned the Dead show also features independent films and videos in a segment called Sconniewood.
See also
- Creature FeaturesCreature FeaturesCreature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...
- Creature Double FeatureCreature Double FeatureCreature Double Feature was a syndicated horror show, broadcast in the Boston and Philadelphia area during the 1970s and 1980s. It sometimes also aired under names like Sci-Fi Flix and Creature Feature...
- Fright NightFright Night (TV show)Fright Night was the name of at least two science fiction and horror movie programs. One ran from 1970 to 1981, and the other ran from 1973 to 1987...
External links
- Official Bill Cardille Website
- Chiller Theatre WIIC-TV Pittsburgh Opening
- Growing Up MonsterMad
- Goodbye, Chilly Billy
- TV Acres Horror Hosts Chilly Billy
- Chiller Theater Page - Scary Monsters Magazine
- Interview with Chilly Billy
- Chiller Theater Memories!
- Chiller Theatre on WPIX Channel 11 in New York City website
- Original WPIX Channel 11 Chiller Theatre b&w montage intro
- Chiller Theater Convention