MeTV’S Third Annual ‘Svengoolie’s Halloween Boo-Nanza’ Begins this Weekend

Starting Saturday, October 5, the event’s first weekend includes a double feature, The Sven Squad’s special Saturday Morning Cartoons appearance for the House of Svengoolie Cartoon BOO-Nanza, and mini-marathons of Halloween-themed classic TV westerns and comedy TV series. 

Break out the cobwebs and settle in for some scary fun with MeTV’s third annual Svengoolie’s Halloween BOO-Nanza, which kicks off this weekend. 

The popular programming event is a month-long celebration with fright-filled, spooky and kooky classic TV fun for the entire family, anchored by back-to-back movies every Saturday night, featuring host Svengoolie, aka Rich Koz. He is joined by the Sven Squad crew, featuring Sarah Palmer as the gorgeous ghoul Gwengoolie, Scott Gryder as the devilishly ingratiating IMP (Ignatius Malvolio Prankerstein), and Bill Leff as the 800-year-old vampire Nostalgiaferatoo.  

The Svengoolie double feature this Saturday night will be The Son of Frankenstein and Monster That Challenged the World. Viewers will also enjoy The Sven Squad’s special Saturday Morning Cartoons appearance for the House of Svengoolie Cartoon BOO-Nanza, a one-hour special featuring their favorite spooky-themed Looney Tunes cartoons. 

Also airing this weekend are encore presentations of MeTV’s Sventoonie in late night, and mini-marathons of Halloween-themed classic TV westerns and comedy TV series. 

Svengoolie’s Halloween Boo-Nanza Week One:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024 

  • SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS
    • “House of Svengoolie Cartoon BOO-Nanza” (7-10:00 am ET/PT) - Hosted by The Sven Squad
  • HALLOWEEN WESTERNS MINI-MARATHON (10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET/PT) 
    • Wild Wild West, “Night of the Man-Eating House” (10 - 11 am ET/PT) 
    • Wagon Train, “Little Girl Lost” (11 am - 12 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Big Valley, “A Noose Is Waiting” (12 - 1 pm ET/PT) 
    • Gunsmoke, “Legal Revenge” (1 - 1:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • Gunsmoke, “Night Incident” (1:30 - 2 pm ET/PT) 
    • Bonanza, “Dark Star” (2 - 3 pm ET/PT) 
    • Rawhide, “Incident of the Murder Steer” (2 - 3 pm ET/PT) 
    • Have Gun, Will Travel, “No Visitors” (4 - 4:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • Wanted: Dead or Alive, “Witch Women” (4:30 - 5 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Rifleman, “Face of Yesterday” (5 - 5:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Rifleman, “Hostages to Fortune” (5:30 - 6 pm ET/PT)   
  • SVENGOOLIE CLASSIC HORROR & SCI-FI MOVIE
    • Son of Frankenstein (8-10:30 pm ET/PT). 1939, Stars: Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi.   
    • Monster that Challenged the World (10:30 pm -1:00 am ET/PT). 1957, Stars Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried.
  • SVENTOONIE (1:00 am - 6:00 am ET/PT) 
    • “Hellspring is in the Air” (1-1:30 am ET/PT) 
    • “Feed Me!” (1:30-2 am ET/PT) 
    • “Organ Failure” (2-2:30 am ET/PT) 
    • “An Ax to Grind” (2:30-3 am ET/PT) 
    • “Ain’t No Party Like A Donner Party” (3-3:30 am ET/PT) 
    • “Blob Gnarly” (3:30-4 am ET/PT) 
    • “How Hellspring Got Her Groove Back” (4-4:30 am ET/PT) 
    • “Sventoonie Rocks Out!” (4:30-5 am ET/PT) 
    • “I Wanna Seance With Somebody” (5-5:30 am ET/PT) 
    • “Chairman of the Circuit Board” (5:30-6 am ET/PT) 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024 

  • HALLOWEEN CLASSIC TV COMEDY MINI-MARATHON (10:00 am - 6:30 pm ET/PT)   
    • The Brady Bunch - “The Great Earring Caper” (10-10:30 am ET/PT) 
    • The Brady Bunch - “Fright Night” (10:30-11 am ET/PT) 
    • Happy Days - “Haunted” (11-11:30 am ET/PT) 
    • Laverne & Shirley - “Haunted House” (12-12:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • I Love Lucy - “The Seance” (12:30-1 pm ET/PT) 
    • Leave It To Beaver - “Beaver’s Long Night” (1-2 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Beverly Hillbillies - “Trick or Treat” (2-2:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Beverly Hillbillies - “Ghost of Clampett Castle” (2:30-3 pm ET/PT) 
    • Gilligan’s Island - “Ghost a Go-Go?” (3-3:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • Gilligan’s Island - “Up at Bat” (3:30-4 pm ET/PT) 
    • Mama’s Family - “A Grave Mistake” (4-4:30 pm ET/PT) 
    • Mama’s Family - “Farewell, Frannie” (4:30-5 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Love Boat - “Ship of Ghouls” (5-6 pm ET/PT) 
    • The Andy Griffith Show - “The Haunted House” (6-6:30 pm ET/PT)  

Source: MeTV

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