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'''''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] children's television series, which was produced by [[Hamilton, Ontario]]'s independent station [[CHCH-DT|CHCH-TV]] in 1971.["Fit and 40: CHCH Channel 11 was built on one man's dream, big-name movies and Tiny Talents". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', August 14, 1994.] It was syndicated both in Canada and internationally,[Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2''. VNR AG, 1985. {{ISBN|9780918432612}}. p. 193.] and occasionally still appears in some television markets. In Canada, the series has not aired on broadcast TV for several years, and used to be available on the streaming service [[Crave (streaming service)|Crave]]. 100 episodes are now available on the free streaming service [[Tubi]] (2021), and Pluto TV (2024). |
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'''''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] children's television series, which was produced by [[CHCH-DT|CHCH-TV]], an independent station in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], in 1971.["Fit and 40: CHCH Channel 11 was built on one man's dream, big-name movies and Tiny Talents". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', August 14, 1994.] It was syndicated both in Canada and internationally,[Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2''. VNR AG, 1985. {{ISBN|9780918432612}}. p. 193.] and occasionally still appears in some television markets. In Canada, the series has not aired on broadcast TV for several years, and used to be available on the streaming service [[Crave (streaming service)|Crave]]. 100 episodes are now available on the free streaming service [[Tubi]] (2021), and Pluto TV (2024). |
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A quirky sketch comedy series that included some educational content amid its zany humour, the show's cast included [[Billy Van]], Fishka Rais (1919–1974), [[Guy Big]], Mitch Markowitz, [[Vincent Price]], and [[Julius Sumner Miller]].[ Van played most of the characters on the show.][ All 130 episodes were made in a nine-month span starting in 1971; the scenes with Miller were all filmed within one summer, and Price taped all of his scenes in four days.][{{cite web |last1=Hickok |first1=Rufus |title=Canadian Monster Kids Return to Castle Frightenstein |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/hilarious-house-of-frightenstein/ |website=[[Fangoria]] |access-date=2022-08-05 |date=7 May 2021}}][{{cite book |last1=Maxford |first1=Howard |title=TV Gothic: The Golden Age of Small Screen Horror |date=2022 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=9781476679754 |page=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnp4EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22vincent+price%22+frightenstein+%22four+days%22&pg=PA209 |access-date=2022-08-05}}] |
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A quirky sketch comedy series that included some educational content amid its zany humour, the show's cast included [[Billy Van]], Fishka Rais (1919–1974), [[Guy Big]], Mitch Markowitz, [[Vincent Price]], and [[Julius Sumner Miller]].[ Van played most of the characters on the show.][ All 130 episodes were made in a nine-month span starting in 1971; the scenes with Miller were all filmed within one summer, and Price taped all of his scenes in four days.][{{cite web |last1=Hickok |first1=Rufus |title=Canadian Monster Kids Return to Castle Frightenstein |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/hilarious-house-of-frightenstein/ |website=[[Fangoria]] |access-date=2022-08-05 |date=7 May 2021}}][{{cite book |last1=Maxford |first1=Howard |title=TV Gothic: The Golden Age of Small Screen Horror |date=2022 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=9781476679754 |page=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnp4EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22vincent+price%22+frightenstein+%22four+days%22&pg=PA209 |access-date=2022-08-05}}] |
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