Fritz the Nite Owl (Theater) - "The Little Shop of Horrors" (Complete Broadcast, 2/16/1980) 📺 🦉

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

This week is Fritz's 90th birthday. Friday nights was the one night i didn't have a bedtime as i was allowed to stay up with Dad and watch Night Owl Theater. Great memories.

[@Albendova666]

The announcer saying what time it was is one of the reasons I miss good old antenna, broadcast, small market television. Even HBO went off the air after midnight when it first came out. Now we're over-saturated with pretty much anything and everything 24/7/365 which is kinda sad, unless you're surrendering yourself to THE VIDEODROME lol

[@ogrebeast64]

I have a few of the older movies here. Movies such as Long Walk to Daylight, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Willard, Ben, and etc. I have fond memories of watching Chiller Theater with Fritz the Night Owl.

[@SagittariusQueen1980]

Johnathan Haze just passed away last month at 95 years old.

[@benbrown3532]

How about some Nite Owl Double Chiller next time?😊

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Jackie Joseph was married to Ken Berry from 1960 ( prior to the film's release) to 1976. She also was on The Doris Day Show from 1971-73. She made appearances in episodes of The Dick van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show and Hogan's Heroes. Amongst other projects. Recently she celebrated her 91st birthday.

[@wmbrown6]

Hmm. Besides Ms. Joseph and Jack Nicholson, who else among the cast would still be amongst us (given what was noted about Mr. Haze's recent death)?

[@Musicradio77Network]

This original “Little Shop Of Horrors” would later remade into a musical film from 1986 that starred Rick Moranis

[@WarholSuperstar]

🦉💕💕💕

[@NEPatriot]

Quite a "bonus" indeed. As for the "I Believe" intro and outro, I think it was Fritz the Night Owl himself.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

Fritz was a staff announcer at 10TV and well as a disk jockey on WBNS radio. There’s a recording of him from the radio in ‘68 here on KZbin.

[@RolloSmokes]

You keep digging deep, my man! The sign-off sequence at the end of the movie was posted previously. If I recall correctly it may have been on one of Pannoni's many channels that was taken down. Great to see it back, along with this full aircheck.

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

Yeah, this tape came from the collection of the (sadly, late) Joe D’Angelo - he likely posted the sign off but not the whole movie. Rest in Peace, Joe. ♥️

[@RolloSmokes]

@FuzzyMemoriesTV D'Angelo...gotta wonder if Joe (RIP) was from Columbus, and if he was connected to Gene D'Angelo-who ran WBNS-TV for many years and was the father of actress Beverly D'Angelo. Or if that were coincidental...

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

No, I don’t think there was any relation. He was just a fellow KZbinr and vintage broadcast enthusiast.

[@RussellPavlov]

The very same Fritz the Nite Owl who did the opening and closing v/o for WBNS 10TV sermonette "I Believe..." and a couple of years later did the v/o for WBNS 10TV sign-on (beginning of broadcast day)/sign-off (ending of broadcast day).

[@wmbrown6]

Notice for "I Believe...," space could only allow "voiceover by Fritz."

[@niteowl5223]

❤❤❤

[@StudioZ7]

Regarding the end: Didn't realize how trippy Muzak was. Also, I remember hearing a lot about Qube back then.

[@dacidthorn]

Fritz sure looks related to Woodsy 🦉

[@misstee101]

Young Jack Nicholson!

[@kascnef]

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[@dariowiter3078]

OH BROTHER!!!!! No wonder Roger Corman films are horrible! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 😖😖😖😖😖 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦