Born in 69 this was a HUGE part of my childhood! Waiting for my Dad to be off work at Midnight, from a long GM work week. Friday nights he would grab an Arts Pizza... me and Mom would be up watching Sammy and just waiting on Dads headlights to pierce through the front window so we could pour him a cold Coke and wait for our pizza. Great childhood memories i will always cherish! Miss my Mom everyday and so glad i can reflect on found childhood memories.. Thanks Sammy. " Bob"
@jeffatgarage88312 жыл бұрын
Greenbriar?
@nathanielgreer2764Ай бұрын
You must be from Anderson.
@jenniferlee71673 жыл бұрын
Memories from my childhood in Indianapolis, IN....love this!
@2tonechevy05Ай бұрын
Growing up in Lockfied Gardens watching him was frightening times for a child
@christopherdavis82487 жыл бұрын
I was born 1972 and I remember all this stuff from the 1970s (Sammy terry/cowboy bob and janey/burger chef and jeff)
@Machi740055 жыл бұрын
Great memories
@michaelbright83965 жыл бұрын
An Indiana Tradition
@bigblue32164 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1977 and I watched all those shows growing up in Indianapolis. God I miss those days!
@julieredmon15214 жыл бұрын
Wow...I was born in '57 and know all of these characters. I'd forgotten about Cowboy Bob and the rest but Sammy Terry..no way. Loved watching him on Friday nights back in Crawfordsville Indiana. Don't miss the snow though. :)
@marcdewey12424 жыл бұрын
Me too,I wish his son I had his own show I would watch it.
@Machi740058 жыл бұрын
Memories of Southern Indiana.
@CRClouse5134 жыл бұрын
Martinsville too
@jrod7613 жыл бұрын
@Germanic Human me too
@battyroy6663 жыл бұрын
Indianapolis =)
@johnsheetz66393 жыл бұрын
French lick
@johnsheetz66393 жыл бұрын
@Germanic Human French lick for me
@MrKmoconne9 жыл бұрын
Sammy Terry was a part of my childhood I will never forget. RIP Bob.
@LindaMerchant-pm8vn Жыл бұрын
He and night gallery ide watch
@kevinqualls67539 жыл бұрын
We used to watch his show every Friday night while eating a Bob's Tu Your Door pizza. I was rarely scared by the movies, but Sammy Terry always scared me to death. When we moved to TN in 1977 I really missed getting to watch his show, there was nothing like him on the air down here. Watching this brought chills to my spine again. His goulish laugh is all that it takes.
@luann43376 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a classic B horror movie to scare an eight year old! Evert Friday night! Loved it! Moved to Ga. in 75 and experienced the same withdrawal symptoms Kevin!
@kristle_virgo-empathic46835 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂 yep I remember this
@lordzed90085 жыл бұрын
Sir cecil creep
@walterweddle76444 жыл бұрын
Bob's to your door in Greenwood?
@GarfieldChunks2 жыл бұрын
Theres always Svengoolie!
@spacedude615 жыл бұрын
Scared the shit out of me when I was young but when I grew up and it didn't scare me anymore the nostalgia always brought me back.
@jeffbach73664 жыл бұрын
Used to sit in the dark and watch Sammy with my dad, pizza, candy, and all the pop you can imagine, the good old days.
@deniset21158 жыл бұрын
I was born Halloween night (many moons ago) and my mother watched Sammy Terry while she was in labor, she had me at 11:45pm making me the official family goblin :) Good ole Sammy scared me many, many Friday nights and I loved him for it.
@mdice1117 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story Denise. And as it is getting late .... may I wish you 'Happy nightmares'.
@kurtrusher73732 жыл бұрын
Never missed a show with my mother as a young man . His wife Mrs Carter was my first grade teacher and he would often come in the class room to see her. Bless your family and you Bob Carter. I mean Sammy Terry.
@toddhogg95007 жыл бұрын
I remember watching him in the 80s! I would hurry up to make sure I was home to see him with my friends, also I should say that when he came on Friday Night at Midnight I always was able to make sure that the lights was out in my room! Indiana lost a legend a few years ago but he will never be forgotten.
@philobetto5106 Жыл бұрын
absolutely Sammy & Janie
@irishcurses312111 жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite memories of growing up in the 80's in Indiana were staying up Friday nights to be scared by Sammy Terry then waking up Saturday morning to watch cartoons. Awesome times
@jeanettedriskell59339 жыл бұрын
Growing up and going to school I was always happy when Friday arrived. It meant no school for two days and it was time for Sammy Terry in the evening. I loved his show and still have many fond memories of watching. It's sad that kids today no longer care about this. They see so many things now on movies with all of the sex, blood, and gore that they don't have to have an imagination. Perhaps that's why all we get from Hollywood anymore is just movies are about past TV series or old movies. Those running Hollywood lack any imagination so they have to show everything and reboot all of the old stuff along with 5 sequels to one hit movie.
@JohnSmith-ps7wp8 жыл бұрын
+Jeanette Driskell Pridddddy sure sex, blood, and gore were in the movie that followed. Did you only watch the intro ?.....lol Indiana Boy ;)
@JohnDoe-ld8co8 жыл бұрын
+John Smith its not the same and everyone knows it.
@JohnSmith-ps7wp8 жыл бұрын
Who is everyone ? Stop being ignorant.
@534stimy8 жыл бұрын
Everyone tapped your mom, like me.
@coyacampbell53618 жыл бұрын
back "then", It was implied and left to the imagination... now it is literally right before your very eyes!
@lewispearson25695 жыл бұрын
Sammy was major part of my childhood in Indiana! I used to watch him on channel 4,lol. I really wish they would rerun this...
@nickseviltwin15808 жыл бұрын
Sammy Terry SCARED the jeepers out of us back in the early 70's in Brazil, I was ok until the "laugh" then the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, (and they actually just did just now) I got to meet "Sammy" as an adult 1989/90 and I must admit, I have met rock stars, a few movie stars, even a President of the United States of America, and never once became "star struck" until I met Sammy Terry. Friday night Sammy Terry, Saturday night Science Fiction Theater ......ohhhhhhh the horrors LOL, Thanks WTTV 4. Sammy & George fan for LIFE !!!R.I.P Mr. Carter
@joshualashley7303 жыл бұрын
I have to agree! I met him in 1988 and was scared to death of him before then but it was at an osco drugs! God I'm old lol
@butlerdnk8 жыл бұрын
i could never go to sleep, my brother would be under my bed with that scary laugh, omg, those were the scary days there.
@bradleydickey92173 жыл бұрын
Lol same here. My brothers would always leave the tv on when they knew he was coming on and that laugh would wake me up out of a dead sleep lol
@mandyvan Жыл бұрын
I had to watch another boring, non-scary tv show or infomercial before I could go to bed after watching the show. 😂🕸️🕷️🙀
@RRJackson13 жыл бұрын
Sammy was always the best. He didn't just play it for yuks; he was actually really pretty scary sometimes. Growing up in the 70's I never missed his show. He played all those old Universal horror films and great stuff like 'It! The Terror from Beyond Space' and 'Night of the Demon.' I actually wish someone would compile an episode list of all the movies he played over the years. Always the best.
@ladylovesfangs889510 ай бұрын
Oh…. That’s something I’d be VERY INTERESTED in as well!!!!! I never missed a single episode of his show!!!!!!
@mikesmuseum2 жыл бұрын
I remember staying overnight at my grandmother's house when I was a kid. She lived out in the country and at night I would turn on the TV there and watch Sammy Terry. His laugh gave me chills and he was so mesmerizing. Couldn't wait to watch whatever creature featured he was showing. Geez, what great memories. I'm 61 years old now and I miss those days!
@ttfntoday3572 жыл бұрын
A lost treasure for sure. Sammy was my go-to babysitter every Friday night. I was never too crazy about the movie that followed. It was all about Sammy's set up of the movie that was the "show."
@bratsimpson349 жыл бұрын
My older brothers tried to scare me when this show was on, but they didn't need to...Sammy took care of that himself!!!
@lindaswihart51286 жыл бұрын
We usdd to watch him every Friday also. And yes he was scary enough. But we loved it.
@rogersmith98086 жыл бұрын
The mother of an old school buddy of mine worked P/T at WTTV-4 and she used to tell this story of how one night she was working late (and she THOUGHT alone) in the copy room typing up some copy. So she hears this soft-spoken voice saying "pardon me" and tap her on the shoulder. She jumps a little and when she turns around, there in full costume is Sammy Terry. Well.. after letting out a blood-curdling scream, "Sammy" explained that the fellow that usually operated "George", (Sammy's spider) was unavailable and asked if her she would mind manning the cane pole that George was suspended from. She said she wasn't sure who was more scared, her or Sammy!! 😁
@ArronRatliff6 жыл бұрын
I grew up on this. Kids today have no idea what they are missing. The only time i got to stay up late was to watch Sammy Terry. i have so many fond memories of this character.
@w.p.9583 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching Sammy Terry every week-end!
@debbiejeffries489810 жыл бұрын
I love his laugh. I watched the show with my mom and brother every sat. Night. Since i was a little girl. They dont make shows like that anymore
@kylerobbins9610 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@beckytreash99846 жыл бұрын
Every Friday night when I was a kid. Saw him once live. PLEASANT NIGHTMARES!!😒
@charlesbyers69117 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a better time and place, and my discovery of my love for scary movies and staying up late. Sammy Terry will always be a total classic in my book. One of a kind. Unique and amazingly well suited for the time and the market. This video is awesome.
@hannahkirchner16564 жыл бұрын
He scared the hell out of me when I was 4 and my grandpa would let me stay up late. I would shake and feel sick to my stomach, I was so scared. But I watched anyway.
@bertburch8 жыл бұрын
Sammy was one of those special people that become a part of many of us and will live on forever in the people he has touched.
@user-tp3cf8vs3s6 ай бұрын
I love Sammy Terry it was so much fun to be able to sit up on Friday nights with all your snacks and your drinks watching those good old scary movies and loving to hear Sammy Terry talk miss those days wish we could go back and and live it all over again and we can't forget George 🙂👍🙂👍
@user-yt2ur1fp4z2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the memories of my youth ,I would watch this with my late brothers.
@Themplayahz7 жыл бұрын
Used to get baked and watch Sammy on Channel 4 WTTV while eating Jack's pizza.
@jman462416 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about Ted's Aqua Marine..
@kenrhem6 жыл бұрын
WHO, are you, gonna caaall? JACKS PIZZA!!!
@Blackula312 жыл бұрын
After watching Mike Epps comedy special.... I learned about Sammy Terry.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@dianadickerson54453 жыл бұрын
I grew up on Sammy Terry ghoul extraordinar! Love love love
@hoosez3 жыл бұрын
To a twelve year old spending summers at his grandmother's house in Anderson, for summer vacation, Sammy Terry made my weekends eerie and chilling. I've never forgotten him. Loved every minute.
@MassGainingGuy8 жыл бұрын
The memories!!!
@MrRiprip56 Жыл бұрын
Still kickin still in the BLUE GRASS STATE,,,wanted to see my ol FRIEND,,SAMMY TERRY miss him
@dmongosa2 жыл бұрын
Watching this brings back fun childhood memories in the 70's growing up in Peru, Indiana. On Saturday nights we all would go to my Aunt's house and all my cousins would come over to eat pizza, siiting on the living room floor watching Sammy Terry while our parents all played euchre in the dining room.
@liv2fish698911 жыл бұрын
I was horrified by that laugh when I was a little kid (1970's) and I would run and hide behind my Dad. R.I.P. Bob Carter.
@Crazydave7.6210 ай бұрын
An absolute piece of history and horror beauty.Makes me proud to be from Indiana.
@davidmelson15382 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this w my brother scared shitless one night I went an seen himat the hills shopping center in Columbus Indiana crazy how time flies
@Samantha-yc8wh5 жыл бұрын
Loved this show as a kid
@EVADWorldwideEnterprisesLLC Жыл бұрын
If you could stay up past Sammy Terry you'd be treated to a kung fu flick or a Soul Train re-run. Loved growing up in the 80s
@sburton131311 жыл бұрын
RIP Bob Carter... many pleasant nightmares in your endless slumber!
@ukiahsguitarsolos34362 жыл бұрын
Grew up with Sammy. It was the best!
@primobengalscattery90238 жыл бұрын
Yes me too! my older brother and sister made me watch this and I would always run and hide under the coffee table in fear !
@cindylwinslow4 жыл бұрын
I went to school with and had a crush on one of Sammy Terry's sons, David Carter. Lots of good memories of his show plus lots of good memories of growing up in Indiana.
@davidrobinson90437 жыл бұрын
Man I looked forward in watching this guy! he was one of the greats.
@Lady_Firefly5 жыл бұрын
Loved watching Sammy Terry and 🕷George on Friday nights in Indianapolis, In as a kid.
@eyetolduso14 жыл бұрын
I remember he came to our local skating rink when I was a little kid and did an autograph signing. When it was over, I sneaked into the front office where I found him alone and kicked back in a chair smoking a cigarette and I said "I'm not afraid of you" Sammy just raised up real slow out of the chair and started that creepy laugh while walking towards me, I realized it was just me and Sammy and it scared the shit out of me...and I ran out of there...lol
@mandyvan Жыл бұрын
This was my jam when I was 8 years old, wow I loved this stuff!
@toddtrabue255910 жыл бұрын
Friday nights are just not the same without watching Sammy Terry!
@fiddlefaddle1 Жыл бұрын
I took my wife to meet Sammy Terry(Bob Carter) back when he owned and ran Carters Family Music Store in Indy. He was very gracious and incredibly friendly. We were both around ten when Nightmare Theater began in 1962 and it turned out that we both never missed his show. Rest in peace Mr. Carter and "pleasant nightmares".
@BigDaddysLilOne12 жыл бұрын
Sammy Terry was my fave show as a little girl. Miss those days. :(
@GregoryHallSemperFi9 жыл бұрын
Growing up we loved him...he was a Christian too.Cared about so many :)
@JohnSmith-ps7wp8 жыл бұрын
+Gregory Hall You do not have to be a kris chun to care about people ;)~
@GregoryHallSemperFi8 жыл бұрын
Thank you very true.
@coyacampbell53618 жыл бұрын
obviously John has deep contrary issues... let say a special pray for him!
@MariahYanez4 жыл бұрын
Shit nigga! I don't know how this didn't creep me out as a child in the 80's. My whole family would watch Sammy Terry sometime after laughing our asses off watching Benny Hill. They need to bring Sammy Terry back!!! Before there was Tales from the Crypt, there was Sammy Terry!
@mandyvan Жыл бұрын
Interesting, some of you saw him on local channels in Indiana. I was in Trenton/west Middletown, Ohio, nearby enough. I don’t remember what channel, but I know the tv was small and had three knobs and no remote. We laid on the living room floor and watched tv all night, fell asleep to it. This guy is why I was a dark poet in my youth. Listen to all the stuff he talks about fearing, and that’s all true to this day and then some.
@nattycasper20223 ай бұрын
I grew up in Springfield. If the weather and antenna were right, this came in for us, too! Sammy & Dr. Creep from Dayton kept me scared growing up.
@davidmushinski81963 ай бұрын
I moved to southern Indiana in 78 and watched many movies
@jimmybuckets58633 жыл бұрын
I just discovered this guy and literally can’t stop watching these videos
@shimmercore11 жыл бұрын
RIP Sammy Terry. He scared me as a young child and introduced me to the horror film genre on Channel 4 in the 80s while living in Indianapolis.
@Romans219 Жыл бұрын
Love this show and being from Terre Haute, Indiana.
@gonesouth999 жыл бұрын
I used to watch him when I was a boy back in the 80`s.....I got the honor of meeting him a few years ago at Harrodsburg Haunted house just south of Bloomington Indiana....he was Great !!!! I will miss him...
@AngelofOntario4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, he was GOOD! I feel Like I missed out on something not seeing him as a kid!
@MassGainingGuy4 жыл бұрын
Memories from Central Indiana.
@w1e2s3s4k5i6l7e8s911 жыл бұрын
I grew up with Sammy....So many memories...
@grimscraggletag67993 жыл бұрын
Loved this show as a kid, growing up in Indianapolis Indiana! (^_^)
@nicholasdorsett32412 жыл бұрын
I want to give a big thanks to all of you who still obviously appreciate old horror movies and people like bob carter aka sammy terry who was nothing more than a late night host but made the movies that much more frightening. And don't feel bad! I too had no clue his name was a play on cemetery until sevetal years later.
@marcdewey38487 жыл бұрын
I remember watching Sammy in the nineteen sixties and it had a really creepy intro then,with this corpse lying in a casket and the camera would slowly move in on the face of the dead person then suddenly it would look up and decompose,really scarey stuff,especially when your ten years old.I have looked for it on here but it might be lost or just too old to show.
@INUN0TAISHO9 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Sammy Terry. ("cemetary", get it?) He was who I grew up with. I loved his show and it was a treat to watch the old horror flicks he'd host. Ol' George the spider (on a string) too. I still love horror and sf and now I'm a MST3K far.
@xyxydyxydtxtxtxtxtxtxrrxrx20624 жыл бұрын
How you got a anime pfp and whatched this
@tazzgrl3511 жыл бұрын
Sammy was awesome and Friday nites were worth waiting for, He in my eyes was rite up there with Vincent Price and Elvira. R.I.P. Sammy.
@yankinandcrankin14 жыл бұрын
Blast from the past. I used to try to stay up all night to watch every movie but it never worked.
@Mskaybee412 жыл бұрын
Sammy Terry!!! Indy childhood!
@ksan82225 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Paris IL and Nightmare Theater was never missed. I so miss those days back in the early 70's. I just wished all of those shows had been saved on tape. Such a classic treasure was Bob Carter. Truly an original.
@dolphin101715 жыл бұрын
Boy, does this bring back wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing.
@NOLA.licioussss2 жыл бұрын
Mike Epps stand up on Netflix bought me here
@janetfranklin22234 жыл бұрын
Every Friday mom got groceries and we'd have our weekly treat, a gallon of ice cream when it was 99 or 1.99 a gallon and chocolate syrup and we'd usually have bologna and chips for supper and later when Sammy came on we'd have a big bowl of ice cream, sitting on the floor watching Sammy and George and being scared to death. Those were the good ole days. I found the movie of the Screaming Skull, I could barely watch it, that one scared the life out of me still today. Sammy's son looks a lot like him, I'm glad he took it over.
@christinabeasley4 жыл бұрын
Watched him every weekend with my mom in the 70s!
@hacksawhaneypresents954810 жыл бұрын
This cat had style. Wish I'd seen him on tv before. In my area, we had Uncle Ted, who had his own style.
@amycedarwall18548 жыл бұрын
I love this
@dominiquewilliams64832 жыл бұрын
Mike Epps stand up brought me here 😂😂
@jareeree15932 жыл бұрын
SAMEEEEEEEEEEE OMG SO IM FROM CALI THIS IS OUR VERSION OF TALES OF THE CRYPT FOR ME!! CREEEEEEEEEEPY
@vincemullin10457 жыл бұрын
Sammy made my Friday nights! Looked forward to him all week :)
@Realmreaver1 Жыл бұрын
Memories across Indiana really. I am from up north.
@charleshill493911 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Robert Carter thank you for the memories and best wishes to you Mark Carter and family
@a_lotusinthemud11 ай бұрын
such memories of being a kid in Indiana watching this on Friday nights with my mom.
@enmaxus13 жыл бұрын
OMG!!!! Thank you so much for this. Back In the 1970's every Friday night we would watch Sammy Terry and my little brother and I would be so scared. LOL! This brought back so many great memories.
@twotetah13 жыл бұрын
man, I grew up in Indy back in the 70's he used to scare me to death. ROCK ON
@yes350yes11 жыл бұрын
Many kids here in indy just wanted to stay up for the intro and then go to bed and they were happy. RIP SAMMY TERRY your legend will live on.
@cheryloliver697611 жыл бұрын
I am so very sad to hear this news. Sammy Terry was a staple in our home as I was growing up. He used to scare me something awful. RIP Sammy..
@jrbarnett24534 жыл бұрын
I was never afraid of Sammy Terry. I was fascinated beyond obsession.
@scalenguy0514 жыл бұрын
Sammy Terry used to scare the crap out of me back in the 70s--more than the movies sometimes! His acting was impeccable. When someone can make you believe they are actually the character they are portraying... Thanks for all the frights ST. You were the best!
@kimberlyc719111 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching him will be missed
@samuellancaster9853 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely confident that Sammy Terry will spook you all with his horror stories !! The best!!
@kevinshumaker3753 Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine having him as your music teacher, too?
@bitethedevil11 жыл бұрын
Another of my childhood icon gone. R.I.P.
@serenaberkowitz13254 жыл бұрын
Southern Indiana nostalgia.
@boognish1711 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Bob Carter. Like many kids in Indy back in the 80s, I trembled with fear every late Friday night when I heard that wicked laugh. Thanks for scaring the living crap out of me and thanks for the memories.
@1971thedoctor4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best horror show host.
@tomwilliams96126 жыл бұрын
He was FANTASTIC !!!
@christiana.lindsey483310 ай бұрын
I wasn't always allowed to watch his show (or be up so late), but this brings back so many memories. I can still hear his closed-mouth laugh and his sneering "Good evening." Makes me smile.
@Gangstor19 күн бұрын
Someone just compared me to this cat, due to his laugh....had no idea he even existed, so I had to look him up, and I must say, his presentation is 💯 on point! Severely talented spook! Imma pour one out for him 🫗 RIP🪦 you ghastly ghoul. Respect! ✊️
@katsmeow18611 ай бұрын
This actually scared the crap out of me as a kid. Lol. Even though it was hokey it scared me. Lol
@claudiaozment149611 жыл бұрын
He was a special guy who could scare us all half to death! LOL. I wonder how many people were watching Friday nights as I was. I would lay on the floor right in front of the tv with one arm propping my head up, just waiting to be scared! Thanks Sammy Terry for all the childhood memories you provided me with! I've talked about you with others countless times, as they too recalled their memories of watching. You were one of a kind!! RIP and we will miss you...