Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 08, 2021

I have found out that these were actual people, not figments of Richard Poor’s imagination, except for Uncle Sid.I remember Sir Graves as being from Detroit, but he was on Channel nine in Washington D.C.

In Hartford CT, it was Ranger Andy.

Let’s learn more!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cram-it-clown/

In OKC, we had Mr. Zing and Count Gregor. I was on an episode with Mr. Zing when my sister’s Girl Scouts group visited. I knocked over part of the set so they went to a commercial break. I’ve rarely been allowed on television since.

I can’t believe it. As a kid I watched all of these guys. Not only does it make me feel nostalgic, it also makes me feel old as hell. :-)

Captain Tug was on WTTG 5. Captain 20 and Count Gore DeVol were on WDCA 20. Ranger Hal was on WTOP 9. I can’t remember what station Sir Graves Ghastly was on but I remember seeing him occasionally.

Count Gore DeVol’s feuds with other Kiddie Show hosts were legendary, particularly with Mailman Norman and Billy F. Buckaroo Jr.

Uncle Sid, I think we all know, is the phony. The others are (or were) real. But my problem is with calling Sir Graves Ghastly’s Universal Horror Classics a “children’s show”; I watch Svengoolie regularly and do not consider it a children’s show, though it is geared for family audiences….