Tonight on MeTV- we carry on the Halloween feeling by bringing back an expanded show- featuring the film for which we have gotten many requests to show again- Mel Brooks’ 1974 homage to the classic Universal films- “Young Frankenstein”!

Shot in black and white to emulate those great original movies- we begin with watching young Frederick Frankenstein delivering a lecture at a medical school- and firmly establishing that he wants no connection to his “mad scientist” grandfather- even to the point of pronouncing his name “Fronken-Steen”. However, when he is alerted to the fact that he has inherited the old family castle in Transylvania, he reluctantly makes the trip there- and is met by the strange hunchback family servant Ygor (pronounced “EYE-gore”) and a charming young woman named Inga. Arriving at the castle, he meets Frau Blucher, the housekeeper whose very name causes horses to whinny in fear!

Things take an unexpected change in Frederick’s attitude, when he discovers his grandfather’s secret laboratory and journals- making him become a believer in his ancestor’s theories and setting him on a course to continue his work! Events follow the original story’s lines as he and Ygor procure a dead body to reanimate- and Ygor ends up stealing the wrong brain- an “abbie-normal” one- to be installed in the experimental creature.

The experiment is a success- until the Monster reacts violently to Frederick. The local one-armed police inspector takes up the citizens’ quest to find out what the relative of the scourge of their village is up to. Secrets are revealed, the Monster escapes and meets a blind hermit- much to his dismay- but things change when the young Frankenstein heir thinks he can convert his creation to a life of good and kindness.

Those plans are thrown into a tizzy by his new relationship with Inga-and the arrival of his fiancée! It all culminates with the usual torch and pitchfork bearing mob out to end the threat of Frederick and his monster!

This movie has such a beloved and familiar cast- Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Cloris Leachman, and Gene Hackman- and so many now-classic comedy bits that have made this a modern horror comedy on the same level- if not higher- as “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”. We’ll provider cast and production info, work with our Sven Squad to create our own monster, bring you a song (you probably can guess which one), get a visit from our old pal Tombstone, and more! FYI- we have edited the breaks in the movie so as not to ruin the comedic flow or take out material, so some segments may be shorter than normal.

“Young Frankenstein” begins at an earlier time- 7 pm eastern/pacific, 6 pm central time. You can comment live (“It’s alive! Alive!”) during the show, as always, on Twitter/X and Bluesky- please use the hashtag #svengoolie. And- starting tonight, our show is followed by the creepy TV classic “Twilight Zone”- plus, after “Star Trek”- guess who’s back! “Kolchak- The Night Stalker” again is working the supernatural beat in Chicago- every Saturday night !Our local Chicago viewers can enjoy a special showing of “Fiend Without a Face” at 11am on WCIU the U.

The holidays are fast approaching, and we have Sven merchandise for your holiday giving- with more on the way soon! Due to popular demand, we will continue listing the inflatable Sven hearse lawn decoration- as well as the popular Sven 2027 wall calendar. We also now have a limited-quantity 2026 Svengoolie® Bundle, loaded with incredible collectibles as suggested and voted on by Svengoolie fans! It includes a 2026 Expansion Pack of 10 new Svengoolie Trading Cards (all 10 new cards included), plus a blaster box of 30 random trading cards from the 2025 series, a pair of Sven Squad socks, a 3D Svengoolie keychain and more! Just hit the “store” tab here on our website for all that and more!

I would like to thank everyone who came out to visit us at our Halloween season appearances! Thanks for your kind words, and for joining us at all the various locations for all the fun. Look for new appearances in the new year!

Tonight- join us on MeTV for the appearance of the Mel Brooks version of history’s most famous monster (no, not Frederick’s fiancée…)