The Doctor Will See You Now-Unless He's Transformed and "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- we bring back a different take on a classic Robert Louis Stevenson horror novel – which boasts not only one of the greatest stars of Universal horror- but also the studio’s longtime top comedy team. It’s been a while since we’ve run this movie- so we are prescribing a new appointment for you with "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"- featuring Boris Karloff as the tormented doctor!

Bud and Lou appear to be in some sort of law enforcement exchange program in which they are learning London police methods by aiding (?!) Scotland Yard’s force. The department is currently preoccupied with finding some murderous maniac who’s on the loose, after his latest victim is a prominent doctor! A crusading reporter happens upon a woman's rights demonstration (which, naturally, gets out of hand with some loutish men who don't agree with equality for ladies, and is only made worse with the help of Bud and Lou). The reporter becomes very interested in the young woman leading the demonstration- Vicky, a pretty showgirl who also happens to be the ward of the eminent Dr. Jekyll! As a result of the fray, all four are arrested- with Bud and Lou losing their association with the police. Dr. Jekyll arrives to bail out his ward, and, consequently, gets a little miffed at the attention the reporter is paying to her.

Our two "heroes", dismissed from duty, decide that the only way to get back in Scotland Yard's good graces would be to collar a criminal on their own. Bud opts for the maniac currently on his rampage, but Lou would rather collar a burglar they conveniently spot (unfortunately- it turns out that it IS the maniacal Mr. Hyde)! Trailing him, they end up at the theatre that Vicky performs at, where they encounter the demonic Hyde. Their pursuit of him brings them to a wax museum (with some familiar figures from one of their most famous flicks). They think they have Hyde trapped- but, along the way, he reverts to Jekyll, and Bud and Lou are again treated with disdain by their old police supervisor. The wily Jekyll asks the boys to accompany him to his home, and will pay them to stay overnight as "protection"- which leads to discoveries and mayhem- and, as the reporter becomes closer to the ward, and Vicky reveals his intentions to her guardian, Jekyll's possessive feelings for the girl and raw jealousy bring out the beast in him- literally!

It's always a plus to have Karloff in a film, with Boris joining the boys again after starring with them in 1949’s “Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff”.( As we know, he declined to appear in “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”). We’ll see some interesting transformations- in fact, once Dr. Jekyll transforms into Mr. Hyde, he is, in reality, Boris’ stand-in - stuntman Eddie Parker! Adding some additional star power, Craig Stevens, TV's "Peter Gunn" is the reporter. We'll fill you in on more of the cast and production details, and add in some two-faced shtick- plus, there's one particular Sven bit of business, playing off a daytime TV personality, that has become a favorite of Sven fans. We get a visit with our actor pal Daniel Roebuck, who played Santa for us a couple weeks ago, and end up with Nostalgiaferatoo making an appearance as well. You’ll see more of our adventures at last year’s C2E2 convention (with this year’s only a couple months away!) and, due to popular demand, we also will give you an encore to the latest Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon Sven song “Hey Svengoolie”! All this and more, to add to your enjoyment of the sharp HD digital print of the movie!

"Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde" runs tonight on Me-TV at 8pm eastern/pacific, 7 central, or, if you're not sure of time in your area, please check your local listings or at www.metv.com. You can join in again this week on the live-tweeting on Twitter/X and the live posting on Bluesky-on both, please use the hashtag #svengoolie. Our Chicago area viewers get a second look at another sinister transformation in “Blood of Dracula” at 11 am this morning on our main local station, WCIU, The U.

Make sure to check out our store in the MeTV Mall-where you can use that gift money you got to order some Sven merchandise!

Let’s raise a glass, or a rubber chicken, to 2025- here’s to health and happiness for all our Sven friends-and some comedy and chaos with Bud and Lou tonight!