Aired the film Revenge of the Creature (1955) in early 1980s in 3D, as done in old movie house days, and 3D glasses were available from stores all over Chicagoland so that viewers could see the 3D properly.
On the show's pilot, Son of Svengoolie was made up to look exactly as that of the original Svengoolie on Screaming Yellow Theatre (1970). They decided to update the make-up and costume because the original Sven was more of a hippie ghoul and the look was very late-'60s/early-'70s.
The original Son of Svengoolie set contained a couple of surviving flats that were set pieces used in Chicago's original Shock Theatre (1957) on channel 7. They were donated to Columbia College after the show was cancelled and when WFLD Chicago (channel 32) moved from Marina City to Michigan Avenue. Sadly, the college destroyed them not long after.
Also aired on WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia from 1981 until that station's demise on August 28, 1983, replacing that station's Creature Double Feature. WKBS Channel 48 was one of WFLD Channel 32's sister stations, which, like the Chicago station until mid 1983, was owned by Field Communications.