The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy

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Cardille was offered a management job in Erie, but returned to Pittsburgh in September 1962, preferring to work as a TV director and announcer. Lori Cardille, his actress daughter, announced on Facebook that Cardille died early Thursday in his home in McCandless Township, just north of the city. She had announced last month that he was diagnosed with cancer. Cardille, Rae, and Luncinski continued to make annual Halloween appearances though 2005, including an annual Chiller Cruise on the Gateway Clipper. Luncinski had been on Cardille's daily radio show on Pittsburgh's WJAS at various times over the years plus was a regular every year on the local part of the Jerry Lewis Annual Telethon broadcast from Monroeville Mall. He also had his own auto repair business in Pittsburgh, Pinnacle Auto Repair. He died on January 8, 2009. Rae lives in the Pittsburgh area and still does some acting. Barney married a golf pro and moved to Florida. Elder, who was an independent filmmaker from Weirton, WV, died in 2000.

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Chiller Theatre 's successful run ended at the end of 1983. Precipitating its demise was a decision by WPXI management to air the hour-long weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight immediately after Saturday Night Live, pushing Chiller Theater's start time to 2:00a.m. -- too late for even the most devoted fans to fight off sleep. The show ended January 1, 1984. Once you’ve met Chilly Billy and heard of his adventures inside the refrigerator, you’ll never open the fridge door in quite the same way again. Chilly Billy is a fun and lovable character with adventures like the Fridge Olympics and the Frozen sports contest against his arch rival The Mad Jumper. Seven short chapters geared to children under ten.

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Cardille’s first television job in Erie included hosting a Saturday morning spelling bee and beer commercials during Cleveland Indians games. Meltzer, Dave (July 21, 2016). "Pittsburgh television host Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille passes away at 87" . Retrieved 1 November 2016. My client, one of the UK's largest independent travel companies... C&M Travel Recruitment Ltd: Luxury Travel Consultant Chiller Theatre, or Chiller Theater, was a late-night horror and science fiction movie program on WIIC/ WPXI, Channel 11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] It aired from September 14, 1963 to January 1, 1984. It was hosted by Bill Cardille, known to fans as " Chilly Billy". It was a Saturday night tradition for two generations of Pittsburghers. Two films were shown, one starting at 11:30p.m. and the second starting at about 1:00a.m. In between films, and at random times during the films, breaks were taken for skits such as reports from the "PSS"; in these skits, Bill Cardille would go into another part of the WIIC studios and pretend he was broadcasting from the (nonexistent) Pittsburgh Subway System. Other characters (portrayed by Cardille) included Captain Bad, Maurice the Matchmaker, and Mr. Magnificent. Cardille and WIIC publicist Robert Willis wrote the skits and sometimes Channel 11 staffers were enlisted to play bit parts. At the end of the show, Cardille would sit on a stool and banter with the studio crew. I’m not sure if this is the same book I have distant memories of being read to me as a child, but regardless this is a brilliant children’s book.

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I don’t drink,” Cardille told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a recent interview, so Cardille only pretended to drink the beer during the live commercials “and then I’d pour mine down the sewer. They were the happiest rats in Erie.” Cardille also was the longtime host of “Studio Wrestling,” which ran from 1959 to 1972 on WIIC-TV (precursor to WPXI-TV). Banjo · Blobbelda · Bottles · Gruntilda · Honey B · Humba Wumba · Jamjars · Kazooie · King Jingaling · Master Jiggywiggy · Mingella · Mumbo Jumbo Cardille was also the father of actress Lori Cardille who played the lead role in Romero's Day of the Dead. Bill Cardille was an extra as one of the zombies towards the end of Day of the Dead. Chilly Billy is the little man who lives in your fridge and turns the light on and off. But that’s not all he does! He also cleans up leaks and spills; re-organizes the contents depending on the time of day (e.g., breakfast items in the front in the morning); adjusts the temperature depending on the weather forecast; and does so much more. The author has indeed created a very imaginative setting for this most unusual and unique main character. He did such a great job in fact that my children really pondered whether we had a Chilly Billy living in our fridge. Judging by the state of our fridge, I would say that it speaks for itself! lolChilly Billy is part of the B.C Group of companies. Along with Move Yourself and BC Trailer Engineers. The show was remembered for several unique features, one being its theme song, "Experiment In Terror" performed by Al Caiola, written by Henry Mancini. The original set was meant to be a laboratory. It was changed to a castle motif when a cast of supporting characters was added in later years. That cast included Terminal Stare (Donna Rae), Georgette the Fudgemaker (Bonnie Barney), Norman the Castle Keeper (Norman Elder), and Stefan the Castle Prankster (Steve Luncinski). During breaks in the movie, Cardille would perform several sketches, like reciting horoscopes, trivia, and telling a series of corny jokes to a giggling skull.