Vincent Price made a kids TV show.
In Canada.
The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein aired in 1971, after a busy nine months in which they filmed ALL 136 episodes back to back. Vincent Price managed to reel off his FOUR HUNDRED segments in just four days, and was paid $13,000 for his efforts.
Riff Markovitz is said to have come up with the idea, and then gathered together creative talents in a hotel to ply them with champagne and spaghetti (!), and engage them in a brainstorming session.
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