History Creator / ErnieAnderson

By 1966 Anderson felt like he'd gone as far as he could with Ghoulardi and Cleveland TV, and, with his former comedy partner Tim Conway enjoying success in Hollywood, Anderson relocated to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. A few months later, ''Shock Theater'' ended and the Ghoulardi name was retired. While he got some small on-camera parts as an actor, and briefly revived his comedy partnership with Conway, Anderson really made a name for himself as a voiceover announcer. His big break came when he was hired as the announcer for ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' in 1974. Not long after, Creator/{{ABC}} hired him as its main imaging voice, a job he held for nearly two decades, voicing the network's promos and doing announcements for shows like shows like ''Series/Roots1977'', ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'' (replacing Johnny Jacobs for the final week or so of the ABC run and continuing into the syndicated run), [[Series/TheLoveBoat "The Loooooove Boat"]], and both ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' and ''Series/AmericasFunniestPeople''. He also did voiceovers for other assorted projects, including early commercials for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.

* CoolPet: Ghoulardi had a pet crow named Oxnard.

* ThirdPersonPerson: [[c Lots of the time]].

He openly mocked the residents of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_ohio Parma]], a suburban working class bedroom community that was heavily populated by Eastern European immigrants and their descendants. He ridiculed Parma residents for their taste in music (polka) and their "white socks" sensibility.

Anderson died of cancer on February 6, 1997. One of his last voice-over roles was the narrator for the pilot episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.

He was married three times and fathered nine children, including noted film director Creator/PaulThomasAnderson.

* ThirdPersonPerson: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U41MxzxvPNA&f Lots of the time]].

Born in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts, Anderson served as a naval officer during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII before he became a disc jockey at WSKI in Montpelier, Vermont. By 1958, he moved to UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} to become a disk jockey at WHK. He was dismissed from the network after it switched to a Top 40 format. He worked at NBC television station KYW-TV (later WKYC) as a host of the short lived morning movie show ''Ernie's Place''. After that he moved to WJW, where collaborated on comedy sketches with another local comic, Creator/TimConway, and began hosting horror movies as Ghoulardi.

By 1966 Anderson felt like he'd gone as far as he could with Ghoulardi and Cleveland TV, and, with his former comedy partner Tim Conway enjoying success in Hollywood, Anderson relocated to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. A few months later, ''Shock Theater'' ended and the Ghoulardi name was retired. While he got some small on-camera parts as an actor, and briefly revived his comedy partnership with Conway, Anderson really made a name for himself as a voiceover announcer. His big break came when he was hired as the announcer for ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' in 1974. Not long after, Creator/{{ABC}} hired him as its main imaging voice, a job he held for nearly two decades, voicing the network's promos and doing announcements for shows like shows like ''Series/{{Roots|1977}}'', ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'' (replacing Johnny Jacobs for the final week or so of the ABC run and continuing into the syndicated run), [[Series/TheLoveBoat "The Loooooove Boat"]], and both ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' and ''Series/AmericasFunniestPeople''. He also did voiceovers for other assorted projects, including early commercials for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.

He was married three times and had nine children, including noted film director Creator/PaulThomasAnderson.

Born in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts, Anderson served as a naval officer during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII before he became a disc jockey at WSKI in Montpelier, Vermont. By 1958, he moved to UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} to become a disk jockey at WHK. He was dismissed from the network after it switched to a Top 40 format. He worked at NBC television station KYW-TV (later WKYC) as a host of the short lived morning movie show ''Ernie's Place''.

Due to his fatigue and promises of becoming an actor, Anderson relocated to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles in 1966. A few months later, ''Shock Theater'' ended and the Ghoulardi name was retired. Anderson worked briefly as an on-camera actor before he was hired as an announcer for ABC and its shows like ''Series/{{Roots|1977}}'', ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'' (replacing Johnny Jacobs for the final week or so of the ABC run and continuing into the syndicated run), and ''Series/TheLoveBoat''. He also did voiceovers for other assorted projects, including early commercials for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.

His son, Creator/PaulThomasAnderson, is a famous film director.

-->--Ernie Anderson plays Ghoulardi for the last time, October 1991

Ernest Earle "Ernie" Anderson (November 12, 1923 – February 6, 1997) was an American actor and television announcer who was best known as the "Voice of Creator/{{ABC}}" as well as playing the character Ghoulardi in the horror series ''Shock Theater''. He was one of the first horror movie hosts in the country.

Originally from UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts, Anderson served as a naval officer during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII before he became a disc jockey at WSKI in Montpelier, Vermont. By 1958, he moved to UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} to become a disk jockey at WHK. He was dismissed from the network after it switched to a Top 40 format. He worked at NBC television station KYW-TV (later WKYC) as a host of the short lived morning movie show ''Ernie's Place''.

Due to his fatigue and promises of becoming an actor, Anderson relocated to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles in 1966. A few months later, ''Shock Theater'' ended and the Ghoulardi name was retired. Anderson worked briefly as an on-camera actor before he was hired as an announcer for ABC and its shows like ''Series/{{Roots|1977}}'', ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'' (replacing Johnny Jacobs for the final week or so of the ABC run and continuing into the syndicated run), and ''Series/TheLoveBoat''.

** Cleveland native Drew Carey wore several Ghoulardi shirts on ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'', and the first theme song "Moon over Parma" was written by a Ghoulardi fan for the show.

Ernest Earle "Ernie" Anderson (November 12, 1923 – February 6, 1997) was an American actor and television announcer who was best known as the "Voice of ABC" as well as playing the character Ghoulardi in the horror series ''Shock Theater''. He was one of the first horror movie hosts in the country.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Anderson served as a naval officer during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII before he became a disc jockey at WSKI in Montpelier, Vermont. By 1958, he moved to Cleveland to become a disk jockey at WHK. He was dismissed from the network after it switched to a Top 40 format. He worked at NBC television station KYW-TV (later WKYC) as a host of the short lived morning movie show ''Ernie's Place''.

Anderson's character was a hipster, unlike the horror character prototype. Ghoulardi's costume was a long [[MadScientist lab coat]] covered with "slogan" buttons, horn-rimmed [[CoolShades sunglasses]] with a missing lens, a fake Van Dyke beard and moustache, and various messy, awkwardly-perched fright wigs.

-->--[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVT68g6KfH4 Ernie Anderson plays Ghoulardi for the last time, October 1991]]