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KZSU - Mystery Playhouse #226- The Dark Wall, Death of a Doll

Heard
1987
Episodes
1
Language
English

The Dark wall (Escape), Death of a Doll (Inner Sanctum)

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Mystery Playhouse was an independent production taped at KZSU in Palo Alto, Ca. It first aired in the San Francisco Bay area in September 1985 and continued through two hosts until 1991. The series usually featured classic horror and science fiction dramas from radio's golden era, though original plays were also recorded and aired specifically for the series. The first 59 episodes were called Mystery Playhouse 90.1, because the series was 90 minutes long and it aired on 90.1 FM. The host was called "The Count," played by writer and producer Kurt Kuersteiner. The Count was an homage to the SCTV character "Count Floyd." He acted and sounded like Floyd, but he also had a machine-gun delivery of constant one liners. Each was followed by a Halloween sound effect that worked a lot like a drum beat and cymbal crash.Rick Kabrich, as “Dr. Morgan”, replaced "The Count" on Mystery Playhouse in the summer of 1987 beginning with episode 60. With the new host, the show was reduced to one hour. Kabrich and Kuersteiner became good friends and co-wrote lines together for Dr. Morgan. The morbid one liners became known as "Morgan-isms." Dr. Morgan would introduce each show and make closing remarks. Eerie music would play in the background while the distant sound of wind and rain blew outside. Kabrich also played the villain in several of the original plays Mystery Playhouse produced which aired alongside the original Old Time Radio…

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  1. MP226

    No date given · 58 min

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  1. KZSU - Mystery Playhouse #226- The Dark Wall, Death of a Doll

    Listeners' uploads · Rick Kabrich, Kurt Kuersteiner · 1 episode here · archive.org

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