Shrimpenstein

The other day I was reminded of an old cartoon called Roger Ramjet. I then fell down the Internet rabbit-hole, looking for a copy of the theme song.

I found the theme song, but I also found out the creators - Gene Moss and Jim Thurman - created another show called Shrimpenstein.

Moss took on the role of Dr. Von Schtick, and Thurman provided voices for other characters. Shrimpenstein himself was a little Frankenstein monster ventriloquist dummy.

Shrimpenstein, being a small, local tv show from California in the mid 1960's, reminds me of another little show produced in my neck of the woods: The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Both are low budget kitsch.

I'm almost positive I saw a few Shrimpenstein episodes when I was little, but I could be wrong. It certainly feels familiar. It would have been a few years before my time, but there's a chance it was aired as reruns in Ontario later.

Maybe this video clip will jog someone else's memory too.