From the late 1970s from WJW-TV8, here is a Hoolihan & Big Chuck skit called "Certain Ethnic Varieties." This is a direct satire on "Polka Varieties," a long-running show on WEWS-TV5, also in Cleveland.
Rudy whhhaa?? I lost my kielbasa down the sewer polka Everyone mugging for the camera What happened to Lil John? Mr and Mrs Kapusta! In Parma 🤘 Four years The broken accordion Lil John on the bass! Paul whitesox Bowling in the next studio
Sunday TV in Cleveland really sucked. Nothing but wall to wall religious programming all morning. This forced my brother and I to watch POLKA VARIETIES and THE GENE CARROLL show, um, religiously. Not to honor it, but to mock it. This spoof is so spot on! The only thing missing is dancing fat couples bumping into the camera. I LIVED for those moments. Stay Sick.
