"Zio Tibia Picture Show" ("Uncle Tibia Picture Show") was an Italian hosted horror show in 1989, with Stefano Cananzi as "Zio Tibia", with Fabrizio Casadio providing the voice of "Zio Tibia". The show ran from 8 July until 9 September 1989 at 11.30 pm on Saturday nights; screening many classic USA horror movies, along with some European horror movies. ZIO TIBIA In 1990, the show would return under a new title "Venerdi con Zio Tibia" ("Friday with Uncle Tibia"), and new format; runing from 13 July until 14 September 1990, at prime and late evening on Fridays. Each show would screen an episode of "Friday the 13th: The Series", followed by a horror movie, then an episode of "The Twilight Zone", and ending with another horror movie. For the 7 September show - only a horror movie was shown. The 10 August, 17 August and 14 September screened only 1 horror movie, followed by an episode of "Friday the 13th: The Series". For 31 August 1990 show only 1 horror movie was shown, along with 1 episode of "Friday the 13th: The Series" and two episodes of "The Twilight Zone" were shown. The shows were broadcast on Italia 1 and directed by Pino Pellino. "Zio Tibia" ("Uncle Tibia") was a puppet representing an elderly gentleman with a rotten face, inhabitant of a crypt in the company of "Golem" and his assistant "Astragalus" (the latter present only in "Venerdi con Zio Tibia"). The character was inspired by "Uncle Creepy", the narrator of the USA's comic "Creepy", translated in Italy as "Uncle Tibia"; but also inspired by "The Crypt-Keeper" and the "Vault-Keeper"; and movies such as "Creepshow"; and was characterized by his strong ironic and cynical streak. ZIO TIBIA PICTURE SHOW EPISODES VENERDI CON ZIO TIBIA EPISODES ZIO TIBIA - IL DOCUMENTARIO (2015) In 2015, "Zio Tibia - Il documentario" a documentary on Fabrizio Casadio (voice of Uncle Tibia) was released. A real journey into the world of the unique, inimitable, evil, and timeless Uncle Tibia. Through the words of the protagonists of the horror show most loved by Italians, anecdotes, curiosities and much more will be discovered . Once again, viewers will relive the atmosphere that only Zio Tibia knew how to create and be immersed in an unpublished episode created for the occasion. For the first time ever, the only interview given by Fabrizio Casadio (voice of Uncle Tibia) shortly before his death. The following is a promo for the documentary: "Zio Tibia Il Documentario" - Trailer from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo. In 2020, the character of "Zio Tibia" would again return, this time as the host of - Season 1, Episode 5 "Halloween Special", in the Italian horror anthology series "Fantasmagoria". FABRIZIO CASADIO Fabrizio Casadio was born ion 3 October 1935 in Turin, Italy and passed away on 10 May 2015 in Milan Italy. Casadio was a radio host, television host and engineer. He was mainly active as a radio and television speaker and was defined by Armando Testa as "the most beautiful voice in Italy". Casadio was born to Ugo, a mechanical engineer who invented girovagli (machines for sieving the sugar mixture) and Maria Mazza. Last of three brothers. He graduated in engineering and architecture at the Polytechnic. He was also passionate about horses, he loved to ride when he could. Making the clear route was a great pleasure for him. In the 1960s he built the "bucket wheel" for a mine. For a year he was Italy's representative at UNESCO, of whose Paris palace he contributed to the creation of the façade. The first collaboration with Rai dates back to 1957: in that year Casadio presented the television program "Gran Pavese", broadcast in the afternoon at 5.30pm. In the 1950s and 1960s he was the presenter of highly prestigious programmes, such as "Le batte celebri" and "Il Leonardo", the latter of a scientific / informative nature. In 1971, he presented the program "The importance of calling yourself ..." in which he interviewed famous people such as Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gipo Farassino and others. In the 1950s he collaborated with Elledici, lending his voice to some documentaries. When someone noticed his voice in the 1960s, Casadio dedicated himself, starting from 1966, to hosting some television programs for the "Television of the Boys" and was used as a substitute announcer at RAI Radio Torino. Also in 1966 he presented the television program "Il Teatrino delle Mascheri". In 1967 he was the presenter of the television program "The newspaper of sciences" and of the radio program "The Character"; furthermore he starred in the television series "The Tales of the Risorgimento". But the big leap came in 1974, when advertisers discovered the potential of his voice. He then moved to Milan, the capital of advertising dubbing. His voice became the most listened to on radio and television. In addition to advertising, he dedicated himself to dubbing television films and documentaries. Among the many advertisements he dubbed an advert for Vidal bubble bath and then replaced Alfredo Danti as the voice of the Caroselli della carne Montana with the cowboy Ringo, with the famous song by Adriano Celentano. He was also the voice of the Mentadent campaign "Prevention is better than cure", of the Brancamenta campaign "Twelve months of summer" and of the spot of the Catholic Connection Committee, that of the slogan "For a civilization of love". He participated in the creation of some discs of poetic readings dedicated to the Italian regions and on religious topics. He participated in the making of numerous documentaries also published on videocassette by Fonit Cetra. From 3 January 1982 to 2 April 1998 he occupied the role of official voice of Italia 1; in the same period he collaborated with Radio Gemini One. He was also the voice of the famous horror puppet "Zio Tibia", presenter of the "Zio Tibia Picture Show", a television show broadcast on Italia 1. In those years he was among the main founders of ADAP in Milan, the first and only Association of dubbing actors and advertising speakers of which he was, for a long time, president. At the end of the 1990s the decline began, both due to the arrival of new voices and due to his personal choice; from 1993 to 1995 he gave voice to the commercials for Montana meat with the well-known slogan "It will be noon... noon as a cook". He therefore continued with greater vigor in his other passions, through his engineering and architecture company. The following a a clip from the series: "Venerdi con Zio Tibia" ("Friday with Uncle Tibia") - clip from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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