GRANDPA FRED'S HOUSE OF HORROR
(GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH)

ROBERT PROSKY - "GRANDPA FRED"

"Grandpa Fred's House of Horror" (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) a fictional horror host and horror movie show, with Robert Prosky playing "Grandpa Fred". From Gremlins Wiki: Grandpa Fred was a failed news anchor and the host of "Grandpa Fred's House of Horrors", an obscure CCN channel that showed horror movies late at night. He worked in the Clamp Center building. "Grandpa Fred" went into broadcasting with high hopes of working on news or current affairs. He frequently lamented the frivolous nature of "Grandpa Fred's House of Horrors" and the low budget set he had to work with, citing the lack of special effects and gimmicks. The best he had at his disposal was a cross-eyed plush puppet named Igor. He is on good terms with Billy Peltzer, who would often visit him in the studio during breaks and suggest props to try and improve the show. Fred was also taken to wandering around the Retail Concourse and visiting the news stand while still wearing heavy make up and a Dracula costume, which tended to illicit strange looks from other employees and members of the public. He was first seen introducing "Attack of the Octopus People" and he is known to be fearless towards anything, even the Gremlins. At one point, he hired a highly active and eccentric Japanese photographer, Mr. Katsuji, to make a TV interview with Brain Gremlin, making a conversation of Brain's speech of the Gremlins' desire to be Civilized. He was promoted to a high standard by Clamp after the Gremlins were destroyed at the end of the movie. "Grandpa Fred" was an obvious inspiration from the similarly named "Grandpa" from the 1960's sitcom "The Munsters". For more information on Al Lewis' "Grandpa" and "Grampa", use the below link: The movie that Fred describes as "Attack Of The Octopus People" is in reality a 1971 movie called "Octaman". Portrait of "Grandpa Fred" by Dave Dunlap. ROBERT PROSKY Robert Prosky was born on 13 December 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Robert Jozef Porzuczek. He is an established actor appearing in many movies and television series. Prosky sadly passed away on 8 December 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA (complications from heart surgery). The following are some clips from the show: Grandpa Fred's House of Horror (Gremlins 2) (Clips) from The Professor on Vimeo.

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