We’re celebrating WDIV’s 75th anniversary in Detroit television with a treasure trove of classic station stories, specials, promos and interviews.

Here’s the inside story on: “Going 4 It: The Inside Story of the Rise of WDIV,” which will air Friday, November 4th at 9 p.m.

Here’s the inside story on: “Going 4 It: The Inside Story of the Rise of WDIV,” which will air Friday, November 4th at 9 p.m.

If you’re a longtime WDIV fan, you’re going to love this special WDIV Insider blog.

His famous catch phrase was “Ooooh, that’s scaary!” Count Scary would rank the scary level of each movie with a scale of pants, referring to scaring your pants off.

His famous catch phrase was “Ooooh, that’s scaary!” Count Scary would rank the scary level of each movie with a scale of pants, referring to scaring your pants off. Little did I know, that 20 years later, I would be a Director at WDIV working on the Count Scary shows. Suddenly he receives a phone call from one of his “fine boys” (Tom DeLisle) that he was needed at the studio. Tom DeLisle was such a great humorist and cheerleader; heck, we all got our own official Scary Jackets. One Tom is gone; we lost Tom DeLisle 2 years ago.

In the 70s and 80s, there was a popular TV concept floating around the U.S.: Horror movie shows. For Detroit TV watchers, there were two big horror movie show hosts: Count Scary and The Ghoul. Count Scary appeared on WDIV from 1982 to the early 1990s as a vampire who loved B horror films. Count Scary would rank the scary level of each movie with a scale of pants, referring to scaring your pants off. Count Scary eventually appeared on other Detroit TV networks, including his final appearance in 1996 in a joint special with The Ghoul.

Count Scary and The Ghoul thrilled Detroit TV audiences for years. Count Scary and The Ghoul are two examples of this time capsule TV program -- and I can only imagine the families gathered around TVs to catch these Halloween specials. For Detroit TV watchers, there were two big horror movie show hosts: Count Scary and The Ghoul. Count Scary would rank the scary level of each movie with a scale of pants, referring to scaring your pants off. Count Scary eventually appeared on other Detroit TV networks, including his final appearance in 1996 in a joint special with The Ghoul.