Years active: 1963-1973
Sometimes replacements don't always work. Cosmosina was host of Science Fiction Theater on KOGO Channel 10 in San Diego, where the focus was on science fiction. The show was popular enough that in 1972 KHJ-TV Channel 9 brought Lisa Clark in to replace Sinister Seymour on Fright Night as the Cosmosina's sister Moona Lisa.
The change was controversial. Despite her fan base, Los Angeles residents wanted Vincent's slouch hat wearer instead. After a few months, she went back to San Diego to host Moona Lisa's Creature Features on KFMB Channel 8. In 1973 she ended her run in St. Louis of all places, hosting Moona's Midnight Madness on KMOX Channel 4.
While there is no footage surviving there are plenty of articles. Moona seemed like a pretty decent host. She borrowed a bit from Zacherley where she would insert herself into the films, even using the footage from the Moon landing in one bit. She also briefly had a house band called the Roaches. They were not very popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbOxGap0Ko
"Happy hallucinations honeys"
A shame there are no tapes left. I loved Moonalisa.
ReplyDeleteJust posted a link (as I couldn't get the video to upload) to the only footage I could find. Thanks for the comment! We'll be doing more hosts again this Oct.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's a pity so many hosts are now lost.
Let me make something very clear..Lisa Clark is a San diego Legend. Nobody did better
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