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81-408: The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show aired late Friday nights on WJW for 13 years from December 23, 1966 to August 1979, when Wells left the show and relocated to Florida, to new Christian TV station, WCLF-TV, to co-host with wife, Barbara, a daily 90-minute interview, news, and music program, called "Horizons 22". After Wells' departure, Schodowski promoted cast member John "Lil' John" Rinaldi to co-host and

162-624: A Baptismal Regeneration view of the meaning of the phrase "Born Again", not a conversion experience. Before the Baptism the prayers include; "None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they cannot have; that they may be baptized with Water and

243-448: A Christian. This usage of the term is usually linked to baptism with water and the related doctrine of baptismal regeneration . Individuals who profess to be "born again" (meaning born in the "Holy Spirit") often state that they have a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ ". The term is derived from an event in the Gospel of John in which the words of Jesus were not understood by

324-468: A Jewish Pharisee, Nicodemus : Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." "How can someone be born when they are old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." The Gospel of John

405-545: A board member of WCLF objected to them on the show as lacking in spirituality (saying, "They look good, they sound good, but I just don't feel The Spirit moving there"), Wells and his wife were let go from WCLF after only three months. Later, John Wesley Fletcher, a founding member of the board of WCLF (and the one who objected to the Wells), was implicated in sex scandals involving PTL Club co-host Jim Bakker . Wells has expressed relief that he and his wife were no longer involved with

486-690: A combined total run of 40 years. In 1979, Wells became program director of WCLF-TV channel 22 , a Christian television station located in Largo, Florida and serving the Tampa Bay area . WCLF went on the air in October 1979 as the flagship station for the newly founded Christian Television Network , which aired programming such as The PTL Club and The 700 Club . Wells and his wife also co-hosted an evening 90-minute Christian-themed interview, music and news program on WCLF called Horizons 22 . According to Wells, after

567-479: A duo of entertainers who served as late-night horror hosts of The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show on television station WJW in Cleveland , Ohio from 1979 to 2007. In addition to hosting a movie with a live audience, they also performed original sketch comedy routines. At the end of each sketch was a very distinctive laugh (see external links section below) voiced by comedian/actor Jay Lawrence , who

648-530: A genuine commitment to him and a personal decision to follow him as his disciple." Echoing the writings of Pope John Paul II, the National Directory of Catechesis describes a new intervention required by the modern world called the " New Evangelization ". This is directed to the Church, to the baptized who were never effectively evangelized before, to those who have never made a personal commitment to Christ and

729-572: A neighbor and a yacht club official. Wells also appeared in the 1970 film Ghetto Freaks , which was filmed in Cleveland. Wells' TV roles include playing a TV reporter in the 1980 made-for-TV movie OHMS and a news anchor in a 1990 episode of the TV series Superboy entitled "Abandon Earth" . In 2019 Wells, Rinaldi, and Schodowski reunited to film the five-episode web series Space Ship One . In 1956, Wells married Barbara Leigh, who later became one of

810-420: A neighborhood, close enough to reveal a woman taking a bath (strategically covered with bubbles) through her bathroom sunroof , as Goddard sheepishly tried to hide the image with his suit jacket. Goddard would appear in numerous skits through the years, sometimes even playing different characters. Other longtime supporting players were veteran cameraman/technician Art Lofredo, who appeared in many skits through

891-524: A personal conversion to Christianity is a joyful experience, in which the individual "accepts Christ as Lord" after which faith "daily grows inside the person." For Moravians, "Christ lived as a man because he wanted to provide a blueprint for future generations" and "a converted person could attempt to live in his image and daily become more like Jesus." As such, "heart religion" characterizes Moravian Christianity. The Moravian Church has historically emphasized evangelism , especially missionary work, to spread

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972-496: A song that mentioned a journey through the suburbs of Cleveland; the song would later become the theme song for the first season of The Drew Carey Show . Born-again Christian To be born again , or to experience the new birth , is a phrase, particularly in evangelical Christianity , that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one's physical birth, being "born again"

1053-400: A supporting cast member for WJW's popular late-night Friday show Shock Theater with Ghoulardi , hosted by Ernie Anderson . When Anderson left WJW in late 1966, Wells teamed up with then-station engineer "Big Chuck" Schodowski to develop and host a replacement for Shock Theatre . The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show premiered on December 23, 1966. Airing at 11:30 p.m. on Friday nights,

1134-618: Is conversion. [...] Moved by grace, man turns toward God and away from sin, thus accepting forgiveness and righteousness from on high." The Catholic Church also teaches that under special circumstances, the need for water baptism can be superseded by the Holy Spirit in a ' Baptism of desire ', such as when catechumens die or are martyred prior to Baptism. Pope John Paul II wrote in Catechesi Tradendae about "the problem of children baptized in infancy [who] come for catechesis in

1215-455: Is different: our church supposes, that all who are baptized in their infancy, are at the same time born again.   [...] But   [...] it is sure all of riper years, who are baptized, are not at the same time born again. A Unitarian work called The Gospel Anchor noted in the 1830s that the phrase was not mentioned in any of the Gospels, nor by any Epistles except in that of 1 Peter. "It

1296-555: Is distinctly and separately caused by the operation of the Holy Spirit , and it occurs when one surrenders their life to Christ (John 3:5, Titus 3:5). While all Christians are familiar with the concept from the Bible, it is a core doctrine of the denominations of the Anabaptist , Moravian , Methodist , Baptist , Plymouth Brethren and Pentecostal churches along with evangelical Christian denominations. These Churches stress Jesus 's words in

1377-541: Is no reason to think that they would have spoken in Greek. This implies that even if based on a real conversation, the author of John heavily modified it to include Greek wordplay and idiom. Anabaptist denominations , such as the Mennonites , teach that "True faith entails a new birth, a spiritual regeneration by God's grace and power; 'believers' are those who have become the spiritual children of God." In Anabaptist theology ,

1458-554: Is not just an emotional, mystical high; the really important matter is what happened in the convert's life after the moment or period of radical change." Jehovah's Witnesses believe that individuals do not have the power to choose to be born again, but that God calls and selects his followers "from above". Only those belonging to the " 144,000 " are considered to be born again. The Lutheran Church holds that "we are cleansed of our sins and born again and renewed in Holy Baptism by

1539-500: Is the "divine work of initial salvation (Tit. 3:5), or conversion, which involves the accompanying works of justification (Rom. 5:18) and adoption (Rom. 8:15, 16)." In regeneration, which occurs in the new birth, there is a "transformation in the heart of the believer wherein he finds himself a new creation in Christ (II Cor. 5:17; Col. 1:27)." Following the new birth, George Fox taught the possibility of "holiness of heart and life through

1620-414: Is wrought by faith in the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). Regeneration is the impartation of divine life which is manifested in that radical change in the moral character of man, from the love and life of sin to the love of God and the life of righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Peter 1:23). —Principles of Faith, Emmanuel Association of Churches At the moment a person experiences

1701-576: The Articles of Religion , in Article XVII – Of Baptism, state that baptism is a "sign of regeneration or the new birth." The Methodist Visitor in describing this doctrine, admonishes individuals: "'Ye must be born again.' Yield to God that He may perform this work in and for you. Admit Him to your heart. 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.'" Methodist theology teaches that

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1782-558: The First Epistle of Peter , the author describes the new birth as taking place from the seed which is the Word of God. In the Gospel of Luke , Jesus himself refers to the Word of God as the seed. In contemporary Christian usage and apart from evangelicalism, the term is distinct from similar terms which are sometimes used in Christianity in reference to a person who is, or is becoming,

1863-508: The Gospels : "Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’" (John 3:7). (In some English translations, the phrase "born again" is rendered as "born from above". ) Their doctrines also hold that to be "born again" and thus " saved ", one must have a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. The term born again has its origin in the New Testament . In

1944-700: The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show . Wells and his wife Barbara became born-again Christians in the mid-70s, and for two years Wells managed a Parma, Ohio Christian radio station, WSUM (now WCCD ). In August 1979, Wells left Cleveland and moved to Florida to pursue a career in Christian broadcasting. Schodowski replaced Wells with new co-host "Lil' John" Rinaldi and continued the Friday night show for another 28 years as The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show , finally ending in 2007 after

2025-404: The "birth" analogy in tracing spiritual newness of life to a divine beginning. Contemporary Christian theologians have provided explanations for "born from above" being a more accurate translation of the original Greek word transliterated ánōtʰen . Theologian Frank Stagg cites two reasons why the newer translation is significant: An early example of the term in its more modern use appears in

2106-526: The 2008 Ghoulardifest convention. During the summer of 2011, it was announced that Big Chuck and Lil' John would return to TV on WJW every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. (this time, in a 30-minute all skits show similar to the Couch Potato Theater format). This version of the show began on September 10, 2011. In 2015, the show was moved to Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. The show moved to Monday mornings at 12:30 a.m. in 2021, and as of July 2021

2187-585: The Gospel, to those formed by the values of secular culture , to those who have lost a sense of faith, and to those who are alienated. Declan O'Sullivan, co-founder of the Catholic Men's Fellowship and knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , wrote that the "New Evangelization emphasizes the personal encounter with Jesus Christ as a pre-condition for spreading the gospel. The born-again experience

2268-464: The Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's holy Church, and be made lively members of the same." And; "Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the express words of our Saviour Christ, that except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Whereby ye may perceive the great necessity of this Sacrament, where it may be had." And after Baptism; "yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to

2349-474: The Holy Ghost. But some Lutherans also teach that whoever is baptized must, through daily contrition and repentance, drown The Old Adam so that daily a new man come forth and arise who walks before God in righteousness and purity forever. Conservative Lutherans teach that whoever lives in sins after his baptism has again lost the grace of baptism." With regard to the new birth, the Moravian Church holds that

2430-453: The Holy Spirit witnesses to them that they are" (cf. assurance ). Historically, the classic text from John 3 was consistently interpreted by early Church Fathers as a reference to baptism. Modern Catholic interpreters have noted that the phrase 'born from above' or 'born again' is clarified as 'being born of water and Spirit'. Catholic commentator John F. McHugh notes, "Rebirth, and

2511-422: The Holy Spirit, as evidenced by glossolalia , as the third work of grace . The new birth, according to Pentecostal teaching, imparts "spiritual life". The majority of the world's Quakers are evangelical in churchmanship and teach a born-again experience (cf. Evangelical Friends Church International ). The Central Yearly Meeting of Friends , a Holiness Quaker denomination, teaches that regeneration

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2592-521: The King James Version as: Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently: / Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Here, the Greek word translated as 'born again' is ἀναγεγεννημένοι ( anagegennēménoi ). The traditional Jewish understanding of

2673-621: The New Birth, he/she is " adopted into the family of God". The Plymouth Brethren teach that the new birth effects salvation and those who testify that they have been born again, repented, and have faith in the Scriptures are given the right hand of fellowship , after which they can partake of the Lord's Supper . Holiness Pentecostals historically teach the new birth (first work of grace), entire sanctification (second work of grace) and baptism with

2754-540: The Saturday night shows, Schodowski and Rinaldi hosted a companion Couch Potato Theater program airing from 10 a.m. - noon on Saturday mornings, which featured at various times Three Stooges shorts, episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show , movies, cartoons, or (due to schedule conflicts) an hour long skits only show. In December 2006, Schodowski announced he would retire in June 2007. As part of his farewell, WJW broadcast

2835-539: The Spirit which induces the sinner to respond to the effectual call". According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism , Q 88, "the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are, his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer; all of which are made effectual to the elect for salvation." Effectual calling is "the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in

2916-440: The alternative sense of the phrase ánōtʰen in a footnote. Edwyn Hoskyns argues that "born from above" is to be preferred as the fundamental meaning and he drew attention to phrases such as "birth of the Spirit", "birth from God", but maintains that this necessarily carries with it an emphasis upon the newness of the life as given by God himself. The final use of the phrase occurs in the First Epistle of Peter , rendered in

2997-512: The commencement of this new life, are said to come about ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος , of water and spirit. This phrase (without the article) refers to a rebirth which the early Church regarded as taking place through baptism." The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) notes that the essential elements of Christian initiation are: "proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, and

3078-408: The duo reunited with Wells to film the five-episode web series Space Ship One . Big Chuck and Lil' John would use some of WJW's personalities, like station meteorologist Dick Goddard , in their skits. A popular Goddard sketch revolved around Goddard's claims that WJW had the best doppler radar in Cleveland. He bragged that WJW's "Super Doppler Google-Plex" was powerful enough to see clearly to

3159-399: The duo soon started filming comedy skits interspersed within the host segments. After Wells left the show in 1979, John Rinaldi, a jeweler by trade who had already been featured on many of the program's skits, took over as co-host. The show itself was relaunched as The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show , and while effectively a separate and distinct show, the familiar Catch As Catch Can theme

3240-484: The early 1960s. Hoolihan and Big Chuck quickly became the number one show in Cleveland on Friday nights, beating out Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and eventually making so much money that station management refused to pre-empt or move the show for CBS network programming, even for a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game. In 1971, Wells quit the staff of WJW to free-lance as an announcer in other cities such as New York, Chicago and Detroit, but still did weekend weather and

3321-529: The fact that the promise is not being fulfilled to the seed of Abraham (referring to the Jews)." Charles Hodge writes that "The subjective change wrought in the soul by the grace of God, is variously designated in Scripture" with terms such as new birth , resurrection , new life , new creation , renewing of the mind , dying to sin and living to righteousness , and translation from darkness to light . Jesus used

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3402-468: The faith. In Methodism , the "new birth is necessary for salvation because it marks the move toward holiness. That comes with faith." John Wesley held that the New Birth "is that great change which God works in the soul when he brings it into life, when he raises it from the death of sin to the life of righteousness." In the life of a Christian, the new birth is considered the first work of grace . In keeping with Wesleyan-Arminian covenant theology ,

3483-418: The first female disc jockeys in Cleveland on WJW-850 (now WKNR ). They had three children, Teri, Rob and Tricia, and were married for 51 years until Barbara's death from cancer on August 28, 2007. Big Chuck and Lil%27 John Charles "Big Chuck" Schodowski (born June 28, 1934) and "Lil' John" Rinaldi (born January 19, 1946) – together commonly known as Big Chuck and Lil' John – are

3564-512: The historical events they are based on, generally treat Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus in John 3 with skepticism. It details what is presumably a private conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, with none of the disciples seemingly attending, making it unclear how a record of this conversation was acquired. In addition, the conversation is recorded in no other ancient Christian source other than John and works based on John. According to Bart Ehrman ,

3645-502: The hour-long retrospective Big Chuck and Lil' John: The End of an Era . This also marked the end of The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show , with the last regular episode airing the afternoon of June 16, 2007 and again in the early morning of June 17. In October 2008, Schodowski released his autobiography, Big Chuck!: My Favorite Stories from 47 Years on Cleveland TV , co-written by The Plain Dealer media writer Tom Feran. The book debuted at

3726-541: The image of an old man gurning . When Anderson left Cleveland for California in 1966, his popular Ghoulardi character was retired, and a talent search ensued to find a replacement. Schodowski agreed to help Bob Wells (WJW's "Hoolihan the Weatherman ") with his audition, and the management decided they liked the way the two performed together. They became co-hosts of The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show , which launched on December 23, 1966. In addition to screening horror films,

3807-521: The instantaneous baptism with the Holy Spirit subsequent to the new birth" (cf. Christian perfection ). In Reformed theology , Holy Baptism is the sign and the seal of one's regeneration, which is of comfort to the believer. The time of one's regeneration, however, is a mystery to oneself according to the Canons of Dort . According to the Reformed churches being born again refers to "the inward working of

3888-428: The knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel." In Reformed theology, "regeneration precedes faith." Samuel Storms writes that, "Calvinists insist that the sole cause of regeneration or being born again is the will of God. God first sovereignly and efficaciously regenerates, and only in consequence of that do we act. Therefore,

3969-401: The knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee; Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these persons; that, being now born again, and made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, they may continue thy servants, and attain thy promises; through the same Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of

4050-567: The larger issue is that the same problem English translations of the Bible have with the Greek ἄνωθεν ( ánōtʰen ) is a problem in the Aramaic language as well: there is no single word in Aramaic that means both 'again' and 'from above', yet the conversation rests on Nicodemus making this misunderstanding. As the conversation was between two Jews in Jerusalem, where Aramaic was the native language, there

4131-461: The local CBS affiliate, as "Hoolihan the Weatherman." WJW management was seeking a "funny" weatherman to contrast with the "serious" style of other local weather presenters, including Dick Goddard of WKYC , Don Webster of WEWS , and the departing Hoffman. Wells got the job by dressing up in a grass skirt and improvising a humorous audition. Station management named him "Hoolihan the Weatherman" and

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4212-467: The movies selected for The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show were no longer done by either host, and began to deviate from the original horror/science fiction genre into more conventional movie fare. In addition, the start time was again moved in 1996 to Saturdays at midnight following Mad TV , then after Fox debuted Talkshow with Spike Feresten in 2006, the show settled in its final start time of 12:30 a.m. Saturday nights/Sunday mornings. Along with

4293-431: The name stuck. Wells' presentations, which included jokes and always ended with "Hoolihan's" catch phrase "Sunshine to you, no matter what the weather," achieved #1 in the local ratings. Despite this success, a year later when WJW had the opportunity to hire Dick Goddard, the station gave Goddard the weeknight time slots and moved Wells to noon and weekend weathercasts. In addition to his weatherman duties, Wells appeared as

4374-621: The narrator. Nicodemus takes only the literal meaning from Jesus's statement, while Jesus clarifies that he means more of a spiritual rebirth from above. English translations have to pick one sense of the phrase or another; the NIV, King James Version , and Revised Version use "born again", while the New Revised Standard Version and the New English Translation prefer the "born from above" translation. Most versions will note

4455-409: The new birth contains two phases that occur together, justification and regeneration : Though these two phases of the new birth occur simultaneously, they are, in fact, two separate and distinct acts. Justification is that gracious and judicial act of God whereby a soul is granted complete absolution from all guilt and a full release from the penalty of sin (Romans 3:23–25). This act of divine grace

4536-449: The outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion." Baptism gives the person the grace of forgiveness for all prior sins; it makes the newly baptized person a new creature and an adopted child of God; it incorporates them into the Body of Christ and creates a sacramental bond of unity leaving an indelible mark on the person's soul. "Incorporated into Christ by Baptism,

4617-402: The parish without receiving any other initiation into the faith and still without any explicit personal attachment to Jesus Christ." He noted that "being a Christian means saying 'yes' to Jesus Christ, but let us remember that this 'yes' has two levels: It consists of surrendering to the word of God and relying on it, but it also means, at a later stage, endeavoring to know better—and better

4698-500: The pathway to salvation, is "marked not by a forensic understanding of salvation by 'faith alone', but by the entire process of repentance, self-denial, faith rebirth and obedience." Those who wish to tarry this path receive baptism after the new birth. The phrase born again is mentioned in the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church in article XV, entitled "Of Christ alone without Sin". In part, it reads: "sin, as S. John saith,

4779-410: The person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated." The Holy Spirit is involved with each aspect of the movement of grace. "The first work of the grace of the Holy Spirit

4860-520: The profound meaning of this word." The modern expression being "born again" is really about the concept of "conversion". The National Directory of Catechesis (published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops , USCCB) defines conversion as, "the acceptance of a personal relationship with Christ, a sincere adherence to him, and a willingness to conform one's life to his." To put it more simply, "Conversion to Christ involves making

4941-498: The promise of salvation is interpreted as being rooted in "the seed of Abraham"; that is, physical lineage from Abraham. Jesus explained to Nicodemus that this doctrine was in error – that every person must have two births – natural birth of the physical body and another of the water and the spirit. This discourse with Nicodemus established the Christian belief that all human beings – whether Jew or Gentile – must be "born again" of

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5022-449: The same Holy Spirit, everlastingly. Amen." Baptists teach that people are born again when they believe that Jesus died for their sin, and was buried, and rose again, and that by believing/trusting in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection, eternal life shall be granted as a gift by God. Those who have been born again, according to Baptist teaching, know that they are "[children] of God because

5103-405: The sermons of John Wesley . In the sermon entitled A New Birth he writes, "none can be holy unless he be born again", and "except he be born again, none can be happy even in this world. For   [...] a man should not be happy who is not holy." Also, "I say, [a man] may be born again and so become an heir of salvation." Wesley also states infants who are baptized are born again, but for adults it

5184-701: The show continued for another 28 years as The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show . Wells was born in West Point , Nebraska. He started his broadcasting career in the summer of 1951 on KWBE radio in Beatrice, Nebraska , after graduating from high school in Lincoln, Nebraska . That fall, Wells moved back to Lincoln to pursue studies in radio and television at the University of Nebraska . Between 1951 and his college graduation in 1957, he worked at Lincoln radio stations KLMS and KLIN ,

5265-517: The show has been retitled The Best of Big Chuck and Lil' John and introductions to the skits have been dropped. Lil' John made news in December 2014, after Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis referred to Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel as a " midget ". WJW sent the 4'3" Rinaldi to Cincinnati to cover Lewis' weekly press conference, and he asked the coach some questions. In 2019

5346-431: The show presented Z-grade movies with comedy skits in between featuring Wells, Schodowski, and cast members including Art Lofredo, Russ Cormier (as "Big Stash") and John "Lil' John" Rinaldi, plus occasional Hollywood guest stars. The skits often focused on local or ethnic humor, and usually ended in a recorded distinctive laugh by late actor/comedian/disc jockey Jay Lawrence , who worked for KYW-1100 radio in Cleveland in

5427-674: The show until the late 90s, appearing most frequently as Stash Kowalski's wife Stella in "The Certain Ethnic ______" skits. News anchor Robin Swoboda was famously featured as the main villain (a Catwoman takeoff) with several Cleveland Browns players portraying her henchmen in "Batguy & Rinaldi" (a parody of Batman & Robin), and sportscasters Casey Coleman , John Telich and Dan Coughlin were used in sports themed skits. Other later skits featured WJW station announcer Bill Ward announcing introductions to skits or for faux testimonial advertisements in

5508-587: The sister NBC television station WDAF-TV in Kansas City, a job he held until 1965. During this time, Wells also resumed his flying career by joining the Air Force Reserve , flying C-124 cargo planes , first on weekends, then for a year of active duty during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 . In 1965, Wells moved to Cleveland to replace Howard Hoffman as the 6 and 11 PM evening weatherman on WJW-TV Channel 8 , then

5589-481: The spiritual seed of Christ. This understanding is further reinforced in 1 Peter 1:23. The Catholic Encyclopedia states that "[a] controversy existed in the primitive church over the interpretation of the expression the seed of Abraham . It is [the First Epistle of Peter's] teaching in one instance that all who are Christ's by faith are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to promise. He is concerned, however, with

5670-659: The station by that time. Following WCLF, Wells would continue to work for other Tampa Bay stations for short periods, including WFLA-TV (as local host of The Baxters in 1981), WTOG (as weatherman and station personality), and Group W Cable (as spokesperson). Wells went on to own and operate a financial planning company in Florida for 33 years. He also continued to do radio and TV commercial work, and has been active in local theater. He has made regular annual appearances at "Ghoulardifest" functions in Cleveland, held in tribute to Ernie Anderson , who died in 1997. As of 2007, Wells

5751-724: The style of Hoolihan. Owing to the station's long affiliation with the CBS television network, CBS stars like Buddy Ebsen and Andy Griffith made cameos in several skits, as well as Tim Conway (who like Big Chuck began his career on WJW as a sidekick of Ernie Anderson – though on a separate program) who by then was a star on CBS' The Carol Burnett Show . Athletes like Muhammad Ali , Earnie Shavers and Jack Lambert also made guest appearances in skits. Both The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show and The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show also made music video parodies as well, including Ray Stevens songs like " Gitarzan ", " Indian Love Call " (the skit

5832-403: The years (most frequently as "The Old Man") and had several "Art Lofredo Nights" dedicated to him; Herb Thomas, a longtime station cameraman who portrayed "Soul Man", and Mary Allen ("the pride of Maple Heights "), who was an older lady and was a viewer who had won an auction in the late 70s to appear on a skit. She impressed Big Chuck with her performance so much, she became a regular player on

5913-493: Was a disc jockey for KYW radio in Cleveland during the early 1960s. On September 10, 2011, WJW began airing a weekly half-hour program – simply titled Big Chuck and Lil' John – featuring classic show skits along with limited new production. Chuck Schodowski (b. June 28, 1934) started as a producer/engineer at WJW-TV (and before that at KYW-TV ), and became a close friend of Ernie Anderson . When Anderson's previous sidekick, eventual Hollywood actor Tim Conway ,

5994-407: Was fired for a fabrication on his résumé, Schodowski was hired as Conway's replacement. Schodowski worked closely with Anderson (as Ghoulardi ) on Shock Theater , and was instrumental in bringing in the blend of blues and polka music that helped define the show, adding comic audio drop-ins to enliven the often awful movies, and immortalized The Rivingtons ' tune " Papa Oom Mow Mow " by marrying it to

6075-630: Was in the ROTC program , and took time off from his studies to train as a military jet pilot, later serving with the Nebraska Air National Guard . Upon finishing college in 1957, Wells joined KWTV in Oklahoma City as an announcer, moving two years later to WDAF , the NBC radio affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri. Wells then transitioned to television, becoming a weekend weatherman and staff announcer at

6156-584: Was not in Him. But all we the rest, although baptized and born again in Christ, yet offend in many things: and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Although the phrase "baptized and born again in Christ" occurs in Article XV, the reference is clearly to the scripture passage in John 3:3. The Baptism Office of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer directly connects Baptism and new birth affirming

6237-460: Was not regarded by any of the Evangelists but John of sufficient importance to record." It adds that without John, "we should hardly have known that it was necessary for one to be born again." This suggests that "the text and context was meant to apply to Nicodemus particularly, and not to the world." Scholars of the historical Jesus , who attempt to ascertain how closely the stories of Jesus match

6318-545: Was retained, among other show elements. Moreover, taped skits from the preceding show often would be rerun on The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show through various "oldies nights". For many years, the show aired at 11:30 p.m. on Friday nights before moving to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday nights starting on October 1, 1988 (to accommodate The Arsenio Hall Show , which WJW was airing following their weeknight 11 p.m. newscasts), then back to Fridays following WJW's affiliation switch to Fox in 1994. After Fox acquired WJW in 1996,

6399-535: Was semi-retired and living in Clearwater, Florida , continuing his commercial, acting and community service work. Over the years, Wells appeared in several movies and TV shows, most notably Carl Reiner 's 1985 movie Summer Rental starring John Candy , Richard Crenna and Rip Torn , which was filmed in the Tampa Bay area. Wells played the part of attorney Stan Greene, and his wife Barbara appeared in two bit parts as

6480-643: Was titled "The Audio Engineer" and made extensive use of chromakey ), " Along Came Jones ", " The Streak " and "Bridget the Midget" (which was Lil' John's on-air debut on the show back in 1970), plus other songs like Scott McKenzie's " San Francisco ", Jimmy Castor Bunch 's " Troglodyte ", and Larry Groce 's " Junk Food Junkie ." Both shows occasionally would feature a "New Talent Time" sketch where Cleveland area performers, usually performing some sort of offbeat stunt, would be featured. One week featured songwriter Robert McGuire performing his original song "Moon Over Parma",

6561-487: Was written in Koine Greek , and the original text is ambiguous which results in a double entendre that Nicodemus misunderstands. The word translated as 'again' is ἄνωθεν ( ánōtʰen ), which could mean either 'again', or 'from above'. The double entendre is a figure of speech that the gospel writer uses to create bewilderment or misunderstanding in the hearer; the misunderstanding is then clarified by either Jesus or

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