I have never seen him give up his show.

I have never seen him give up his show.

He will be doing a Q&A panel at the San Diego Comic Con this Saturday about the future direction of the show.

https://sdccblog.com/2025/07/metvs-svengoolie-ready-to-haunt-san-diego-comic-con-2025-with-panel/

I think he already said a few years back he was slowly retiring from doing Svengoolie which is why they brought on new younger actors to eventually phase him out.

Rich Koz (Svengoolie) is a unique talent, and that's the key here. The new performers bluntly speaking don't have it. They seem like performers you might experience at a haunted mansion amusement ride. Rich is 73, he's had two heart attacks so stepping away at this point in his life makes sense. I don't know what can be done to save this franchise, but it's not in place at this time, that's for sure.