Morgus came back in 1986 (?) after maybe a 20-year hiatus. I think he was on Friday nights in the 80s and 90s.
Not just Saturday Afternoon Matinee on N.O. television (which local station used to show the dubbed kung-fu movies on weekends? Channel 26?) -- channel 8 used to show some weird movies on their Sunday Morning Matinee show. For instance, any of y'all ever caught Bad Ronald on TV?