53-450: Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated late-night talk show . It is hosted by washed-up superhero Space Ghost and co-stars his archenemies Zorak and Moltar, who he has imprisoned and enslaved. Zorak is bandleader and Moltar is director and producer . They regularly disrupt the show in contempt of Space Ghost. The name Alan Laddie was the nom de plume for the show's writing staff. Two unaired pilots were created,
106-497: A "talk show" style program. The characters' crudely animated lips, awkward movements that resembled "paper dolls glued to Popsicle sticks", and continuity errors became part of the joke. Merrill assembled a proof of concept test pilot in April of 1993, using archival footage of Denzel Washington , and Merrill voiced Space Ghost. The pilot never aired but an edited version later appeared on DVD, with Washington removed. A second pilot
159-428: A 2012 interview with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis to promote The Campaign . Space Ghost has appeared in commercials for Coca-Cola , Dr Pepper , AT&T , Nestea , Esurance , and VitaminWater as well as network promos for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Space Ghost, Moltar, Zorak, Brak, and Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls appear in a 2002 interview with professional soccer player Hugo Sánchez on
212-526: A light plastic yellow cape. A transparent variant "invisible" figure and a variant with electric "light up" powerband were also released. A repaint of this figure was used to create a Space Spectre figure. In 2012, a new Space Ghost figure was released in the Jazwares Hanna-Barbera series and came with a pack-in of Blip. In 2016, Funko released 4 Pop! Vinyl Figures: Space Ghost, Brak, Space Ghost Invisible and Zorak. The last two were exclusive to
265-537: A monitor beside Space Ghost's desk. In early episodes, Space Ghost begins his interviews by asking guests about their superpowers. His interactions with guests can be awkward because the guests' answers are often changed to humorously match Space Ghost's questions in post-production. Later episodes feature guests being allowed to interact directly with the characters. Although he starts out more level-headed and very much resembling his superhero ways, he becomes more and more eccentric, egomaniacal and idiotic with how he manages
318-616: A performance by Thurston Moore , the unedited version of Matt Groening 's interview from "Glen Campbell", pencil test footage, bonus footage and Easter eggs, as well as commentary on every episode. "Rehearsal", "Gallagher", "Edelweiss", "Anniversary", "Zoltran", "Pilot", "Speck", "Zorak", "Switcheroo (1997 Version)", "Mayonnaise", "Brilliant Number One", "Boo Boo Kitty", "Needledrop", "Sphinx", "Pavement", "Untitled", "Hipster", "Piledriver", "Suckup", "Dam", "Boatshow", "Telethon", "Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite" and "Joshua". It also features commentaries by cast members, new footage, deleted scenes,
371-526: A podcast that he wrote a script for a live-action version of Space Ghost Coast to Coast . Four boulders found on the planet Mars were named after Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and Brak. Zorak and Brak make various cameos in the series Jellystone! Season 3's "Space Con" features Space Ghost, Brak, Zorak, and Moltar, with Lowe and Merrill reprising their roles. The episode makes references to Space Ghost Coast to Coast and its spinoffs Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show . Space Ghost Space Ghost
424-457: A reworking of a 2007 live-action pilot Lowe Country. Space Ghost also appears on the 1998 series Donny & Marie to promote the CD Space Ghost's Surf & Turf , and as the announcer for the 2011 video game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion , with some of his dialogue alluding to Coast to Coast . Space Ghost appears in or is referenced in various musical works. The character
477-486: A row in order to "absorb as much Space Ghost " as he could. Andre would also ask executive producer and Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo several questions about the series, as he was an executive during its production run. To Andre's surprise Lazzo had no interest in Space Ghost Coast to Coast , saying "Space Ghost is dead to me". The character Space Ghost has hosted various Coast to Coast -style interviews outside of
530-452: A song of the same name. From 1997 to 2003, Space Ghost Coast to Coast comics were published in anthology comics Cartoon Network Present , Cartoon Network Starring and Cartoon Cartoons by DC Comics . Issue 40 of the comic book Scooby-Doo Team-Up features a non-satirical Space Ghost in his traditional role as a space-traveling superhero, albeit one who captures Moltar and Zorak with the help of Scooby-Doo. Sidekicks Jan and Jace say that
583-462: Is a superhero created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1960s for TV network CBS . He was designed by Alex Toth . In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and Blip the monkey, fought supervillains in outer space. In the 1990s, Space Ghost was brought back as a host for his own fictional late-night talk show , Space Ghost Coast to Coast , on Cartoon Network , Adult Swim and GameTap . In
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#1732931266544636-489: Is airing on the Canadian version of Adult Swim , albeit periodically. Space Ghost Coast to Coast has received generally positive reviews from critics. In January 2009, IGN named Space Ghost Coast to Coast as their 37th favorite animated TV show in their Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows article. In 2013, IGN placed Space Ghost Coast to Coast as number 18 on their list of Top 25 animated series for adults . Alex Toth ,
689-595: Is mentioned in the opening lyrics of cello rock band Rasputina 's song "The Olde Headboard", which is featured on their 1998 album How We Quit the Forest . Space Ghost Coast to Coast is featured in the Danger Doom song "Space Ho's". Rapper SpaceGhostPurrp named himself after the titular character and used the character's image for the cover of his NASA mixtape. British indie band Glass Animals references Space Ghost Coast to Coast on their 2020 album Dreamland with
742-510: Is the first TV show produced by Williams Street (formerly known as Ghost Planet Industries), which started Adult Swim in the early 2000s. It contrasts the original 1960s series, Space Ghost , which aired as a standard Hanna-Barbera Saturday-morning superhero cartoon . Space Ghost Coast to Coast is one of the first original series produced for Cartoon Network, and the earliest not to broadcast pre-existing cartoons. It premiered on April 15, 1994, and originally ended on December 17, 1999. It
795-451: Is used as the opening theme. Grandpa Space Ghost (voiced by Randy Savage ) stops by the show to visit Tad Ghostal. A parody of corporate videos with a brief appearance at the end of two winners of a haiku contest. Space Ghost grows angry upon learning that he has been 'imposternated' on a bizarre, intergalactic television program. Space Ghost tries the product "Chambraigne", a shampoo that supposedly enhances intelligence. After watching
848-512: Is voiced by George Lowe and his real name is Tad Ghostal. The show reused animation cels from the Hanna-Barbera archives. The show ran from 1994 to 1999, and returned with two new episodes in 2001, moving to the Adult Swim programming block later that year; the series ended its Adult Swim run in 2004. The characters of Jan, Jace, and Blip (Space Ghost's old sidekicks) appeared a few times on
901-922: The Xbox Live Marketplace. The series, along with other Adult Swim shows such as Robot Chicken , Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Samurai Jack and Rick and Morty , was released on HBO Max on its May 2020 launch. It was removed when the streaming service rebranded as Max. "Elevator", "Spanish Translation", "Gilligan", "CHiPs", "Bobcat", "Punch", "Banjo", "Batmantis", "Story Book" (listed as "Story Book House"), "Girlie Show", "Hungry", "Fire Drill", "Sleeper", "Jerk", "Urges", and "Explode" and had 2 Easter eggs. Special features include commentaries, original artwork, and Zorak singing "Jingle Bells". "$ 20.01", "Lovesick", "Transcript", "Sharrock", "Boo", "Freak Show", "Switcheroo", "Surprise", "Glen Campbell", "Jacksonville", "Late Show", "Cookout", "Art Show", and "Woody Allen's Fall Project" Special features include "Andy's Pilot",
954-481: The "syndication weasels" so he can perform some all-new material. Space Ghost Coast to Coast Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an American adult animated television series created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and first broadcast in 1994. It takes the form of a surreal parody of talk shows , hosted by a reimagined version of Hanna-Barbera character, Space Ghost . It incorporates surrealism and non-sequitur humor. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1007-691: The 1995 World Premiere Toon-In , "President's Day Nightmare" (without any footage from the cartoons featured and some scenes rearranged) and Easter eggs. The fourth DVD released exclusively through the Adult Swim website and is titled "The 1998 Episodes" rather than "Volume Four". It includes the episodes "Terminal", "Toast", "Lawsuit", " Cahill ", "Warren" (36-minute cut), "Chinatown", "Rio Ghosto", "Pal Joey", "Curses", "Intense Patriotism" and "Waiting for Edward". It also features an unfinished episode guest-starring Steven Wright titled "Dinner with Steven" and one Easter egg. The fifth DVD released exclusively through
1060-1018: The 2000s, he was revamped as a serious superhero once again in a mini-series by DC Comics . The original series debuted in September 1966. Space Ghost was voiced by Gary Owens , who is best known as the announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In . In the original series, Space Ghost was an intergalactic crime fighter from the Ghost Planet. He had the ability to become invisible (referred to as "Inviso Power") via his belt, fly, and survive in space. His principal weapons were his power bands which displayed beam-based attacks including heat, cold, magnetism, energy, and force among others. Space Ghost's sidekicks are Jan (voiced by Ginny Tyler ), Jace (voiced by Tim Matheson ), and their pet monkey Blip (vocal effects provided by Don Messick ). Space Ghost would fight such recurring supervillains as: The original series shared time with an unrelated segment called Dino Boy in
1113-770: The Adult Swim website and is titled "From the Kentucky Nightmare DVD" rather than "Volume Five". It includes the episodes "Snatch", "Sequel", "Girl Hair", "Chambraigne", "Table Read", "King Dead", "Fire Ant" (22-minute cut), "Curling Flower Space", " Knifin' Around ", "The Justice Hole", "Kentucky Nightmare", "Sweet for Brak", "Flipmode", "Mommentary". Extras include Snatch Alt Ending, Table Read Extra, Conan Raw Interview, George Lowe Record, Clay Croker Record, Promos, Busta Raw Interview, Momentary w/Creators Commentary and Momentary: Jelly Bean and two Easter eggs. A Space Ghost Coast to Coast promotional CD titled Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Yeah, Whatever... featuring four tracks
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#17329312665441166-545: The Hump", the 2003 Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "The Dressing", a 2004 promo interview for Tom Goes to the Mayor , the 2004 Adult Swim special Anime Talk Show , the 2006 Robot Chicken episode "Suck It", the 2007 film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters , the 2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Bold Beginnings", and the 2011 Adult Swim pilot Earth Ghost ,
1219-535: The Latin America Cartoon Network channel, and again in 2003 interviewing Óscar Pérez Rojas , which also features Eustace from Courage the Cowardly Dog . Space Ghost frequently makes cameo appearances in episodes of or promos for other Cartoon Network or Adult Swim animated series, including a 2002 promo for The Powerpuff Girls Movie , the 2002 The Brak Show episode "Runaway" and 2003's "Enter
1272-533: The Lost Valley . During its original run, there were a total of 42 Space Ghost episodes and 18 Dino Boy episodes. The series ended in 1968, but remained in syndication during the 1970s. The final episodes had Metallus, Creature King, Zorak, Moltar, Brak, and Black Widow coming together as the Council of Doom to destroy Space Ghost. They were defeated by Space Ghost and were assumed to have escaped when their headquarters
1325-586: The block's premiere. The series ended its television run in 2004 with its 93rd episode, "Live at the Fillmore". In 2006, the series returned as a five-minute web series on Turner Broadcasting 's GameTap online service, in which Space Ghost interviewed celebrities from the video game industry and GameTap's artist of the month. The series officially concluded with the final webisode on May 31, 2008. On April Fools' Day 2014, Adult Swim broadcast an unannounced Space Ghost Coast to Coast marathon with new material in
1378-467: The characters Brak and Zorak, recurring characters on Space Ghost Coast to Coast . In 2007, Cartoon Network Spain produced an adaptation of the series which aired as part of the Adult Swim block on TNT Spain. This version replaces the guests with Spanish celebrities. In 2020, a puppet version of Brak appeared in YouTube videos uploaded by Andy Merrill . On January 21, 2023, Jason Segel announced in
1431-512: The creator of Hanna-Barbera's Space Ghost , was rumored to have been displeased with the usage of his characters in parody, but Toth disproved the rumor through written letters by admitting he appreciated all adaptations of his work. In a 2012 interview, Eric André mentioned being a big fan of the show, stating it was a major influence on him while developing his own series for Adult Swim, The Eric Andre Show . Before shooting Andre would rewatch several episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast in
1484-528: The episode on Saturday night. Later, the program was moved to various late-night time slots, usually on weekends. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim often aired two 11-minute episodes back-to-back with advertisements to make a 30-minute programming block. In its first few years, Cartoon Network showed episodes of the original 1960s and 1980s Space Ghost cartoons (sometimes with an added laugh track ) after each 11-minute episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast . In February 1995, an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1537-664: The first released as a special feature on the Volume Two DVD set. The series premiered on April 15, 1994, and ended on May 31, 2008, with a total of 109 episodes over the course of 11 seasons. Space Ghost interviews actor Denzel Washington. Moltar is sick during the taping of this episode. Meanwhile, during Space Ghost's interviews with Branford and Danny, Zorak demands gum. Space Ghost pays homage to his real boss by continually referring to Peter Fonda as "Ted Turner's brother-in-law". Rammstein 's " Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen ?"
1590-611: The form of commercials featuring Space Ghost, Zorak, and Moltar in a voice-recording booth ad-libbing lines from episodes. The series has seen occasional marathons on Adult Swim since, including one on October 22, 2021, in promotion of an Adult Swim tie-in with Carl's Jr. In commemoration of the show's 30th anniversary, Adult Swim streamed a 16-episode marathon loop on the Adult Swim YouTube channel. The stream lasted for one month. In Canada , Space Ghost Coast to Coast previously aired on Teletoon 's Teletoon at Night block, and
1643-527: The now-defunct Adult Swim online store. The final six episodes of the television run have never had an official DVD release. Nearly every episode was available to buy through a "build your own DVD" feature on Adult Swim's website. Thus the final season episodes, early episodes that were left off the first volume, and unedited shows that had been altered on the official releases were now available to own, but only in DVD-ROM form. In 2006, episodes were made available on
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1696-723: The original series, Space Ghost often came to the aid of The Herculoids and vice versa. The Phantom Cruiser was given a more modern redesign as well. They also frequently crossed paths with the Teen Force and it appeared that Jan and Teen Force member Kid Comet were dating as well. The character Space Ghost hosted a talk show , Space Ghost Coast to Coast , which began broadcasting in 1994 on Cartoon Network. The show spoofed late-night talk shows, with villains Zorak and Moltar serving as Space Ghost's sidekicks with occasional guest appearances from other Space Ghost villains Metallus, Lokar, Tansut, Brak, and Black Widow. In this version, Space Ghost
1749-498: The other, untitled episode would have featured Seth MacFarlane . Space Ghost sells the show out to a fast food restaurant named Burger Trench, but the restaurant's overzealous mascots, the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad), continually disrupt the show with their relentless promotion of Burger Trench's food. This is the last season of the show that would be aired on Adult Swim before being moved to
1802-473: The series, including an interview with Jim Carrey and film director Chuck Russell for the 1995 VHS release of The Mask , a 2009 interview with Zoe Saldaña to promote James Cameron 's Avatar , a 2010 interview with Jack Black to promote Gulliver's Travels , a 2010 short with Steve Nash to promote VitaminWater , a 2011 interview with Tommy Wiseau interspersed during commercial breaks on Adult Swim's April Fools' Day broadcast of The Room , and
1855-445: The show and treats his guests. Space Ghost's bandleader , an evil talking mantis named Zorak, and his director-producer, a red-helmeted lava man named Moltar, work forced unpaid labor for Space Ghost, ostensibly as punishment for their crimes committed on the original series . Because of their history as enemies of Space Ghost, they never get along with him even as co-workers and often make it very clear that they hate him and disrupt
1908-405: The show as retaliation for their forced labor. Zorak is especially hateful towards Space Ghost due to being his arch-enemy, whereas Moltar just puts up with being forced to do the show against his will, but will chime in to antagonize Space Ghost from time to time alongside Zorak. Early seasons feature music played by Zorak and his band "The Original Way-Outs". The original theme song, "Hit Single",
1961-468: The show either spun off or directly inspired the four original cartoons that constituted Adult Swim's comedy block— Sealab 2021 ; The Brak Show ; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ; and Aqua Teen Hunger Force —all of which were created by Space Ghost Coast to Coast staff. Although Harvey Birdman uses traditional animation to flash animation , the rest uses the same limited animation style as Space Ghost Coast to Coast . The Brak Show includes
2014-511: The show, the inventors of Chambraigne rush to Ghost Planet to try and stop Space Ghost from endorsing their fake product before his idiocy exposes their scam. The comedy stakes are high when Space Ghost, Moltar, Zorak and guest Steven Wright are sealed inside the studio by a giant blob and stalked by body-snatching alien pods. Space Ghost spontaneously combusts during his interview with fellow talk show host Conan O'Brien. Later, after vaporizing an ant that bit him, Space Ghost finds another ant in
2067-481: The show. Seasons 4–6 feature a new closing theme by Man or Astro-man? , and in later seasons the opening theme and titles were nearly abandoned. Alternate songs are sometimes used as theme music, including the CHiPs theme song for the episode titled "CHiPs". An hour-long musical season finale featuring the bands Yo La Tengo and Cornershop was planned for the 1998 season but never produced. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
2120-527: The show. After eight seasons on television, the show went into hiatus. New episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast appeared on the "Animation" channel of the GameTap service, beginning on May 30, 2006. On May 31, 2008, the show ended when the TV section of GameTap shut down. Following the popularity of Coast to Coast , the show provided a spin-off series, Cartoon Planet ; the show ran from 1995 to 1998. Cartoon Planet
2173-443: The spin-offs The Brak Show , Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Perfect Hair Forever , and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law . The series inspired or influenced other series for Adult Swim, including Sealab 2021 and The Eric Andre Show . Space Ghost Coast to Coast uses a subverted talk show format hosted by Space Ghost as he interviews live-action guest stars, whom Space Ghost believes to be fellow superheroes, appearing on
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2226-616: The studio, and vows to follow it home and kill its whole family. The series moved to Adult Swim on September 2, 2001, with the premiere of "Knifin' Around". Another episode featuring Merrill Markoe titled "Drop Out" was planned for this run of episodes but was never produced. The series' revival run is the first season of the show after Hanna-Barbera was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation on March 12, 2001, and William Hanna 's death of throat cancer on March 22, 2001. Two other episodes were planned for this season but scrapped. One entitled "One Way Out" would have featured Seth Green , while
2279-431: The three "main" Space Ghost series: Space Ghost has appeared in the following comic books: Space Ghost's Coast to Coast version was released as an action figure by Toycom, complete with a desk and chair, a series of cue cards and a mug. Also included were several different sets of hands, allowing the figure to be used either as the talk show host or the super hero or both. The shoulders and neck were ball-jointed, with
2332-446: The two villains are clever and that once, to keep him from interfering in their plans, they even "hypnotized him into thinking he was a talk show host! Fortunately, he snapped out of it after eight seasons." On hearing that, Space Ghost frowns and says, "I don't want to talk about it." Space Ghost: Coast to Coast has been released on home media in three widespread DVD volumes and two additional volumes only available for purchase through
2385-420: The video section of GameTap for two more seasons before its cancellation. The show's budget is used to bail Space Ghost out of jail. Afterwards, he, Zorak, and Moltar try to find ways to run the show without that money, but things take a bizarre turn for the worse. A special Christmas episode featuring musical segments with the main cast and the Council of Doom. Space Ghost waits for a large cash payment from
2438-430: Was an hour-long cartoon block hosted by Space Ghost with his imprisoned sidekicks Zorak and Brak. The segments in-between the cartoons usually consisted of skits and original songs. Due to the popularity of the series' songs, two albums were released: Space Ghost's Surf & Turf and Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que . Lowe provided the voice for Space Ghost on both records. Three voice actors played Space Ghost in
2491-504: Was composed by free jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock and performed by Sharrock on guitar, Lance Carter on drums, Eddie Horst on bass, and Alfreda Gerald on vocals. Sharrock and Carter recorded songs for the show that were later compiled on the album Space Ghost Coast to Coast . As a tribute to Sharrock, who died in May 1994 shortly after the show first aired, the episode "Sharrock" featured fifteen minutes of unedited takes of music recorded for
2544-457: Was created by Mike Lazzo after he was asked to develop a cartoon to appeal to adults . The series' original title stemmed from early 1993 when Andy Merrill and Jay Edwards were brainstorming names for a marathon of the 1960s Space Ghost for Cartoon Network, trying to find things that rhyme with "Ghost". Because of budget limitations, Ned Hastings recycled clips from the original series and reorganized them on an Avid non-linear editor for
2597-544: Was destroyed. Twenty-two new Space Ghost segments appeared on Space Stars on NBC in 1981. Gary Owens reprised his role as Space Ghost, while Steve J. Spears voiced Jace, Alexandra Stoddart voiced Jan, and Frank Welker provided the vocal effects of Blip. The episodes introduced a new assortment of villains including an evil version of Space Ghost named Space Spectre (voiced by John Stephenson ) who came from an alternate universe. The villains Toymaker and Wizard (voiced by Frank Welker) made more than one appearance. As in
2650-433: Was developed, interviewing Emma Thompson . Gary Owens , who originally voiced Space Ghost in the 1960s show, portrayed the character for the pilot. George Lowe was eventually cast as Space Ghost when Coast to Coast was officially picked up. Owens later provided a cameo appearance on the show. The series premiered on April 15, 1994, having aired initially at 11:00 p.m. ET on Friday nights, with an encore showing of
2703-467: Was released in 1995. A comedy album titled Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que was released by Kid Rhino and Cartoon Network in 1997. A follow-up album, Space Ghost's Surf & Turf , released the following year. Cartoon Planet , a spin-off featuring Space Ghost, Zorak, and Brak hosting a variety show on the Cartoon Planet, premiered on Cartoon Network and its sister network TBS in 1995. In 2000,
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#17329312665442756-508: Was revived on May 7, 2001, and was moved to the new Adult Swim late-night programming block on September 2, where new episodes premiered until April 12, 2004. Two final seasons were released exclusively on GameTap from 2006 to 2008. 109 episodes were aired over 11 seasons. Space Ghost Coast to Coast helped launch the careers of the animators Adam Reed , Matt Thompson , Andy Merrill , Jim Fortier, Pete Smith, Michael Ouweleen , Erik Richter , Dave Willis , and Matt Maiellaro . It produced
2809-484: Was simulcast on Cartoon Network, TBS , and TNT for the "World Premiere Toon-In" special debut of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons series. In the special, Space Ghost interviews a few of the new directors, while the Council of Doom members are the judges of the cartoon clips. The first run ended on December 17, 1999, with the episode "King Dead". On September 2, 2001, new episodes and re-runs moved to Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim during
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