1994 · 10 seasons · Animation

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Animation Comedy Talk

A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 1994

Created by: Mike Lazzo, Khaki Jones
Channel: Cartoon Network · Adult Swim · GameTap
Studio: Williams Street · Williams Street West · Ghost Planet Industries · Cartoon Network Productions

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

The show began as an attempt by Mike Lazzo, Khaki Jones, and Andy Merrill to revive Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races before eventually shifting to focus solely on Space Ghost.

Origins

Due to budget limitations, the series was created by recycling clips from the original 1960s Space Ghost cartoon and reorganizing them on an Avid non-linear editor into a talk-show format, meaning editing took up most of the production time.

Casting

C. Martin Croker, poached from animation studio Designefx, came up with the idea of making Zorak and Moltar Space Ghost's sidekicks and voiced both characters himself.

Casting

A proof-of-concept pilot was made in April 1993 using archival footage of Denzel Washington, with Andy Merrill voicing Space Ghost; the pilot never aired, though an edited version later appeared on DVD with Washington removed.

Casting

A second pilot featured Gary Owens, the original 1960s voice of Space Ghost, interviewing Emma Thompson, but George Lowe was ultimately cast as Space Ghost when the series was officially picked up; Owens later made two brief appearances on the show.

Music

The original theme song 'Hit Single' was composed and performed by free jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock, who died in May 1994 shortly after the show premiered; as a tribute, the episode 'Sharrock' featured fifteen minutes of unedited music takes he recorded for the show.

Music

An hour-long musical season finale featuring the bands Yo La Tengo and Cornershop was planned for the 1998 season but was never produced.

Reception

Comedian Eric André has said Space Ghost Coast to Coast was a major influence on The Eric Andre Show, and he would rewatch several episodes in a row before shooting; when he asked executive Mike Lazzo about the series, Lazzo surprised him by saying 'Space Ghost is dead to me'.

References

Four boulders discovered on the planet Mars were named after Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and Brak.

Memorable quotes

Why do we always hurt the ones we love?! Why, Banjo, why?! Banjo! Banjo! BANJO!

Space Ghost Space Ghost mourns Banjo dramatically

Welcome back, stupid viewers! You'll watch anything! Go ahead, change the channel. You'll be back!

Space Ghost Cold open addressing the audience

I have a giant brain that is able to reduce any complex machine into a simple yes or no answer.

Space Ghost Boasting about his giant brain

Dames are like mustard: they taste great on a sandwich. But when you're not eating a sandwich... they just sit there in the fridge... on a shelf... in a jar... labeled... mustard.

Space Ghost Rambling comparison of women to mustard

I shiver with power. I ache with disease. I am Batmantis!

Zorak Zorak in his Batmantis costume

Look into the eyes of justice, Your Mother. You'll never get my power bands, savvy? Batmantis and I will fight you to the end!

Space Ghost Space Ghost confronts a villain

Is this it? Is this the final battle? Has the reaper come for me at last? Is this the end... of Space Ghost?

Space Ghost Space Ghost fears a final battle

I'll be dead long before you were born and I'll be dead long before you'll be dead.

Space Ghost Talking down to a guest

I'll spank you smartly with my spank ray.

Space Ghost Threatening someone with his spank ray

Meatwad! Meat-dead?! Make dead meat, more like it!

Space Ghost Wordplay on Meatwad's name

Hey, this thing on the monitor's not my mother! My room was always clean.

Space Ghost Reacting to a guest on his monitor

You know, my uncle Miranda got sued once.

Zorak Random non sequitur about his uncle

Hey! You took my soul!

Zorak Reacting to losing something important

Bears are Crazy. They'll bite your head if you're wearing a steak on it.

Space Ghost Random musing about bears

I saw a yard gnome once. It didn't scare me!

Space Ghost Boasting about not being scared

I am the Lone Locust of the apocalypse. Think of me when you look to the night sky.

Zorak Zorak makes an apocalyptic claim

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