Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Premiere	April 15, 1994
Finale	April 12, 2004
Creator	Mike Lazzo
Network/Provider	Cartoon Network
Style	15-minute animated comedy
Company	Williams Street
Seasons	8
Episodes	97
Origin	USA

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast (1994–2004) is an animated comedy in the form of a pseudo-talk show. It aired on Cartoon Network and can be considered the program that eventually led to Adult Swim, where it ended up airing.

In 1966, Hanna-Barbera created an action show entitled Space Ghost, which followed an interstellar police officer and his two young companions (and their monkey) as they routinely saved the universe from various evil-doers. The show was met as most Hanna-Barbera action shows were, and the show had a usual run.

28 years later, Cartoon Network found itself in a unique position. Though the network possessed a gigantic animation library, it had no shows to call its own, and at the time, didn't have the budget to make a traditionally animated one. In a stroke of genius, a group of executives and cartoonists got the idea to "recycle" the animation from this old Space Ghost show, mixing in another stroke of genius by having him talk to a pre-recorded celebrity interview.

From there, it was only a short leap to Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Past his prime as a superhero, Space Ghost now runs his own talk show. To help him, Space Ghost has used two of his imprisoned enemies: Zorak, the evil mantis turned band leader, and Moltar, the molten monster turned director.

On that premise alone, Space Ghost would've been a fairly interesting show, but the show found its stride when its large and constantly changing cast of writers found a unique type of random for the show. After some initial dry (though mildly entertaining) straight talk show episodes, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast soon had plots consisting of Batman parodies, evil sea monkeys, and a live-action episode with a narrator reciting previous episodes while a cartoonist draws them.

Space Ghost quickly found an oddly dedicated audience, and the show could considered one of the first to pick up cult popularity because of internet web sites and message boards (some sites still exist from 1995). Though Cartoon Network obviously went on to produce its own originals, Space Ghost continued being produced and shown right up until now, with guests ranging from Hanson to Michael Moore to Conan O'Brien to Jeff Probst.

Space Ghost has been reportedly cancelled, though the nature of the show isn't as consistant; it could pop up with new episodes next year, or the year after that, or any time randomly. From 2005 to 2007, original episodes were produced for the premium video game website GameTap.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
George Lowe	Space Ghost	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
C. Martin Croker	Zorak	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Moltar	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Andy Merrill	Brak	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Lokar	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Don Kennedy	Tansut	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Cartoon Network
Season One	April 15, 1994	December 25, 1994				11
Season Two	February 20, 1995	October 20, 1995				7
Season Three	February 2, 1996	December 25, 1996				15
Season Four	July 18, 1997	January 1, 1998				25
Season Five	August 7, 1998	December 25, 1998				11
Season Six	October 8, 1999	January 28, 2000				10
Season Seven	May 7, 2001	May 12, 2002				8
Season Eight	January 1, 2003	April 12, 2004				5
Webisodes
Gametap Episodes	August 29, 2005	May 31, 2007				—

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Volume One			November 18, 2003	purchase		2
Volume Two			November 16, 2004	purchase		2
Volume Three			April 12, 2005	purchase		2
The 1998 Episodes Volume Four			December 8, 2007	purchase		1
From the Kentucky Nightmare DVD Volume Five			September 12, 2008	purchase		1
Multiple Season Sets  (Region 1)
Adult Swim in a Box			October 27, 2009	purchase		13
Episode(s) as Special Features  (Region 1)
Volume Two Aqua Teen Hunger Force			July 20, 2004	purchase		2

External Sites

• Snard (Fan site)