The name Alan Laddie was the nom de plume for the show's writing staff.
Two unaired pilots were created, 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.
Notes: This proof of concept test pilot was made in 1993. It features Andy Merrill as Space Ghost and features archived footage of Washington as opposed to an official appearance. It has never aired on television but a heavily edited version can be found as a bonus on the Volume 2 DVD set under the name "Andy's Pilot".
In this series premiere, Space Ghost declares his fondness for Mexican food to Susan Powter. In addition, comedian Kevin Meaney tells Space Ghost about his dislike of tight pants.
Matthew Maiellaro, Andy Merrill, Khaki Jones & Keith Crofford
May 27, 1994 (1994-05-27)
Space Ghost's real identity Tad Ghostal is revealed by Zorak during an interview with Bobcat. Bobcat wants to have a party with Space Ghost, and Space Ghost won't let Zorak's favorite band; The Ramones, come because they're "punks", but it turns out Zorak gave them Space Ghost's party cake.
Zorak tests out a mind control spell on Space Ghost and the show's guests. Meanwhile, Space Ghost nurtures a special pet, Banjo the sea monkey, which eventually turns into a giant monster that threatens to destroy the studio.
"Your mother" captures Moltar, and says she won't let him free unless Space Ghost gives her his power bands. Meanwhile, Zorak becomes Batmantis and attempts to influence Lee Meriwether. The episode is a spoof of the 60s Batman TV series, and features several of its cast members.
Moltar is sick during the taping of this episode. Meanwhile, during Space Ghost's interviews with Branford and Danny, Zorak demands gum.
Notes: At one point during the episode (specifically after the commercial break), Space Ghost can be clearly seen playing the 1994 video game Sonic & Knuckles.
Season 2 (1995)
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"President's Day Nightmare" "1st Annual World Premiere Toon-In"
Space Ghost shows off his versatility by emceeing Cartoon Network's "World Premiere Toon-In". Members of the Council of Doom appear as judges in a beauty pageant-style competition between five cartoon directors. (Simulcast on TNT and TBS)
Space Ghost welcomes Michael Stipe from R.E.M. Later, he shares time-honored difficult-places-to-reach-while-scratching-stories with Lassie. Zorak introduces the crew to his young nephew, Raymond, and later eats him when the pizza that the crew ordered fails to arrive on time.
Space Ghost makes Academy Award winner David Byrne uncomfortable and attempts to get to the root of the feud between former teen idols Donny Osmond and earlier guest Danny Bonaduce.
Space Ghost attempts to create an award-winning show, but his frustration and strict ways make everyone call him a jerk. Introducing Space Ghost's evil twin brother Chad Ghostal.
It's mating season on Zorak's home planet. Despite the rather unpleasant role the male plays in the mantis love ritual, Zorak gives in to that most common of insect impulses and returns home.
Moltar and Zorak are fired when Space Ghost replaces them with MOE 2000 (voiced by executive producer Keith Crofford), an unfeeling computer director. This is a loose parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Continuing from the previous episode, Moltar is on the run and suspense dominates this episode. Space Ghost is forced to recruit Tansit as his fill-in director, who causes problems before bringing out the guests.
Performance artist Laurie Anderson riles Space Ghost by revealing that she never watches television, then waxes conspiratorial about cyberspace. A disengaged Space Ghost invisos out, missing much of the remaining interview.
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"Woody Allen's Fall Project"
James Kirkconnell
Chip Duffey, Andy Merrill, Matthew Maiellaro, Khaki Jones, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Chris Feresten, Steve O'Donnell & Spike Feresten
December 25, 1996 (1996-12-25)
Reenactments of old episodes are done in live-action by various crew members, with introductions by "Space Ghost expert" James Kirkconnell.
This flashback episode transports viewers to a dress rehearsal two days before the premiere of Space Ghost Coast to Coast on April 15, 1994. Offering a rare glimpse behind the scenes, "Rehearsal" features Space Ghost, Moltar and Zorak flubbing familiar gags, missing cues and mistiming special effects.
Mark Banker, Rich Dahm, Chip Duffey, Ben Karlin, Sean LaFleur, Andy Merrill, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18)
Space Ghost introduces "Space Time Quiz Fun 9000" and his "contestants". What follows is a rapid-fire conversation in more ways than one, as Odenkirk's growing addiction to power-band blasts results in a steady volley from Space Ghost.
Zorak is zapped until he can apparently no longer regenerate, leaving Space Ghost without a bandleader. Moltar is instructed to fill in for his dearly departed friend by singing renditions of German folk songs, which puts Beck, the show's lone guest, to sleep. Zorak, who isn't really dead, decides to get back at Space Ghost by "haunting" the set.
Space Ghost chats with Robin Leach until his guest reveals that he is, in fact, an evil villain named Zoltran.
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"Pilot"
Lori Fetrick & Steve Henneberry
Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer
August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15)
Lokar presents the "lost pilot" for the show Birdman Coast to Coast. George Lowe was a singer in the episode, yet his voice was distorted and was not given credit.
Moltar and mechanic-turned-musician Jack Logan share a creepy conversation about items underneath their beds. Meanwhile, an irritating speck in Space Ghost's eye stops the show cold, a final calamity on a night of amusing mishaps.
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?" is used as the opening theme.
Note: An alternate version, entitled "Brilliant Number Two", aired on December 14, 1997.
Space Ghost decides to do the "hip shake" throughout the show. Meanwhile, Moltar accidentally releases a ghost into the studio, which steals Zorak's soul.
Chip Duffey, Andy Merrill, Pete Smith & Dave Willis (credited to "Tad Ghostal")
October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)
In an episode written by Space Ghost himself, "The Beatles" arrive, and their singing disrupts a Goldie Hawn interview. The Great Gazoo also makes a cameo and Zorak goes to "prison".
Space Ghost, an unofficial member of the P-Funk Mob, sets the groove in motion with George Clinton, but Moltar attempts to wrest the show from Space Ghost's control so he can interview his hero and the star of TV's CHiPs, Erik Estrada.
Desperate for a new gig, Space Ghost kisses up to Talk Soup host John Henson and Entertainment Tonight host Bob Goen by telling each that they are "pretty men". Brak however, spoils the whole affair by spilling gravy on the show's set.
Space Ghost and Zorak try to endorse ointment and potted meat to the home viewing audience. Everyone except Space Ghost is severely underwhelmed at the performance of special guest The Rappin' Space Goblin.
Space Ghost grows angry upon learning that he has been 'imposternated' on a bizarre, intergalactic television program.
Notes: The premiere airing was an extended edit in which the same events played out three times in a row, running for 35 minutes without commercial breaks. The shorter, 12 minute version was first aired on September 6, 1998 (1998-09-06). The longer version was later released on "The 1998 Episodes" DVD.
Matt Harrigan, Matthew Maiellaro, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
December 25, 1998 (1998-12-25)
While Space Ghost interviews Denis Leary, Moltar destroys Ghost Planet and Space Ghost subsequently appears at a day camp, explaining how he saved Christmas.
Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier & Pete Smith
October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08)
Space Ghost tries the product "Chambraigne", a shampoo that supposedly enhances intelligence. After watching 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.
Notes: This episode was first released on DVD as a bonus feature on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Five and later on "From the Kentucky Nightmare DVD". The commercial at the beginning was edited for both releases, with Al Roker replaced by George "Al" Lowe. Carl and his son later returned in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Carl Wash", also available on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Five.
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.
Notes: This episode premiered with an ending featuring a Colonial Man (played by Dave Willis) telling viewers to bid for the ending on eBay. It was later re-aired on January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28) without this closing message. The Colonial Man ending was later included as a bonus on "From the Kentucky Nightmare DVD". An aborted attempt to use the Steven Wright interview, entitled "Dinner with Steven", was released on "The 1998 Episodes" DVD as a "bonus value episode".
Matt Harrigan, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
October 22, 1999 (1999-10-22)
Members of Hanson have long hair and Space Ghost is obsessed with combing it. This episode reveals Space Ghost's dark side as well as Zorak's desire to procure teeth so that he can get into clubs. Appearances by the Tooth Fairy and Bizarro Santa Claus bring about one of the weirdest scenes yet staged on the show.
After Space Ghost has been sent to the slammer for years of mistreating Jan and Jace, Birdman is called upon to guest host the show, but spends most of his time lamenting an impending divorce from his wife Galaxy Girl, a.k.a. Sylvia.
Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, Jim Fortier & Mark Banker
December 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)
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 the studio, and vows to follow it home and kill its whole family.
Notes: Two versions of this episode exist, with approximate lengths of 11 and 22 minutes. In the extended episode, a more than 10-minute version of Space Ghost's pursuit of the fire ant across various backdrops is shown, eventually reaching the standard episode's conclusion. This version is currently available on the [adult swim] app.
Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith, Jim Fortier & Mark Banker
December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)
Space Ghost fires Zorak and Moltar and replaces them with Brak and Tansit, but quickly realizes they are poor substitutes. Meanwhile, after breaking into Space Ghost's apartment, Zorak and Moltar decide to derail the show by abducting the guest star Jon Benjamin and holding him for ransom.
Season 7 (2001–02)
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[4] 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.
Space Ghost signs an endorsement deal with a liquor store chain, and he is forced to use a shark as the show's new mascot. A bear wanders onto the set, upsetting the normal routine by repeatedly attacking Space Ghost. After remembering a comment Bobcat Goldthwait had made during his interview several years earlier, Space Ghost cracks open all the windows in the studio, which later allows the building to be overrun by giant killer bees that the shark attracted by spontaneously exploding.
An agitated Space Ghost leaves his own show, but can't find anything to do. When he tries joining a team of third-rate superheroes based in a hole in the ground outside the Justice League's headquarters, he finds that even the reject heroes don't like him.
Space Ghost has Moltar sub in as the show's host to keep Thom Yorke distracted while he illegally copies the new Radiohead album. Meanwhile, Space Ghost discovers he is married to Björk, but hates being a husband, especially to someone so eccentric.
Space Ghost is hosting a "mystery dinner theater" and in the midst, he beats Zorak senseless a number of times and causes a massive gas leak, which causes everyone to hallucinate.
Space Ghost becomes jealous when Brak's spin-off, The Brak Show, becomes a hit. Meanwhile, Zorak teaches the band Tenacious D how to perform.
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"Mommentary"
Willie Nelson
Matt Maiellaro & Dave Willis
December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)
Special edition of "Kentucky Nightmare" with commentary provided by the show producers' mothers: Harriet Lazzo, Rachel Maiellaro and Sharon Willis.
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"Mommentary: Creator's Commentary"
Willie Nelson
Matt Maiellaro & Dave Willis
May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)
Special edition of "Mommentary" with commentary on previous commentary by Mike Lazzo, Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.
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"Mommentary: Jelly Bean"
Willie Nelson
Matt Maiellaro & Dave Willis
May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)
Special edition of "Mommentary" with new commentary from the show's producers Mike Lazzo, Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.
Season 8 (2003)
Two other episodes were planned for this season but scrapped. One entitled "One Way Out" would have featured Seth Green, while the other, untitled episode would have featured Seth MacFarlane.[5]
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.
Notes: This episode serves as an Adult Swim backdoor pilot for the series Aqua Teen Hunger Force and originally written circa 1999 but rejected because of the heavy emphasis on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters[6] who appear here in their prototype designs with Shake and Frylock's different voices.[7] The episode is included as a bonus on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 2 along with a deleted opening sequence and commentary.
Matt Harrigan Contributing Writers: Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
December 7, 2003 (2003-12-07)
Space Ghost's interview with William Shatner is cut short when he is called into action to take part in an epic battle with the HVAC repairmen working on Zorak's air conditioner. In Space Ghost's absence, Moltar attempts to share some of his Star Trekfanfiction with Shatner.
Matt Harrigan Contributing Writers: Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)
Space Ghost becomes incredibly drunk after Moltar convinces him that tallboys (16oz beers) will make him "feel like a cowboy", and his inebriated antics quickly derail his interview with Survivor host Jeff Probst.
Season 9 (2004)
This is the last season of the show that would be aired on Adult Swim before being moved to the video section of GameTap for two more seasons before its cancellation.
Matt Harrigan Contributing Writers: Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith & Dave Willis
January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11)
Space Ghost hosts a telethon to raise money for "retardos" and enlists Triumph's help.
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"Live at the Fillmore" "Unfinished POS"
None
Matt Harrigan
April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
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.
Notes: This episode was left unfinished and was promoted as an "Unfinished POS".[8] The credits for "Kentucky Nightmare" appear at the end.
Space Ghost attempts to spice up the show to boost ratings by showing Barenaked Ladies, but gets confused when they are not literally bare-naked ladies. He gets the show canceled by repeatedly showing his nipple to increase the show's female audience.
A promotional special released exclusively on the VHS release of The Mask, featuring interviews with the film's star and director. Later shown as a part of the "Le Livre d'Histoire" episode on June 9, 1995.
"A Space Ghost Christmas"
Kevin Meaney
Matthew Maiellaro
December 25, 1994 (1994-12-25)
A special Christmas episode featuring musical segments with the main cast and the Council of Doom.
Notes: Aired in the form of a marathon with its separate segments and songs surrounding older episodes. It originally premiered with "Bobcat", "Batmantis" and "Gum, Disease" shown in-between.
"Space Ghost Syndication Exclusive Special"
N/A
Matt Harrigan
November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)
Space Ghost waits for a large cash payment from the "syndication weasels" so he can perform some all-new material.
Notes: This was a one-hour special that aired in syndication; "Batmantis", "Bobcat" and "Jerk" were shown in between its separate segments.
In early 1996, there was a planetarium tour that Cartoon Network and Turner produced. The event included the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episodes "$20.01", "Transcript" and "Explode", along with music videos and old 1960s Space Ghost episodes. The event was hosted by Space Ghost, Zorak and Moltar. Thurston Moore made an appearance, from footage of Moore that would later be seen in the episode "Sharrock". This episode/special, with the episodes and music videos edited out, can now be found on YouTube.
"Jonny Quest"
Jonny Quest
Matthew Maiellaro
March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)
Created as a trailer as well as an interview of sorts for Turner Home Entertainment's VHS releases of Classic Jonny Quest. Also included commercial clips.