{{Otheruses}}{{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}}{{Otheruses}}{{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}}
For the character, see Space GhostSpace Ghost is a fictional character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and designed by Alex Toth for CBS. He started out as a superhero who, with his helpers Jan, Jace and Blip, fought supervillains in outer space...
Space Ghost is an
animatedAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways...
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
series produced by
Hanna-Barbera ProductionsHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
. It first aired on
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
from September 10, 1966 to September 7, 1968. The series was composed of two unrelated segments,
Space Ghost and
Dino Boy in the Lost Valley. An alternative title,
Space Ghost and Dino Boy, is used in official records to differentiate it from the
Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. The original American channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 with the Bugs Bunny short Rhapsody Rabbit being its first-ever aired program...
's late-night talk show
Space Ghost Coast to CoastSpace Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show. The show centers on numerous characters from the 60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Space Ghost, in which they return to host a humorous talk show purportedly shot and broadcast from Space Ghost's studio on the Ghost Planet in outer space...
.
The series was created by
Alex TothAlex Toth , pronounced with a long "o," was an acclaimed professional cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but is best known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s...
and
producedThe primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and
directedA television director directs the activities involved in making a television episode.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or filmed/taped .In both types of productions, the director is responsible for supervising the placement of cameras ,...
by
William HannaWilliam Denby "Bill" Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century...
and
Joseph BarberaJoseph Roland "Joe" Barbera ; was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century...
.
Space Ghost
Space GhostSpace Ghost is a fictional character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and designed by Alex Toth for CBS. He started out as a superhero who, with his helpers Jan, Jace and Blip, fought supervillains in outer space...
, along with teenaged sidekicks Jan and Jace and their monkey Blip, fights villains in outer space. Usually Space Ghost's sidekicks would get captured by a several different villains. Then Space Ghost would save his sidekicks, and beat up the villains. His villains included
ZorakZorak is a fictional character who first appeared in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Space Ghost. Zorak appeared as a 7 foot tall, green mantis and is a foe of the show's titular superhero.-Space Ghost:...
,
BrakBrak is a supervillain on the 1966 Hanna-Barbera cartoon Space Ghost, and is a childlike character on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show.-1966 Space Ghost:...
and Metallus. Space Ghost is almost the exact opposite of Dino Boy. Space Ghost later became a bigger hit when he was the host of the show
Space Ghost Coast to CoastSpace Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show. The show centers on numerous characters from the 60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Space Ghost, in which they return to host a humorous talk show purportedly shot and broadcast from Space Ghost's studio on the Ghost Planet in outer space...
.
Voice cast
- Gary Owens
Gary Owens is an American disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offers deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In...
— Space GhostSpace Ghost is a fictional character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and designed by Alex Toth for CBS. He started out as a superhero who, with his helpers Jan, Jace and Blip, fought supervillains in outer space...
- Ginny Tyler
Ginny Tyler is a Native American voice actress who appeared in dozens of cartoons and animated films mostly throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In 2006, she was inducted into the Disney Legends program.- Life and Work :...
— Jan
- Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House, but has had a variety of other well-known roles both before and since.-Career:At the age of 13, Matheson appeared as Roddy Miller in Robert...
— Jace
- Don Messick
Donald Earl "Don" Messick was one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. He voiced several classic cartoon characters, including Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Bear, Muttley, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Astro, Zorak, Godzooky, Dr...
— Blip, ZorakZorak is a fictional character who first appeared in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Space Ghost. Zorak appeared as a 7 foot tall, green mantis and is a foe of the show's titular superhero.-Space Ghost:...
, Sisto
- Keye Luke
Keye Luke was a Chinese-born American actor.-Background:Luke was born in Guangzhou, China to a father who owned an art shop, but grew up in Seattle. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1944...
— BrakBrak is a supervillain on the 1966 Hanna-Barbera cartoon Space Ghost, and is a childlike character on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show.-1966 Space Ghost:...
- Ted Cassidy
Theodore Crawford Cassidy , known as Ted Cassidy, was an American actor and voice actor who performed in television and films. Extremely tall at 6 feet 9 inches , he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie...
– Metallus
Dino Boy in the Lost Valley
Dino Boy is a young boy called Todd who parachuted out of a crashing plane with his parents still on board. He lands in an unknown
South AmericaSouth America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere...
n valley where
dinosaur{{Otheruses}}{{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}}{{Otheruses}}{{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}}{{Taxobox|name = Dinosaurs|fossil_range = {{Fossil range|230|65|earliest=230|latest=0|PS=
Descendant taxon Aves survives to present.}}|image = field_dinos_2.jpg...
s,
cavemenA caveman or troglodyte is a popular stock character based upon popular concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans or homininans may have looked and behaved. The archetype of "cavemen" originates with the discovery of Neanderthal remains...
and
saber-tooth tigersSmilodon , often called saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of the subfamily machairodontine saber-toothed cats endemic to North America and South America living from the Early Pleistocene through Lujanian stage of the Pleistocene epoch , existing for approximately 1.790...
somehow have survived. Dino Boy then meets the caveman Ugh (who saves Dino Boy from a saber-tooth tiger when he first arrives) and his pet dinosaur Bronto who become his friends in the episodes to come.
The Dino Boy segments were similar in many ways to the 1960 film
Dinosaurus!Dinosaurus! is a 1960 science fiction film directed by Irvin Yeaworth and produced by Jack H. Harris. The leading role was intended for Steve McQueen, who starred in The Blob two years earlier, also directed by Yeaworth Jr...
, which also features a young boy befriending a caveman and a
Brontosaurus.
Ugh appeared in a Cartoon Network Promotional Bumper with Edd from Ed, Edd n Eddy.
Voice Cast
- Johnny Carson
John David Carson is an American actor. He was born in North Hollywood, California, the son of Western actor Aldrich "Kit" Carson and Rosamonde "Boots" James Carson, a fashion model. Carson began his career at a young age, acting in television advertisements, and later doing cartoon voice-acting...
(who soon reverted to his full name, John David Carson, because of the talk show host) — Todd (Dino Boy)
- Mike Road
Mike Road is a voice actor of cartoon characters whose career dates to the 1950s....
— Ugh
- Don Messick
Donald Earl "Don" Messick was one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. He voiced several classic cartoon characters, including Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Bear, Muttley, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Astro, Zorak, Godzooky, Dr...
— Bronto
Episodes
With the exception of the final two half hour shows (the "Council of Doom" episodes), each episode featured two Space Ghost segments with one Dino Boy segment between them.
- "The Heat Thing" / "Marooned" / "Zorak" (September 10, 1966)
- "The Lizard Slavers" / "The Moss Men" / "The Web" (September 17, 1966)
- "Creature King" / "The Treeman" / "The Sandman" (September 24, 1966)
- "The Evil Collector" / "The Fire God" / "The Drone" (October 1, 1966)
- "Homing Device" / "The Mighty Snow Creature" / "The Robot Master" (October 8, 1966)
- "The Iceman" / "The Wolf People" / "Hi-Jackers" (October 15, 1966)
- "The Energy Monster" / "Valley of the Giants" / "The Lure" (October 22, 1966)
- "The Cyclopeds" / "The Ant Warriors" / "The Schemer" (October 29, 1966)
- "Lokar - King of the Killer Locusts" / "The Bird Riders" / "Space Sargasso" (November 5, 1966)
- "Brago" / "Giant Ants" / "Revenge of the Spider Woman" (November 12, 1966)
- "Attack of the Saucer Crab" / "The Rock Pygmies" / "Space Birds" (November 19, 1966)
- "The Time Machine" / "Danger River" / "Nightmare Planet" (November 26, 1966)
- "Space Armada" / "The Vampire Men" / "The Challenge" (December 3, 1966)
- "Jungle Planet" / "The Terrible Chase" / "Ruler of the Rock Robots" (December 10, 1966)
- "Glasstor" / "The Sacrifice" / "The Space Ark" (December 17, 1966)
- "The Sorcerer" / "The Marksman" / "The Space Piranhas" (December 24, 1966)
- "The Ovens of Moltor" / "The Spear Warriors" / "Transor - The Matter Mover" (December 31, 1966)
- "The Gargoyloids" / "The Worm People" / "The Looters" (January 7, 1967)
- "The Meeting" / "Clutches of Creature King" / "The Deadly Trap" (September 9, 1967)
- "The Molten Monsters of Moltar" / "Two Faces of Doom" / "The Final Encounter" (September 16, 1967)
(The final two half-hour shows only feature Space Ghost. Additionally, they feature cameos from characters that would eventually appear in their own series the following season.)
DVD Release
Warner Home VideoWarner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980...
released
Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on July 17, 2007.
The DVD edition presents the episodes on two double-sided DVDs, but alters the order from the original air-date order.
Disc 1
Side A
1 - The Heat Thing / The Worm People / Zorak
2 - Creature King / The Treemen / The Lizard Slavers
3 - The Web / The Sacrifice / Homing Device
4 - The Drone / The Moss Men / The Sandman
Side B
5 - The Robot Master / Marooned / The Energy Monster
6 - Hi-Jackers / Giant Ants / The Lure
7 - The Schemer / The Rock Pygmies / The Evil Collector
8 - Lokar - King of the Killer Locusts / Danger River / Brago
9 - The Cyclopeds / The Fire God / Space Sargasso
10 - The Iceman / The Vampire Men / The Time Machine
11 - The Space Birds / The Wolf People / Attack of the Saucer Crab
12 - Nightmare Planet / Valley of the Giants / Space Armada
Disc 2
Side A
13 - Ruler of the Rock Robots / The Bird Riders / The Challenge
14 - Jungle Planet / The Marksman / Revenge of the Spider Woman
15 - The Space Ark / The Terrible Chase / Glasstor
16 - The Space Piranhas / The Spear Warriors / The Sorcerer
17 - The Ovens of Moltar / The Ant Warriors / Transor - the Matter Mover
18 - The Looters / The Mighty Snow Creature / The Gargoyloids
The Final 2 episodes are a six-part Space Ghost story called "The Council of Doom"
19 - The Meeting / Clutches of the Creature King / The Deadly Trap
20 - The Molten Monsters of Moltar / Two Faces of Doom / The Final Encounter
Side B
Feature-Length Profile Simplicity:
The Life and Art of
Alex TothAlex Toth , pronounced with a long "o," was an acclaimed professional cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but is best known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s...
| Cover Art |
DVD Name |
Ep # |
Release Date |
 |
The Complete Series |
20 |
July 17 2007 |