#SPACE GHOST SOFTWARE#

The voice on these recordings is totally computer-generated, using a custom software program that Lowe had written. Lowe provided the voice for Space Ghost on both records. Cartoon Planet 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.ĭue to the popularity of the series' songs, two albums were released: Space Ghost's Surf & Turf and Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que.

#SPACE GHOST TV#

On May 31, 2008, the show ended when the TV section of GameTap shut down.įollowing the popularity of Coast to Coast, the show provided a spin-off series, Cartoon Planet the show ran from 1995 to 1998. New episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast appeared on the 'Animation' channel of the GameTap service, beginning on May 30, 2006. After approximately eight seasons, the show went into hiatus. The characters of Jan, Jace, and Blip (Space Ghost's old sidekicks) appeared a few times on the show.

#SPACE GHOST SERIES#

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 show reused animation cels from the Hanna-Barbera archives. In this version, Space Ghost is voiced by George Lowe, and his real name is Tad Ghostal. The show spoofed late-night talk shows, with one-time 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). The character Space Ghost hosted a talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, which began broadcasting in 1994 on Cartoon Network. 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 Phantom Cruiser was given a more modern redesign as well. As in the original series, Space Ghost often came to the aid of The Herculoids and vice versa. The villains Toymaker and Wizard (voiced by Frank Welker) made more than one appearance. 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. Spears voiced Jace, Alexandra Stoddart voiced Jan, and Frank Welker provided the vocal effects of Blip. Gary Owens reprised his role as Space Ghost, while Steve J. Twenty-two new Space Ghost segments appeared on Space Stars on NBC in 1981. They were defeated by Space Ghost and were assumed to have gotten away when their headquarters was destroyed. The final bunch of episodes had Metallus, Creature King, Zorak, Moltar, Brak, and Black Widow coming together as the Council of Doom to destroy Space Ghost. The series ended in 1968, but remained in syndication during the 1970s. During its original run, there were a total of 42 Space Ghost episodes and 18 Dino Boy episodes. The original series shared time with an unrelated segment called Dino Boy in the Lost Valley.

Moltar (voiced by Regis Cordic) - The creator of the Magma Men.

Brak (voiced by Keye Luke) - A feline alien and space pirate.

Metallus (voiced by Ted Cassidy) - A mechanical alien.

Creature King (voiced by Vic Perrin in the first two appearances, Don Messick in later appearances) - An alien who uses a mind-control helmet to control the minds of different intergalactic animals.

In 'Revenge of the Spider Woman', Black Widow/Spider Woman teamed up with the Lizard Slavers and took control of some aquatic creatures. The character was renamed the Spider Woman in seven episodes.

Black Widow (voiced by Ginny Tyler) - A spider-themed villain who controls the Tarantopods and other insects.

Lizard Slavers - A race of reptilian humanoids that capture humans and sell them as slaves.Zorak (voiced by Don Messick) - A villain from a race of insectoids called Dokarian.Space Ghost would fight such recurring supervillains as: Space Ghost's sidekicks are Jan (voiced by Ginny Tyler), Jayce (voiced by Tim Matheson), and their pet monkey Blip (vocal effects provided by Don Messick). His principal weapons were his power bands which displayed multiple beam-based attacks including heat, cold, magnetism, energy, and force among others. He had the ability to be invisible (Inviso Power) (via his belt), fly, and survive in space. In the original series, Space Ghost was an intergalactic crime fighter from the Ghost Planet. Space Ghost was voiced by Gary Owens, who is best known for being the announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The original series debuted in September 1966.

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