Space Ghost

Space Ghost was one-half of the animated television series Space Ghost and Dino Boy created by Hanna-Barbera Productions; it first aired on September 10 1966 on CBS. In the series, the hero, Space Ghost, battled villains in outer space. Space Ghost was assisted by two teenagers named Jan (voiced by Ginny Tyler) and Jace (voiced by Tim Matheson), and a monkey named Blip (voiced by Don Messick). The show ended on September 7 1968.

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Animated - Television - Dino Boy - Hanna-Barbera Productions - September 10 - 1966 - CBS - Ginny Tyler - Tim Matheson - Don Messick - September 7 - 1968

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Designs for the series were by noted comic book artist Alex Toth.

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Space Ghost appeared again in 1981 in new episodes that appeared as a segment in the series Space-Stars. The series lasted one year.

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1981 - Space-Stars

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The character of Space Ghost was revived for a series in 1994 on Cartoon Network. Villains Zorak (a giant praying mantis) and Moltar (a lava creature inside a metal suit) were Space Ghost's sidekicks (with guest appearances from many other old SG villains, most notably Brak) as he led a talk show in the style of late-night shows such as David Letterman called Space Ghost Coast to Coast, as well as the short-lived Cartoon Planet. Celebrities interviewed by Space Ghost included Beck, Bobcat Goldthwait, and The Ramones. It was a very odd show, and often slipped into the absurd. The strange humor, the renovated characters, and many unknown elements combined to make viewing a surreal experience. SGC2C continues to this day as the elder program on Cartoon Network's late-night comedy/action programming block, Adult Swim.

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1994 - Cartoon Network - Praying mantis - Brak - David Letterman - Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Cartoon Planet - Beck - Bobcat Goldthwait - The Ramones - Absurd - Adult Swim

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On the first two series, Space Ghost was voiced by Gary Owens. On the later series, Space Ghost is voiced by George Lowe, who is also Dad on The Brak Show.

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Gary Owens - George Lowe - The Brak Show

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After approximately 7 seasons the show went into hiatus, and the writers Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro used characters they developed in an unaired episode (Baffler Meal) to create the popular spinoff Aqua Teen Hunger Force. After that show proved successful, Baffler Meal was animated and shown along with a new bunch of SG:C2C episodes.

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Dave Willis - Matt Maiellaro - Aqua Teen Hunger Force

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