Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Series, 1994, Before the block, Set in A talk show on Ghost Planet
Space Ghost Coast to Coast is #1 of 16 in release order and #1 of 16 in chronological order in the Adult Swim Classics.
The story
A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast recap
Space Ghost, a 1960s Hanna-Barbera superhero, now hosts a late-night talk show from a studio on Ghost Planet. He interviews real celebrities, musicians and comedians who appear on a monitor, asks them baffling questions, and often assumes they have superpowers. His former enemies are forced to work for him: Zorak, a mantis-like alien, leads the house band from a cell, and Moltar, a lava being in a containment suit, directs the show from the control room. Brak, a lion-like alien villain, drops in now and then. The show recycles the original 1960s animation and edits real interviews against it, so guests seem to answer questions they were never asked. It starts on Cartoon Network in 1994, and over the years the episodes become stranger, less about the guests and more about Space Ghost's ego and fights with Zorak and Moltar. It moves to Adult Swim in 2001, where it helped set the block's style and spun off The Brak Show and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast ending explained
Space Ghost Coast to Coast has no real finale. The last new television episode, released unfinished for the show's tenth anniversary in April 2004, has the show's budget spent on bailing Space Ghost out of jail, and things go downhill from there. The show returns from 2006 to 2008 as a short web series on GameTap, in which Space Ghost interviews video game industry figures, and it officially ends with a final webisode in May 2008.
Where to watch Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast is streaming on YouTube TV, Adult Swim, and Spectrum On Demand in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 7.9/10
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Home Movies.
- Chronological order: first, before Home Movies.
Cast
- George Lowe as Space Ghost (voice)
- C. Martin Croker as Zorak / Moltar (voice)
- Andy Merrill as Lokar (voice)
- Dave Willis
- James Kirkconnell as Narrator
- Scott Finnell as Birdman (voice)
- Don Kennedy as Tansut (voice)
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Judy Tenuta as Self
- Conan O'Brien
- Lori Fetrick
- Steve Henneberry
Created by Mike Lazzo, Khaki Jones.