Vault-Episode Guide Episode #1 Episode 9403 - "Elevator" premiere 5/6/94 Guests: Ashley Judd, Dr. Timothy Leary and Judy Tenuta. SPACE GHOST WELCOMES ASHLEY JUDD, DR. TIMOTHY LEARY AND JUDY TENUTA ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, May 6, 1994 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) Continuing his conquest of the late-night universe, Space Ghost boldly carries his talk show crusade into its third stellar week with an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. The world's first late-night talk show hosted by a cartoon superhero rockets onto the Cartoon Network Friday, April 29, with comedienne Judy Tenuta, counterculture hero Dr. Timothy Leary and actress Ashley Judd. In addition to segments with Tenuta and Leary, the black-hooded, yellow-caped host of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST must also squelch a walkout attempt by the show's director, Moltar, and band leader, Zorak. All of the action stirs Space Ghost's voracious appetite for Mexican food, alluded to in the series' premiere, which evidences itself during his interview with Judd: Space Ghost: "Greetings, Ashley. Would you like to run out and get us some tacos?" Ashley Judd: "Not particularly." Space Ghost: "Well then, could you whip us up some?" Ashley Judd: "I can bake really good chocolate pies." Space Ghost: "Tacos, Ashley, tacos. You know-Mexican?" Episode #2 Episode 9401 - "Spanish Translation" premiere 4/15 Guests: Susan Powter, Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST PREMIERES FRIDAY, APRIL 15, ON CARTOON NETWORK; NEW SHOW HAILED AS FINAL FRONTIER OF LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOWS!!! Premiere: Friday, April 15 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, the world's first late-night talk show hosted by a cartoon superhero, world premieres on the Cartoon Network on Friday, April 15, at 11:00 PM (ET), after which it will air weekly. Gone are the days when mere men in coats and ties ruled the talk show universe-Space Ghost swoops on the scene fully costumed with an array of superpowers. His task? To end the ongoing talk show wars among Leno, Letterman, O'Brien and their ilk. Susan Powter, Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees are guests on the premiere SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. The stellar line-up of celebrities in upcoming episodes includes Catherine Bach, Ice and Tower of the American Gladiators, Joe Franklin, the Jerky Boys, Ashley Judd, Timothy Leary and Judy Tenuta. Also on the slate is a Gilligan's Island tribute show featuring Bob Denver (Gilligan), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) and Russell Johnson (The Professor). "In a move of historical importance at least equal to Fox Television's inauguration of The Chevy Chase Theatre, the Cartoon Network officially enters the late-night talk show wars," says Mike Lazzo, vice president of programming for the Cartoon Network and executive producer of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. "We're the ones packing ray guns." "I have conquered Cyclo, Brak-even that spider-looking creature on Telus," says Space Ghost, host of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. "I once turned down an offer from Zorgat to combine powers and rule the universe. I don't want to sound arrogant, but who among the current crop of late-night talk show hosts can truthfully say they've evaded the entire Council of Doom? Great Galaxies!" Episode #3 Episode 9402 - "Gilligan" premiere 4/22/94 Guests: Bob Denver (Gilligan), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) and Russell Johnson (the Professor) GILLIGAN'S ISLAND CAST MEMBERS TO GUEST ON SECOND EPISODE OF SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, April 22 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) After blasting off into television history last week as the world's first talk show to be hosted by a cartoon superhero, SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST returns on the Cartoon Network this Friday, April 22, with an episode featuring the cast of Gilligan's Island. Former castaways Bob Denver (Gilligan), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) and Russell Johnson (The Professor) take their turns in the giant video monitor of the SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST set, where Space Ghost questions them about their work on Gillilgan's Island and current book projects. Space Ghost also fends off a hostile takeover of his show in the form of Zorak, the show's bandleader. Episode #4 Episode 9404 - "CHiPs" premiere 5/13/94 Guests: Bill Carter and Joe Franklin SPACE GHOST WELCOMES TALK SHOW EXPERTS BILL CARTER AND JOE FRANKLIN ON ALL-NEW EPISODE OF SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, May 13 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) Repeats: Friday, May 13, 2:30-2:45 AM (ET); Saturday, May 14, Midnight-12:15 AM (ET) Perhaps seeking tactical advice in his effort to conquer the late-night universe, Space Ghost welcomes two renowned talk show experts during an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. The latest episode of the world's only late-night talk show hosted by a cartoon superhero airs Friday, May 13, at 11:00 PM (ET) on the Cartoon Network. Space Ghost welcomes author Bill Carter and talk show pioneer Joe Franklin. As author of Late Shift: Letterman, Leno and the Network Battle for the Night and a New York Times television critic, Bill Carter is an authority on the late-night talk show scene. Joe Franklin, the host of television's first talk show, The Joe Franklin Show, interviewed over 300,000 people during his 43-year career. Both are valuable strategic allies in Space Ghost's late-night crusade to save the night. Episode #5 Episode 9405 - "Bobcat" premiere 5/27/94 Guests: Bobcat Goldthwait, Ramones. SPACE GHOST WELCOMES NOTORIOUS COMEDIAN BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT AND THE RAMONES ON ALL-NEW EPISODE OF SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, May 27 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) Repeats: Friday, May 27, 2:30-2:45 AM (ET); Saturday, May 28, Midnight-12:15 AM (ET) Making viewers see stars, Space Ghost blasts into the seventh week of his talk show crusade with an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. Space Ghost's cosmic version of an ordinary late-night talk show splashes down on the Cartoon Network Friday, May 27, with notorious comedian Bobcat Goldthwait and legendary punk rock group The Ramones. Proving his fearlessness as a superhero, Space Ghost welcomes Bobcat Goldthwait, an unpredictable guest most recently noted for his incendiary appearance on The Tonight Show. In one exchange with Goldthwait, Space Ghost demonstrates that he remains unaffected by his new-found talk show fame, retaining a perspective suitable for a cartoon superhero. Bobcat Goldthwait: "Space Ghost, I want to party with you." Space Ghost: "You mean with a party cake and lemonade and paper hats?!" Bobcat Goldthwait: "Perhaps...perhaps." Space Ghost: "Alrighty, then!" Also appearing are The Ramones, a band celebrating their 25th year together, who banter good naturedly with the black-hooded, yellow-caped host of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. Episode #6 Episode 9406 - "Punch" premiere 9/16/95 Guests: Cindy Guyer (female Fabio), Jerky Boys, Dian Parkinson SPACE GHOST WELCOMES DIAN PARKINSON, THE JERKY BOYS AND "FEMALE FABIO" CINDY GUYER ON ALL-NEW EPISODE OF SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, September 16 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) Continuing to boldly go where no superhero has gone before-behind the desk of a late-night talk show-Space Ghost blasts into the second whirlwind week of the fall season with an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST on Friday, September 16, at 11:00 PM (ET). Television's streaking comet of a talk show splashes down with "female Fabio" Cindy Guyer, the Jerky Boys and, most notably, former Price Is Right-star Dian Parkinson. Parkinson made waves earlier this year when she filed suit against Price Is Right-host Bob Barker for sexual harassment after an alleged affair. Space Ghost blows a monumental scoop when, at the prompting of bandleader Zorak, he mistakenly asks Parkinson about a fair, rather than her affair. The following exchange illustrates that, as an interviewer, Space Ghost is clearly no...Geraldo. Space Ghost: "The fair? I love fairs! Lights, pony rides, cotton candy...Lobster Boy. Tell me about the fair!" Dian Parkinson: (Laughs.) Space Ghost: "Avoiding the subject?" Dian Parkinson: "Yes." Also appearing are The Jerky Boys, a popular duo who turn prank phone calls into comedy recordings, and Cindy Guyer, known as the female Fabio for the many romance novel-covers she has graced. Episode #7 Episode 9407 - "Banjo" premiere 9/10/94 Guests: Schooly D, "Weird Al" Yankovic SPACE GHOST LAUNCHES EXPLOSIVE FALL SEASON WITH PRIME-TIME CARTOON NETWORK SPECIAL ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Caped Host Welcomes "Weird Al" Yankovic and Rapper Schoolly-D Premiere: Saturday, September 10 7:00-8:00 PM (ET) SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, the world's only late-night talk show hosted by a cartoon superhero, returns to the Cartoon Network on Saturday, September 10, at 7:00 PM (ET), with a one-hour prime time special. Following three encore presentations of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, "Weird Al" Yankovic and rapper Schoolly-D join the caped crusader of the late night talk-show scene in a brand new episode. Space Ghost swoops into his new season with a renewed vigor, firing questions and fending off trouble from Zorak and Moltar, bandleader and director of the show, respectively, who return this season with an increased visibility. In the upcoming debut, Space Ghost must thwart an attempt by Zorak to control his mind, while simultaneously tending to a new sea monkey kit and the ongoing show. Below, Space Ghost talks shop with Schoolly-D: Space Ghost: Do you have any superpowers? Schoolly-D: Yeah. Well, of course I have superpowers, because I'm Schooly D. Space Ghost: Display them! Schoolly-D: I can't do that. Space Ghost: Why not?! Schoolly-D: I'm just not allowed to do it. Space Ghost: So, you mean you don't have any? Schoolly-D: Yeah. Space Ghost: So the D stands for defenseless. A star cluster hovers over future episodes that includes Partridge Family cast member Danny Bonaduce, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Cindy Guyer ("the Female Fabio"), comedian Rich Hall, the Jerky Boys, Tonight Show band leader Branford Marsalis, Dian Parkinson, Details-columnist Anka Radakovich and former caped crusader Adam West of Batman fame. "At my behest, Moltar and Zorak have worked hard over the summer," says Space Ghost, host of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. "I'm proud of their improvements and I think that fans of the show will note a more viewer-friendly pair throughout the Fall season." "Fall season has little meaning in space, pathetic Earth people," says Zorak, leader of the Original Way Outs on SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. "Your planet is doomed." "And so is this show," says Moltar, director of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. "By the end of your calendar year, Space Ghost will be Space Toast." Episode #8 Episode 9408 - "Batmantis" premiere 9/30/94 Guests: Adam West, Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt. SPACE GHOST TAKES ON TELEVISION'S BATMAN IN LATEST EPISODE Adam West, Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt Join Ghost Host Airdate: Friday, September 30 11:00-11:15 PM (ET) In his ongoing saga to conquer the television universe-one star at a time-Space Ghost swoops into the third week of the fall season with an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST on Friday, September 30, at 11:00 PM (ET). The world's only superhero talk-show host, Space Ghost, goes cape to cape with television's original Batman, Adam West, and gets catty with no less than two former-Cat Women, in the celestial shapes of Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriwether. All is not well at the Space Ghost mansion, however, as the hooded hero of late-night contends with the apparent kidnapping of his director, Moltar, and the startling transformation of bandleader Zorak into Batmantis, a being so hideous that guest Lee Meriwether can barely stand to behold his fearsome visage. Seeking help, Space Ghost tries to form an alliance with Batman, turning to the star of the original Batman television series, Adam West, in the rarest of television moments. Space Ghost: "Become Batman and help me." Adam West: "No." Space Ghost: "Come on, I need your superpowers!" Adam West: "Uh, I have none." Space Ghost: "What?" Adam West: "No, I'm just a little crazy-obsessed with fighting crime-but I have no superpowers." Space Ghost: "Then your whole life is a lie!" Will Moltar be safely returned? Will Adam West get to plug his new book, Back to the Batcave? Will Zorak win the battle for his being? Tune in this week-same Batmantis time, same Batmantis channel! Episode #9 Episode 9409 - "Self Help" premiere 10/7/94 Guests: Rich Hall, Anka Radakovich, Dr. Joyce Brothers SPACE GHOST UNDERGOES THERAPY WITH DR. JOYCE BROTHERS ON NEXT SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, Oct. 7 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Seeking help for his evil bandleader, Space Ghost welcomes Dr. Joyce Brothers on Friday, Oct. 7 at 11:00 p.m. (ET) on an all-new SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. Also visiting the Ghost Planet are comedian Rich Hall and Details columnist Anka Radakovich. The tables are turned on the ghost-host of late-night television when Brothers dismisses the object of her help, Zorak, and instead attempts to analyze a resistant Space Ghost. Dr. Joyce Brothers: "Your mask makes it really very difficult for people to divine your motivation." Space Ghost: "Do tell." Dr. Joyce Brothers: "Your motivation, for all we know, may not be as open as your publicity allows us to think." Space Ghost: "You get paid for this?" Dr. Joyce Brothers: "Yes. You know, have you ever seen an ink blot?" Comedian Rich Hall, a recent author of his own self-help book, tells Space Ghost that he's "trying to put the fun back in dysfunction." Finally, provocative Details columnist Anka Radakovich inspires a three-way free-for-all of competition between Space Ghost, Zorak and director Moltar. Episode #10 Episode 9410 - "Gum, Disease" premiere 11/11/94 Guests: Danny Bonaduce, Branford Marsalis Space Ghost Welcomes The Tonight Show's Branford Marsalis and Danny Bonaduce of The Partridge Family on SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, Nov. 11 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Space Ghost chalks up yet another major victory in the late night talk-show wars when he welcomes The Tonight Show-bandleader Branford Marsalis this Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 p.m. (ET). Also joining Space Ghost is Danny Bonaduce, former cast member of television's The Partridge Family. In a bold attempt to infiltrate the ranks of the competition through an inside operative, Space Ghost forms an alliance with Marsalis on the upcoming show. Zorak, bandleader of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, seems unimpressed by the landmark summit, interrupting the conversation at several points to demand chewing gum until Marsalis turns on the green creature. Branford Marsalis: "I'm sorry. Were you saying something, Mr. Ghost?" Zorak: "He was asking you, 'Where's Zorak's gum?' For me. Mine...my gum. Mine, not yours..." Branford Marsalis: "Zorak! Never eat anything larger than your head." Radio personality and former-Partridge Family star Danny Bonaduce discusses child star syndrome with Space Ghost, while director Moltar contends with a stomach virus and its grizzly manifestations in the control room. Episode #11 Episode 9511 "Storybook House" premiere 3/17/95 Episode 9511 "Story Book" -- according to title box when aired on 4/12/97 Guests: Kirk the Storyteller [James Kirkconnell], Carl the Cartoonist [Carl Clark] Featured: re-created episodes of "Banjo" and "Batmantis" Episode #11a Episode 9511a: "Le Livre D'Histoire" premiere 6/9/95 Guests: Jim Carrey, Charles Russel Special Host: Lokar Featured: Storybook & The Mask excerpts revised. Episode #12 Episode 9512: "Girlie Show" premiere 3/24/95 Guests: Fran Drescher, Carol Channing, Alice Cooper Featured: Space Ghost's Tribute to Women. #13? Episode #14 Episode 9504 - "Hungry" premiere 3/31/95 Guests: Michael Stipe, Lassie, Sirajul Islam and Mujibur Rahman. Cartoon Network Welcomes Michael Stipe, Lassie and Late Show-Regulars Mujibur and Sirajul on Next SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, March 31 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) That's him in the spotlight-Michael Stipe, that is-guesting on SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Friday, March 31, at 11 p.m. (ET) on the Cartoon Network. Ask not, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" Space Ghost and Stipe, along with Lassie and Late Show with David Letterman-regulars Mujibur and Sirajul, are beamed to Earth courtesy of the Cartoon Network and satellite Galaxy 1/1R, transponder 8, downlink frequency 3860 mhz. Hook-up is automatic for the people with satellites or cable access. Everybody hurts, but when Michael Stipe refuses to sing "Shiny Happy People," it is Space Ghost whose angst is left feeling gravity's pull. Zorak, the show's green bandleader, takes matters into his own mantis-like pincers, interrupting their conversation for the following murmured exchange, documented below. Zorak: "Is that you in the corner?" Michael Stipe: "That's me in the corner, yeah." Zorak: "Freaky." Lassie is called to the home of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, where she barks her responses to a number of questions, including "Does it ever itch right here?" Mujibur and Sirajul, proprietors of K&L's Rock America shop and frequent Late Show attractions, have a reckoning with Space Ghost's misrouted pizza, which they enjoy with an astral appetite appropriate to their surroundings. By then, the show is out of time. Episode #15 Episode 9505 - "Fire Drill" premiere 6/2/95 David Byrne and Donny Osmond Guest on New Episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, June 2 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Space Ghost greets David Byrne and Donny Osmond, their images transmitted millions of miles across the galaxy to his interstellar set near the Ghost Planet, on the Friday, June 2, episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, beginning at 11 p.m. (ET). Byrne, former frontman for Talking Heads and current solo artist, has a wide-ranging conversation with Space Ghost that includes such topics as reincarnation and croutons. Osmond and Space Ghost find their chat interrupted by construction noise, and bandleader Zorak sits in for a number of questions while the host investigates. Space Ghost returns for the following enlightening exchange. Space Ghost: "One thing that's buggin' me. Who's your sister?" Donny Osmond: "Marie." Space Ghost: "Yeah. If Marie's a little bit country and you're a little bit rock and roll, what's the rest of you?" Donny Osmond: "I guess if I'm a little bit rock and roll, the rest of me is composed mostly of water." "And you may find yourself seated across from a large cartoon superhero conducting a late-night talk show," says Mike Lazzo, producer of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST. Episode #16 Episode 9506 - "Sleeper" premiere 7/28/95 Wrestling Superstar Hulk Hogan and Rocker Slash Storm on an All-New Episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST Airdate: Friday, July 28 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Space Ghost goes one-on-one with Hulk Hogan on Cartoon Network this Friday, July 28, during an all-new episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST beginning at 11 p.m. Also taking his place in the guest monitor is rock musician Slash. Space Ghost's squares off with Hogan, current world heavyweight champion of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), in a segment that produces plenty of high-flying conversation, but no fisticuffs. The Hulkster even declines Space Ghost's invitation to put the "sleeper" hold on Zorak. Hulk Hogan: "I don't think anybody, even Hulk Hogan, should put a wrestling hold on anybody-especially you at home." Space Ghost: "But we're not at home, we're in space!" Hulk Hogan: "I think if you want to go to sleep, you need to go out and run around the block a few more times before you go to bed. Then you'll tire yourself out completely." Space Ghost: "Look, can you at least piledrive him?" Slash, a guitarist for Guns 'N' Roses who is currently fronting a side project known as Slash's Snakepit, drops by long enough to make Space Ghost exceedingly fidgety. Episode #17 Episode 9507 - "Jerk" premiere 8/4/95 Guests: Sandra Bernhard, B. Palmer Mills Surreal Week for Sandra Bernhard Concludes with All-New Episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST on Friday Airdate: Friday, Aug. 4 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Actress-comedienne Sandra Bernhard greets Space Ghost on a new episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST this Friday, Aug. 4, at 11 p.m., marking her second appearance on a fictional talk show in one week. Bernhard, who also guests on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show this Wednesday, is a talk show favorite famed for her comedy and cabaret performances, recordings and acting roles. On Friday's episode, Space Ghost sets his superhuman will to the colossal task of sculpting an award-winning episode. After apprising colleagues Moltar and Zorak of his high expectations, however, enough cosmic calamities befall the beleaguered hero to make the Apollo 13 mission look like a stroll through space. Among Space Ghost's problems are a live audience consisting of Zorak's relatives and a lengthy procession of uncooperative callers to the show. One such caller is identified as Space Ghost's evil twin; two others are former adversaries. Not helping matters is the national television debut of the show's first guest, Palmer Mills, a hardware store-owner hailing from Pine Mountain, Ga. Although amiable and charming in his own right, Mills lacks the star power that Space Ghost feels is necessary for such a special show. When at last Bernhard appears, Space Ghost is irretrievably crestfallen, having witnessed his high expectations plummet like so much Skylab debris. Episode #18 Episode 9508 - "Urges" premiere 10/20/95 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Creator Joel Hodgson's Episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST to Premiere Friday, Oct. 20 Premiere: Friday, Oct. 20 11-11:15 p.m. (ET) Featuring guests Matthew Sweet, musician, and Catherine Bach, Daisy of television's Dukes of Hazzard, the much anticipated episode of SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST written by Mystery Science Theater 3000-creator Joel Hodgson makes its Cartoon Network premiere on Friday, Oct. 20, at 11 p.m. (ET). Joel Hodgson, creator, writer and on-air host for the first five seasons of Mystery Science Theater 3000, co-wrote the episode, entitled "Urges," with Nell Scovell, frequent contributor to Vanity Fair and former writer for ABC's Coach. Bandleader Zorak wishes to leave so he can participate in mating season on his home planet. Trouble ensues when host Space Ghost learns that mating for a mantis culminates when the female eats the head and brain of the male. In between, Space Ghost visits with Bach and Sweet, engaging in conversations typical of our planet's only talk show from outer space and also reminiscent of Hodgson's landmark lampooning of B movies. Here, Space Ghost asks about Sweet's pants and offers a riddle: Space Ghost: "Tell me, Matt. How do your pants stay up?" Matthew Sweet: "I just concentrate very hard. It's built into my brain. Like, I don't even need a belt for that." Space Ghost: "Very good. Here's a riddle. What would you eat with a bio-dip?" Matthew Sweet: "A bio-chip." Space Ghost: "You're sharp!" Later, Space Ghost reveals a noticeably lacking proficiency on the blues harp to Sweet's sorrowful tale of life on the road. SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST is an out-of-this-world late night talk show from Cartoon Network that combines celebrity interviews with music and the wry wit of a yellow-caped, black-hooded interplanetary crusader...Me...Space Ghost. A show special telecast in February, World Premiere Toon-In, was recently nominated for a CableAce Award as Best Variety Series or Special. © 1995 Cartoon Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. send email to: sgc2c@turner.com