Space Ghost Origins - 60's Forgotten Intergalactic Superhero - Brave, Kind & Humorous Hero Explored
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- I remember racing out of bed, grabbing my bowl of cereal, and heading straight in front of the television to catch the latest episode of my favorite cartoon. Well, that is how my Saturday mornings usually were and no point in stating the obvious; I am talking about a pre-internet era. Well, for most of us, Saturday morning cartoons have been one of the fondest childhood rituals. Each cartoon back then had a designated time slot and a huge, excited, loyal fan base. Of course, every generation has had its share of cartoons but today, we will be speaking about the most popular slice of animation of Generation X, which conclusively brings us to Space Ghost. This cartoon here happens to be the first superhero animated television series created by animation legend Alex Toth for Hanna-Barbera. Made up of two entirely separate segments - Space Ghost and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley, the series ran on CBS from 1966 till 1968. Fast forward a few years and we have Space Ghost Coast to Coast, more like a reboot of the original series and created by Mike Lazzo for teens and adults.
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0:00 Intro
1:36 What Is The Cartoon Show All About?
5:09 Space Ghost His Teenaged Sidekicks and Dino Boy
7:08 The True Origin Of The Animated Star(Crucible)
8:55 Purge
10:36 Reprisals
11:25 Eclipse
13:13 Venom
15:08 Mortality
16:52 Jan
17:37 Jace
18:15 Blip
18:52 Dino Boy
19:46 Weird Facts That You Never Knew About Space Ghost - Розваги
So glad this came up on this great channel as no matter the cartoon I seen growing up nothing could compare the old Hanna Barbera cartoons of Space Ghost, Herculoids, Dino boy and Teen force from when I was a little kid, I just loved them all
Make a live action movie now.the original badass superhero!!!!
@@dominickmcveigh7282 Well sounds brilliant, but just wouldn't be the same, and you'd need to tie in the Herculoids, Teen Force and don't forget Dino Boy if you did.
@@dominickmcveigh7282 And if anyone really wanted the comic shown here isnt the only time he or other Hanna Barbera superheros appeared in a comic as Marvel did print some in the 70s which were collected in a book, an incomplete copy of which can be downloaded from the British comic blog
you forgot Johnny Quest
@@RKZX2 Well really I forgot the Mighty Mightor too, but I never seen either when I was young, although the Mighty Mightor appears to be the only one had an action figure which appears to only have been available in France.
Still better late night host than most of the ones on today
😂👍
😁😅, i dont know if hes in this category but I love Tom Green also.
Digging a hole in the kitchen floor for a shit
kinda sad when that's true!
A goat jumping on a trampoline for an hour is more interesting than most late night hosts today.
I LOVED space ghost coast to coast. I remember I drew a picture of Space Ghost sitting at his desk and I sent it in to Williams st. and I got a hand written letter from Space Ghost and a comic book and a few other things. what a really cool thing.
Fun fact: this show would eventually play a huge role for the creation of toonami with molter as the host voice by the late c Martin crooker
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force had their first appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In that episode, Master Shake and Frylock were voiced by Mooniknights, and each of the Aqua Teen died in that episode, Meatwad was super depressed the entire time and begged Moltar to kill him, which he wore his skim as a mask after killing him. The amazing late C Martin Crooker also voiced Dr. Weird, which Dr. Weird brought the Aqua Teen Hunger Force back to life.
I like how the comic book origin gives a solid reason why (aside from superhero morals) Space Ghost in SGC2C/Cartoon Planet never outright kills Zorak when heckled. Death would just mean he can escape to a new body, so best Space Ghost can do is imprison and keep a close eye on him, with the occasional non-lethal blast to keep him in line.
Legendary Hanna-Barbera cartoon
I was so confused as a 90's kid with my first introduction to space ghost on adult swim. I always thought he was a parody of Batman or something. Very cool video
Saturday morning definitely was a ritual. I remember having to choose between shows because we didn’t have any recording technology at the time.
Space Ghost is an icon in the superhero genre that has a special place in my memory. I remember watching it as kid and I loved it.
Yes!
Just think: If it wasn't for Space Ghost, we wouldn't have Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, The Powerpuff Girls, Toonami, and Adult Swim itself.
So many great memories for a young boy with a giant imagination. Hanna Barbera had the best cartoons ever
I was born in 84 and they were still playing this on Saturday mornings when I was a kid good stuff!!
i'm 5 years ahead of you, born in 79. Space Ghost, Herculoids, Thundarr The Barbarian were some all-timers. Everyone knows Transformers and GI Joe and He-man etc., but I've introduced a lot of people in my life to the 1st 3 I mentioned. Saturday Mornings were so awesome, sleep on the couch Friday nights and wake up and get about 6 hours of cartoons!
I Grew Up With This Character His Stint on Space Ghost Coast To Coast was entertaining and hilarious
Yeah by the way did you also forget that space coast in the Hercules for teaming up as well as the was the 1980s cartoon series
They left off Space Ghost and the Galaxy Trio. I remember these shows growing up.
Coast to coast is gem!
Space Ghost deserves a serious movie. The potential is there. Revamp the suit a bit and start a new story. Same with Silver Hawks.
he wasnt forgotten, he was simply turned into a laughingstock like Birdman.
My best friend was C Martin Croker. It was his idea to use Zorak and Moltar in the Coast to Coast show (this was way before he was going to do their voices, originally they were going to be done by Herve Villechaize ). Mike Lazzo had minimal creative input, he mainly just signed the checks. Cartoon Network had the idea to do a talk show with an old Hanna-Barbera character. H-B sent them a list of ones they could use, and they picked Space Ghost.
Spaceghost actually has a good backstory. I never would’ve known
Those Saturday mornings were the BEST!
Ahhh..the memories!
Space Ghost, Galaxy trio, The Mighty Mightor, Bird Man, Shazzan, Dynomutt and Dog Wonder are just at the back of my head!
Nothing compares to Saturday morning cartoons. Up with the dawn waiting on the start of the broadcast day, Massive cereal bowl, toys spread across the carpet, and awesome shoes like this; exciting as hell, like Christmas every week
OMG... one of my favorites... my dad grew up in the era of Saturday morning cartoons ( 70s early 80s), last 10 years he's been buying DVD collections of all his favorite cartoons from this time... So, I've had the chance to watch them... which I love!! Space Ghost, Herculoids, Superfriends, a lot of other Hanna Barbra like Secret Squirrel, Jabberjaw... I love sitting with my dad watching them!!
In the very early days of Cartoon Network, they played the old Hannah Barbara cartoons and that was my second introduction to space ghost. My first being space ghost: coast to coast when it was on I think MTV or Comedy Central.
Space Ghost coast to coast lives rent free in my head
I grew up on these cartoons man the good old days!!
Freakin AWESOME video! I literally had no idea about Space Ghost's comic book origins. Super nostalgic for me as well.
I was born in '66 so I barely remember watching the reruns into the early 70s of Space Ghost but I don't really remember Dino boy. Looks like they changed the channel after Space Ghost's part of the show, ended. But I sure remember Space Ghost Coast To Coast!! Loved that show!!
Excellent podcast! However, you forgot to mention Hanna Barbera's Space Stars on Saturday mornings on NBC from 1981. That show had Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Teen Force, and ASTRO and The Space Mutts. That show was cool.
@BeauPierre BONDURANT Thanks! What I liked about Space Stars is that Space Ghost shared adventures with The Herculoids, as well as Teen Force. That was unbearably cool.
Mightor and Galaxy Trio....
@@rushfan9thcmd I liked them too, but they weren't in Space Stars. They were part of Hanna Barbera's World Of Super Adventure during the late 1960s.
Yeah but I was watching long before 81. I never enjoyed those as much as the older ones. Ive got both SG series. 60s rocks.
@@keithsmith8543 All 11 episodes of Space Stars is available on Warner Archive, maybe on HBO Max, and definitely somewhere on UA-cam...if you look hard enough.
Thank you! For putting this together and uploading it to UA-cam!
I am so DISAPPOINTED that none, NONE, of these Classic Hanna-Barbera action cartoons have been brought to HBO Max. We can't watch Space Ghost & Dino Boy in The Lost Valley, or Birdman& The Galaxy Trio, Moby Dick, & The Mighty Mightor.
The 'problem' is, the people who are in charge of everything today, are "power-mad nostalgia speculators" who it seems, have plans to stream all of the shows for profit!
The shows I want to watch were deemed "too violent", when they were originally broadcast, back in the 1960s.
I used to watch Space Ghost as a kid but had no idea there was so much more from that character. Thanks for the upload. I'm definitely checking out the books with him in them.
that space ghost origin story should be turned into a feature film. its so badass.
You did space ghost like I asked! I love you guys! That's why you all are Marvelous!!
I loved this cartoon as a kid. I had no idea he had such a serious (and great) backstory. Great video
From hero to night host and back to being a hero. There is nobody as cool as Space Ghost.
Holy crap! That is one dark comic. Space Ghost is awesome. I loved the original series and Space Ghost Coast to Coast was awesome but I've got to read that comic!
I remember Summer 99 when TV Guide did profiles on Space Ghost, Birdman, and the other HB heroes. It was awesome DC/Wildstorm did the limited series telling his origin where it's a mix of Green Lantern, Moon Knight, Spawn, & Bloodshot
Who didn't want their own version of the Phantom Cruiser
I remember watching reruns of it as a kid in the 80's.
Why is is that it’s the older cartoons that have the fascinating writing and stories for their characters
I never grew up with the original but it looks pretty fun! Coast to coast is great
I was unaware of the comic and I always wanted to know his origin. Thank you that was way better than I could have imagined.
i loved this one as a kid, it was really good. thanks !
I...honestly wasn't expecting such a Grimdark background for Spess Geist
_Oustandng video._ Enjoyed the intro you wrote in the description, as I too grew up in the age of Saturday morning cartoons. 📺
I loved this as a kid
We need this character back
I needed this video. I didn't know i needed it but i did
I loved Space Ghost! I have to get the DVD series soon.
I have never forgotten about this TV series. I use to wake up every saturday mornings for it. This one and The Hall Of Justice non stop. Lol Oh and Hong Kong Phooey. My 3 favorite cartoons growing up It was one of my favorites and still is. I have downloadwd some old old episodes and love it. I also think that the new MOONKNHIGHT series reminds me of Space Ghost in some way. Guessing it more of just the costume. Would love to see them make a GOOD movie or series like MOONKNIGHT of Space Ghost.
Love Space Ghost.
I remember seeing the show when I was just a little kid, but it was a lot cooler than the junk that my brothers wanted to watch.
I'd love to see a new dark and gritty Space Ghost cartoon leading to a Hanna-Barbera IP universe launch.
Space Ghost rocks thanks.
My friend, the classic Hanna-Barbara superhero cartoons from the 1960s were the shit throughout my childhood. Space Ghost was my favorite of all the Hanna-Barbara superheroes.
This one of my Top 10 Hero. The adventure in space, time, and different world was very wild and crazy in the most exciting way for me. So glad you cover it. Thank you.
Spaaaaace Ghooòoost!...
I was a kid in the 60s and I remember the cereal and tools rituals of Saturday mornings. I also remember the prime time previews of Saturday morning lineups they'd have on the first Friday of each September in the 60s and early 70s.
The 1960s was my foundation of the foray into Super heroes, Science fiction, Anime, Comics and cartoons.
Thank you, subscribed ! Was a Saturday morning favorite & have watched SG on utube ! Always wanted models of the ships as a kid & also wondered who designed them, some trivia !
The original Space Ghost cartoon was great but Space Ghost Coast to Coast was even better😂
You're joking, right?
Every Saturday morning I had my lineup of Saturday morning cartoons to watch this was one of them
Space Ghost was Batman & Robin in space..... loved it as a kid
I said the same thing
What a fantastic video, I never knew 80% of it.
That Space Ghost theme still goes HARD today. Straight up facts.
Spaceghost frkn Rocks!!!
I loved Saturday morning cartoons!
Remember Space Ghost. He was quite a character. Gary Owens voiced him perfectly. The 1970s series did make him sound like he has an ego, but he can get away with it. My fave ‘70s episode was the one against the Commander.
The space monkey is the one thing I never liked, though better him than the one the Super Friends got saddled with.
You spoke on a lot of great cartoons, Adam ant,magilla gorilla,altor boy, marine boy, so many,I a 1960 baby, cartoons after school and Saturday, everyone had a favorite, and comics books,in other words thank you for bringing back memories
Space Ghost needs to come back with a no bullshit attitude… and power bands that don’t get taken away every episode! Just the Phantom Cruiser alone, would make even new fans get pumped up right away, for the idea of SpaceGhost kicking ass again!!
This was awesome! Great origin story, maybe someday we'll get a live action movie.
Forgotten?
Coast to Coast is fucking classic and basically laid the foundation for all of adult swim
Love space ghost coast to coast
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! I loved this growing up and it fuels my enthusiam to this day for all superhero media along with George Reeves Superman. Bless Alex Toth, Hoyt Curtin's excellent music and Gary Owens' voice. I am still intrigued about Johnny Carson's contribution as he was credited at the end of every show. Someone should also explore those awesome prime time Hanna Barbera specials they showed every season, combining every character on all their Saturday morning cartoons in a special adventure not unlike the comic you featured at the end of your piece. It was like getting Marvel's "Infinity War" every year.
I feel sorry for todays kids that will never experience the joy of watching saturday morning cartoons
The Invincible series got a lot of inspiration from this. Bred to conquer. Learned to understand the value of peace. And late night talk shows as a primary communications medium
That shot at 2:45 is crazy!
They need to make a real movie of spaceghost and hercuoids. I hope there's people out there that feel the same way .
Thank you .... You did my request
I grew up watching these cool cartoons from Hanna barbera and also the super friends
One of my favorite super heroes
It's on blu-ray now, which I think not many people know. Spread it and share the love for this classic series.
THX!!!
AWESOME 👍
Where do I get that comic adaptation!! And Yes, I did watch Space Ghost
Coast to coast! Looking forward to watching this...
I love the 60's version of Space Ghost.
Space Ghost is MY fucking JAM!! I was 5 in 1966 and on Saturday mornings nobody could get or have my attention NOBODY!! 🛸👻🚀👻👌👽 #FZorak
Jane! Jace! Power bands.....Space Ghost was my man.... when i was a Kid, he was like the Batman of outer space.
A lot of those old cartoons showed up on the USA network. I remember watching them there when I was a kid.
Hitting my nostalgia hard with this video
This is pure gold.
I really enjoyed learning Space Ghost's origin story.. Space Ghost Coast to Coast was really funny.. In fact I think I will go watch a few clips right now...
watch it all the time!
I'm only old enough to remember coast to coast. Always found it funny when he zapped zorak
I would love to see this as an animated movie
Pretty sure its cause he became a talk show host, like harvey became a lawyer
literally my name i can die in peace now thanks guys!!
While I enjoyed the first comic series you mentioned, the Future Quest Presents series and that whole crossover did a better origin for the Space Patrol [who all dressed like Jan and Jace] and even included the Galaxy Trio among them. You should check that out and do another one of these Hanna Barbera heroes videos! The main villain in the SG follow up story to Future Quest was Metallus...
The talk show was the best.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast!
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast was one of my favorite comedy shows.
You mentioned Garry Owens in passing. "Space Gost, voiced by Gary Owens....." You should have added just who Gary Owens is, his history with Laugh-In, The Gong Show, his appearance on an episode of Coast To Coast and just how famous he was.
Couldn’t wait for space ghost on Saturdays
I think a serious Space Ghost show has a lot of potential, though I'm not sure people will be able to look past coast to coast.
Hanna Barbara ruled the cartoon scene. Space Ghost Coast o Coast was hilarious