Space Ghost Origins - 60's Forgotten Intergalactic Superhero

Space Ghost Origins - 60's Forgotten Intergalactic Superhero - Brave, Kind & Humorous Hero Explored

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Күн бұрын

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

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@johnryder1713 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dominickmcveigh7282 2 жыл бұрын

Make a live action movie now.the original badass superhero!!!!

@johnryder1713 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@johnryder1713 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@RKZX2 2 жыл бұрын

you forgot Johnny Quest

@johnryder1713 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@krishneelprasad2140 2 жыл бұрын

Still better late night host than most of the ones on today

@Liyfa_Unpay 2 жыл бұрын

😂👍

@dsanchez9703 2 жыл бұрын

😁😅, i dont know if hes in this category but I love Tom Green also.

@Gaybraham.Lincoln 2 жыл бұрын

Digging a hole in the kitchen floor for a shit

@jasonwalk4257 2 жыл бұрын

kinda sad when that's true!

@AS-uy9gn 2 жыл бұрын

A goat jumping on a trampoline for an hour is more interesting than most late night hosts today.

@larrytod9790 2 жыл бұрын

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

@spacemonkey3051 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ninjaStalker069 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@sonokawaray 9 ай бұрын

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.

@timmerred5 2 жыл бұрын

Saturday morning definitely was a ritual. I remember having to choose between shows because we didn’t have any recording technology at the time.

@jamalvargas6146 2 жыл бұрын

I Grew Up With This Character His Stint on Space Ghost Coast To Coast was entertaining and hilarious

@charleslee8505 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Ryooken 2 жыл бұрын

They left off Space Ghost and the Galaxy Trio. I remember these shows growing up.

@mikelouis9389 2 жыл бұрын

Coast to coast is gem!

@TheRants Жыл бұрын

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

@donnis618 2 жыл бұрын

So many great memories for a young boy with a giant imagination. Hanna Barbera had the best cartoons ever

@bryanjohnson8162 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 84 and they were still playing this on Saturday mornings when I was a kid good stuff!!

@Clubber-Slang 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@AnarkeeSoundVibes 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@josealmir4683 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@theevn7 11 ай бұрын

Legendary Hanna-Barbera cartoon

@jefferyquick3280 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@keithsmith8543 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@keithsmith8543 2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@rushfan9thcmd 2 жыл бұрын

Mightor and Galaxy Trio....

@keithsmith8543 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@rushfan9thcmd 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@wwetnabamafan194 2 жыл бұрын

@@keithsmith8543 All 11 episodes of Space Stars is available on Warner Archive, maybe on HBO Max, and definitely somewhere on KZfaq...if you look hard enough.

@davenewton4862 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@riotgear6182 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost deserves a serious movie. The potential is there. Revamp the suit a bit and start a new story. Same with Silver Hawks.

@TheGodOfWarhammer 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Shiirow 2 жыл бұрын

he wasnt forgotten, he was simply turned into a laughingstock like Birdman.

@crombajaa 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@Thecoolguy463 2 жыл бұрын

Spaceghost actually has a good backstory. I never would’ve known

@ThatsWhatSheSaid75 2 жыл бұрын

Freakin AWESOME video! I literally had no idea about Space Ghost's comic book origins. Super nostalgic for me as well.

@ezekielamaterasu3462 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@michaelwills1926 5 ай бұрын

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

@theone31man 2 жыл бұрын

Those Saturday mornings were the BEST!

@RayfieldA 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@khoreybrown4349 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@edaniels240 2 жыл бұрын

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

@WalterDWormack214 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! For putting this together and uploading it to KZfaq! 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.

@isaiahraby7114 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this cartoon as a kid. I had no idea he had such a serious (and great) backstory. Great video

@PapaTaurean 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@Donnerjkks 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost coast to coast lives rent free in my head

@davestevens2908 2 жыл бұрын

You did space ghost like I asked! I love you guys! That's why you all are Marvelous!!

@TCMECH79 2 жыл бұрын

Who didn't want their own version of the Phantom Cruiser

@ottobenjamin1318 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Aqsticgod 2 жыл бұрын

that space ghost origin story should be turned into a feature film. its so badass.

@thepayne7862 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching reruns of it as a kid in the 80's.

@rodneyharris9439 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up on these cartoons man the good old days!!

@tinkywinky5558 2 жыл бұрын

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

@shareofmoney 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Space Ghost! I have to get the DVD series soon.

@mrmacguff1n 2 жыл бұрын

I...honestly wasn't expecting such a Grimdark background for Spess Geist

@CaesiusX 2 жыл бұрын

_Oustandng video._ Enjoyed the intro you wrote in the description, as I too grew up in the age of Saturday morning cartoons. 📺

@CommanderBohn 2 жыл бұрын

From hero to night host and back to being a hero. There is nobody as cool as Space Ghost.

@shazam241 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ghostsofVTurbexSkysthelimitvid 2 жыл бұрын

i loved this one as a kid, it was really good. thanks !

@Joneth_Piptne 2 жыл бұрын

The original Space Ghost cartoon was great but Space Ghost Coast to Coast was even better😂

@musicman201047 Ай бұрын

You're joking, right?

@Georg3e 2 жыл бұрын

I needed this video. I didn't know i needed it but i did

@dinomonzon7493 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@BigJyeTV 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a new dark and gritty Space Ghost cartoon leading to a Hanna-Barbera IP universe launch.

@greenhornet510 2 жыл бұрын

We need this character back

@charlesgorman4919 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@rickesteves4783 Жыл бұрын

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.

@christopherheinig5590 2 жыл бұрын

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 !

@Mbase-apollo 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! Great origin story, maybe someday we'll get a live action movie.

@iresolvers 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost was Batman & Robin in space..... loved it as a kid

@ronaldthornton7902 18 күн бұрын

I said the same thing

@flatearthfatboy9589 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this as a kid

@kennyhagan5781 Ай бұрын

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.

@palmerswei1572 2 жыл бұрын

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!...

@frankreynolds445 2 жыл бұрын

The 1960s was my foundation of the foray into Super heroes, Science fiction, Anime, Comics and cartoons.

@SirSmoldham 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tomholroyd7519 Ай бұрын

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

@butchyray6553 8 ай бұрын

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

@Samir3to3 2 жыл бұрын

It's on blu-ray now, which I think not many people know. Spread it and share the love for this classic series.

@beaupierrebondurant5651 4 ай бұрын

Love Space Ghost.

@johnnycashew9101 2 жыл бұрын

Forgotten? Coast to Coast is fucking classic and basically laid the foundation for all of adult swim

@paulgundrum9059 2 жыл бұрын

Love Space Ghost, and have always been sad that DC didn't do more with the character after Joe Kelly's awesome graphic novel. Still hoping that they will take the character in a more serious direction, but probably just a pipe dream.

@farrisward2211 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@chrisrichardson3568 2 жыл бұрын

Every Saturday morning I had my lineup of Saturday morning cartoons to watch this was one of them

@bryandwilson2203 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost is MY fucking JAM!! I was 5 in 1966 and on Saturday mornings nobody could get or have my attention NOBODY!! 🛸👻🚀👻👌👽 #FZorak

@BadChizzle 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@thebrownbaldy Жыл бұрын

That Space Ghost theme still goes HARD today. Straight up facts.

@ottopenquist5545 Жыл бұрын

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.

@bat2485 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost rocks thanks.

@00ghostcobra 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@russellpoland6637 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME 👍 Where do I get that comic adaptation!! And Yes, I did watch Space Ghost

@Armphid 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of those old cartoons showed up on the USA network. I remember watching them there when I was a kid.

@dominickmcveigh7282 2 жыл бұрын

They need to make a real movie of spaceghost and hercuoids. I hope there's people out there that feel the same way .

@arqjrp 2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video, I never knew 80% of it.

@Ktr-1142-ema 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure its cause he became a talk show host, like harvey became a lawyer

@Mak10z Жыл бұрын

forgotten.. only by the Williams Street Brass! Space Ghost, and SGC2C were my jams!

@gerrymichaud3851 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Saturday morning cartoons!

@bondson0094 2 жыл бұрын

Jane! Jace! Power bands.....Space Ghost was my man.... when i was a Kid, he was like the Batman of outer space.

@scottlambert2949 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching these cool cartoons from Hanna barbera and also the super friends

@user-tl3re6uv2u 8 ай бұрын

nice, and I enjoyed Space Ghost also, one of my favorites is "The Meeting" it has Mighty Mightor, Shazzan , Mobey Dick, and The Herculoids this is a great episode...

@phillipbuechner9809 13 күн бұрын

Space Ghost is still my all time favorite cartoon show. Alex Toth was a genius and this cartoon still stands the test of time. I never cared for Dino Boy. I always thought he was an over-bearing, obnoxious child and hoped that the creatures would get him. Little known fact....the voice for Dino Boy was Tonight Show host Johnny Carson. Go figure. Anyways, I'm 70 now and still excited for the new Space Ghost comic from Dynamite. Good times.

@geraldwilliams1080 2 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost had the most ruthless villains that usually met an ironic end. His cartoons made Saturday morning very exciting and also didn't advertise any products.

@lightninglj Жыл бұрын

I'm only old enough to remember coast to coast. Always found it funny when he zapped zorak

@josehayden7318 2 жыл бұрын

That shot at 2:45 is crazy!

@kaybasquiat 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought that his costume looked way too cool to be reduced to a parody character lol. I’d like to see a serious reboot

@Supremmo 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I would like to see a Space Ghost live action movie!

@nelsonartemio4218 Жыл бұрын

@@Supremmo this gives me Dredd vibes.

@ZechsKasshu 5 ай бұрын

I love the 60's version of Space Ghost.

@DarkestNyte 2 жыл бұрын

This is pure gold.

@larryrecoy8198 2 жыл бұрын

watch it all the time!

@nunyabidniz2868 2 жыл бұрын

Coast to coast! Looking forward to watching this...

@dorickopinto575 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the original Space Ghost in 1960s when I was in 3rd grade & would draw pictures of him in art class. One really cool thing about Space Ghost was the simple costume design with vibrant colors & white body suit which stood out well in outer space backgrounds. Alex Toth really did an excellent job designing an iconic costume. I did not like the Coast to Coast parody interview show ... the character deserved better. Only caught a few episodes of Space Stars Space Ghost reboot & I remembered they replaced the ultra-cool sleek Phantom Cruiser with a chunky-looking Star Wars knock-off Space ship that I hated. Space Ghost movie live action or animated would be awesome but think Warner movies would see Space Ghost as being not well-known enough to sink money into a big budget. Really surprised they never did a Jonny Quest live action movie because that has a ton of potential for a good story & characters. The 1960s Super-hero Hanna Barbara cartoons I liked best of their own creations were Space Ghost ... Birdman ... Samson & Goliath & Mighty Mightor . Saturday Mornings will never have cartoons like them again !

@dsanchez9703 2 жыл бұрын

Spaceghost frkn Rocks!!!

@greenghost5009 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite super heroes

@schitzdaclown3000 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see this as an animated movie

@maryrivera9077 2 жыл бұрын

I loved SPAAAAAACE GHOOOOOOST as kid, wouldn't mind a movie out of it of a mini series??

@user-vo5kv9qi6k 2 жыл бұрын

Amen! Outstanding! Gary Owens from Laugh in. Tim Matheson was Jace not sure who Jan was

@freelancenerd4804 2 жыл бұрын

Love space ghost coast to coast

@kilroywashere513 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the eighties Verizon of this cartoon on Saturday mournings back when I was a kid, and I saw the reruns of the ones in the sixties on Cartoon Network back when they were showing old reruns of cartoons even the ones of space ghost too, and I enjoyed them👏🏻💯.