20.01

"$20.01" is the second episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season three, and the twentieth overall. It aired on February 9, 1996 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.

Space Ghost fires Moltar and Zorak for ruining his talk show and replaces them with a machine, but are they really the problem, or is it Space Ghost himself? His guests are magicians Penn & Teller (done separately), and Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator, Joel Hodgson--or Joel Robinson, as Space Ghost frequently calls him.

Memorable quotes
Zorak: Sometimes I feel like I was executed for my crimes against the universe, and this talk show is my eternal torment. Moltar: Sometimes I think elves are following me.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joel Hodgson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Space Ghost
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Lowe
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Zorak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Penn Jillette
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Cher
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Yanni
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teller
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Tesh
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bob Crane
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hervé Villechaize
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Banjo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Carol Channing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Sweet
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Bach
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sandra Bernhard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Palmer Mills
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hulk Hogan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lassie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Russell Johnson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fran Drescher
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Anka Radakovich
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Schoolly D
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kamal Ahmed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Johnny Brennan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cindy Guyer
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Johnny Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marky Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joey Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C.J. Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Meaney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susan Powter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Timothy Leary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Schoolly D
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kamal Ahmed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Johnny Brennan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cindy Guyer
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Johnny Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marky Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joey Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C.J. Ramone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Meaney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susan Powter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Timothy Leary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Meaney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susan Powter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Timothy Leary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself

Organizations

 * Bee Gees (mentioned)
 * The Original Way Outs

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * Indonesia (indirectly mentioned)
 * Java (mentioned)
 * Krakatoa (mentioned)
 * East Africa (indirectly mentioned)
 * Mozambique (mentioned)

Objects

 * Power bands
 * MOE 2000 (voiced by Keith Crofford)

Vehicles

 * Phantom Cruiser (mentioned)

Filming
Joel Hodgson was filmed at the CNN studio.

It was copyrighted in 1996.

Music
The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: February 9, 1996 as part of "The Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour;" February 9, 1996 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which also has further parodies in the form of MOE 2000 being based on HAL 9000, as well as the ending.
 * Joel refers to the film Batman Forever at the beginning of the episode.
 * Interviewing those "awful Bee Gees" that Space Ghost refers to happened in "Elevator."
 * Space Ghost mentions Benji, a fictional dog character who appears in a film series played by different dogs.
 * In a tribute to Mystery Science Theater 3000, Space Ghost watches and mocks the Ultraseven episodes "Project Blue" and "The Man Who Came From V3."
 * For the DVD this had to be replaced with scenes from Jay Edwards's short films collectively referred to as The Monster Trilogy.
 * Before firing on MOE, Space says, "Forgive me, Banjo," who he also reluctantly killed in "Banjo."
 * MOE 2000 is credited as technical advisor.
 * Near the end credits, Zorak is heard again saying "Yahoo."
 * Keith Crofford, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Joel Hodgson provide audio commentary on DVD releases.
 * Matt Harrigan and Jay Edwards also provide commentary over the above commentary to explain the changes. The other participants are actually referring to Ultraseven episodes, despite the changes made to the DVD.
 * The BBC bit at the end of the episode has also been removed from the DVD.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 16, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Two on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * October 2, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Two on DVD.
 * November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.