Space Ghost (character)


 * This article is about the character. For other uses, see Space Ghost.

Space Ghost is a superhero and the main title character of the Space Ghost animated franchise. He is known for being a stoic intergalactic crimefighter, and a goofy talk show host in Space Ghost Coast to Coast. His voice was originated by Gary Owens.

Character description
Space Ghost's costume consists of white spandex bodysuit and a wispy yellow cape. He wears a black mask, which has white pupils and is connected to his red and black emblem. He also has wrist bands that give him an assortment of energy-based powers, and a belt that grants him invisibility. He also has the ability to fly and perform feats with his super strength. His main mode of transportation is a spacecraft known as the Phantom Cruiser.

Space Ghost is seen as a model superhero who, though aloof at times, does anything to protect his loved ones. A caring and courageous individual, the hero is incredibly committed to serving justice, no matter what he has to do. At the end of his missions, Space Ghost would remain uncertain if his most recent foe has even survived their last encounter or not.

In Space Ghost Coast to Coast, his personality is shown to be the very opposite of what it originally was. He is characterized as childish, egotistical, rude, very petty at times, and sometimes unaware of his surroundings. Space Ghost also shows pride in himself, but shows no care for Zorak and Moltar, a problem that frequiently causes friction between his crew and the guests he interviews.

TV series

 * Space Ghost
 * Fantastic Max
 * 1.4 "The Big Sleep" (no lines)
 * Space Ghost Coast to Coast
 * Donny & Marie
 * "November 15, 1998"
 * The Powerpuff Girls
 * 4.5 "Members Only" (no lines)
 * The Brak Show
 * 2.7 "Runaway"
 * 2.8 "The New Brak"
 * 3.6 "Sexy New Brak Show Go"
 * Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * 2.21 "The Dressing" (corpse; there can only be one!)
 * Perfect Hair Forever
 * 1.1 "Pilot"
 * 1.3 "Cat Snatch Fever" (no lines)
 * 1.6 "Woke Up Drunk"
 * 3.1 "Muscular Distraction - A"
 * 3.1 "Muscular Distraction - B"
 * Batman: The Brave and the Bold
 * 3.9 "The Space Safarai"
 * Teen Titans Go!
 * 1.33 "Sidekick" (photo)
 * Jellystone!
 * 1.14 "Bleep!"

Movies

 * Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
 * Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (poster)

Specials

 * Space Ghost Coast to Coast
 * #1 "A Space Ghost Christmas"
 * #2 "The Mask"
 * #3 "Le Livre d'Histoire"
 * #4 "Space Ghost Syndication Exclusive Special"
 * #5 "Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour"
 * #6 "Jonny Quest"
 * #7 "Avatar"
 * #8 "The Room"
 * #9 "The Campaign"
 * Cartoon Planet New Years Marathon
 * Brak's Extravagant New Year's Eve Cartoon Partay Show Spectacular!
 * Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak
 * Adult Swim Brain Trust

Comics

 * Space Ghost (Gold Key Comics)
 * #1A "Zorak's Revenge"
 * #1C "The Space Outcast"
 * Super TV Heroes
 * #3B "The Plague of Giants"
 * #6A "The Sun Master"
 * #7D "The Mutant Planet"
 * Golden Comics Digest
 * #2H "The Mind Invader"
 * Laff-A-Lympics
 * #10 "Now You See Them..." (mentioned)
 * TV Stars
 * #3C "Pilgreen's Progress"
 * Space Ghost (Comico)
 * #1 "The Sinister Spectre"
 * Cartoon Network Presents Space Ghost
 * #1A "The Final Defeat of Space Ghost"
 * #1B "Trapped by the Time-Bot!"
 * #1C "Heroes in Past and Future Times Face High and Mighty Challenges"
 * Cartoon Network Presents
 * Space Ghost (DC Comics)
 * #1 "Crucible"
 * #2 "Purge"
 * #3 "Reprisals"
 * #4 "Eclipse"
 * #5 "Venom"
 * #6 "Mortality"
 * Future Quest
 * Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
 * #20 "Space Case"
 * Green Lantern/Space Ghost Special
 * #1A "The Wonders of Space"

Books

 * The Sorceress of Cyba-3

Debut Series
In his debut series, Space Ghost is an intergalactic crime fighter from the Ghost Planet. He fought the forces of evil with his sidekicks Jan, Jace, and their pet monkey Blip.

Fantastic Cameo
In "The Big Sleep," he is caught up in a traffic jam while traveling in space.

Coast to Coast
In Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Space Ghost retired from his superhero career and became the host of his own talk show. Although he is absolutely inadequate in his job, Space Ghost genuinely wants to put on the best talk show he can, but his failings tend to get the better of him. He also has little regard for the well-being of others, which in return led to constant befuddling with his guests and crew. He usually gets interrupted by Moltar and Zorak, and mostly asks irrelevent questions in interviews with his guests.

Powerpuff Girls Cameo
Space Ghost makes a non-speaking cameo as a member of the Association of World Super Men when they all gather at Mount Neverest.

Space Ghost Sells Out
Space Ghost appears on the November 15, 1998 episode of Donny & Marie, to promote his real album Space Ghost's Surf & Turf. When asked by Donny Osmond if he had a favorite interview, Space Ghost coldly responded it wasn't him. At the end of the interview, Space Ghost sings "Something That Rhymes With Bones," with backing from Donny and Marie. The whole studio audience then got a CD underneath their chairs.

In the Teen Titans Go! episode "Sidekick," Space Ghost is a member of DCUbook (a parody of Facebook), who has posted the message, "BOO."

In popular culture

 * In The Fairly OddParents TV movie Channel Chasers, Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda are sent into a parody of Space Ghost called Space Spectre. The titular Space Spectre is nowhere to be seen, aside from his face being used as a logo on the Phantom Cruiser-type spaceship and Timmy, Wanda, and Cosmo's uniforms. Timmy, Wanda, and Cosmo are parodies of Space Ghost's sidekicks, Jace, Jan, and Blip, respectively. Timmy calls his armband a ghost gauntlet.
 * In the Family Guy episode "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz," Peter's father baptizes Stewie, and says, "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost," with Peter then adding Space Ghost.
 * In Kevin Smith's book My Boring-Ass Life, he mentions meeting the "voice" of Space Ghost at Wizard Con 2005, referring to George Lowe, instead of Gary Owens.