Boatshow

"Boatshow", or "Boat Show", is the twenty-first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the fifty-third overall. It aired on December 5, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Andy Merrill.

The Coast to Coast team sings several musical numbers during interviews with TV's first late talk show host Steve Allen, and comedian Andy Dick, who is forced to dance.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Space Ghost
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Lowe
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Zorak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Moltar's parents
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Linda
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steve Allen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brak's mother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andy Dick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Judy Collins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brak's mother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andy Dick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Judy Collins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Judy Collins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill

Organizations

 * The Original Way Outs

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * Europe (mentioned)
 * England (indirectly mentioned)
 * London (mentioned)
 * Japan
 * Tokyo
 * Mount Fuji
 * Mars (mentioned)

Objects

 * Power bands
 * Inviso belt

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
Pete Smith interviewed Steve Allen.

It was copyrighted in 1997.

Music
The Coast to Coast theme was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst, while the music was composed by Horst. Musicians were credited to the Ghost Planet Orchestra.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: December 5, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's former male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for gloves.
 * Special thanks are given to Jay Edwards, Marc Francis, Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bacharach & David, Lerner & Loewe, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, and Cole Porter.
 * Andy Merrill, Eddie Horst, "Arnold Dreadnaught,"(?) Pete Smith, Chip Duffey, Dave Willis, and Jim Fortier provide audio commentary on DVD releases.
 * Adult Swim skips this episode on their website.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 5, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Three: This Is 1997 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.