Jerk (Coast to Coast)

"Jerk" is the seventh episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season two, and the seventeenth overall. It aired on August 18, 1995 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.

Determined to get award recognition, Space Ghost makes a couple of format changes, but Moltar and Zorak think this has made him become a jerk and repeatedly call him one throughout the show. His guest is actress Sara Bernard.

Memorable quotes
Space Ghost: Ten seconds and already this one's in the toilet.

Space Ghost: This isn't a talk show, this is a freak show!

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"| Dean Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Uncle Judy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Aunt Lars
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Raymond
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sandra Bernhard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Parmer Mills
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tim Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Raymond
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sandra Bernhard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Parmer Mills
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tim Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tim Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill


 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jayce
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chad Ghostal (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Brad Abelle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Herb Moss (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| The Tingler (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Herb Moss (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| The Tingler (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Dallas Cowboys (mentioned)
 * The Original Way Outs
 * IRS (mentioned)

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio

Objects

 * Power bands
 * TV Guide (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1995.

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 18, 1995 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Space Ghost mentions the CableAce Awards (1978-97), the Emmys, the Tonys, the Oscars, The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, Hollywood Squares, Star Search, and Star Trek.
 * Zorak ate Raymond in "Hungry."
 * Space Ghost had been called Tad before, but this is the first time he's called Tad Ghostal.
 * Sandra mentions Cartoon Network.
 * During Cartoon Network's logo in the end credits, Zorak and Moltar mention how Sandra is "alright."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 18, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * June 6, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
 * November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.