Banjo


 * For the character himself, see Banjo (character).

"Banjo" is the sixth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season one. It aired on September 10, 1994 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Feresten and Matthew Maiellaro.

Zorak hypnotizes Space Ghost during his interviews with rapper Schoolly D and musician "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Zorak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fleegle
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Drooper
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bingo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Space Ghost
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Lowe
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Schoolly D
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Banjo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Schoolly D
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Banjo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself

Organizations

 * The Banana Splits
 * NASA (mentioned)

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * Nevada (indirectly mentioned)
 * Reno (mentioned)

Objects

 * The Joy of Incantation

Vehicles

 * None

Development
This was the seventh episode to produce.

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1994.

Music
The score was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst, the latter of whom was also the musical director. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 10, 1994 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * At the beginning of the episode, Moltar watches The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.
 * The Original Way Outs aren't announced and don't appear, but this will become a common occurrence.
 * Zorak's incantation spell is the same one an alien speaks thirty years ago in "The Zanti Misfits," an episode of The Outer Limits.

Everlasting influence

 * The episode was retold through Kirk the Storyteller telling a story with Carl the Cartoonist's sketches in "Story Book House."
 * In "Sleeper," Space Ghost says that Ted Turner wouldn't allow pets in the studio after what happened with Banjo.
 * In "Freak Show," Commander Andy quotes the scene where Space Ghost killed Banjo.

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.