Self Help

"Self Help" is the ninth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season one. It aired on October 7, 1994 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Matthew Maiellaro, and directed by C. Martin Croker and Chris Harmon.

Space Ghost ends up needing help after he asks celebrity psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers in rehabilitating Zorak, and then demands for a sniglet from comedian Rich Hall, while Moltar and Zorak fight for the love of author, Anka Radakovich.

Memorable quotes
Space Ghost: Oh! So now I'm a schizo? Joyce: It's very possible. Um, you would know better than anyone else.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dr. Joyce Brothers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * 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:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Merv Griffin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mike Douglas
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Paul Harvey
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Walt Disney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rich Hall
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Anka Radakovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Paul Harvey
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Walt Disney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rich Hall
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Anka Radakovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Anka Radakovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself

Organizations

 * The Original Way Outs (off-screen)
 * Pearl Jam (mentioned)

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * United States (indirectly mentioned)
 * Alabama (mentioned)
 * Dolan (mentioned)
 * Florida (mentioned)
 * Panama City (mentioned)
 * France (indirectly mentioned)
 * Paris (mentioned)

Objects

 * Positive Plus (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * None

Development
This was the ninth episode to produce.

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1994.

Music
The music was composed by Sony 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: October 7, 1994 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This is the zaniest Space Ghost has been.
 * As the Cartoon Network logo appears at the end of the episode, Moltar and Zorak argue, while Space Ghost tells them to shut up.

Home availability

 * When the series was being released onto DVD, this was cut due to clearance issues.