Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour

"Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour" is the fifth special of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. It was included in a "live show" around nine cities from February 9 to March 16, 1996.

Space Ghost celebrates the only person he can: Himself. On tour across America, he presents three new episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and three old episodes from his superhero days, along with some music videos for you to alternate rock out to.

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:#clear"| Jan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jace
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blip
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Slash
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hulk Hogan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Schoolly D
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sandra Bernhard
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Donny Osmond
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lassie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Stipe
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mujibur Raham
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sirajul Islam
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted Turner
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Ghost's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| David Letterman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jay Leno
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thurston Moore
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jack Klugman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lucille Ball
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mel Tormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Lawrence
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eydie Gormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sirajul Islam
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted Turner
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Ghost's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| David Letterman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jay Leno
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thurston Moore
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jack Klugman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lucille Ball
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mel Tormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Lawrence
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eydie Gormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jack Klugman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lucille Ball
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mel Tormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Lawrence
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eydie Gormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eydie Gormé
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Glen Phillips

Organizations

 * Bee Gees (mentioned)
 * Garbage (mentioned)
 * Sonic Youth (mentioned)
 * Loud Lucy (mentioned)
 * Steve and Eydie (mentioned)
 * Monty Python (mentioned)
 * Toad the Wet Sprocket (mentioned)
 * Geffen Records (mentioned)
 * DGC Records (mentioned)
 * Almo Sounds (mentioned)

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Dokar
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * United States (indirectly mentioned)
 * Chicago (mentioned)

Objects

 * Power bands
 * Inviso belt
 * Newsweek (mentioned)
 * Let's Burn Dinner (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * Phantom Cruiser

Development
Although nine cities are listed on a promotional t-shirt, ten cities may have been originally intended.

Filming
The audience resembling Zorak was taken from "Jerk."

Zorak's random incantation was reused from "Banjo."

Music
The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst, with vocals from Alfrieda Geralda. Musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, and Horst.

Song

 * "It Smells Like Cartoon Planet" - George Lowe and Andy Merrill

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: February 9, 1996 in San Francico; February 12, 1996 in Los Angeles; February 18, 1996 in Seattle; February 24 in Chicago; March 1, 1996 in Boston; March 5, 1996 in New York City; March 7, 1996 in Pittsburg; March 12, 1996 in Atlanta; March 16, 1996 in San Diego

Behind the scenes

 * Between the wraparounds were episodes that alternated between new Coast to Coast and old Space Ghost episodes in the following order: "$20.01," "Zorak," "Transcript," "The Ovens of Moltor," and "Explode." Everything from the episodes and music videos (which are from Garbage's "Vow," Sonic Youth's "Diamond Sea," and Cartoon Planet ' s "Don't Touch Me") was technically seen, instead of being mentioned, depending whether or not you view them as part of the wraparounds.
 * "Explode" was the only Coast to Coast episode that actually aired on TV before.
 * The "meddling kids" line is what the villains say in Scooby-Doo after they've been caught.
 * Zorak's mention of Jack Klugman is a reference to "Girlie Show."
 * Moltar is watching his favorite show CHiPs.

Errors

 * Space Ghost chastises Zorak for playing "It Smells Like Cartoon Planet" as if he was trying to make Cartoon Planet look bad, when they had already been playing another song from Cartoon Planet to begin with.
 * "Explode" was the only episode to have aired before this special.

Everlasting influence

 * Further footage of the Thurston Moore interview is put to good use in "Sharrock."
 * The "meddling kids" line was repeated in "Zorak."

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢