Piledriver

"Piledriver" is the eighteenth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the fifty-first overall. It aired on November 7, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Mark Banker, Rich Dahm, and Alan Laddie.

Space Ghost's retired wrestling grandfather forces Space Ghost out of his own superhero retirement, leaving Grandpa Ghostal to interview the guests.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Lowe
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Grandpa Ghostal
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| "Macho Man" Randy Savage
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Randy Savage
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Blip
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Moltar's father
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rob Zombie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Saucer Crab
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dave Willis
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dozar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Ghost's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Elizabeth (Ghostal?)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Raven Symone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Whitney Houston
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michael Jackson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Haystacks" Calhoun
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Gorgeous" George
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Chief Wahoo" McDaniel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Leaping" Lanny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mind Taker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Ghost's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Elizabeth (Ghostal?)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Raven Symone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Whitney Houston
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michael Jackson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Haystacks" Calhoun
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Gorgeous" George
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Chief Wahoo" McDaniel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Leaping" Lanny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mind Taker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Gorgeous" George
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Chief Wahoo" McDaniel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Leaping" Lanny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mind Taker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mind Taker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Hart

Organizations

 * Mystery Inc.
 * White Zombie (mentioned)

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (indirectly mentioned)
 * United States (indirectly mentioned)
 * Florida (indirectly mentioned)
 * Boca Raton (mentioned)
 * Texas (mentioned)

Objects

 * Power bands
 * Cheerios (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The opening of the episode with the Mystery Inc. at the school barn dance has been lifted directly from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Jeepers, It's the Creeper." The voices are actually of the Coast to Coast characters (Space Ghost is Shaggy, Moltar is Velma, and Lokar is Scooby), so it's unclear how authentic it was supposed to be.

Footage has also been reused from the Space Ghost episodes, "Attack of the Saucer Crab'' and "Jungle Planet."

It was copyrighted in 1997.

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 7, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Saucer Crab's real name is Les.
 * Grandpa Ghostal mentions the TV news program Entertainment Tonight.
 * Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's former male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for gloves.
 * Special thanks are given to WCW, Alan Sharp, Ron Rose Productions, Carolina Pictures, Ken Brady, Jay Edwards, and Gordon Solie.

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.