Surprise

"Surprise" is the ninth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season three, and the twenty-seventh overall. It aired on June 19, 1996 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Andy Merrill and Alan Laddie.

Zorak takes over hosting duties while Space Ghost is stuck in the mailroom; Moltar contacts the Council of Doom for Space Ghost's 30th birthday surprise party.

Memorable quotes
Zorak: Supermodels say the darndest things.

Characters

 * 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:#clear"| Moltar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Space Ghost
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Lowe
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Christy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vinnie Dombroski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Widow
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmie Walker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mike Watt
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mailroom guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Oliver Nichols
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lokar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dennis Diken
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pat DiNizio
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Yosemite Sam
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Metallus
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Juliana Hatfield
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ben Folds
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cameron Diaz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Superman/Clark Kent
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Spider-Man/Peter Parker
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman/Bruce Wayne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam West
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tansut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Kennedy
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mark McEwen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al Roker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wes Johnson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Robert Bakker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Matt Talbott
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lori Fetrick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steve Henneberry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Method Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jill Cunniff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rodney Trevon Oliver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reverend Norbert St. Louis
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Les Claypool
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Larry Lalonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Merrill
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Robert Bakker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Matt Talbott
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy Tenuta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lori Fetrick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steve Henneberry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Method Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jill Cunniff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rodney Trevon Oliver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reverend Norbert St. Louis
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Les Claypool
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Larry Lalonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reverend Norbert St. Louis
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Les Claypool
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Larry Lalonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobcat Goldthwait
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself

Organizations

 * The Original Way Outs
 * Sponge (mentioned)
 * Council of Doom
 * The Smithereens
 * The Ramones (mentioned)

Locations

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

Objects

 * Power bands

Vehicles

 * Phantom Cruiser (mentioned)

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1996.

Music
The score 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: June 19, 1996 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Zorak says "What you talking about, Moltar" in the same way Arnold says "What you talking about, Willis" in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
 * The mailroom guy has a Ghost Planet Industries logo on the side of his shirt.
 * CHiPs-related subjects flash on Moltar's screen, a reference to Moltar's love of CHiPs begun in "CHiPs."
 * The mailroom guy refers to Space Ghost as "Space Man" and "Space Master" copying Russell Johnson in "Gilligan."
 * Space Ghost's "Hey, how's it going" line is reused at the end of the closing credits.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 16, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Two on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * October 2, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Two on DVD.
 * November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.