Needledrop

"Needledrop" is the thirteenth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the forty-sixth overall. It aired on October 3, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dan Vebber, Sean LaFleur, and Alan Laddie.

Space Ghost's sudden need to get down with his bad self with Ice-T, Ernie C, and Fred Willard unexpectedly summons a ghost.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Zorak
 * style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Ice-T
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ernie C
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ghost
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Willard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman/Bruce Wayne
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tansit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Kennedy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Willard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman/Bruce Wayne
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tansit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Kennedy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tansit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Kennedy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Kennedy

Locations

 * Ghost Planet
 * Studio
 * Earth (mentioned)
 * Illinois (indirectly mentioned)
 * Chicago (mentioned)
 * R.J. McGoodtimes (mentioned)

Objects

 * Power bands

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1997.

Music
The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock, Eddie Horst, and Man...or Astro-Man? The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, Alfrieda Gerald, and Man...or Astro-Man?

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 3, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * There's a flashback to the Space Ghost episode "The Lizard Slavers."
 * Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for hats.
 * Special thanks are given to Hanna-Barbera, Marc Francis, Steve Tseckares, and Deney Terio.
 * This episode is skipped on Adult Swim's website.

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.