Difference between revisions of "The Heat Thing"

The Heat Thing
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Premiere date	September 10, 1966
Starring	Gary Owen; Tim Matthieson; Ginny Tyler; Don Messick
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Walter Black; Bill Hamilton
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 23 January 2023

"The Heat Thing" is the first episode (part one) of Space Ghost season one, and came as a segment of Space Ghost & Dino Boy. It aired on September 10, 1966 on CBS. It was written by Walter Black and Bill Hamilton, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jace	Tim Matthieson
Jan	Ginny Tyler
Blip	Don Messick
Heat creature	Unavailable
Space Ghost	Gary Owen

Locations

Objects

Power bands
Inviso belt

Vehicles

Space Coupe
Phantom Cruiser

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols, who was credited as musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 10, 1966 on CBS

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- July 17, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series on DVD.
- May 21, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera on DVD.
- December 5, 2017: Warner Archive Collection releases Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series on DVD.
- October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- June 3, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera on DVD.

References

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-'''"The Heat Thing"''' is the first episode (part one) of ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy]]''. It aired on [[September 10]], [[1966]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Walter Black]] and [[Bill Hamilton]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
+'''"The Heat Thing"''' is the first episode (part one) of ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy]]''. It aired on [[September 10]], [[1966]] on [[CBS]]. It was written by [[Walter Black]] and [[Bill Hamilton]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jan and Jace|Jace]]
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+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Tim Matthieson]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jan and Jace|Jan]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Ginny Tyler]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Blip]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Heat creature
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Space Ghost (character)|Space Ghost]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Gary Owen]]
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 ==Locations==
-* [[Earth]]
+* [[Jupiter]]
-** [[United States]]
+* [[Ghost Planet]]
-*** [[Bedrock]]
-****
 ==Objects==
-*
+* Power bands
+* Inviso belt
 ==Vehicles==
-* [[Phantom Cruiser]]
+* ''[[Space Coupe]]''
+* ''[[Phantom Cruiser]]''
 ==Production==
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 Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: September 10, 1966 on ABC
+* United States: September 10, 1966 on CBS
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** [[July 17]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Flintstones: The Complete Sixth Season]]'' on DVD.
+** [[July 17]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series (DVD)|Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
 ** [[May 21]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera]]'' on DVD.
 ** [[December 5]], [[2017]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series'' on DVD.
 ** [[October 13]], [[2020]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series (BD)|Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
-* In the United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]:
+* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
 ** [[June 3]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera'' on DVD.
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+[[Category:CBS]]
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