Goober and the Ghost Chasers
| Goober and the Ghost Chasers | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 8―December 22, 1973 |
| Starring | Paul Winchell Jerry Dexter Jo Ann Harris Ronnie Schell |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Tom Dagenais Warren S. Murray Dick Robbins |
| Director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
Goober and the Ghost Chasers is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1973, airing a total of 16 episodes that spanned one season.
Regular guest stars were of the Partridge Kids, who were featured in eight episodes of the series.
The entire series has also been released on DVD. The series has also been released on various VHSes in the late 1980s.
Production
Development
In order to compete against CBS's Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, ABC wanted Hanna-Barbera to make a similar series, which resulted in the creation of Goober and the Ghost Chasers, as well as other clones, such as The Funky Phantom, Speed Buggy and Jabberjaw, all of which, also premiering on ABC.
The Partridge Kids, who were popular during the 1970s, also had regular guest appearances, which was likely done to grab more viewer interest.
The series however, was unsuccessful, and was cancelled after only sixteen episodes.
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Title | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition" | 1x01 | September 8, 1973 |
| "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" | 1x02 | September 15, 1973 |
| "The Galloping Ghost" | 1x03 | September 22, 1973 |
| "The Singing Ghost" | 1x04 | September 29, 1973 |
| "The Ghost Ship" | 1x05 | October 6, 1973 |
| "Mummy Knows Best" | 1x06 | October 13, 1973 |
| "The Haunted Wax Museum" | 1x07 | October 20, 1973 |
| "Aloha Ghost" | 1x08 | October 27, 1973 |
| "The Wicked Witch Dog" | 1x09 | November 3, 1973 |
| "Venice Anyone?" | 1x10 | November 10, 1973 |
| "Go West Young Ghost, Go West" | 1x11 | November 17, 1973 |
| "A Hard Day's Knight" | 1x12 | November 24, 1973 |
| "Is Sherlock Holme?" | 1x13 | December 1, 1973 |
| "That Snow Ghost" | 1x14 | December 8, 1973 |
| "Inca Dinka Doo" | 1x15 | December 15, 1973 |
| "Old McDonald Had a Ghost – EI EI EEYOW" | 1x16 | December 22, 1973 |
Cast
- Paul Winchell as Goober
- Jerry Dexter as Ted
- Jo Ann Harris as Tina
- Ronnie Schell as Gilly
Legacy
The Ghost Chasers later appear in the Jellystone! episode, "Frankenhooky," in which the series is poked fun at by how people see it as being "boring and unoriginal." In this appearance, Ted, Tina and Gilly are voiced by Dana Snyder, Jenny Lorenzo and C.H. Greenblatt, respectively, while Goober isn't voiced.
In popular culture
- In The Baby-Sitters Club episode "Kristy and the Great Campaign," Courtney chooses a Goober and the Ghost Chasers VHS to rent for her and the other kids.
