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Premiere date	August 22, 1997
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock; Eddie Horst; Man...or Astro-Man?
Writer(s)	Matt Harrigan
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker
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"Speck" is the seventh episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the fortieth overall. It aired on August 22, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Matt Harrigan.

Tonight or on this page at your present reading sit down time, Space Ghost interviews reggae legend you may have heard of, Jimmy Cliff, and the musician/mechanic, Jack Logan.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Tansut (voice only)	Don Kennedy
Christy	N/A
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Jimmy Cliff	Himself
Muddy Rivers
Crew Cut Johnson
Blind Orange Julius
Jack Logan	Himself
Raymond (voice only)	C. Martin Croker

Organizations

The Original Way Outs

Locations

Ghost Planet
- Studio
Earth (indirectly mentioned)
- Egypt (mentioned)
- South America (mentioned)
  - Caribbean (mentioned)
- Ireland (mentioned)

Objects

Power bands
Higher & Higher (mentioned)
The Celestine Prophecy (mentioned)
Oreos (mentioned)
Kleenex (mentioned)

Vehicles

Phantom Cruiser

Production

Development

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: August 22, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Space Ghost mentions he has a Mickey Mouse watch; Mickey is a Disney character as well as the corporate mascot.
Space Ghost mentions St. Patrick's Day which is annual celebration held on March 17.
Raymond was thought to have been eaten by Zorak in "Hungry."
Gags credit are Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's secretary and Michael Lazzo for hats.
Special thanks is given to Hanna-Barbera and Scotty.
The end credits end with a voiceover of Space Ghost asking Moltar what is wrong with him, who responds he was out dancing the night before.
This episode was skipped on Adult Swim's website.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning

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.

References

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 |previous= Pilot (Birdman Coast to Coast)
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 '''"Speck"''' is the seventh episode of ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' season four, and the fortieth overall. It aired on [[August 22]], [[1997]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was written by [[Matt Harrigan]].
-Tonight or on this page at your present reading sit down time, Space Ghost interviews reggae legend you may have heard of, Jimmy Cliff, and musician/mechanic, Jack Logan.
+Tonight or on this page at your present reading sit down time, Space Ghost interviews reggae legend you may have heard of, Jimmy Cliff, and the musician/mechanic, Jack Logan.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[George Lowe]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zorak]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zorak (character)|Zorak]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[C. Martin Croker]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tansit]] (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tansut]] (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Kennedy]]
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[wikipedia:Muddy Rivers|Muddy Rivers]]
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Muddy Rivers]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Crew Cut Johnson
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Crew Cut Johnson]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Blind Orange Julius
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Blind Orange Julius]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jack Logan]]
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 * [[Ghost Planet]]
 ** Studio
-* [[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]] (indirectly mentioned)
 ** [[Egypt]] (mentioned)
 ** South America (mentioned)
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 ==Music==
-The score was composed by [[Sony Sharrock]], [[Eddie Horst]], and [[Man...or Astro-Man?]] The musicians were Sharrock, [[Lance Carter]], Horst, [[Alfrieda Gerald]], and Man...or Astro-Man?
+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==
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 ** [[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.
+** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==