Difference between revisions of "Zorak (Coast to Coast)"

Zorak
	;
Premiere date	August 29, 1997
Run time	16:22
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock; Eddie Horst; Man...or Astro-Man?
Writer(s)	Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker
	Episode navigation
← Previous	Next →
	Title card

Latest revision as of 20:40, 21 April 2023

You may be looking for the character himself, see Zorak. Or the Space Ghost episode "Zorak."

"Zorak" is the eighth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the forty-first overall. It aired on August 29, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.

Space Ghost pays tribute to everybody's favorite locust and bandleader, Zorak.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tansut (voice only)	Don Kennedy
Space Ghost	George Lowe John Bernstein (60s Space Ghost)
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Zorak's parents (photo)	N/A
Zorak's siblings (photo)	N/A
Metallus	Sound effects
Brak (voice only)	Andy Merrill
Weird Al Yankovic (voice only)	Himself
Warden Smith
Cyclo	Unavailable
Doctor Maxcy Nolan	Himself
Jace	Unavailable
Blip	Unavailable
Jan	N/A
Mosqitoids	N/A
Steve Arnold	Himself
Raymond	C. Martin Croker
Arnold Jackson (photo)	N/A
Willis Jackson (photo)	N/A
Phillip Drummond (photo)	N/A
Kimberly Drummond (photo)	N/A
Lokar (photo)	N/A
Banjo	N/A

Organizations

Peachtree Pest Control

Locations

Ghost Planet
- Studio
Alpha D.D-7
Earth (mentioned)
- United States (indirectly mentioned)
  - Georgia (mentioned)
    - Athens (indirectly mentioned)
      - University of Georgia (mentioned)
  - California (mentioned)
- England (mentioned)
- Brazil (mentioned)
- Spain (mentioned)
Dokar
Heaven

Objects

Power bands
Mintos
Time bomb

Vehicles

Phantom Cruiser

Production

Development

Filming

An alternate ending was fully animated and recorded, where Raymond is about to show Zorak what life would be without him, but the Cartoon Network logo pops up, with the sounds of Zorak eating Raymond again, followed by Zorak's remark of "Angel food." The title card is also white letters on a green background.

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 29, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The "Here Is Your Life" presentation is a parody of the documentary series This Is Your Life. A similar parody also occurred on The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries episode "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo."
The audio clip of Weird Al is taken from "Banjo."
Zorak breaks the fourth wall and mentions how nobody moves much in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
On Moltar's monitor, he accesses episodes from Space Ghost and Dino Boy, which include "The Heat Thing," "The Worm People," and "Zorak," which we are shown a clip from.
Zorak says to Space Ghost, "I would've defeated you if it wasn't for those meddling kids, and that monkey," which is a paraphrase of what the villains say to Mystery Incorporated in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (and other spin-offs).
Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's cook, and Michael Lazzo for shoes.
Special thanks are given to Hanna-Barbera, Weird Al Yankovic, UGA Dept. of Entomology, Peachtree Pest Control, Jay Edwards, Curtis Elder, Jay Bellissimo, and Pat Coddington.
Zorak makes a reference to the time during the 1980s when Ted Turner colorized black and white films he owned in Turner's library.
Zorak ate Raymond in "Hungry."
Raymond showing Zorak what the world would be without him is a parody of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
Banjo is in Heaven, who Space Ghost had to regrettably kill in "Banjo."

Errors

Raymond was also heard in the previous episode, "Speck," as having been secretly hidden away by Zorak.

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

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-:"You may be looking for the character himself, see [[Zorak]]. Or the ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]'' episode "[[Zorak (episode)|Zorak]]."''
+:''You may be looking for the character himself, see [[Zorak (character)|Zorak]]. Or the ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]'' episode "[[Zorak (episode)|Zorak]]."''
 {{Infobox episode
 |name= Zorak
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 |premiere= [[August 29]], [[1997]]
 |run_time= 16:22
-|music= [[Sony Sharrock]]<br />[[Eddie Horst]]<br />[[Man...or Astro-Man?]]
+|music= [[Sonny Sharrock]]<br />[[Eddie Horst]]<br />[[Man...or Astro-Man?]]
 |writers= [[Evan Dorkin]]<br />[[Sarah Dyer]]
 |animation_directors= [[C. Martin Croker]]
@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tansit]] (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tansut]] (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Kennedy]]
 |-
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[George Lowe]]<br />[[John Bernstein]] (60s Space Ghost)
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zorak]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zorak (character)|Zorak]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[C. Martin Croker]]
 |-
@@ Line 76: / Line 76: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| C. Martin Croker
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Gary Coleman]] (photo)
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Diff'rent Strokes|Arnold Jackson]] (photo)
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Diff'rent Strokes|Willis Jackson]] (photo)
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Diff'rent Strokes|Phillip Drummond]] (photo)
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Diff'rent Strokes|Kimberly Drummond]] (photo)
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
@@ Line 88: / Line 97: @@
 ==Organizations==
-* [[The Original Way Outs]]
+* Peachtree Pest Control
-* Peachtree Pest Control (logo)
 ==Locations==
@@ Line 118: / Line 126: @@
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
+An alternate ending was fully animated and recorded, where Raymond is about to show Zorak what life would be without him, but the Cartoon Network logo pops up, with the sounds of Zorak eating Raymond again, followed by Zorak's remark of "Angel food." The title card is also white letters on a green background.
 It was copyrighted in 1997.
 ==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==
@@ Line 129: / Line 139: @@
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The "Here Is Your Life" oresentation is a parody of the documentary series ''This Is Your Life''. A similar parody also occurred on ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' episode "[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]."
+* The "Here Is Your Life" presentation is a parody of the documentary series ''This Is Your Life''. A similar parody also occurred on ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' episode "[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]."
 * The audio clip of Weird Al is taken from "[[Banjo]]."
 * Zorak breaks the fourth wall and mentions how nobody moves much in a [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon.
 * On Moltar's monitor, he accesses episodes from ''[[Space Ghost and Dino Boy]]'', which include "[[The Heat Thing]]," "[[The Worm People]]," and "[[Zorak (episode)|Zorak]]," which we are shown a clip from.
-* Zorak says to Space Ghost, "I would've defeated you if it wasn't for those meddling kids, and that monkey," which is a paraphrase of what the villains say to [[Mystery Incorporated]] in ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (and other spin-offs).
+* Zorak says to Space Ghost, "I would've defeated you if it wasn't for those meddling kids, and that monkey," which is a paraphrase of what the villains say to [[Mystery Incorporated]] in ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (and other spin-offs).
 * Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's cook, and [[Mike Lazzo|Michael Lazzo]] for shoes.
-* Special thanks is given to Hanna-Barbera, Weird Al Yankovic, UGA Dept. of Entomology, Peachtree Pest Control, Jay Edwards, Curtis Elder, Jay Bellissimo, and Pat Coddington.
+* Special thanks are given to Hanna-Barbera, Weird Al Yankovic, UGA Dept. of Entomology, Peachtree Pest Control, Jay Edwards, Curtis Elder, Jay Bellissimo, and Pat Coddington.
 * Zorak makes a reference to the time during the [[1980s]] when [[Ted Turner]] colorized black and white films he owned in [[Turner Entertainment|Turner]]'s library.
 * Zorak ate Raymond in "[[Hungry]]."
+* Raymond showing Zorak what the world would be without him is a parody of the [[1946]] film ''It's a Wonderful Life''.
 * Banjo is in Heaven, who Space Ghost had to regrettably kill in "Banjo."
 ==Errors==
-* Raymond was also heard in the previous episode, "[[Speck]]," as also having been secretly hidden away by Zorak.
+* Raymond was also heard in the previous episode, "[[Speck]]," as having been secretly hidden away by Zorak.
 ==Everlasting influence==
@@ Line 161: / Line 173: @@
 ** [[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==