Difference between revisions of "Zorak (episode)"

Zorak
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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 02:03, 21 April 2023

This article is about the Space Ghost segment. For other uses, see Zorak.

"Zorak" is the first episode (part two) 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
Tower guard	Unavailable
Zorak	Don Messick
Jan	Ginny Tyler
Jace	Tim Matthieson
Blip	Don Messick
Space Ghost	Gary Owen
Mosquitoids	N/A

Locations

Objects

Power bands
Inviso belt
Matter intensifier
Rocket packs

Vehicles

Zorak's ship
Phantom Cruiser
Zorak's miniship
Flying bomb

Production

Development

Filming

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 10, 1966 on CBS

Behind the scenes

Errors

Marketing and promotion

Gold Key Comics published an adaptation in a one-shot Space Ghost comic in December 1966. Zorak and his minions, however, were radically altered.

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.

References

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-'''"Zorak"''' is the first episode (part two) 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]].
+'''"Zorak"''' is the first episode (part two) 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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 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"|
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tower guard
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Zorak (character)|Zorak]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jan]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ginny Tyler]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jace]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tim Matthieson]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Blip]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Space Ghost (character)|Space Ghost]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Owen]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mosquitoids
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* [[Earth]]
+* [[Omega Prison]]
-** [[United States]]
+* [[Ghost Planet]]
-*** [[Bedrock]]
+* [[Dokar]]
-****
 ==Objects==
-*
+* Power bands
+* Inviso belt
+* Matter intensifier
+* Rocket packs
 ==Vehicles==
-* [[Phantom Cruiser]]
+* Zorak's ship
+* ''[[Phantom Cruiser]]''
+* Zorak's miniship
+* Flying bomb
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
-The cast was recorded on [[August 4]], [[1965]].<ref name="Production" />
 ==Music==
-The music was composed by [[Ted Nichols]], who was credited as musical director.
+The music was composed by [[Ted Nichols]], who was credited as the musical director.
 ==Release==
 Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: September 10, 1966 on ABC
+* United States: September 10, 1966 on CBS
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 57: / Line 78: @@
 ==Errors==
 *
+==Marketing and promotion==
+[[Gold Key Comics]] published an adaptation in a one-shot ''[[Space Ghost (Gold Key Comics)/Issue 1|Space Ghost]]'' comic in [[December]] 1966. Zorak and his minions, however, were radically altered.
 ==Critical reception==
@@ Line 72: / Line 96: @@
 ==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]]:
-** [[June 3]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:1966]]
-[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:CBS]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]