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(It's Gary Owens, not Gary Owen, sigh)
 
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{{Infobox episode
{{Infobox episode
|name= Zorak
|name= Zorak
|image= [[File:.png|300px]]
|image= [[File:Zorak's hostages.png|300px]]
|caption=  
|caption=  
|prodno=  
|prodno=  
|premiere= [[September 10]], [[1966]]
|premiere= [[September 10]], [[1966]]
|run_time=  
|run_time=  
|cast= [[Gary Owens]]<br />[[Tim Matthieson]]<br />[[Ginny Tyler]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
|cast= [[Gary Owen]]<br />[[Tim Matthieson]]<br />[[Ginny Tyler]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
|writers= [[Walter Black]]<br />[[Bill Hamilton]]
|writers= [[Walter Black]]<br />[[Bill Hamilton]]
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{{CastTop}}
{{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}}
{{CastBottom}}


==Locations==
==Locations==
*
* [[Omega Prison]]
* [[Ghost Planet]]
* [[Dokar]]


==Objects==
==Objects==
*  
* Power bands
* Inviso belt
* Matter intensifier
* Rocket packs


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
* [[Phantom Cruiser]]
* Zorak's ship
* ''[[Phantom Cruiser]]''
* Zorak's miniship
* Flying bomb


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
===Filming===
==Music==
==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==
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
Dates are in order of release:


* United States: September 10, 1966 on ABC
* United States: September 10, 1966 on CBS


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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==Errors==
==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==
==Critical reception==
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==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* In the United States:
* 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.
** [[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.
** [[December 5]], [[2017]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series'' on DVD.

Latest revision as of 02:03, 21 April 2023

This article is about the Space Ghost segment. For other uses, see Zorak.
Zorak
Zorak's hostages.png
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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"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

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

References