Assignment: The Ahab Apparition

Assignment: The Ahab Apparition
Premiere date	September 8, 1973
Starring	Paul Winchell Jerry Dexter Jo Ann Harris Ronnie Schell Suzanne Crough Danny Bonaduce Brian Forster John Stephenson
Writer(s)	Tom Dagenais Warren S. Murray Dick Robbins
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Assignment: The Ahab Apparition" is the first episode of Goober and the Ghost Chasers season one. It aired on September 8, 1973 on ABC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols.

After the Partridge Kids's vacation at Peaceful Cove is interrupted by the ghost of Captain Ahab and Moby Dick haunting an old mansion on the cliff, they call in on the Ghost Chasers to help them investigate the creepy mansion.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Goober	Paul Winchell
Gilly	Ronnie Schell
Ted	Jerry Dexter
Tina	Jo Ann Harris
Tracy Partridge	Suzanne Crough
Danny Partridge	Danny Bonaduce
Laurie Partridge	Susan Dey
Chris Partridge	Brian Forster
Old fisherman/Ghost of Captain Ahab	John Stephenson
Ghost of Captain Ahab	John Stephenson
Smuggler #1	Unavailable
Smuggler #2	Unavailable

Organizations

• Ghost Chasers
• Ghost Chasers Magazine
• The Patridge Family

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Ghost Chasers Magazine building
    • Peaceful Cove
      • Mansion

Objects

• Specter Detector
• Gilly's camera

Vehicles

• Ghost Chaser Van

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 8, 1973 on ABC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 1986: Worldvision Home Video releases Goober and the Ghost Chasers on VHS.
  • May 26, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1 on DVD.
  • December 17, 2010: Warner Archive Collection releases Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Complete Series on DVD.