Bobcat

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Bobcat
Isn't Bobcat Goldthwait dreamy?
Network	Cartoon Network
Premiere date	May 27, 1994
Run time	11:31
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst
Writer(s)	Matthew Maiellaro Andy Merrill Khaki Jones Keith Crofford
Animation director(s)	Jeff Doud C. Martin Croker
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"Bobcat" is the fifth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season one. It aired on May 27, 1994 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Matthew Maiellaro, Andy Merrill, Khaki Jones, and Keith Crofford.

Space Ghost finds a kindred spirit in Bobcat Goldthwait, and asks the Ramones to make up a song for him.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bobcat Goldthwait	Himself
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Mayim Bialik
Joey Lawrence
John Tesh
Judy Collins
Johnny Ramone	Himself
Marky Ramone	Himself
Joey Ramone	Himself
C.J. Ramone	Himself
David Letterman
Madonna

Organizations

• The Original Way Outs

Locations

• Ghost Planet
  • Studio
• Earth (mentioned)
  • United States (indirectly mentioned)
    • Denny's (mentioned)

Objects

• Acid Eaters (mentioned)

Vehicles

• None

Production

Development

This was the fifth episode to produce.

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1994.

Music

The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst, the latter of whom was also the musical director. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 27, 1994 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• Bobcat argues that Barney the Dinosaur would make more kids "snap" than Bugs Bunny.
• Marky Ramone's singing Space Ghost's song is repeated over the Cartoon Network logo at the end of the episode.
• After the end credits, Ghost Planet is shown with the caption "Visit Ghost Planet" at the bottom of the screen followed by different forms of contacting the show through phone, fax, email, and post, all the while the sound of an internet connection tone is heard.

Legacy

• Bobcat randomly popped up in "Batmantis."
• "Bobcat" was reaired during "A Space Ghost Christmas" and "Space Ghost Syndication Exclusive Special."

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 18, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • June 6, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
  • November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.