Edelweiss

Edelweiss
Premiere date	July 25, 1997
Run time	12:01
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst Man...or Astro-Man?
Writer(s)	Dave Willis
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker
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"Edelweiss" is the third episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the thirty-sixth overall. It aired on July 25, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Willis.

Space Ghost tries to recruit Beck as his new bandleader after he kills Zorak.

Memorable quotes

Moltar: Doesn't he look cute with his little hat on?
Space Ghost: Shh! Quiet! You're going to wake him up.
Moltar: Let's put a pillow over his face.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tansut	Don Kennedy
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Jimmy Carter
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester Alan Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Don Hester
Beck	Himself
Stagecoach
Smokestack
Hound Dog
Showboat
Brak	Andy Merrill
David Lander	Himself

Locations

• Ghost Planet
  • Studio
• Earth (indirectly mentioned)
  • United States (mentioned)
    • New York (indirectly mentioned)
      • New York (indirectly mentioned)
        • The Juilliard School (mentioned)
  • England (indirectly mentioned)
    • London (mentioned)
  • Germany (mentioned)

Objects

• Power bands
• Don Hester's Flip and Learn Songbook for the Wee Piano Player, Volume I

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

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: July 25, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• Zorak reveals he can regenerate.
• Zorak, warning Space Ghost of three visiting ghosts, is what Jacob Marley did to Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's 1908 story A Christmas Carol.
• Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for "gloves."
• During the Cartoon Network logo, Beck's snoring can be heard.
• David Lander is uncredited for his cameo during the fake commercial. Lander later appeared as a guest in "Boo Boo Kitty."

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.