Explode

Explode
Premiere date	February 2, 1996
Run time	11:00
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst
Writer(s)	Rob Thomas Alan Laddie
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker Jon Schnepp
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"Explode" is the first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season three, and the nineteenth overall. It aired on February 2, 1996 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Nell Scovell and Joel Hodgson.

Lokar tries to persuade Moltar to defect to his talk show, while Space Ghost interviews Monty Pythonite Terry Jones, and the musician, Glen Phillips, who Space Ghost can't get away from quickly enough.

Memorable quotes

Lokar: Oh, look, it's Captain Cliché.
Space Ghost: Where?
Lokar: You, you fool.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Lokar	Andy Merrill
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Buckley
Sununu
Powell
David Hasselhoff
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Terry Jones	Himself
Eddie George
Benny Hill
Queen Elizabeth II
Sarah, Duchess of York
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
Freddie Mercury
Glen Phillips	Himself
Rex Stardust
British announcer	John Peel

Organizations

• The Original Way Outs
• Monty Python (mentioned)
• Toad the Wet Sprocket (mentioned)
• British royal family (mentioned)

Locations

• Ghost Planet
  • Studio
• Earth
  • United States (mentioned)
  • France (mentioned)
  • England (mentioned)
    • London (indirectly mentioned)
      • Bank of England (mentioned)
      • Buckingham Palace (mentioned)
  • Finland (mentioned)

Objects

• Power bands

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1996.

Music

The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 2, 1996 on Cartoon Network; February 9, 1996 as part of "Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour"

Behind the scenes

• Ultraseven, a character in the Ultraman series, is Moltar's agent.
• There is a new design for the end credits where they are all put on one page.
• Over the Cartoon Network logo during the end credits, the repeated line, is of Space Ghost making noises with his hand.
• After the end credits, a British announcer tells the audience that next on Cartoon Network, Ghost Planet will explode which it does. The screen shows Ghost Planet and Cartoon Network's name in the style of the BBC logo at the time. This is not included in the DVD release.

Legacy

• Rob Thomas, who wrote the episode, inserted it as a reference in the following Veronica Mars episodes:
  • "There's Got To Be a Morning After Pill:" It is used as evidence for a witness's 2:30 am whereabouts. Anthony, the witness in question, recalls to Veronica that he was watching Terry Jones talk to Space Ghost about the Monty Python sketch "Spam."
  • "Mars, Bars:" Space Ghost is mentioned by Veronica when she discovers that the episode had actually aired at 3:30 am.
  • "Gods of War:" Two college stoners watch "Explode" in the middle of the day. The episode is near its ending point with Space Ghost impatiently wrapping up.

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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.