Joshua

Joshua
Premiere date	January 1, 1998
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst Man...or Astro-Man?
Writer(s)	Chip Duffey Andy Merrill Pete Smith Dave Willis
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker
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"Joshua" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the fifty-seventh overall. It aired on January 1, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chip Duffey, Andy Merrill, Pete Smith, and Dave Willis.

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Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Metallus	N/A
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Narrator (voice only)	Bruce Taylor
Lava monster	N/A
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Writer #1	Pete Smith
Writer #2	Chip Duffey
Writer #3	Andy Merrill
Writer #4	Dave Willis
Clarence Clemons
Tony Bennett	Himself
Tom Arnold	Himself
Brother Soggi	Himself
Nous	Himself
Moon	Himself
Blues	Himself
Kathy Kinney	Herself
Philip Gonzalez	Herself
Ginny, the Dog Who Saves Cats	Herself
Paul Gilmartin	Himself
Annabelle Gurwitch	Herself
John Flansburgh	Himself
William, the King of Imagination	Himself
Christy	N/A
Parko	N/A
Brak	Andy Merrill
David Cross	Himself
Bob Odenkirk	Himself
Robin Leach	Himself
Zoltran	N/A
The Sorcerer	N/A
Judy Tenuta	Herself
Chad Ghostal	N/A
Bobcat Goldthwait	Himself
Jon Stewart	Himself
Bill Mumy	Himself
Velma Dinkley	N/A
Shaggy Rogers	N/A
Fred Jones	N/A
Daphne Blake	N/A
Rob Zombie	Himself
Raven Symone	Herself
Grandpa Ghostal	N/A
Saucer Crab	N/A
Lokar	N/A
Birdman	N/A
Avenger	N/A
Tower/Steve Henneberry	Himself
Ice/Lori Fetrick	Herself
Mike Judge	Himself
Harland Williams	Himself
Ernie C	Himself
Ice-T	Himself
Ghost	N/A
Fred Willard	Himself
Michael McKean	Himself
David Lander	Himself
Peter Fonda	Himself
Sam Butera	Himself
Charles Heston	Himself
Erik Estrada	Himself
Bob Goen	Himself
Red Green	Himself
Steve West	Himself
Stephen Malkmus	Himself
Bob Nastanovich	Himself
Scott Kannberg	Himself
Mark Ibold	Himself
Goldie Hawn	Herself
Fidor	N/A
Tommy Davidson	Himself
Beck	Himself
Zorak's family (photo)	N/A
Doctor Maxcy Nolan	Himself
Tom Arnold	Himself
George Clinton	Himself
Jack Logan	Himself
Jimmy Cliff	Himself
Ryah Rosenberg	Herself
Sean Medlock	Himself

Organizations

• Ghost Planet Industries
• The Original Way Outs
• Afro-Plane
• They May Be Giants (mentioned)
• Pavement
• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Ghost Planet
  • Studio
• Earth
  • United States
    • Phoenix (mentioned)
      • Arizona (mentioned)
• France
  • Paris
    • Eiffel Tower

Objects

• Power bands
• Inviso belt
• TV Guide (mentioned)
• Mendoza's Tomatao Juice
• Boo Boo Kitty

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

Footage of Space Ghost battling the lava monster was taken from the classic Space Ghost episode "The Heat Thing."

It was copyrighted in 1998.

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: January 1, 1998 at 11:30 pm on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a reference to Joshua Katz, who was senior vice president of marketing at Cartoon Network.
• The narrator introduces himself as David Caldwell, but signs off as Dick Dickenbach.
• Tom Arnold's movies Carpool and Big Bully are mentioned, as well as his shows Tom and The Tom Show. Ah, those were the days.
• Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's former male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for shoes.
• Special thanks are given to Karen Goeckel, Sharon Kilgallen, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Michelle Long, Nina Bishop, and Jefferson Clay.
• Chip Duffey, Andy Merrill, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, and Pete Smith provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.
• Adult Swim skips this episode on their website. Nevertheless, its influence is still felt as the website has bumped up every episode of season 5, making twelve episodes, instead of eleven.

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.