Joshua

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Joshua
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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

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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


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Production

Development

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.

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