Pilot (Birdman Coast to Coast)

For other uses, see Pilot.

Pilot
Premiere date	August 15, 1997
Run time	11:00
Music composed by	Terry Adams
Writer(s)	Evan Dorkin Sarah Dyer
Animation director(s)	C. Martin Croker
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"Pilot" is the sixth episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season four, and the thirty-ninth overall. It aired on August 15, 1997 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.

Lokar presents the "lost" pilot episode of Birdman Coast to Coast.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Lokar	Andy Merrill
Birdman	Scott Finnell
Bob	Tom Arcuragi
Moltar	C. Martin Croker
Avenger	Unavailable
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Liberace
George
Ice/Lori Fetrick	Herself
Tower/Steve Henneberry	Himself
Sylvia
Falcon 7
Space Ghost

Locations

• Earth
  • Studio
  • Indiana (mentioned)
• The Moon

Objects

• Power bands

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1997.

Music

The song featured in the episode was "Diggin' Uncle Birdman," with music written by Terry Adams, lyrics written by David Greenberger, sang by Joey Spampinato and Dorothy Sands, and performed by NRBQ, which consists of Adams, Tom Ardolino, Spampinato, and Johnny Spampinato.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 15, 1997 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• Birdman says to Zorak, "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry," which is what David Banner said in the 1978 The Incredible Hulk TV series.
• Gag credits include Nathan Cook as Space Ghost's male secretary, and Michael Lazzo for "gloves."
• The Cartoon Network logo at the end also has the voiceover of Birdman saying his name weakly.

Errors

• Since Bob introduces Moltar as the director, it's unclear what his job is supposed to be.
• When Birdman says to Lokar, "Speak English, sissy," his cowl is the same color as his wings.
• Tower and Ice have been flipped, as Ice's name appears backward on her costume. When she says, "Absolutely not," in response to Birdman asking if he can get some respect, she and Tower are shown correctly.

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.