President's Day Nightmare
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President's Day Nightmare | |
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Network | Cartoon Network |
Premiere date | February 20, 1995 |
Run time | 23:32 |
Music composed by | Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst |
Writer(s) | Matthew Maiellaro |
Animation director(s) | C. Martin Croker |
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"President's Day Nightmare", also known as "World Premiere Toon In" is the first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season two, and the eleventh episode overall. It simultaneously aired on February 20, 1995 on Cartoon Network, TBS, and TNT. It was written by Matthew Maiellaro.
The Council of Doom judges Pat Ventura, Van Partible, Gene Mattos, Gene Tartakovsky, and Craig McCracken in a pageant-like contest to get their short aired on Space Ghost's show.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Lokar: Thank you, Space Ghost. I'm esteemed.
Zorak: Death to Lokar.
Characters
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Organizations
- Council of Doom
- Hanna-Barbera (mentioned)
- Brice/Westinghouse (mentioned)
- NASCAR (mentioned)
- Powerpuff Girls (mentioned)
Locations
- Ghost Planet
- Studio
- S.K. System (mentioned)
- Dust mite planet (mentioned)
Objects
- Van's danish
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
Stock of Dian Parkinson is used from "Punch." She's even credited.
It was copyrighted in 1995.
The DVD version, which runs 17:21, has the guests arranged in a different order with Space Ghost announcing Van Partible as his first guest, followed by (with another surprise appearance of Dian Parkinson wedged in between), Pat Ventura, Gen Mattos, Gene Tartakovsky, and Craig McCracken. Parkinson also pops up again between Partible and Ventura. The clips and the full-length cartoon of "Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" are edited out including Space Ghost's introductions of them.
Music
The score was composed by Eddie Horst and Mike LeFevre, the latter of whom was also the musical director. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 20, 1995 on Cartoon Network, TBS, and TNT
- United Kingdom and Ireland:
Behind the scenes
- Zorak does a Beavis and Butt-Head-type laugh when Pat tries to explain how he chose the voice Yuckie Duck.
- The clips of shorts are of "Short Orders" from Yuckie Duck, Johnny Bravo, "Raw Deal in Rome" from Shake & Flick, "Changes" from Dexter's Laboratory, and the winner "Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" from The Powerpuff Girls. The short does include the What a Cartoon intro, but not the end credits.
- The end Cartoon Network logo has the repeated line of Space Ghost mocking Genndy when he said "Thank you, Space Ghost."
Errors
Legacy
- Moltar accidentally brings up Craig in his swimwear due to a fault in "Freak Show."
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- April 12, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Three: This is 1997 on DVD.
- In Australia:
- October 2, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Three: This is 1997 on DVD.
- November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.
- In New Zealand:
- November 13, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume Three: This is 1997 on DVD.