Story Book House

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Story Book House
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Premiere date March 17, 1995
Run time 12:33
Music composed by Rob Fielding
Sonny Sharrock
Eddie Horst
Writer(s) Matthew Maiellaro
Chris Feresten
James Kirkconnell
Director(s) Andy DeLeo
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"Story Book House" is the second episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season two, and the twelfth overall. It aired on March 17, 1995 on Cartoon Network. It was written by James Kirkconnell (adapted from previous works by Matthew Maiellaro and Chris Feresten), and directed by Andy DeLeo.

Kirk the Storyteller retells "Banjo" and "Batmantis" with black and white illustrations from Carl the Cartoonist.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Kirk the Storyteller: Welcome to the amazing tales of the classic superhero Space Ghost who's entertained young and old for generations.


Kirk the Storyteller: We hope you have enjoyed our episodes, assisted by Carl the Cartoonist, as we have brought you fairytale-like adventures of the future and the fantastic.

Characters

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Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Space Ghost George Lowe
Kirk the Storyteller James Kirkconnell
Carl the Cartoonist Carl Clark
Zorak (drawing) N/A
Moltar (drawing) N/A
Schoolly D (drawing) N/A
Weird Al Yankovic (drawing) N/A
Banjo (drawing) N/A
Batman
Lee Meriwether (drawing) N/A
Adam West (drawing) N/A
Your Mother (drawing) N/A
Eartha Kitt (drawing) N/A


Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

Filming of Kirk the Storyteller took place at a cable access station in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

The shots of Carl the Cartoonist's hands are actually those of Dave Willis's, who goes uncredited.

It was copyrighted in 1995.

Music

The music was composed by Rob Fielding, Sonny Sharrock, and Eddie Horst.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • "Banjo" and "Batmantis" were chosen because they were the most responded to by fans at the time.
  • Special thanks are given to Michael Cahill and the country of Canada.
  • At the end of the credits when the Cartoon Network logo appears, Kirk says "Banjo! Banjo! Banjo!"
  • Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo, Dave Willis, and Matt Maiellaro provide audio commentary on DVD releases.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

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Home availability

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