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The Five: Bestest ever episodes of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast

by Adam Finley, posted Dec 10th 2005 12:04PM

space ghostThose crazy Williams Street artisans have certainly left their mark on the world of late night cartoons that rarely make sense, but I don't think anything can top the original Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Here are five of my favorite episodes:

 
  • "Pavement" (Episode 49): Space Ghost tells the viewing audience that his special musical guest will be The Beatles. He does short interviews with Colin Quinn and Tommy Davidson, but his interview with Red Green is cut short and his interview with Goldie Hawn is drowned out by Zorak's incessant keyboard playing. Space Ghost is later informed that they couldn't get The Beatles, so he tells them to just get anyone, know one will know the difference. Finally, the rock band Pavement shows up and Space Ghost introduces them as The Beatles. They perform a song about Space Ghost, using Zorak's instruments. 
  • "Piledriver" (Episode 52): "Macho Man" Randy Savage makes an appearance as Space Ghost's grandfather but pretty much just plays the role as "Macho Man," threatening to put wrestling moves on anyone who gets in his way. At one point, Zorak beats him senseless with a folding chair. Eventually grandpa fakes his own kidnapping to get away from the show.
  • "Snatch" (Episode 72): Comedian Steven Wright finds himself trapped on the Ghost Planet as gigantic pod creatures take over the studio. The crew must stay awake, lest the replicating pods take over their bodies. They try everything they can think of to trick the pods, including dressing a bucket and mop as Space Ghost, and, per Moltar's suggestion, trying to become metal (because rust never sleeps).  
  • "Fire Ant" (Episode 77): Conan O'Brien holds his own against Space Ghost in this episode, but eventually Space Ghost becomes distracted by an ant and follows it, silently, for about the last five minutes of the episode before being chased back to the studio by the ant's gigantic mutant father.
  • "Flip Mode" (Episode 82): Busta Rhymes is the guest in this episode, but Space Ghost is too preoccupied with all the brilliant ideas he keeps coming up with, which all seem to revolve around Zorak getting whacked in the head with a wrench. It turns out Space Ghost is getting all these "ideas" because he broke a pipe and natural gas is leaking into the studio. Highlights include the show being taken into the woods; Space Ghost taking Zorak and Moltar to a hospital that's actually a grocery store; Zorak hiding in a heating vent; and Space Ghost sanding his own face off.

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Lacus Odii

1) Knifin' Around
2) Kentucky Nightmare
3) Girl Hair

I loved Girl Hair because of Bizarro Santa, and Space Ghost saying about Hanson, "the young one looks like Claudia Schiffer..."

January 06 2006 at 4:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam

I've got a question what season is the episode "Snatch" on and is it available in one of the DVD releases yet? Thanks!

December 24 2005 at 9:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dranore

"Kentucky Nightmare" should really be on your list... any episode involving sexual organs as M80's is well worth ANYONE'S time.

December 11 2005 at 12:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nicholas

Top Three, easily: 1) Knifin' Around 2) Flipmode 3) King Dead

December 11 2005 at 3:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kingmanor

I'm so glad u picked flipmode. they actually go outside! they lose busta along the way, and the camera cuts back to him at the smoky club just laughing and laughing. genius.

December 11 2005 at 2:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hiwind

Chambraigne, King Dead, Batmantis, The Justice Hole, and Kentucky Nightmare have always been my favorite 5. Season 6 and 7 will always be the high point of the show. And my fav SG quote: "These aren't my lamps. These have feet. This must not be my apartment."

December 10 2005 at 11:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
eliot.hackaday

Yes, there is a long and a short cut of "fire ant". "Flipmode" is awesome and I'll give another vote for "Knifin' around". I also enjoy "Chambraine", the shampoo for your brain,I think "Cie ling" is the name of the other and finally "King Dead". Zorak:"Oh, the cable's on, but we're not watching it" SG:"You're wasting it!"

December 10 2005 at 8:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Peter

A very solid list and am glad that my favorite episode ever, "Snatch", made the cut. Though I'd swap out "Piledriver" for "Knifin Around": "Let's break down these boxes so they store proper!"

December 10 2005 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent

Tell me if I am correct about "Fire Ant." I saw that episode once and Space Ghost followed the ant for over 10 minutes at least until the end. But there was an episode where it was shorter, too. Maybe they were both five minutes, but it seemed longer the first time I saw it. It was a very funny show. I like the "Kentucky Nightmare" episode. "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky. A shark on beer is a beer engineer." "Knifin Around" was a great episode. It was the episode where Thome Yorke and Bjork were on.

December 10 2005 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent

Tell me if I am correct about "Fire Ant." I saw that episode once and Space Ghost followed the ant for over 10 minutes at least until the end. But there was an episode where it was shorter, too. Maybe they were both five minutes, but it seemed longer the first time I saw it. It was a very funny show. I like the "Kentucky Nightmare" episode. "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky. A shark on beer is a beer engineer." "Knifin Around" was a great episode. It was the episode where Thome Yorke and Bjork were on.

December 10 2005 at 1:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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