TV SERIES · 1966– · USA
Space Ghost
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- #001
The starfield effect at the start of the opening credits was partly taken from the opening credits sequence of The Jetsons.
- #002
According to a model sheet, Zorak was originally going to be named Torak.
- #003
It is the first Hanna-Barbera superhero cartoon to date.
- #004
Dino-boy appears in 18 episodes across the series. Aside from the opening scene showing him parachuting into the Lost Valley, no other backstory is provided. Although other sources refer to him as "Todd," Dino-boy's real name is never spoken during the series.
- #005
The series provides no backstory or civilian identity for Space Ghost, nor any backstory for his sidekicks. No member of the team is ever seen unmasked. Stories would later be provided in other media in subsequent years.
- #006
It is the first Hanna-Barbera action cartoon since Jonny Quest (1964).
- #007
It is the first Saturday-morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera after the 1966 acquisition of Taft Broadcasting. It is also the first Hanna-Barbera cartoon to premiere on CBS.
- #008
It is the first Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the Great American Broadcasting era.
- #009
It is the first series to use the new Hanna-Barbera logo after the sale of Taft Broadcasting in 1966.
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