Goober and the Ghost Chasers was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on ABC from September 8, 1973 to August 30, 1975. Similar to Hanna-Barbera's successful Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Goober and the Ghost Chasers also features a group of teenagers solving spooky mysteries with their dog, Goober. The major differences were that the ghosts they eventually find are real, some of those behind the mask of some fake ghosts are not criminals, Goober had the power to become invisible when he was scared by ghosts, and his closest human companion is reckless instead of cowardly. A total of 16 half-hour episodes of Goober and the Ghost Chasers were produced. The show's episodes were later serialized as part of the syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends in 1977. On cable, it was shown as part of USA Cartoon Express and later on Boomerang. [edit] Episodes Each of the following episodes was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and written by Tom Dagenais, Warren S. Murray, and Dick Robbins. | No. | Title | Airdate | Prod. code | | 1* | "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition" | September 8, 1973 | GGC-1 | | The Partridge kids are vacationing at Peaceful Cove, but it's anything but peaceful! The ghost of Captain Ahab and Moby Dick are haunting the old mansion on the cliff and it's up to Goober and the kids to interview them for their magazine. | | 2* | "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" | September 15, 1973 | GGC-2 | | The Partridge kids are supposed to play a concert but their performance is canceled when Macbeth's ghost begins haunting the hall. | | 3** | "The Galloping Ghost" | September 22, 1973 | GGC-3 | | Goober and the kids investigate a haunted house after a report of a "Galloping Ghost" to get a story for their latest article for Ghost Chasers magazine. | | 4* | "The Singing Ghost" | September 29, 1973 | GGC-4 | | Frankenstein's Monster the Third tricks Danny and The Partridge Kids into coming to his castle to discuss a singing engagement. Once there, they realize the only thing he wants is Danny's voice for his own! | | 5* | "The Ghost Ship" | October 6, 1973 | GGC-5 | | Goober and the gang are aboard an old pirate ship for publicity pictures, when the ship is set adrift by the salty spirits. | | 6* | "Mummy Knows Best" | October 13, 1973 | GGC-6 | | The Partridge Kids, Goober, and the gang decide to spend their vacation in Kahrobi, land of the Arabian nights and ghosts! | | 7* | "The Haunted Wax Museum" | October 20, 1973 | GGC-7 | | With a day off between concerts, the Partridge kids decide to visit an old wax museum that is a hangout for ghosts. | | 8 | "Aloha Ghost" | October 27, 1973 | GGC-8 | | Goober and the gang travel to Hawaii to do a story on a reported ghost sighting. | | 9* | "The Wicked Witch Dog" | November 3, 1973 | GGC-9 | | A supernatural canine is haunting the lighthouse of MacBurn's Point in Scotland. | | 10 | "Venice Anyone?" | November 10, 1973 | GGC-10 | | Goober and the gang travel to Venice to investigate a report of a haunted gondola. | | 11* | "Go West Young Ghost Go West" | November 17, 1973 | GGC-11 | | At an amusement park the haunted house is a little too haunted for The Partridge Kids, Goober and the gang. | | 12 | "A Hard Day's Knight" | November 24, 1973 | GGC-12 | | | | 13 | "Is Sherlock Holme?" | December 1, 1973 | GGC-13 | | Goober and the gang travel to England to solve a mystery. They are assisted by a relative of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. | | 14 | "That Snow Ghost" | December 8, 1973 | GGC-14 | | Goober and the gang are hired by a ski resort to investigate a reported Snow Ghost. | | 15 | "Inca Dinka Doo" | December 15, 1973 | GGC-15 | | | | 16 | "Old McDonald Had a Ghost – EE II EEYOW" | December 22, 1973 | GGC-16 | | Goober and the kids check out a report of a haunted farm. | *Guest-starred The Partridge Kids.
**Guest-starred Wilt Chamberlain. [edit] Production credits - Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
- Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
- Voices: Paul Winchell, Jerry Dexter, Jo Ann Harris, Ronnie Schell, Danny Bonaduce, Susan Dey, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, Alan Dinehart, Jr., Alan Oppenheimer, John Stephenson
- Animation: Jerry Hathcock, Frank Andrina, George Cannata, Izzy Ellis, Hugh Fraser, Bob Hathcock, Ron Campbell, Ed DeMattia,Jack Foster, Alan Green, Hicks Lokey, Carlo Vinci
- Story: Dick Robbins, Tom Dagenais, Warren Murray, Dick Wilson, Barry Blitzer, Jack Kaplan, Marty Roth, Steve White; Brad Case, Earl Kelin, George Singer, Gary Hoffman, Dan Mills
- Story Direction: Irv Spector
- Editor: Larry Cowan
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Production Design: Bob Singer
- Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
- Titles: Iraj Paran
- Dialogue Director: Alan Dinehart
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
- Character Design: Takashi Masunaga
- Layout: Lew Ott, Pete Alvarado, Ron Campbell, Jim Fletcher, Gary Hoffman, Mike Arens, Nino Carbe, Dave High, Herb Johnson, Floyd Norman
- Background Styling: F. Montealegre, Gary Niblett
- Backgrounds: Joe Griffith, Marsha Hanes, Daphne Huntington, Phil Lewis
- Technical Supervisor: Frank Pakier
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Billie Kerns
- Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Music Editor: Pat Foley
- Effects Editors: Joe Reitano, Ron Sawada
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Post-Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
- Camera: George Epperson, Ralph Migliori, Curtis Hall, Dennis Weaver
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
- © 1973 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
[edit] VHS releases In the 1980s, two videocassette editions of the series were released: - Goober and the Ghost Chasers, a 45-minute cassette containing the first two episodes ("Brush Up Your Shakespeare" and "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition"), was released by Worldvision Home Video in 1986;
- Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Chase Is On!, an 81-minute cassette containing four episodes (all guest-starring The Partridge Kids), was released by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1988.
[edit] DVD release Goober and the Ghost Chasers' premiere episode, "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition", was included on the DVD compilation Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1 released by Warner Home Video on May 26, 2009. [edit] External links |
