Goober and the Ghost Chasers

Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Title card logo from Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Genre	Animation
Directed by	Charles A. Nichols
Voices of	Paul Winchell Jerry Dexter Jo Ann Harris Ronnie Schell
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Composer(s)	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	US
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 8 – December 22, 1973
Chronology
Related shows	Fred Flintstone and Friends Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Goober and the Ghost Chasers is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, animated by Eric Porter Studios in Australia and broadcast on ABC from September 8, 1973 to August 30, 1975. 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 1977–78. On cable, it was shown as part of USA Cartoon Express and later on Boomerang.

Plot

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 Ghost Chasers use their equipment from the Apparition Kit (like the Specter Detector, the Poltergeist Powder, etc.) when it comes to determining whether the ghost is real or not. The major differences were that the ghosts they eventually find are real and would help in defeating the fake ghosts. Some of those people 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. Also unlike Scooby-Doo, Goober can talk more clearly.

In eight of the first 11 episodes, the Partridge Kids were regular members of the cast, with their live-action counterparts voicing the parts. They disappear after the eleventh episode and did not appear when other guest stars appeared.

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	Production 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 Wilt Chamberlain's ranch 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 called the Sea Witch for publicity pictures. The Sea Witch is soon set adrift by the salty spirits led by Captain Dunk. They also encounter Dunk's nicer twin brother Dink.
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! There, they encounter King Rashan's brother Prince Tasheel who states that the Ghost of King Osiris (King Rashan's ancestor) and his Mummies are haunting the city when King Rashan wants to modernize the city.
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 owned by Willy Waxman that is a hangout for ghosts who have possessed wax mannequins.
8***	"Aloha Ghost"	October 27, 1973	GGC-8
Goober and the gang travel to Hawaii to do a story on a reported ghost sighting on a plantation where Michael Gray works on.
9*	"The Wicked Witch Dog"	November 3, 1973	GGC-9
A supernatural canine called the Wicked Witch Dog 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 run by the ghost of an Italian nobleman named Don Giovanni who want to prevent Carlo from marrying Julia (who is from a rival family).
11*	"Go West Young Ghost"	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 when they find it haunted by the Ghost of Ichabod Ipswich.
12	"A Hard Day's Knight"	November 24, 1973	GGC-12
The Ghost of Don Miguel (a Spanish knight) haunts a space center while they are about to launch the first manned rocket to Mars!
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
The ghost of an ancient Incan chief haunts the old Incan city and forest while the Ghost Chasers are looking for it!
16	"Old McDonald Had a Ghost – EE II EEYOW"	December 22, 1973	GGC-16
Goober and the kids check out a report from George McDonald of a haunted farm that is haunted by the Ghost of Old McDonald and a living scarecrow.

*Guest-starred The Partridge Kids.
**Guest-starred Wilt Chamberlain.
***Guest-starred Michael Gray.

Cast

• Jerry Dexter – Ted
• Jo Ann Harris – Tina
• Ronnie Schell – Gillie
• Paul Winchell – Goober

Additional voices

• Danny Bonaduce – Danny Partridge
• Suzanne Crough – Tracy Partridge
• Susan Dey – Laurie Partridge
• Brian Forster – Chris Partridge
• Wilt Chamberlain – Himself
• Michael Gray – Himself

Production credits

• Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Directed By: Charles A. Nichols
• Creative Producer and Producer: Iwao Takamoto
• Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
• Story: Barry Blitzer, Tom Dagenais, Jack Kaplan, Warren Murray, Dick Robbins, Martin Roth, Dick Wesson, Steve White
• Story Direction: Brad Case, Gary Hoffman, Earl Klein, Dan Mills, George Singer, Irv Spector
• Voices: Jerry Dexter, Jo Ann Harris, Alan Dinehart Jr., Alan Oppenheimer, Ronnie Schell, John Stephenson, Paul Winchell
• 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: Pete Alvarado, Mike Arens, Nino Carbe, Ron Campbell, Jim Fletcher, Dave High, Gary Hoffman, Herb Johnson, Floyd Norman, Lew Ott
• Animation: Frank Andrina, Ron Campbell, Gorege Cannata, Ed DeMattia, Izzy Ellis, Hugh Fraser, Jack Foster, Alan Green, Bob Hathcock, Jerry Hathcock, Hicks Lokey, Carlo Vinci
• Background Styling: F. Montealegre, Gary Niblett
• Background: Joe Griffith, Marsha Hanes, Daphne Huntington, Phil Lewis
• Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
• Ink & Paint Supervisor: Billie Kerns
• Xerography: Robert " Tiger " West
• Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
• Supervising Film Editor: Larry Cowan
• Music Editor: Pat Foley
• Effects Editors: Joe Reitano, Ron Sawade
• Negative Consultant: William E.DeBoer
• Post-Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
• Camera: George Epperson, Curt Hall, Ralph Migliori, Dennis Weaver
• A Hanna Barbera Production
• RCA Sound Recording
• Copyright C 1973 Hanna Barbera Productions Inc
• This Picture Made Under The Jurisdiction of IATSE-IA Afiricated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.

Home media 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.

The 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. On October 26, 2010, Warner Archive released Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

External links

• cmongethappy.com: Goober and the Ghost Chasers
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers at IMDb
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers at TV.com