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Space Ghost and Dino Boy is an animated science fiction television series created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series first aired on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 7, 1968.

The series was composed of two unrelated segments: Space Ghost, depicting the adventures of a heroic hero in outer space, and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley, centering around a young boy stranded in an unknown prehistoric valley.

Each episode contained one segment of Dino Boy sandwiched between two segments of Space Ghost, except for the final two episodes which featured three Space Ghost segments.

Space Ghost and Dino Boy appeared in reruns on Cartoon Network from 1992-2000. In 2000, The series began airing on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

Segments[]

Space Ghost[]

Space Ghost title

Space Ghost, along with teenaged sidekicks Jan and Jace and their monkey Blip, fight villains in outer space. Usually Space Ghost's sidekicks would get captured or trapped by the villains and Space Ghost would have to defeat the villains and save the day. His villains included Zorak, Brak and his brother Sisto, Creature King, Black Widow (aka Spider Woman), Lokar, Moltar, and Metallus.

Space Ghost has the powers of invisibility, flight, a force field, an x-ray like vision penetration beam that comes from his mask, and the ability to project any kind of energy from his wristbands. He has occasionally displayed super strength, which may be connected to his bands.

Dino Boy in the Lost Valley[]

Dino Boy title

Dino Boy is a young boy named Todd who parachuted out of a crashing plane with his parents still on board. He lands in an unknown South American valley where dinosaurs, cavemen, and prehistoric mammals somehow have survived alongside some strange creatures and various tribes like the Moss Men, the Rock Pygmies, and others. Dino Boy then meets the caveman Ugh (who saves Dino Boy from a saber-tooth tiger when he first arrives) and his pet Brontosaurus Bronty who become his friends in the episodes to come.

The Dino Boy segments were similar in many ways to the 1960 film Dinosaurus!, which also features a young boy befriending a caveman and a Brontosaurus.

Cast[]

Space Ghost[]

  • Gary Owens — Space Ghost
  • Ginny Tyler — Jan, Black Widow
  • Tim Matheson — Jace
  • Don Messick — Blip, Moltar, Zorak, Sisto
  • Keye Luke — Brak
  • Ted Cassidy – Metallus
  • Paul Frees - Brago, Dr. Nightmare

Dino Boy in the Lost Valley[]

  • Johnny Carson (who soon reverted to his full name, John David Carson, because of the talk show host) — Todd/Dino Boy
  • Mike Road — Ugh
  • Don Messick — Bronty
  • Gary Owens - Opening Narration

Episodes[]

With the exception of the final two episodes (the "Council of Doom" episodes), each episode featured two Space Ghost segments with one Dino Boy segment in-between them.

Space Ghost[]

Episode 1

  • "The Heat Thing"
  • "Marooned"
  • "Zorak"

Episode 2

  • "The Lizard Slavers"
  • "The Moss Men"
  • "The Web"

Episode 3

  • "The Creature King"
  • "The Treemen"
  • "The Sandman"

Episode 4

  • "The Evil Collector"
  • "The Fire God"
  • "The Drone"

Episode 5

  • "Homing Device"
  • "The Mighty Snow Creature"
  • "The Robot Master"

Episode 6

  • "The Iceman"
  • "The Wolf People"
  • "Hi-Jackers"

Episode 7

  • "The Energy Monster"
  • "Valley of the Giant"
  • "The Lure"

Episode 8

  • "The Cyclopeds"
  • "The Ant Warriors"
  • "The Schemer"

Episode 9

  • "Lokar, King of the Killer Locusts"
  • "The Bird Riders"
  • "Space Sargasso"

Episode 10

  • "Brago"
  • "Giant Ants"
  • "Revenge of the Spider Woman"

Episode 11

  • "Attack of the Saucer Crab"
  • "The Rock Pygmies"
  • "Space Birds"

Episode 12

  • "The Time Machine"
  • "Danger River"
  • "Nightmare Planet"

Episode 13

  • "Space Armada"
  • "The Vampire Men"
  • "The Challenge"

Episode 14

  • "Jungle Planet"
  • "The Terrible Chase"
  • "Ruler of the Rock Robots"

Episode 15

  • "Glasstor"
  • "The Sacrifice"
  • "The Space Ark"

Episode 16

  • "The Sorcerer"
  • "The Maksman"
  • "The Space Piranhas"

Episode 17

  • "The Ovens of Moltor"
  • "The Spear Warriors"
  • "Transor, the Matter Mover"

Episode 18

  • "The Gargoyloids"
  • "The Worm People"
  • "The Looters"

Episode 19

  • "The Council Of Doom, Part One: The Meeting"
  • "The Council Of Doom, Part Two: Clutches Of Creature King"
  • "The Council Of Doom, Part Three: The Deadly Trap"

Episode 20

  • "The Council Of Doom, Part Four: The Molten Monsters Of Moltar"
  • "The Council Of Doom, Part Five: Two Faces Of Doom"
  • "The Council Of Doom, Part Six: The Final Encounter"

Home Release[]

Space Ghost & Dino Boy DVD Cover

Warner Home Video released Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series on DVD on July 17, 2007. The DVD edition presents the episodes on two double-sided DVDs, but alters the order of the episodes from the original air-date order.

Trivia[]

  • This was the second animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera that wasn't created by the founders of the animation studio, first being Jonny Quest.
Hanna-Barbera Series

1970 Where's Huddles?Harlem GlobetrottersJosie and the Pussycats
1971 The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowHelp!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!The Funky Phantom
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan ClanWait Till Your Father Gets HomeThe Flintstone Comedy HourThe Roman HolidaysSealab 2020The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
1973 Speed BuggyButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidsYogi's GangSuper Friends
Goober and the Ghost ChasersInch High, Private EyeJeannieThe Addams Family
1974 Hong Kong PhooeyDevlinPartridge Family 2200 A.D.These Are the Days
Valley of the DinosaursWheelie and the Chopper Bunch
1975 The Tom & Jerry ShowThe Great Grape Ape Show
1976 The Mumbly Cartoon ShowThe Scooby-Doo ShowDynomutt, Dog WonderClue ClubJabberjaw
1977 The Robonic StoogesFred Flintstone and FriendsCaptain Caveman and the Teen AngelsLaff-A-LympicsCB BearsThe Skatebirds
1978 The All-New Popeye HourYogi's Space RaceGodzillaJana of the Jungle
1979 The New Fred and Barney ShowFred and Barney Meet The ThingCasper and the AngelsThe New ShmooThe Super GlobetrottersScooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Fred and Barney Meet the ShmooAmigo and Friends

1980 Drak PackThe Flintstone Comedy ShowThe Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
1981 Laverne & Shirley in the ArmySpace StarsTeen ForceThe Kwicky Koala ShowTrollkinsThe Smurfs
1982 The Flintstone FunniesMork and Mindy: The Animated SeriesThe Little RascalsPac-ManJokebookShirt TalesThe Gary Coleman Show
1983 The DukesMonchhichisThe New Scooby and Scrappy Doo ShowThe Biskitts
Lucky Luke
1984 SnorksChallenge of the GoBots
1985 Paw PawsYogi's Treasure HuntGaltar and the Golden LanceThe Berenstain Bears
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooThe Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1986 The New Adventures of Jonny QuestPound PuppiesThe Flintstone KidsFoofurWildfire
1987 Sky CommandersPopeye and Son
1988 A Pup Named Scooby-DooThe Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
The New Yogi Bear ShowFantastic Max
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTedPaddington Bear

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