6.8 /10 1 Votes
6.4/10 TV Final episode date 22 December 1973 | 7.1/10 IMDb Genre Animation Country of origin United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voices of Paul WinchellJerry DexterJo Ann HarrisRonnie Schell Network American Broadcasting Company Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Contents
- Goober and the ghost chasers intro outro
- Plot
- Episodes
- Cast
- Additional voices
- Production credits
- Home media releases
- References
Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio. Cartoon Network and Boomerang airings of the show have the track muted.
Goober and the ghost chasers intro outro
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.
Cast
Additional voices
Production credits
Home media releases
In the 1980s, two videocassette editions of the series were released:
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.