Nightmare Planet
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Distributor
- Columbia/Screen Gems
Synopsis
Dr. Nightmare holds Jan and Jace prisoner in order to lure Space Ghost to his planet. He plans to put the brain of Space Ghost into one of his nightmare creatures. Our hero must do battle with the giant, brainless monster in order to free Jan and Jace.
Characters
Space Ghost, Jan, Jayce, Dr. Nightmare
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Animation Director
- Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)
Producing
- Producer
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Writing
- Writer
- Lewis Marshall, Paul Sommer, Bill Perez, Walter Black, Bill Hamilton
Voices
- Voice
- Gary Owens (Space Ghost, narrator), Ginny Tyler (Jan, Black Widow), Tim Matthieson (Jace), Don Messick (Blip)
Music
- Music
- Ted Nichols
Animation
Editing
- Editor
- Warner Leighton, Larry Cowan, Milton Krear, Tony Milch, Don Douglas
Crew
- Created By
- Alex Toth
- Production Supervisor
- Howard Hanson
- Camera
- Frank Paiker, Frank Parrish, John Pratt, Roy Wade, Charles Flekal, Bill Kotler, Roger Sims, Dick Blundell
- Layout
- Alex Toth, Homer Jonas, Bob Singer, Walt Clinton, Mo Gollub, Tony Sgroi, Alex Ignatiev, Hi Mankin
- Backgrounds
- F. Montealegre, Ron Dias, Paul Julian, Bob Gentle, Rene Garcia, Art Lozzi
- Sound Direction
- Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Companies and other credits
- A
- HANNA-BARBERA
- PRODUCTION© 1966 Hanna-Barbera Productions
- Inc
Production notes
Space Ghost is one of the most popular superheroes to come out of Saturday morning. Unlike comic book heroes Superman, Batman and Spider-Man, Space Ghost originated on television, embodying animation in the 60's. Legendary animator Alex Toth's use of bright colors, sleek lines and an almost sinister costume gave Space Ghost an undefinable hipness that TV watchers immediately clung to.
The hero's name stemmed from the fact that he was able to make himself invisible through the use of high-tech wizardry. He could also shoot heat rays, cold rays and plain old power blasts from the bands on his wrists.
Tagging along in his ship, the Phantom Cruiser, were Jan and Jayce, a teenage duo who assisted Space Ghost and could become invisible as well. Rounding out the team was monkey sidekick Blip, who had mastered his own invisibility technology enough to lend a hand wherever he was needed.
Gary Owens, a 60's mainstay ever since Laugh-In, was the voice of Space Ghost, while Jayce was voiced by Tim Matheson, who went on to be a succesful movie star in films like Animal House and Fletch.
In 1976, NBC brought back repeats of Space Ghost to accompany new episodes of Frankenstein Jr.. Space Ghost also appeared in new segments of Space Stars in 1981.
In the cartoon industry, Space Ghost is almost single-handedly responsible for the popularity of superhero cartoons in the 60's. The series was drawn so well and the stories were so imaginative that kids were glued to CBS every Saturday morning. This success forced the other networks to develop superhero shows like Superman in order to battle the mighty Space Ghost.
Perhaps the greatest evidence of Space Ghost's popularity came three decades later, when the Cartoon Network reinvented the superhero in a hilarious sendup of nighttime talk shows, Space Ghost Coast To Coast.
The hero's name stemmed from the fact that he was able to make himself invisible through the use of high-tech wizardry. He could also shoot heat rays, cold rays and plain old power blasts from the bands on his wrists.
Tagging along in his ship, the Phantom Cruiser, were Jan and Jayce, a teenage duo who assisted Space Ghost and could become invisible as well. Rounding out the team was monkey sidekick Blip, who had mastered his own invisibility technology enough to lend a hand wherever he was needed.
Gary Owens, a 60's mainstay ever since Laugh-In, was the voice of Space Ghost, while Jayce was voiced by Tim Matheson, who went on to be a succesful movie star in films like Animal House and Fletch.
In 1976, NBC brought back repeats of Space Ghost to accompany new episodes of Frankenstein Jr.. Space Ghost also appeared in new segments of Space Stars in 1981.
In the cartoon industry, Space Ghost is almost single-handedly responsible for the popularity of superhero cartoons in the 60's. The series was drawn so well and the stories were so imaginative that kids were glued to CBS every Saturday morning. This success forced the other networks to develop superhero shows like Superman in order to battle the mighty Space Ghost.
Perhaps the greatest evidence of Space Ghost's popularity came three decades later, when the Cartoon Network reinvented the superhero in a hilarious sendup of nighttime talk shows, Space Ghost Coast To Coast.
Reviews
THE NIGHTMARE PLANET
Once again, another evil science genius is out to conquer the universe from the laboratory on his own planet. Cut to the chase, Jan and Jayce are already captured from the very beginning, although Dr Nightmare didn't need Jan or Jayce because he already had a Jayce model and do the voice imitation of a robotic Jayce.
Space ghost surrenders and allows himself to be tied up helplessly. Blip saves Space Ghost and Dr Nightmare's own creature turns on him.
Some power blasts and heat rays from Space Ghost but Blip saves the day.
Yea Blip!
Cool music as always.