The Singing Ghost

The Singing Ghost

September 29, 1973 TV Episode Goober and the Ghost Chasers

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios

Synopsis

Frankenstein's Monster the 3rd 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!

Characters

Goober, Ted, Tina, Gilly, Danny Partridge, Laurie Partridge, Tracy Partridge, Chris Partridge

Credits

Directing

Director
Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)

Producing

Producer
Iwao Takamoto
Executive Producers
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Associate Producer
Alex Lovy

Voices

Voice
Paul Winchell (Goober), Jerry Dexter (Ted), Jo Ann Harris (Tina), Ronnie Schell (Gilly), Danny Bonaduce (Danny Partridge), Susan Dey (Laurie Partridge), Suzanne Crough (Tracy Partridge), Brian Forster (Chris Partridge), Alan Dinehart, Jr., Alan Oppenheimer, John Stephenson

Music

Music
Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor
Paul DeKorte

Editing

Editor
Larry Cowan (Supervising Film Editor)

Crew

Story Direction
Brad Case, Earl Klein, George Singer, Gary Hoffman, Dan Mills, Irv Spector
Production Design
Bob Singer
Production Supervisor
Victor O. Schipek
Titles
Iraj Paran
Dialogue Director
Alan Dinehart
Character Design
Takashi Masunaga
Layouts
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 Paiker
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 Sawade
Negative Consultant
William E. DeBoer
Post Production Supervisor
Joed Eaton
Camera
George Epperson, Ralph Migliori, Curt Hall, Dennis Weaver

Companies and other credits

  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
  • Copyright © 1973 Hanna-Barbera Productions
  • Inc

Production notes

Ghost Chasers was a magazine that employed Gilly, Ted, and Tina as investigators of the paranormal. Accompanying them on their adventures was Goober, an alarmingly skinny dog who wore a winter hat as a plot contrivance. You see, whenever Goober got scared, he turned invisible-except for the hat. So even when he was invisible, the young viewers could easily spot him.

The gang would chase all sorts of frightening baddies-spirits, mummies, werewolves, etc. However, most of the villains turned out to be of the human variety, merely disguised as ghosts a la Scooby-Doo.

The show also featured members of the ABC nighttime sitcom The Partridge Family as occasional guest stars. The characters of Laurie, Danny, Chris, and Tracy were voiced by the actors who portrayed them on the sitcom- Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Brian Foster and Suzanne Crough, respectively.

Goober and the Ghost Chasers aired for two seasons, the second consisting entirely of repeats.