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* [[All Just a Dream]]: "Batmantis" and "Curses".
** "Flipmode" became this some time after the gas leak.
* [[Angels Pose]]: Seen in the transition title cards in "Jacksonville", parodying [[
* [[Art Shift]]: Space Ghost briefly changes character designs to look more like Dr. Katz in two episodes: "Brilliant Number One" (and Two) and "King Dead".
* [[Backdoor Pilot]]: Even though he would go on to become an [[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law|Attorney at Law]], (Harvey) Birdman would make an appearance here long before his show came to be. Voices changed, but they were still filming 'in the lot next door'.
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** Andy Merrill used in-character DVD commentary to provide [[Word of God]] that Lokar simply died at some point and the other characters literally forgot Tansit existed at all.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The aforementioned Tansit.
* [[But Wait! There's More!]]: In "Joshua", the announcer says that if you take advantage of the power of the Space Ghost, you'll receive a deluxe canister set. But wait, there's more! You also get a shiny object!
* [[Call Back]]: In "Spanish Translation", Zorak says, "I must go to the store to get butter and cheese." Later, in "Batmantis", Zorak says, "I must go to the store..." Space Ghost asks: "...To get butter and cheese?" This is also revisited in "Urges".
** "Spaceman? Space Master?"
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* [[Evil Twin]]: Space Ghost's evil brother, Chad
** Also, "Gary" (as in Gary Owens, [[Casting Gag|the voice of Space Ghost in the original cartoon]]), the evil "impostinator" created by Space Ghost's mentor, Warren. Both he and Chad are greatly preferred by Zorak and Moltar over the real deal.
* [[Eye Beams]]: Robin Leach {{spoiler|(who is possessed by Moltar's brother-in-law, Zoltran)}} fries Space Ghost with one of these. Preceded by a very [[Large Ham|hammy]] [[Pre
{{quote| '''Robin Leach:''' And now, in very quick order, I will raise my arms, cover myself in black magic, and you are history!}}
* [[Fear of Thunder]]: Space Ghost in "Cahill."
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* [[Instrumental Theme Tune]]
* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: A gas leak makes the characters high in the episode "Flipmode". Sort of subverted in that Space Ghost deliberately caused the gas leak.
* [[Jerkass]]: ''Everyone''. Space Ghost takes it [[Up to Eleven]] in the episode "Pavement", in which he is allowed to write the script, to the point of plainly declaring that [[Viewers
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: In addition to the final six episodes, three episodes never made it onto DVD at all: "Self Help", "The Mask" (and its companion piece "Le Livre d'Histoire"), and "Gum, Disease". Also "A Space Ghost Christmas", which was never released to DVD in its entirety. Only two songs from the special made it. Also, the unedited versions of:
** "The World Premiere Toon-In" (aka "President's Day Nightmare"): For copyright reasons, all the cartoons featured on the show were cut for the DVD release. Only the wraparounds are shown.
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** "Chambraigne": Al Roker was originally part of the Chambraigne commercial. He was replaced on the DVDs by George Lowe (though some would argue that was an improvement because... it's George freaking Lowe)
** For a time, the unedited versions of the above (as well as the episodes not on DVD) could be obtained through the Adult Swim's "Create Your Custom DVD!" feature, but now that the Adult Swim Store has shut down, the only legal option is to buy the episodes via iTunes.
* [[Kill
* [[Lack of Empathy]]: Space Ghost to a T. Heck, in one episode, he kills an intern, Joey, for annoying him and all he can think about is how it will affect his career.
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': Way to go, Joey!}}
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* [[Long Runner]]: It aired between 1994 and 2004; it was the longest-running show on [[Cartoon Network]] until ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' passed it in 2009.
** One of the promos listed all the "real" talk shows that Space Ghost outlasted, and there were quite a few.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Comedian [[Steven Wright]] discovers that Space Ghost is his real father.
* [[Magic Tool]]: Moltar carries out all of his duties with a single lever.
* [[Mandatory Line]]: In "Boatshow", during the final number, Lokar's one line is: "I didn't have any lines today!" Zorak replies: "That made some people glad!"
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* [[Medium Shift Gag]]: In "Pavement", when Space Ghost flies to Jupiter to battle Fidor, he becomes an action figure, filmed in live action.
* [[Mentos Finger]]: Zorak gives one in "Zorak".
* [[
* [[Musical Episode]] "O Coast to Coast!", aka "Boatshow". Program is [http://www.snard.com/sg/ghostbill.html here].
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Space Ghost says a variant of this in "Edelweiss" when he thinks he killed Zorak by blasting him too many times:
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': Heaven help me; WHAT HAVE I DONE?! (beat) Oh well.}}
** Another variation of this from "Baffler Meal":
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': [[It Makes Sense in Context|What have I done to the future of classic rock?!]]}}
* [[
* [[Negative Continuity]]: "Idlewild South" ends with {{spoiler|Space Ghost dying in a car wreck, and Space Ghost's ghost getting shot by a ghost bear}}. Don't ask.
** This is odd, due to the fact that early on, the show had some form of continuity (for example, Zorak's cannibalization of his nephew, Raymond, was referenced in episodes beyond "Hungry", the only episode where Raymond was shown alive; the subject was dropped after Raymond became an angel).
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** "Curling Flower Space": C. Ling Tile
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Moltar is usually the voice of reason and the straight man bullied by Space Ghost.
* [[Out
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': So, Zorak how was your weekend?<br />
'''Zorak''': I did some volunteer work over at the orphanage.<br />
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** The original version of "Warren" looped three times in a bizarre [[Framing Device]] that had Space Ghost and company watch the events of the episode from his TV, only to start them again when Space Ghost asks, "That was good. What else is on?". The shortened version shows only one iteration.
* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]: "Overruled! I am the undisputed breakfast master!"
* [[Pre
{{quote| '''Monitor''': You've destroyed Warren, I'm tellin'. You've destroyed Warren, I'm tellin'. You've destroyed Warren, I'm tellin'.<br />
'''Space Ghost''': Tell 'em THIS! (zaps monitor) When you see 'em in Poland / Pelham / Conyers! }}
* [[Precision F
* [[Previously On]]: "Jacksonville" features this. In a subversion of this trope, nearly all the clips displayed never actually occurred in the episode before this, "Glen Campbell". Some of the footage was actually from "CHiPs".
* [[Pro Bono Barter]]: In "Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite", Space Ghost reveals that when he was making the commercials for Sugarman's Potted Meat Food Product, he was paid in sandwiches. He didn't seem to mind, though.
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* [[Satan]] {{spoiler|turns out to be [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]].}}
* [[Say My Name]]: "Banjo! Banjo!! ''[[Skyward Scream|BAANJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]''"
* [[Self
** From the intro to "Woody Allen's Fall Project":
{{quote| '''Announcer''': And now, in case you haven't already changed the channel...}}
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* [[Special Edition Title]]: For the episode which parodied the ''Late Show with [[David Letterman]]'', a new title was commissioned panning the galaxy in the manner the ''Late Show'' titles pan around New York. It was used on other episodes in order to amortize the cost of the titles on to the budgets for them. There was also a special opening for the [[Musical Episode]].
* [[Special Guest]]
* [[Spin
** ''Coast to Coast'' could be argued to have spun off the two ''very'' different things [[Cartoon Network (Creator)|Cartoon Network]] is best remembered, and watched, for: its other original cartoons, including ''[[Dexters Laboratory (Animation)|Dexters Laboratory]]'' and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (Animation)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'', through its "World Premiere Toon-In" kick-off special, and [[Adult Swim]] as a whole (which launched with almost entirely Williams Street productions, including ''[[C 2 C]]'' and ''The Brak Show''). That's before you even get to Toonami.
* [[Spit Take]]: Done often, one time Space Ghost does it three times in a row (the third is bloody).
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* [[Take That]]: Jeff Foxworthy is on the show after Foxworthy’s sitcom didn’t work out, but before [[Blue Collar Comedy]]. He has issues with how Space Ghost treats his underlings and points out that he once had a show, but didn’t treat anyone as badly as Space Ghost.
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': But the difference between your show and my show is that mine is still on.}}
* [[Take That, Audience!]]: In "Pavement":
{{quote| '''Space Ghost''': Welcome back, stupid viewers! You'll watch anything! Go ahead, change the channel, you'll be back!}}
* [[Talking to Himself]]: C. Martin Croker is Zorak and Moltar.
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** It also shows us a new future of rock 'n' roll dominated by Colonial-era musicians, who perform a bizarre cover of "[[Led Zeppelin|Black Dog]]" with fast-food-related lyrics.
* [[What Is Going On]]: Space Ghost asks, "...What happened?" at the end of "Girl Hair" while Bizarro Santa and the Tooth Fairy are fighting. In a subversion of this trope, Space Ghost was involved with the plot the whole episode; he just doesn't understand it.
* [[Who Writes This Crap?]]: Subverted in "Pavement"; Space Ghost openly announces at the start that he wrote the episode. What follows is a ''very'' disorganized series of guest star interviews (for instance, Space Ghost trying to interview Goldie Hawn while indie rock darlings [[Pavement]] play loudly in the background, or defiantly eating chocolate ice cream throughout his interview with [[Red Green|Steve Smith]]) and plots that go nowhere (such as Zorak and Moltar in Space Ghost's prison).
** In "Flipmode", Zorak openly declares that the script sucks right at the start. Space Ghost forces him to participate, though.
* [[Your Mind Makes It Real]]: Chambraigne, an intelligence-enhancing shampoo that turns out to be a placebo, does this to Space Ghost.
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