''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' is an

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produced by

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, broadcast on

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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 ''

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'' in 1977–78. On cable, it was shown as part of

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and on

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starting in 2000. Like many animated television programs created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.

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and

airings of the show have the track muted.

Plot

Similar to Hanna-Barbera's successful ''

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'', ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' also features a group of teenagers (Ted, Gilly and Tina) solving spooky mysteries with their Saluki Goober. Writing for ''Ghost Chasers Magazine'', the group uses their equipment from the Apparition Kit (like the Specter Detector, the Poltergeist Powder, etc.) when it comes to determining whether the

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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 (but could not control it) and his closest human companion is reckless instead of cowardly. Also unlike Scooby-Doo, Goober can speak more clearly, but speaks only to "break the

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" with a comment aimed at the viewers; otherwise, he merely barks. In eight of the first 11 episodes, the Partridge Kids (from ''

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'') 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.

Cast

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as Ted *

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as Tina *

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as Gilly *

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as Goober

Additional

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as Danny Partridge * Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge *

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as Laurie Partridge *

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as Chris Partridge *

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as Himself * Michael Gray as Himself

Episodes

Merchandising

In 1974, King Seeley released a metal

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and

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featuring Goober, which shared space with another Hanna-Barbera series, ''

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''. Goober was featured in a magic

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set that was offered free inside

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packages in 1974.

Home media

In 1986 and 1988, two

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editions of the series were released. ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'', a 45-minute cassette containing the first two episodes guest-starring The Partridge Kids ("Brush Up Your Shakespeare" and "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition"), was released by Worldvision Home Video on October 21, 1986, and ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Chase Is On!'', an 81-minute cassette containing four episodes ("The Singing Ghost", "Aloha Ghost", "Mummy Knows Best" and "The Haunted Wax Museum"), was released by Hanna-Barbera Home Video on September 29, 1988. The ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers premiere episode, "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition", was included on the

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compilation ''Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s – Volume 1'' released by

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on May 26, 2009. On October 26, 2010,

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released ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Complete Series'' on DVD in region 1 as part of their

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. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

References

External links

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