Space Ghost Coast to Coast/Elevator

Elevator
Season 1, Episode 3
Airdate	May 6, 1994
Production Number	9403-03
Written by	Matthew Maiellaro Andy Merrill Khaki Jones Keith Crofford
Directed by	Jeff Doud C. Martin Croker
← 1x02 Gilligan	1x04 → CHiPs
Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Season One

Elevator is the third episode of the second season of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and is the third episode overall. Space Ghost finds out friends are enemies that don't have the guts to kill you, that Nixon called Tim Leary dangerous, and that Ashley Judd can make really good chocolate pies.

Guest Stars: Ashley Judd (Herself), Timothy Leary (Himself), Judy Tenuta (Herself)

Plot Overview

Judy Tenuta makes a bunch of crappy jokes, Timothy Leary discusses his history as a champion of psychedelic drug research, and Space Ghost flies by Ashley's interview so he, Zorak and Moltar can go get some Mexican food.

Notes

Guests

• Judy Tenuta: Stuck on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainer hierarchy, Judy Tenuda is a stand-up prop comedian who often uses an accordion in her act. This has led to an association with Weird Al Yankovic and a role in his television show, The Weird Al Show. She often refers to herself as "The Goddess of the Galaxy."

• Timothy Leary: Timothy Leary is a psychologist and '60s counterculture icon who coined the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out." He also is a vocal proponent of the thereputic uses of psychedelic drugs such as LSD.

• Ashley Judd: One of the infamous Judd sisters, Ashley Judd is the actress of the three. She had major roles in Heat and Smoke, as well as a minor role in Natural Born Killers which was cut from the theatrical cut of the film.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Production Order: Although this was the third episode aired, it was actually the first episode produced.

Allusions and References

• The Golden Girls: The Golden Girls is a sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1980s about four elderly women who spend most of their time bickering at one another despite being good friends. The series ran for 7 years before finally being ended and sold into syndication.

Zorak: Yes! The Golden Girls! I love the one where they all eat contaminated Geritol and die!

• Jack Benny: Jack Benny was a comedic innovator who practically invented stand-up comedy and the situational comedy. He was renowned for his incredible sense of comedic timing and for his ability to get laughs with even the slightest expression. As well as a popular radio comedian, he managed to successfully make the jump to television. In this episode, the scene where Moltar and Zorak try to escape in the elevator is from a Jack Benny show.

Quotes

• Zorak: Yes! The Golden Girls! I love the one where they all eat contaminated Geritol and die!
  Space Ghost: Zorak, that's not one of their episodes!
  Zorak: Well, it should have been.

• Judy Tenuta: Space Ghost, you must remember one thing: friends are just enemies who don't have the guts to kill you!
  Space Ghost: Judy, are friends just enemies who don't have the guts to kill you?
  Judy Tenuta: Yes! Friends are just enemies who don't have the guts to kill you!