Greatest 30 Minutes of Television Finally on DVD
posted by The Joe
Before Adult Swim made bizarre animated comedy mainstream, there was Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. And in the winter of 1999, the show was responsible for the greatest half hour I’ve ever witnessed in the technology’s existence. The episode was ‘Fire Ant,’ where during the show’s funniest interview (with Conan O’Brien), Space Ghost left to follow an ant. For 10 minutes.
After screening what I believe was only that one time, the episode cut that precious piece of brilliance to fit the 15-minute Adult Swim timeslot and shows like Sealab 2021 and Wondershowzen made this odd waste of television time commonplace. But Space Ghost did it first, and did it best.
Fast forward to now – Williams Street just released Space Ghost: Volume Five on their website, and the episode is included in its entirety, along with episodes involving Tenacious D, Willie Nelson, Hanson, Bjork, Thom Yorke, Jon Benjamin, and more. It’s awesome. Order it HERE.
‘Fire Ant’ Part One
Part Two
Part Three