History WesternAnimation / GooberAndTheGhostChasers

This series aired for one season (1973) on Creator/{{ABC}}. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gillie, their reckless photographer. While often compared to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' for operating on similar premises, several things that were in this show that were not in earlier Scooby incarnations later became a part of the Scooby incarnations.

UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain and Michael Grey were guests in one episode each, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in several others.

UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain and Michael Grey were guests in one episode each, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a several others.

Remember that classic Creator/HannaBarbera show that was about [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo a gang of teenagers and their cowardly dog solving supernatural mysteries]]? Well, of course! [[BaitAndSwitch Who could forget]] ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers''?

This series aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gillie, their reckless photographer. While often compared to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' for operating on similar premises, several things that were in this show that were not in earlier Scooby incarnations later became a part of the Scooby incarnations.

Remember that classic Creator/HannaBarbera show that was about [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo a gang of teenagers and their cowardly dog solving supernatural mysteries]]? Well, of course! [[BaitAndSwitch Who could forget ''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'']]?

''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' was a show by Creator/HannaBarbera that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gillie, their reckless photographer. While often compared to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' for operating on similar premises, several things that were in this show that were not in earlier Scooby incarnations later became a part of the Scooby incarnations.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Jimmy McDonald, a friend of the gang, makes these all the time in his episode. In the end they ask him what he plans to raise on this farm, he answers with corn. As Goober notes "corn for the cornball".

* ChekhovsGun: In "Aloha Ghost", the island girl who helps the gang escape the ghost of Matamoa mysteriously disappears each time. In addition, the Specter Detector beeps whenever Matamoa is around, but he isn't affected by the Haunter Taunter. In the end, it turns out "Matamoa" is just a guy in a costume, and the island girl is the ghost who was being detected.

''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' was a blatant ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' clone by Creator/HannaBarbera, which had created the original show. It aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gillie, their reckless photographer. UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others. Because ''of course'' they did...

* CoolCar: Or Cool thing they drive in this case.

* LetsSplitUpGang: This gang also often splits up.

''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' was a blatant ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' clone by Creator/HannaBarbera, which had created the original show. It aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer. UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others. Because ''of course'' they did...

* CoolCar
* CrossOver: Goober and company cross over with guest stars in most of their episodes, mostly with the Partridge Family.

* TwinSwitch: Dunk attempts to perform this to mixed results in one episode.

'''''Goober and the Ghost Chasers''''' was a blatant ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' clone by Creator/HannaBarbera, which had created the original show. It aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer. UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others. Because ''of course'' they did...

'''Goober and the Ghost Chasers'' was a blatant ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' clone by Creator/HannaBarbera, which had created the original show. It aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer. UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others. Because ''of course''...

Creator/HannaBarbera produced this ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' variant for Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer.

UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others.

* CatchPhrase: Goober "This is ridic-ilic-ilic-ilous!"
* CoolCar: Whatever exactly describes their vehicle, but it looks really cool!
* CrossOver: Goober and company crossover with guest stars in most of their episodes. Mostly The Partridge Family.

** Regardless of whether the fake ghost was pretending to be the real ghost.

* ScoobyDooHoax: Utilized, but most episodes also contained real ghosts.

* FollowTheLeader: This show has a very distinctive part in the Hanna Barbera meddling kids trend. While it clearly is partially following after ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', a lot of it's variations from Scooby ended up becoming more common in later Scooby installments. So it followed Scooby, yet Scooby later followed it's lead.
** On one base level Ted is essentially our straight guy leader. Tina is his beta, who is the pretty girl like Daphne. But Tina is a reporter here and not that ditzy. Daphne of course in the later years lot her "danger prone" gimmick and her career of choice was a reporter.
** While Gillie may look to be drawn like Shaggy, in reality the Goober and Gillie dynamic is actually a predecessor to the Scooby and Scrappy dynamic. As Goober would run away like a coward while Gillie stayed behind to take pictures, resulting in Goober rushing back to save Gillie.
** The RealAfterAll references would later be utilized in some Scooby productions although it was featured in Goober episodes years before any Scooby show itself used the trope.
** Lastly guest stars appear in this show as well, Something it followed Scooby in from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies''.
* GhostPirate: They meet two on a ship, named Dink and Dunk. One is a friendly ghost, the other not so much

* RecklessSidekick: Gillie to Goober, even though Goober is the dog it's his show and his sidekick almost always stays to take a picture of the ghost after Goober already ran away.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Gilly, Ted and Tina, respectively.

WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others.

* CoolCar: Whatever exactly describes their vehicle, but it looks damn cool!

* TakeThat: The Warner Bros.-run site ''Saturday Morning Forever'' called this "Scooby Don't."

WiltChamberlain was a guest in one episode, and the kids from ''ThePartridgeFamily'' appeared in a few others.

* RealAfterAll: Used in this show more than anywhere else in Hanna Barbera. Real ghosts often helped the gang unmask the fake ghosts.
** Regardless of whether the fake ghost was pretending to be the real ghost

* ScoobyDooHoax

Creator/HannaBarbera produced this ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' variant for Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer.

HannaBarbera produced this ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' variant for Creator/{{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer.

HannaBarbera produced this ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' variant for {{ABC}} in the early 1970s. Goober, voiced by PaulWinchell, is a dog who becomes invisible when he is scared. His human companions are Ted and Tina, reporters for ''Ghost Chaser'' magazine, and Gilly, their reckless photographer.