Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost is a cartoon character who debuted in 1945 in a series of theatrical cartoons. He became the star character of Harvey Comics in the fifties and went on to several TV cartoon series (including Hanna-Barbera's Casper and the Space Angels and two specials), a 1995 film, and assorted direct-to-video features.
==References==
* An issue of the comic book headlined by Casper can be seen hanging in the window of Hooper's Store on Sesame Street in episodes 0152 and 0160.
* In the third season Farscape episode "Losing Time," Crichton addresses an energy being which has possessed Pilot as Casper.
* In the fourth season episode "Kansas," Crichton enters a semi-corporeal state and refers to himself as "Casper the friggin' joke."
==Muppet Mentions==
* In an episode of the 1996 Casper cartoon, Dr. Harvey accidentally uses hypnotic regression to turn Casper into a baby ghost. He tells him, "Casper! You gotta change back! The Muppet Babies'll sue our pants off."
==Connections==
*Dan Aykroyd played Ray Stantz in Casper (1995 film)
*Amy Brenneman played Amelia in Casper (1995 film)
*Dan Castellaneta voiced Dr. Harvey on Casper (TV, 1996-1998) and Stretch in Casper's Scare School (2006 TV movie)
*Rodney Dangerfield played himself in Casper (1995 film) and Mayor Johnny Hunt in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*Phyllis Diller voiced Aunt Spitzy in Casper's Scare School (2006 TV movie)
*Shelley Duvall played Gabby in Casper Meets Wendy (1998 video) 
*Clint Eastwood played himself in Casper (1995 film)
*Miriam Flynn voiced Poil on Casper (TV, 1996-1998) 
*Teri Garr played Fanny in Casper Meets Wendy (1998 video) 
*Brad Garrett played Fatso in Casper (1995 film) and the first two seasons of Casper (TV, 1996-1997)
*Mel Gibson played himself in Casper (1995 film)
*George Hamilton played Desmond Spellman in Casper Meets Wendy (1998 video) 
*Sherman Hemsley played a store owner in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*James Earl Jones voiced Kibosh in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*Edie McClurg played a librarian in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*Michael McKean played Bill Cash in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*Richard Moll played Principal Rabie in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video)
*Bobby Moynihan voiced Casper in the Harvey Girls Forever! episode "Scare Bad" (TV, 2020)
*Rob Paulsen voiced Spooky on Casper (TV, 1996-1998) 
*Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Kibosh in Casper's Scare School (2006 TV movie)
*Ben Stein played Rugg in Casper (1995 film), a teacher on Casper (TV, 1996-1998), a grocer in Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997 video), and a lawyer in Casper Meets Wendy (1998 video) 
*John Stephenson voiced Hairy Scary on Casper and the Angels and in the specials Casper's Halloween Special and Casper's First Christmas (all 1979)
*Allen Swift voiced supporting characters on The New Casper Cartoon Show (TV, 1963)
==See also==
*Timmy the Timid Ghost
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