The Spacebots Meets the Ghastly Gang

**The Spacebots Meets the Ghastly Gang** is a 1987 American animated film. It is produced by Nelvana Limited. It is released in October 20, 1987.

## Plot:

When Simon learns that he's inherited a mansion from his recently deceased uncle, he with Sam, Seth, Soleil, Sarah, and Sally head out to find it. However, trouble with ghosts, an escaped ape and a gun-toting huckster prompt the trio to call on ghost exterminators to help them "get rid of the ghosts" haunting them as they search for Shaggy's inheritance, hidden in his uncle's mansion.

## Synopsis:

Simon inherits a southern mansion from his recently departed Uncle Therold. No sooner do he, Sam, Seth, Soleil, Sarah, and Sally Spacebot arrive at the plantation than they find it is haunted by his ghost.

Soleil suggests they call ghost exterminators, and the Spacebots end up hiring the Ghastly Gang: Capper, Quivery, Rosie, and Hasty. When Simon asks them how can they be ghost exterminators when they themselves are ghosts, one of the gang replies "*It takes one to know one, you know!*". However, the Ghastly Gang prove to be inept ghost catchers and often find themselves in the way of Simon and the Spacebots.

While trying to eliminate the ghosts from his new residence, Simon discovers that his uncle has hidden a fortune in diamonds in various places throughout the plantation, with a clue to each location for how to find the next. Thus, he, Sam, Seth, Soleil, Sarah, and Sally begin a treasure hunt, while attempting to avoid and/or rid themselves of the Spectre Skeleton, who is also after the diamonds.

Other obstacles Simon, Sam, Seth, Soleil, Sarah, and Sally encounter include Sgt. Bob Simons, an escaped gorilla, and Tracey Williams, who has a crush on Simon, much to her gun-toting brother Randall's disapproval.

Eventually, they catch one of the ghosts and find the treasure. The villain is unmasked as the sheriff when another sheriff arrives. The real Bob arrests the imposter and reveals him to be his twin brother Cameron. Simon is so taken by the Ghastly Gang's story that they need a home to haunt, that he turns the mansion over to them and the treasure is put into the Therold Trust Fund for Orphans.

Saying their goodbyes, Simon, and the Spacebots drive back home. Along the way, they encounter another ghost resembling Therold, which Simon thinks is another prank of Sam's, until he realizes it's real and speeds away as fast as possible.

## Cast:

* Corey Burton as Sam Spacebot
* Chris Young as Simon Spacebot
* Billie Mae Richards as Seth Spacebot
* Jen Tolley as Soleil Spacebot
* Tress MacNeille as Sarah Spacebot
* Russi Taylor as Sally Spacebot
* Bob Dermer as Capper
* Rob Paulsen as Hasty
* Chuck McCann as Quivery
* Terri Hawkes as Rosie
* Dom DeLuise as Nefario
* John Candy as Sgt. Bob, Cameron Simons
* Karen Bernstein as Tracey Williams
* Pat Buttram as Randall Williams
* Jim Cummings as Spectre Skeleton
* Kathy Laskey as the Wicked Witch (uncredited)

## Suspects:

 Cameron Simons | He knew how to turn off the Headless Horseman's mechanical horse.

## Trivia:

* Simon is a little more serious.
* This is the first movie not to feature Jay or Patty Spacebot.
* This is also the first movie in which Simon Spacebot is the primary male character.
* Therold's house is called "Therold Plantation", "Therold Manor", and "Therold Mansion".
* Throughout the movie, there are various clues to Therold's treasure which leads the Spacebots to various places in the mansion. Starting at the freezer the clues are:
	+ *Go to the part of the house with its knee out.* - chimney
	+ *A broken key unlocks the next door.* - piano
	+ *Look for a relative who is quite old, whose face cannot look, and whose hands cannot hold.* - grandfather clock
	+ *What does this clock lack besides a tock?* - attic
	+ *Don't look any higher. Think what you are when you're not the buyer.* - cellar
	+ *Look for a kind of stone you wear as a hat* - headstone in cemetery
	+ *You're nearing the end of this obstacle course. If you go buggy, you won't need a horse.* - barn
	+ *Think how you are feeling when you are not sick.* - well
	+ *At the end of the tunnel, there are many more pearls and many more perils.* - pearls in the basement
	+ *There's no mystery for this clue. In Bear Cave, the jewels are in plain view.* - bear cave
	+ *Go to a place that covers the tide and "pier" inside.* - boathouse
	+ *No more riddles, here ends the chase the treasure is in the fireplace.* - fireplace
* Kathy Laskey is uncredited.