Goober and the
Ghost Chasers are a group of youths who investigate supernatural
occurrences a la Scooby-Doo and Mystery, Inc. However, most of the
ghosts Goober (a talking dog) and company face are real, and they work for a magazine
on the supernatural, rather than being private investigators. Perhaps
Goober is a relative of Scooby’s, explaining their common talent
for speech, though Scooby doesn’t share Goober’s ability to turn
invisible when scared. Perhaps someone fed Goober a variant on John
Hawley Griffin’s serum. In the episode "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition," they come to the
aid of the Partridge kids, who are vacationing in Peaceful Cove,
where a mansion is haunted by the ghosts of Captain Ahab and Moby
Dick.Moby Dick and Captain Ahab are already
firmly in the CU; therefore, this crossover brings in Goober and the
gang. The Partridge kids are from The
Partridge Family,
thus bringing that show and its spin-off Getting
Together into
the CU. The Partridges appeared in eight of the sixteen episodes of
Goober
and the Ghost Chasers. Subsequent episodes have more crossovers. In "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," Goober
and pals come to the Partridge kids’ aid when their concert is
canceled due to Macbeth’s ghost attacking the Globe Theatre. In "The Singing Ghost," Frankenstein’s
Monster III tricks the Partridge kids into coming to his mansion so
he may steal Danny Partridge’s voice. Goober and the Ghost Chasers
prevent this from happening. It
is as yet unknown which of the many monsters created by members of
the Frankenstein family is "Frankenstein’s Monster III." In "Is Sherlock Holme?," Goober
and pals travel to England to investigate a series of thefts at a
haunted mansion, aided by Detective Sergeant Roger Sherlock, a
relative of Sherlock Holmes. Since
Sherlock Holmes is not known to have any ancestors with the surname
Sherlock, it is possible Roger’s full name is Roger Sherlock
Holmes, and he shortened it for professional reasons.
