Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan[59][60] and Frank Matalone.[60]
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Spooking with a Brogue
May 27, 1955
In Ireland, Casper decides to play along when a little Irish Boy (voiced by Mae Questel)[61] mistakes him for a leprechaun, unaware the boy is looking for real gold to save him and his mother from eviction.
Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan,[10][69] Gwen Davies[69] and Jack Mercer.[10]
A new opening theme song debuts.
36
Ground Hog Play
February 10, 1956
Casper makes friends with a little groundhog named Hillary (voiced by Mae Questel)[70] by pretending to be her missing shadow.
Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.[71]
37
Dutch Treat
April 20, 1956
Casper travels to Holland and teaches a Dutch boy named Hans (voiced by Mae Questel)[72] how to work and have fun at the same time.
Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan, Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer.[73]
38
Penguin for Your Thoughts
June 15, 1956
Casper must bring a Baby Penguin (voiced by Mae Questel)[74] to his parents at the South Pole when he accidentally scares away the stork tasked with delivering it.
Jack Mercer voices Mr. Penguin.
Sid Raymond voices Policeman, Plane Passenger.[75]
Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan.[74][75]
At the Museum of Music, Casper helps the ghost of composer Franz Schubert complete his "Unfinished Symphony".
Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Allen Swift.[10]
47
Heir Restorer
January 24, 1958
Casper travels to Montague Castle in England and meets and helps Sir Montague, the spirit of the manor, who's unable to leave until his missing heir can be found.
Final short solely directed by Isadore Sparber.[87][88]
Additional voices are provided by Frank Matalone, Norma Macmillan[87] and Gilbert Mack.[88]
48
Spook and Span
February 28, 1958
Casper has a hard time keeping a pig clean for the County Fair when all the pig wants to do is play in the mud.
Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.[90]
Scenes from "Casper's Spree Under the Sea", "Once Upon a Rhyme" and "To Boo or Not to Boo" are shown in this episode.
50
Which is Witch
May 2, 1958
When Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy)[92] takes Wendy (voiced by Mae Questel)[92] to the beach, Spooky (voiced by Jack Mercer)[93] plots to spoil their enjoyment.
Wendy the Good Little Witch makes her first and only appearance through the theatrical shorts.[94]
The Spookpreme Court decides to take Casper's powers away until he can actually scare someone. As the cartoon progresses, Casper (voiced by Norma Macmillan)[102] constantly forgets he does not possess his powers, which angers those he tries to help. Eventually he manages to scare a group of ghosts and regain his powers.
Mostly featuring recycled sequences from previous cartoons,[105] with only the final scene being newly animated.
Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer,[15] Mae Questel and Norma Macmillan.[104]
Home media
Numerous Casper cartoons were released on home video by Universal Studios (via MCA Inc.). In 2011, Shout! Factory released a DVD set titled Casper the Friendly Ghost: The Complete Collection - 1945-1963 which contains The Friendly Ghost, There's Good Boos To-Night, A Haunting We Will Go, all 55 theatrical cartoons, and all 26 episodes of The New Casper Cartoon Show.[106]
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