The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

Ended First aired 13/Sep/1986 United States English 8 season(s) 143 episode(s)
The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.

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Season 7 · Season 7
4 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Sep/1991
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S7E4
20,000 Leagues Under the Street
Air date: 05/Oct/1991 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

As a man who hates bugs, Peter is horrified with an ant farm arrives in the mail for Ray. Peter's phobia is put to the test when he is taken captive by the spirit of the long-dead Egyptian Insect God, Apshai, and his horde of giant insect slaves.

Summary

As a man who hates bugs, Peter is horrified with an ant farm arrives in the mail for Ray. Peter's phobia is put to the test when he is taken captive by the spirit of the long-dead Egyptian Insect God, Apshai, and his horde of giant insect slaves.

S7E3
Attack of the B-Movie Monsters
Air date: 21/Sep/1991 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to Japan to investigate the sighting of several immense creatures in the Tokyo Bay. A local schoolboy, Kenji, tells the Ghostbusters that the creatures are identical to old Japanese movie monsters of the fifties!

Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to Japan to investigate the sighting of several immense creatures in the Tokyo Bay. A local schoolboy, Kenji, tells the Ghostbusters that the creatures are identical to old Japanese movie monsters of the fifties!

S7E2
Not Now, Slimer!
Air date: 14/Sep/1991 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Slimer has been pestering they guys too much and they finally snap at him. He sulks off to the attic, just as the Ghostbusters are called out on a mission. When a powerful ghost heads for the firehouse to destroy it, a despondent Slimer is the last line of defense!

Summary

Slimer has been pestering they guys too much and they finally snap at him. He sulks off to the attic, just as the Ghostbusters are called out on a mission. When a powerful ghost heads for the firehouse to destroy it, a despondent Slimer is the last line of defense!

S7E1
The Treasure of Sierra Tamale
Air date: 07/Sep/1991 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Peter's father shows up with a map to the lost treasure deep in the jungles of Mexico. Ray and Slimer agree to aid him, but the three hunters get more than they bargained for when they face the Winged Spirits guarding the treasure!

Summary

Peter's father shows up with a map to the lost treasure deep in the jungles of Mexico. Ray and Slimer agree to aid him, but the three hunters get more than they bargained for when they face the Winged Spirits guarding the treasure!

Season 6 · Season 6
16 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Sep/1990
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S6E16
The Magnificent Five
Air date: 24/Nov/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Black Bart, a villainous cowboy-ghost from the Spirit World, takes over a Texas town, planning to drain its underground spectral energy well of a power source that will turn him into a full-fledged demon!

Summary

Black Bart, a villainous cowboy-ghost from the Spirit World, takes over a Texas town, planning to drain its underground spectral energy well of a power source that will turn him into a full-fledged demon!

S6E15
Busters in Toyland
Air date: 17/Nov/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A demon trapped inside an ancient cuckoo clock snatches Louis Tully's nephew, Lawrence, from his birthday party. The Ghostbusters come to the rescue, but Peter is sucked into a dimensional portal.

Summary

A demon trapped inside an ancient cuckoo clock snatches Louis Tully's nephew, Lawrence, from his birthday party. The Ghostbusters come to the rescue, but Peter is sucked into a dimensional portal.

S6E14
Very Beast Friends
Air date: 10/Nov/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters take a cruise on Ray's brand-new sailboat and get caught up in a battle between immortal demons Kishnar and Anshar. They soon possess the bodies of Peter and Ray in order to battle to the death.

Summary

The Ghostbusters take a cruise on Ray's brand-new sailboat and get caught up in a battle between immortal demons Kishnar and Anshar. They soon possess the bodies of Peter and Ray in order to battle to the death.

S6E13
Stay Tooned
Air date: 03/Nov/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When lightning hits the Ghostbusters' television antenna, Ray and Slimer's favorite animated character, Sammy K. Ferret, comes to life! The selfish and tricky toon plays classical cartoon pranks, but hides a sinister secret!

Summary

When lightning hits the Ghostbusters' television antenna, Ray and Slimer's favorite animated character, Sammy K. Ferret, comes to life! The selfish and tricky toon plays classical cartoon pranks, but hides a sinister secret!

S6E12
Guess What's Coming to Dinner
Air date: 27/Oct/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

While the Ghostbusters are on vacation, a grotesque ghost family moves into the firehouse. The guys return to find their home redecorated, all of their equipment thrown away, and the Containment Unit damaged!

Summary

While the Ghostbusters are on vacation, a grotesque ghost family moves into the firehouse. The guys return to find their home redecorated, all of their equipment thrown away, and the Containment Unit damaged!

S6E11
Afterlife in the Fast Lane
Air date: 20/Oct/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

During an automobile race for charity, the Ghostbusters are tricked into entering a tunnel to the Netherworld run by a demon with a passion for high risk games. The team must now outrace and defeat the creature's ghoulish obstacles.

Summary

During an automobile race for charity, the Ghostbusters are tricked into entering a tunnel to the Netherworld run by a demon with a passion for high risk games. The team must now outrace and defeat the creature's ghoulish obstacles.

S6E10
Deja Boo
Air date: 13/Oct/1990 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

The sinister Professor Dweeb captures Slimer by posing as an innocent ice cream vendor. By using his new invention, Dweeb intends to read Slimer's mind and discover a ghost's vulnerability. Helplessly trapped, Slimer can only watch as the evil Professor scans through his memories.

Summary

The sinister Professor Dweeb captures Slimer by posing as an innocent ice cream vendor. By using his new invention, Dweeb intends to read Slimer's mind and discover a ghost's vulnerability. Helplessly trapped, Slimer can only watch as the evil Professor scans through his memories.

S6E9
The Slob
Air date: 06/Oct/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A New York garbage strike on the hottest day of the year prompts the appearance of Glob, who teams up with the misguided Professor Dweeb, to bust his baby brother Sleaze out of the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit!

Summary

A New York garbage strike on the hottest day of the year prompts the appearance of Glob, who teams up with the misguided Professor Dweeb, to bust his baby brother Sleaze out of the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit!

S6E8
Russian About
Air date: 06/Oct/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When the Ghostbusters visit Russia to lecture about ghostbusting, they are made scapegoats for the theft of the precious Nameless Book, a link to awakening a great evil.

Summary

When the Ghostbusters visit Russia to lecture about ghostbusting, they are made scapegoats for the theft of the precious Nameless Book, a link to awakening a great evil.

S6E7
My Left Fang
Air date: 29/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The mysterious disappearance of all of the ghosts in a haunted Transylvanian town is threatening their tourism and economy. The Ghostbusters are called in to bring the ghosts back, but they meet an evil Count who wants to stop them.

Summary

The mysterious disappearance of all of the ghosts in a haunted Transylvanian town is threatening their tourism and economy. The Ghostbusters are called in to bring the ghosts back, but they meet an evil Count who wants to stop them.

S6E6
Spacebusters
Air date: 22/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Winston is accepted to the National Space Program as a civilian expert in supernatural phenomena, but during his visit at the space station he comes across a class seven alien ghosts that is sucking the energy and atoms out of his fellow astronauts!

Summary

Winston is accepted to the National Space Program as a civilian expert in supernatural phenomena, but during his visit at the space station he comes across a class seven alien ghosts that is sucking the energy and atoms out of his fellow astronauts!

S6E5
Mean Green Teen Machine
Air date: 22/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Mean Green Teen Machine, three reptilian-like surfing ghosts, catch a wave into New York City in order to satisfy their unquenchable craving for pizza. After a day of battling the three ghosts, the Ghostbusters decide to test Egon's latest machine which can provide any desired dream... or nightmare!

Summary

The Mean Green Teen Machine, three reptilian-like surfing ghosts, catch a wave into New York City in order to satisfy their unquenchable craving for pizza. After a day of battling the three ghosts, the Ghostbusters decide to test Egon's latest machine which can provide any desired dream... or nightmare!

S6E4
Ghostworld
Air date: 15/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Janine, Ray and Slimer go to check out the new amusement park, Ghostworld, they are kidnapped by a demonic gatekeeper and possessed by his evil ghost companions. Unfortunately, Winston and Peter are led into the same trap! Can Egon and his over-nurturing mother rescue them?

Summary

When Janine, Ray and Slimer go to check out the new amusement park, Ghostworld, they are kidnapped by a demonic gatekeeper and possessed by his evil ghost companions. Unfortunately, Winston and Peter are led into the same trap! Can Egon and his over-nurturing mother rescue them?

S6E3
The Haunting of Heck House
Air date: 15/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

In flashback, the Ghostbusters recount their most dangerous exploit: the time they spent the night in Heck House, the most haunted house on the planet, inhabited by thousands of ghosts! For their troubles they are to receive a million dollars apiece, provided they survive the evening until dawn, without their Proton Packs!

Summary

In flashback, the Ghostbusters recount their most dangerous exploit: the time they spent the night in Heck House, the most haunted house on the planet, inhabited by thousands of ghosts! For their troubles they are to receive a million dollars apiece, provided they survive the evening until dawn, without their Proton Packs!

S6E2
You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks
Air date: 08/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

All of The Great Strazinski's assistants keep disappearing in the magician's new cabinet trick and the Ghostbusters are called in to figure out the creepy cabinet's mystery. Soon enough they are transported into the realm of Gorgar, a ghost craving knowledge from a true magician.

Summary

All of The Great Strazinski's assistants keep disappearing in the magician's new cabinet trick and the Ghostbusters are called in to figure out the creepy cabinet's mystery. Soon enough they are transported into the realm of Gorgar, a ghost craving knowledge from a true magician.

S6E1
Janine, You've Changed
Air date: 08/Sep/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

By comparing new and old photographs of Janine, the Ghostbusters discover she has physically transformed during the last few years! As Janine feels less and less appreciated and attractive to the guy, the more she lets her Fairy Godmother change and possess her.

Summary

By comparing new and old photographs of Janine, the Ghostbusters discover she has physically transformed during the last few years! As Janine feels less and less appreciated and attractive to the guy, the more she lets her Fairy Godmother change and possess her.

Season 5 · Season 5
21 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Sep/1989
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S5E20
Loose Screws
Air date: 09/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come to life.

Summary

Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come to life.

S5E19
Revenge of the Ghostmaster
Air date: 09/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and ghost traps.

Summary

The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and ghost traps.

S5E17
It's About Time
Air date: 25/Nov/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The firehouse is going to be torn down to make way for a new expressway, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap accident. They have to find a way back and fight ghosts without their equipment.

Summary

The firehouse is going to be torn down to make way for a new expressway, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap accident. They have to find a way back and fight ghosts without their equipment.

S5E12
Transcendental Tourists
Air date: 09/Sep/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.

Summary

A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.

S5E10
Venk-Man!
Air date: 18/Nov/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After being hit by Egon's experimental proton ray, Peter becomes something of a superhero, as his muscles grow and he becomes a buldging muscle hunk with powers, but it won't last long.

Summary

After being hit by Egon's experimental proton ray, Peter becomes something of a superhero, as his muscles grow and he becomes a buldging muscle hunk with powers, but it won't last long.

S5E9
The Halloween Door
Air date: 02/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley (Michael Rye) and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and used by Crowley to accomplish his goal. Unfortunately, all he does is break a seal, opening our world to numerous ghosts – including the huge, rampaging Boogaloo (Brian O'Neal) – and giving the Ghostbusters a lot to handle on Halloween night.

Summary

The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley (Michael Rye) and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and used by Crowley to accomplish his goal. Unfortunately, all he does is break a seal, opening our world to numerous ghosts – including the huge, rampaging Boogaloo (Brian O'Neal) – and giving the Ghostbusters a lot to handle on Halloween night.

S5E8
The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!
Air date: 02/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are on live TV at the tomb of Al Capone (Jocko Marcellino) where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to the other side, getting involved with Al Capone and other supernatural criminals.

Summary

The Ghostbusters are on live TV at the tomb of Al Capone (Jocko Marcellino) where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to the other side, getting involved with Al Capone and other supernatural criminals.

S5E7
Jailbusters
Air date: 09/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slimer to save them from a horrible punishment.

Summary

The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slimer to save them from a horrible punishment.

S5E6
Future Tense
Air date: 23/Dec/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is quickly proved right and the next vision shows them their deaths.

Summary

The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is quickly proved right and the next vision shows them their deaths.

S5E5
Partners in Slime
Air date: 14/Oct/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently-captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town to save Louis and Janine.

Summary

A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently-captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town to save Louis and Janine.

S5E4
If I Were a Witch Man
Air date: 21/Oct/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her 300 years ago, which includes Egon.

Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her 300 years ago, which includes Egon.

S5E3
Elementary My Dear Winston
Air date: 30/Sep/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Professor Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help him. Moriarty seeks to absorb all the ghosts in the containment unit.

Summary

The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Professor Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help him. Moriarty seeks to absorb all the ghosts in the containment unit.

S5E2
Three Men and an Egon
Air date: 28/Oct/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. The catch- they only have until midnight, at which time the now infant Egon will vanish from existence forever.

Summary

A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. The catch- they only have until midnight, at which time the now infant Egon will vanish from existence forever.

S5E1
Something's Going Around
Air date: 16/Sep/1989 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor (Stanley Ralph Ross) he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato chips, which makes people allergic to ghosts, and only Peter has eaten enough of them. The doctor gives them more chips. What the Ghostbusters don't know is that the doctor is a ghost and they have to develop resistance to the allergy.

Summary

Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor (Stanley Ralph Ross) he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato chips, which makes people allergic to ghosts, and only Peter has eaten enough of them. The doctor gives them more chips. What the Ghostbusters don't know is that the doctor is a ghost and they have to develop resistance to the allergy.

Season 4 · Season 4
8 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Sep/1988
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S4E8
The Brooklyn Triangle
Air date: 19/Nov/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

At an excavation site in Brooklyn, workers accidentally uncover a dimensional gateway to the world where all lost objects go. The Ghostbusters are called in to help plug the ever-widening chasm and discover that the company is run by someone very close to Winston.

Summary

At an excavation site in Brooklyn, workers accidentally uncover a dimensional gateway to the world where all lost objects go. The Ghostbusters are called in to help plug the ever-widening chasm and discover that the company is run by someone very close to Winston.

S4E7
Follow That Hearse
Air date: 12/Nov/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

At an Eastside wrecking yard, a pit of toxic liquid waste has an evil effect on a long dormant Indian earth spirit. When polluted, the once benign spirit rises from it's sacred resting grounds and takes possession of the Ecto-1, causing the hearse to come alive!

Summary

At an Eastside wrecking yard, a pit of toxic liquid waste has an evil effect on a long dormant Indian earth spirit. When polluted, the once benign spirit rises from it's sacred resting grounds and takes possession of the Ecto-1, causing the hearse to come alive!

S4E6
Short Stuff
Air date: 22/Oct/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostmaster general, tired of the Ghostbusters' constant interference, sends three ghostly bounty hunters to eliminate the heroes at the firehouse. In the ensuing battle the Ghostbustesr are reduced to six inches in height!

Summary

The Ghostmaster general, tired of the Ghostbusters' constant interference, sends three ghostly bounty hunters to eliminate the heroes at the firehouse. In the ensuing battle the Ghostbustesr are reduced to six inches in height!

S4E5
Robo-Buster
Air date: 15/Oct/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Janine falls head-over-heels for a wealthy industrialist who uses her friendship to gain acess to the Ghostbusters' files, from which he creates the Robo-Buster X-1! Now, the manufacturer claims the Robo-Buster doesn't merely contain spirits.. It actually destroys them!

Summary

Janine falls head-over-heels for a wealthy industrialist who uses her friendship to gain acess to the Ghostbusters' files, from which he creates the Robo-Buster X-1! Now, the manufacturer claims the Robo-Buster doesn't merely contain spirits.. It actually destroys them!

S4E4
Standing Room Only
Air date: 08/Oct/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Peter creates a Ghost Attractor which lures ghosts to the firehouse like a magnet. He believes that it will not only save the Ghostbusters a lot of legwork, but that it will also make them millionaires. Things don't go as planned.

Summary

Peter creates a Ghost Attractor which lures ghosts to the firehouse like a magnet. He believes that it will not only save the Ghostbusters a lot of legwork, but that it will also make them millionaires. Things don't go as planned.

S4E3
Poultrygeist
Air date: 24/Sep/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A Werechicken strikes an unsuspecting farmhouse, leaving a trail of mayhem and one very large egg. After a hungry Slimer tries to cook the egg and unintentionally hatches it, the newborn Werechicken bites Egon, turning him into a half-man, half-chicken creature!

Summary

A Werechicken strikes an unsuspecting farmhouse, leaving a trail of mayhem and one very large egg. After a hungry Slimer tries to cook the egg and unintentionally hatches it, the newborn Werechicken bites Egon, turning him into a half-man, half-chicken creature!

S4E2
Flip Side
Air date: 17/Sep/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Investigating a bizarre tornado in Central Park, the Ghostbusters are tossed into another dimension, a strange place that is exactly the opposite of New York City. In a world populated by ghosts, the heroes must evade capture by their own ghostly counterparts, the human-hunting Peoplebusters!

Summary

Investigating a bizarre tornado in Central Park, the Ghostbusters are tossed into another dimension, a strange place that is exactly the opposite of New York City. In a world populated by ghosts, the heroes must evade capture by their own ghostly counterparts, the human-hunting Peoplebusters!

S4E1
The Joke's on Ray
Air date: 10/Sep/1988 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Ray and Slimer have been in a joking mood lately, but things are about to get worse when a magical box is opened and releases two imps that like to play deadly practical jokes.

Summary

Ray and Slimer have been in a joking mood lately, but things are about to get worse when a magical box is opened and releases two imps that like to play deadly practical jokes.

Season 3 · Season 3
13 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Sep/1987
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S3E11
Big Trouble With Little Slimer
Air date: 14/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters' old "pal" and nemesis, Walter J. Peck, ex-EPA hatchet man extraordinaire, is back from the Gozer incident, and he's trying to raise some trouble with the Ghostbusters again. First he tries to get them arrested for illegal trespassing by calling in a phony ghost alert at a military base in Queens, but after that backfires, Peck joins up with BUFO (Bureau of Unidentified Flying Organisms), and takes Slimer with a court order. After some tests, Peck deems Slimer a hazard case and plans to destroy him with a cyclotron, forcing Ghostbusters to save Slimer from Peck.

Summary

The Ghostbusters' old "pal" and nemesis, Walter J. Peck, ex-EPA hatchet man extraordinaire, is back from the Gozer incident, and he's trying to raise some trouble with the Ghostbusters again. First he tries to get them arrested for illegal trespassing by calling in a phony ghost alert at a military base in Queens, but after that backfires, Peck joins up with BUFO (Bureau of Unidentified Flying Organisms), and takes Slimer with a court order. After some tests, Peck deems Slimer a hazard case and plans to destroy him with a cyclotron, forcing Ghostbusters to save Slimer from Peck.

S3E10
The Grundel
Air date: 07/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A boy named Lee goes to the Ghostbusters for help when his brother, Alec, begins acting strangely and doing bad things. When the guys decide to investigate, Egon learns a Grundel is making Alec do bad things and if something is not done soon, he will mutate into one.

Summary

A boy named Lee goes to the Ghostbusters for help when his brother, Alec, begins acting strangely and doing bad things. When the guys decide to investigate, Egon learns a Grundel is making Alec do bad things and if something is not done soon, he will mutate into one.

S3E9
Loathe Thy Neighbor
Air date: 31/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A family asks the Ghostbusters to find out why a bunch of weird stuff is happening in their house. This is complicated by the macabre nature of their mansion, with a very Addams Family vibe.

Summary

A family asks the Ghostbusters to find out why a bunch of weird stuff is happening in their house. This is complicated by the macabre nature of their mansion, with a very Addams Family vibe.

S3E8
Halloween II 1/2
Air date: 24/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Samhain's goblins release the spirit of Halloween from the Ecto-Containment Unit, and he turns the firehouse into his fortress. The Ghostbusters' attempts to take him down are foiled when the Junior Ghostbusters are captured by the vengeful spirit, and it's up to Slimer to help get them out.

Summary

Samhain's goblins release the spirit of Halloween from the Ecto-Containment Unit, and he turns the firehouse into his fortress. The Ghostbusters' attempts to take him down are foiled when the Junior Ghostbusters are captured by the vengeful spirit, and it's up to Slimer to help get them out.

S3E7
Sticky Business
Air date: 17/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the containment unit to shoot a commercial in exchange for getting $50,000 for a children's hospital. However, during the process of letting Stay Puft out, a vicious manta ray-like phantom escapes in order to seek revenge against the Ghostbusters.

Summary

The Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the containment unit to shoot a commercial in exchange for getting $50,000 for a children's hospital. However, during the process of letting Stay Puft out, a vicious manta ray-like phantom escapes in order to seek revenge against the Ghostbusters.

S3E4
The Boogeyman Is Back
Air date: 26/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After an almost deadly fall off the World Trade Center, Egon's fears start to get the better of him. So much so that the Boogeyman manages to tap into his fear and escape from his realm.

Summary

After an almost deadly fall off the World Trade Center, Egon's fears start to get the better of him. So much so that the Boogeyman manages to tap into his fear and escape from his realm.

S3E3
Slimer, Is That You?
Air date: 03/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Egon and Slimer switch minds and the timing couldn't be worse, as an egomaniacal ghost named the Master of Shadows (William Marshall) wishes to test his wits against the brainy 'buster', and destroy New York if he fails to measure up.

Summary

Egon and Slimer switch minds and the timing couldn't be worse, as an egomaniacal ghost named the Master of Shadows (William Marshall) wishes to test his wits against the brainy 'buster', and destroy New York if he fails to measure up.

S3E2
It's a Jungle Out There
Air date: 19/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An incredibly powerful evil animal demon escapes from his statue prison and turns the animals of New York City into fierce, aggressive, talking beasts that proceed to take over the city.

Summary

An incredibly powerful evil animal demon escapes from his statue prison and turns the animals of New York City into fierce, aggressive, talking beasts that proceed to take over the city.

S3E1
Baby Spookums
Air date: 12/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

During a rare eclipse of the moon, a baby ghosts slips through a dimensional crack and becomes lost in New York. The Ghostbusters adopt the cute ghost, but soon hear reports of two other ghosts causing trouble around town.

Summary

During a rare eclipse of the moon, a baby ghosts slips through a dimensional crack and becomes lost in New York. The Ghostbusters adopt the cute ghost, but soon hear reports of two other ghosts causing trouble around town.

Season 2 · Season 2
65 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Sep/1987
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S2E65
Transylvanian Homesick Blues
Air date: 11/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

Summary

Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

S2E64
Hanging By a Thread
Air date: 10/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, racing to stop the demons from controlling the lifespans of all mankind.

Summary

A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, racing to stop the demons from controlling the lifespans of all mankind.

S2E63
Station Identification
Air date: 09/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.

Summary

Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.

S2E62
Egon on the Rampage
Air date: 08/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A news crew, trying to create a sensationalist story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!

Summary

A news crew, trying to create a sensationalist story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!

S2E61
Lights! Camera! Haunting!
Air date: 07/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of their own… a movie that will feature the destruction of the Ghostbusters!

Summary

An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of their own… a movie that will feature the destruction of the Ghostbusters!

S2E60
The Devil in the Deep
Air date: 04/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.

Summary

Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.

S2E59
Don't Forget the Motor City
Air date: 03/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.

Summary

After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.

S2E58
Deadcon 1
Air date: 02/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!

Summary

A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!

S2E57
Masquerade
Air date: 01/Dec/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, the boy enters a haunted house with one of Egon's latest inventions.

Summary

Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, the boy enters a haunted house with one of Egon's latest inventions.

S2E56
Hard Knight's Day
Air date: 30/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.

Summary

When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.

S2E55
The Old College Spirit
Air date: 27/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!

Summary

A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!

S2E54
Play Them Ragtime Boos
Air date: 26/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.

Summary

While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.

S2E53
Beneath These Streets
Air date: 25/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!

Summary

After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!

S2E52
Last Train to Oblivion
Air date: 24/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!

Summary

The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!

S2E51
I Am the City
Air date: 23/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!

Summary

Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!

S2E50
Ghost Grows in Brooklyn
Air date: 20/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?

Summary

A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?

S2E49
The Devil to Pay
Air date: 19/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threatening!

Summary

Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threatening!

S2E48
Apocalypse -- What, Now?
Air date: 18/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the Ghostbusters, the sealed volume contains within it the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Summary

The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the Ghostbusters, the sealed volume contains within it the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

S2E47
Ain't Nasa-Sarily So
Air date: 17/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract.

Summary

The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract.

S2E46
The Scaring of the Green
Air date: 16/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-leaf clover, on St. Patrick's Day!

Summary

An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-leaf clover, on St. Patrick's Day!

S2E45
Bustman's Holiday
Air date: 13/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battling specters rise to cause massive destruction.

Summary

Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battling specters rise to cause massive destruction.

S2E44
Cry Uncle
Air date: 12/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but not all goes as planned.

Summary

When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but not all goes as planned.

S2E43
Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
Air date: 11/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get caught in one of the greatest showdowns the west has ever seen.

Summary

In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get caught in one of the greatest showdowns the west has ever seen.

S2E42
Sea Fright
Air date: 10/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by the pirate ghosts!

Summary

A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by the pirate ghosts!

S2E41
The Spirit of Aunt Lois
Air date: 09/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.

Summary

Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.

S2E40
Knock, Knock
Air date: 06/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghostbusters may not come back alive!

Summary

Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghostbusters may not come back alive!

S2E39
Moaning Stones
Air date: 05/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselves powerless, and Winston is revealed to be the only individual who can banish the demon.

Summary

When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselves powerless, and Winston is revealed to be the only individual who can banish the demon.

S2E38
The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
Air date: 04/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her, Mrs. Faversham turns to her only hope: the Ghostbusters.

Summary

Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her, Mrs. Faversham turns to her only hope: the Ghostbusters.

S2E37
The Headless Motorcyclist
Air date: 03/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters must help break the curse, but Peter's got troubles with the police!

Summary

A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters must help break the curse, but Peter's got troubles with the police!

S2E36
The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
Air date: 02/Nov/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Containment Unit and a mighty battle begins.

Summary

A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Containment Unit and a mighty battle begins.

S2E35
Boo-Dunit
Air date: 30/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last uncompleted novel!

Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last uncompleted novel!

S2E34
Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin
Air date: 29/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from capturing it.

Summary

The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from capturing it.

S2E33
Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?
Air date: 28/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen hopelessly in love with her?

Summary

An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen hopelessly in love with her?

S2E32
The Collect Call of Cathulhu
Air date: 27/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help them in their mission.

Summary

When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help them in their mission.

S2E31
A Fright at the Opera
Air date: 26/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyries!

Summary

Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyries!

S2E30
The Ghostbusters in Paris
Air date: 23/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the tower was actually a very early form of a Containment Unit!

Summary

When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the tower was actually a very early form of a Containment Unit!

S2E29
Ghost Busted
Air date: 22/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!

Summary

When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!

S2E28
The Hole in the Wall Gang
Air date: 21/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.

Summary

At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.

S2E27
Venkman's Ghost Repellers
Air date: 20/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship – and Peter's father – the Ghostbusters enter a very weird and dangerous dimension.

Summary

Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship – and Peter's father – the Ghostbusters enter a very weird and dangerous dimension.

S2E26
Chicken, He Clucked
Air date: 19/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.

Summary

A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.

S2E25
Lost and Foundry
Air date: 16/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When a ghost is caught and trapped in a steelyard by the Ghostbusters, it appears to have been vaporized. However the ghost merges with the steel which is cut and distributed throughout the city…. And now it wants to reassemble itself!

Summary

When a ghost is caught and trapped in a steelyard by the Ghostbusters, it appears to have been vaporized. However the ghost merges with the steel which is cut and distributed throughout the city…. And now it wants to reassemble itself!

S2E24
Victor the Happy Ghost
Air date: 15/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the Containment Unit. But to adopt him as a pet. But Slimer soon discovers a darker side to the new tenant.

Summary

The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the Containment Unit. But to adopt him as a pet. But Slimer soon discovers a darker side to the new tenant.

S2E23
You Can't Take it With You
Air date: 14/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An unkind dying billionaire has a machine built to send his money and possessions to the other side, so that he'll have it after he dies. Unfortunately, the machine releases horrendous ghosts in exchange.

Summary

An unkind dying billionaire has a machine built to send his money and possessions to the other side, so that he'll have it after he dies. Unfortunately, the machine releases horrendous ghosts in exchange.

S2E22
Doctor, Doctor
Air date: 13/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!

Summary

During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!

S2E21
The Man Who Never Reached Home
Air date: 12/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Simon Quegg, a selfish, insolent man, was cursed 100 years ago to never reach home, and is continually pursued by a terrible specter. When Ray is accidentally exchanged for Quegg, the Ghostbusters must try to break the curse!

Summary

Simon Quegg, a selfish, insolent man, was cursed 100 years ago to never reach home, and is continually pursued by a terrible specter. When Ray is accidentally exchanged for Quegg, the Ghostbusters must try to break the curse!

S2E20
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?
Air date: 09/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!

Summary

The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!

S2E19
Cold Cash and Hot Water
Air date: 08/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Peter's father stumbles upon a strange artifact in the Artic; a block of black ice containing a fire demon that was captured ages ago. Unfortunately, he and phony psychic Doctor Bassingame later unleash the demon into New York City!

Summary

Peter's father stumbles upon a strange artifact in the Artic; a block of black ice containing a fire demon that was captured ages ago. Unfortunately, he and phony psychic Doctor Bassingame later unleash the demon into New York City!

S2E18
The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye
Air date: 07/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Private eye Phillip Spade is surprised to find himself awake, in ghost form, after being dead for so many years. He soon realizes that he is back to solve a case that he failed to resolve while alive, now aided by four strange guys in funny jumpsuits.

Summary

Private eye Phillip Spade is surprised to find himself awake, in ghost form, after being dead for so many years. He soon realizes that he is back to solve a case that he failed to resolve while alive, now aided by four strange guys in funny jumpsuits.

S2E17
The Bird of Kildarby
Air date: 06/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!

Summary

An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!

S2E16
No One Comes to Lupusville
Air date: 05/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A mysterious stranger from a small town arrives at the Ghostbusters headquarters requesting their help. Soon, the Ghostbusters find themselves caught up in a war between two groups of vampires and the original residents of Lupusville.

Summary

A mysterious stranger from a small town arrives at the Ghostbusters headquarters requesting their help. Soon, the Ghostbusters find themselves caught up in a war between two groups of vampires and the original residents of Lupusville.

S2E15
Egon's Dragon
Air date: 02/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!

Summary

Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!

S2E14
Ghostbuster of the Year
Air date: 01/Oct/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Charles Foster Hearse III, millionaire publisher of the Spooks Illustrated, challenges the Ghostbusters to a friendly competition to find out which one of them deserves to be on the cover of the next issue as "Ghost Hunter of the Year".

Summary

Charles Foster Hearse III, millionaire publisher of the Spooks Illustrated, challenges the Ghostbusters to a friendly competition to find out which one of them deserves to be on the cover of the next issue as "Ghost Hunter of the Year".

S2E13
The Cabinet of Calamari
Air date: 30/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Calamari, a magician and escape-artist supreme, is being haunted by a ghost that cannot be captured in a Ghost Trap. To make matters worse, Peter has fallen through Calamari's secret cabinet into a strange dimension!

Summary

Calamari, a magician and escape-artist supreme, is being haunted by a ghost that cannot be captured in a Ghost Trap. To make matters worse, Peter has fallen through Calamari's secret cabinet into a strange dimension!

S2E12
Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
Air date: 29/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

With the city undergoing a massive surge in spectral activity the Ghostbusters have no time to take care of Janine's haunted apartment. Janine decides to tackle the job on her own… and may end up saving the day!

Summary

With the city undergoing a massive surge in spectral activity the Ghostbusters have no time to take care of Janine's haunted apartment. Janine decides to tackle the job on her own… and may end up saving the day!

S2E11
Egon's Ghost
Air date: 28/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions on a bust, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters build a replacement before Egon fades into oblivion?

Summary

When Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions on a bust, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters build a replacement before Egon fades into oblivion?

S2E10
Dairy Farm
Air date: 25/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.

Summary

Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.

S2E9
Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
Air date: 24/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the Ghostbusters become cartoon characters?

Summary

Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the Ghostbusters become cartoon characters?

S2E8
Rollerghoster
Air date: 23/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a roller coaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.

Summary

Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a roller coaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.

S2E7
Night Game
Air date: 22/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's soul as the prize.

Summary

A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's soul as the prize.

S2E6
Buster the Ghost
Air date: 21/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.

Summary

A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.

S2E5
They Call Me Mister Slimer
Air date: 18/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.

Summary

To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.

S2E4
Captain Steel Saves the Day
Air date: 17/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.

Summary

Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.

S2E3
Ragnarok and Roll
Air date: 16/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A young man hurt by the woman he loves decides that there is far too much pain in the world and, aided by his loyal yet reluctant companion, sets about a chain of events that will bring Ragnarok, the end of the world!

Summary

A young man hurt by the woman he loves decides that there is far too much pain in the world and, aided by his loyal yet reluctant companion, sets about a chain of events that will bring Ragnarok, the end of the world!

S2E2
Adventures in Slime and Space
Air date: 15/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

Summary

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

S2E1
Janine's Day Off
Air date: 14/Sep/1987 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Janine talks Egon into visiting her family for dinner, Prompting the Ghostbusters to hire a temporary secretary who on this very day of employment must contend with imps, ghosts, a powerful demon, and Peter's advances!

Summary

Janine talks Egon into visiting her family for dinner, Prompting the Ghostbusters to hire a temporary secretary who on this very day of employment must contend with imps, ghosts, a powerful demon, and Peter's advances!

Season 1 · Season 1
13 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Sep/1986
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S1E13
X-Mas Marks the Spot
Air date: 13/Dec/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Zapped back in time to 1837 England, the Ghostbusters unknowingly trap the ghosts of Christmas, thereby saving Ebenezer Scrooge from his scheduled rehabilitation. The future is changed, and they must go back in time to change it back, while Egon makes an even more frightening trip... into the Containment Unit!

Summary

Zapped back in time to 1837 England, the Ghostbusters unknowingly trap the ghosts of Christmas, thereby saving Ebenezer Scrooge from his scheduled rehabilitation. The future is changed, and they must go back in time to change it back, while Egon makes an even more frightening trip... into the Containment Unit!

S1E12
Janine's Genie
Air date: 06/Dec/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Following her first ghostbusting job, Janine takes a brass oil lamp as payment and releases a genie and all his pals. She soon learns that the life of a Ghostbuster is never an easy one!

Summary

Following her first ghostbusting job, Janine takes a brass oil lamp as payment and releases a genie and all his pals. She soon learns that the life of a Ghostbuster is never an easy one!

S1E11
Citizen Ghost
Air date: 22/Nov/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

This flashback story reveals the origins of how and why Slimer came to live with the Ghostbusters, in events immediately following their film encounter with Gozer.

Summary

This flashback story reveals the origins of how and why Slimer came to live with the Ghostbusters, in events immediately following their film encounter with Gozer.

S1E10
Take Two
Air date: 15/Nov/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are flown out to Hollywood to oversee production of a movie being made about their story. On a tour of the studio they are called into action, but they're armed with fake Proton Packs by mistake!

Summary

The Ghostbusters are flown out to Hollywood to oversee production of a movie being made about their story. On a tour of the studio they are called into action, but they're armed with fake Proton Packs by mistake!

S1E9
Look Homeward, Ray
Air date: 08/Nov/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When Ray returns home to a hero's welcome, someone wants to make him look bad in front of his hometown, his childhood heartthrob and the Ghostbusters.

Summary

When Ray returns home to a hero's welcome, someone wants to make him look bad in front of his hometown, his childhood heartthrob and the Ghostbusters.

S1E8
When Halloween Was Forever
Air date: 01/Nov/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

When ancient ruins arrive in New York for examination, the evil spirit of Samhain is released! He declares that Halloween should last forever and calls forth an army of the night!

Summary

When ancient ruins arrive in New York for examination, the evil spirit of Samhain is released! He declares that Halloween should last forever and calls forth an army of the night!

S1E7
Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream
Air date: 25/Oct/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Sandman decides that humanity might stop its warring and fighting if it had a five-hundered-year-long nap, but his sleep dust causes dreams to come to life, creating havoc for the Ghostbusters!

Summary

The Sandman decides that humanity might stop its warring and fighting if it had a five-hundered-year-long nap, but his sleep dust causes dreams to come to life, creating havoc for the Ghostbusters!

S1E6
The Boogieman Cometh
Air date: 18/Oct/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Two children turn up at the firehouse claiming that the Boogieman is living in their closet, leading the skeptical Ghostbusters on a mission to bedroom closets throughout New York, and finally into the twisted world of the Boogieman himself.

Summary

Two children turn up at the firehouse claiming that the Boogieman is living in their closet, leading the skeptical Ghostbusters on a mission to bedroom closets throughout New York, and finally into the twisted world of the Boogieman himself.

S1E5
Troll Bridge
Air date: 11/Oct/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A troll who has grown tired of living under the Brooklyn Bridge runs away to the city in search of good times, but when his fellow trolls take control of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Ghostbusters come to the rescue.

Summary

A troll who has grown tired of living under the Brooklyn Bridge runs away to the city in search of good times, but when his fellow trolls take control of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Ghostbusters come to the rescue.

S1E4
Slimer, Come Home
Air date: 04/Oct/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After ruining Winston's birthday surprise, Slimer leaves the firehouse for good and wanders the streets of New York... where he soon joins in with a bad crowd of poltergeists!

Summary

After ruining Winston's birthday surprise, Slimer leaves the firehouse for good and wanders the streets of New York... where he soon joins in with a bad crowd of poltergeists!

S1E3
Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood
Air date: 27/Sep/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to rid sweet old Mrs. Roger's house of ghosts, the Granny isn't what she seems, and Janine could be facing a demon in the headquarters... alone!

Summary

The Ghostbusters are called to rid sweet old Mrs. Roger's house of ghosts, the Granny isn't what she seems, and Janine could be facing a demon in the headquarters... alone!

S1E2
Killerwatt
Air date: 20/Sep/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The power blackouts across New York are the work of a veritable army of ghosts, but the power drain leaves the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit vulnerable!

Summary

The power blackouts across New York are the work of a veritable army of ghosts, but the power drain leaves the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit vulnerable!

S1E1
Ghosts Я Us
Air date: 13/Sep/1986 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

After a trio of ghosts escape from the Containment Unit, they decide to discredit the Ghostbusters by disguising themselves as “Ghosts Я Us,” a rival ghostbusting franchise!

Summary

After a trio of ghosts escape from the Containment Unit, they decide to discredit the Ghostbusters by disguising themselves as “Ghosts Я Us,” a rival ghostbusting franchise!

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S0E3
Deja Boo (1 Hour Version)
Air date: 10/Nov/1990 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Full 1 hour version of the season 6 episode Deja Boo. The sinister Professor Dweeb captures Slimer by posing as an innocent ice cream vendor. By using his new invention, Dweeb intends to read Slimer's mind and discover a ghost's vulnerability. Helplessly trapped, Slimer can only watch as the evil Professor scans through his memories.

Summary

Full 1 hour version of the season 6 episode Deja Boo. The sinister Professor Dweeb captures Slimer by posing as an innocent ice cream vendor. By using his new invention, Dweeb intends to read Slimer's mind and discover a ghost's vulnerability. Helplessly trapped, Slimer can only watch as the evil Professor scans through his memories.

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