Series synopsis
The Real Ghostbusters is an American action & adventure animation comedy kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on September 13, 1986. It ended on October 5, 1991. It was created by Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis. It stars Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Dave Coulier and Lorenzo Music.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Arsenio Hall as Winston Zeddemore (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as Egon Spengler (voice)
- Dave Coulier as Peter Venkman (voice)
- Lorenzo Music as Peter Venkman (voice)
- Frank Welker as Ray Stantz / Slimer (voice)
- Laura Summer as Janine Melnitz (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Janine Melnitz (voice)
- Buster Jones as Winston Zeddemore (voice)
Guest cast
- Rodger Bumpass as Louis Tully (voice)
- Peter Renaday as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- Hal Smith as Lord Kildarby / Mayor (voice)
- Ed Gilbert as The Unreal Shriek Squeal (voice)
- Todd McLaren as Announcer / Proprietor (voice)
- Olivia Virgil White as Woman Tourist (voice)
- Mark Silverman as Wendell / Lookout (voice)
- Avery Schreiber as Ral / Sydney / Muttski (voice)
- Linda Gary as Prof. Joanna Barnes / Girl / Orangutan (voice)
- Ron Feinberg as Boris / Townspeople / Count Von Blukenporken (voice)
- Ronald E. House as Heinrich / Townspeople / Support Group (voice)
- Martin Doyle as Sexton (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 143 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | June 8, 2018 | |
| Season 1 | 13 | September 13, 1986 | December 13, 1986 |
| Season 2 | 65 | September 14, 1987 | December 11, 1987 |
| Season 3 | 13 | September 12, 1987 | December 5, 1987 |
| Season 4 | 8 | September 10, 1988 | November 19, 1988 |
| Season 5 | 21 | September 16, 1989 | December 23, 1989 |
| Season 6 | 16 | September 8, 1990 | November 24, 1990 |
| Season 7 | 4 | September 7, 1991 | October 5, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Episode Unaired pilot episode. |
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| 2 |
Pilot Episode - HD Restored The lost pilot episode film reel, found and restored in HD |
June 8, 2018 |
| 3 |
Deja Boo (1 Hour Version) 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. |
November 10, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ghosts Я Us 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! |
September 13, 1986 |
| 2 |
Killerwatt 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! |
September 20, 1986 |
| 3 |
Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood 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! |
September 27, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janine's Day Off 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! |
September 14, 1987 |
| 2 |
Adventures in Slime and Space 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. |
September 15, 1987 |
| 3 |
Ragnarok and Roll 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! |
September 16, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baby Spookums 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. |
September 12, 1987 |
| 2 |
It's a Jungle Out There 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. |
September 19, 1987 |
| 3 |
Slimer, Is That You? 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. |
December 3, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Joke's on Ray 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. |
September 10, 1988 |
| 2 |
Flip Side 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! |
September 17, 1988 |
| 3 |
Poultrygeist 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! |
September 24, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Something's Going Around 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. |
September 16, 1989 |
| 2 |
Three Men and an Egon 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. |
October 28, 1989 |
| 3 |
Elementary My Dear Winston 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. |
September 30, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janine, You've Changed 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. |
September 8, 1990 |
| 2 |
You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks 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. |
September 8, 1990 |
| 3 |
The Haunting of Heck House 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! |
September 15, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Treasure of Sierra Tamale 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! |
September 7, 1991 |
| 2 |
Not Now, Slimer! 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! |
September 14, 1991 |
| 3 |
Attack of the B-Movie Monsters 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! |
September 21, 1991 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 1986 |
| Last aired | October 5, 1991 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |