The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters
TV Series
7.7
1986 7 Seasons

The Real Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

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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.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

13 Episodes Aired 1986

No overview available for this season.

Ghosts Я Us
25 min
E1

Ghosts Я Us

Sep 13, 1986

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!

Killerwatt
25 min
E2

Killerwatt

Sep 20, 1986

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!

Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood
25 min
E3

Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood

Sep 27, 1986

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!

Slimer, Come Home
25 min
E4

Slimer, Come Home

Oct 04, 1986

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!

Troll Bridge
25 min
E5

Troll Bridge

Oct 11, 1986

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.

The Boogieman Cometh
25 min
E6

The Boogieman Cometh

Oct 18, 1986

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.

Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream
25 min
E7

Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream

Oct 25, 1986

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!

When Halloween Was Forever
25 min
E8

When Halloween Was Forever

Nov 01, 1986

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!

Look Homeward, Ray
25 min
E9

Look Homeward, Ray

Nov 08, 1986

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.

Take Two
25 min
E10

Take Two

Nov 15, 1986

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!

Citizen Ghost
25 min
E11

Citizen Ghost

Nov 22, 1986

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.

Janine's Genie
25 min
E12

Janine's Genie

Dec 06, 1986

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!

X-Mas Marks the Spot
25 min
E13

X-Mas Marks the Spot

Dec 13, 1986

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!

Season 2

Season 2

65 Episodes Aired 1987

No overview available for this season.

Janine's Day Off
25 min
E1

Janine's Day Off

Sep 14, 1987

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!

Adventures in Slime and Space
25 min
E2

Adventures in Slime and Space

Sep 15, 1987

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.

Ragnarok and Roll
25 min
E3

Ragnarok and Roll

Sep 16, 1987

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!

Captain Steel Saves the Day
25 min
E4

Captain Steel Saves the Day

Sep 17, 1987

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.

They Call Me Mister Slimer
25 min
E5

They Call Me Mister Slimer

Sep 18, 1987

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.

Buster the Ghost
25 min
E6

Buster the Ghost

Sep 21, 1987

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.

Night Game
25 min
E7

Night Game

Sep 22, 1987

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.

Rollerghoster
25 min
E8

Rollerghoster

Sep 23, 1987

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.

Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
25 min
E9

Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?

Sep 24, 1987

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?

Dairy Farm
25 min
E10

Dairy Farm

Sep 25, 1987

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.

Egon's Ghost
25 min
E11

Egon's Ghost

Sep 28, 1987

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?

Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
25 min
E12

Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster

Sep 29, 1987

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!

The Cabinet of Calamari
25 min
E13

The Cabinet of Calamari

Sep 30, 1987

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!

Ghostbuster of the Year
25 min
E14

Ghostbuster of the Year

Oct 01, 1987

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".

Egon's Dragon
25 min
E15

Egon's Dragon

Oct 02, 1987

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!

No One Comes to Lupusville
25 min
E16

No One Comes to Lupusville

Oct 05, 1987

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.

The Bird of Kildarby
25 min
E17

The Bird of Kildarby

Oct 06, 1987

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!

The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye
25 min
E18

The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye

Oct 07, 1987

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.

Cold Cash and Hot Water
25 min
E19

Cold Cash and Hot Water

Oct 08, 1987

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!

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?
25 min
E20

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?

Oct 09, 1987

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!

The Man Who Never Reached Home
25 min
E21

The Man Who Never Reached Home

Oct 12, 1987

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!

Doctor, Doctor
25 min
E22

Doctor, Doctor

Oct 13, 1987

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

You Can't Take it With You
25 min
E23

You Can't Take it With You

Oct 14, 1987

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.

Victor the Happy Ghost
25 min
E24

Victor the Happy Ghost

Oct 15, 1987

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.

Lost and Foundry
25 min
E25

Lost and Foundry

Oct 16, 1987

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!

Chicken, He Clucked
25 min
E26

Chicken, He Clucked

Oct 19, 1987

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.

Venkman's Ghost Repellers
25 min
E27

Venkman's Ghost Repellers

Oct 20, 1987

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.

The Hole in the Wall Gang
25 min
E28

The Hole in the Wall Gang

Oct 21, 1987

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.

Ghost Busted
25 min
E29

Ghost Busted

Oct 22, 1987

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!

The Ghostbusters in Paris
25 min
E30

The Ghostbusters in Paris

Oct 23, 1987

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!

A Fright at the Opera
25 min
E31

A Fright at the Opera

Oct 26, 1987

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!

The Collect Call of Cathulhu
25 min
E32

The Collect Call of Cathulhu

Oct 27, 1987

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.

Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?
25 min
E33

Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?

Oct 28, 1987

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?

Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin
25 min
E34

Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin

Oct 29, 1987

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.

Boo-Dunit
25 min
E35

Boo-Dunit

Oct 30, 1987

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!

The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
25 min
E36

The Revenge of Murray the Mantis

Nov 02, 1987

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.

The Headless Motorcyclist
25 min
E37

The Headless Motorcyclist

Nov 03, 1987

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!

The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
min
E38

The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic

Nov 04, 1987

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.

Moaning Stones
25 min
E39

Moaning Stones

Nov 05, 1987

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.

Knock, Knock
25 min
E40

Knock, Knock

Nov 06, 1987

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!

The Spirit of Aunt Lois
25 min
E41

The Spirit of Aunt Lois

Nov 09, 1987

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.

Sea Fright
25 min
E42

Sea Fright

Nov 10, 1987

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!

Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
25 min
E43

Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral

Nov 11, 1987

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.

Cry Uncle
25 min
E44

Cry Uncle

Nov 12, 1987

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.

Bustman's Holiday
25 min
E45

Bustman's Holiday

Nov 13, 1987

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.

The Scaring of the Green
25 min
E46

The Scaring of the Green

Nov 16, 1987

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!

Ain't Nasa-Sarily So
25 min
E47

Ain't Nasa-Sarily So

Nov 17, 1987

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.

Apocalypse -- What, Now?
25 min
E48

Apocalypse -- What, Now?

Nov 18, 1987

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.

The Devil to Pay
25 min
E49

The Devil to Pay

Nov 19, 1987

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!

Ghost Grows in Brooklyn
25 min
E50

Ghost Grows in Brooklyn

Nov 20, 1987

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?

I Am the City
25 min
E51

I Am the City

Nov 23, 1987

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!

Last Train to Oblivion
25 min
E52

Last Train to Oblivion

Nov 24, 1987

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!

Beneath These Streets
25 min
E53

Beneath These Streets

Nov 25, 1987

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!

Play Them Ragtime Boos
25 min
E54

Play Them Ragtime Boos

Nov 26, 1987

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.

The Old College Spirit
25 min
E55

The Old College Spirit

Nov 27, 1987

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!

Hard Knight's Day
25 min
E56

Hard Knight's Day

Nov 30, 1987

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.

Masquerade
25 min
E57

Masquerade

Dec 01, 1987

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.

Deadcon 1
25 min
E58

Deadcon 1

Dec 02, 1987

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!

Don't Forget the Motor City
25 min
E59

Don't Forget the Motor City

Dec 03, 1987

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.

The Devil in the Deep
25 min
E60

The Devil in the Deep

Dec 04, 1987

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.

Lights! Camera! Haunting!
25 min
E61

Lights! Camera! Haunting!

Dec 07, 1987

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!

Egon on the Rampage
25 min
E62

Egon on the Rampage

Dec 08, 1987

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!

Station Identification
25 min
E63

Station Identification

Dec 09, 1987

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.

Hanging By a Thread
25 min
E64

Hanging By a Thread

Dec 10, 1987

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.

Transylvanian Homesick Blues
25 min
E65

Transylvanian Homesick Blues

Dec 11, 1987

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.

Season 3

Season 3

13 Episodes Aired 1987

No overview available for this season.

Baby Spookums
25 min
E1

Baby Spookums

Sep 12, 1987

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.

It's a Jungle Out There
25 min
E2

It's a Jungle Out There

Sep 19, 1987

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.

Slimer, Is That You?
25 min
E3

Slimer, Is That You?

Dec 03, 1987

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.

The Boogeyman Is Back
25 min
E4

The Boogeyman Is Back

Sep 26, 1987

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.

Once Upon a Slime
25 min
E5

Once Upon a Slime

Oct 03, 1987

When Slimer hides a book of fairy tales under one of Egon's newest machines, everything in the book comes to life.

The Two Faces of Slimer
25 min
E6

The Two Faces of Slimer

Oct 10, 1987

An ectoplasmic entity leaks out of the containment unit and it makes Slimer mutate into a big ugly monster during his sleep.

Sticky Business
25 min
E7

Sticky Business

Oct 17, 1987

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.

Halloween II 1/2
25 min
E8

Halloween II 1/2

Oct 24, 1987

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.

Loathe Thy Neighbor
25 min
E9

Loathe Thy Neighbor

Oct 31, 1987

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.

The Grundel
25 min
E10

The Grundel

Nov 07, 1987

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.

Big Trouble With Little Slimer
25 min
E11

Big Trouble With Little Slimer

Nov 14, 1987

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.

The Copycat
25 min
E12

The Copycat

Nov 21, 1987

The Ghostbusters have to deal with a shapeshifter in their own headquarters.

Camping It Up
25 min
E13

Camping It Up

Dec 05, 1987

The Ghostbusters embark on a camping trip, only to run into (among other things) Bigfoot.

Season 4

Season 4

8 Episodes Aired 1988

No overview available for this season.

The Joke's on Ray
25 min
E1

The Joke's on Ray

Sep 10, 1988

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.

Flip Side
25 min
E2

Flip Side

Sep 17, 1988

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!

Poultrygeist
25 min
E3

Poultrygeist

Sep 24, 1988

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!

Standing Room Only
25 min
E4

Standing Room Only

Oct 08, 1988

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.

Robo-Buster
25 min
E5

Robo-Buster

Oct 15, 1988

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!

Short Stuff
25 min
E6

Short Stuff

Oct 22, 1988

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!

Follow That Hearse
25 min
E7

Follow That Hearse

Nov 12, 1988

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!

The Brooklyn Triangle
25 min
E8

The Brooklyn Triangle

Nov 19, 1988

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.

Season 5

Season 5

21 Episodes Aired 1989

No overview available for this season.

Something's Going Around
25 min
E1

Something's Going Around

Sep 16, 1989

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.

Three Men and an Egon
25 min
E2

Three Men and an Egon

Oct 28, 1989

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.

Elementary My Dear Winston
25 min
E3

Elementary My Dear Winston

Sep 30, 1989

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.

If I Were a Witch Man
25 min
E4

If I Were a Witch Man

Oct 21, 1989

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.

Partners in Slime
25 min
E5

Partners in Slime

Oct 14, 1989

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.

Future Tense
25 min
E6

Future Tense

Dec 23, 1989

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.

Jailbusters
25 min
E7

Jailbusters

Dec 09, 1989

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.

The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!
25 min
E8

The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!

Dec 02, 1989

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.

The Halloween Door
25 min
E9

The Halloween Door

Dec 02, 1989

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.

Venk-Man!
25 min
E10

Venk-Man!

Nov 18, 1989

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.

Trading Faces
25 min
E11

Trading Faces

Sep 23, 1989

A bad lookalike of Slimer on the run arrives in the firehouse via a mirror and sends Louis and the real Slimer to the Ghost World.

Transcendental Tourists
25 min
E12

Transcendental Tourists

Sep 09, 1989

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

Surely You Joust
25 min
E13

Surely You Joust

Dec 16, 1989

The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine.

Kitty-Cornered
25 min
E14

Kitty-Cornered

Nov 18, 1989

Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true.

Slimer's Curse
25 min
E15

Slimer's Curse

Oct 07, 1989

Slimer wins the lottery, only to find his winnings have been cursed.

Til Death Do Us Part
25 min
E16

Til Death Do Us Part

Oct 21, 1989

The Ghostbusters get a temp (who turns out to be a ghost) and she decides Egon would make a great husband.

It's About Time
25 min
E17

It's About Time

Nov 25, 1989

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.

The Ransom of Greenspud
25 min
E18

The Ransom of Greenspud

Oct 29, 1989

A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs.

Revenge of the Ghostmaster
25 min
E19

Revenge of the Ghostmaster

Dec 09, 1989

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.

Loose Screws
25 min
E20

Loose Screws

Dec 09, 1989

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.

Slimer Streak
25 min
E21

Slimer Streak

Dec 16, 1989

Stuck on a train, the Ghostbusters have to play games to bring it to a halt.

Season 6

Season 6

16 Episodes Aired 1990

No overview available for this season.

Janine, You've Changed
25 min
E1

Janine, You've Changed

Sep 08, 1990

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.

You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks
25 min
E2

You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks

Sep 08, 1990

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.

The Haunting of Heck House
25 min
E3

The Haunting of Heck House

Sep 15, 1990

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!

Ghostworld
25 min
E4

Ghostworld

Sep 15, 1990

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?

Mean Green Teen Machine
25 min
E5

Mean Green Teen Machine

Sep 22, 1990

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!

Spacebusters
25 min
E6

Spacebusters

Sep 22, 1990

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!

My Left Fang
25 min
E7

My Left Fang

Sep 29, 1990

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.

Russian About
25 min
E8

Russian About

Oct 06, 1990

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.

The Slob
25 min
E9

The Slob

Oct 06, 1990

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!

Deja Boo
45 min
E10

Deja Boo

Oct 13, 1990

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.

Afterlife in the Fast Lane
25 min
E11

Afterlife in the Fast Lane

Oct 20, 1990

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.

Guess What's Coming to Dinner
25 min
E12

Guess What's Coming to Dinner

Oct 27, 1990

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!

Stay Tooned
25 min
E13

Stay Tooned

Nov 03, 1990

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!

Very Beast Friends
25 min
E14

Very Beast Friends

Nov 10, 1990

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.

Busters in Toyland
25 min
E15

Busters in Toyland

Nov 17, 1990

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.

The Magnificent Five
25 min
E16

The Magnificent Five

Nov 24, 1990

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!

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

7

Episodes

140

Language

en

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