TV Show

The Real Ghostbusters

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.

TV Show Stats +8%

7 seasons

140 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1986

Rating

TV Show

7.7/10

281 votes • HD

Season 1

13 episodes
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Ghosts Я Us
Episode 1

Ghosts Я Us

Episode 1 • 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!

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Killerwatt
Episode 2

Killerwatt

Episode 2 • 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!

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Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood
Episode 3

Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood

Episode 3 • 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!

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Slimer, Come Home
Episode 4

Slimer, Come Home

Episode 4 • 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!

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Troll Bridge
Episode 5

Troll Bridge

Episode 5 • 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.

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The Boogieman Cometh
Episode 6

The Boogieman Cometh

Episode 6 • 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.

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Season 2

65 episodes
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Janine's Day Off
Episode 1

Janine's Day Off

Episode 1 • 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!

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Adventures in Slime and Space
Episode 2

Adventures in Slime and Space

Episode 2 • 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.

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Ragnarok and Roll
Episode 3

Ragnarok and Roll

Episode 3 • 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!

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Captain Steel Saves the Day
Episode 4

Captain Steel Saves the Day

Episode 4 • 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.

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They Call Me Mister Slimer
Episode 5

They Call Me Mister Slimer

Episode 5 • 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.

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Buster the Ghost
Episode 6

Buster the Ghost

Episode 6 • 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.

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Season 3

13 episodes
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Baby Spookums
Episode 1

Baby Spookums

Episode 1 • 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.

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It's a Jungle Out There
Episode 2

It's a Jungle Out There

Episode 2 • 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.

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Slimer, Is That You?
Episode 3

Slimer, Is That You?

Episode 3 • 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.

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The Boogeyman Is Back
Episode 4

The Boogeyman Is Back

Episode 4 • 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.

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Once Upon a Slime
Episode 5

Once Upon a Slime

Episode 5 • 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.

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The Two Faces of Slimer
Episode 6

The Two Faces of Slimer

Episode 6 • 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.

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Season 4

8 episodes
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The Joke's on Ray
Episode 1

The Joke's on Ray

Episode 1 • 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.

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Flip Side
Episode 2

Flip Side

Episode 2 • 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!

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Poultrygeist
Episode 3

Poultrygeist

Episode 3 • 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!

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Standing Room Only
Episode 4

Standing Room Only

Episode 4 • 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.

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Robo-Buster
Episode 5

Robo-Buster

Episode 5 • 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!

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Short Stuff
Episode 6

Short Stuff

Episode 6 • 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!

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Season 5

21 episodes
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Something's Going Around
Episode 1

Something's Going Around

Episode 1 • 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.

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Three Men and an Egon
Episode 2

Three Men and an Egon

Episode 2 • 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.

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Elementary My Dear Winston
Episode 3

Elementary My Dear Winston

Episode 3 • 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.

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If I Were a Witch Man
Episode 4

If I Were a Witch Man

Episode 4 • 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.

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Partners in Slime
Episode 5

Partners in Slime

Episode 5 • 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.

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Future Tense
Episode 6

Future Tense

Episode 6 • 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.

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Season 6

16 episodes
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Janine, You've Changed
Episode 1

Janine, You've Changed

Episode 1 • 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.

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You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks
Episode 2

You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks

Episode 2 • 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.

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The Haunting of Heck House
Episode 3

The Haunting of Heck House

Episode 3 • 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!

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Ghostworld
Episode 4

Ghostworld

Episode 4 • 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?

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Mean Green Teen Machine
Episode 5

Mean Green Teen Machine

Episode 5 • 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!

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Spacebusters
Episode 6

Spacebusters

Episode 6 • 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!

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Season 7

4 episodes
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The Treasure of Sierra Tamale
Episode 1

The Treasure of Sierra Tamale

Episode 1 • Sep 07, 1991

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!

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Not Now, Slimer!
Episode 2

Not Now, Slimer!

Episode 2 • Sep 14, 1991

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!

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Attack of the B-Movie Monsters
Episode 3

Attack of the B-Movie Monsters

Episode 3 • Sep 21, 1991

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!

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20,000 Leagues Under the Street
Episode 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Street

Episode 4 • Oct 05, 1991

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.

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