The Ghost Busters (1975– )

Two guys and their pet gorilla hunt spooks.

Creator:

Marc Richards

Stars:

Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Bob Burns

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Forrest Tucker	...	Jake Kong (15 episodes, 1975)
Larry Storch	...	Eddie Spenser (15 episodes, 1975)
Bob Burns	...	Tracy the Gorilla (15 episodes, 1975)

Storyline

A live-action children's show, the Ghost Busters travel around the globe looking for ghosts. They dispel the ghosts with a weird camera-looking gadget.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | gorilla | supernatural | ghostbuster | paranormal investigation | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

The Original Ghostbusters

Filming Locations:

Piru, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Ghost-Buster's car was made in 1925. It had previously been used as a taxi in Argentina. Employees of Filmation, who happened to like working on cars, kept it running.

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Quotes

Jake Kong: What are you, mice or men?
[Tracy is suddenly holding a big piece of cheese]
Jake Kong: Will you cut that out?

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Crazy Credits

"Tracy the Gorilla trained by Bob Burns"

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Connections

Featured in Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #40: Tracy the Gorilla (2010)

User Reviews

Thr original, genuine, first, and best of all Ghost Busters

I wasn't a kid when this aired ... I was in my 20s, and recognized it as the hippest kids TV around. You couldn't possibly have preferred Sid and Marty Kroft or Bob Denver's sad attempt at kid TV.

Full of bad puns, slapstick humor for kids, and the best gorilla suit in show business. Bob Burns was brilliant as Tracy. The file drawer schtick was good every time. My husband and I to this day still quote episodes, like Abby Dalton and Marty Ingalls with that campfire. "How'd you make coffee when there ain't no fire?" "I just left it on a little longer."

No, it's not sophisticated, and makes no apology for its silliness. But if you're intelligent, you can see how hip it is.