"The Ghost Busters" (1975) TV series 1975-

Creator:

Marc Richards
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Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Two guys and their pet gorilla hunt spooks.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Gorilla | Supernatural | Ghostbuster | Paranormal Investigation

Cast

Forrest Tucker	...	Jake Kong (15 episodes, 1975)
Larry Storch	...	Eddie Spenser / ... (15 episodes, 1975)
Bob Burns	...	Tracy the Gorilla (15 episodes, 1975)
Lou Scheimer	...	Zero (15 episodes, 1975)

Series Directed by
Norman Abbott		(8 episodes, 1975)
Larry Peerce		(7 episodes, 1975)

Series Writing credits
Marc Richards		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Produced by
Norm Prescott	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 1975)
Marc Richards	....	associate producer (15 episodes, 1975)
Richard M. Rosenbloom	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 1975)
Lou Scheimer	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 1975)

Series Original Music by
Ray Ellis		(15 episodes, 1975)
Norm Prescott		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Cinematography by
George Spiro Dibie		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Film Editing by
Rod Stephens		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Casting by
Ross Brown		(10 episodes, 1975)
Meryl O'Loughlin		(5 episodes, 1975)

Series Art Direction by
Keaton S. Walker		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Costume Design by
Robert Turturice		(15 episodes, 1975)

Series Makeup Department
Frank Griffin	....	head makeup artist (15 episodes, 1975)

Series Sound Department
Alan Bernard	....	sound mixer (14 episodes, 1975)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Lew Adams	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 1975)
Mike Berlin	....	gaffer (15 episodes, 1975)
Samuel E. Dowlen	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 1975)
John Poliak	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 1975)

Series Music Department
Diane Hildebrand	....	composer: theme music (15 episodes, 1975)
Jackie Mills	....	composer: theme music (15 episodes, 1975)

Series Other crew
Richard Briggs	....	production executive (15 episodes, 1975)
Marlene Laird	....	associate director (15 episodes, 1975)
John Palacio	....	video control (15 episodes, 1975)
Jody Richardson	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 1975)
Ron Sheldon	....	technical director (15 episodes, 1975)

Production Companies

• Filmation Associates

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975-1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Continental Video (video)

Also Known As:

"The Original Ghostbusters" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Piru, California, USA

Company:

Filmation Associates

Trivia:

Clever messages can be read on two of the large tombstones featured in each episode's cemetery scenes: (1) "In Memory of Lucy Moonlite, 1817-1847, She lit up our nights." (2) "Here lies K.S. Walker, 1781-1972, Praise the Lord we buried him at last." The latter tombstone appears to be an in-joke on series art director Keaton S. Walker.

Quotes:

[theme song]
Jake Kong, Eddie Spenser:We're the Ghostbusters!
Eddie Spenser:I'm Spencer/He's Tracy.
Jake Kong:I'm Kong.
Jake Kong, Eddie Spenser:We're the Ghostbusters/We're clever, courageous and strong!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Visions of Vengance 2: Night Terrors (2010)

Hilarious!

Back in the 1970s, this hilarious show aired. It starred Larry Storch and Forest Tucker of F-Troop fame. Teamed up with Tracy the Gorilla, believe it or not, they would go after ghosts with their Ghost Dematerializer or something like that. The show seemed kind of stupid with old vaudeville jokes but hey it was from the seventies. Some of the episodes can be found on video these days, I suggest you rent it and check it out.