Extreme Ghostbusters (1997– )

Follow-up series that expands on the Ghostbuster empire by recruiting new characters.

Stars:

Maurice LaMarche, Tara Strong, Pat Musick

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Maurice LaMarche	...	Dr. Egon Spengler (40 episodes, 1997)
Tara Strong	...	Kylie Griffin (40 episodes, 1997)
Pat Musick	...	Janine Melnitz (40 episodes, 1997)
Jason Marsden	...	Garrett Miller (40 episodes, 1997)
Alfonso Ribeiro	...	Roland Jackson (40 episodes, 1997)
Rino Romano	...	Eduardo Rivera (40 episodes, 1997)
Billy West	...	Slimer (40 episodes, 1997)

Storyline

Proving that there's still life in the old story, Ghostbusters gets another reincarnation, with state-of-the-art animation that's both riotous and genuinely spooky. After a lull, ghost activity is on the up again. Guided by original ghost buster Egon Spengler, the mantle this time is taken up by a group of teenagers: steady Roland; cocky, wheelchair-bound Garrett; would-be hippy Eduardo; gloomy, black-clad Kylie; and ex-baddie ghost Slimer, now helping his friends rid the world of the nastier and meaner ghosts.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | ghostbuster | teenage romance | lie | former ghostbuster | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Official site (archive)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

El regreso de los cazafantasmas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adelaide Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This animated series is a continuation, a sequel of sorts, to The Real Ghost Busters. It picks up some seven-years later after the original 'Ghostbusters' disband/break-up, supposedly due to lack of paranormal activity. All the ghosts & goblins simply up and vanish. Suddenly, when strange things/creatures start surfacing again in New York City 1997, 'Egon' recruits an all-new team of 'Ghostbusters' comprised mostly of his best physics class, university students. One of the best episodes was the return of the original "Real Ghostbusters." They appeared in a two-part episode fully dressed in their old-school jumpsuits and carrying their traditional proton packs. Except this time their true age began to show. They began to act/move a little bit slower.

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Quotes

Eduardo: Computers are overrated. Watch some TV.

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Connections

Spun-off from The Real Ghost Busters (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Just Call The XGB"
(Main Title)
Performed by Jim Cummings (uncredited)
Created by Jim Latham
Based on "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr.

User Reviews

One of the best cartoons ever made

This is one of the best cartoons ever made. Stereotypes are gone in this show. Gone, out the window! I mean, how often do you see a group who would normally be outcasts in a cartoon or television show? When I went to school learning Early Childhood, I was told cartoons that are best for young children contain certain elements. Some of these elements are showing different cultures working together; showing people with different abilities working together and doing different things that would normally be considered unable to be done; guys and girls doing the same job, with no difference between them, etc, and guess what? Extreme Ghostbusters conforms to this EXACTLY! Of course, it is a little violent, so I wouldn't let my three year old watch it. But I recommend Extreme Ghostbusters to ANY school age child, including all you teenagers out there (after all, I got hooked on it when I was seventeen). This show is what made me realize what I want to do with my life, animation, So ENJOY!!