Ghostbusters (1986–1987)

A squad of supernatural investigators are Earth's only defense against an evil ghost wizard and his minions.

Creator:

Marc Richards

Stars:

Peter Cullen, Pat Fraley, Lou Scheimer

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Cullen	...	Eddie Spenser Jr. (65 episodes, 1986)
Pat Fraley	...	Jake Kong Jr. (65 episodes, 1986)
Lou Scheimer	...	Tracy the Gorilla (65 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

Eddie, Jake and their pet gorilla Tracy track down and eliminate ghosts with the help of a few supernatural sidekicks. This is an animated remake of the live-action series, "The Ghost Busters" (1975), and is in no way related to the more well-known film "Ghostbusters" (1984).

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | ghostbuster | gorilla | 1980s | surrealism | 

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Taglines:

Let's go, Ghostbusters!

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Filmation's Ghostbusters

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates, Tribune Broadcasting Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (per episode)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show is known as "Filmation's Ghostbusters" and "The Original Ghost Busters" because when Columbia Pictures released Ghostbusters it neglected the fact that Filmation had already produced a live-action comedy series with that same name in 1975. Filmation sued Columbia in 1985, and as part of the out-of-court settlement the cartoon based on the Columbia Pictures property could not simply be called Ghostbusters. Columbia proceeded to name their cartoon show The Real Ghost Busters to directly distinguish it from this show.

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Quotes

Ansabone: The Ghostbusters are out right now. Outta their minds, that is!

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are set within Ghost Command (specifically the area where Jake and Eddie suit up). Unsually, where most Filmation shows would use a static screenshot, the closing credits feature a downward pan of the area.

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Connections

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

User Reviews

Not A rip-off but a revival

From 9/6/75 - 9/4/76 there was a live action show known as Ghost Busters. After the Ghostbusters film was a hit, Filmation put out an animated updated version of the show, the Original Ghostbusters in 1986. In the live show The Ghost Busters were a trio (Jake Kong, Eddie Spencer, and Tracy, the gorilla) that dealt with ghosts and other supernatural creatures. At the beginning of each episode, the trio get a taped message outlining their new mission. Once the message plays, the recording self destructs (ala Mission: Impossible). But unlike Mission Impossible, they never manage to get rid of the recording before it explodes.

The Ghost Busters then head out to find, capture, or get rid of the supernatural being. In almost every case, the various creatures end up in the old castle. The various creatures they encountered included vikings, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, vampires, gypsies, werewolves, and of course, various ghosts.