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The Real Ghostbusters

Original title: The Real Ghost Busters
  • TV Series
  • 1986–19911986–1991
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
10K
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POPULARITY
3,895
189
The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
AnimationActionComedy
The continuing adventures of the staff of the ghost removal service.The continuing adventures of the staff of the ghost removal service.The continuing adventures of the staff of the ghost removal service.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
10K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,895
189
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    • Stars
      • Maurice LaMarche
      • Dave Coulier
      • Frank Welker
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    • Stars
      • Maurice LaMarche
      • Dave Coulier
      • Frank Welker
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    • 42User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Dr. Egon Spengler…
    140 episodes140 eps • 1986–1991
    Dave Coulier
    Dave Coulier
    • Dr. Peter Venkman…
    62 episodes62 eps • 1987–1991
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Dr. Raymond Stantz…
    140 episodes140 eps • 1986–1991
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Winston Zeddemore…
    91 episodes91 eps • 1986–1987
    Lorenzo Music
    Lorenzo Music
    • Dr. Peter Venkman…
    78 episodes78 eps • 1986–1987
    Laura Summer
    Laura Summer
    • Janine Melnitz…
    78 episodes78 eps • 1986–1987
    Kath Soucie
    Kath Soucie
    • Janine Melnitz…
    59 episodes59 eps • 1987–1991
    Buster Jones
    • Winston Zeddemore…
    49 episodes49 eps • 1988–1991
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • Louis Tully…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1987–1990
    B.J. Ward
    B.J. Ward
    • Katarina Novachenka…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1990
    Bill Martin
    • Samhain…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1986–1990
    Karen Hartman
    • Diva…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1990
    Jeff Altman
    Jeff Altman
    • Professor Norman Dweeb…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1987–1991
    Katie Leigh
    Katie Leigh
    • Jason…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1987–1990
    Christopher Collins
    • Demon…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1990
    Arthur Burghardt
    Arthur Burghardt
    • Ambassador Yali…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987
    James Avery
    James Avery
    • Giant…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1986–1989
    April Hong
    April Hong
    • Catherine
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1990
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters films, he auditioned to voice the character on the cartoon, but the role instead went to Arsenio Hall.
    • Goofs
      Though the series takes place in 1980s New York City, the traffic lights in some episodes only have red and green light - no amber
    • Quotes

      Peter Venkman (I): [plugging in a wire] Let's see. I can never remember if it's positive to negative or positive to positive.

    • Alternate versions
      When aired on the USA Network, the show's title card is removed, along with the first couple minutes. When aired on Fox Family (now Freeform), there were numerous commercial breaks and a large section of the title sequence was removed.
    • Connections
      Edited into The What NOW Caper (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghostbusters
      Written by Ray Parker Jr.

      Performed by John Smith

    User reviews42

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    REAL Good TV show
    Like most animated shows, The Real Ghostbusters got off to a bit of a shaky start and things really improved soon after. Like the movie, there's more to it than just silly stories. The writers took many of their ideas from works of HP Lovecraft and made up their own wild but imaginative plots.

    There were some slight changes made to the characters. Peter Venkman became younger, Ray Stantz shorter, fatter, ginger and more enthusiastic, Egon Spengler became blonde with round, red glasses, Winston Zeddemore looks nothing like Ernie Hudson, Janine Melnitz become hotter and Onionhead/Slimer became good instead of malevolent. And they also had different colored overalls. Why? Because kids respond better to colors.

    Though it did bug me that there weren't many references to Gozer, why Dana and Louis disappeared and how all of a sudden the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was good.

    Animation fans will be unable to not think of Garfield or Fred from Scooby Doo whenever Peter or Ray talk as they are voiced by the same guys and sound exactly alike.

    The show did go on for a good while and spawned a new generation of Ghostbusters toys and merchandise. There have been many bad animated TV shows made out of movies (The Mummy, Evolution, Ace Ventura, The Mask…I could go on) but The Real Ghostbusters ain't one of them. Extreme Ghostbusters followed in the mid-90's, but it didn't catch on too well.

    I do wish Columbia would release season box sets on DVD but for now there are ultra-cheap 4-episode DVDs available from Columbia only in Britain. They'll do for now.
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    • Sep 18, 2004

    FAQ3

    • why do the characters look different from the live action films?
    • Why does Peter's voice change in the third season?
    • Why does Janine's appearance change so much along with her voice and attitude?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1986 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Los verdaderos cazafantasmas
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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