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The Real Ghostbusters

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The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.

Created by:
Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
Cast:
Maurice LaMarche, Dave Coulier, Frank Welker, Kath Soucie
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
ABC

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Season 2

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Episode 1

Janine's Day Off

1987-09-14 · 25m

Janine talks Egon into visiting her family for dinner, Prompting the Ghostbusters to hire a temporary secretary who on this very day of employment must contend with imps, ghosts, a powerful demon, and Peter's advances!

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Episode 2

★ 8.0

Adventures in Slime and Space

1987-09-15 · 25m

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

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Episode 3

Ragnarok and Roll

1987-09-16 · 25m

A young man hurt by the woman he loves decides that there is far too much pain in the world and, aided by his loyal yet reluctant companion, sets about a chain of events that will bring Ragnarok, the end of the world!

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Episode 4

Captain Steel Saves the Day

1987-09-17 · 25m

Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.

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Episode 5

They Call Me Mister Slimer

1987-09-18 · 25m

To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.

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Episode 6

Buster the Ghost

1987-09-21 · 25m

A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.

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Episode 7

★ 8.0

Night Game

1987-09-22 · 25m

A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's soul as the prize.

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Episode 8

Rollerghoster

1987-09-23 · 25m

Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a roller coaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.

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Episode 9

★ 8.0

Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?

1987-09-24 · 25m

Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the Ghostbusters become cartoon characters?

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Episode 10

Dairy Farm

1987-09-25 · 25m

Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.

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Episode 11

Egon's Ghost

1987-09-28 · 25m

When Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions on a bust, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters build a replacement before Egon fades into oblivion?

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Episode 12

Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster

1987-09-29 · 25m

With the city undergoing a massive surge in spectral activity the Ghostbusters have no time to take care of Janine's haunted apartment. Janine decides to tackle the job on her own… and may end up saving the day!

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Episode 13

The Cabinet of Calamari

1987-09-30 · 25m

Calamari, a magician and escape-artist supreme, is being haunted by a ghost that cannot be captured in a Ghost Trap. To make matters worse, Peter has fallen through Calamari's secret cabinet into a strange dimension!

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Episode 14

Ghostbuster of the Year

1987-10-01 · 25m

Charles Foster Hearse III, millionaire publisher of the Spooks Illustrated, challenges the Ghostbusters to a friendly competition to find out which one of them deserves to be on the cover of the next issue as "Ghost Hunter of the Year".

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Episode 15

Egon's Dragon

1987-10-02 · 25m

Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!

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Episode 16

No One Comes to Lupusville

1987-10-05 · 25m

A mysterious stranger from a small town arrives at the Ghostbusters headquarters requesting their help. Soon, the Ghostbusters find themselves caught up in a war between two groups of vampires and the original residents of Lupusville.

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Episode 17

The Bird of Kildarby

1987-10-06 · 25m

An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!

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Episode 18

The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye

1987-10-07 · 25m

Private eye Phillip Spade is surprised to find himself awake, in ghost form, after being dead for so many years. He soon realizes that he is back to solve a case that he failed to resolve while alive, now aided by four strange guys in funny jumpsuits.

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Episode 19

Cold Cash and Hot Water

1987-10-08 · 25m

Peter's father stumbles upon a strange artifact in the Artic; a block of black ice containing a fire demon that was captured ages ago. Unfortunately, he and phony psychic Doctor Bassingame later unleash the demon into New York City!

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Episode 20

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?

1987-10-09 · 25m

The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!

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Episode 21

The Man Who Never Reached Home

1987-10-12 · 25m

Simon Quegg, a selfish, insolent man, was cursed 100 years ago to never reach home, and is continually pursued by a terrible specter. When Ray is accidentally exchanged for Quegg, the Ghostbusters must try to break the curse!

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Episode 22

★ 8.0

Doctor, Doctor

1987-10-13 · 25m

During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!

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Episode 23

You Can't Take it With You

1987-10-14 · 25m

An unkind dying billionaire has a machine built to send his money and possessions to the other side, so that he'll have it after he dies. Unfortunately, the machine releases horrendous ghosts in exchange.

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Episode 24

Victor the Happy Ghost

1987-10-15 · 25m

The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the Containment Unit. But to adopt him as a pet. But Slimer soon discovers a darker side to the new tenant.

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Episode 25

Lost and Foundry

1987-10-16 · 25m

When a ghost is caught and trapped in a steelyard by the Ghostbusters, it appears to have been vaporized. However the ghost merges with the steel which is cut and distributed throughout the city…. And now it wants to reassemble itself!

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Episode 26

Chicken, He Clucked

1987-10-19 · 25m

A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.

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Episode 27

Venkman's Ghost Repellers

1987-10-20 · 25m

Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship – and Peter's father – the Ghostbusters enter a very weird and dangerous dimension.

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Episode 28

The Hole in the Wall Gang

1987-10-21 · 25m

At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.

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Episode 29

Ghost Busted

1987-10-22 · 25m

When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!

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Episode 30

The Ghostbusters in Paris

1987-10-23 · 25m

When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the tower was actually a very early form of a Containment Unit!

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Episode 31

★ 8.0

A Fright at the Opera

1987-10-26 · 25m

Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyries!

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Episode 32

The Collect Call of Cathulhu

1987-10-27 · 25m

When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help them in their mission.

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Episode 33

Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?

1987-10-28 · 25m

An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen hopelessly in love with her?

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Episode 34

Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin

1987-10-29 · 25m

The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from capturing it.

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Episode 35

Boo-Dunit

1987-10-30 · 25m

The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last uncompleted novel!

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Episode 36

The Revenge of Murray the Mantis

1987-11-02 · 25m

A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Containment Unit and a mighty battle begins.

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Episode 37

The Headless Motorcyclist

1987-11-03 · 25m

A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters must help break the curse, but Peter's got troubles with the police!

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Episode 38

The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic

1987-11-04

Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her, Mrs. Faversham turns to her only hope: the Ghostbusters.

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Episode 39

Moaning Stones

1987-11-05 · 25m

When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselves powerless, and Winston is revealed to be the only individual who can banish the demon.

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Episode 40

Knock, Knock

1987-11-06 · 25m

Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghostbusters may not come back alive!

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Episode 41

The Spirit of Aunt Lois

1987-11-09 · 25m

Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.

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Episode 42

Sea Fright

1987-11-10 · 25m

A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by the pirate ghosts!

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Episode 43

Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral

1987-11-11 · 25m

In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get caught in one of the greatest showdowns the west has ever seen.

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Episode 44

Cry Uncle

1987-11-12 · 25m

When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but not all goes as planned.

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Episode 45

Bustman's Holiday

1987-11-13 · 25m

Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battling specters rise to cause massive destruction.

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Episode 46

The Scaring of the Green

1987-11-16 · 25m

An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-leaf clover, on St. Patrick's Day!

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Episode 47

Ain't Nasa-Sarily So

1987-11-17 · 25m

The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract.

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Episode 48

Apocalypse -- What, Now?

1987-11-18 · 25m

The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the Ghostbusters, the sealed volume contains within it the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

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Episode 49

The Devil to Pay

1987-11-19 · 25m

Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threatening!

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Episode 50

Ghost Grows in Brooklyn

1987-11-20 · 25m

A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?

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Episode 51

I Am the City

1987-11-23 · 25m

Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!

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Episode 52

Last Train to Oblivion

1987-11-24 · 25m

The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!

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Episode 53

Beneath These Streets

1987-11-25 · 25m

After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!

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Episode 54

★ 8.0

Play Them Ragtime Boos

1987-11-26 · 25m

While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.

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Episode 55

The Old College Spirit

1987-11-27 · 25m

A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!

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Episode 56

Hard Knight's Day

1987-11-30 · 25m

When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.

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Episode 57

Masquerade

1987-12-01 · 25m

Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, the boy enters a haunted house with one of Egon's latest inventions.

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Episode 58

Deadcon 1

1987-12-02 · 25m

A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!

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Episode 59

Don't Forget the Motor City

1987-12-03 · 25m

After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.

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Episode 60

The Devil in the Deep

1987-12-04 · 25m

Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.

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Episode 61

Lights! Camera! Haunting!

1987-12-07 · 25m

An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of their own… a movie that will feature the destruction of the Ghostbusters!

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Episode 62

Egon on the Rampage

1987-12-08 · 25m

A news crew, trying to create a sensationalist story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!

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Episode 63

Station Identification

1987-12-09 · 25m

Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.

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Episode 64

Hanging By a Thread

1987-12-10 · 25m

A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, racing to stop the demons from controlling the lifespans of all mankind.

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Episode 65

Transylvanian Homesick Blues

1987-12-11 · 25m

Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

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Cast

Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche

Egon Spengler (voice)

Dave Coulier

Dave Coulier

Peter Venkman (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Ray Stantz / Slimer (voice)

Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie

Janine Melnitz (voice)

Buster Jones

Buster Jones

Winston Zeddemore (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Louis Tully (voice)

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