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Ghostbusters (1984)

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Ghostbusters

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Edited into

    • "Muppet Babies" Good, Clean Fun (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips of the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man walking through the city was shown during the "Piggy Dough Girl" scene.
    • "Muppet Babies" I Want My Muppet TV! (TV Episode 1985)

      Actual film clips from Ghostbusters are edited into the episode as part of the plot.
    • "5 Second Movies" Ghostbusters (TV Episode 2008)

      movie is edited into short comedic clip
    • "Nostalgia Critic" Milk Money (TV Episode 2011)

      The buzzer sound from this film is heard.
    • "Nostalgia Critic" Pearl Harbor (TV Episode 2013)

      Critic inserts Ray's dialogue over a scene from The Dark Knight

Featured in

    • "At the Movies" Gremlins/Star Trek III: The Search for Spock/Streets of Fire/Once Upon a Time in America (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips appear in the teaser for the next episode.
    • "At the Movies" They're Playing with Fire/Beat Street/Ghostbusters/Les Compares (TV Episode 1984)

      Reviewed.
    • "At the Movies" Bill Murray (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips are shown.
    • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (Video 1984)

    • The Bus Boys: Cleanin' Up the Town (Music Video 1984)

      music video of the film, segments shown

Features

    • The Trammps: Disco Inferno (Music Video 1976)

      Song featured.

Followed by

    • Ghostbusters II (1989)

    • Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

    • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

Referenced in

    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Dick Cavett/Jimmy Brogan/Dave Barry (TV Episode 1984)

      Mentioned in the monologue
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Annie Potts/Shelley Winters/Ronnie Shakes (TV Episode 1984)

      Annie Potts talks briefly about her movie
    • "At the Movies" Movies That Changed the Movies (TV Episode 1984)

      Referenced.
    • Laugh Busters (TV Movie 1984)

      A parody of Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters theme song is used.
    • "Diff'rent Strokes" A Haunting We Will Go (TV Episode 1984)

      Arnold and Sam dress up in the costumes from this film as they try to find ghosts

References

    • Metropolis (1927)

      The scene in which the Art Deco temple emits plasma / lightning (when the portal doors are opened) bears more than a passing resemblance to the destruction of the "Heart Machine" scene (in Metropolis).
    • Lonesome Ghosts (Short 1937)

      Mickey, Donald, and Goofy play three inept ghost hunters. At one point, Goofy says, "I ain't scared of no ghost," later imitated in Ghost Busters with "I ain't afraid of no ghost."
    • The Ghost Breakers (1940)

    • Spook Busters (1946)

      Professional exterminators on a paranormal mission. Also, title reference.
    • Bride of the Monster (1955)

      The colander with wires attached used on Louis Tulley.

Remade as

    • Ghostbusters (2016)

      reboot of original, but with completely different characters

Spin-off

    • The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series 1986–1991)

    • Ghostbusters (Video Game 1986)

    • The Real Ghostbusters (Video Game 1987)

    • Extreme Ghostbusters (TV Series 1997)

    • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Video Game 2009)

Spoofed in

    • "Diff'rent Strokes" A Haunting We Will Go (TV Episode 1984)

      Arnold and Sam don Ghostbusters uniforms and go into a haunted house.
    • "Muppet Babies" Dental Hyjinks (TV Episode 1984)

      there is a Piggy Dough Girl based off the Stay Puff Marshmellow man
    • "The Smurfs" Smurfing for Ghosts/The Gargoyle of Quarrel Castle (TV Episode 1984)

      Brainy and Clumsy armed with ghost-capturing devices like those used by the Ghostbusters, though in rather primitive form.
    • Sexbusters! (Video 1984)

      Video's title and plot are a spoof of the mainstream film's title.
    • "Newhart" Once I Had a Secret Love (TV Episode 1985)

      Joanna shows Dick a flyer left on her car advertising Dust Bunny Busters with the tag line "Who you gonna call?"

Spoofs

    • The Sentinel (1977)

    • Altered States (1980)

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