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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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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
3,853
81
  • Stars
    • Maurice LaMarche
    • Dave Coulier
    • Frank Welker
  • 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…
    Dave Coulier
    Dave Coulier
    • Dr. Peter Venkman…
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Dr. Raymond Stantz…
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Winston Zeddemore…
    Lorenzo Music
    Lorenzo Music
    • Dr. Peter Venkman…
    Laura Summer
    Laura Summer
    • Janine Melnitz…
    Kath Soucie
    Kath Soucie
    • Janine Melnitz…
    Buster Jones
    • Winston Zeddemore…
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • Louis Tully…
    B.J. Ward
    B.J. Ward
    • Katarina Novachenka…
    Bill Martin
    • Samhain…
    Karen Hartman
    • Diva…
    Jeff Altman
    Jeff Altman
    • Professor Norman Dweeb…
    Katie Leigh
    Katie Leigh
    • Jason…
    Christopher Collins
    • Demon…
    James Avery
    James Avery
    • Giant…
    April Hong
    April Hong
    • Catherine
    Danny Mann
    Danny Mann
    • Banana 9000…
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Lorenzo Music first supplied the voice for Peter Venkman who was played by Bill Murray in the films. Reportedly, Murray did not like that his character sounded like Garfield and the producers replaced Music with Dave Coulier. Music did provide the voice of Garfield until his death. Bill Murray later supplied the voice for Garfield in Garfield (2004).
    • 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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    10/10
    About as good and as "Real" as an animated spin-off of a big-time movie franchise can get!
    I'm 26.

    "The Real Ghostbusters" is as good and as real as an animated TV series based off a popular movie franchise can possibly get. When I was growing up during the early 1990s, "The Real Ghostbusters" was one of four popular cartoon TV shows that helped shape my formative childhood years; the other three cartoons from that time were "Transformers," "G.I. Joe" and my personal favorite, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

    Toward the mid-'90s, "The Real Ghostbusters" was ultimately removed from an early-morning TV line-up on USA (that's now channel 35, if you have Comcast cable like I do) that included the other three aforementioned animated shows, which soon left me without a source of entertainment that would spark my wild kiddie imagination. But thankfully, the advent of TV-on-DVD in the last decade has brought this utterly fantastic TV series back from the land of classic TV show entertainment oblivion.

    Of course, "The Real Ghostbusters" was spun off the wildly popular 1984 cult supernatural comedy "Ghostbusters," about three unemployed university parapsychologists who become New York City's leading investigators and eliminators of pesky poltergeists. Drs. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) were eventually supplemented by a fourth member, Everyman Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), as they battled an ancient, malevolent, other-worldly entity that had designs on dropping in on Central Park West and laying waste to human civilization.

    "The Real Ghostbusters" is a continuation of that exact same storyline with the same classic characters and a new legion of evil ghosts needing investigation and extermination from our four popular heroes.

    "The Real Ghostbusters," like its original 1984 film-spawn, is a work of unquestionable uniqueness, brilliance, and originality. "Ghostbusters" was one of the most unique and original comedies to come out of the early '80s (and it's also one of my all-time favorite movies), so it's no wonder why it was the highest-grossing film of 1984 - after a cash-grabbing theatrical re-release one year later in 1985 to beat out "Beverly Hills Cop"; it's also no wonder why it also had a best-selling musical soundtrack, too, which featured the pop culture classic "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr., and the song is featured prominently on the TV show as well. Also like in the movie, "The Real Ghostbusters" crackles with humor, strong voice-acting performances, action sequences, special effects, and imagination.

    "The Real Ghostbusters" is real creativity and imagination from a time when TV shows were still willing enough to be daring and original.

    10/10
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    • Dec 17, 2011

    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)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los verdaderos cazafantasmas
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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