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The Real Ghostbusters

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 13, 1986
  • Seasons: 7
  • Episodes: 140
  • Networks: ABC
  • Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
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The Real Ghostbusters(1986)
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Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

TMDB Rating: 7.7 (283 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

13 episodes • 1986Avg: 6.7

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Ghosts Я UsSep 13, 19866.2
2KillerwattSep 20, 19866.0
3Mrs. Roger's NeighborhoodSep 27, 19867.0
4Slimer, Come HomeOct 4, 19864.0
5Troll BridgeOct 11, 19866.0
6The Boogieman ComethOct 18, 19868.0
7Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a DreamOct 25, 19867.2
8When Halloween Was ForeverNov 1, 19867.2
9Look Homeward, RayNov 8, 19866.3
10Take TwoNov 15, 19867.0
11Citizen GhostNov 22, 19868.0
12Janine's GenieDec 6, 19866.3
13X-Mas Marks the SpotDec 13, 19867.5
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

65 episodes • 1987Avg: 8.0Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Janine's Day OffSep 14, 19870.0
2Adventures in Slime and SpaceSep 15, 19878.0
3Ragnarok and RollSep 16, 19870.0
4Captain Steel Saves the DaySep 17, 19870.0
5They Call Me Mister SlimerSep 18, 19870.0
6Buster the GhostSep 21, 19870.0
7Night GameSep 22, 19878.0
8RollerghosterSep 23, 19870.0
9Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?Sep 24, 19878.0
10Dairy FarmSep 25, 19870.0
11Egon's GhostSep 28, 19870.0
12Janine Melnitz, GhostbusterSep 29, 19870.0
13The Cabinet of CalamariSep 30, 19870.0
14Ghostbuster of the YearOct 1, 19870.0
15Egon's DragonOct 2, 19870.0
16No One Comes to LupusvilleOct 5, 19870.0
17The Bird of KildarbyOct 6, 19870.0
18The Long, Long, Long, etc. GoodbyeOct 7, 19870.0
19Cold Cash and Hot WaterOct 8, 19870.0
20Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?Oct 9, 19870.0
21The Man Who Never Reached HomeOct 12, 19870.0
22Doctor, DoctorOct 13, 19878.0
23You Can't Take it With YouOct 14, 19870.0
24Victor the Happy GhostOct 15, 19870.0
25Lost and FoundryOct 16, 19870.0
26Chicken, He CluckedOct 19, 19870.0
27Venkman's Ghost RepellersOct 20, 19870.0
28The Hole in the Wall GangOct 21, 19870.0
29Ghost BustedOct 22, 19870.0
30The Ghostbusters in ParisOct 23, 19870.0
31A Fright at the OperaOct 26, 19878.0
32The Collect Call of CathulhuOct 27, 19870.0
33Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?Oct 28, 19870.0
34Drool, the Dog Faced GoblinOct 29, 19870.0
35Boo-DunitOct 30, 19870.0
36The Revenge of Murray the MantisNov 2, 19870.0
37The Headless MotorcyclistNov 3, 19870.0
38The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's AtticNov 4, 19870.0
39Moaning StonesNov 5, 19870.0
40Knock, KnockNov 6, 19870.0
41The Spirit of Aunt LoisNov 9, 19870.0
42Sea FrightNov 10, 19870.0
43Ghost Fight at the O.K. CorralNov 11, 19870.0
44Cry UncleNov 12, 19870.0
45Bustman's HolidayNov 13, 19870.0
46The Scaring of the GreenNov 16, 19870.0
47Ain't Nasa-Sarily SoNov 17, 19870.0
48Apocalypse -- What, Now?Nov 18, 19870.0
49The Devil to PayNov 19, 19870.0
50Ghost Grows in BrooklynNov 20, 19870.0
51I Am the CityNov 23, 19870.0
52Last Train to OblivionNov 24, 19870.0
53Beneath These StreetsNov 25, 19870.0
54Play Them Ragtime BoosNov 26, 19878.0
55The Old College SpiritNov 27, 19870.0
56Hard Knight's DayNov 30, 19870.0
57MasqueradeDec 1, 19870.0
58Deadcon 1Dec 2, 19870.0
59Don't Forget the Motor CityDec 3, 19870.0
60The Devil in the DeepDec 4, 19870.0
61Lights! Camera! Haunting!Dec 7, 19870.0
62Egon on the RampageDec 8, 19870.0
63Station IdentificationDec 9, 19870.0
64Hanging By a ThreadDec 10, 19870.0
65Transylvanian Homesick BluesDec 11, 19870.0
Season 3 Poster

Season 3

13 episodes • 1987

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Baby SpookumsSep 12, 19870.0
2It's a Jungle Out ThereSep 19, 19870.0
3Slimer, Is That You?Dec 3, 19870.0
4The Boogeyman Is BackSep 26, 19870.0
5Once Upon a SlimeOct 3, 19870.0
6The Two Faces of SlimerOct 10, 19870.0
7Sticky BusinessOct 17, 19870.0
8Halloween II 1/2Oct 24, 19870.0
9Loathe Thy NeighborOct 31, 19870.0
10The GrundelNov 7, 19870.0
11Big Trouble With Little SlimerNov 14, 19870.0
12The CopycatNov 21, 19870.0
13Camping It UpDec 5, 19870.0
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Season 4

8 episodes • 1988

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Joke's on RaySep 10, 19880.0
2Flip SideSep 17, 19880.0
3PoultrygeistSep 24, 19880.0
4Standing Room OnlyOct 8, 19880.0
5Robo-BusterOct 15, 19880.0
6Short StuffOct 22, 19880.0
7Follow That HearseNov 12, 19880.0
8The Brooklyn TriangleNov 19, 19880.0
Season 5 Poster

Season 5

21 episodes • 1989Avg: 8.0

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Something's Going AroundSep 16, 19890.0
2Three Men and an EgonOct 28, 19890.0
3Elementary My Dear WinstonSep 30, 19890.0
4If I Were a Witch ManOct 21, 19890.0
5Partners in SlimeOct 14, 19890.0
6Future TenseDec 23, 19890.0
7JailbustersDec 9, 19890.0
8The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!Dec 2, 19890.0
9The Halloween DoorDec 2, 19898.0
10Venk-Man!Nov 18, 19890.0
11Trading FacesSep 23, 19890.0
12Transcendental TouristsSep 9, 19890.0
13Surely You JoustDec 16, 19890.0
14Kitty-CorneredNov 18, 19890.0
15Slimer's CurseOct 7, 19890.0
16Til Death Do Us PartOct 21, 19890.0
17It's About TimeNov 25, 19890.0
18The Ransom of GreenspudOct 29, 19890.0
19Revenge of the GhostmasterDec 9, 19890.0
20Loose ScrewsDec 9, 19890.0
21Slimer StreakDec 16, 19890.0
Season 6 Poster

Season 6

16 episodes • 1990

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Janine, You've ChangedSep 8, 19900.0
2You Can't Teach an Old Demon New TricksSep 8, 19900.0
3The Haunting of Heck HouseSep 15, 19900.0
4GhostworldSep 15, 19900.0
5Mean Green Teen MachineSep 22, 19900.0
6SpacebustersSep 22, 19900.0
7My Left FangSep 29, 19900.0
8Russian AboutOct 6, 19900.0
9The SlobOct 6, 19900.0
10Deja BooOct 13, 19900.0
11Afterlife in the Fast LaneOct 20, 19900.0
12Guess What's Coming to DinnerOct 27, 19900.0
13Stay ToonedNov 3, 19900.0
14Very Beast FriendsNov 10, 19900.0
15Busters in ToylandNov 17, 19900.0
16The Magnificent FiveNov 24, 19900.0
Season 7 Poster

Season 7

4 episodes • 1991

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Treasure of Sierra TamaleSep 7, 19910.0
2Not Now, Slimer!Sep 14, 19910.0
3Attack of the B-Movie MonstersSep 21, 19910.0
420,000 Leagues Under the StreetOct 5, 19910.0

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