By-Products of Dreams

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The By-Products of Dreams were by-products of sleeping New Yorker's dreams when hit by an incredibly powerful sleep dust from Sandman.

History

By-Products of Dreams (and later Nightmares) ^[1] started appearing in the Chelsea district area ^[2] as the Sandman was using incredibly powerful sleep dust ^[3] to make people sleep. The Sandman's goal was to make all of humanity sleep for 500 years. The Ghostbusters found on they new settings that the proton streams would disrupt they molecular density, ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] which made them go poof. However, taking out a dream by-product also alerted the Sandman of their whereabouts. ^[7]

On the second confutation between the Ghostbusters and the Sandman, he turns some of the dreams into nightmares. It is also suggested by placing the Easter Bunny as a guard to the Ecto-1, that nightmares serve the Sandman. However, normal dreams do not report to the Sandman, as suggested in Egon and Janine's cases.

Ultimately, it was by controlling a dream (lucid dreaming) one could in dream mode still fight the Sandman, which is what Janine did. After the Sandman was trapped, all By-Products of Dreams dissipated and everyone asleep awoke.

List of Known Dreams/Ghosts

Sled lead by mice
Big nose nomad on camel
Pulp Fiction Octopus Alien
Tortoise and the Hare
Viking on his ship
Alien in UFO
Cowbow on horse
Trash can one-eyed worm
Mouse headed snake
Dinosaur (later turned into a nightmare)
Mailbox and Letter
Stay Puft
Snail
UFO and spaceship
Fairy
Worm-Dragon
Green Bone
Gold treasure
Little pig
Big Turtle
Spoon chasing Jello
Skateboard
Knight/Dark Knight #1

Wagon
Easter Bunny
Large Pizza
Large Dragon
Peter's Awards

Train
Albert Einstein
Janine as a Ghostbuster

Trivia

The By-Products' P.K.E. readings are different than a standard ghost's. ^[8] ^[9]
The pink tank's design was reused in episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters" as tanks that battled Lizardo.
On page 19 of Ghostbusters Volume 1 Issue #7, the model yellow luxury car from Peter's dream is in miniature on the table next to Peter.
On page 21 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #3, the Easter Bunny makes a non-canon cameo on the far right section of the Conrad's store front.
On page 2 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #5, the space ship makes a non-canon cameo above the Roswell International Air Center.
On page 18 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #15, the mail bin and envelope make a non-canon cameo running behind the Ghostbusters.
On page 10, panel 3, of Ghostbusters Annual 2015, on the middle shelf is the basket that belonged to the Easter Bunny.
On page 12, panel 3, of Annual 2015 on the middle shelf is a miniature of the gold car Peter dreamed of when he was hit with the sleep dust.
On page 15, panel 1, of Annual 2015 in the other room is the Easter Bunny.
On page four of Ghostbusters International #5, the framed Einstein photo is visually inspired in part by the Einstein from Egon's dreams.
On page 18 of Ghostbusters International #7, once again the design of Einstein's portrait in panel 3 is non-canon reference to Egon's manifestation of Einstein.
On page 4 of Ghostbusters International #8, once again the Einstein portrait is a non-canon reference to Egon's manifestation of Einstein.

Appearances

The Real Ghostbusters

"Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"

References

↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 11:33-11:38). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Keep reminding yourself that they're not alive. Only by-products of dreams and nightmares."
↑ Janine Melnitz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 03:10-03:13). Time Life Entertainment. Janine says: "248 West 16th, got it!"
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 06:55-07:00). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "But one using incredibly powerful sleep dust. So powerful, it makes whatever you dream come to life."
↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:39-04:40). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Can we change polarization?"
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:40-04:41). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Might help."
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 11:45-11:46). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "It disrupts their molecular density."
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 13:52-13:57). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Every time we take out one of those things, it's like holding up a sign saying 'Here we are!' "
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:03-04:08). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "I don't understand. I'm picking up something from inside but it's nothing I ever encountered before."
↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:33-04:37). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "The ion field on that thing is all wrong. I don't know what the particle beams will do to it."

Gallery

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Primary Canon

Secondary Canon

[1] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 11:33-11:38). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Keep reminding yourself that they're not alive. Only by-products of dreams and nightmares."

[2] Janine Melnitz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 03:10-03:13). Time Life Entertainment. Janine says: "248 West 16th, got it!"

[3] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 06:55-07:00). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "But one using incredibly powerful sleep dust. So powerful, it makes whatever you dream come to life."

[4] Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:39-04:40). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Can we change polarization?"

[5] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:40-04:41). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Might help."

[6] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 11:45-11:46). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "It disrupts their molecular density."

[7] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 13:52-13:57). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Every time we take out one of those things, it's like holding up a sign saying 'Here we are!' "

[8] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:03-04:08). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "I don't understand. I'm picking up something from inside but it's nothing I ever encountered before."

[9] Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:33-04:37). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "The ion field on that thing is all wrong. I don't know what the particle beams will do to it."

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