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Family Guy is an animated sitcom that centers on the Griffin family, consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of metafictional cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture.

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  • "The Story on Page One" (July 18, 2000, Season 2) - In a cutaway gag, Peter Griffin reminisces about his first summer job, where he was a Ghostbuster and busted the ghost of Sam Wheat from the film Ghost during the famous pottery scene.
  • "Petergeist" (May 7, 2006, Season 4) - During a Quahog 5 News Special Report, the Griffins' problem with Native American ghosts forcing them out of their home is reported by Tom Tucker who then asks who are they going to call. Diane Simmons sighs and answers "Ghostbusters" but ignorant of the franchise, Tom corrects her, stating he meant their insurance company, and thinks her response was stupid.
  • "Road to Rupert" (January 28 2007, Season 5) - This episode of Family Guy included a quick joke where Peter was in the refrigerator and said "There's No Peter, Only ZUUL!"
  • "Meet The Quagmires" (May 20, 2007, Season 5)
  • "Spies Reminiscent of Us" (October 11, 2009, Season 8) - Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd guest star. In an early scene, Peter says they are dining with two of the three Ghostbusters, but Chevy tries to correct him by saying he was not in Ghostbusters. (Peter is also incorrect in saying that there are three Ghostbusters when there were actually four. In addition, Dan uses a tracking device that looks just like the PKE Meter.
  • "Yug Ylimaf" (November 11, 2012, Season 11) - the burst of light that shoots through the Griffin's roof is inspired by a combination of when the Containment Unit is shut down in Ghostbusters and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  • "Vestigial Peter" (October 6, 2013, Season 12) - At the hospital, Peter Griffin thinks he sees Ecto-1.
  • "Life of Brian" (November 24, 2013, Season 12) - When the idea is brought up that they should get a new dog, Peter says that they all get Ghostbusters jumpsuits instead.
  • "Candy Quahog Marshmallow" (January 3, 2016, Season 14) - During the song "Come On Home," there is a large fictional character this is a pastiche of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
  • "Regarding Carter" (November 4, 2018, Season 17) - Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) wonders how to summon Zuul while the whole family (except Lois) brainstorms a way to make Carter Pewterschmidt mean again.
  • "Hefty Shades of Gray" (January 6, 2019, Season 17) - At 3:35, Peter says that they're like the male version of the female Ghostbusters. At 4:40, there is an EVP fart gag, which Meg says they did in the female Ghostbusters.
  • "Cat Fight" (November 23, 2019, Season 18) - At 1:37, Peter uses "one of those laser guns from Ghostbusters" in his midnight duel with Joe.  He then traps the ghost of Mayor Adam West.
  • "Connie's Celica" (January 5, 2020, Season 18) - At 10:04, Peter see an image of the word "veterans" with a red circle and line through it, and remarks, "that's the way I feel about ghosts", referring to the Ghostbusters' "No Ghost" logo.
  • "First Blood" (May 15, 2022, Season 20) - In a cutaway gag at the end of the episode, Lois, Donna, and Bonnie line up with grocery carts at a ranch for women to get in touch with their femininity. Mayor West (voiced by Sam Elliot) says, "Ladies, these grocery carts are an oath..." and is cut off by Lois saying, "Pretty sure the male version of this is better." West quips, "I might say the same thing about Ghostbusters."
  • "Lifeguard Meg" (March 27, 2024) (Season 22) - Principal Shepherd (Gary Cole) is given ownership of a coffee shop, which he decides to rename "Roast Busters".

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