The Firehouse is the headquarters of the Ghostbusters.
Canonicity[]
The Firehouse in the Primary Canon is developed from Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The Firehouse in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a Secondary Canon, is developed from Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II which pre-dates the movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife which conflicts with the game. The Firehouse (prime) appears in the IDW Comic Series, a Secondary Canon, which follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II, also includes some elements from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions); as well as being canon to Tobin's Spirit Guide (Insight Editions). The Firehouse (from Dimension 50-S) in the IDW Comic Series, is an alternate version based on Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. The Firehouse that appears in The X-Files Conspiracy: Ghostbusters Ghostbusters: Deviations, and Funko Universe in the IDW Comic Series, are all deemed Tertiary Canon, and are alternate versions of Firehouse (prime). The Firehouse in Ghostbusters: Legion and Ghost Busted manga, both deemed a Tertiary Canon, follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II. The Firehouse in Ghostbusters: The Board Game and Ghostbusters: The Board Game II, deemed a Tertiary Canon follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II and elements from Ghostbusters: The Video Game and the IDW Comic Series. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime video game, deemed a Tertiary Canon, follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II.
History[]
Primary Canon History[]
1904 CE[]
In mid-July, Hook & Ladder Company 8 drove out of the firehouse on a call to the Manhattan Adventurers Society.
Ghostbusters (1984)[]
The Firehouse was the location that the Ghostbusters used as a home base for their ghost-busting enterprise. It housed the men in the sleeping quarters formerly occupied by firemen and was the location of the Containment Unit. The Firehouse was also where the Ecto-1 was stored.
When the trio were touring the station in 1984 with the Realtor, Egon Spengler considered it unacceptable with it being in poor condition structurally, having unacceptable wiring for their equipment needs and it was in a bad neighborhood. However, when Ray Stantz, whose money is financing the operation, proved childishly delighted with the property, especially with the fire poles, his partners decided they had no choice but to purchase it.
Dana Barrett was their first real client. She visited the Firehouse two days after an incident at her apartment. She went to Janine Melnitz and asked to talk to someone. Peter Venkman narrowly jumped over his office gate and introduced himself. Peter, Egon, and Ray interviewed her on the second floor while she was hooked up to the Aura Video-Analyzer. She didn't care for Peter asking her what she thought or Egon's implication she was lying one way or another. Ray speculated it could be a case of past life experience intruding on present time. Egon thought it could be erased memories stored in the collective unconscious, clairvoyance, or telepathic contact. Dana was skeptical and scoffed. She apologized and admitted she did not believe in any of those things. Peter assured her he did not either. Peter walked behind Dana and gestured to Ray and Egon to make something up as he told her there were standard procedures they did in cases hers that gave them results. Ray figured he could go down to hall of records and check out the structural details in the building. He guessed the building itself could have a history of psychic turbulence. Peter nodded and agreed. Egon suggested he could look for the name Zuul in the usual literature, the Spates Catalogue or Tobin's Spirit Guide. Peter clumsily volunteered to go and check out her apartment with her.
It soon got to a point that the last of the Ghostbusters' petty cash was spent buying Chinese take out for dinner. Peter was unaware and wanted some petty cash to take Dana out to dinner so they didn't lose her. Ray revealed their situation. Peter stared then before Ray could take a bite, told him to slow down and chew his food. Janine's phone rang just as she was taking off her heels and putting on tennis shoes. She answered and confirmed to the caller the Ghostbusters were serious. She listened, paused, and sat back down. The caller told her something she couldn't believe. She readied a pencil and asked for the address. She promised they would be totally discreet and thanked the caller. She grinned and hung up then yelled, "We got one!" She slammed down the alarm buzzer. The klaxon activated. Everyone looked up. Ray realized it was a call and ran to the pole in the foreground and went down first. He yelped then rushed to open his foot locker in the middle. He called out to Peter and Egon to come on. Ray kicked off his shoes and readied his flightsuit as Peter landed with a carton. Egon yelped as he slid down. Ray had his flightsuit half on from the waist down. Ecto-1 sped out of the Firehouse, took a left, then another left.
Business picked up. After the alarm rang, Peter jogged out of the sleeping quarters. Ray pulled his pants up. Egon got out of his bed in his pajamas. He went to his night stand, grabbed his glasses, walked back out to the foot of his bed, turned around, and put on his glasses. Ray and Egon marched out of the room. Janine's phone was lit up. On one call, Janine asked the caller if the ghost looked like a mist, or if it had arms and legs. After another case, Ecto-1 pulled up to the Firehouse. Two fans, a man and a woman, were on the right side of Ecto-1. The woman opened the front passenger door. They asked a ragged looking Peter for his autograph as he got out. A man in a brown coat was on the left side snapping Polaroid photographs. As the Ghostbusters rested in their sleeping quarters, still in their flightsuits, Ray had a dream. It ended as Ray fell out of his real bed. The others thrashed in their sleep. One day, Winston Zeddemore responded to an ad in the newspaper and stopped to look up at the new Ghostbusters sign hanging outside the Firehouse. Janine interviewed Winston from her desk. She asked him if he believed in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis. Winston replied if there was a steady paycheck in it, he would believe anything she said. The phone rang.
A weary Peter and Ray walked from the garage bay to the office. Both were smoking. Their flightsuits had some ectoplasmic residue splattered about. Janine was now standing, cradling the phone on her shoulder, and gathered papers. Ray stated he needed some sleep badly. Peter agreed he didn't look good. Winston turned his head and observed them. Ray was surprised by Peter's observation. Peter thought he looked better and didn't used to look like this. Ray looked down at the Trap he was holding with his right hand. Tons of articles were affixed to the back wall of Peter's office. Janine placed a caller on hold. Peter tossed an invoice on Janine's desk. She scoffed at the smoke from the Traps. Peter told her that was the paper on the Brooklyn and the female client paid with Visa. Janine handed out a piece of paper and told them that was the evening worksheet. Ray scanned it and moaned. He saw there were two more free repeaters. Ray walked to the basement steps. Janine brought Winston to their attention. She introduced him. Winston stood. Ray stopped and turned around. Ray took one look at him and hired him. He introduced himself and Winston. Peter congratulated Winston and shook his hand. Ray called him over for help then handed him the two Traps and welcomed him aboard. Winston took them both but was uneasy about it. Ray nodded with a grin.
Ray demonstrated how to empty a full Trap into the Containment Unit in the basement. Winston stood to Ray's left and watched. Egon was at a wall running some calculations. Ray called it a very simple process. He loaded the Trap here, opened, unlocked the system, inserted the trap, a red light came on, he released, he closed, he locked the system, he set the entry grid, he neutronized the field. The light switched to the green one. Ray declared the trap was clean and the ghost was incarcerated in their custom-made storage facility. Ray pushed the lever back up and tossed the handle of the Trap. Upstairs, Janine informed Peter about a man from the EPA who came to see him and was waiting in his office. Peter asked what he wanted. Janine told him she did not know but pointed out she had been working two weeks without a break and he promised her he was going to hire more help in the office. The phone rang. Peter remarked someone with her qualifications would have no trouble finding a topflight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries. He walked to his office and asked her if she was going to answer the phone. Janine grumbled she quit better jobs then pressed a button on the phone and snapped at the caller.
Walter Peck waited in Peter's office. He was seated on the couch. Peter entered and asked how he could help him. Peck introduced himself then stood. He continued that he represented the Environmental Protection Agency, the third district. Peter shook his hand and asked how it was going down there. Peck looked at the ectoplasmic residue on his hand and got out his handkerchief. Peter patted his shoulder and left more ectoplasm. Peck noticed it. Peck asked him if he was Peter Venkman. Peter sat at his desk and clarified he was "Dr. Venkman." Peck asked exactly what kind of doctor he was. Peter stated he had Ph.D.'s in parapsychology and psychology. He slightly gestured to his framed degrees on the wall. Peck noted he now caught ghosts. Peter found that acceptable. Peck walked to the office gate and turned around. He asked how many ghosts had been caught. Peter replied he was not at liberty to say. Peck asked where the ghosts went after they were captured. Peck walked a few more steps to the gate. Peter told him they went into a storage facility. Janine peeked at them. Peck asked if the storage facility was located on the premises. Peter confirmed that. Peck asked to see it. Peter said no. Peck asked why not and turned to Peter. Peter revealed he had not used the magic word. Peck pulled up one of the chairs and sat. He asked what was the magic word. Peter was shocked and answered, "Please." Peck sneered and asked if he could please see the storage facility. Peter asked why he wanted to see the storage facility Peck's demeanor changed. Peck admitted he was curious and wanted to know more about the Ghostbusters' operations in order assess for any possible environmental impact like the presence of noxious, possibly hazardous waste chemicals in their basement. Peck demanded to see the storage facility or he would come back with a court order. Peter told him to go get a court order. He stood and told Peck he would sue him for wrongful prosecution. Peck stood up and was face-to-face with Peter. Peck warned Peter he could have it his way.
Meanwhile, down in the basement, Egon revealed his alarming findings and admitted he was worried. He revealed it was getting crowded in the the Containment Unit and all his recent data pointed to something big on the horizon. Winston took a cigarette. Ray lit his cigarette then held a light for Winston. Winston asked Egon what he meant by "big." Egon explained with a Twinkie and used it to represent the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. Egon estimated that morning's sample indicated the Twinkie was 35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds. Ray coughed hard. Winston remarked, "That's a big Twinkie." Egon nodded and took a bite of the Twinkie. Peter came down the stairs. Ray believed they could be on the verge of a four-fold crossrip, a P.K.E. surge of incredible and even dangerous proportions. Peter walked over to the Containment Unit. He mentioned they had a visit from the Environmental Protection Agency then asked how the was grid holding up. Ray remarked not good. Winston gestured from Peter to Egon and implored him to talk about the Twinkie. Peter turned to them and was concerned. He inquired about the Twinkie.
On a Thursday night, a Police Sergeant knocked on the front door of the Firehouse. Janine Melnitz answered the door. She asked him if he was dropping off or picking up. The sergeant answered he was dropping off. She told him to wait just a moment. Janine closed the inner door. A paddy wagon was parked outside the Firehouse. A short time later, Egon Spengler came outside with Janine. The sergeant asked Egon if he was a Ghostbuster. Egon confirmed he was. The sergeant explained they picked up a perp but they had no idea what to do with him because Bellevue Hospital refused him and he was concerned about placing him in the lock-up. He knew about the Ghostbusters and figured they should confer with them. Egon agreed to weigh in. They walked over to the rear of the paddy wagon. Louis Tully was in the van in a straight jacket. Louis wearily asked Egon if he was the Gatekeeper. Egon scanned Louis with the P.K.E. Meter and watched as the readings quickly surged. Egon turned it off and turned to the sergeant and suggested they better bring him into the Firehouse. The sergeant nodded. Janine wrapped around one of his arms as they walked back to the Firehouse. The officer inside and the sergeant lifted Louis, as he stood in place, out of the van. Janine told Egon he was so kind to take care of that man and called him a real humanitarian. Egon remarked he did not think Louis was human. Janine turned her head to look at Louis as they entered the Firehouse.
Egon interviewed Louis on the second floor. Louis was hooked up to Aura-Video Analyzer. The helmet he wore was once a normal colander. The screen displayed the image of a Terror Dog. Egon stared at the screen and turned it off. He asked Louis what he said his name was. Louis replied he was Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer. Janine looked at Louis's wallet and told Egon his name was Louis Tully and he lived on Central Park West. Janine held the wallet out to Egon. He took it and looked at it. Louis mimicked Egon and also extended his arm to take it. Janine offered Louis some coffee. Louis asked Egon if he did. Egon told him, "Yes, have some." Louis repeated what Egon said. Janine made a face and walked over to the kitchen area. Egon placed the wallet in a coat pocket and sat down. There was a lot of drinks and food on the dining table. Egon recalled Vinz talked about waiting for a sign and asked him what the sign was. Louis answered it was the coming of Gozer in one of the pre-chosen forms. He reminisced about some of Gozer's past conquests. There was the Rectification of the Vuldronaii, when the Traveler came as a large and moving Torb. Egon looked towards Janine. He also recalled during the Third Reconciliation of the Last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chose a new form for him, that of a giant Sloar. Janine looked back at Egon. Vinz chuckled at the thought of how many Shubs and Zulls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of a Sloar that day. Janine called Egon and gestured him to come over. The Cheez Its box was on the table near Egon. Egon excused himself and walked over to Janine. She told him there was something very strange about Louis. Louis sniffed a clear jar of popcorn as he rotated it. Janine admitted she was usually very psychic, and she had a terrible feeling that something awful was going to happen to Egon. Louis wiped his left cheek with a pizza slice. Janine revealed she believed he was going to die. She went into Egon's arms. He looked up and placed his right arm around her.
The phone rang. Louis jumped and looked around. Egon quickly picked up the phone. Louis picked up the base of the phone. Egon took it from him. The call was from Peter. Egon thanked Louis for his help. Peter announced he had some news from the world of Gozer. Egon asked Peter what it was. Peter informed Egon he was with Dana and Gozer made some moves on his would-be girlfriend. Egon asked how she was doing. Peter quipped he thought they could get her a guest shot on Wild Kingdom then revealed he just whacked her up with about 300 cc's of Thorazine. Peter noted she was saying she was the Gatekeeper and asked Egon if that made any sense to him. Egon revealed he just met the Keymaster. Louis lifted up the coffee pot and took a drink. Peter thought that was wonderful and they should get them together. Louis with his mouth full, made an odd but cheery face at them. Janine was now sitting next to Egon. Egon thought that would be extraordinarily dangerous. Peter relented and advised Egon to hold onto the Keymaster and he would head back to the Firehouse. Egon liked the idea and placed the phone back on the receiver. Louis walked over and gave Egon a frying pan. Egon thanked him then turned to Janine and stressed they needed to find Ray and get him back immediately. Louis picked up a lamp and gave it to Egon.
On Friday morning, Walter Peck returned to Firehouse with documents, a Con Edison Man, and a Police Captain. The police captain stepped in through an inner door on the front door followed by the Con Edison worker and Peck. The Con Edison worker closed the inner door. Peck told them to follow him. They walked on. The Con Edison worker looked up at everything and lost pace with them. Janine cut them off. Janine held out her left hand to stop but they kept walking. She kept saying, "Excuse me" but they kept walking. She asked them where they thought they were going. Peck told her to stand aside or he would have her arrested for interfering with a police officer. She cut him off and recalled from TV that he needed a warrant, a writ or something to come inside. Peck raised the manila envelope and listed off the contents: A Cease and Desist All Commerce order, a Seizure of Premises and Chattels, a Ban on the Use of Public Utilities for Non-Licensed Waste Handlers, and a federal Entry and Inspection order. They continued on. Janine stared.
Egon Spengler looked through parts on a shelf in the basement. Louis Tully was with him. Egon told him there was one more test he wanted to perform. Peck, the police captain, and the Con Edison man came down the stairs. Janine ran down the steps after them and beat the Con Edison man. Janine told Egon she tried to stop them but Peck said he had a warrant. Egon held out his right arm. Louis mimicked him. Egon stated they were on private property. Peck ignored him and pointed at the Containment Unit and the panels then ordered everything to be shut off. Egon pointed at them and warned turning off the machines would be extremely hazardous. Louis mimicked Egon and pointed, too. Peck was not swayed and told him the Ghostbusters were facing federal prosecution for at least half a dozen environmental violations. He again ordered Egon to shut everything off and threatened they would shut them off for him if he did not. Egon, Janine, and Louis were now planted in front of the control panels. Egon tried to explain it was a high voltage laser containment system and simply turning it off would be like dropping a bomb on the city. Peck thought was being patronizing and stated he was not grotesquely stupid like the people they bilked. The Con Edison man stared at the Containment Unit.
Peter Venkman came down the stairs. He softly patted the police captain on the back. The captain turned his head to Peter. Peter introduced himself and tried to defuse the situation by stressing it was a slight misunderstanding and he would cooperate in any way that he could. Peck was not buying it and pointed out he had his chance to cooperate but chose to have fun and be insulting. Peck declared it was his turn. Egon informed Peter that Peck wanted to shut down the protection grid. Louis looked at Egon with a slight grin. Peter quickly stated they were not going to be held responsible. Peter and Peck began talking at the same time. Peck told him they were going to be held responsible. Peter disagreed. Peck ordered the Con Edison worker to shut it off. Peck walked to the Con Edison man. Peter told him not to. The Con Edison man turned to Peter and Peter pointed his right index at the Containment Unit. Peter warned him. The Con Edison worker pointed out he never saw anything like the Containment Unit before and he was unsure. Peck was not interested in his opinion and told him to just shut it off. With unease on his face, he turned to walk to the control panels. Peter got in the Con Edison Man's face and told him not to be a jerk. The police captain leaned in and made space between the two. The captain ordered Peter to step aside. Peck told the captain if he did that again, he could shoot him. The captain took offense to being told how to do his job. Peter thanked the captain. Peck yelled at the Con Edison worker to shut the grid off. The Con Edison man looked at Peck then the captain then at Peck again. Peter looked over to Egon. The Con Edison Man went to the control panels. Egon stepped away and mimed an explosion with his fingers and mouthed "Boom." Peter, Egon, and Janine made their way to the stairs. Louis watched the Con Edison Man up close. The Con Edison Man pulled a gray lever down. The lights dimmed and several alarms went off. The red light above the Containment Unit flashed.
The D.C. Microamperes gauge plummeted from 100 to 0. The Con Edison worker, police captain, and Peck looked around. The Con Edison worker realized he made a terrible mistake and swore. The walls of the basement rumbled. Peck backed away. Steam erupted from between the bricks. The Con Edison worker ran. Louis was thrilled. Everyone ran for it. Bricks popped out of their place. As everyone ran outside, Egon yelled out to anyone else to clear the building. Louis ran out last. Sparks and smoke poured out of the front doors. The roof exploded. People around the area paused and looked at the Firehouse. A pink beam of psychokinetic energy streamed out of the hole in the Firehouse's roof. People ran off. Peter shielded his face and exclaimed. Louis proclaimed that was the sign. He walked past Janine, who stood in front of the Con Edison van. She agreed it was a sign, a sign they were going out of business. Ecto-1 slowly drove up with its siren on and parked on the street. A crowd gathered behind the police barricades at N. Moore and Varick. Ray and Winston finally returned from a call. Police officers and fire fighters converged on the Firehouse. Ray hopped over to Peter and Egon by the Con Edison van and red car. Ray asked Egon what happened. Egon informed him the storage facility blew, pointed at Peck, and revealed Peck had the protection grid shut off. Ray was beside himself. Winston guessed that was bad. Ray confirmed and nodded. Peter asked where the Keymaster went. Egon swore and could not believe they lost him. The Ghostbusters were about to take off in search of Louis but Peck, the Police Captain and some police officers barred their way. Fire fighters from 509 had arrived and readied a hose. Peck ran to the Ghostbusters and told them to hold it. Peck wanted the Ghostbusters arrested. He told the captain they were in criminal violation of the Environmental Protection Act, and the explosion was a direct result of it. Egon exclaimed, "Your mother!" in response then lunged forward and grabbed Peck's collar. Police tried to keep order. The civilians behind the barricade cheered on the scuffle. Peter chimed in and asked if the police heard what Peck called him.
Ghostbusters II[]
The second floor and the basement underwent several repairs and changes between 1984 and 1989. The second floor's lab and kitchen area were given new layouts. Louis' desk was placed between Janine's and the garage bay on the first floor. There was also a room used to process photographs and a R&D room. In late 1989, after the Ghostbusters went back in business, Janine told callers that they were back. Louis walked out the Firehouse after Ecto-1a and yelled out to them to only accept certified check, cash or money order. After another call came in, the Ghostbusters slid down a pole. Winston was in the tan flightsuit, Egon and Peter in the charcoal. Peter shouted, "Yee-ha!" Slimer ate food out of Louis's lunch box in the Firehouse garage bay and made a mess. A Fritos bag was open. A chocolate snack was eaten. Only a red apple was untouched. Louis walked to the bay area. He shouted to Janine it was lunch time then remarked to himself it smelled like someone took a dump. Louis and Slimer saw each other and paused. Louis dropped his files. They both screamed and fled in opposite directions.
The Ghostbusters gathered around a table on the second floor of the Firehouse. Egon Spengler took a sample of the Psychomagnotheric Slime in tupperware out of the microwave. Ray explained to Peter and Winston that they were experimenting with the ectoplasm they found in the Van Horne subway tunnel. Peter jokingly asked if he should get spoons. Egon told him not to bother and cued Ray to demonstrate their discovery. It was 2:30 on the clock on the wall by the refrigerator. Ray angrily shouted at the ectoplasm and insulted it, calling it a "worthless piece of slime" and "ignorant, disgusting blob." The Psychomagnotheric ectoplasm bubbled in reaction to Ray's shouting. Egon joined in called it "nothing but an unstable, short-chain molecule." Ray called it a "foul, obnoxious muck." Egon derided its weak electrochemical bond! Winston and Peter looked at each other. Winston stopped Ray mid-insult. Egon flashed his hands to stop. Peter asked them if this is what they did with their spare time. Ray pointed out it was an incredible breakthrough, the discovery of a psychoreactive substance. He explained it reacted to human emotional states. Peter nicknamed it "Mood slime." Egon turned away in disbelief. Peter admired it. It bubbled. Winston got that it feed on bad vibes. Ray confirmed it was like a cop in a doughnut factory. Egon revealed they were running tests to see if they could get an equally strong positive reaction. Peter inquired what kind of tests they performed. Ray carefully replied they sang to it and told it supportive, nurturing things. Peter got to the point and wanted to know they were not sleeping with it. There was an awkward silence and sense of uneasiness from Ray and Egon. Peter and Winston teased them. Winston remarked it was always the quiet ones. Peter called Ray a hound.
Egon suggested a demonstration of the kinetic test. He took a toaster from the kitchen counter and stated it was an ordinary household one. Peter quipped he was taking him for his word on that. Ray placed some of the ectoplasm into the toaster with a spoon. Egon placed the toaster on the billiards table. Ray explained the ectoplasm responded to music so they tried easy listening, middle-of-the-road type stuff like Paul Young and "Dust In The Wind." Peter joked it worked for him. Egon revealed it loved Jackie Wilson. Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" was played. Peter kept joking and asked them if this was what they did at night when he was not around the Firehouse. He joked he thought the toaster sounded exactly like Jackie. Egon told him to just watch. Peter asked if it could do Emmylou Harris. The toaster hopped up. Peter realized it danced, too. The toaster moved around like it was dancing. The guys smiled. Ray played along. The toaster ejected toast. Egon caught them. The music was turned off. Peter hugged the toaster and happily declared it was his number one Christmas boutique gift item. Winston was suspicious it would eat someone's hand the minute someone got mad. Peter stated they would put a warning label on it for liability reasons then recoiled in pain. Egon quickly took the toaster away. It was just a prank. Peter gestured like he poked Egon's eyes and relished how easily they fell for it. Ray screamed as they tussled playfully.
That night, Ray and Egon were running more experiments with two jars of Psychomagnotheric ectoplasm they collected. Ray was wearing a skullcap with wires attached to a jar. They got a call from Peter. He told Ray Dana came over to his place because her tub tried to eat her. "Flesh 'N Blood" played in the background. Ray asked if he was serious then got excited then backpedaled to say what happened was terrible but great for their research. Peter cut him off. Ray promised they would get right on it and hung up. He told Egon there was a major slime-related psychokinetic event. Egon made some adjustments to a blower gun. He asked what happened. Ray relayed what Peter told him. Egon asked if they were all right. Ray confirmed she got out of there and went over to Peter's. Egon remembered something and placed the blower gun down. He brought up the Vigo painting and revealed he ran the name 'Vigo the Carpathian' through the Occult Reference Net. Egon typed and presented a search result. They looked at the Hewlett Packard computer screen. It read, "ZUNDINGER, LEON. MAGICIANS, MARTYRS AND MADMEN Chapter 6, PP. 128-145 Vigo the Carpathian (1505-1610) Sixteenth century Carpathia was in a constant state of spiritual turmoil due principally to the despotic rule of PRINCE VIGO VON HOMBURG DEUTSCHENDORF, tyrant, sorcerer and psychotic autocrat." Ray called it a "nice ugly history" and deduced there was a connection between Vigo and the ectoplasm. Some ectoplasm bubbled in the jar. Egon asked him if the atomic weight of cobalt 58.9. He nodded. They took off their labcoats. Ray went for his leather jacket on a cot. Ray was eager to check out the bathtub in Dana's apartment. Egon proposed they go to the Manhattan Museum of Art in the morning and get a look at that painting. Ray reached for a P.K.E. Meter. Egon swung his suit jacket over his left shoulder and grabbed the Giga Meter with his right hand and they left for Dana's apartment.
The next day, Janine was ending a phone call. She told the caller that the Ghostbusters could not get to their case until after the New Year. Janine listened to the caller's response and covered up her computer. She suggested not going in there and hung up then yelled out to Louis that she was closing up for the day. Louis wondered if he should take the subway, the surface roads, or something else. He noted it was kind of busy out. She stated she was walking and bid him good night. Louis stopped her and awkwardly asked her out to dinner. Janine replied she would love that but had to go babysit for Peter. Louis was bummed. Janine invited him to babysit with her. He accepted. She told him to meet her at Peter's apartment at 8 pm. Janine walked off. Louis stood in the middle of the crosswalk talking to himself. He told himself he could get Peter's address from the W2 form. A driver called him a dummy and told him to move. Cars honked at him. He stepped out of the way and directed the cars. Ray and Egon processed Peter's photographs of Vigo in a photo lab set up somewhere in the Firehouse. Ray pinned one on the line. Egon used a magnifying lens. Egon confirmed Ray was right and there were multi-planar Kirlian emanations present. Ray joked about Vigo being next month's cover of GQ. He believed there definitely a living presence. Egon proposed taking a deeper look. Ray suggested putting the wider shot through the Spectral analyzer. Egon agreed and tried turning up the Roentgens. Ray fed a photograph into the Spectral analyzer, which looked like a copy machine. Egon pressed some buttons on a pad. Ray changed the subject to dinner. He pitched Chinese. Egon countered with Thai. Ray found it too spicy and suggested Greek. Egon asked about Mexican. Ray suggested Pizza. Egon asked if they should get thin or thick. Ray wanted Chicago. A photograph came out of the analyzer. Egon hung it up. The photograph was of the floating head of Vigo and the River of Slime. Egon was shocked and picked up the magnifying lens. The lab door's deadbolt moved on its own and locked the door. Ray instantly recognized it. Egon inquired where he saw it. Ray informed him it was the River of Slime he saw under First Avenue. Suddenly, the photographs ignited. They ran to the door and realized it was locked. Ray started thinking of what to grab like a blanket of hose. Egon chose the simple solution, get out of the room. Ray realized the door was locked. Egon and Ray called out to Winston Zeddemore. Ray suggested going in other direction. Egon sarcastically asked if they were going to stick their heads in the toilet. Winston broke through the door and used a fire extinguisher on the photographs.
On New Year's Eve, Janine and Louis returned to the Firehouse after the latter briefed the Ghostbusters at the Parkview Psychiatric Hospital about the current state of chaos in the city. Janine helped Louis suit up in one of Egon's spare flightsuits. She found him fantastic in it. Louis declared he was born to wear it. They kissed. The font doors opened and Louis dashed outside the Firehouse in full gear, wearing a Proton Pack. He stopped and remarked the equipment was heavy.
After Ghostbusters II[]
Business got slow and hauntings got thin. Peter thought they did their job too well. It went from ten calls a week to one if the Ghostbusters were lucky. They could barely keep up their mortgage. To complicate matters, Egon started to tell people that their ghost problems were irrelevant because the world was coming to an end. Ray arrived at the Firehouse one morning and Ecto-1, Egon's Proton Pack, all of the Traps, and 16 ounces of fuel isotope were gone along with Egon. The final nail was when some actor bought up most of Tribeca, and they lost the firehouse. It later became a Starbucks.[4] Vagrants stripped the Firehouse of its copper in the 1990s.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife[]
After the battle in Summerville in June 2021, Winston purchased the Firehouse.[Note 1] One day, Winston entered the rundown Firehouse through one of the inner doors and looked up a fire pole in the garage bay. The doors of the Firehouse opened up. Winston motioned the driver to drive Ecto-1 inside. He placed a hand on the hood. In the basement, a red light on the Containment Unit was blinking. It made an odd sound.
Before Ghostbusters: Back in Town[]
Winston started repairs on the Firehouse.
Ghostbusters: Back in Town[]
In 2023, Callie Spengler, Gary Grooberson, Phoebe, and Trevor left Summerville to move into the Firehouse. Two installers finished putting the Ghostbusters sign back up outside the Firehouse. A dog walker remembered the Ghostbusters saved New York back in the 1980s from a ghost invasion twice and there were parades. One of the installers remarked they never got parades for their work. A cockroach crawled on his hand and spooked him. His crane swung into a nearby streetlight. A short time later, an exterminator informed Winston he was done. Winston was pleased everything was done right on time. The Spenglers and Gary Grooberson pulled up to the Firehouse after three days of driving. Callie thanked him for the opportunity to give her children some stability. Winston insisted they earned if for saving the world in Oklahoma and welcome them in. Trevor remarked it would be nice to move into a place with working electricity. Winston revealed there were still some issues with plumbing, electricity, HVAC, and mold. He asked how they felt about mice. Phoebe replied they had an uneasy truce. Trevor asked about the WiFi. Winston asked him if he liked books. Trevor sighed. Gary asked if the fire pole still worked. Callie questioned if a fire pole could be broken. Winston opened a locker and presented flight suits and ghostbusting equipment. Phoebe loved it. Winston cautioned them that more people have died in New York City than in any other city in the country and centuries of bad vibes built up sometimes spilling over but he personally learned no matter, they would be okay as long as they stuck together. As he looked at a display case of mementos from 1989, the electricity went out. Trevor claimed he called it.
Winston assured them it was fine Callie told Gary and Trevor to find the breaker box. Phoebe and Winston checked the Firehouse's basement after the power went out. Phoebe took a P.K.E. Meter and detected slightly elevated psychokinetic energy levels but they remained steady. Winston was relieved the back up power was working and kept the Containment Unit on. Trevor and Gary got the power back on and noticed a dead charred cockroach at the breaker. Phoebe joked the electricity had a few bugs. Callie asked if they could afford all the repairs but Winston told her not to worry about it for the meantime. Janine pointed out they had a very generous benefactor. Winston called himself an investor. Janine quipped investments usually had returns. Winston walked Trevor and Phoebe to their new schools while Janine went over the finances with Callie. A cockroach observed them.
Trevor asked Phoebe if she had a first day of school from Hell, too. Phoebe asked which layer of Hell. Gary invited them in and revealed Callie made quesadillas. Callie and Gary shared a bedroom on the second floor while Phoebe and Trevor occupied their own bedrooms on the third floor. Over the next several days, they had several setbacks. A muck came out of the faucet when Phoebe tried using the sink. Some ectoplasm dripped from the second floor ceiling. Gary accidentally used the microwave when everyone was trying to watch television and caused a short. Gary tried one of the fire poles and discovered the hard way it was broken. Trevor was unable to find any free WiFi in the area. Gary and Phoebe checked the attic but immediately smelled something bad. Phoebe called it mold "with a hint of turning around and never coming up here again." Gary agreed with her assessment. Ectoplasm dripped down on Trevor's head while he was trying to sleep in his bed.
While everyone ate pizza in the garage bay, Callie tried to downplay the amount of work needed to fix up the Firehouse and reminded them they had to start somewhere. Trevor suggested starting with a demolition crew. Gary chimed in with trying to focus on one project at a time and work their way down the list. He pointed out he already fixed the fire pole and only cut himself twice. Trevor admitted it would be nice to watch TV and use the microwave at the same time. Phoebe inquired about the plumbing and being able to brush her teeth with actual water rather than slime that bubbled up from the sewer. They were interrupted with the manifestation of a large ghost that looked like an amalgam of a cockroach, alligator, and goldfish. Phoebe expressed regret over flushing her pet goldfish down the toilet when she was eight. Trevor and Phoebe made a run for the foot lockers. Trevor ignored Phoebe and put on a Proton Pack, too, rather than grabbing a Trap. Trevor retorted the ghost looked a little flushed. Phoebe admitted that was pretty good. The ghost yanked a fire pole off its foundation to Gary's dismay and threw it. Trevor and Phoebe blasted the pole. The pole landed on Ecto-1's light bar. The ghost grabbed Gary. Gary thought it smelled worse than the attic. Phoebe told Callie to grab a Trap. Phoebe admonished Trevor then hoped his aim was good enough not to fry Gary before the ghost ate him. Trevor quipped his aim was better than hers. Phoebe ordered Callie to slide the Trap under the ghost and hit the pedal. Callie exclaimed she knew how a Trap worked. The Trap landed short of the ghost. Phoebe ordered Trevor to pull the ghost left to the Trap. Trevor yelled at her to stop "ghost-splaining" and they trapped the ghost. Gary landed hard. He lamented the damage done to Ecto-1. Phoebe was upset no one listened to her. Callie remarked she could throw the Trap next time.
The next morning, Phoebe inspected a cavity in the wall under the Containment Unit with a pair of Ecto Goggles. She asked Gary, "Why do blobs enjoy skydiving?" Gary had no idea. She replied, "Slime flies when you're having fun." Gary complimented the joke. Phoebe had a green ectoplasm on her gloves and drained it into a jar. Gary suggested taking it to the lab for analysis. Phoebe was surprised they had a lab. Gary clarified they had no lab yet but it would be cool. They went upstairs where Callie presented breakfast smoothies that had chia seeds and spinach. She mentioned it was a recipe from Janine and the microwave broke again. Gary was ecstatic and thanked her. Phoebe and Trevor passed on smoothies. Callie implored them to live a little. Gary and Callie took a drink and instantly regretted it. Gary thought they drank the slime by mistake but Callie confirmed it was the smoothie. Gary wondered if Janine was mad at them.
While Phoebe got ready for school she talked to Podcast on the phone. He thought it was cool a ghost came up from the sewers. Phoebe countered it was weird and dangerous but the main problem was none of them worked together well. Podcast pointed out they still trapped it. Phoebe thought they barely managed to do that. Podcast assured her teams took time to develop. He believed the United Federation of Extraterrestrial Illuminati wanted to kill each other on the first day but they managed to infiltrate everything. Phoebe reminded Podcast the Illuminati was not real. He asked if she talked to Ray and recalled something about fighting sewer slime in the 1980s. Phoebe decided to visit Ray after school. Podcast asked her to text him if she fought anymore ghosts. He was eager for details. Phoebe promised he would be the first to know. She looked at her clothes and a pair of scissors.
In the afternoon, in the basement, Callie asked Gary if he also got the vibe Phoebe was mad at them about their first bust. She admitted they were not exactly a well-oiled ghostbusting machine. Gary thought they were awesome. Callie pointed out the ghost almost ripped him in half. Gary emphasized the "almost" part. Callie loaded a Trap in the Containment Unit. She wanted Phoebe and Trevor to take typical risks as teenagers and noted ghostbusting was dangerous Gary thought of fighting Sumerian gods bent on destroying the world. Callie agreed and knew they were thriving in New York more than in Oklahoma. She was concerned about screwing that up. A woman entered the Firehouse and asked them if they were the Ghostbusters. She reported an encounter with a "thing" in Central Park. Gary grabbed two Proton Packs. Phoebe returned to the Firehouse but Callie and Gary were already gone. She suited up and left to explore the sewers for any leads on the green ectoplasm.
Trevor paced outside the Firehouse wondering where everybody was. The Siren ghost he encountered in Central Park manifested and sang. Trevor took aim but Gary blasted her from Ecto-1's gunner seat. Gary called her Lizard Face and pointed out he was a little too young for her. Callie teased his 'strong open' nonchalantly. Gary admitted he panicked. Trevor was annoyed and claimed he had the situation under control. The ghost entranced Trevor and he shot at Gary but missed. The ghost transmogrified and lunged at Trevor. Callie wrangled the ghost and told Gary to deploy the Trap. Gary operated the Remote Trap Vehicle and trapped it. Callie warned Trevor he better have an excellent explanation on why he almost killed Gary. Trevor had no clue but revealed he felt an urge to mess everything up. Callie advised him to aim at a ghost the next time he felt that urge again. They departed to pick up Phoebe.
Later that evening, the team apprised Ray of all their recent paranormal encounters. Ray noted there were now reports of paranormal activity coming in from all over the city. He asked if that was everything. Phoebe added Trevor tried to kill Gary. Trevor denied it and found out the microwave was still broken. Ray looked on a tablet and found an old article about Madame Malveaux's arrest in 1993 for committing fraud even though she had clairvoyant powers. He recalled she never served jail time due to a technicality but she was never heard from again. Phoebe remembered something and asked if she was arrested before or after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo. Ray believed it was after. Phoebe revealed Malveaux told her when Vigo was defeated, her bond was broken with the spirit world. Ray realized that was why she resorted to trickery then later searched for the Psychomagnotheric Slime to restore her powers. He concluded Malveaux was going to get revenge on those who wronged her, the Ghostbusters. Phoebe was eager to go back to Malveaux's underground lair and bust her. Ray warned her Proton Packs alone were not the key to stopping Vigo and they had to use the slime against him. Phoebe cited the Statue of Liberty. Ray believed they could use the slime against Malveaux. He introduced a Psychomagnotheric slime crystal into a jar of the Green Super Slime given to him by Phoebe. Phoebe used a P.K.E. Meter and confirmed there were no readings and the slime was completely neutralized. Trevor presumed they just had to shoot about ten thousand gallons of the pink slime into the sewers. Ray revealed his jar of crystals was all that was left. Phoebe had an idea on how to effectively weaponize the crystals. She noticed Trevor was eating a frozen burrito. Trevor quipped in desperate times he had no choice.
Gary and Trevor worked on Ecto-1 while Phoebe and Callie modified the Particle Throwers. Callie brought up their lack of teamwork during their first bust and wanted Phoebe to know they were trying. Phoebe pointed out she was no expert on working together either. She added she had two more years of dangling from a jump seat before she could drive Ecto-1. Callie called driving boring and there was no point in fighting the latest demigod if she was not being flung around. Phoebe told her a joke, "Did you hear that Einstein finally developed his Theory of Relativity? It was about time." Callie pretended to laugh with Phoebe. Trevor wondered what they were talking about. Gary recognized her "I don't get it but I want to admit it" laugh. Trevor wanted to make it clear to Gary he wasn't trying to kill him. Gary assured him it was just a toxic mix of teenage boy hormones and the supernatural influence of a powerful ghost siren. He asked Trevor shoot him if he ever used the phrase "teenage boy hormones" again. Trevor promised his pack would be fired up before the words left his mouth. Phoebe informed everyone her theory was the particle streams would pass through the affixed crystal, altering the protons and give them the power to fight Malveaux and her slime. Trevor suggested a test before the big battle. Gary saw a cockroach and blasted it with success. Callie told him it was just a regular one. A wave of Green Super Slime filled with Cockroach Acolytes flooded into the Firehouse.
Phoebe and Callie were back against a wall. Trevor jumped on top of a table. Gary clung to a fire pole, grateful he decided to fix it. Phoebe directed everyone to get to Ecto-1. Gary pointed out his predicament. Phoebe and Callie blasted the slime apart to clear a path. Cockroach Acolytes shut down the Containment Unit. The first Green Slime Ghost trapped emerged from the basement and chased after Ecto-1, knocking the front doors off the hinges. Phoebe suggested they head to Hell's Kitchen, where Madame Malveaux's parlor was located, but P.K.E. readings were spiking in Times Square. Callie asked for somebody to make a decision because the bird ghost from Central Park was tailing them.
After Malveaux was trapped, the Ghostbusters returned to the Firehouse and told Ray, Winston, Janine, and Lucky Domingo all about the battle in Times Square. Phoebe confirmed she said Malveaux's name wrong on purpose because she hated it. Lucky commended her on the A-level trolling. "Trolling" reminded Janine about the time the original team once fought a Troll under the Brooklyn Bridge. Ray recalled he was a wily little fellow. Lucky asked if he demanded they solve his riddle. Ray stated they did not and just shot him in the face. Everyone laughed. Callie apologized to Winston about destroying the New Year's Eve Ball. Winston quipped it was all good and replacing six tons of Waterford crystal was not expensive at all. She noted saving the city was priceless but Winston begged to differ. He noticed the Firehouse was looking better. Callie told him they were making their way through Gary's to-do-list. Winston presumed that meant they were sticking around. Callie promised they would give it a shot. Janine offered everyone her smoothie. Everyone declined except Ray. Phoebe tried to warn him but he took a drink. He asked Janine if she was mad at them. Everyone laughed. The No Ghost sign was hung back up by a crew. Civilians walking their dog outside wondered if there would be another parade to celebrate the Ghostbusters' victory in Times Square. One was simply pleased with owning and wearing a new Ghostbusters T-shirt.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire[]
In the summer of 2024, Callie grabbed everyone's flight suits for laundry. Trevor complained about the ongoing mold situation in his bedroom. Callie advised Phoebe to be a teenager now that she was benched from being a Ghostbuster for being a minor. Phoebe stated if it were the 18th century, she would already be in the workforce and have four children. Callie retorted she would be a grandmother. Phoebe added she would already be dead. They took a fire pole down to the second floor where Gary was making tacos for movie night. He revealed he found a VHS copy of "Cannibal Girls" to watch. Callie asked if it was family friendly. Gary hoped not since it was about a family that ate people. Phoebe threatened to take her grievances to the labor board on the grounds being a Ghostbuster was her calling and she saved the world. Callie emphasized "we" but Phoebe pointed out they were turned into possessed canines. They walked down to the first floor while Trevor watched the beans. Gary and Callie tried to convince her three years would go by fast. Gary pointed out he was studying earthquakes and chose to be a Ghostbuster. Gary and Callie reminisced about going on a date, being possessed, and getting some action. Phoebe contended it made sense for Gary since he was a scientist then turned to Callie. Callie warned her to choose her next words carefully. Gary and Callie went down to the basement. Gary was surprised Phoebe knew those words. Callie pointed out he could have backed her up. She found it nice he was being their friend but he sometimes needed to be an asshole, too. He felt it was not his place to be. She hoped it was. He was unsure if it was allowed. She granted him permission. He warned her he could be scary and demonstrated. She laughed at his expense. He promised to be a nice to her and only be an asshole to her kids. Gary and Callie struggled to pull down the handle together and finish depositing Sewer Dragon into the Containment Unit.
The next day, the Containment Unit was first hit by the Death Chill. Janine checked out the basement with Gary. He asked if the original Ghostbusters even emptied it. Janine sarcastically asked where they could have done that and suggested the East River. She took a photo of the unit with her phone and promised to let Winston's engineers know about the problem. Gary was intrigued and asked if they were making "super secret ghostbusting stuff." She confirmed he was right. Trevor observed a green ectoplasm drip from his bedroom ceiling. He informed Callie about it but she recalled he kept saying he was an adult and implored him to take care of it himself. Trevor grabbed a Trap and went up to the attic space. He found a large pile of junk food wrappers. Slimer flew out from the pile, slimed Trevor, and went through a wall. Soon after, Gary, Callie, and Trevor left on a call.
The next day, Lars Pinfield took readings of the Containment Unit. Gary tried to make small talk and asked if his equipment helped him hear the ghosts in the unit. Lars replied silence helped him hear the ghosts. Gary and Phoebe exchanged looks. Winston, Janine, and Lars Pinfield met with the new team on the second floor to go over the state of the Containment Unit and the problem of it running out of space. Janine admitted in the '80s nobody was concerned about the future. Winston emphasized his concern about the rift the momentary burst of spiritual energy created in 1984 when the unit was shut down. Callie asked if he meant Heaven. Winston admitted he didn't know and that's what scared him. Janine and Winston stated they bought the Firehouse back for a reason: for the Ghostbusters to be the "finger in the dam" dealing with spiritual activity and the Firehouse needed to be protected. Trevor asked if they could build a new one. Lars was confused by the question. Winston admitted a new one was already built by his engineers. The meeting moved to where the engineers were based, the Paranormal Research Center.
That night, Gary felt bad and pretended to have trouble putting his Proton Pack back together. Phoebe played along. The team left on a call downtown without Phoebe. Phoebe answered a phone call. Phoebe picked the lock on the Proton Locker and took out a Proton Pack. Podcast suited up to help with the bust. He snapped a photograph with the Ecto Goggles and hyped up their reunion then likened them to the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin. They left for Melody Diner. Back at the Firehouse, Phoebe hid the pack under her bed. She saw Melody, a ghost she befriended, outside her window and straightened up. Phoebe claimed she had great aim and would have caught her if she really wanted to. Melody joked she felt a warm rush of relief. Phoebe asked her if she wanted to hang out. Melody pointed out she was inviting her to hang out in her ghost extermination headquarters. Phoebe watched her transapparate inside. They went to the garage bay then Melody went down through the floor. Phoebe found her staring at the Containment Unit. Melody wondered what happened when a ghost was done. Phoebe revealed she saw it and it was really beautiful: particles lose bonds and float into space. Phoebe recalled Quantum Physics suggests the dead become part of the fabric of the universe. Melody thought that sounded cool and asked if she believed that. Phoebe replied she believed in Quantum Physics. Melody mused her family was there on the other side. Phoebe asked why she was not with them. Melody had no idea and lit a match. She opened the matchbook and the match was back in. Phoebe identified it as an emotionally charged anchor that keeps her tethered to the world. Melody revealed the last match was the one that burned her family alive. Phoebe remarked that would do it. Melody added it was an accident and used to think the matchbook was the key to moving on but made peace with the fact she was not going anywhere. Phoebe felt bad for her. Callie checked on Phoebe in the basement unaware she was giving a tour to a ghost.
The next day, Trevor used Cheetos to lure Slimer from his trash pile to a Trap partly concealed with more Cheetos. Trevor had a clean shot but the Firehouse suddenly rumbled. Slimer saw Trevor and charged. Callie came into Phoebe's room and ordered her out of bed and to the basement immediately. The Containment Unit and basement was in even worse shape than before. Large holes were visible in the wall and the unit was further frosted over but still operational. Phoebe admitted she never saw anything like it. Later that day, Phoebe destroyed Possessor-controlled Patience The Lion outside the New York City Public Library. The debris rained on the police officers and their squad cars just as they arrived. Mayor Walter Peck had the Proton Packs confiscated and condemned the Firehouse.
Gary pulled up to the Firehouse where Lucky, Lars, Trevor, and Nadeem Razmaadi were waiting. The building was already sealed up by the police. Trevor tore the police warning off the door and Callie had Phoebe pick the lock. They soon discovered the Proton Packs were confiscated just as Mayor Peck claimed. Lars noted it was called "civil forfeiture." Nadeem was amazed by a fire pole. Trevor told him he should try it. Callie asked who he was. Nadeem explained he had a potential deep well of P.K.E. and was quite possibly possessed. He asked if he could try the fire pole. Callie told him to knock himself out. Phoebe realized it was their last night at the Firehouse. Callie went to her bedroom to pack. Gary revealed he wanted to stay and fight for it because it was their home. He started quoting lines from the "Ghostbusters" song and convinced her to stay, too. He added "busting make me feel good" and Callie told him to get out. Lars scanned the Containment Unit but he was startled when Nadeem came down and shouted in amazement at how trashed the room was. Lars implied it would not if a certain orb stayed in its rightful place. Ray confronted Nadeem about his legacy. Ray cited his Dadi was the guardian of the Orb and the last line of defense but it was now his turn. He speculated she either never told Nadeem about the Fire Masters or he was not listening. Ray pointed out he tried to sell his heritage for $50 but it was time to claim his destiny.
Nadeem was taken to the second floor and coached by Ray and Podcast into guiding the flame from a lighter into an unlit candle. Nadeem thought that was impossible but Ray recalled he stopped believing in that word a long time ago. Nadeem pointed out he went to senior prom as the back-up for someone's brother. Ray cited a history of people doing the impossible like the strength of Samson and speed of Achilles. Podcast cited the perfect pitch and sick dance moves. Nadeem was still skeptical and was shocked to see the flame move to the motion of his hand. Ray mentioned the Burning Bush, the flame brought by the Djinn from the Seven Earths, and that which flowed from the hair of Sambō-Kōjin, the Japanese god of the hearth. Podcast inched the candle a little closer since it would be Nadeem's first try. Nadeem still believed they were all going to die. Gary knocked on Phoebe's bedroom door and started talking, unaware she sneaked out, about how life was rough, unpredictable, and crazy but family was the one thing that was there for you no matter what and sometimes it was not blood relatives that reminded you you have a home. He ended repeating he thought she was really great.
The next day, Gary and Callie returned with Phoebe. Callie deflected questions about how Garraka got free. Nadeem demonstrated his pyrokinetic ability and made a flame leap on a candle. No one was moved and it became awkward. Gary asked where the packs were. Lars and Lucky unloaded Ecto-Z of newly modified Proton Packs as well as Traps and Compact Throwers. Phoebe approached Ray about using copper to improve the Proton Streams but Janine revealed vagrants stripped all the copper out of the Firehouse in the 1990s. Phoebe thought of brass. Ray keyed on it as the Orb used to imprison Garraka was brass and noted brass that was psychically charged would be especially useful. Phoebe took out the Proton Pack she hid under her bed and hack sawed a piece of a fire pole from the third floor. She used a blow torch and melted the brass down then brass plated components of her pack. Ray admired the improvements to the packs just as Winston arrived. Lucky and Trevor monitored the city from the roof. Winston, Ray, and Janine guarded the front door. They slowly opened it after there was a several knocks. It was only Peter. He took notice Janine was in a flight suit, too, and took a bottle of schnapps out from a hiding spot panel and offered liquid courage to anyone else interested in some. Lucky spotted a tricycle pedaling itself to the building then radioed Winston. Ray knew it had to be Possessor. They headed downstairs and Trevor implored Nadeem to keep practicing and promised they had his back. Nadeem noticed the ice storm and asked if any adults could help, too.
Possessor possessed the front doors and tore them off the hinges then made its way into Ecto-1. Winston, Ray, Janine, and Peter ran as it backed up towards them. Possessor entered a filing cabinet and shot up to the second floor in a paper airplane. Lars heard a window shatter in Trevor's bedroom and armed his Particle Thrower. He was relieved it was only Pukey but he was slimed. Possessor entered Lucky's Particle Thrower and took aim at Trevor. Gary ran down the stairs and sacrificed himself but instead Nadeem redirected the Proton Stream outside. Podcast quickly smashed up the Proton Pack with his Hammer of Truth. Possessor tried to hop away in a pizza on the kitchen table but Slimer suddenly appeared, ate the pizza, and flew up through the ceiling. Trevor exclaimed he knew him. Callie arrived and asked where Phoebe was. They all ran down to the ground floor except Nadeem. He wished them luck. Phoebe confronted Melody in the basement and asked if any of it was real. Melody joked she really did beat her at chess. Melody stressed she never wanted to hurt her and she just wanted to be with her family again. Phoebe pointed out her family was upstairs and it was not too late to do the right thing. Melody disagreed and sensed Garraka had arrived.
Garraka sealed up the doorway in ice. The Containment Unit was punctured open by the Death Chill. Phoebe told Melody the truth was she had to move on herself and Garraka was not the solution she had been searching for. Peter pointed out they tried doing it the nice way but that didn't work. Everyone opened fire but the Proton Streams had no effect on Garraka like Lucky claimed. He froze the streams. Nadeem awkwardly came down a fire pole in his Dadi's Fire Master armor. He offered Garraka a chance for the both of them to call it even and go their separate ways. Garraka stated he was no Fire Master. Nadeem noted he gave him a chance but was unable to spark his lighter. Trevor realized he used up all the fluid practicing. No one had a spare lighter or matches. Ray stammered he quit smoking in the '90s. Peter reaffirmed he was still proud of him for quitting. Garraka plucked the lighter away, froze it, and blew the pieces away then proceeded to freeze everyone and summon the his ghost army from the Containment Unit. A column of energy shot out of the Containment Unit and Firehouse just like in 1984. Ghosts flew out of the floor into the city.
Phoebe regained consciousness and headed upstairs. She fired a green trifurcated Proton Stream and had a noticeable effect on Garraka. The column of energy receded back into the Containment Unit. However, Garraka was still able to counter and froze Phoebe and her pack. Garraka proceeded to pull Phoebe's spirit out of her body but Melody lit her match. Nadeem took control of the flame and blasted Garraka. The fire spread and thawed everyone out. Phoebe resumed blasting Garraka. Callie, Gary, and Trevor helped stabilize Phoebe from the power of the stream. Podcast deployed the Drone Trap from Ecto-1 but Mini-Pufts stowing away in the car jumped him. Podcast swatted them away and opened the Trap but Garraka struck it out of the air. Peter remarked they were going to need a bigger Trap. Ray realized they had one: the Containment Unit. Peter implored him to pretend he didn't know what he was talking out. Ray, Peter, Winston, and Janine ran down to the basement. Ray tried to quickly explain that if he could neutralize the mass energy density to reduce criticality, it would then force the unit to re-prime itself and reverse the polarity but Peter cut him off and yelled to just do it. Ray pushed the three buttons in reverse order but struggled to pull the handle down. Everyone helped. Icicles shot out towards them. Ray and Winston both recalled "Golden years" from a prior conversation. The Containment Unit pulled Garraka in and the tear sealed up. The light above the unit turned green. Everyone celebrated. Peter commended the unit for having one more dance left in it.
Nadeem cheered then broken down and cried over the ordeal. Phoebe walked over to Melody, who was moving on. Melody remarked she was right and would see her again in the fabric of the universe, handed her matchbook over, and dispersed. Phoebe ran into Callie's open arms. All of the effects of the Death Chill dissipated. A large crowd of citizens gathered outside and cheered the Ghostbusters on as they walked outside. Reporters from several news stations and firefighters from FDNY Ladder Company 7 were also present. Mayor Peck and a police escort pulled up. Peck blamed the Ghostbusters for the city-wide devastation and was ready to shut them down once and for all. Peter called him a clown and surmised he would never get it. A reporter asked Peck what he had to say to the Ghostbusters. The crowd pointed out he should be thanking them. Peck reversed his stance. Gary thought it sounded like they had Peck's undivided support. Peck played along. Winston thanked him and credited Phoebe and her family with saving the world. The crowd cheered. Winston told the reporter the world was experiencing unusual paranormal activity and the Ghostbusters were here to answer the call. The crowd cheered in agreement, drowning out Peck's retort. Reporters took statements. Janine noted it was not her first evil god. Nadeem told another he was a Fire Master like his Dadi. Lars stepped outside drenched in ectoplasm and asked if they won. A girl took a selfie with Podcast and kissed him. A reporter asked Callie what busting ghosts together was called. Gary replied "a team" but she added "a family" and he said were the Spenglers, joking you didn't want to be a Grooberson. Slimer flew out of the Firehouse with Sewer Dragon in hot pursuit. As the team headed to Ecto-1, Phoebe referred to Gary as "dad" to his shock. He was overwhelmed with emotion. Callie tossed the keys to Trevor. She instructed him to go slowly and look both ways. The crowd formed a path and Ecto-1 departed the Firehouse then headed towards the N. Moore Street and Hudson Street intersection.
Secondary Canon History[]
Ghostbusters: The Video Game[]
The Firehouse is the central hub in The Video Game. In the Terminal Reality Version, in several cutscenes, the Firehouse is shown. In the Redfly Studios version of the game, the building is much more simplified, consisting of the main floor (complete with Ecto-1), the basement (complete with non-interactive containment grid, Insulting Vigo, and Tobin's Spirit Guide), and the Upstairs Portion (Egon's lab for all intents and purposes).
In the upper Floors, the player can slide down the fire-pole, replay past missions, and view the interactive credit sequence. In the Garage, the player can continue the mission by visiting the Ecto-1. There is also a large sub-basement storage area which appears to have been an old abandoned subway platform, complete with a partially bricked up rail tunnel. The Firehouse itself is full of "easter eggs" and callbacks to the two films, including two pairs of old/spare car doors from Ecto-1, the outdoor sign with the "Ghostbusters II" logo, a P.K.E. Meter nearly identical to the design used in "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon and several disc shaped traps that bare a resemblance to the ones from "The Extreme Ghostbusters" cartoon.
IDW Comics[]
Prime Dimension[]
After the Ghostbusters returned from their first call, Janine asked them how it went. Peter gave the invoice to Janine to file. She was shocked by the $5000 bill and asked for a raise. Peter contended it was one gig and they needed to fill the gas tank. He proposed they walk to Canal Street and if the hot dog cart was still open, dinner was on him. She declined and was revolted by the ectoplasmic residue on the bill. Peter offered to include chili. Ray was open to a couple hot dogs. Egon pointed out he literally just ate. Ray reminded him their dinner was interrupted by the call then asked him if he was hungry. Egon stated he was too excited to eat because they were on the verge of a clean sweep of functional equipment. He declared they were close to fully realizing a new branch of scientific endeavor, moved fully from theoretical to the practical. Ray thought he was tingling. Egon told him there was cream upstairs then realized what he meant. He recalled the Ecto Goggles weren't sterilized then pulled out the Containment Unit's hatch. They deposited Slimer but the unit made an odd noise. The red alert activated and they were knocked on their backs. Egon speculated the field was not properly neutronized. Suddenly, a P.K.E. Meter lit up. They ran up the stairs and saw Slimer by the lockers with the prototype Proton Grenade. Ray and Egon put on their packs and chased after it. Luckily, Slimer was victim to his own gluttony and was recaptured by Egon at Tribeca Park nearby.
Winston Zeddemore found the Ghostbusters' help wanted ad in the classifieds after he quit a construction job and set up an interview with Janine Melnitz. After they shook hands, Janine asked if he found the Firehouse easily enough. Winston noted he saw the sign. Janine was pleased since the guys were always worried no one would notice it. After a long day, Janine was too tired to go through Winston's resume and told him to tell her about his background. Winston barely finished listing his six years in the Marine Corps and a little construction when Janine stopped him and mused she was hearing him say he could lift a hundred pounds. Winston thought the ad said 70. Janine was pleased he was good at comprehension and recall. She had a good feeling about him but warned she had to ask him the next part and asked him not to look at her like she was crazy. Janine asked him if he believed in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness Monster, and the theory of Atlantis. Winston was kind of stunned but replied as long as there was a steady paycheck in it, he would believe anything she said. Ray hired him on the spot.
Not even half an hour later, Ray taught Winston how to empty a Trap into the Containment Unit. Next, Ray took Winston up to the roof for a brief tutorial on using the Proton Pack. In 15 minutes, he shot three pumpkins each on the first try. Winston believed people down on the street below wouldn't like pumpkin guts raining down on them. Ray assured him it was just another quirky part of the city they loved. A citizen shouted up at them to stop it. Ray yelled back it was for science. The citizen told him to eat his science. Ray replied he did so every Thanksgiving for dessert then turned back to Winston and told him he really picked up on the nuances of the pack even faster than he'd hoped and concluded he was ready for field work. Winston was bewildered and didn't think he had enough training with the weapon. Ray corrected him it was a tool. Winston was not confident he had enough training to be safe with it. Ray brought up his control of the Proton Stream and great aim then leveled with him. They were going to get even busier soon and needed him to hit the ground running. About two days later, the Ghostbusters got a call from Excelsior State University. As they suited up, Peter told Winston to never let the customer think the bust was a cakewalk, especially if it was, and no haggling. Egon informed Winston he added a vibration function to the P.K.E. Meter handle to direct him and the arms raised higher when an entity was in close proximity. Egon also warned him to never push two buttons at the same time. Winston asked if he would be electrocuted. Egon went with that. As Ray got into the driver's seat of Ecto-1, he told Winston he was going to fit in great. He also wanted to discuss his theories about Sasquatch migration in the Pacific Northwest and how it tied into extraterrestrial visitation patterns at a later time. Winston reluctantly agreed to it.
At some point after Winston was hired, Roger Delacorte went to the Firehouse out of desperation and pleaded his case with Janine. Janine tried to tell them how busy the Ghostbusters had become. Roger noted he left several messages but Janine informed him she took them and passed along all messages to the Ghostbusters. She emphasized they were incredibly busy. Ray and Peter happened to return from a bust at the Consulate General of Canada of New York but hit a snag with payment because the Canadian government had to approve first. Ray recognized Roger. Roger apologized for the intrusion then informed him the situation with the Library ghost had gotten worse. Peter changed out of his flightsuit and told Roger to make an appointment because preferential treatment was beneath them. Ray scolded him. Peter insisted something had to be. Roger told Ray the ghost was actively harassing the patrons. Peter finally remembered he was from the public library and admitted he would love another crack. He told Ray to make him deal and considered 18 or 20 percent. Roger was crestfallen and admitted their budgetary discretion was limited. Ray recalled he was a big help to them early on in their studies and promised they would finish what they started if he could get them into the library after hours. Rebecca Morales visited Winston at the Firehouse and interviewed him for her book about the Ghostbusters while he worked on Ecto-1. He noted Peter had the gift of gab. Janine told her he might sometimes leap before he looks.
After the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was blown up, Egon Spengler stayed at the Firehouse almost 24 hours, 7 days a week.[5] In need of funds to start repairs on the Firehouse and Containment Unit, Egon agreed to be involved in a book interview that Peter brokered with a publishing company.[6] However, a trespasser sneaked into the Firehouse and tried to score a souvenir. Instead, the person almost fell through the big hole in the floor on the ground level.[7] As a result, the NYPD First Precinct posted Officer Mike outside the Firehouse to deter any other looters.[8] A few weeks later, Winston walked the book's writer, Rebecca Morales, to the Firehouse. Rebecca inquired about HG Huges. Winston warned her not to ask Egon about him and revealed that was one of Peter Venkman's pranks. He once fell for it and got a two-hour lecture about the theoretical benefits of drilling a hole in your head. Rebecca was glad she asked, although she wasn't sure the escort was necessary. Winston assured her it was. He presented the exterior of the Firehouse, still in disrepair since the explosion. He informed her the police weren't letting just anybody in. Winston talked to Officer Mike and let him know Rebecca was going inside to meet with Egon. Mike wished her good luck with that then shouted to watch their step. Rebecca saw the hole and asked Winston if it was safe inside. Winston reminded her there was an explosion. He looked around and found Egon in the basement.
Egon was scanning around the Containment Unit with the Gamma Rate Meter. Winston told him to be nice to the visitor. Egon deduced it was about the book. Rebecca shook his hand and introduced herself. She joked he was a hard man to get a hold of. Egon told her he was extremely busy and only agreed to the interview because Peter said the fee was contingent on his involvement. Rebecca was eager to get started. She started her recorder and asked Egon how he got interested in parapsychology and ghosts. Egon told her he didn't believe there are things man wasn't meant to know and ghosts were simply the first thing he was able to conclusively prove. He mused he would follow the trail until it ran cold or until something more interesting presented itself. Rebecca turned to the Containment Unit and asked if that was were the ghosts were stored then asked him if he ever thought that exploding as soon as it lost power was a major design flaw. She pointed out blackouts could happen. Egon asked her where she heard that. Rebecca looked at the hole in the unit and told him she was very thorough then asked why there was no failsafe. Egon was annoyed and stated it was a fully secured system. He explained the unit should have been fine without power for awhile but the massive increase in ambient psychokinetic energy brought on by Gozer's approach and the ghosts in the unit were attracted to it like iron to a magnet. Rebecca asked if that was an admission of fault. Egon denied it and pointed out he was not the one who ordered the power to be turned off. He asserted the scenario would be accounted for when the unit was rebuilt. She asked him if he thought ghosts would continue to be a problem, citing regular sightings diminished after the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man exploded. Egon thought some would continue to be a problem like the first ghost they captured. Winston recalled Ray's story about it escaping the first time they tried to put it in the unit. Rebecca was mock surprised something else escaped from the fully secured system. Egon sarcastically thanked Winston for bringing it up. Winston excused himself to run an errand. Rebecca wanted to hear the story.
Egon and Rebecca retired to the second floor as he recalled Ray abruptly told him to stall Slimer then ran off. Rebecca was surprised Ray left him alone since it took the three of them to catch the ghost in the first place. Egon ate some Cheez Its and half joked he was lucky Slimer was driven more by impulse than intelligence like Peter in college. He continued with the confrontation in Tribeca Park. She thought it sounded exhausting and asked him if he looked in the Trap again. Egon replied he did not but the pigeons did. She asked what happened to Ray. Egon recalled he went dumpster diving at the Square Diner for bait. Rebecca asked if that was it. Egon admitted it was an embarrassing but harmless anecdote that ultimately had one benefit -- it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it was not safe to go solo on busts. Rebecca moved to shake his hand to conclude the session but wanted to schedule a follow-up. She was suddenly taken over by an Unidentified Possessor and levitated to the ceiling. The entity taunted Egon that his luck would not last forever. Egon held out a Trap and threatened it to let Rebecca go or else. The entity was amused by the idle threat and stated it could destroy him but it was not his time yet. It declared his doom was coming and he could not prevent it. It used telekinesis to knock the Trap away. The entity wanted its warning to consume him and punish him. Everything went flying and pink ectoplasm was emitted as it left Rebecca's body. Egon assured her it was a minor ghost encounter. Rebecca was angered about being slimed. Peter arrived and asked Rebecca if she mentioned HG Huges yet. She shoved him away and stormed out of the Firehouse. Peter teased Egon they looked like a Times Square theater. Egon informed him she was briefly possessed. Peter asked what the ghost wanted. Egon admitted he did not know but promised to find out.
The Firehouse suffered occasional incursions from various entities, Fred, Koza'Rai, and a Zombie. Egon and Kylie battled the Terror Birds on the first floor for about 10 minutes then worked to safely extract them from Dana and Louis. They re-examined them again on the second floor. The other Ghostbusters soon returned and found Vigo was back in his painting. Because of his lapses on the field, Ray was taken to the laboratory on the second floor and subjected to the Aura Video-Analyzer. Peter and Dana had a one-on-one talk as Egon studied Ray's data. However, Ray became possessed and rose up into mid-air causing equipment to malfunction and overheat. Egon, Peter, and Winston tried in vain to free Ray from possession by Gozer and Tiamat. After they were soundly defeated, Gozer went down to the basement to extract his captured essence from the Containment Unit. The unit's biometric security prevented him from gaining access. Peter, Egon, and Winston caught up and managed to wrangle him before he could attack the unit. However, Tiamat took over and dented the unit's hull. Powerless to stop Tiamat with their equipment, the Ghostbusters were at an impasse. Winston offered himself as a sacrifice and tore live wires from a panel. Ray and Egon manually vented the Containment Unit to prevent the catastrophic explosion. As a consequence, Ellen Gold was released. She immediately tried to manifest familiar surroundings but due to being a long distance away from the original Wander Hills Orphanage, Gold wasn't completely successful. [9] Peter, Egon, and Ray set out to recapture Gold and later the Crybaby Ghost. Once Gold was trapped, the basement returned to normal.
At some point, a proximity alarm was added to go off when something paranormal got close to the Firehouse perimeter. [10] Egon, Donatello, Ray, and April O'Neil started work on building another Interspatial Teleportation Unit while the others set off for a third battle with Chi-You. Once they returned with Casey Jones, he was given a quick examination. Egon and Donatello continued working on the teleporter. Ray, April, and Kylie worked on an EMP device to sever the connection between Chi-You and his thralls in one move. The others simply waited. Chi-You ordered his thralls to attack the exterior of the Firehouse. Even the signage was ripped down and damaged. They kicked down the Firehouse doors and drew most of the Ghostbusters and Turtles to the first floor. In the meantime, Chi-You teleported to the second floor and prevented Ray, April, and Kylie from activating their Electromagnetic Pulse Emitter. Casey triggered the pulse and changed the thralls back to normal. The Ghostbusters and Turtles converged on Chi-You upstairs while Egon and Donatello raced to stabilize the containment grid after their test of the Interspatial Teleportation Unit hit a snag. The battle raged on when Chi-You possessed Winston but was exorcised by Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael's efforts. Peter ended the battle and trapped Chi-You. A short while later, everyone gathered in the basement for a sending off.
The Ghostbusters went down to the basement and monitored Ray's journey to the alternate team's home dimension. After learning the controlling entity was Proteus, they went back to the second floor and conducted research on him. Almost everyone. Ray analyzed the P.K.E. readings he took and found a weakness to exploit, potential susceptibility to quantum interruption. The Egons and Rays went down to the garage bay and worked on Proton Grenades and Proton Packs over the next hour. The Cerberus Manifestation crossed over and arrived on Varick and Moore. It crashed through the Firehouse onto the second floor. Kylie activated the Wall-Trap to distract it. All of the Ghostbusters reunited downstairs and suited up. They opened fire on the manifestation but it resisted. Kylie grabbed the Megatrap and managed to capture enough of it's P.K.E. to reduce its form to ash. However, Proteus had also arrived. He stood atop the Ecto-1 in the garage bay.
Proteus blasted away the bottom half of the stairwell leading up to the second floor, punched a massive hole through the second floor, decimating the recreation area, and caused more damage after he dropped down and stomped the garage bay. Repairs continued on the Firehouse. The one piece of good news was the integrity of the Containment Unit was maintained. However, the damage caused by Proteus still needed a massive amount of money and effort to repair. Egon even proposed a serious discussion about decentralizing operations to their other properties. A policeman named Brent Mitchell arrived at the front door looking for the Ghostbusters on account of the phones being disconnected. They took off for Staten Island to look into a weird break-in. Shortly after the Staten Island case, the last few repairs were almost done. The Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission erred on the side of safety to comply with and keep the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) satisfied. [11] While most of the Ghostbusters were on Poveglia on assignment by Erland Vinter, Janine conducted interviews at the Firehouse for the open position on her support staff. She had Kylie let in the first applicants at 2 pm. Two hours later, Kylie brough some Pequod's to Janine and Jenny as they went over applications.
Peter, Ray, and Winston returned home from their assignments abroad in Europe and joined the staff on the third floor to review footage sent over to the Firehouse from Egon's apartment after a captured Gulper Ghost was freed. They were stunned to see Egon's apparent demise. While Kylie and Melanie checked out the apartment and Peter irritated Janine, the others conducted research on the Rauoskinna mentioned on the video. Egon's research was found in a logbook but they still needed an Egon to interpret it. Peter, Winston, and Janine went through the Interspatial Teleportation Unit to the parallel dimension occupied by the Ghostbusters they recently met. While Kylie, Jenny, and Melanie waited, a Granny Gross ghost crossed over from the portal. Melanie distracted it while Kylie and Jenny ran off to grab some equipment. Peter, Winston, Janine, and parallel Egon happened to return soon after and captured the ghost. After reading the logbook and listening to accounts of recent cases, the parallel Egon affirmed they were likely being manipulated into finding the Rauoskinna. Kaia May appeared and verified they were pawns of Erland Vinter and his master Loftur Þorsteinsson. She gave them a list of possible locations for a key and map to the Rauoskinna and issued them a deal, the Rauoskinna for Egon's restoration.
While the Ghostbusters left New York with Kylie, Melanie, parallel Egon to search for the key and Map to Nikulausson's Tomb, Janine and Jenny were left to respond to the cases. Kevin was left in charge of the Firehouse in the meantime. 36 hours after the key and map were found, Kylie finished drawing the map in the lab from memory after she had to destroy the original. The Ghostbusters returned from Iceland with the Rauoskinna in their possession. While it was studied, the parallel dimension Egon took the off time to study the city's P.K.E. readings and was fascinated with the similarities and differences between dimensions. A day and a half later, Winston needed a breather from the Rauoskinna research and went to the roof. He found parallel Egon looking at readings. Winston admitted the last couple of years were crazy. Egon inquired what he meant. Winston talked about how things had escalated from everyday busts to gods and alternate dimensions. Egon shared he was of the firm belief that challenges increased to match one's capabilities and to consider otherwise would be to accept stagnation and/or irrelevance. Winston remarked he was starting to sound like his old commanding officer. Egon shared something he wondered about since their first encounter - if they both faced the same Gozer or not and if Gozer's defeat created a splintered multiverse and ripple effects they were still feeling. He reassured Winston they led a more extraordinary life than most and that came with extraordinary ups and downs. Winston asked if he had any regrets about the job. He admitted he missed teaching.
Meanwhile, in the lab, Kylie, Ray, and Jenny continued looking over the Rauoskinna. Ray speculated the real book itself was the real key to the spells it contained like a magic wand. Kylie stopped Jenny from reading a spell aloud and warned her she could have triggered an apocalypse-level event or summon a powerful entity. Ray was keen on ferreting out relevant pages and hoped they would find something about finding Egon. At 5:48 pm, Ray was called up by Kevin downstairs and forwarded a call from Loftur. Loftur told him he wanted to meet with the Ghostbusters in Central Park near Umpire Park at midnight. After they were returned to New York by Aibell, the Ghostbusters ran a standard analysis on Egon and asked what he remembered about his death. It was interrupted by a case in the Bronx. As Ecto-1 departed, Egon smiled and remarked it was good to be back.
In the fall, Janine was in an exceptionally irritated state from being stuck doing inventory. She was paid a visit by her niece, Cait Banner and one of Cait's friends, Zoe Zawadzki. Cait tried to get Janine to bump the family of another of her friends, Evan Torres, up the wait list but failed. Janine cited the principle of triage and the Ghostbusters had to deal with the worst cases first. She left the room to answer a call. Cait and Zoe improvised and stole a P.K.E. Meter and Trap. Cait, Zoe, and Evan were later given a tour of the Firehouse. Peter recruited them to help out with a prank. He had them hid a walkie talkie Radio behind the Paranormal Containment Research Tank. Ray later took them to the second floor and introduced them to Slimer. They asked what it used to be. Egon and Kylie provided some theories then Ray found a passage from Funder's Cults of the Northeast he thought was tied to Slimer's origin. Ray, Egon, and Kylie were amazed when Slimer spoke and proclaimed he was once a king. Egon was irate when Slimer revealed it was given his stash of snack cakes by Ray as part of an experiment. They hurried off to document the revelation. Peter paid off the teenagers for helping out with the prank.
One week after an incident on Coney Island, Ray lectured Cait, Zoe, and Evan on primary spectral classification. After an hour and a half, Ray got to the difference between a Class 3 and a Class 4 but Kylie informed him he was needed for a meeting with Peck downstairs. While Peck spoke with the Ghostbusters about a massive fine imposed by the EPA for getting Coney drenched in Psychomagnotheric Slime, Kylie sneaked the 101 students into the basement and showed them the Interspatial Teleportation Unit. A ghost tried to access the open portal and cross over but Kylie shut off the unit in time. Kylie decided to reveal the secrets of the third floor refrigerator next and touted it as information that could save their lives someday. Janine and Kevin reviewed the Ghostbusters 101 commercial at the front desk. Janine couldn't believe Peter was going through with his idea and became agitated just thinking of the inundation of legalities and stupid phone calls she would have to endure. Janine and Kevin were interrupted by the arrival of Dr. Carla Parker and her son Garrett Parker. To her surprise, Peter arranged for Garrett to be added to Ray's trio of students. While Carla and Janine went over the paperwork, Kevin introduced Garrett to Cait, Evan, and Zoe who were being lectured by Jenny upstairs on detecting Class 4 Semi-Corporeal entities with P.K.E. Meters. Jenny agreed to a break so Cait, Zoe, and Evan could give Garrett a tour of the Firehouse but warned them to show him what not to touch and to stay away from anything that could explode. They headed to the basement and opened a portal with the Interspatial Teleportation Unit. A large yellow ghost reached from the other side and grabbed Garrett. Zoe was able to close the portal and severed two of the ghost's limbs in the process. Janine entered the basement and became very, very angry about what just transpired.
After news broke of twin Statues of Liberty one afternoon, Jillian Holtzmann headed to the Firehouse and found Abby Yates, Patty Tolan, and Erin Gilbert outside. Curious about the other Ghostbusters on TV, they went inside to get started with diagnostic equipment but immediately noticed the interior was nowhere like their Firehouse. Kevin Tanaka peeked out from the office and greeted them. Erin demanded to know what he did with Kevin. Kevin stated he was Kevin. Erin flipped out. Patty intervened. Egon addressed them from the top of the stairs with Beckman. He was excited about getting to name a ghost Kevin Junior. Holtzmann quickly raced up the stairs and asked Egon about his hair-do. The two teams gathered on the second floor. Egon took a reading of Abby and confirmed her dimensional frequency was in a pronounced state of flux. Ray explained they met travelers from other dimensions before and decided it would be better to show than tell. They headed down to the basement and demonstrated the teleportation unit. Ray invited Holtzmann to interact with the open portal. She placed her hand through and her hand reappeared above her arm. Egon explained it verified the frequency fluctuation indicated their respective dimensions were in a state of overlap. Abby was still skeptical and asked for further proof like a control in an experiment. Egon brought up the portal to the dimension of the Ghostbusters who were pursued by Proteus. She quickly stuck her head through and observed that dimension's Peter and Egon discussing missing cheese. Holtzmann noticed the No Ghost logo. Ray and Egon shared their theory about seeding the Multiverse with the idea of Ghostbusters when the team crossed the streams on Gozer's temple years ago. Patty recalled the name "Zuul" and asked if her team was going to end up fighting Gozer someday. Peter circled the conversation back to the overlap problem. As they walked upstairs, Ray requested "samples" from the other team. Holtzmann answered the front desk phone and took up a new case.
The majority of the two teams departed for Ellis Island on Marine Ecto-8. Kylie presented some reference material to Abby on the second floor while Egon carried in some equipment . Abby tried some out and noticed it was saying the P.K.E. was building up in pressure and was close to releasing it. A noticeable tremor rocked the Firehouse. Kevin Beckman notified them that some of the materials from his dimension's Firehouse showed up downstairs. Some time later, Beckman called Ray's phone at about the time the threat on Ellis Island was neutralized. He informed Ray he tagged everything from his dimension's Firehouse so no one would get confused. Janine grabbed the phone and told Ray he was telling everyone who called the same thing. She informed Ray that Egon and Abby were out collecting data while Melanie Ortiz was on her way from the west coast as soon as she could get a flight. Ray told Janine they cleared Ellis Island and asked her to call the Fire Department on the special line as soon as possible. Several buildings were on fire.
A few days later, Peck demanded a comprehensive update from a Ghostbuster. Holtzmann couldn't resist the opportunity to mess with an uptight bureaucrat and pretended she could steal his soul with a kiss because she was from another dimension. Egon, Ray, Kylie, and Erin, Abby were interviewing and scanning Cait, Zoe, Evan, and Garrett upstairs on the second floor. Egon, Ray, and Kylie concluded it was a three part problem. They had to sever the Bronx Spook's connection to the Manhattan Ley Lines, draw it fully into their dimension and trap it, and seal the breach with a controlled explosion. Erin noticed Abby walked off into another room. Abby was feeling sorry for herself with the new knowledge there was a multiverse full of teams of Ghostbusters and she felt a little less unique. Erin cheered her up and Abby got an idea to salvage her team's Containment Unit and use as a means to trap the ghost. They began working on incorporating it into a new vehicle. Holtzmann naturally freaked out upon returning from a case and seeing her invention in pieces. Ray briefed Peter, Winston, Patty, and Holtzmann on what the plan was.
The number of canceled and diverted airplane flights to New York began to increase as the dimensional bleed incident continued. With little choice, Agent Melanie Ortiz drove from Missouri to New York. She arrived at the Firehouse and initially mistook Jillian Holtzmann for a fellow agent based in Boston. Holtzmann filled her in on how Ray's 101 pilot team's unauthorized use of the teleportation unit caused the two dimensions to merge. Kylie finished programming the Ultimate Mobile Trap's horn to sound like Debarge. Melanie turned to Kylie for more information. She confessed it was her fault she showed the cadets the unit. Melanie called up Agent Holtzmann and had her talk to her counterpart. Abby introduced herself while Kylie explained the multi-part plan to trap the Bronx Spook and split their dimensions. Janine was happy to see Melanie and asked her to help deal with the phones.
Ray and Egon attempted to recalibrate the sensor array set-up on the Dimensional Inverter on the second floor. As soon as Ray finished using some needle nose pliers, the Inverter sensed an extra-dimensional incursion and activated its alarm. They were surprised to see Donatello cross over. Donatello quickly explained he and his brothers were attacked by strange entities. The strange entities, the Collectors, crossed over and grabbed Donatello. They recognized Ray and Egon. After shrugging off a Proton Stream, the Collectors warned them not to interfere or they would turn their attention back to them. Peter and Winston were called up for a meeting. Egon revealed the Collectors left behind trace ectoplasm that would yield the dimensional frequency of their limbo dimension. Ray hinted he already had an idea on how to deal with the Collectors. Over a period of roughly three weeks, they formulated a plan and devised new technology to aid them, Remote Portal Access Bands to allow them to open portals in the field and Experimental Mental Communications Devices to temporarily camouflage Donatello's presence. Peter, Ray, and Winston went through the Interspatial Teleportation Unit to the Collectors' Limbo and instructed only Donatello to go through. Egon explained the situation as they went up to the third floor. Egon revealed he needed Donatello's knowledge of transdimensional mechanics to construct a permanent means of containment for the Collectors. To compound things, Egon turned Donatello's attention to a simulation he was running. The others had less than a day before they would be captured.
Donatello admitted he was amazed with how much Egon and Ray modified his original design for the teleportation unit as well as with inventing the access bands. Egon admitted a drawback of the technology was it stirred up P.K.E. and attracted ghosts. He clarified he needed Donatello's unmodified design to recreate the portal technology and combine it with the Traps to directly transport the four Collectors into the Containment Unit. Donatello got an idea on how to prevent the Collectors from escaping before they could trap them. While they worked on the Trap-Gate, Donatello's Communications Device went haywire and he suffered neural confusion with Winston. He briefly gleaned the Collectors breaching dimensions. Janine entered the room with a delivery from Kung Fu Hustle Supply Emporium. Donatello revealed his idea was to build proton-powered ninja arsenal. Egon and Donatello left for the Warehouse to test their prototypes then hurried back to modify the Trap-Gate. Donatello finished soldering the Trap-Gate and completed boosting it five fold. Egon reminded him they had to capture all four Collectors. Donatello reassured him they were ready thanks to the Proton Weapons then probed him about his death again. Egon stated he would have preferred a robot was involved then admitted he would have been preferred to been restored to life by technology than by a god. He decided it was time to contact the others. Donatello checked the access band trackers and realized they were all in the same place. Fearing they were recaptured, they rushed down from the third floor to the basement and used the teleportation unit. Donatello went through with his Proton Weapon.
The Turtles, Peter, Ray, and Winston crossed over back to the Firehouse basement, where Egon and Janine were waiting. Michelangelo hugged Janine and told her about seeing his mother. Donatello cut the reunion short and handed out Proton Weapons then explained the plan. Egon performed calculations and determined the odds were in favor of the Collectors manifesting in Central Park near W 63rd. A short time after the Collectors were trapped, they returned to the Firehouse and said their goodbyes. Ray reassured Raphael the Containment Unit would keep the Collectors imprisoned. Winston reminded Leonardo to try and not put the whole world on his shoulders. Peter gave Michelangelo a copy of "A Beginner's Guide to Psychology." Donatello promised Egon he would send over a detailed set of data on the Metalhead experiment once he figured out where it all was. Janine asked them to say hello to April for her. The Turtles departed for home through the Interspatial Teleportation Unit once again.
Jenny started research on an entity the Ghostbusters encountered in the City Water Tunnel No. 3. She pointed out to Ray that he could have showered at home. Ray contended the Firehouse had better water pressure. Going on the fact the ghost had a head shaped like a pumpkin and an Irish accent, Jenny focused on a ghost that manifested during the festival of Samhain. Once Ray came out of the shower, she presented a page from "A Book of Pagan Rituals" to him that had an old drawing that resembled the ghost. She felt his head looked more like a turnip. Ray consulted "The Old Book of Magic" and learned the ghost wasn't seen in centuries and was believed to have been banished by a druid that learned its real name. Ray remembered the druids didn't have a tradition of writing so the ghost's real name was lost and hoped their modern arsenal was comparable. Jenny warned him to be careful. Ron interrupted them and suggested putting her into the Containment Unit for safekeeping. Jenny was surprised and asked why he was paying them a visit. Ron joked about her going easy with the cold shoulder because it was bringing down the room temperature and it was bad for the skin then pointed out Ray wasn't wearing any pants and only had a towel on. Jenny became angry and red and went through the wall and cabinets. Ray stated she was still sensitive about her condition. He pointed out Ron wasn't due for another week for proton equipment recertification. Ron insisted he had a life and coming a week early was the most convenient for him. Ray reminded him it was a condition of his pardon and he didn't have a say in it. The alarm sounded off. Since Peter and Winston weren't answering, Ron came along as the fourth with Ray, Egon, and Kylie.
As a result of being in direct contact during Connla's dispersal, a latent mental link was forged. In the few days before Connla's reconstitution, Kylie had a precognitive dream while she slept in the Ray's Occult Books office. In the dream, she and the four original Ghostbusters were surrounded by Connla's Army. Connla declared the veil to the other side would open permanently, more armies would come, and night would last forever. She awoke and went to the Firehouse to share details of the dream with the others. Egon noticed strange readings picked up by the Dream Analyzer Helmet but lied to her they were normal to assuage her fears. Kylie admitted she felt physical sensations during the dream. Egon asserted no matter what, they took dreams seriously. Peter contended he never took his seriously. Janine added they all learned that lesson already. Peter brought up the ghost had an Irish accent and hinted at a connection to Kylie like with Janine and the Draugar. Egon doubted it. Kylie revealed her great-grandfather chose her family's surname when he immigrated to America because it had a good ring to it. She realized something and ran off to double check her theory. Janine yelled out to leave the helmet on the front desk. She sighed and reckoned Ray had too much of an influence on her. Peter thought Egon was more to blame. With knowledge of the army coming, Egon went to work preparing for the possibility. He dug out a Remote Portal Access Band from a box. On Friday, at 3 pm, Ron continued complaining about Egon and Ray's wildly accurate calculations while Winston tried to finish maintenance on Ecto-1. He was naturally working Winston's last nerve. Ron wished Connla would hurry up and rematerialize. The alarm sounded. The Ghostbusters, Kylie, and Ron left for Liberty Island.
Ray was excited and a little nervous to finally conduct an experiment aimed at observing the interior of the Containment Unit. He hoped it tapped into a pocket dimension like the unit of their counterparts' in Dimension 68-R, the Real Ghostbusters. Egon turned a valve and insisted they still needed to be very careful. He didn't care to speculate how many days they were without incident. Ray emphasized it was a lot and stipulated as long as there was no direct connection to the Containment Unit when they fired up the dimensional portal, everything would stay perfectly copacetic. The interdimensional transport array was left on since it was running a diagnostic to sync up the monitoring equipment. It was okay as long as no one activated the portal and Containment Unit at the same time. Ray left a note just to be safe then he and Egon left to eat. Peter later tried to deposit the captured Phyllis Hasskamp but unbeknownst to him and the others, Ron and Holtzmann built their own Remote Access Teleportation Unit that piggybacked off the original teleportation unit in the basement and tested it. Before Peter could turn it off, the basement was enveloped in a white flash.
Peter was taken to a hospital a few blocks away. Ron and Holtzmann were reprimanded, for their part in the explosion, by Egon, Ray, and Winston on the third floor. Ron tried to claim he was forced to make matters into his own hands because Ray and Egon were never going to share the dimensional technology and pinned the blame on them. Winston heard enough and grabbed Rob by the collar. Holtzmann intervened and admitted the real reason she partnered with Ron was to use the technology to find more people she could identify with and expand her "family." They went down to the basement. Ray pointed out the improbable timing of the teleportation unit diagnostic, the remotely accessed portal, and Peter depositing a Trap. He only saw a blown capacitor in the Containment Unit but Egon discovered several major entities were missing. Egon realized the structural integrity was compromised but Gareth Dibello was suddenly released. He took control of a Proton Pack and fired at Holtzmann while the others took cover. The teleportation unit activated and several miniature portals were generated. Dibello flew through one with Holtzmann but she got stuck halfway. Egon and Ray pulled Holtzmann back into the basement, with part of Dibello's arm, just in time before the portal closed. Egon looked at the logs and realized all the missing entities used similar portals to go to other dimensions.
Two days later, the Chicago Ghostbusters volunteered to monitor the Containment Unit in case any more ghosts escaped. After Kevin finished updating Peck on the situation, he returned to the Firehouse to help watch the Containment Unit. Peck went to the Firehouse and became irate at the thought of the situation worsening. Kevin corrected his assessment and calmly said it only got more complicated as usual. He suggested calling the Warehouse if he wanted another update. Peck already did and was annoyed a child answered. Kevin stated they were high school seniors. Peck still qualified that as "child." He didn't like the likelihood they were children operating dangerous equipment unsupervised but circled back to his primary objection about not being satisfactorily updated on the imminent threat which he suspected was rapidly descending into hell in a hand basket. Jenny denied it upon arriving in the garage with six Slimers, the Ghostbusters of Dimension 11-W, the Ghostbusters of Dimension 68-M, and the Ghostbusters of Dimension 68-Q. Peck wanted more information and cited the Mayor as an excuse. Jenny pointed out the Containment Unit was already being monitored and the three teams were at their disposal to go out on any calls. Ray 68-M announced, in Japanese, he was ready to blow a lot of things up. Kevin immediately told Peck he didn't understand him. Peck snapped he already knew what that Ray said then asked about the teleportation unit. Jenny brushed him off and went to retrieve notes for Egon Spengler of Dimension 68-E. Peck hurried up the stairs to the second floor and asked for her honest assessment of how bad it was. Jenny remembered they were still getting check-ins at least. Peck still found it hard to accept that transmissions from and travel to other dimensions was happening. Jenny admitted she was surprised no anonymous government agents ever came to take everything away. Peck revealed he made it clear how easily the Ghostbusters' shoddy technology could end all life on Earth without the proper care and maintenance. Slimer suddenly screamed at the other Slimers flying around. They hid behind Jenny. Jenny was touched Peck was protecting the Ghostbusters in his own way. Peck stated he was protecting the country and reiterated he expected to be appraised with regular check-ins. She suggested he go to the Warehouse and coyly leaned over his shoulder to kiss him. Then the four Slimers kissed him at the same time instead. He swore.
Despite the ghosts being recaptured and the ghosts captured in the team's absence, the Containment Unit was still nearing meltdown. Jenny called the Warehouse from the basement and informed Ray of the developments. She asked him if there were any filled Traps laying around. She estimated one more ghost was needed and the unit was about to blow up. With little choice or time, Jenny sacrificed herself and went into the Containment Unit. It stabilized and returned to normal working order. After a day's worth of work, Egon, Ray, Egon 68-R, and Holtzmann of 80-C finished work on the Containment Observation TV. Once the grid was stable and the monitor was ready, it was turned on. It worked and Ray inputted Jenny's P.K.E. signature. Jenny was found but a Mail Fraud Ghost charged her. Ray was aghast but Holtzmann told him to slow down. Jenny punched out the ghost. Holtzmann declared they were locked in there with her. Ray was relieved and hugged everyone at once. Ray vowed to make sure Jenny's promise they would see each other again would come true. Before Holtzmann left, Egon asked for her thoughts on a new application to old research of his. Holtzmann read his strip of paper but it made no sense. In reality, it was Egon's subliminal messaging code. He reworked it to interrupt any memory of the transdimensional technology. Holtzmann was confused why the Chicken Dance was suddenly stuck in her head. Egon didn't think there were any side effects as far as he knew and planned to show it to Ron next. Ray was satisfied and added they should limit their dimensional travel for the time being.
Two days after a highly charged artifact was confiscated from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ray and Egon hit a dead-end in trying to identify it. There was no mention it in Tobin's Spirit Guide, Spates Catalog, or any of the dozen books they amassed for research. Ray reminded him they were dealing with a time bomb. They couldn't make out the etchings on the tablet either, initially thinking they were Greek. Peter carried in more books that just arrived. He wondered what happened to the interns that did the menial work for them. He tipped Egon's water bottle by mistake. The water oddly flowed in a circle around the tablet. An Atlantean Priest Ghost manifested and spoke in an unknown language. Ray guessed it was Italian. Egon had no idea. The ghost suddenly possessed Egon and asked what happened with the cataclysm of Atlas' Land. Peter deferred to Ray. The ghost decided to see for himself and flew through the window into the city. Peter was undaunted. Ray went on his knees and looked a book. Peter thought the more urgent concern was to track the ghost. Ray told him that would be easy and he was processing what the ghost said. He was referring to Atlantis. Peter, Ray, and Winston departed in Ecto-1. Winston was surprised Atlantis came up again and informed Peter it was one of the interview questions when he applied for the job. Peter was amused and declared he was a nuts like them.
Janine was not pleased Peter pulled a fire alarm at Penn Station to clear out civilians and reminded him that was the kind of stuff she had to smooth over with the city. Egon returned downstairs from taking a shower. Peter reminded her she took the PCOC liaison job because she wanted the extra responsibility. Janine corrected him and stated she wanted the extra money because she wasn't paid what she was worth. Janine shifted back to the topic and asked if the ghost was a threat because she had PCOC reports to file. Peter told her to tell Peck he knew a place when he could file the reports. Egon interrupted them and explained he and Ray believed the ghost intended to summon a primordial being to both attack and destroy Manhattan. Janine was naturally concerned. Egon explained summoning a god wasn't as simple as flipping a switch and they had time on their side. He also already deduced it was attempting the summoning in Battery Park at dawn.
Janine was not pleased to have a giant alien robot standing inside the Firehouse. It was not because he was an alien. She was concerned about him putting holes in the sheet rock because the contractors always ripped them a new one every time they needed repairs. Ectronymous Diamatron claimed he would never damage anything. His left arm accidentally bent a beam. Janine made herself a cup of tea and sarcastically congratulated him. Ectronymous introduced himself. She told him to call her Janine and couldn't believe that was his name. She refused to call him that over and over. Ectronymous couldn't believe it since it was just eight syllables. Peter bet he didn't know anyone with a full name longer than five. Ectotron was at a loss. Peter suggested a change. Janine remembered Robo-Buster was taken and thought of Ectobot. She remembered "Tron" and came up with Ectotron. Ectronymous conceded he could live with that. Janine told him to fix the support beam. He took a knee and asked Ray if she was how all of humanity was: open-minded and unfazed by those who are different. Ray told him Janine was a special case. Starscream phased through the doors and saw differently. He thought humans were all small, soft, and stuck in one shape. Janine was alarmed and reached for the Proton Grenade in her drawer. Winston had her stand down. Starscream was insulted and headed upstairs. Peter elected to keep an eye on him, to Winston's surprise. Peter claimed it was not a habit and he could quit anytime.
Slimer ate some chicken in the Paranormal Containment Research Tank. Starscream modified his size and looked around for technology he could make use of. Starscream was disgusted and called Slimer a bag of human excrement. He believed it was merciful to blast it out of its misery. Starscream's attack deflected off the ionized glass. Peter informed him the glass was impervious to ghosts. Starscream swore he wasn't doing anything. Peter asked him what he was really after. Starscream claimed he just wanted a physical body. Peter told him he didn't believe him. Starscream pointed out how unwise it was to confront him alone without any weapons. Peter countered he was just a ghost. Starscream advised him not to taunt. Peter quipped he wasn't and activated the Wall-Trap with a tap. Starscream screamed as it pulled him in. Peter went downstairs and told Winston he put Starscream in a Trap. Winston asked him why he did that. Peter replied he thought he was the first psychologist who could claim to specialize in analyzing alien robot ghosts. Egon stated he was not an alien. Peter thanked him but pointed out Starscream was sneaky and believed putting him in a Trap until Ectotron contacted his ship was for the better. Egon and Ray finished fixing Ectotron's damaged communicator. Ectotron asked them not to mention to Optimus Prime it was just a loose connection. He successfully contacted The Ark and briefed Optimus about the current situation. Janine answered a call and learned Mr. Colchamiro had another supernatural infestation. Janine was happy to do business with him again but suggesting getting the property cleansed. Ectotron wondered why they were all staring at him. Peter pointed out he was their ride. Ectotron cited Optimus' impending arrival but Peter promised they would be back in no time. He changed into his Ecto-1 vehicle form and took the Ghostbusters to Brooklyn. Peter told him to hit the siren because they liked it. Ectotron sighed and complied.
After an hour long drive from Westchester County, Optimus Prime arrived at the Firehouse but Ectotron was not around. Optimus elected to reverse into the alley next to the Firehouse and enjoy a short rest cycle while he waited. A pair of women saw Optimus, still in vehicle mode, and thought it was fate. They got out their spray cans and tagged him. The Ghostbusters and Ectotron returned some time later. Ectotron was eager to contact Optimus again to see if left The Ark yet. Optimus stepped into the Firehouse. Peter noticed the graffiti all over him and mused when in Rome. Ectotron quieted him and reported they had experienced two separate sentient electrical disturbances in addition to Starscream. Optimus wanted to hear all about it but emphasized Starscream first. Peter went upstairs to get him. Introductions were made. Janine asked Optimus if he needed a towel or some turpentine. Optimus declined but asked her what the phrase "When in Rome" meant. Janine informed him it meant to blend in like the locals. Optimus took it under advisement. Peter returned with news that Starscream was gone.
Dimension 50-S[]
The Sanctum of Slime Ghostbusters were gone over a week while they were aiding the Ghostbusters of the prime dimension with recapturing entities that escaped their Containment Unit. Upon returning to their home dimension, they requested time off. Conversing at the front desk, Peter was aghast. Alan explained they just got through chasing ghosts in other dimensions, fighting Tiamat in the Collectors' Limbo, and saving the multiverse. Gabriel felt they deserved a day off. Peter wasn't impressed and reminded them his team also saved the multiverse before. Ray added they did so at least a dozen times. Peter recalled they also got paid for it each time. Janine interceded and announced there was a call about a haunted house that appeared out of nowhere in Bayside, Queens. She revealed there was also video online. Peter assigned the case to the SOS team. Alan insisted they just got back and were exhausted. Peter told him they were young and didn't need sleep. Alan wanted to at least change flight suits for a clean one. Egon was intrigued by the readings coming off the ectoplasmic residue on his. Alan informed him it was from a Moose Ghost that got blown up. Egon wanted to study it before the suit was further contaminated but Peter wasn't having any of it.
After the SOS team returned from Bayside, Egon scanned Alan's suit with the Giga Meter. He was surprised the readings weren't as dormant as he expected. Egon was buzzed on the intercomm system by the others and informed that the Trap they used to capture Wat was empty. Egon asked if they had any issues with the Containment Unit's secure access system. Alan elected himself and the team to figure it out while he studied his suit. The SOS team left for the New York City Public Library. An hour later, Alan realized Wat avoided capture and stowed away on his flight suit so he could infiltrate the Firehouse. Wat partially manifested within the suit and immobilized Egon. Before he could use Egon to open the Containment Unit and form his army, the SOS team arrived. Since it was a code red situation, Geoff decided to retreat to Philadelphia and departed in Ecto-4WD. Gabriel checked his P.K.E. Meter and confirmed there was an active presence inside. Alan addressed Wat. He refused to give up. They opened fire but he manifested in his true form. The SOS team and Egon quickly ran out of the Firehouse. Wat burst through the firehall and chased after them. They tapped into the local power grid and trapped Wat, but triggered a black out.
Real Life Locations[]
The exterior shots are from a working firehouse in the Tribeca area of New York City, Hook & Ladder Company #8 at 14 N. Moore Street. It is a pilgrimage site for die-hard Ghostbusters fans while in New York. The interior shots were filmed in Fire Station #23 at 225 East 5th Street, a decommissioned Los Angeles-area firehouse which was also used in films such as National Security, The Mask, Big Trouble in Little China and Flatliners. For Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, interior shots were instead filmed in a studio set in Reading, United Kingdom.
Layout of Firehouse[]
Primary Canon Layout[]
- Basement
- Containment Unit
- Washing Machine and Dryer (2024)
- First Floor
- Garage
- Secretary Desk
- Peter's Office
- Second Floor
- Attic
- Slimer's Nest
Secondary Canon Layout[]
Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions Layout[]
- Below
- Basement
- Sub-Basement (Storage)
- Circuit Breaker Room
- First Floor
- Garage
- Secretary Desk
- Peter's Office
- Second Floor
- Sleeping Quarters
- Dining Area
- Egon's Lab
- Bathroom and Showers
- Third Floor
- Full Kitchen
Trivia[]
Ghostbusters (1984) Trivia[]
- In the August 5, 1983 first draft, September 30, 1983 third draft, and October 7, 1983 shooting script, the Real Estate Woman noted the property was 10,000 square feet but Egon corrected her and stated it was 9,642.55 square feet.[16]
- At around the 16:55 mark of the Preview Cut, included first in the 2022 Ghostbusters Ultimate Edition, this scene is present. The agent mentions there is another substantial work area in the basement before talking about office space, sleeping quarters and showers on the next floor. The agent states the property is 10,000 square feet total. Egon clarifies it is 9,655.44 square feet. She asks Peter if Egon is his accountant. He jokes Egon is his dad. Peter's comment about it being a little pricey follows.
- The Firehouse was two firehouses in reality. One was an old firehouse in use in New York and a decommissioned firehouse in Los Angeles used as an artist's studio. Exterior shots were done at the New York firehouse and interior shots were all done in the Los Angeles firehouse.[17][18][19]
- Michael Gross found the New York firehouse in his preliminary trip to the city. The firehouse was around the corner from where he was staying. After finishing location scouting, the firehouse was still chosen to be the location.[20]
- Production designer John DeCuir made a foam core mockup of the Firehouse to establish a feel for the set before construction and renovation of the shooting location and for Ivan Reitman to determine blocking action and camera angles.[21]
- The Firehouse was used, essentially as found, in the sequence where Egon, Ray, and Peter look around the hall. Once the initial scenes were shot, John DeCuir and his staff moved in and made the necessary modifications for later sequences.[22]
- During shoots at the New York firehouse, the production crew ran into the crew of "Hill Street Blues", a police drama television series, a lot.[23]
- Both the Los Angeles and New York Firehouses were built in the same year, 1912.[24][25]
- Dan Aykroyd really wanted to use the fire pole. It wasn't just a line for Ray.[26]
- The "We Got One!" scene was filmed in the Los Angeles Firehouse.[27]
- The three arcades on the second floor are Missile Command, Star Castle, and Star Gazer.
- At around the 46:02 mark of the Preview Cut, there is a confused blonde in the sleeping quarters after the guys leave on a call.
- While the explosion of ghosts out of the Firehouse was an optical effect, the smoke and debris was a practical effect.[28] Three cameras were used for the shot. This led to a lot of miscommunication, premature detonation smoke bomb detonations and cast members running out the firehouse.[29]
- An expanded version of the street near the Firehouse was rendered in matte painting form by Matthew Yurichich. This included the Stay Puft Marshmallows billboard.[30]
- The part where the Firehouse's roof ruptured was actually a miniature Firehouse shot at Entertainment Effects Group.[31]
- When Ecto-1 arrives after the grid is shut down, the civilians stand on the other side of Varick Street, across from Hook & Ladder Company #8, in the area in front of 18 North Moore Street.
Ghostbusters II Trivia[]
- In the August 5, 1988 draft, the Firehouse is initially in bad shape - not repaired after the events of the first movie.[32]
- In the September 29, 1988 draft:
- On page 43, Peter, Ray, and Egon go to the old Firehouse, boarded up, still wrecked, and the gaping hole in the roof is still there.
- On page 44, Ray thinks the damage to the Firehouse is superficial.
- On page 45, they hear a strange sound emanating from the basement.
- On page 46, they encounter Slimer and get slimed.
- On page 48, the Firehouse's old logo comes crashing to the ground then the new one is put up. Peter goes into the Firehouse. Janine tells a caller the Ghostbusters might be in the area later in the week. She tells another caller it sounds like a Free Roaming Vaporous Phantasm if it isn't the landlord.
- On page 49, Janine mentions the weekly special is $199.95, which includes trapping, removal, and a 1 year ghost-free guarantee. She talks to Peter while he walks to the basement with a smoking Trap. He notes she left a great office temp job and informs her they only have unisex restrooms then notes they have to go to the World Trade Center before the Murray Hill case. Janine sighs and hits the alarm button.
- On page 50, Louis slides down a pole after the guys. He tells them because he refiled as a New York Corporation, he needs their Social Security numbers for their W-2 forms.
- On page 64-66, Louis pretends to be a Ghostbuster upstairs while Janine prepares to close up for the day. Janine surprises him and he almost blasts her. He notes he celebrates New Years on March 1st to avoid the crowds and big rush. Louis asks her if she's ever been to Tad's and recalls a steak, bakes potato, roll, and salad with choice of dressing all for $5.29.
- This later changes with the addition of Slimer into a deleted scene.
- In the November 27, 1988 draft:
- On page 49, Peter states they are back in business. The Firehouse's old logo comes crashing to the ground then the new one is put up. Peter goes into the Firehouse. Janine sets up her desk with family photos and a Garfield doll while telling Louis her Social Security number and giving him a reading based on numerology.
- On page 50, Peter asks Louis about the bank loan. Louis reports the bank hung up on him. The other come downstairs in ridiculously overdone and over-decorated with military berets, topping off the whole ensemble. Peter sees their unhappy looks. Peter bluffs they look incredible. Winston thinks they look like the Bronxville High School Marching Band. Peter claims it is all part of a new plan-higher visibility, lower overhead, deeper market penetration, and bigger profits.
- On page 51 to 52, Peter tells them out his Ghostbusters Gift Boutique idea-tee-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, visors, beach towels, mugs, calendars, stationary, balloons, stickers, Frisbees, paperweights, souvenirs, tote bags, party supplies, motor oil, toys, video games, then thinks of breakfast cereal. He then thinks of getting cheap junk from Taiwan or Korea and slapping the logo on it. Egon interjects that their primary concern should be the continued integrity of the biosphere. Peter claims that's what he said. Ray states they don't have time for it and votes they stick to the old coveralls. Peter relents but asks them to still think about the boutique.
- On page 65, Peter and Winston go into the living quarters and are exhausted. Ray tells Peter and Winston they have something to show. Peter asks if it's that thing he can do with his nostrils then if they're going to eat the slime.
- In the February 27, 1989 Draft, this is moved up to page 58 and is all one scene.
- In the movie, this scene takes place before the museum visit and it opens with everyone gathered at the table already. Peter asks if they need a spoon.
- On page 66, only Ray yells at the Psychomagnotheric Slime. Ray and Egon sing "Cumbaya" to the slime. Egon plays the guitar.
- In the movie, both Egon and Ray yell at the slime. The rest is omitted.
- On page 67, Ray likens it to giving someone a live hand grenade. After Winston realizes it feeds on bad vibes, Ray confirms it would be like a goat on garbage.
- In the February draft, on page 80, Ray takes the tupperware of slime out of the microwave and he and Egon awkwardly react to Peter's question about them sleeping with it.
- In the movie, this scene comes right after Ray yells at the slime rather than after the museum visit.
- In the February draft, on page 81, the toaster is animated with slime and "Higher and Higher" and Peter wants to sell it. Egon notes they are investigating practical applications and thinks it could be a useful tool against certain types of manifestations. Ray reveals they have a prototype for a pressure-forced, neutronically metered, fully portable delivery system and sums it up as a "slime-blower." Peter sarcastically asks him to keep it under 150 pounds. Peter then pranks them about the toaster bit him.
- On page 70, Peter presents the Joe Namath shirt then Peter calls up the Firehouse and talks on the phone without Ray's lines being revealed.
- In the movie, Peter calls up the Firehouse and the conversation from Ray's side is shown. After the call, Peter presents the Namath shirt.
- On page 84, Louis pretends to be a Ghostbuster but Janine surprises him and he almost blasts her. He notes he celebrates New Years on March 1st to avoid the crowds and big rush.
- In the February draft, on page 84 to 85, Louis uses a Proton Pack to try and catch Slimer but he almost blasts Janine. He notes he celebrates New Years on March 1st to avoid the crowds and big rush.
- The interiors of The Brownstone were filmed in the captain's quarters on the third floor of Fire Station No. 23 in Los Angeles.[33][34]
- Janine's debut in Ghostbusters II was filmed inside the Fire Station No. 23 in Los Angeles.
- The new sign scene in Ghostbusters II was filmed outside Hook & Ladder Company #8 at 14 N. Moore Street in New York City.
- The Hook & Ladder 8 sign was left up during shooting of Ghostbusters II. It was removed during production of the first movie.
- The shot of the Ghostbusters coming down the firepole in Ghostbusters II was done at Fire Station No. 23 in Los Angeles.
- The shot of Louis and Slimer meeting in Ghostbusters II was filmed at the Fire Station #23 at 225 East 5th Street in Los Angeles.
- A copy of the 1985 "Nostradamus Into the Millennium" by Erika Cheetham and Glamour magazine March 1989 issue are on Louis' desk when he first meets Slimer in Ghostbusters II
- A Fritos Original Corn Chips bag was in Louis's lunchbox.
- The Mood Slime scene was shot on the second floor of Fire Station #23 at 225 East 5th Street in Los Angeles.
- After Egon picks up the toaster and sets it on the table, there is reflection on the toaster of a crewman and stage light.
- In the second floor kitchen, there is a Dustbuster on the top of the refrigerator. Next to it is a box of Scoopy's Cups ice cream cones on top of the fridge.
- A five packs of Cheese-N-Crackers are on top of the microwave. The periodic table of the elements is posted on the wall behind the microwave.
- One of the arcades is Jump Bug by Rock-Ola released in 1981.
- A poster of the Hotel Lincoln on the wall by the billiard table.
- For the Dancing Toaster scene, Chuck Gaspar and his crew mounted tiny air cylinders inside the toaster at various spots. The power cord was used as the air supply line. Microswitches were hooked in ad on cue they fired off the cylinders and the toaster bounced around the billiard table.[35]
- In Deleted Scene: Louis Sets A Trap For Slimer, Louis breaks part of the second floor ceiling from trying to capture Slimer with a Trap.
- Ray and Egon's scene when Peter calls about the bathtub attack was filmed on Stage 15 in Burbank Studios in Los Angeles.[36]
- "Flesh 'N Blood" plays during the lab scene.
- Near the doorway to Peter's bathroom in his apartment is the lamp that was on Peter's desk in the Firehouse in the first movie.
- On the wall in Peter's office are frames of magazine and newspaper features:
- Row 1, Left: A LIFE magazine issue whose cover photograph is a still from a discarded part of the first montage of Ghostbusters II when the four Ghostbusters run down the street. The title on the cover is "A Day in the Life of a Ghostbuster."
- Row 1, Right: New York Post spotlighting Peter, Ray, and Egon's "We're back!" declaration after capturing the Scoleri Brothers. The article headline is "They're Back! Ghostbusters Save Judge."
- Row 2, Left: The TIME magazine issue from the first movie, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- Row 2, Center: The USA Today edition from the first movie, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- Row 2, Right: A TIME magazine issue of the Ghostbusters in dark jumpsuits and Santa hats from first montage in this movie. The image itself is a promo shot.
- Row 3, Left: The Omni magazine issue from first movie, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- Row 3, Center: A Motor Trend issue with Ecto-1a on the cover. The images are various promo shots.
- Row 3, Right: The Atlantic Monthly issue from the first movie, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- The Firehouse exterior shot and later of Louis asking Janine out was filmed at Hook & Ladder #8 in New York City and the interior scene was filmed in the Fire Station #23 at 225 East 5th Street in Los Angeles.
- At the 55:10 mark, Ivan Reitman, wearing a blue jacket, is walking away from the Firehouse.
- In Deleted Scene: Louis' Secret, Janine walks out from the area past Peter's office on the ground level.
- The Egon and Ray photo lab scene was filmed during reshoots to add a moment of danger. This was filmed on April 5, 1989 at Burbank Studios.[37][Note 2]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trivia[]
- When Phoebe Spengler slides down the fire pole to Egon's underground laboratory, re-recording mixer Will Files reused the sound of when Ray Stantz slides down the fire pole in the original movie.[38]
- The end tag was shot during the pandemic to complete an idea Jason Reitman had but couldn't fully realize during principle photography. He decided to shoot a couple things to augment the pieces he already had.[39]
- The end tag was seen being filmed on August 11, 2021 at the Los Angeles Firehouse used in the original two movies. The Ecto-1 and Containment Unit were seen.[40]
- During filming of the end tag at the Los Angeles Firehouse, the crew took a lot of reference photographs and lidar scans of the whole building in advance if the interior of the Firehouse ever needed to be rebuilt.[41]
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Trivia[]
- For Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the three story Firehouse set was built at Shinfield Studios in Reading, United Kingdom. The ground floor scenes were filmed at Shinfield.[42]
- Work on the Firehouse set started with drawing on December 5, 2022. Prefabrication started in January 2023. Steelwork went in on the first week of February 2023. The build took place from February 13 to May 9, 2023.[43]
- The Firehouse basement were two sets at both Shinfield and Winnersh Studios.[44]
- The Firehouse second and third floor sets were at Winnersh Studios in the United Kingdom.[45]
- The Firehouse attic was a set at Farnborough Film Studios in the United Kingdom.[46]
- The Slimer blue-screen and some Firehouse roof scenes were sets at Winnersh Film Studios in the United Kingdom.[47]
- During construction of the Firehouse set, sample boards of green tiles were assembled. Five or six tiles all with slightly different greens were chosen to give done movement to the wall and to prevent it looking like one flat color. All green tiles were real tiles but above the dado line, plaster sheet was used for the white tiles. The tiles were aged and glazed to take 40% of the shine off to kill any reflections. The crew then used a hammer and cracked a few and knocked the corners off some tiles.[48]
- Art Director Luke Whitelock started work on the movie on December 10, 2022. He used LiDAR scans of the Fire Station #23 interior and of the Hook & Ladder No.8 exterior and footage of Fire Station #23 done by the So-Cal and Denver Ghostbusters fan groups to design a Firehouse composite set that involved trying to fit Fire Station #23 into Hook & Ladder No. 8. It was essentially making 160 feet fit in a 96 foot long footprint. In addition he had to make sure there was 60 feet of real estate to the front of the Firehouse in order to film Ecto-1 making its dramatic turn down Varick Street.[49][50] Whitelock modeled the set in SketchUp and did construction drawings in LayOut.[51] The overall length had to be around 111 feet. He shaved 27 feet from deadspace behind Peter's office, the front of Fire Statin No. 23 had a large vestibule so 10 feet was cut from that, 6 feet was taken from where the jog happens, and they took six inches out of each bay across the length.[52]
- Art Director Luke Whitelock went to Hook & Ladder No. 8 in New York to take measurements of the Hook & Ladder sign. At the time, the Firehouse set in the United Kindgom was 80% done.[53]
- During pre-production, Peter's office wasn't going to built fully as it appeared in past movies. Instead it was going to serve as the family's storage space from when they moved into the Firehouse.[54]
- For financial and practical reasons, the half moon window behind Peter's office was omitted.[55]
- For the second floor, Luke Whitelock had to bring the wall forward the master the windows then put in a lot of dressing in the corner. He countered the difference in ceiling heights by introducing a picture rail. For actor access and safety requirements, there is a walk off door opening to the left behind a pole.[56]
- Hook and Ladder Company 8 leaving the Firehouse was filmed on the last day of production.[57]
- For the 1904 scene, the following changes were made: the modern traffic lights were replaced with a Victorian-era gas-powered street lamp, the modern road was covered up by a layer of dirt and a mound of earth to cover the bicycle lanes to help connote work was starting on digging out the subway, the blue doors were painted to cherry red, gold leaf was added back to the cartouche above the arch as well as the bollards on either side of the door were given a bronze color, the Hook & Ladder sign was added back, hessian blinds were added to the windows, made the iron gates look like timber gates, and as an in-joke, the property across the firehouse was left under construction to make it seem like the location was always under some form of construction through the century. Set decoration sourced the vintage steam engine used by the firefighters.[58]
- The main front doors opening was a practical effect. SFX crew members stood by either side of the doors and used a pulley system.[59]
- The first shot filmed took place on March 20, 2023 and was an angle of Trevor entering the firehouse attic.[60]
- The floor in front of and the ceiling above the ground floor front desk is patched as a nod to when the Containment Unit was shut down in the first movie. This repeats with each floor.[61]
- Hole plugs and safety chains were added to prevent actors and crew from falling through the fire pole holes and to ensure the actors landed on the right floor during a take.[62]
- There is a Ghostbusters Mug from Ghostbusters II on the kitchen middle shelf on the second floor.
- There is a DeLonghi Ballerina 4 Slice Toaster in the kitchen on the second floor.
- The two arcades on the second floor are Missile Command and Star Castle.
- The arcades that appear were lent from Arcade Club in Bury, United Kingdom.[63]
- The crew pretended to lock Mckenna Grace in Phoebe's footlocker at least once during production.[64]
- The charging devices in the garage bay's Proton Lockers are set to blink red when the Proton Packs are charging and to blink green when charging is done.[65][66]
- While designing the Proton Locker, Art Director Luke Whitelock briefly toyed with replacing the original roller shutter with a decommissioned bank vault under the notion that after Egon had taken all the equipment down to Summerville, Ray put in a more secure storage space. It didn't match the space so the original roller shutter was revisited. Whitelock found company that made a similar shutter but the head piece needed to match the original film so the art deparment made a fibreglass version that sat over the top of the modern slimline roller head.[67]
- The idea for the locker was that the packs could be charged in there but the whole things was a lift that could lower down into the basement for repairs and to move several used Traps to the Containment Unit. To release the packs, the actors were taught how to release several safety switches and about the external red and green light system to at least inform their actions at the locker.[68]
- The Medrad Mark IV Angiographic Injector Injection System from the Paranormal Studies Laboratory in the first movie is present in the basement.
- There is a now a washing machine and dryer in the basement along with Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda, 150 oz. Era and Xtra detergent.
- Ellen Gould from the prop department made the grey junction boxes in the basement.[69]
- The real life attic space is six feet but the movie version was extended to nine feet.[70]
- The original sign from the first movie is up in the attic.
- Slimer's attic nest includes wrappers for Airheads, Cheetos, Oreos, Jell-O, and Nature's Bakery.
- There is a box of unsold Ghostbusters Mugs in the attic.
- There is deleted material of Trevor finding copies of the Omni and The Atlantic issues from the first movie and a promo photo of the Ghostbusters in front of the Shandor Building from the first movie.
- For the shot of Trevor being slimed by Slimer in the Firehouse attic, a slime rig was worn. The part worn on the back has two pressure tanks and a vessel between the tanks for the slime. When the valve goes, the slime goes into tubes in the back and/or front into a bowl that reverses its direction to simulate the act of being slimed. It took several weeks of testing and several test subjects to get the rig right.[71][72]
- Winston presents an old USA Today from 1984 with a photo of the spectral beam shooting out of the Firehouse after the Containment Unit was shut down.
- On the front desk are Janine's whale paperweight from the first movie and phone from the second movie.
- A camera trap was built in the back wall to get the shot of Phoebe's face looking into the Proton Locker.[73]
- At the police station, Phoebe reminds Peck about the last time he tried to shut down the Ghostbusters.
- In Peter's office, there is a box of The World of the Psychic VHS tapes.[74]
- There is a page with a photo of the Farmhouse posted on Peter's office wall along with another article that reads "Ghostbusting rampage in Oklahoma," referencing the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- One the maps in Peter's office charts appearances of Sewer Dragon throughout New York.
- Callie and Gary's bedroom was originally going to be on the third floor but was changed to being on the second floor.[75]
- Due to a combination of compromising between real world window positions, restricted stage space, and budget, Callie and Gary's bedroom is shorter compared to the size it was in the first movie. The set can be entered from the closet.[76]
- The paneling in Callie and Gary's bedroom was made to match the real details in the rooms abound Fire Station #23 in Los Angeles.[77]
- Seen in behind-the-scenes footage, near Gary and Callie's bed is a framed photograph of the Spengler's from the first day of filming for Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- Janine reveals vagrants stripped the Firehouse of its copper back in the 1990s.
- On January 11, 2024, armorer Doug revealed the shot of the Firehouse door being smashed off the frame was done by him pulling a snatch line with their wire rigger and all the door furniture was fired off in sequence.[78]
- The original plan was to have possessed Ecto-1 smash through the columns and for part of the ceiling to come down and the Ghostbusters were surround by a ring of ice. The crew looked at idea in 3D mock ups and decided to go a different route.[79]
- Since the Firehouse set's floor had to be raised about ten inches to match the street built outside, a trench was prebuilt into the floor for when Garraka causes a crack in the ground floor. Art Director Luke Whitelock consulted with Gil Kenan about where Garraka lands in order to finalize the trench's position because it had to bisect the timber supports in the floor. A six inch space below it to allow for the special effects team to run dry ice pipes through a trough. A lid with pre-drilled holes allowed the dry ice to escape. The crew then back filled and packed it down with pre-gravel and the cement floor was laid over it all. The cement screed sets were followed with a Flemish bond stamp to stamp the pattern into the concrete, then following the wet cement was dusted with a powder dye achieve a red color in the floor. The rest of the dressing was wax ice of the scene.[80][81] The build from start to finish took 12 weeks with a small team of 4-6 carpenters, 3 painters, 4 plasterers, and a 2 riggers.[82]
- The crack had to then be revealed again and prepared by the crew when filming of all the scenes before the crack appears was done. The last day of filming without the crack was on a Friday. Crews came in on a Saturday. The construction team chased out the concrete to reveal the wooden channel, plastered the sides of the box to look like earth, added plastic pipes to create holes for the SFX smoke to come up through, laid the brick sheet and positioned it, plaster was added to sides of box, loads of pea shingle was added for texture the brick sheet was secured in place with more plaster, the edges were cleaned up and painted in. This was done two hour ahead of the SFX crew who followed behind as the plaster and paint was drying as they started melting the wax, heat gunning the vac forms and positioning the ice spears. The job was completed within half a day's time. Art Director Luke Whitelock designed the crack to pay homage to when the street opened up in front of the Shandor Building in the first movie.[83][84]
- Art Director Luke Whitelock had a cameo among the crowd gathered outside the Firehouse. He high-fived Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray as they walked out of the Firehouse.[85][86]
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Trivia[]
- In Ghostbusters: The Video Game:[87]
- Of all the children's drawings on the wall in Firehouse, only one was actually drawn by a child.
- Ray's desk in the Firehouse features all the prototype equipment that was developed for the game but didn't make the final cut, including ghost stasis-mine disks and five different P.K.E. Meter models.
- The people calling and leaving messages on the answering machine are all employees of Terminal Reality, Inc. (Developer of PC/PS3/Xbox versions).
- Also in Ghostbusters: The Video Game:
- There is a computer on the second floor of the Firehouse that shows the infamous end screen of the original Nintendo Ghostbusters game that says "CONGLATURATION !!! YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT GAME. AND PROOVED THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE. NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES !"
- On the second floor on the chalk board below the Ecto-1 sketch is the infamous Konami Code "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, and B.
- Hanging in the Firehouse is a crayon drawing of a Ghostbuster. Text on it reads "To Uncle Egon, from Ed." This is a nod to the Denver Ghostbusters fan films.
- Louis Tully's desk is seen with a note on his computer that states he is "going home early."
- After the Natural History Museum incident, one of the messages on the phone is from a "Prof. Jones." He is looking for the Vigo painting, states that it is a historical artifact, and that it belongs in a museum. This refers to the title character of the film series, "Indiana Jones."
IDW Comics Trivia[]
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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Trivia[]
- In Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, in the Firehouse's first floor office are some of the newspaper articles from the first movie, including the "Ghost Fever Grips New York" one in Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- On the second floor of the Firehouse, one of the arcades is Jump Ghost based on Jump Bug seen in Ghostbusters II, in Chapter 13: Mood Slime.
Appearances[]
Primary Canon Appearances[]
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters II
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Chapter 08
- Seen in online video only.
- Chapter 11
- Seen in online video only.
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 08
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Dark Horse Comics
Expanded Universe
- Ghostbusters
- Deleted Scenes
- Ghostbusters II
- Deleted Scenes
Secondary Canon Appearances[]
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)
- Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics
- "The Other Side 1"
- "The Other Side 3"
- "Displaced Aggression 3"
- "Displaced Aggression 4"
- "Working Overtime"
- "IDW Publishing Comics- Past, Present, and Future"
- "IDW Publishing Comics- Tainted Love"
- "IDW Publishing Comics- What in Samhain Just Happened?!"
- "Ghostbusters: Infestation 1"
- "Ghostbusters: Infestation 2"
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters Get Real
- Ghostbusters Annual 2015
- "Daydreams and Nightmares!"
- "Just a Peek"
- "Hot Foot"
- Volume 3
- Ghostbusters International #1
- Ghostbusters International #3
- Ghostbusters International #4
- Ghostbusters International #5
- Alluded to by Egon on page 6 [96]
- Ghostbusters International #6
- Ghostbusters International #8
- Ghostbusters International #9
- Ghostbusters International #10
- Ghostbusters International #11
- Ghostbusters Annual 2017
- Ghostbusters 101 Prelude
- The Origins of Slimer
- Ghostbusters 101
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2
- Ghostbusters Annual 2018
- Ghostbusters Crossing Over
- Ghostbusters IDW 20/20
- IDW 20/20 (Dimension 50-S version only)
- 35th Anniversary: Ghostbusters
- Transformers/Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters Year One
- Insight Editions
Tertiary Canon Appearances[]
- Cryptozoic Entertainment
- Ghostbusters: The Board Game
- Operations and Field Manual comic only
- Operations and Field Manual comic only
- Ghostbusters: The Board Game
- IDW Comics
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Ghost Busted (manga)
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- 88MPH Studios
See also[]
- Firehouse/Animated
- Firehouse/Stylized Version
- Firehouse/Stylized Portable Version
- Firehouse (Beeline)
- Firehouse (2016)
- Firehouse/Spirits Unleashed
Notes[]
- ↑ According a private email correspondence between Eric Reich, of GhostCorps, and Ghostbusters Wiki administrator mrmichaelt on January 6, 2022, it was confirmed the Firehouse "was a Starbucks, Winston bought it after the battle in Summerville."
- ↑ According to the scene's call sheet, this scene was filmed on April 5, 1989 revealed during a private email exchange with Troy Benjamin on May 17, 2023, "Then on April 5th, also at Burbank for the darkroom fire."
References[]
- ↑ GBII Invoice
- ↑ GBII Invoice #2
- ↑ GBII Invoice Auction
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2022). Ghostbusters: Afterlife Chapter 11 (2021) (Blu-Ray ts. 01:06:52-01:07:17). Sony Pictures. Ray Stantz says: "Oh, well, look, when we started, busting ghosts was a gas. The economy was good. Reagan years. People believed in us. Then things got slow, hauntings got thin. Venkman thought we did our job too well. Uh, we could barely keep up our mortgage. Some actor bought up most of Tribeca, and we lost the firehouse. It's a Starbucks now."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2020). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Year One Issue #4" (2020) (Comic p.2). Winston Zeddemore says: "Egon's been in-house just about 24/7 since the whole Stay Puft thing."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2020). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Year One Issue #4" (2020) (Comic p.5). Egon Spengler says: "I only agreed to this because Venkman said the fee was contingent on my involvement, and, as you can see, we have a lot of rebuilding to do. It won't come cheap."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2020). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Year One Issue #4" (2020) (Comic p.4). Winston Zeddemore says: "Someone snuck in a few weeks back and almost fell through the floor while looking for a souvenir."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2020). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Year One Issue #4" (2020) (Comic p.4). Winston Zeddemore says: "That's why the First Precinct posted Mike outside."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2014). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #20" (2014) (Comic p.10). Egon says: "The ghost is trying to manifest a familiar set of surroundings but we're miles from the source of the original haunting. It's having difficulty."
- ↑ Janine Melnitz (2015). IDW Comics- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #4" (2015) (Comic p.2). Janine says: "That was a proximity alarm, Peter! It's set to go off whenever something very nasty gets too close to the Firehouse! Which you'd know if you ever bothered to read a memo!"
- ↑ Jenny Moran (2016). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters International #1" (2016) (Comic p.13). Jenny Moran says: "Now, now. The last few repairs should be done soon. We're just erring on the side of safety to keep OSHA happy."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram reply 4/10/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "first floor at the back of the firehouse, unseen in frozen empire."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram reply 5/2/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "British flooring system - ground floor - peter office - first floor - Dana interview- second floor- dark room and bedrooms - loft (attic) then rooftop."
- ↑ Real Estate Woman (1984).Ghostbusters (1984) (DVD ts. 15:49-15:52). Columbia Pictures. Real Estate Woman says: "...office space, sleeping quarters, and showers on the next floor and a full kitchen on the top level."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/6/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Originally we were going to build the Darkroom on the third floor but in the end we just built the door into it as there was no need to build the room as no scenes were taking place in there."
- ↑ Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1983). Ghostbusters (First Draft August 5, 1983) (Script p. 19). Egon Spengler says: "It's 9,642.55 square feet.""
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 38 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "The firehouse which was to become the Ghostbusters' headquarters was, in reality, two separate buildings -- 3000 miles apart. All of the exterior shots were filmed at an old firehouse in New York, which is still in use, while the interiors were shot in a decommissioned firehouse in Los Angeles, presently employed as an artist's studio. The two buildings were remarkably similar, both in appearance and layout."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 38 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Joe Medjuck says: "The firehouse in Los Angeles is a huge place -- three stories high. And all of the scenes that were supposed to take place in the firehouse were actually filmed in the firehouse. None of that was done at the studio. When the script says 'basement of the firehouse,' we are actually in the basement of that firehouse. Though John DeCuir added lots of things to dress the place, most of the essential elements were already there."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 39. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "Though firehall interiors were shot in Los Angeles, corresponding exteriors employed a similarly configured building in New York."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 38 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Michael Gross says: "I made a preliminary trip to New York; and while I was there, I took some photos of that particular firehouse because, coincidentally, it happened to be right around the corner from where I was staying. I thought at the time, 'Now, that's the kind of firehouse we're looking for. But I figured there were probably a dozen firehouses like that in New York and when we did out location scouting, we'd look at them all. Curiously, that one turned out to be the perfect one."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 39. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "Production designer John DeCuir examines a foam core mockup of the firehall -- an existing structure to which he would be adding the enclosed office area at the rear as well as other modifications and refinements. Such mockups were invariably useful in establishing a three-dimensional feel for the sets -- before costly construction or renovation was initiated -- and often proved useful to Ivan Reitman for blocking action and determining camera angles."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 39. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "Once these initial scenes were shot, DeCuir and his staff moved in and made the necessary modifications for later sequences in the film."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 38 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Joe Medjuck says: "The building itself happens to be in a really crummy section of town which is used a lot for filming. We were running into the Hill Street Blues crew all the time."
- ↑ Joe Medjuck (2005). Ghostbusters- Commentary (2005) (DVD ts. 16:00-16:10). Columbia TriStar Home Video. Joe Medjuck says: "More creative geography. This is an actual old Firehouse in Los Angeles but the exterior is an actual in-use Firehouse in New York. "
- ↑ Harold Ramis (2005). Ghostbusters- Commentary (2005) (DVD ts. 16:10-16:13). Columbia TriStar Home Video. Harold Ramis says: "Coincidentally built in the same year, 1912. "
- ↑ Ivan Reitman (2005). Ghostbusters- Commentary (2005) (DVD ts. 16:17-16:24). Columbia TriStar Home Video. Ivan Reitman says: "And it's true, as soon as we did see this pole, Danny said we gotta use it. It wasn't just a moment in the movie. "
- ↑ Harold Ramis (2005). Ghostbusters- Commentary (2005) (DVD ts. 28:32-28:36). Columbia TriStar Home Video. Harold Ramis says: "This really was fun. This was also back in LA. We got to slide down the pole. "
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 141 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "Although the explosion of ghosts through the firehall rooftop was inserted optically, a physical effect -- involving blasts of smoke and harmless debris -- was also employed as the building's panic-driven occupants pour out into the street."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 141 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Joe Medjuck says: "We were shooting outside the firehouse in New York. And because of the special effects and the fact that we were using three cameras, it took a long time between takes to set up. When everything was ready to go, Ivan would signal for cameras to roll and then wait for confirmation from each before yelling 'Action!' -- which the people inside the firehouse could barely hear. Richard Edlund and his crew were up on the roof of a building across the street; and on one take, when Ivan asked if cameras were up to speed, Richard said, 'No, we're not ready.' So Ivan stepped into the middle of the street and yelled, 'Hold it!' But everyone on the inside somehow thought he'd said 'Action!' The smoke bombs went off, the doors burst open, the cast came charging out into the street -- and there's Ivan standing right in their midst. Everyone was horrified. It was like the worst filmmaking nightmare come true. But Ivan just burst out laughing."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 142 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "An expansive lower Manhattan street setting, rendered in matte painting form by Matthew Yuricich. When photographed, the firehall would be inserted into the undetailed center section as a live-action element. On a neighboring building is a billboard advertisement for Stay-Puft marshmallows."
- ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 142 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "The rupturing rooftop was shot in miniature at Entertainment Effects Group."
- ↑ Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1988). Ghostbusters II (August 5, 1988 Draft) (Script p. 41). "Paragraph reads: "Now, however, it is a sorry sight. The doors and windows have been boarded up; there is still a gaping hole in the roof from the powerful explosion of their ghost containment system; neighborhood kids have thrown rocks through the large Ghostbusters logo that hangs over the entrance; and a big sign is posted on the door that reads "Space Available," followed by the name and phone number of a Realtor."
- ↑ Wallace, Daniel (2015). Ghostbusters The Ultimate Visual History, p. 151. Insight Editions, San Rafael CA USA, ISBN 9781608875108. Line reads: "In a subtle bit of location trickery, the previously unseen third floor of the LA firehouse doubled as the site of the birthday party where Ray and Winston perform for an ungrateful audience of fifth graders."
- ↑ Wallace, Daniel (2015). Ghostbusters The Ultimate Visual History, p. 151. Insight Editions, San Rafael CA USA, ISBN 9781608875108. Tom Duffield says: "Upstairs was the old captain's quarters, and we knew we could use it as the party scene."
- ↑ Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 22. Cinefex, USA. Chuck Gaspar says: "We mounted tiny air cylinders inside the toaster at various spots and used the toaster's power cord as switches to fire off the cylinders and the little toaster went bouncing all over the table."
- ↑ Spook Central "Ghostbusters II Call Sheets" retrieved 5/16/2023
- ↑ Joe Medjuck (2019). Ghostbusters II- Commentary (2019) (Blu-ray ts. 57:13-57:24). Sony Home Entertainment. Joe Medjuck says: "I have a feeling that this was done during reshoots. We wanted to add a moment of danger that we didn't—seemed to be missing. When we did reshoots, at one point... you added--"
- ↑ Variety "How ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Pays Homage to the Original With Audio Easter Eggs" 11/24/2021 Will Files says: "We took the sound when Dan Aykroyd slides down the pole at the beginning of ‘Ghostbusters. We just stole it from the original and we put it into Phoebe's [scene]."
- ↑ Dobly YouTube "Embracing Sonic Nostalgia with "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" | Sound + Image Lab" 20:20-20:55 11/23/2021 Will Files says: "And then the other thing that came out of it was he had some footage he'd shot that that never made it into the film and he also had this little piece of well I shouldn't give too much away but basically he had an idea that he never had a chance to fully realize because we were kind of rushed the first time and he did have enough time because of Covid so so he decided to go and shoot a couple things to augment the pieces he already had so he could create this moment at the end of the credits that set up an idea that he had."
- ↑ Oscar Rivera Facebook (private) 8/11/2021
- ↑ Yes Have Some YouTube "Talking Ghostbusters with Eric Reich of Ghost Corps" 38:20-38:32 mark 11/15/2022 Eric Reich says: "And we were also -- just the fact -- that we were able to get back in there, take more photos, reference photos, we got lidar data of the whole building so that we can rebuild interiors if we need to."
- ↑ Ellen, Tom (2024). Empire Magazine Issue 424 March 2024, p. 57. Bauer Media Group, Harborough, Leicester, United Kingdom, ISBN 0195145045. Line reads: "The iconic interior was meticulously recreated over three storeys at the UK's own Shinfield Studios in Reading, and the cast clearly had a ball exploring it ("I honestly wanted to do an MTV Cribs-style video in the Firehouse," laughs Mckenna Grace)."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/27/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "From starting the drawing period on 5th December 2022 to prefabrication in January. The Steelwork went in during the first week of February and build was from 13th of February to 9th May."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram reply 4/26/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "there were two sets of the basement one at Winnersh and one at shinfield."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 4/21/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "Secondly this set was built at Winnersh studios and my ground floor set was based at Shinfield which was a 10 minute drive away so I couldn't oversee both sets and another Art Director (Tom Weaving) came on board to take over and oversee the finishes."
- ↑ horacestunts instagram 4/4/2024 Kevin Mangold writes: "The Firehouse Attic Farnborough Film Studios, Farnborough, UK."
- ↑ horacestunts instagram 4/10/2024 Kevin Mangold writes: "The attic set was only at Farnborough, but the Research Center, Melody’s Diner, and the roof were at Winnersh. Also, that’s where the Slimer blue screen stuff was shot."
- ↑ whitelock design limited instagram 3/30/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "We often put together little sample boards. In this case looking at those iconic green tiles it was important to get a match but we didn’t want it to look flat so we chose 5 or 6 tiles all with slightly different greens to give done movement to the wall and stopping looking like one flat colour. Often we use plaster sheets to replicate tile runs as real tiles can be expensive but it was decided that all the green tiles in the firehouse should be real, above the dado line we used plaster sheet for the white tiles. They were then aged and glazed to take 40% of the shine off to kill reflections. Then we went round with a hammer and cracked a few, knocked the corners off and voila the Firehouse tiles were the first finishes completed."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/19/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "I can’t tell you the thrill of getting to Art Direct something as iconic as the Ghostbusters Firehouse. I started on the film sometime around December 10th 2022. My first task was to take the LiDAR scan of Firehouse no 23 in Los Angeles and get it to fit inside the footprint of Hook and Ladder 8 in New York. Some people probably don’t realise that in the original movies all interior scenes were shot at FH 23 in LA whilst all exteriors were shot in NY. We were going to attempt a composite set for the ground floor where we see both interior and exterior for the first time together on one set. The only problem is working out how to fit a 160’ long set into a 96’ long footprint and get it to fit on a stage where we also required at least 60’ of real estate to the front of the Firehouse in order for Ecto 1 to do its dramatic turn down Varick Street. So the first few days were spent working this out. I knew we needed to get drawings out after the Christmas break and that meant less than 3 weeks to get the lions share of the 3D model complete this included the Ground Floor interior and the second and third floor composite of all the living spaces."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/25/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "A video was uploaded to this site back in 2010 when a branch of Ghostbusters fans (the Denver Ghostbusters I believe) invaded the location and took loads of video footage of the ground floor and upper floors that were used in the original movie. Like a giant jigsaw I was able to take screen grabs of their footage and piece together info like what the newel posts on the staircase look like close up, what the mouldings on the stairs looked like. The patina on the wood of the lockers, the size and position of the drain covers in the floor, by studying the heights of the people I could scale the height of the tile dado, what’s inside the roller shutter. And best of all the upstairs rooms for which we used the panelling and introduced it into Gary and Callie’s bedroom verbatim. This is a small sample of the literal thousands of screen grabs I used to piece this all together. The colour of the vinyl floor around the pole holes, the lustre of the brass, how chipped the paint is around the safety rails. The hairline cracks in the glaze on the tiles. The brick floor - yes it’s a brick floor. The plaster details in the ceiling, the arch above the main doors - which was covered over in the original film with a plug however we see it revealed in the post credit sequence of “Afterlife” so it’s making decisions like should we keep the arch or not that define what we do as set designers, you are telling a story with the scenery. Filling in the gaps of the last 40 years. Are the lockers still there? Would they have replaced the roller shutter (more on this in another post) all fun talking points and one of the most fun and interesting research jobs I’ve ever had the pleasure of undertaking."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/23/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Yes that’s right I modelled the entire ground floor interior and exterior as well as the first and second floor composite sets in SketchUp and I did all of the construction drawings in LayOut. SketchUp is an incredibly powerful program when used correctly it beats all the competitors hands down, don’t let anyone tell you that this program is not the real deal. Not only did I do all my construction drawings from this model, I was able to share it with other set designers in the team who were working on other parts of the building in programs like Vectorworks and Rhino with no problem. We did CNC cultist from the model, Steelwork fabrication drawings, 3D printed elements that were also taken from a LiDAR scan all inside Sketchup not to mention some great renders that were done with VRay for SketchUp."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/24/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "So prior to me starting on the picture, there was a LiDAR scan commissioned of both the LA Firehouse interior and the New York Firehouse exterior. This is the LiDAR scan of the ground floor of the LA Firehouse. My job at this stage was to work out how we would fit the interior into the ground floor footprint of the New York Firehouse. Luckily they were both the same width on the interior. But the length proved a problem. LA firehouse is 157’ long with the New York interior being just about 72’. I had to work out how to take some real estate out without compromising the original feel and scale. Firstly we were able to chip around 27’ out. We did this as the original location Venkmans office had 27’ of dead space behind it going to a secondary large exit door. So we just bought that wall right up behind Venkmans office wall. Secondly the front of the firehouse in LA had a large vestibule at the front which enabled us to cut a a further 10’ from the overall. I then took 6’ from where the jog happens. I needed the overall length to be around 111’ to fit the stage so the rest of the space was saved by taking around 6” out of each bay across the length. So what you see on screen is very very close to the original."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/8/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "As the Art Director for the main Firehouse sets I was very privileged to be asked to go to New York and give our New York team a heads up with some of our set designs (things that would need to be recreated in New York that we had built on the set - no spoilers) I also needed to check some measurements one of which was the size of the letters on the Hook & Ladder sign. As our construction manager climbed the ladder it took every ounce of strength to not call out “You don’t think it’s too subtle, Marty? You don’t think people are going to drive by and not see the sign?” a super surreal moment and one which will be hard to forget. Our set back in the UK was about 80% complete by this point and I couldn’t not show the Fire Fighters @officialghostbustershq what we had built so far. Safe to say they were blown away with the level of detail we went into and I can’t wait for everyone to see this movie."
- ↑ Extraplasm Podcast "Episode 81: "This Old Firehouse" With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Art Director Luke Whitelock" 1:15:29-1:15:51 5/1/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "There was a time on pre-production where they weren't going use or utilize Venkman's office. They were just going to put storage boxes in there and say like you know 'the guys have moved in and this is where they're storing all their stuff' I was like 'you gotta dress it like Bill's or Venkman's office'."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 3/26/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "So already in the first week we hit the ground running. I need to have a full set of Plans and elevations ready to go by January 4th. What I tend to do is block out the design in SketchUp, I'll set up all my scenes (plans, sections and camera views) keeping everything pretty loose at this stage. I'll then take this basic model straight into Layout and set up my viewports. This is a great way to work because once it's set up in Layout I can just keep chipping away at the design in Sketchup and the drawing will automatically update as I go because it's dynamically linked to the model. That also means that at any given time I can quickly produce a WIP drawing for either discussion purposes or basic costing. I think these first few passes were working out how I can nick some real estate back out of the length without compromising the design. You'll see at this stage we had the original half moon window behind Venkmans office. You only see this for a split second I. The original movie when the OGs are viewing the firehouse for the first time. We decided to omit the window from a cost point of view. As a lot of the practical lighting will be rigged high in the ceiling it was also unlikely we’d ever see high and wide enough to see the window. So you see as we’re designing we are constantly adapting the design to suit factors like access, lighting, SFX rigs stage space, stage height and budget. This is also a fun part of the design process because I get to model up those iconic lockers, or Venkmans office and I was very lucky to see original drawings of the iron columns that survived since 84. You’ll notice the ones in this model are just proxy ones."
- ↑ Whitelock Design 4/7/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "But the challenge for me was down to where we place the windows. As you see on slide 2 those windows (camera right) are not the large New York firehouse windows. And when that back wall is plotted into position based on the LA footprint the wall cuts right through where the windows are. So a few cheats were required, bring the wall forward to master the window, put lots of dressing in the corner to cover ourselves. The ceiling heights were also different. I countered that by introducing a picture rail which draws your eye to that line and tricks your brain into not noticing how high the room is. The walk off door opening to the left behind the pole needed to be there for access and fire safety. Placing it behind the poles means less attention is drawn to it as it was never established before. By not adding a door we are drawing even less attention to it. So lots of little tricks are employed when we want to recreate something but also need to add changes."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/7/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "firefighters was last day."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 7/2/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Thankfully Frozen Empire was shot in sequence. Modern day first, redressed for ice and finally the 1903 revamp, which was a lot of fun to bring to life. We only had a week to do it so here’s some art department tricks we employed to change the firehouse. Firstly we removed the modern traffic lights and replaced them with a Victorian gas powered street lamp. The tarmac with all its modern road markings was covered in a layer of dirt and we built up a mound of earth to cover the bike lanes to make it look like they were starting to dig out the subway. We painted the blue doors back to the cherry red colour as a nod to the modern day firehouse. The Cartouche above the arch got its gold leaf back. As well as the bollards either side of the door, which were given a bronze colour. We reinstated the Hook and Ladder sign and I even added some nice brass stars to the circular motifs (you can see them in one of the photos) our designer decided against them though. We put hessian blinds in the windows and clad the iron gates in timber to make it look like a timber gate. We retained the construction hoarding across the road as the gag was that this place has always been under construction. Set dec sourced the vintage steam engine and my painters and construction department (second Slide) made good on all fronts. This was the last day shooting on the firehouse."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/12/2024 Line reads: "The pulley, activated by SFX crew members stood either side of the door behind the flats."
- ↑ Eric Steelberg instagram 3/22/2024 Eric Steelberg says: "It's been one year and two days since we rolled on the first shot of the movie in the UK, an angle of Trevor entering the firehouse attic."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Tours the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Firehouse!" 3:56-4:11 3/12/2024 Jason Reitman says: "One of my favorite details of the set is this patch in the floor matched by the patch in the ceiling and this, of course, is the cross-rip from 1984 when the Containment Unit blew open and shot a laser right through the top of the building."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 4/21/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "The main living area has a new kitchen and family living area, we had the job of making the characters be able to stop between floors when going down the poles so we introduced these plugs for them to land on that could be moved around when access to the ground floor was needed. We also had to introduce safety chains to the poke holes to prevent anyone falling in."
- ↑ yahoo! news UK "Bury arcade features in another Hollywood blockbuster with 80s influence" 3/27/2024 Line reads: "Authentic 80s arcade cabinets and pieces from the venue appear in supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which reportedly collected $45.2m at the box office in its opening weekend in North America."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Tours the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Firehouse!" 10:32-10:35 3/12/2024 Mckenna Grace says: "Oh, the other day I went in there and then they pretended to lock me in."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Tours the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Firehouse!" 11:03-11:04 3/12/2024 Jason Reitman says: "The Proton Locker."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Tours the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Firehouse!" 11:19-11:23 3/12/2024 Mckenna Grace says: "They're blinking red whenever they're charging and they take them when they're green."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/24/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "The first slide here you see we were playing on an idea that Ray had gone out of his way to replace the original roller shutter with a decommissioned bank vault after Egon had taken all the equipment down to Summerville, Ray wasn't going to let that happen again. I got so far as drawing it up but it just didn't work in the space aesthetically so we reverted to the original roller shutter. I found a company that made a similar shutter but the head piece needed to match the original film so we made a fibreglass version that sat over the top of the modern slimline roller head."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/24/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "The idea is that after a job, Ecto is reversed up to the locker, packs are put on charge and the the whole cage is a lift which can be lowered to the basement where repairs can be made and traps emptied into the containment unit. In order to release the packs, there are additional safety switches and an external red and green light system that tells you if it’s safe to remove the packs. Although very little of this is explored in the film we work it all out for the actors to adhere to in their actions."
- ↑ Ellen Gould instagram 1/30/2024 Ellen Gould says: "Features here are my ghost traps, the ghost trap drone that I was part of creating, and not least of all.... the grey junction boxes in the firehouse basement (oooooo!)"
- ↑ Extraplasm Podcast "Episode 81: "This Old Firehouse" With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Art Director Luke Whitelock" 1:25:08-1:25:29 5/1/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "But in reality, when you're on that level, you've only got about six feet of head height from there to the real roof and we ended up making that attic room nine feet tall so it's essentially an extra floor."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Gets SLIMED on the Ghostbusters Set!" 9:00-9:15 3/5/2024 Brett Ellis says: "There's a scene near the beginning of the film with Trevor in the attic. Has a run-in with Slimer so it was to create a practical effect of the slime that flies through him and they wanted an entry and exit wound of slime."
- ↑ Adam Savage's Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Gets SLIMED on the Ghostbusters Set!" 10:16-10:22 3/5/2024 Brett Ellis says: "Many weeks for our unfortunate test subjects getting slimed many times."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 4/24/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "We built a camera trap in the back wall to get the shot on her face looking through."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 5/3/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Considering there's a big box of vhs copies of World of the Psychic!"
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 4/21/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "in the original plan this was Callie and Gary's bedroom, when we moved them downstairs the decision was made to retain the doors as walk offs."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 4/21/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "You enter the set through the closet in Callie ad Gary’s bedroom and you see that this room is shorter than the original dormitory in the original movie, again due to working with real window positions on the real firehouse and restricted space on the stage and budget it was decided to make this room shorter to accommodate all those factors."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 4/21/2024 Luke Whitelock writes: "The panelling in this room matches the real details in the rooms abound Ladder 23 in LA and I thought was a nice touch to bring some of that detailing across and apply it to these rooms."
- ↑ Ghostbusters Fans PukieDoug post 1/11/2024 PukieDoug says: "The last trailer had our door being smashed off the frame ? I was pulling a snatch line with our wire rigger and all the door furniture was fired off in sequence , hard to see with the CGI smoke cloud though."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 5/15/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "What I love about working in 3D is how easy it is to work out what you see through the camera from different angles. The original plan was to have Ecto smash through the columns and for part of the ceiling to come down and to have our heroes surround by a ring of ice. We looked at the idea of having ceiling rigs with ice pointing down that could be lowered on tackles in shot to give the effect of the ice growing in real time. We can use the Sketchup model and our physical model to block out the scene and make design decisions based on what will or won’t be seen through particular camera lenses. And by creating scenes in the model we can easily bash out several versions all from the same views which is great and gives the director and DOP food for thought when they are deciding on their shots. It also helps from a budget point of view, knowing how much each I’ve unit was to make, we could easily do a count up of the components shown in the model to determine the costs, the amount you see here would have been too much for the budget so as we go along in the process and the shots become more clear we can work out exactly how many ice spears will be needed."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 5/7/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Designing the practical crack in the firehouse floor was an interesting challenge. Due to the fact we built the street outside we had to raise the floor inside the firehouse approximately 10" to allow for the natural dip down and camber of the road. So, we came up with an idea to create a trench that would be prebuilt into the floor and revealed when we shot the frozen scenes at the end of the schedule. Several versions can be seen here in various zig zag patterns, I had to nail down Garrakas positions with the Director (where he lands upon entering the firehouse and where the crack would end) from there we could pin point our trench position which had to bisect all out timber supports in the floor. With various level changes factored in to the trench as well the idea was to box it out, create a 6" space below for SFX to run their dry ice pipes, this was then given a lid with pre drilled holes to allow dry ice to escape. Then we back filled and packed down tight with pea gravel and laid our cement floor over the top. Then when we dressed the firehouse in ice (Wax dressing over a weekend) we had a team come in and chase the Chanel back out, lay our vac formed brick sheet around the edge, add real mortar and dress real bricks on top and add the wax ice to finish. It looked great and I was really pleased with the finished effect."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited 5/8/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "So usually when we come up with an idea we make a sample first, mainly to get clearance from the Designer and Director. Our Construction Manager came up with the idea for this practical effect. It had to be completely hidden by our cement floor before we channeled it back out. Slide 1 - The finished sample dressed with real bricks and plaster sheets to get that turned up brick effect along the edge of the crack Slide 2 & 3 - zoom in! Here you can see the cross section which explains to all departments involved exactly how we would achieve this - notice how tightly packed the sand and pea shingle is, allowing us to install our cement layer on top. Slide 4 & 5 - more close ups on the sample, once channelled out the plaster sheets of turned up bricks are dressed on top, these had full brick depth on the edges which could be hand finished. Slide 6 & 7 - constructing the wooden trough to hold SFX smoke rigs, the plaster department then wadded and sculpted the crack inside the box. Slide 8 - once dried the whole crack is backfilled and packed tight ready for the concrete screed to go on top Slide 9 - as the screed sets we follow behind with a Flemish bond stamp to stamp the pattern into the concrete, then following behind that we dust the wet cement with a powder dye to get the red colour."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited reply 5/8/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "the build took approximately 12 weeks from start to finish, on stage I had a small team of carpenters I think about 4-6, 3 painters, 4 plasterers and a 2 riggers."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 5/13/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "What many people may not realise is that a filming schedule which is usually dictated by availability of actors plays a huge part in how we schedule the work for the movie, we knew that we could only film the crack once we had shot out the firehouse in its clean state, there’s no going back once you open the crack! This final day of clean filming had to land on a Friday so we could turn it around over the weekend. We knew we only had one Saturday for the construction team to come in and chase out the concrete, sculpt the sides of the trough and place and fix in position all the plaster sheet, we gave construction a two hour head start on our SFX crew who followed behind as the plaster and paint was drying as they started melting the wax, heat gunning the vac forms and positioning the ice spears. Like a production line it all has to run smoothly and be completed within half a day! Huge shout out to Matt Greens plaster team who really nailed it with the brick sheet. I really wanted to pay homage to GB84 where the sidewalk lifts up outside Dana’s apartment and I think they really managed to achieve that peeled back and upturned look that I was after."
- ↑ whitelock_design_limited instagram 5/13/2024 Text reads: "Step 1: Chase out the concrete and reveal Wooden channel. Step 2: Plaster the sides of the box to look like earth. Step 3: Add plastic pipes to create holes for SFX smoke to come up through. Step 4: layout the brick sheet and position it. Plaster added to sides of box, then chuck loads of pea shingle at it for texture. Once happy with position of brick sheet, secure in place with more plaster... Then tidy the edges and paint in to bed in."
- ↑ Extraplasm Podcast "Episode 81: "This Old Firehouse" With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Art Director Luke Whitelock" 1:44:39-1:44:55 5/1/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "Literally 20 minutes later I got a call from Wardrobe, 'Can you come in for fitting for tomorrow? You're going to be in the crowd for the end scene.' I was like 'Oh, my God' And we shot two days on the stage where I'm in the crowd."
- ↑ Extraplasm Podcast "Episode 81: "This Old Firehouse" With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Art Director Luke Whitelock" 1:45:27-1:45:30 5/1/2024 Luke Whitelock says: "I'm high-fiveing Dan and Bill as they're coming of of the thing."
- ↑ Game Informer "What You Didn't Know About Ghostbusters"
- ↑ Luis Delgado deviantArt 2/19/12
- ↑ Dapper Dan post 12/21/11
- ↑ Tristan Jones deviantArt Scholeri Brothers
- ↑ Screengrab of "Here Are The Smurfs" spoof from "Curse of the Evil Eye" via Turtlepedia
- ↑ Screengrab of "G.I. Joe" spoof from "Curse of the Evil Eye" via Turtlepedia
- ↑ TomWaltz Tweet 6/28/18
- ↑ What Came Before! (2016). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters International #1" (2016) (Comic What Came Before!). Line reads: "But now... Janine and Kylie are back in the States, there are no new quartets visiting from beyond the dimensional veil, and repairs to the Firehouse are nearing completion."
- ↑ Janine Melnitz (2016). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters International #1" (2016) (Comic p.13). Janine says: "I never thought I'd say I miss the Firehouse but I miss the Firehouse."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2016). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters International #5" (2016) (Comic p.6). Egon Spengler says: "Even if you did, my security system automatically transmits video of any psychokinetic disturbance directly to the office."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2017). IDW Comics- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #3" (2017) (Comic p.15). Egon Spengler says: "We'd... best get back to the Firehouse."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2019). IDW Comics- " Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #2" (2019) (Comic p.20). Ray Stantz says: "We can help you with that, if you can give us a hand getting home."
- ↑ Narrator (2019). IDW Comics- "Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #4" (2019) (Comic p.1). Narrator says: "It doesn't have quite have the same level of scanning equipment as the Firehouse -- but the alien robot visitors had a bit more elbow room."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2019). IDW Comics- "Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #4" (2019) (Comic p.2). Peter Venkman says: "Sure, we don't have all the scanning toys out here that we do at the station, but I think Janine was getting hives thinking of you both trying to fit in the entryway, shame you can't, y'know, shrink."
- ↑ Narrator (2016). Insight Editions- "Tobin's Spirit Guide" (2016) (Book p.60). Paragraph reads: "We went to plan B and lured Lilith to the firehouse by emitting a frequency matched to her own psychokinetic energy (P.K.E.) signature."
- ↑ Narrator (2016). Insight Editions- "Tobin's Spirit Guide" (2016) (Book p.66). Paragraph reads: "When we arrived, Wat, in its elderly lady guise, feigned shock and asked for sanctuary at our headquarters while we tackled the haunting."