Ghostbusters Cameos

Ghostbusters Cameos are of clearly referenced moments when another universe uses the Ghostbusters mythos or props. The prop cameo section on the other hand uses props also used in the Ghostbusters movies in a non-Ghostbusters canon manner. This page doesn't include Tributes, Spoofs, and References.

Ghostbusters Movie/TV Footage

• The Muppet Babies animated series used footage from Ghostbusters in several episodes.
  • "Bug-Busters" - the babies imagined themselves entering Scooter's computer to hunt down a computer bug.
  • "I Want My Muppet TV!" (October 26, 1985, Season 2) - Bunsen invented a suit to help kids sleep better with a parachute (in case they fell out of bed) and a proton pack-like laser gun (to chase away bad dreams). This second device involved footage from the movie of Slimer retreating from his close encounter with Ray.

• Hero (1992) - A clip from Ghostbusters is shown in this Columbia Pictures film. Thirty-one minutes into the film, we see a kid watching the Sedgewick Hotel scene on a small portable TV, as his dad (played by Dustin Hoffman) visits his mother downstairs.

• Taco Bell commercial (1999) - Ricardo Montalban spies upon a family who's enjoying a Taco Bell meal while watching a tape they rented from Blockbuster Video. The video, of course, is Ghostbusters. Not so coincidentally, this commercial aired around the same time that Ghostbusters was first released onto DVD. At the end, the famous Taco Bell Chihuahua (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) utters a cute quip: "Wow. Let's make S'mores".

• The Goldbergs (2013) - This sitcom, set in the 1980s, features many references to Ghostbusters, as noted on the Ghostbusters Tributes, Spoofs, & References page. Usage of Ghostbusters merchandise in noted further down this page. Here is where the series uses footage from the Ghostbusters movies or animated series.
  • "The Darryl Dawkins Dance" (January 14, 2015, Season 2) - A clip of The Real Ghostbusters opening is shown when Adam watches some Saturday Morning Cartoons. At the end of the episode, a photo of the real Adam wearing a Ghostbusters t-shirt and playing with Transformers toys is seen.

Characters

• Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) - Guest spot for Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters.

• The Earth Day Special (1990) - Harold Ramis made an appearance as "Elon Spengler", supposedly Egon Spengler's twin brother and President of Wastebusters.

• Casper (1995) - Guest part by Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz.

• In 2014 Target introduced an ad for Target Ticket (digital entertainment service) and among many movie characters (all in red) Stay Puft Marshmallow Man makes a cameo.

• Radio Shack in an extended ad for the 2014 Super Bowl has a cameo appearance of Slimer. The model of Slimer was made by Tyler Ham for Tom Spina Designs.

Transformers Universe

Transformers over the years has had some cameos with characters that either use the same designs as in-universe counterparts or shares traits.

• Horri-Bull Transforms into a Terror Dog.

• Susan Hoffman hires characters that look like; Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, and Peter Venkman to capture Starscream's Ghost.

• Dead Transformers do have the ability to enter an afterlife. A list of ghosts that appear in the Transformers Universe is available here.

It's worth noting that The Real Ghostbusters had a comic, The Real Ghostbusters Marvel UK, being published by Marvel UK at the time "Race with the Devil" was printed in Transformers, so the appearances of Hoffman's assistants may have been an in-joke by artist Andrew Wildman, who worked on both books.

Props

The Ghostbusters movie props were actually rented out props which were used in other films/television shows. None of these films/television shows actually use the props based on Ghostbusters canon.

• Otherworld (1985) - uses the PKE Meter.

• The Condor (1986) - uses the PKE Meter.

• They Live (1988) - uses the PKE Meter.

• Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - uses the Giga meter.

• Suburban Commando (1991) - uses the PKE Meter.

• Breaking In: "Who's The Boss" (March 13, 2012, Season 2) - The Proton Pack prop appears as itself (it's a Sony production so they probably took one of their props out from storage), Ghostbusters is used to deceive the naive new office worker into thinking a job is more dangerous than it really is, and at the end the Ghostbusters DVD is presented to her. For some reason, instead of a real Ghostbusters DVD being used, a prop DVD was made. It has the "logo on blue slime background" front cover of the 2009 Blu-ray release, and the picture spine and back cover of the 1999 DVD release. Also, the "Adam F. Goldberg Productions" production card seen after the credits features a photo of young Adam wearing a Ghostbusters shirt while playing with a bunch of toys. Adam would later go on to create the 2013 TV series The Goldbergs, which contained many Ghostbusters references (and even re-used this production card for one episode), as noted on the Ghostbusters Tributes, Spoofs, & References page.

Merchandise

Merchandise, such as shirts or toys sometimes make cameos in media. Usually it is not noted that its ghostbusters related, which then suggests its a cameo instead.

• Child's Play (1988) - Just after the explosion in the toy store at the beginning of the movie, a lone Kenner Ecto-1 box can be seen in the background on the shelf as Detective Norris (Chris Sarandon) stumbles around looking for Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif).

• The Witches (1990) - the main character Luke plays with his pet mouse with a Bad-To-The-Bone. Later, Luke himself was turned into a mouse by the evil witches and briefly resides in the Real Ghostbusters firehouse playset by Kenner towards the end of the movie.

• Kindergarten Cop (1990) - the little boy character of Dominic has The Real Ghostbusters bed sheet set. Also, when Dominic shows off his hideout, you can see a Kenner Real Ghostbusters Proton Gun hanging in a tree.

• RoboCop 2 (1990) - Robocop deals with a crooked cop in an arcade full of Data East machines (they made the Robocop video game, so this is obvious product placement). At the end of the scene, Robocop tosses the cop across the room, and he lands right in front of The Real Ghostbusters arcade game. This appears approximately 30 minutes into the film.

• Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) - The Ecto-1 Kenner toy makes two cameos. Noah (played by Tracy Fraim) holds the toy Ecto-1 in his hand in his home on his bed before the Landlord confronts him. The second cameo is at the end when Pino Petto starts stabbing white bags to kill Sarah son.

• Think Like A Man (2012) - A Ghostbusters poster appears on a bedroom wall.

• The Goldbergs (2013) - This television series features many Ghostbusters references, as noted on the Ghostbusters Tributes, Spoofs, & References page. There have also been the following usages of Ghostbusters merchandise:
  • Adam Goldberg has a Ghostbusters movie poster hanging in his bedroom throughout Season 1.
  • Throughout Season 2, a Kenner Ecto-1 toy would be seen in Adam's bedroom.
  • A Hi-C Ecto-Cooler juice box is seen in the opening scene of "I Rode A Hoverboard", and it's mentioned in dialog in a later episode.

Commonly Mistaken as a Cameo:

• On an episode of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Slime Busters, Ernie Hudson has a guest role as a Ghostbuster version of himself. Using cheap props and special effects, he rescues the plumbers from a ghost-possessed Luigi. While this is not a Cameo for Ghostbusters, it is confused quite often because of the use of actor Ernie Hudson.
• Zombieland (2009) - Guest part by Bill Murray as himself. He does wear a proton pack like device in the film.

External Links

• TFWiki.net: the Transformers Wiki, which provided much of the information for the Transformers Universe section.

See also

• Ghostbusters Tributes, Spoofs, & References
• Unrelated Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters Movie/TV Footage

The Real Ghostbusters seen in The Goldbergs episode "The Darryl Dawkins Dance"

Character

Slimer as seen in a extended Radio Shack ad.

Slimer model as seen in a extended Radio Shack ad. Made by Tyler Ham for Tom Spina Designs.

Stay Puft as seen in a Target ad.

Stay Puft as seen in a Target ad.

Stay Puft as seen in a Target ad.

Props

Breaking In: "Who's The Boss" - Proton Pack Prop

Breaking In: "Who's The Boss" - Proton Pack Prop

Breaking In: "Who's The Boss" - DVD Comparison (episode on left, real DVD on right)

Breaking In: "Who's The Boss" - DVD Comparison (episode on left, real DVD on right)

Merchandise

Kenner Ecto-1 in Child's Play movie

The Bad-To-The-Bone toy by Kenner as seen in The Witches (1990).

The firehouse toy by Kenner as seen in "The Witches" (1990).

Additional Witches images

RGB Merchandise in "Kindergarten Cop"

The Ecto-1 toy by Kenner as seen in "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker".

Ghostbusters poster seen in "Think Like A Man"

Ecto-1 Toy seen in a Season 2 episode of "The Goldbergs" ("Family Takes Care of Beverly")

Ecto-Cooler seen in The Goldbergs episode "I Rode A Hoverboard"