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Millions of Years Ago

• Campucho is trapped under decayed carboniferous matter.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Ghost in the Machine": Egon Spengler speculates it happened millions of years ago.

100,000 Years Ago

• Mee-Krah awakens and its trail of destruction creates the Gobi Desert.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Standing Room Only": Egon Spengler shows the geographic wonders created by Mee-Krah. One of them, the Gobi Desert, is about 100,000 years old.

Thousands of Years Ago

• Necksa, one of the primal gods, begins its slumber.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Devil in the Deep": Necksa states it slumbered for 1000's of years, before man existed.

Between 32,000 to 10,000 Years Ago

• Power Demons are depicted on Paleolithic cave paintings.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Spengler's Spirit Guide has an entry on this entity and event.
  • Based on Paleolithic Era history and when cave paintings appeared relative to an ice age, 32,000 to 10,000 years ago.

13,000 Years Ago

• Mee-Krah awakens and its trail of destruction creates the Sahara Desert.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Standing Room Only": Egon Spengler shows the geographic wonders created by Mee-Krah. One of them, the Sahara Desert, is about 13,000 years old.

10,500 Years Ago

• Mee-Krah awakens and its trail of destruction creates Death Valley.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Standing Room Only": Egon Spengler shows the geographic wonders created by Mee-Krah. One of them, the Death Valley, is about 10,500 years old.

10,000 Years Ago

• The Collector is imprisoned in the Land of Lost Objects.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle": The Collector states he was imprisoned for 10,000 years.
• Hob Anagarak encounters first man, whom use magic to imprison it in a block of black ice.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Cold Cash and Hot Water": It is theorized by the Ghostbusters that the legend leads to the Ice Age.
  • The timeframe is based on when first man appears in the Alaskan region and ice ages.
• Power Demons enter a state of dormancy during an ice age.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Egon Spengler theorizes they hibernated due to an ice age and the most recent one was 10,000 years ago.

6000 B.C.

• Zuul is worshiped as a demigod by the Hittites, Mesopotamians, and Sumerians.
  • Outside the orchestra, Dana Barrett informally meets with Peter Venkman. She reads out loud the Ghostbusters' findings on Zuul from an excerpt of "The Roylance Guide to Secret Societies and Sects" (and probably other occult references mentioned earlier in the film, Ghostbusters).

6000 Years Ago

• The Undying One rules over the Ibandi but after an exhausting battle with the gods, is imprisoned by man.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Moaning Stones": Dalia states this year and event to the Ghostbusters to which Winston Zeddemore confirms.

4000 B.C.

• At the height of power in Sumeria, Gozer and the Cult of Gozer are engaged in a long, protracted war with the followers of Tiamat. Gozer and its followers are defeated. Tiamat banishes Gozer from the physical plane.
  • The date and event stating Gozer's height of power is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Shandor, Gozerian Sorceror and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions).
  • The events detailing Tiamat are from playable audio files in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) during the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version), near the Gozer displays.

Post-4000 B.C.

• During The Rectification of the Vuldronaii, Gozer assumes a (destructor) form of a Torb (in a parallel dimension).
  • Vinz Clortho, while in possession of Louis Tully, states this event to Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters.
  • The notion that this event took place in a parallel dimension is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, when Ray Stantz makes an assertion that Gozer can only take one Destructor form per dimension and therefore, the event likely took place after Gozer was banished from our physical plane by Tiamat.
• During the Third Reconciliation of the Last Meketrex Supplicants, Gozer assumes a (destructor) form of a Sloar (in a parallel dimension). Many Shubs and Zulls roast in the depths of the Sloar.
  • Vinz Clortho, while in possession of Louis Tully, states this event to Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters.
  • The notion that this event took place in a parallel dimension is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, when Ray Stantz makes an assertion that Gozer can only take one Destructor form per dimension and therefore, the event likely took place after Gozer was banished from our physical plane by Tiamat.

2010 B.C.

• The Cult of Dumazu gathers to hold a funeral for Dumazu.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, this date and event is stated in the first cinematic.

1967 B.C.

• Statue of Azahotep is built.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Bagged Head of Azahotep.

1700 B.C.

• Worshipers of Resheph use Phoenician Plague Vases on enemies.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Phoenican Plague Vase.

1450 B.C.

• Pompey's Pillar is erected in ancient Egypt by Pharaoh Thutmose III.
  • Based on actual history. Pompey's Pillar appears in Extreme Ghostbusters in the episode "Ghost Apocalyptic Future" and is accepted as canon since it does not contradict any continuity.

3000 Years Ago

• Ral is tricked by humans and imprisoned in a statue.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "It's a Jungle Out There": The woman at the pier states Ral is a 3000 year old statue.
• The Scarab of Apshai is closed and Apshai is banished from Egypt
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "20,000 Leagues Under the Street": The Curator states it is the first time the scarab is being opened in 3000 years.

600 B.C.

• The Sphinx wipes out half the population of Thebes.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx": The Bestiary book states this event but the year is based on Greek history.

Between 200 B.C. and 100 A.D.

• The Orb of Moldova is used by ancient Druids during rituals.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Unseen": It is only said ancient Druids but historically, Druids are known to have existed between 200 B.C. to 100 A.D.

2000 Years Ago

• The Halloween Deal is brokered. The worst demons go to the Netherworld in exchange of humans remembering them on one day of the year, Halloween.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Halloween Door": Egon Spengler states this event happened 2000 years ago.
• Shanbahac destroys a South American civilization and goes into dormancy.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Seeds of Destruction": Egon Spengler states Shanbahac went dormant for 2000 years.
• The City of Krobos disappears.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Dry Spell": The science team states Krobos vanished 2000 years ago.

5th Century A.D.

• Merlin casts a spell that anchors Sir Breuse Sans Pitie to a tapestry.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Hard Knight's Day": The timeframe of "5th Century" is based on when Arthurian mythology takes place.

7th Century A.D.

• The Gaelic harvest festival of Samhain originates at summer's end.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "When Halloween Was Forever": It is stated Halloween first started in the 7th century. Note this is different from the Halloween Deal from "The Halloween Door".

936 A.D.

• A Level 4 Flyer is seen in India.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Spengler's Spirit Guide has an entry on this entity and event.

985 A.D.

• Saint Theophilus seals the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a codex with a special wax seal.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Apocalypse--What Now?": Father Yanos states the event took place 1000 years ago (i.e. 1985-1000=985).

997 A.D.

• The Scepter of Donar is no longer used again.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Bird of Prey": Swen Christianson's grandfather states the Scepter was not used in 100 generations. 100 generations is assumed to be 1000 years.
  • In actual history, Shamanism in the Northern Scandanavian Tribes ended in 1000 A.D. due in part to the rise of Christianity. This correlates well with the year 997 A.D. used for this entry.

Between 9th and 13th Century A.D.

• In ancient Iceland, a pagan festival takes place every 13 years in honor of Kahlil.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Casting the Runes": This event is stated but no clear timeframe is given.
  • In actual history, ancient Iceland takes place from 9th in 13th century, when Christianity is introduced and Norway acknowledged as rulers of Iceland.

1256 A.D.

• Ali El-Baluu imbues an antique carpet with the power of flight.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ali El-Baluu's Irksome Rug.

1284 A.D.

• The event that inspired "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" takes place.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Pied Piper of Manhattan": The primary villain is the Pied Piper.
  • The year 1284 is based on historical accounts and the date set in the story.

Middle 1300s A.D.

• A Turkish merchant finds the Jar of Archangel's Gallbladder.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Archangel's Gallbladder.

1368 A.D.

• Fritz becomes a ghost.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "My Left Fang": Fritz states he has been a ghost for 623 years (i.e. 1991-623=1368).

15th Century A.D.

• Lord Kildarby and his army are killed by an invading army.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Bird of Kildarby": Ray Stantz states Castle Kildarby was invaded sometime in the 15th century.
• "Galileo and his Study of Medieval Poltergeist" is published.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Infernal Machine": The book is used to research Luko.
  • In actual history, the Middle Ages take place from 5th to 15th Century and Galileo lived from 1586 to 1642. Thus it is more likely Galileo wrote this in the 15th century when he was past the age of 14.
• The Winged Puma is first sighted in the territory that would later become New York.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Look Homeward, Ray": It is said the Winged Puma has not been seen for 100's of years.
  • "15 Century" is correlated to the actual history of New York's founding with the settling of Fort Nassau.

1505 A.D.

• Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf is born.
  • The date and event is shown on the computer screen of Egon Spengler when he reveals his research from the Occult Reference Net to Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters II.

Late Renaissance

• A painter has a premonition of four men and an infant (The Ghostbusters and Oscar) and paints them. It is later acquired by Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf and painted over.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Egon Spengler thinks the painting used by Vigo was Late Renaissance.

1610 A.D.

• Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf is executed by his subjects.
  • The date and event is shown on the computer screen of Egon Spengler when he reveals his research from the Occult Reference Net to Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters II.

1620 A.D.

• November: The ancestors of Dana Barrett arrive in America.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
  • The month November is conjecture and was chosen because the Mayflower arrived in America in November 1620 according to history of the United States of America.

1684 A.D.

• May 10th: The Monastery of Saint Theophilus is ransacked by bandits. The Codex of Saint Theophilus is lost.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Apocalypse--What Now?": The year is stated.
  • The episode script, found in The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection, states the full date of the raid.

1689 A.D.

• August: The Battle of Dunkeld takes place.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Bustman's Holiday": The historical event is referenced.
  • In actual history, the event took place in August 1689.

1690 A.D.

• Heronymus summons Arzun and Thole to enslave but is pulled into the Netherworld, instead.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Egon's Ghost": Heronymus states he did so in 1690 while he and the Ghostbusters infiltrate Thole's fortress.
• Eli Spengler imprisons Kestrel in a crystal containment unit.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "If I Were a Witch Man": The statue of Eli Spengler reads this event took place 300 years ago (i.e. 1990-300=1690).

1697 A.D.

• Following his encounter with Luko, Antonio Garibaldi is imprisoned for heresy.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Infernal Machine": Garibaldi's museum exhibit states the year.

18th Century A.D.

• A Leprechaun places a curse on the O'Malley clan.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Scaring of the Green": Deputy Chief O'Malley states his great-grandfather encountered the Bog Hound.
  • St. Patrick's Day has been on liturgical calendar since the 1600s. But based on O'Malley's relative age and counting back to his great-grandfather, the event is estimated to be in the 18th century.

1734 A.D.

• Friedrich der Mausch's bust is carved by Marscapone.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Whistling Bust of Mausch.

1735 A.D.

• The Jersey Devil begins haunting the Pine Barrens.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Jersey Devil Made Me Do It": Sheriff states Pine Barrens was haunted for over 200 years.
  • In actual lore, the Jersey Devil was around since 1735.

1742 A.D.

• Zedikiah Spengler attempts to refill a dried up well with magic but rouses a genius loci, instead.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Egon's Dragon": Ray Stantz reads the year aloud from a plaque near the well containing the loci.

1752 A.D.

• June 15th: A demon loyal to the Lord of the Stench steals scissors from Benjamin Franklin during his kite experiment. Franklin substitutes a key for the scissors.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Hanging By a Thread": The date is based on when the key and kite experiment takes place in actual history.

1778 A.D.

• Commodore Stephen Decatur fights the Jersey Devil.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Jersey Devil Made Me Do It": The event is referenced many times and is a focal point of the episode plot.
  • In actual history, this event was said to have happened in 1778.

1779 A.D.

• Gracie Mansion is built in Manhattan on the East River.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

1785 A.D.

• The last sighting of ghost ship holding ghost pirates is recorded, that is until 1985.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Sea Fright": Ray Stantz states the last recorded sighting was 200 years ago (i.e. 1985-200=1785).

1796 A.D.

• Hanover is settled in New York.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Jersey Devil Made Me Do It": The story takes place during Hanover Bicentennial Celebration.
  • "1796" is based on the historical founding of Hanover. Correlates to the Bicentennial.
• The Alabaster Wretch is lost while on route to Zanzibar.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Wheel of the Alabaster Wretch.

1799 A.D.

• Gracie Mansion is remodeled for Archibald Gracie.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

19th Century A.D.

• Ichabod Crane first encounters the Headless Horseman and barely escapes with his life.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Headless Motorcyclist": The life of Crane is briefly recounted.
  • "19th Century" is correlated with historical accounts of Ichabod Crane.

1800s A.D.

• Over a hundred card designs that date back to the 1800s are made by various artists.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated on a display in the New York City Public Library near the second encounter of Crusto and Cruster.

1820s A.D.

• Ichabod Crane's son is chased by the Headless Horseman.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Headless Motorcyclist": When the life of Crane is briefly recounted, it is stated this event happened 20 years later.

1821 A.D.

• Swiss Death Clock constructed by Herschel Glueke.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Swiss Death Clock.

1837 A.D.

• December: The Ghostbusters mistakenly trap the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future but return them to their proper place in time.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Xmas Marks the Spot": The episode takes place during the Christmas season and the coin Ebenezer Scrooge gives Peter Venkman has the date 1837.

1847 A.D.

• The Haunted Franklin Stove Incident takes place.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Apocalypse--What Now?": The event stated to have take place in 1847.

1860s A.D.

• The Stantz Family migrates from Russia to New York.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Spirit of Aunt Lois": Aunt Lois states the family migrated from Russia in the 1860s.
• A castle is built on Shandor Island.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Egon Spengler mentions the date and event at the start of the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version).

1861-1865 A.D.

• Poindexter's Partisan Rangers are killed in battle during the Civil War.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the date found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Confederate Ghost.
  • The timeframe of 1861 to 1865 is based on Civil War history.

1861 A.D.

• The New York 87th dies of hypothermia during the coldest winter.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Union Ghost.
  • The year is conjecture based on Civil War history: the consolidation of the New York 87th unit took place on September 6,1862. Logically, this event would happen before the consolidation in 1861.

1865 A.D.

• The Voyaging Case International begins appearing at train stations.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Voyaging Case International.

1867 A.D.

• In December, the Anguished Stuffed Bear is removed from Clough's Museum of Taxidermic Curiosities.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Anguished Stuffed Bear.

1868 A.D.

• Former Confederate artillery gunner Cecil Starkey is killed due to a curse for deserting his platoon.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Cursed Musket of Cecil Starkey.

1870 A.D.

• The Van Horne Pneumatic Transit is founded in New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on sign by Ray Stantz as he descends the hole on First Avenue.

1881 A.D.

• February 22nd: Pompey's Pillar is erected in Central Park, New York.
  • Based on actual history. Pompey's Pillar appears in Extreme Ghostbusters in the episode "Ghost Apocalyptic Future" and is accepted as canon since it does not contradict any continuity.
• October 26th: The Earp Gang dies in a shoot out at the O.K. Corral.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral": The event is generally stated to be 100 years ago.
  • The date "October 26, 1881" is based on actual history and correlates with the general "100 years ago" statement.

1884 A.D.

• The ghost of an unidentified woman begins haunting soldiers at Fort Detmerring in New York.
  • A Fort Detmerring official tells Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore about a 100 year old haunting (i.e. 1984-100=1884).
  • The Ghostbusters commentary and "Making Ghostbusters" explain this was a deleted scene recycled into a dream sequence. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1885 A.D.

• The Stantz Family purchases a home in New York.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Spirit of Aunt Lois": Aunt Lois states the house was in the family for 100 years (i.e. 1985-100=1885).
• The most exciting horticultural event occurs, that is until 1985.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn": Ray Stantz states this event happened 100 years (i.e. 1985-100=1885).
• A portrait of Ivo Shandor's Mother is painted.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Egon Spengler mentions the date and event after the Ghostbusters enter the castle in the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version).

1887 A.D.

• Simon Quegg becomes bound to a supernatural buggy and horse and is chased eternally by a manifestation of his cruelty, the Dark Rider.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Man Who Never Reached Home": 1887 is shown onscreen.

1888 A.D.

• Scareface manifests in New York.
  • In Slimer! "Scareface": Scareface states he has not been in New York for 100 years (i.e. 1988-100=1888).

Late 1880s A.D.

• Gustave Eiffel develops a form of ectoplasmic entrapment.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Ghostbusters in Paris": Egon Spengler reveals this discovery was made in late 1880s based on an entry in Eiffel's diary.

1889 A.D.

• March 31st: The Eiffel Tower is opened to visitors.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Ghostbusters in Paris": The Ghostbusters learn that the Eiffel Tower was actually a primitive ghost containment unit.
  • In actual history, the Eiffel Tower opened on March 31, 1889.
• One of the greatest tangible evidence of psychic energy is recorded.
  • In Ghostbusters II, during the conclusion of the Armand's Restaurant date, Ray Stantz compares the Mood slime to an event that has not happened in 100 years (i.e. 1989-100=1889).

1891 A.D.

• Lothgar is imprisoned in a parallel dimension accessible from a giant cuckoo clock after villagers sabotage it.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Busters in Toyland": While reading from the computerized version of Tobin's Spirit Guide, Egon Spengler mentions Lothgar was imprisoned 100 years ago and workers state the clock has not run in 100 years (i.e. 1991-100=1891).

1893 A.D.

• The Gustav Self-Service Tray is purchased from Hotel de Gustav.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Gustav's Self-Service Tray.

1897 A.D.

• Gracie Mansion is purchased by the City of New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.
• The Sedgewick Hotel is founded.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Bellhop Ghost.

Late 1800s-Early 1900s A.D.

• Dr. Ivo Shandor's architecture firm is involved in a number of projects around New York City. It also did renovations on several existing buildings and a number of public works that caused a public controversy. A lot of people thought the renovations were unnecessary.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ilyssa Selwyn mentions the date and event in the cinematic after the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version).

Late 1800s-Mid 1900s A.D.

• Dr. Ivo Shandor's power brokers dominate their respective industries.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Black Slime Monster.

Early 1900s A.D.

• The Natural History Museum is run by a board of trustees led by Chairman Cornelius Wellesly.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ray Stantz mentions this date and event in the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version) after the Union Ghosts and Confederate Ghosts encounter in the Civil War Exhibit.

1900 A.D.

• A Malignant Leprechaun is brought over from Ireland at the turn of the century.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Luck of the Irish": Egon Spengler states the Leprechaun was brought over at the turn of the century.
  • "Turn of the century" is interpreted as the start of the 20th century as the entirety of the present in Extreme Ghostbusters takes place in 1997.
• April 29th: Casey Jones dies in America's most infamous train wreck.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Last Train to Oblivion": Peter Venkman states it happened 100 years ago, but this is interpreted as a general statement.
  • The event happened on April 29, 1900 in actual history.

1905 A.D.

• Mr. Tummell begins his career.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "You Can't Take it With You": Mr. Tummell states he did not work for 80 years to leave his money to charity.

1906 A.D.

• The Phantom Flush Toilet is presented to His Majesty Edward VII as a diplomatic gift.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Phantom Flush Toilet.

1909 A.D.

• The Tunguska Blast of 1909 takes place. The parapsychological community considers this the biggest inter-dimensional cross rip, that is, until 1984.
  • Ray Stantz states this event to Louis Tully upon Gozer's defeat at the end of Ghostbusters.

1910 A.D.

• Portrait of Godfrey McCallister Sedgewick is commissioned.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Portrait of G. Sedgewick.
• Shandor devotee, Vikram Veedam paints "Fox Hunt on Tiamat Island."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Fox Hunt on Tiamat Island.

1912 A.D.

• April 14-15th: The Titanic is sunk due to the presence of a Gremlin.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Grease": Egon Spengler reveals the Gremlin's connection to the Titanic.

1915 A.D.

• Charles Faversham summons a powerful entity into his attic. Unable to send it back to where it originated, Faversham binds it to the attic.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic": Agatha Faversham states she has not been in the attic for 70 years (i.e. 1985-70=1915).
• Charles Foster Hearse starts the Spooks Illustrated magazine.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Ghostbuster of the Year": Charles Foster Hearse III states his grandfather founded it. Guessed to be 70 years based on the family succession.
• Leslie Campbell receives Ritual Mask of Bad Advice from her uncle, Professor Gordon Campbell.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ritual Mask of Bad Advice.

Before 1916 A.D.

• The family friendly mascot Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is created.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the fifth message left on the Firehouse answering machine after Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), mentions the family friendly image of Mr. Stay Puft was cultivated over 75 years ago.
  • Since Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) takes place in 1991, "over 75 years" would be before 1916.

1919 A.D.

• Dr. Ivo Shandor attempts to update the Church of Gozer Songbook.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Church of Gozer Songbook.

1920 A.D.

• The New York Central City Albany train is derailed, killing hundreds of people.
  • Egon Spengler reveals this event after Winston Zeddemore is passed through by a Ghost Train.
• June 6th: Dr. Ivo Shandor starts a secret society, the Cult of Gozer.
  • Egon Spengler states the year and event information in a prison cell taken from Tobin's Spirit Guide in Ghostbusters.
  • The name Cult of Gozer is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
  • The "June 6th" part of the date is taken from Shandor's Tobin's Spirit Guide entry in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions).

1920s A.D.

• The Headless Horseman adopts a motorcycle motif.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Headless Motorcyclist": The type of motorcycle and clothing used by the entity along with background and the Crane generation accounted for the "1920s" era.
• H.P. Lovecraft and other writers craft the Cathulhu mythos in stories.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Collect Call of Cathulhu": Ray Stantz states Lovecraft and other writers in the 20s made the whole mythos.
• An anonymous woman begins living at the Sedgewick Hotel and kills for her master, Dr. Ivo Shandor.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Spider Witch.

1920s to early 1930s A.D.

• Vladmir Belascu performs exorcisms in central Russia.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Unruly Beard of V. Belascu.

1923 A.D.

• 550 Central Park West is completed by Ivo Shandor.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• The ghosts of Mrs. Myrnick and her charges begin appearing at fine establishments and hotels.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Possessor Ghost.
• Portrait of Dr. Eleanor Twitty is commissioned.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Portrait of Eleanor Twitty.
• An oil tycoon named George S. Wooten passes away. The Wooten Collection, a rare book set, is acquired by Edmund Hoover. He is also engaged to Wooten's daughter, Tillie, and planning to marry later in the year.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event. The year is not given but the article does reference the Spanish-American War that took place in 1898. This event likely took place after the war but before Hoover's relationship with Dr. Eleanor Twitty.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers another archived newspaper article whose title reads "Oil Heiress Jilted...For Librarian?" and thus places it before Twitty's murder.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Azetlor's entry in Tobin's Spirit Guide states he seduced Dr. Eleanor Twitty around 1923.

1924 A.D.

• March: Dr. Eleanor Twitty is murdered by Edmund Hoover, her fiancee. At the time, Twitty is the fifth woman to go missing under mysterious circumstances.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Librarian Ghost.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event.
• May 10: Before dawn, Edmund Hoover is executed by hanging. His last words were that he will return as Azetlor and guard all rare books in its collection.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event and date.

1925 A.D.

• The Hotel Boudreaux in Muddy Flat, Louisiana has a brochure printed.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Play Them Ragtime Boos": The year of the brochure of the hotel is 1925.

1926 A.D.

• John George Hohman commissions a scale model from the Shandor architectural firm.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Hohman's Black Low-Rise.

1928 A.D.

• May: Ivo Shandor is arrested for attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl. Police initiate a search of his penthouse at 550 Central Park West and discover a pile of human bones.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1929 A.D.

• October 28: Ivo Shandor is executed by electrocution at Sing Sing.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1930s A.D.

• Al Capone spends his last years in prison.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Ghostbusters Live! from Al Capone's Tomb!": Peter Venkman mentions this event.
  • Historically, Al Capone's sentence began in May 1932 and he died on January 25, 1947.

1930 A.D.

• The demonoid Fear Itself is first sighted in New York.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Spengler's Spirit Guide has an entry on this entity and event.

1933 A.D.

• A minor sub-demon hides in Vladmir Belascu's beard.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Unruly Beard of V. Belascu.

1934 A.D.

• Blackshirts brutalize a woman and her children near Pontevecchio in Italy.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Stone Angel Head.

1935 A.D.

• January 8th: Elvis Presley is born.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Russian About": Katarina Novachenka mentions the birthyear.
  • In actual history, Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935.
• Elwin Spalding and his crew are expelled from college.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Old College Spirit": At the college library, the Ghostbusters discover Spalding was expelled 50 years ago (i.e. 1985-50=1935).

1936 A.D.

• Ambrose Whitman paints portrait of The Chairman and The Board of Trustees.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Painting of the Trustees.

1937 A.D.

• November 25th: Arbison Morguncher commits suicide by massive binging on Thanksgiving Day.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Sloth Ghost.
  • The month and day are taken from the historical date of Thanksgiving 1937.

1939 A.D.

• A flower cart is possessed in Berlin, Germany. 300 eyewitnesses saw it move half a kilometer.
  • Egon Spengler states this event to Ray Stantz in Ray's Occult Books after the title sequence of Ghostbusters II.
• The Van Horne Pneumatic Transit is abandoned.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Egon Spengler states to Winston Zeddemore that the tunnel was abandoned for 50 years (i.e. 1989-50=1939).

1940 A.D.

• Lunchpail is enchanted by Angelo Galliano, a former magician.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Galliano's Enchanted Pail.

1940s A.D.

• Winchester Wolf kidnaps Walt Fleischman from his private studio through the Cartoon Door.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?": The Studio Representative states Fleischman disappeared in the 1940s.
• Heck House begins a long historical run as the most haunted house.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Haunting of Heck House": Ray Stantz mentions no one has stayed overnight at Heck House in the past 50 years.
• Generous Motors is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Don't Forget the Motor City": Mr. Abernappy states Generous Motors was founded during World War II to build aircraft.

1941 A.D.

• The New Jersey Parallelogram, near the Ambrose Channel, claims the Battleship Bismarck.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers": While in the Parallelogram, the Bismarck is encountered.
  • "1941" is correlated with actual history.

1942 A.D.

• Malachi, the trumpet player based in Muddy Flat, dies.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Play Them Ragtime Boos": The Mambo states Malachi died in 1942.
• The Amorgortle Manifestation takes place in Peru. The abductee appears in a painting.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Hard Knight's Day": It is stated the manifestation took place in 1942.
• A tenement is torn down in Brooklyn.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster": Janine Melnitz states her Aunt Bella told her this event happened.
• Gracie Mansion is selected as the official mayoral residence by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

1944 A.D.

• The Matchstick and Butterworth circus is destroyed in a fire.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster": Janine Melnitz states her Aunt Bella told her this event happened.
• Speedy Jenkins makes a deal for a bottomless bottle of cough syrup.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the 3-Toed Jenkins's Midnight Goose.

1945 A.D.

• The Slime Creeper Room Incident takes place.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Boo-Dunit": Ray Stantz states this event after Agatha Grisley's secret office is discovered.
• A wing of the Generous Motors factory is closed, sealing up a group of Gremlins.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Don't Forget the Motor City": Mr. Abernappy states the wing was closed 40 years ago (i.e. 1985-40=1945).
• Phillip Spade witnesses Blackie's transformation into a guardian entity.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye": Phillip Spade states the event happened about 40 years ago (i.e. 1985-40=1945).

1947 A.D.

• June 21st: Le Maison begins to claim victims in the Bronx.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Home is Where the Horror Is": Le Maison, as an old woman, states it heard the story of the haunted house for 50 years (i.e. 1997-50=1947).
  • "June 21st" is used to correlate to the summer solstice, when the entity strikes.
• The Philadelphia Mass Turbulence of 1947 takes place. It is the most definitive event of symmetrical book stacking to date.
  • In Ghostbusters, Ray Stantz states this event to Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman in the New York City Public Library.
• September 20th: Mayor Fiorello La Guardia dies.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Mayor Lenny tells his staff he spent his night talking to La Guardia, and he'd been dead for 40 years.
  • The date of death is taken from actual history.

1948 A.D.

• The Scoleri Brothers are executed at Sing Sing.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• A malt shop replaces a burnt down circus in Brooklyn.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster": Janine Melnitz states her Aunt Bella told her this event happened.

1950s A.D.

• The Haunted Zucchini Scare of the 1950s is debunked as mass hysteria.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn": Ray Stantz states this event.
• Civil Defense tunnels are constructed for various state, city, county, and federal buildings.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Heart of Darkness": Egon Spengler notes these tunnels were built in the 1950s.

1950s to early 1960s A.D.

• Gamble Architecture is founded.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), one of the awards in the hallway before the Drafting Room in Panic in Times Square Level is in appreciation for 30 years of dedicated service in engineering to the City of New York.
  • Span of era is conjecture based on assumption the firm has recent awards up so it was likely founded between the early 1950s up to 1961.

1950 A.D.

• Pappy Sargassi opens a restaurant called "Sargassi's."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Sargassi.
• The Giant Ants of Santa Clara event take place.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Troll Bridge": Ray Stantz states this event after the Trolls issue an ultimatum to find their comrade.

1953 A.D.

• Spring: S.I.D.N.E.E. absorbs a tanker.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 2": Egon Spengler mentions the event when he briefs the team on S.I.D.N.E.E.'s history.

1954 A.D.

• Remco de Groot paints "The Ravishing Red Prince."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the The Ravishing Red Prince.
• Boxwood and Hedges discover that plants like violin music.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn": The event is stated by the Ghostbusters upon receiving the prize geranium.
• During construction of the Parkview Mental Hospital, two workers discover a shard of the Relic of Nilhe. They turn it over to the American Museum of Natural History.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, this date and event is stated in the first cinematic.

1957 A.D.

• Leonard Bates is born.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Till Death Do We Start": Leonard Bates states he is turning 40 years old.
• Egon Spengler is born.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx": Egon Spengler states he is 39 years old
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 1": Egon Spengler celebrates his birthday.
  • Since the entirety of present events in Extreme Ghostbusters takes place in 1997, 1957 is derived it.
• Franklin Wurst binds a sub-demon to a chair as a prank.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Seat of Vapors Foul.

1959 A.D.

• April 10th: The Ghostbusters mistakenly create a strain in the space-time continuum and travel back to 1959, causing the Ghost Invasion of '59.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "It's About Time": The full date is stated on a television news segment.
• Ray Stantz is born.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "It's About Time": During a discussion, Peter Venkman states Ray Stantz was born in 1959.
• Arthur Houston's psychic frustration transfers to his reading lamp.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Reluctant Reading Lamp.
• Between October 23rd and November 22nd: Janine Melnitz is born.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Crawler": Janine Melnitz reveals she is a Scorpio so she must be born between October 23rd and November 22nd.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle": Janine Melnitz gets her 1977 high school year book back. She shows him her graduation picture.
  • The Extreme Ghostbusters Official Website is mistaken with some information such as the six year age difference between Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz. This is discounted.

1960 A.D.

• Egon Spengler is given a microscope for his third birthday.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle": Egon Spengler reveals this event.
  • Since Spengler was born in 1957 per Extreme Ghostbusters, 1960 is the year he turns three.

1960s A.D.

• The Boogieman terrorizes a young Egon Spengler.
  • The Real Ghostbusters "The Boogieman Cometh": Egon Spengler reveals this encounter influenced his interest in the supernatural.
  • "1960s" is a conjecture based on when Spengler's childhood takes place.
• Egon Spengler earns a degree while in grade school. He also builds the largest ant farm in Ohio.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster": Egon Spengler tells Janine Melnitz this while they tour Brooklyn.
  • The "1960s" timeframe based on his birth year of 1957 and his childhood.
• Summers: The Venkman family vacations in South Dakota during summer breaks.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Transcendental Tourists": Peter Venkman states the family did this every summer when he was a child.
  • "1960s" is conjecture that Venkman was born in the 1950s like Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz.
• Peter Venkman loses his lunchbox in the 6th grade.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle": Peter Venkman receives lunchbox he states he lost in the sixth grade.
  • "1960s" is conjecture that Venkman was born in the 1950s like Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz.
• Winston Zeddemore and his aunt visit Penn Station.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer Streak": Winston Zeddemore mentions this event happened when he was a kid.
  • The "1960s" timeframe is based on conjecture that he was born in the 1950s along with the other Ghostbusters.
• Ray Stantz, as a child, aspires to be a magician.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks": Ray Stantz mentions he always wanted be a magician when he was a kid.
  • "1960s" is conjecture based on his birth year of 1959.
• Winston Zeddemore, as a child, aspires to be an astronaut.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Spacebusters": Winston Zeddemore mentions he always wanted to be an astronaut when he was a kid.
  • The "1960s" timeframe is based on conjecture that he was born in the 1950s along with the other Ghostbusters.
• The Lizardo movie series begins.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters": Kenji and Ray Stantz note Nori-Ra was from the monster movies of the 60s.

1961 A.D.

• The future captain of a tugboat begins sailing the waters near New York.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Sea Fright": The Captain states "sailing these waters for 24 years, never seen fog like this" (i.e. 1985-24=1961).
• November 15th: An infant girl is born and adopted by Jeremiah and Fabienne Selwyn. She is named Ilyssa.
  • This data is revealed in the March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.

1962 A.D.

• Mr. Fianella begins working for ConEd in New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, during the Ghostbusters' trial, Fianella states he worked at ConEd for 27 years (i.e. 1989-27=1962).

1963 A.D.

• The original Penn Station is torn down.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer Streak": When the Ghostbusters arrive at Madison Square Garden, they mention the year and event.

1964 A.D.

• A trap door is sealed off in a Studio 9 set in California after an accident.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Take Two": The workers state the trap door was not opened for 20 years since the accident (i.e. 1984-20=1964).
• Between April 22nd-October 18th: A pin from the 1964 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park somehow ends up in the possession of Peter Venkman over 20 years later.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Masquerade": Peter Venkman gives this pin to Kenny Fenderman. The year is on the pin.
• Between April 22nd and October 18th: Janine Melnitz is given two coins from the 1964 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
  • In Ghostbusters, Janine Melnitz gives one of her coins to Egon Spengler before they set out to 550 Central Park West in the "Busy" deleted scene. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• Summer: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen in Merry Pranksters' tour bus.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • Summer and year based on the actual history of the Merry Pranksters.

1965 A.D.

• A TeleCo "Red Phone" becomes Asmodeus' Hotline.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Asmodeus' Hotline.
• The tunnels below the Firehouse are longer used.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye": It is stated the tunnels have not been used in 30 years (i.e. 1985-30=1965).

1967 A.D.

• Campucho's slumbering in an oil field causes the Hudson River Oil Refinery to be abandoned by its owners.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Ghost in the Machine": A computer search states the field was abandoned 30 years ago (i.e. 1997-30=1967).
• Spring: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Haight-Ashbury.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • Spring and year based on the actual history of Haight-Ashbury.
• November 23rd: Sydney Chalmers is selected to be Broccoli Queen of Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Broccoli Queen Autobiography.
  • The month and day are based on the historical date for Thanksgiving 1967.

1968 A.D.

• Mrs. Attelmeyer begins her career as a temporary secretary.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Til Death Do Us Part": Mrs. Attelmeyer states she has 22 years experience (i.e. 1990-22=1968).
• Madame Dee transfers her medium powers to the Toaster of Sights Unseen.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Toaster of Sights Unseen.

1969 A.D.

• July 20th: A Class 2 Floater is seen on The Moon.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Spengler's Spirit Guide has an entry on this entity and event. **The month and day is conjecture based on the historical date of the Apollo 11 landing.
• Between August 15th and August 18th: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Woodstock.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • The August timeframe and year is based on actual history of Woodstock.
• December 6th: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Altamont.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • The date is based on the actual history of Altamont.

1970 A.D.

• The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are documented in action.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
• The Regional Rainbow Plasma Incident of Mexico City takes place.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions), this date and event is stated by Ray Stantz as some of the others proceed through the Slime Laboratories.

1970s A.D.

• Subway Station 13 is closed down due to creepy occurrences.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "They Call Me MISTER Slimer": Rick states his father said the subway was shut down years ago.
  • "1970s" is conjecture based on Rick's age relative to "years ago."
• Summers: Peter Venkman works with carnies during summer vacations in his high school years.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster": Peter Venkman states this past job.
  • "1970s" is conjecture that Venkman was born in the 1950s like Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz, thus he was a teenager in the 1970s.
• At age 12, Winston Zeddemore wanted to own a horse.
  • The "1970s" timeframe is based on conjecture that he was born in the 1950s along with the other Ghostbusters.

1971 A.D.

• Vladimir Pavel Maximov begins working on his paranormal theory about the Titanic.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Russian About": Vladimir Pavel Maximov states he worked on the theory for 20 years (i.e. 1991-20=1971).

1973 A.D.

• The Broccoli Queen Autobiography is released for sale.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Broccoli Queen Autobiography.

1974 A.D.

• Irving volunteers to be part of a magic act and is lost in a parallel dimension for over a decade.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Cabinet of Calamari": In the episode script, Irving asks Peter Venkman if Nixon was impeached. Venkman replies that was over 10 years ago.
  • "1974" is the year that President Nixon resigned on August 9th.

1975 A.D.

• Werner Gischman prints the pin-up Calendar of Doom.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Pin-Up Calendar of Doom!.
• December 25th: The Vigilant Legion of the Black Pit murders all of Werner Gischman's friends and family and confiscates Calendar of Doom copies.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Pin-Up Calendar of Doom!.

Middle 1970s A.D.

• Ray Stantz builds three cars in his last year of auto shop class.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Don't Forget the Motor City": Ray Stantz states this event.
  • Since Stantz was born in 1959 according to "It's About Time," his high school years are roughly in the mid-70s.

1976 A.D.

• Ray Stantz has one free helicopter piloting lesson.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "You Can't Take it With You": Ray Stantz states he had one free lesson in 1976.
• Nate Featherwell and dummy Smuggy are murdered by the Stalking Chair.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Featherwell's Stalking Chair.

1977 A.D.

• Peter Venkman begins attending college.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic": Peter Venkman states he was in college for 7 years.
  • Subtracted seven years from 1984, when he was last known to be in college.
• Janine Melnitz graduates from high school.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle": Janine Melnitz shows Egon Spengler her old high school yearbook from 1977. She shows him her graduation picture.
• Ilyssa Selwyn enters the University of Illinois at age 15 after her foster parents are killed in a cave-in.
  • This data is revealed in the March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.

1978 A.D.

• Roland Jackson is born.
  • The Extreme Ghostbusters Official Website is mistaken with some information but since there is no contradiction, Roland Jackson being one year older than Garrett Miller and Kylie Griffin is honored.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Dry Spell": Roland mentioned he was the oldest among the four Extreme Ghostbusters.
• Eduardo Rivera is born.
  • The Extreme Ghostbusters Official Website is mistaken with some information but since there is no contradiction, Eduardo Rivera being one year older than Garrett Miller and Kylie Griffin is honored.

1979 A.D.

• Peter Venkman stops studying Engineering when he discovers it has nothing to do with trains.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Last Train to Oblivion": Peter Venkman states he studied Engineering for two years.
  • Based on previous conjecture of when he starts college.
• Garrett Miller is born.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx": Garrett Miller states he was three years old in 1982, thus is was born in 1979.
• Kylie Griffin is born.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Grundelesque": Griffin is seven years old when she last encountered the Grundel, and is noted to be 18 years old in the present.
• Patrelli's Mischievous Traffic Cone begins to cause bizarre traffic accidents.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Patrelli's Mischievous Traffic Cone.

1980 A.D.

• Louis Tully starts his career as an accountant.
  • In Ghostbusters, Louis Tully tells Dana Barrett he is holding a party that celebrates his fourth anniversary as an accountant (i.e. 1984-4=1980).
• The New Jersey Parallelogram, near the Ambrose Channel, claims seven ships in this era.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers": It is said west of Ambrose Light, seven ships vanished since 1980.

1980s A.D.

• Drool the Dog-Faced Goblin joins Madame LaFarge's Amazing Traveling Sideshow.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin": Madame LaFarge states Drool adopted them a few years ago.
• Count Vostok purchases a castle in Boldavia.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Transylvanian Homesick Blues": Count Vostok mentions he bought the castle a few years ago.

1981 A.D.

• The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are last seen, until 1991.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.

1982 A.D.

• Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz are kicked out of the University for trying to reanimate the dead.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx": Egon Spengler states the year while recounting the event to the Extreme Ghostbusters.
• Garrett Miller is three years old.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx": Miller states this in response to Spengler's story.
• Lawrence Tully is born.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Busters in Toyland": During his party, there are eight candles on Lawrence Tully's cake.
  • It is assumed one candle is traditionally for good luck and he was turning seven years old.
• The New York City Public Library's Branch Collection Special History is founded in order to preserve the artistry of card design.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated on a display in the New York City Public Llibrary near the second encounter of Crusto and Cruster.
• Annette Fleming decides to defer a bonus.
  • In Ghostbusters, Louis Tully states the event happened two years ago to everyone at his 4th anniversary party.

1983 A.D.

• Fran Abernathy imports a Ghostfruit Tree to Louisiana.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ghostfruit Tree.
• Gamble Architecture is awarded Design Engineer Champions by the City of New York.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is found on one of the awards in the hallway before the Drafting Room in Panic in Times Square Level.

1984 A.D.

• Warner Applegate III purchases Castle Kildarby.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "The Bird of Kildarby": It is stated Applegate bought the castle last year from Lord Liam Kildarby (i.e. 1985-1=1984).
• Two Weeks Prior: An Ecto Surge is released in New York City, the beginning of an inter-dimensional cross rip that summons Gozer to the physical plane.
  • The Sedgewick Hotel Manager tells the Ghostbusters the disturbances have never been problematic until two weeks ago.
  • Given future surges that take place on The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game, it appears logical to assume a similar Ecto Surge took place prior to the events in the Ghostbusters.
• At 1:40 p.m., in the New York City Public Library, 10 eyewitnesses sight the ghost of Dr. Eleanor Twitty. Drs. Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, and Peter Venkman investigate and take readings that go toward perfecting key technology.
  • In Ghostbusters, Ray Stantz states this event to Peter Venkman just as he was making a move on Jennifer in Weaver Hall.
• The Ghostbusters is founded.
• After leaving her apartment for two days, Dana Barrett sees the Ghostbusters about Zuul.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett states she left her apartment two days ago and hadn't been back since.
• Before midnight, the Ghostbusters receive their first call and capture Slimer at the Sedgewick Hotel.
  • In Ghostbusters, the sign in front of the Alhambra Ballroom reads "Eastside Theatre Guild, Midnight Buffet."
• Two Weeks Later: Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman return from the Brooklyn job and hire Winston Zeddemore.
  • In Ghostbusters, after the interview, Janine Melnitz states to Peter Venkman that she's been working two weeks without a break.
• A Couple Weeks Later, Thursday: Before 9 p.m., Zuul possesses Dana Barrett and Vinz Clortho posssesses Louis Tully.
  • In Ghostbusters, just prior to the final battle, Winston Zeddemore states to Mayor Lenny that he's only been working with the Ghostbusters for a couple weeks.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett agrees to a date with Peter Venkman on Thursday, nine-ish. The grid is shut down the next day.
• A Couple Weeks Later, Friday: The Ghostbusters defeat Gozer by crossing the streams into its Ziggurat.
  • In Ghostbusters, just prior to the final battle, Winston Zeddemore states to Mayor Lenny that he's only been working with the Ghostbusters for a couple weeks.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett agrees to a date with Peter Venkman on Thursday, nine-ish. The grid is shut down the next day.
• The Ghostbusters rebuild the Firehouse, build a new Containment Unit, adopt Slimer, and defeat their ectoplasmic doppelgangers.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Citizen Ghost": Peter Venkman states or refers to these events and the rebuilding happened right after they stopped Gozer, they rebuilt the containment grid. While it is not stated, they also may have recaptured the ghosts that escaped when the original containment unit was shut off by Walter Peck.
• Three Class 5 Full Torso Apparitions named Slug, Snarg, and Zonk are captured by the Ghostbusters. They escape the containment grid and masquerade themselves as rival Ghostbusters to drive the team out of business. The ghosts mistakenly awaken a Full Magnitude Class 10 while trying to get revenge on the Ghostbusters for capturing them. The Ghostbusters initiate a full power overload of Ecto-2's systems to disperse the Class 10.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ghosts R Us".
• A spirit named Killerwatt causes a P.K.E. Surge in Brooklyn. This results in widespread blackouts across New York City and an infestation of Electric Possessor Ghosts. The Ghostbusters and Slimer track Killerwatt to a power plant and trap the entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Killerwatt".
• Wat attempts to destroy the Ghostbusters and open the Containment Unit in order to amass an army powerful enough to conquer the physical plane. Instead, Wat and his servitor Precious are captured.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood".
• On Winston Zeddemore's birthday, Poltergeists conduct another random attack. This is the third night in a row, the entities have appeared. The Ghostbusters find out their leader, Ghash is feeding on them. The Ghostbusters extract Slimer from Ghash, trap him, and quickly places him in the Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer, Come Home".
• Monday Morning: A nest of Trolls issues a 12 hour ultimatum on the Queensboro Bridge: find their missing comrade or New York gets destroyed by their Fire Flies. The Ghostbusters deceive them with a statue of the missing troll.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Troll Bridge".
  • On the way to Queensboro Bridge, Peter Venkman states it is Monday morning.
• The Ghostbusters are hired by two children, Meghan and Kenny Carter, to save them from the Boogieman. They seal the Boogieman in his own domain with a hyperspatial implosion.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Boogieman Cometh".
• The Ghostbusters are nearly defeated by a rogue Sandman but Ray Stantz' Aunt Lois' advice about dreams saves the day and the Sandman is captured.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
• September: Mysterious spikes in P.K.E. readings are recorded. They are caused by the arrival of an ancient artifact containing Samhain.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "When Halloween Was Forever": Egon Spengler states the P.K.E. readings started a month ago. Since the episode takes place on Halloween, the previous month had to be September.
• October 31st: Samhain is released by his goblin underlings in New York. Samhain uses his powers to stop time and make Halloween last forever. The Ghostbusters utilize light to weaken Samhain and captures him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "When Halloween Was Forever".
• 10 years after the previous festival, the Winged Puma Parade in Morrisville welcomes Ray Stantz, a native of the town, as a honorary marshal. The petty jealousy of Alan Favish helps to awaken the legendary Winged Puma. The Ghostbusters reverse the polarity of the Proton Packs to counter the negative energy empowering the entity. They capture it while riding a parade float in the form of a giant shoe.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Look Homeward, Ray".
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Look Homeward, Ray": It is stated the Winged Puma Parade takes place every 10 years.
• The Ghostbusters arrive in California to inspect the movie being made about them and end up battling a Sleeping Ghost. "Ghostbusters" premieres soon after but Peter Venkman is not happy with the actor chosen to portray him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Take Two".
• Cynthia Crawford, a reporter for UBN News, meets with Peter Venkman. He tells her how Slimer came to be part of the Ghostbusters family.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Citizen Ghost".
• Janine Melnitz comes along on a bust and accepts a lamp on behalf of the Ghostbusters as payment. She releases an evil Genie, who releases his comrades through an inter-dimensional gateway until the Ghostbusters reverse the flow and recapture all the entities.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine's Genie".
• December: While returning from a case in upstate New York, the Ghostbusters encounter a time slip and realize they must repair the timeline in order to save Christmas. The team aids Ebenezer Scrooge in seeing the error of his ways while Egon Spengler performs a dangerous extraction mission in the Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Xmas Marks the Spot".
  • The episode takes place during the Christmas season and there is a large amount of snow present. This leads to the conclusion this episode takes place in December.

1985 A.D.

• Construction workers accidentally initialize the Doomsday Door, a doorway intended to open after the end of the world. After two hours, the Ghostbusters venture past the Door and reverse the flow of energy to save the world, again.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Knock, Knock".
• After three weeks of no cases, the Ghostbusters stop WBOO, a TV station pirated by ghosts, from going national.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Station Identification".
  • The Ghostbusters state, "Three weeks and not a single job."
• February 19th: While on route to the International Parapsychological Expo at Tulane, the Ghostbusters disperse the ghost of Malachi from finalizing a dangerous time slip phenomena.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Play Them Ragtime Boos".
  • Peter Venkman mentions he wants to go to Mardi Gras but at the end of the episode, it is over.
  • "February 19, 1985" is based on the historical date of Mardi Gras.
• The ghost ship of Captain Jack Higgins arrives at the Maritime Museum to reclaim a stolen treasure. The Ghostbusters intervene and capture Higgins and his crew.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Sea Fright".
• Domoviye in Ray Stantz' Aunt Lois' home are angered by the sham performed by Dr. Bassingame. The Ghostbusters capture all but one of them. The last leaves the property hiding on Bassingame's back.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Spirit of Aunt Lois".
• March 17th: A Bog Hound manifests during the full moon and attempts to kidnap the current head of the O'Malley clan, who happens to be a Deputy Police Chief O'Malley in New York City. He recruits the Ghostbusters to help him in exchange for taking care of their criminal record. The Ghostbusters are honored at a St. Patrick's Day celebration.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Scaring of the Green".
  • In order for St. Patrick's Day to correlate in the timeline, this episode was placed out of order and closer to when it is known to be February.
• After the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is recaptured, Cyrus Spengler, Egon Spengler's uncle, releases him from his duty to help with the family business.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Cry Uncle".
• Slimer is accidentally molecular dis-coordinated and slimes up New York City. He is eventually restabilized.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Adventures in Slime and Space".
  • Mayor Lenny laments this is happening in an election year.
  • Based on actual history, mayoral elections took place in 1985. This further correlates that this episode took place in 1985.
• After their previous battle 500 years ago, the supernatural forces of good and evil manifest at the Jaguars Stadium and play for Peter Venkman's soul.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Night Game".
  • Winston Zeddemore states, "Every 500 years, the supernatural forces of good and evil do battle at the same place."
• Three Days Ago: The Ghostbusters capture Pier Ghosts at Pier 70 just as the MS Applegon sets off for the New Jersey Parallelogram.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers".
  • The Coast Guard Captain states the Applegon launched three days ago.
• Tuesday: The Coast Guard reports MS Applegon overdue.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers".
  • Jim Venkman sees a news report that states this.
• Eight Hours Later: A Coast Guard captain approaches the Ghostbusters for help in a rescue mission after losing contact with MS Applegon.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers".
  • The Coast Guard Captain states they lost contact eight hours ago.
• The Ghostbusters disperse the New Jersey Parallelogram near the Ambrose Channel.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Venkman's Ghost Repellers".
• The Ghostbusters are hired by Peter's college fraternity Tri Kuppa Bru to capture the ghosts of Elwin Spalding and his crew.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Old College Spirit".
• June 13th: The Ghostbusters are contracted by the government to capture a ghost on Space Platform Galileo.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ain't NASA-Sarily So".
  • Captain Kirov states it is Friday, the 13th of June, while he is recording his journal entry.
• Fleischman Studio hires the Ghostbusters to investigate the private studio of Walt Fleischman and discover he was kidnapped by one of his creations, Winchester Wolf. They bring Fleischman back to the physical plane.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?".
• Valkyries manifest at a showing of "Ride of the Valkyries." The Ghostbusters are capture all of them.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "A Fright at the Opera".
• The Ghostbusters are doused in a special chemical tainted by a ghost and it results a unique reconstruction of the entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Doctor, Doctor".
• One Week Later: The Ghostbusters are cleared for release after no signs of recurrence from exposure to the chemical.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Doctor, Doctor".
  • Dr. Gould states it has been a week.
• Agatha Grisley, mystery writer, passes away while in the midst of writing another book.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Boo-Dunit": Winston Zeddemore states Grisley died a couple weeks ago.
  • Event placement is conjecture based on the passage of time between "Doctor, Doctor" and "Boo-Dunit"
• Weeks Later: During a supernatural drought, the Ghostbusters become Crimebusters and topple crime in New York City.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ghost Busted".
  • The Ghostbusters state New York City has been in a supernatural drought for weeks.
• Summer, Two Weeks Later: After a two week supernatural drought, the Ghostbusters discover a group of ghosts who sabotaged the Pillar of New York.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Beneath These Streets".
  • The Ghostbusters state they have not seen a ghost in two weeks and it is summer.
• The ghost of Agatha Grisley interrupts the reading of her will and prompts the Ghostbusters to help finish her final manuscript. Winston Zeddemore accepts the challenge. Pleased with the manuscript, Grisley peacefully disperses.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Boo-Dunit".
• A sociopath named Cubby conducts a Class 5 Summoning and is given the power to rid the world of chickens by the demon Morganon. The Ghostbusters help Morganon reverse the wish.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Chicken, He Clucked".
• A Period of Four Days: A heart-broken man named Jeremy Whittington recites an incantation to receive a flute that brings about Ragnarok. He is convinced to reverse the spell.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ragnarok and Roll".
  • It is stated the Ghostbusters had 12 assignments in four days.
• The Ghostbusters are hired by Generous Motors to deal with a group of Gremlins.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Don't Forget the Motor City".
• The Ghostbusters stop a Banshee before she can perform at Carnegie Hall.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?".
• A Period of Two Days: Horace Stuart begins haunting his mansion at Glencove but he is unaware he is dead. The Ghostbusters are hired by Stuart to catch a ghost. They capture a sprite and help Stuart disperse peacefully.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?".
  • Stuart's niece and nephew-in-law state their uncle has been at it for two days straight.
• The Lord of the Stench attempts to steal the shears of the Three Fates for his master, the Lord of Evil. The Fates recruit the Ghostbusters to help them retrieve the shears.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Hanging By a Thread".
• Mr. Tummel transmits his wealth to the Netherworld and causes an ecto surge. The Ghostbusters intervene and use a Ghost Trap to cause a feedback loop and close the doorway.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "You Can't Take it With You".
• Gregor hires the Ghostbusters to take care of Vampires in his town, Lupusville, but they discover a war between two vampire factions and Werewolves. The Ghostbusters vacate the town and seal it off from the outside world.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "No One Comes to Lupusville".
• The Ghostbusters are unable to trap a Free Floating Miasmic Phantom. It stalks them for a week.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin": Ray Stantz states Drool is like that phantom they could never catch a week ago.
• One Week Later: The Ghostbusters investigate Drool in the Pokonos but are attacked by a vengeful Metamorph.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin".
• The Ghostbusters help Simon Quegg find his way home and disperse.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Man Who Never Reached Home".
  • "1987" is shown onscreen, but this is taken as a misnomer to correlate with the airdate of the episode. Thus, it is ignored in the creation of this timeline.
• After 60 years, the stars are in a unique alignment again. The Cult of Cathulhu summons Cathulhu on Coney Island. The Ghostbusters follow the clues left in a comic book to banish the powerful entity back to where it came from.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Collect Call of Cathulhu".
• Ray Stantz inherits a castle from his late uncle, Andrew McMillan, but the Ghostbusters become embroiled in stopping the ghosts of Dunkeld linked to the property.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Bustman's Holiday".
• The Headless Motorcyclist stalks the ancestor of Ichabod Crane, Kate, but the Ghostbusters help end the family curse. She is given the honor of activating the trap that captures the entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Headless Motorcyclist".
• Belleranthon in Mrs. Faversham's attic is captured by the Ghostbusters.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic".
• A 20/40/60 news crew causes a lab accident in which Egon Spengler's body is possessed by a demon.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Egon on the Rampage".
• The Ghostbusters are contracted by MJN Studios to consult on the movie ″Horror House.″
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Lights! Camera! Haunting!".
• One Month Later: The Ghostbusters are lured to a MJN Studios back-lot and ambushed by Cadrin, Dimbo, and Joe; a trio of ghosts from the ″Horror House″ set. The team is saved by MJN Studios Movie Star Ghosts.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Lights! Camera! Haunting!".
  • At the movie premiere, it is stated the movie was oddly released only a month after the shoot.
• Summer: During the Summer Gala Festival, the ghosts of Castle Kildarby manifest. The Ghostbusters make a deal: if they can stop the Bird of Kildarby, then the ghosts will vacate. The Ghostbusters capture the entity but decide to broker a deal allowing the other ghosts to live in the castle.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Bird of Kildarby".
  • "Summer" is based on the fact that Mayor Lenny speaks at the Summer Gala Festival.
• Proteus manifests in Midtown Manhattan and initiates high spectral activity to capture the Ghostbusters. The team is saved by Janine Melnitz.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster".
• Janine Melnitz accidentally releases the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The Ghostbusters travel to Greece to acquire a unique wax seal and imprisons the entities in a trap.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Apocalypse - - What, Now?".
• During a bust at UR Steel, a ghost is fused to molten steel. It attempts to reunite itself into one whole being.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Lost and Foundry".
• 7:30 P.M.: Sir Breuse Sans Pitie and his minions escape from their prisons at the Cloisters.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Hard Knight's Day".
  • "7:30 P.M." is when the unveiling took place at the Cloisters.
• Hob Anagarak is released from its prison by Jim Venkman and Dr. Bassingame. The Ghostbusters use an Eskimo ritual to reseal it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Cold Cash and Hot Water".
• Slimer gets employment as a bodyguard for Mike The Mouse prompting Rick and his gang to enlist the aid of Barrow Wights. The creatures double cross the gang but the Ghostbusters capture all of them.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "They Call Me MISTER Slimer".
• The Ghostbusters help the ghost of Casey Jones prevent a train disaster so it can disperse peacefully.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Last Train to Oblivion".
• An aspiring Ghostbuster named Kenny Fenderman attempts to prove himself by using an experimental Ghostbusters technology to stop the ghost of Halliwell. The Ghostbusters come to Fenderman's aid. They discorporate Halliwell and capture him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Masquerade".
• Janine Melnitz takes Egon Spengler with her to Canarsie, Brooklyn to have dinner with the Melnitz family. However, Imps overrun the Firehouse. When Peter Venkman's solution backfires, Spengler and Ray Stantz are forced to modify a Proton Pack to capture one giant Imp.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine's Day Off".
• A Period of Three Days: The Ghostbusters are hired to capture ghosts that have overrun the Eiffel Tower but discover the structure is a Containment Unit. They use their satellite cable account to transfer the ghosts to their own Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Ghostbusters in Paris".
  • The Ghostbusters spend two days conducting "recon" in Paris before going to the Eiffel Tower.
• On the 12th day of a city-wide heatwave, Necksa dispatches the Undines to take over the state. Peter Venkman brokers a deal with Necksa and the entity vacates the area.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Devil in the Deep".
• The Ghostbusters are hired to bust the ghosts of the Earp Gang in Tombstone, Arizona.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral".
• The Ghostbusters investigate an outbreak of demonic activity in the Carlsbad Caverns. Egon Spengler develops surveyor helmets for the team.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Egon Spengler mentions the event and year.
  • This event is placed near "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral" since they were already near New Mexico. Logic dictates since they were in the area, they may have gotten the call at the same time.
• The Ghostbusters compete for Spooks Illustrated Ghostbuster of the Year.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ghostbuster of the Year".
• November: The third piece of the Moaning Stones is discovered.
  • In The Real Ghostbusters "Moaning Stones": Miss Nuxom states this event happened last month, during the unveiling gala.
  • Since taking place after "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis", the episode is assumed to take place in early December.
• Ghosts organize Deadcon I, a convention dedicated to the end of the world. The Ghostbusters capture every entity attending the event but have to return later to recapture the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Deadcon 1".
• The Ghostbusters learn the Great Calamari stole an act that belonged to Harry Houdini. They allow Houdini to recover his journal.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Cabinet of Calamari".
• A ghost evades capture by the Ghostbusters and inhabits a geranium. It grows into a gigantic monstrosity. Egon Spengler forces out the ghost by overwatering the plant and the team captures it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn".
• November 27th: A team of parade workers unleashes an ecto surge while getting several floats ready, including one for Murray the Mantis.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis".
  • "November 27th" is correlated to the historical full moon (a full moon seen in episode) and the fact that the episode takes place during the Thanksgiving holiday.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to aid them in defeating Murray the Mantis during the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis".
  • "November 28th" is correlated to historical full moon (full moon seen the night before Thanksgiving).
• The Ghostbusters free civilians taken hostage by animal spirits in Brooklyn's Cheap Thrills amusement park and defeat the entities by reinacting the fire that killed them.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Rollerghoster".
• The Ghostbusters ally with Marduk to battle Tiamat.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "I Am the City".
• The Undying One is released from the Moaning Stones. Winston Zeddemore embraces his past and seals the entity back into the stones.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Moaning Stones".
• Saturday: The ghost of Phillip Spade manifests to help the Ghostbusters take on the cursed ghost of Blackie.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye". Peter mentions it is a Saturday after Ray runs off to face Blackie.
• A ghost named Buster is hired by the Ghostbusters to be their cook. He almost causes a catastrophic ethereal imbalance by inviting other ghosts to the Firehouse. Buster is relocated to a ghost town in California.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Buster the Ghost".
• The Ghostbusters become targets for a minor demon named Dyb Devlin, who wants to ascend the ranks, and his game show.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Devil to Pay".
  • Dyb Devlin states the Ghostbusters fought Samhain last year and validates the October 31, 1984 event in the timeline.
  • It is conjecture this is the last event of 1985. A vacation to Tahiti from Devlin seemed a like great way to end the year for the team.

1986 A.D.

• Egon Spengler and the Master of Shadows agree to a midnight challenge. However, Spengler and Slimer switch bodies after a lab accident. The Master is utterly confused and captured in the process.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer, Is That You?".
• While busting Arzun, Egon Spengler is rendered non-corporeal. Despite the other Ghostbusters' aid, he is shifted to the Netherworld where he is captured by Thole, brother of Arzun. The Ghostbusters perform a successful rescue thanks to Heronymus, another human trapped in the dimension.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Egon's Ghost".
• Captain Steel and Dr. Destructo manifest from Len Wolfman's comics. However, since Destructo does not have super powers like Steel, he is captured by the Ghostbusters. Steel willingly returns to the comics amid a surge in popularity from sightings around the city.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Captain Steel Saves the Day".
• The Ghostbusters mistakenly adopt a shape changer and name it Victor, after Janine's nephew. Melnitz and Slimer come to the aid of the Ghostbusters and they capture the entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Victor the Happy Ghost".
• March, Thursday to Friday: The Ghostbusters stumble upon Nass Burg and awaken a Genius Loci that was once summoned by one of Egon Spengler's ancestors, Zedekiah. They use their Proton Packs as giant tuning forks and place the loci back into a hibernative state.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Egon's Dragon".
  • Janine Melnitz read a Manhattan Morning newspaper where 'Friday March 1986' was legible.
• March: The Ghostbusters vacation at a dairy farm owned by Samantha Stantz, a cousin of Ray Stantz, but encounter zombies. Samantha Stantz is able to reason with the entities and convince them to peacefully disperse.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Dairy Farm".
  • "March" is based on when it is mentioned the team did not have a vacation in three months. Implicitly, this story must take place three months after "The Devil to Pay". It matches up with the events of "Egon's Dragon"
• Charles Von Limburger and his wife begin to be experience hauntings conducted by entities in their mansion.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Hole in the Wall Gang".
• Three Weeks Later: The Ghostbusters are hired by Charles Von Limburger to investigate his haunted mansion in Arkham.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Hole in the Wall Gang".
  • Von Limburger states he has not slept in three weeks.
• Count Vostok hires the Ghostbusters to investigate two bat demons in Boldavia. It turns out to be a ploy fabricated by Vostok's enemy, Professor Van Helding.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Transylvanian Homesick Blues".
• A rare alignment of stars and the Moon that happens once every 300 years opens a dimensional rift. An infant ghost escapes through and its worried parents arrive in search of it. The Ghostbusters reunite the ghosts and they return to their home dimension just as the rift closes.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Baby Spookums".
• Ral is released from its prison and it quickly amasses an animal army to get revenge on mankind. The Ghostbusters utilize sound to weaken Ral and capture it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "It's a Jungle Out There".
• After a bust on the World Trade Center, the Boogieman enters the physical plane using Egon's repressed fear. The Boogieman is converted into a ghost and trapped.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Bogeyman Is Back".
• Slimer accidentally causes fairy tales to become solid manifestations.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Once Upon a Slime".
• Surt is captured by the Ghostbusters and placed in the Containment Unit.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Slimer's Sacrifice": Egon Spengler notes it was years ago.
  • Placement of event in the timeline is conjecture but placed nonetheless due to experiments in changing an entity's state of being in both "The Bogeyman Is Back" and "Once Upon a Slime". While moot when compared to similar entities, the experiments may account for how a giant like Surt was able to be captured and deposited into the Containment Unit.
• Catalytic paranormal flux from the Containment Unit induces Slimer to undergo malevolent ectoplasmic metamorphosis when he sleeps. The Ghostbusters separate Slimer from the flux and trap the second entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Two Faces of Slimer".
• The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Company contracts the Ghostbusters to use the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man for a commercial in exchange for a $50,000 donation to a finanically ailing hospital. However, an entity named Phantom escapes along with Stay Puft. The Ghostbusters, Stay Puft, and Slimer work together to recapture it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Sticky Business".
• October 31st: Samhain is released from the Containment Unit by his goblin minions and proceeds to transmogrify the Firehouse into his fortress. Slimer saves the Junior Ghostbusters as the Ghostbusters and Janine Melnitz destroy Samhain's keystone. As a result, Samhain and his army are pulled back into the Containment Unit and the Firehouse reverts to normal.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Halloween II 1/2".
• A Class 3 Quadro Ped Oral Cyclops is first sighted in Las Vegas.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People": Spengler's Spirit Guide has an entry on this entity and event.
  • Event placement within the 1986 section is conjecture.
• The Ghostbusters finally award the Sedgewick Hotel with a clean bill of health, in terms of paranormal activity.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), after Ray Stantz and the Rookie find a slimed Peter Venkman, Stantz notes there can't be more ghosts because they gave a clean bill of health for the Sedgewick five years ago.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) takes place in 1991, so the year 1986 is derived by subtracting 5 years from 1991.
• The Sedgewick Hotel undergoes remodeling, during which Room 1221 is unlocked.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), John O'Keefe's notes state "After her spree it was locked up, until about five years ago when the hotel was remodeled."
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) takes place in 1991, so the year 1986 is derived by subtracting 5 years from 1991.

1987 A.D.

• Remote-controlled Ecto-1 goes for sale.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Remote-Controlled Ecto-1.
• Spring: The Ghostbusters are hired by a family to investigate their haunted house. The source turns out to be a paranatural entity. The Ghostbusters send it back to its own dimension with a build up of Proton Streams.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Loathe Thy Neighbor".
  • Mrs. Micawb mentions she is in the midst of spring cleaning in preparation for a family reunion.
• Spring: Mee-Krah awakens and targets the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit for sustenance. Peter Venkman's invention defeats the entity.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Standing Room Only".
  • It is implied to be spring as Peter Venkman's hay fever has resumed.
  • The episode was taken out of order and placed at this point in the timeline to correlate with spring timeframe.
• A Class 5 inhabits a research device in a B.U.F.O. facility laboratory.
  • The event is mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters "Big Trouble With Little Slimer".
• Two Days Later: Walter Peck attempts to get revenge on the Ghostbusters by disposing of Slimer. The Ghostbusters and Janine Melnitz save Slimer. Peck and his cohort, Callahan, are fired from the B.U.F.O. for nearly destroying the facility.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Big Trouble With Little Slimer".
  • The B.U.F.O. scientists note their device was sluggish for two days.
• The Ghostbusters accidentally bring a metamorph to the Firehouse. They trick it into assuming Slimer's form. This allows them to capture it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Copycat".
• May: The Ghostbusters, Janine Melnitz, and Slimer go camping upstate but encounter a lost Bigfoot. They help it find the time warp back its home dimension.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Camping it Up".
  • Peter Venkman states he did not want to miss "Moonlighting." "May" is based on historical air dates of the television series in 1987 as it correlates to this timeline.
• The Grundel manifests in New York and resumes its mission of corrupting children, including Kylie Griffin and her friend Jack. Lee Meredith asks the Ghostbusters for help with his brother, ultimately leading them to the Grundel and its capture.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Grundel".
  • Griffin's perspective is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "Grundelesque" and stated to be 10 years ago.
• While investigating a P.K.E. leakage in Central Park, all of the Ghostbusters, except Winston Zeddemore, are transported to a parallel dimension and hunted by the Peoplebusters. They return home through the Peoplebusters' version of the Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Flip Side".
• August: A Werechicken appears in upstate New York and triggers a series of events that leads to a giant Werechicken spawn marching to the Empire State Building. The Ghostbusters use Egon Spengler's weather balloon to freeze it in place. Spengler and another victim, Maude, are cured and the Werechicken spawn is captured.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Poultrygeist".
  • While the team brainstorms a way to freeze the Werechicken, Winston Zeddemore states it is August.
• Ray Stantz inherits a joke shop from his late Uncle Gaylord and accidentally releases a pair of Imps. Stantz and Slimer lure them back to the shop and seal them back into chest before opening a Ghost Trap.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Joke's on Ray".
• December 5th: While the Ghostbusters come down with Suezchwuan Flu, Slimer protects the Firehouse from a stray cat named Manx.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Nothing to Sneeze At".
  • A full moon is seen in the episode. "December 5th" is the previous historical full moon before "Scareface".
• Slimer conspires to get rid of Sedgewick Hotel manager Morris Grout. However, Grout's replacement is Professor Dweeb. Eventually, Grout takes his old job back.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Out with Grout".
• Winter, A Period of Three Weeks: Paul Smart copies the Ghostbusters' equipment to create the Robo-Buster but it only triggers critical mass in the etheric continuum. The Ghostbusters separate and capture the Spectral Mass that emerges from the continuum.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Robo-Buster".
  • Janine Melnitz notes it has been three weeks and Paul Smart had not called her back. Snow is also present in the episode and implies it is the winter season.

1988 A.D.

• January 4th: Scareface inspects spectral activity at the Sedgewick Hotel and approves.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Scareface".
  • A full moon is seen in the episode. "January 4th" is the previous historical full moon before "The Dirty Half-Dozen" where it is confirmed to be February.
• The Ghostmaster sends three entities to capture the Ghostbusters. Dark, Animax, and Mist Crawler fail their assignment and are captured.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Short Stuff".
• Professor Dweeb attempts to capture Slimer at the Metro Hospital while waiting for Janine Melnitz.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Doctor Dweeb, I Presume".
• The Collector induces a P.K.E. surge in order to locate the Key in the physical plane and attain freedom from the Land of Lost Objects. Winston Zeddemore and Edward Zeddemore surrender the two shards of the Key. The Collector gains his freedom and returns everyone and everything to the physical plane.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Brooklyn Triangle".
• February 2nd: Goolem and Zugg kidnap the Ghostbusters. Slimer leads a rescue mission.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "The Dirty Half-Dozen".
  • Rudy states there are 10 months until Christmas, placing this episode in February.
  • "2nd" is based on historical full moons.
• An Earth spirit is mutated by toxic waste and possesses Ecto-1. The Ghostbusters mistakenly restore the spirit to normal and spare it from capture.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Follow That Hearse".
• Next Month: Another classic car show is held in New Jersey.
  • The event is mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters "Follow That Hearse" by Winston Zeddemore.
• September: Slimer protects a stray mouse from Manx.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "A Mouse in the House".
  • When Manx paints mouseholes, a calendar is seen ending in 30. By process of elimination, the month is September.
• October 6th: Slimer gets a birthday present for Chilly Cooper.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Cash or Slime".
  • The date is shown on Slimer's calendar.
• Ocotber 31st: Slimer is the target of Professor Dweeb, Goolem, and Zugg.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Sweet Revenge".
• Ocotber 31st: The Ghostbusters and Janine Melnitz hold a party at the Firehouse. Egon Spengler dresses as a clown.
  • The event is shown in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine, You've Changed".
  • The event and year is seen in Janine Melnitz' photo album.
• Slimer works for Rudy's Messenger Service to make enough money to buy ice cream from Chilly Cooper.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Quickslimer Messenger Service".
• Slimer and the Junior Ghostbusters attempt to recapture the Sleaze before the Ghostbusters find out he was accidentally released from the Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Don't Tease the Sleaze".
• The Ghostbusters are sued by every state, city, and county for the Gozer Incident. They are served a judicial restraining order, preventing them from paranormal investigation and eliminations.
  • Ghostbusters II begins with "5 Years Later" but that is interpreted as "five years after the events of Ghostbusters" and in the courtroom scene, Peter Venkman says, "its been years since they used the packs." There is never a concrete mention of exactly when the Ghostbusters were served the order.
• Slimer gathers his friends for the Ghostbusters barbecue.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'".
• Slimer and Professor Dweeb compete in the Canine Club Dog Show.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Show Dog Showdown".
• Slimer attempts get a job to help pay the food bill but is stalked by Professor Dweeb.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Slimer for Hire".
• Slimer is tasked with delivering food to Rafael's latest party.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Special Delivery".
• During a gardening job, Slimer protects a prize-winning tulip from a gopher.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Go-pher It".
• Slimer renovates the Firehouse kitchen while Professor Dweeb tries to capture him.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Sticky Fingers".
• Slimer and Rudy start up another get rich scheme and compete with a street entertainer and his monkey.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Monkey See, Monkey Don't".
• Slimer mentors a baby pigeon while Manx attempts to prey on it.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Pigeon-Cooped".
• Saturday: Slimer is inspired to hold his own symphony.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Slimer's Silly Symphony".
  • "Saturday" is the announced date for the symphony.
• Slimer encounters an extraterrestrial on vacation.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Space Case".
• Trying to enjoy Flex-O-Man Issue 315, Slimer constructs a clubhouse on the roof of the Firehouse.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Room at the Top".
• Slimer and Chilly Cooper go camping.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "The Not-So-Great Outdoors".
• Slimer averts the scheme of Dr. Strangedog.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Dr. Strangedog".
• Slimer infiltrates Reitman Jr. High School to return homework to the Junior Ghostbusters.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Class Clown".
• Slimer is studied by extraterrestrials from Pluto.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Unidentified Sliming Object".
• Slimer and Professor Dweeb attend a 3-D screening of "The Haunted Spaceship."
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Movie Madness".
• Peter Venkman tells Slimer a reinterpretation of "Little Red Riding Hood."
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Little Green Sliming Hood".
• Slimer goes to the beach with his friends.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Beach Blanket Bruiser".
• November 12th: Slimer entertains himself during an unexpected rainstorm.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Rainy Day Slimer".
  • A poster states the Lompocs Amusement Park was scheduled for November 12 to the 19th.
• Slimer works to expose Manx' true nature to Janine Meltniz.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Tea but not Sympathy".
• Slimer infiltrated Happy Tails Obedience School to liberate his friend.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Dog Days".
• Ritz Cafe sets the record for the world's largest pizza.
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Up Close and Too Personal".
• Peter Venkman tells Slimer a reinterpretation of "Jack & The Beanstalk."
  • The event occurs in Slimer! "Slimer & the Beanstalk".

1989 A.D.

• March/April: Dana Barrett's son, Oscar, is born.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Dana Barrett states Oscar is eight months old when Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Peter Venkman first visit her. Calculated from the assumption Ghostbusters II takes place only in part of late November and December.
• June: The Ghostbusters take a group photo together.
  • The event and year is seen in Janine Melnitz' photo album in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine, You've Changed".
• Poso moves his operations to Ghost Town.
  • The event is mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters "Partners in Slime".
  • Shifter states this event happened last year.
• November 14: An exhibit featuring the art of Edgar Degas begins at the Manhattan Museum of Art
  • In Ghostbusters II, Chapter 03: Dr. Janosz Poha, the Edgar Degas banner hanging outside the museum has the dates November 14 to March 3.
• Late November/Early December: Psychomagnetheric Slime possesses Dana Barrett's baby carriage in an attempt to kidnap her son Oscar, indirectly putting the Ghostbusters back in business.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Dana's calendar is still on November 1989 when Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Peter Venkman first visit.
• December: Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz collect Psychomagnetheric Slime from various sites in New York City.
  • In Ghostbusters II: The event is seen.
  • Egon Spengler refers to this event in "Partners in Slime", saying it is the last of slime that was collected last year.
• December 30th: Psychomagnetheric Slime possesses Dana Barrett's apartment bathtub and attempts to kidnap her son Oscar.
  • Calculated the day based on the build up to the final battle with Vigo and passage of time.
• December 31st: A Psychomagnetheric Slime Mold forms around the Manhattan Museum of Art while approximately 3000 manifestations related to the Slime terrorizes New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the City and County of New York states they were swamped with 3000 cases.

1990 A.D.

• January 1st: The Ghostbusters defeat Vigo the Carpathian and bind him back into his painting.
  • Ghostbusters II
• January 1st: Janosz Poha is committed to the Parkview Mental Hospital, where he meets Ismael McEnthol.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, this date and event is stated in the first cinematic. The year 1989 is stated but it should have been past midnight by the time Janosz Poha was arrested.
• Weeks Later: Mayor Lenny commemorates the return of the Statue of Liberty to Liberty Island and awards the Ghostbusters with their second Key to the City.
  • 'Weeks Later' was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• March 3: An exhibit featuring the art of Edgar Degas ends at the Manhattan Museum of Art
  • In Ghostbusters II, Chapter 03: Dr. Janosz Poha, the Edgar Degas banner hanging outside the museum has the dates November 14 to March 3.
• Thursday to Saturday: The Ghostbusters are infected by a Doctor McCatheter, a ghost that pretends to be a medical physician. The team utilizes Slimer to excise the infection and cure themselves. They capture McCatheter and a group of ghosts he gathered.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Something's Going Around".
  • Louis Tully reveals he met McCatheter two days ago when he visited the Firehouse on Thursday.
  • Louis Tully mentions to himself the next day is a legal holiday.
• An accident with the Proton Streams causes Egon Spengler to rapidly de-age while the Clock Ghost ages. The team reinacts the accident to restore Spengler and capture the ghost.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Three Men and an Egon".
• April: Through belief made manifest, Arthur Conan Doyle's characters appear on the physical plane as ghosts. Professor Moriarty attempts to absorb enough negative spiritual energy to solidify and become real. Sherlock Holmes sacrifices himself to trap Moriarty in the Containment Unit. John H. Watson follows Holmes. The Hound of the Baskervilles is also placed in the unit.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Elementary My Dear Winston".
  • Winston Zeddemore tells Egon Spengler it is April after Professor Moriarty and Hound of the Baskervilles first sneak into the Firehouse.
• Summer: Peter Venkman, Winston Zeddemore, and Slimer go on vacation to South Dakota and encounter a spectral family.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Transcendental Tourists".
  • Peter Venkman states it is summer.
  • The event moved is moved from its episode order to correlate with timeline.
• Before October 31st: The 300th Annual Pilgrim Festival in Lewistown is threatened by the accidental release of Kestrel. A crystal ball is used to re-imprison Kestrel.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "If I Were a Witch Man".
  • There is a poster of the Lewistown Girls Academy Dance on October 31st.
• The Ghostbusters capture the ghost known as Shifter.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Partners in Slime".
• Two Weeks Later, Between October 23 and November 22: On Janine Melnitz' birthday, she and Louis Tully are kidnapped by Poso. The Ghostbusters to make a deal with a Shifter, a former ally of Poso, and perform a rescue mission.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Partners in Slime".
  • Ray Stantz mentions they caught Shifter two weeks ago.
  • In Extreme Ghostbusters "The Crawler": Melnitz reveals she is a Scorpio so she must be born between October 23 and November 22.
• The Ghostbusters receive a new television with a growing Water Elemental inside. It hatches on the roof of the Firehouse but is dispersed by lightning.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Future Tense".
• The Ghostbusters are kidnapped and taken to the Netherworld to stand trial for crimes against the other side. Janine Melnitz, Louis Tully, and Slimer infiltrate the Netherworld and rescues the team.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Jailbusters".
• During a television special, the Ghostbusters are taken by Al Capone to the Netherworld. The team makes a deal with a rival gang and captures Capone. The rival gang lord returns them to the physical plane.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Ghostbusters Live! from Al Capone's Tomb!".
• October 31st: The Halloween Deal is broken and Boogaloo is freed. Egon Spengler proves the Deal is still in effect and banishes Boogaloo and its army back to the Netherworld.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Halloween Door".
  • The special takes place on Halloween.
  • Peter Venkman states he waited five long years to slime Slimer.
• A ghost that resembles Slimer escapes through a mirror conduit and traps Slimer and Louis Tully in the Netherworld.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Trading Faces".
• The Ghostbusters go to the Realm of Fantasy and rescue Janine Melnitz from Orlox.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Surely You Joust".
• Between November 2nd and December 2nd: Slimer is befriended by a witch's familiar. The witch arrives and takes her familiar back.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Kitty-Cornered".
• The Ghostbusters are awarded with their third Key to the City.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), three Keys to the City can be seen in Peter Venkman's office. Two for each of the films and one marked for "1990."
• Fall: Mayor Clotch runs for Governor in the fall election.
  • In Ghostbusters II, behind the scenes of "World of the Psychic," Jack Hardemeyer states Clotch is running for governor next fall to Peter Venkman.
  • The "Between November 2nd and December 2nd" timeframe is based on historical full moons (a full moon appears in the episode) and Slimer's one wish about Santa Claus implies the Christmas season may be approaching.
• December 25th: Lawrence Tully receives two Brain Buster computers for Christmas.
  • The event is mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters "Busters in Toyland".
  • Louis Tully states this event in the toy store.

1991 A.D.

• Slimer wins the state lottery but he must return the cursed money to the grave of Jonathan Tightly.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer's Curse".
• A temporary secretary named Dixie turns out to be ghost and lures Egon Spengler into a shotgun wedding. The team utilizes Slimer to compel her to dissolve the marriage.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Til Death Do Us Part".
• The Ghostbusters avoid a forced relocation when a planned expressway is canceled. The Firehouse is declared a historical landmark.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "It's About Time".
• A trio of ghosts kidnap Slimer to force the Ghostbusters to release their master Spiderlegs from the Containment Unit. The Ghostbusters track down Slimer and captures the three ghosts.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Ransom of Greenspud".
• The Ghostmaster attempts to personally capture the Ghostbusters. Instead, they capture him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Revenge of the Ghostmaster".
• The Ghostbusters use a faulty trap to capture a ghost. The ghost's essence attempts to reassemble itself. Eventually, all objects tainted by it are purged.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Loose Screws".
• May: Peter Venkman receives temporary super powers from one of Egon Spengler's devices.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Venk-Man!".
  • Peter Venkman states there is a week until beach season. The event is placed before the summer solstice and correlated to other events.
• The Ghostbusters and Slimer investigate the manifestation of the original Penn Station and meet a powerful entity named The Player. They have no choice to play his game but win, anyway.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer Streak".
  • It is mentioned there is a hockey game on Saturday. The full NHL season lasts from September to June.
• The Ghostbusters learn Janine Melnitz was being altered by a Makoveris Lotsabucks for years and capture it before its hold on Melnitz became permanent.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Janine, You've Changed".
• During a visit to Dnepropetrovsk for a conference, the Ghostbusters are framed by a cult who summons Yibb-Tstll. The Ghostbusters use one of Egon Spengler's devices, nicknamed "Big Trouble," and their Proton Packs to create a hole in the space-time continuum to banish the Old One.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Russian About".
• Peter Venkman tells a visiting class of students about the Ghostbusters bust of the Heck House.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Haunting of Heck House".
• While investigating the Magic Cabinet, the Ghostbusters are transported to the Netherworld and meet Gorgar. After returning to the physical plane, Nether Energy starts leaking through. The Cabinet sends Gorgar and the energy back to their rightful place.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks".
• The Mean Green Teen Machines invades the dreams of the Ghostbusters. The Ghostbusters reunite and defeat the trio of ghosts.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Mean Green Teen Machine".
• A Period of Less Than 10 Days: Winston Zeddemore joins the International Space Project as a civilian expert for 10 days but things go awry when a ghost infiltrates the base. The rest of the team arrives and captures the ghost before it crashes the station onto Earth.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Spacebusters".
• June 5th: The Ghostbusters return to the Firehouse to discover its been occupied by a ghost family called the Grungies. The Ghostbusters avert a crisis and convinces the family to leave.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Guess What's Coming to Dinner".
  • The Firehouse answering machine states the Ghostbusters will return from vacation on June 5th.
• On the anniversary of their 1000 year cycle, Anshar and Kishar appear to do battle but possess Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman to reach a decisive end.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Very Beast Friends".
• Karro Zans creates Ghost World and spearheads a plan to take over New York by possessing everyone. Egon Spengler and his mother investiage and free the team from possession. Zans is captured after Spengler outsmarts him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Ghostworld".
• The Ghostbusters and Slimer hold the First Annual Ghostbusters Grand Prix charity race but fall prey to The Phantom. Janine Melnitz and Louis Tully open a portal for the team to exit with. The Phantom is sealed within his own realm.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Afterlife in the Fast Lane".
• Summer: During the tenth day of a New York garbage strike, the Glob arrives in New York to free his brother, the Sleaze, from the Containment Unit. He uses Professor Dweeb to do the deed. Peter Venkman convinces Dweeb to help the Ghostbusters capture both ghosts.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Slob".
• Louis Tully's nephew, Lawrence Tully, is abducted by Lothgar. The Ghostbusters rescue him and capture Lothgar.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Busters in Toyland".
• The Ghostbusters are brought to a German village to find their lost ghosts, who were all drained by Count Von Blukenporken. The team uses UV Ray Blasters to disperse him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "My Left Fang".
• Sammy K. Ferret manifests on the physical plane and turns New York into a cartoon. The Ghostbusters make him reveal his true form and capture him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Stay Tooned".
• Saturday: The Ghostbusters travel to Spittoon, Texas to confront Black Bart and capture him.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Magnificent Five".
  • Black Bart states he is coming back on Saturday at high noon.
• Professor Dweeb kidnaps Slimer and attempts to study him, but blows up his mother's house as a result.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Deja Boo".
• Jim Venkman leads the Ghostbusters on an expedition to Mexico and encounters Quetzalcoatl and its Coatls. They place Quetzalcoatl back into hibernation.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "The Treasure of Sierra Tamale".
• Professor Dweeb attempts to capture Slimer while the Ghostbusters are stalked by the manifestation of the anger of all the entities they caught over the years, a Squid Ghost. They and Slimer eventually capture it.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Not Now, Slimer!".
• The Ghostbusters are brought to Tokyo, Japan to investigate the appearance of B-Movie Monsters. They use unique frequencies to destabilize the entities.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters".
• Peter Venkman is kidnapped by Apshai to serve as a sacrifice in its bid to wage war on mankind. The Ghostbusters destroy its capstone and Apshai disintegrates.
  • The event occurs in The Real Ghostbusters "20,000 Leagues Under the Street".
• November 19th to November 21st: Ruthless producers reopen "Hindenburg The Opera" after a stage fire killed the cast.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ray Stantz mentions the event and Winston Zeddemore mentions more of the event and the reopening was last week after the Rookie and Winston blow up the tanker in the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version).
  • The dates November 19th to the 21st is based on when the main story takes place during Thanksgiving.
• November 19th to November 21st: Peter Venkman has a fling with a woman named Missy.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a message is left by Missy accessible at the Firehouse answering machine after the cut scenes following Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version). Missy mentions "last week" in the message.
  • The dates November 19th to the 21st is based on when the main story takes place during Thanksgiving.
• The Other Night: Janine Melnitz attends the "I have a crush on my boss but I'm afraid to tell them" seminar.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a message is left by Mark accessible at the Firehouse answering machine after the cut scenes following Welcome to the Hotel Sedgewick Level (realistic version). Mark mentions "the other night" in the message.
• The Ghostbusters hire a fifth Ghostbuster just as Dr. Ivo Shandor's latest plan comes to fruition.
  • This year is revealed in March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.
  • The Gozer display was set to release Thanksgiving weekend. Month and dates are based on the historical date of Thanksgiving 1991.
• November 26th: Ilyssa Selwyn inadvertently triggers a Psi Energy Pulse at the Natural History Museum just as the Rookie arrives at the Firehouse for his first day of work. Slimer and the Sloth Ghost both escape.
  • November 26th is based on the progression of time in the game. See below.
• November 26th: The Ghostbusters track down Slimer to the Sedgewick Hotel and take three hours to recapture him as well as investigate the manifestation of more entities.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Peter Venkman mentions it took under three hours at the end of the Welcome to the Hotel Sedgewick Level (realistic version).
• November 26th: The Ghostbusters confront the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Times Square and saves Ilyssa Selwyn from it.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event takes place in the evening as Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version) happens directly after the Welcome to the Hotel Sedgewick Level (realistic version).
  • Winston Zeddemore notes it took him four hours to get from the opera to the Sedgewick Hotel.
  • At the end of the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), Ray Stantz declares, "Happy Thanksgiving!"
• November 27th: The Ghostbusters investigate a disturbance at the New York City Public Library. They finally trap the Library ghost, acquire the Gozerian Codex, destroy Azetlor, and shut off one node of the Mandala.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the Ghostbusters arrive at the New York City Public Library during the day, indicating it is the next day after the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), which took place in the evening.
  • In the cinematic after the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), Mayor Mulligan mentions the Natural History Museum's opening gala is tomorrow night.
  • During the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version), when Winston Zeddemore checks in from the periodical section, he mentions he is checking the box score from the Knicks game last night.
  • Historically, a New York Knicks game took place on November 26, 1991. This matches up with this event taking place on the 27th.
• November 27th: The Ghostbusters crash the opening gala of the "World of Gozer" Exhibit at the Natural History Museum. The Chairman appears and kidnaps Ilyssa Selwyn. She is saved by the Ghostbusers, who then disperse the Chairman and shuts down another node of the Mandala.
  • In the cinematic after the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version), Ilyssa Selwyn mentions the gala is tonight, indicating the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version) takes place on the same day as the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version).
  • In the cinematic after Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version), Peter Venkman assures the team nobody will be around to pull their operating license on Monday and they have the four day weekend to solve the case. This matches up with Thanksgiving weekend starting on Thursday, November 28th, and ending on Sunday, December 1st then the mentioned Monday being December 2nd.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters return to the Sedgewick Hotel in search of another node of the Mandala. The Rookie and Egon Spengler shuts it down and defeats its guardian, the Spider Witch.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters leave the Sedgewick Hotel and set out to the Hudson River in search of the last node of the Mandala. They encounter Shandor Island and board it. They shut down the node, defeat a Imprisoned Juvenile Sloar, and destroy an orrery, causing the island to sink into the Hudson again.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore mentions at the start of the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version) that he is not swimming in the Hudson River in November and doesn't approve of a disaster happening so close to Christmas.
• November 28th: The Containment Unit is shut off and Ilyssa Selwyn is kidnapped. The Ghostbusters return to the Firehouse and realize the endgame is in Central Park. They confront Ivo Shandor and destroy him just as he chooses his Supreme Destructor Form.
  • In the cinematic after the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version), the NY News 6 reporter mentions the Thanksgiving evacuation of Manhattan and a disturbance at the parade.
  • Historically, Thanksgiving took place on the 28th of November in 1991.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters offer the Rookie a potentially lucrative opportunity to lead an expansion of the Ghostbusters franchise to Chicago, Los Angeles, or Cincinnati.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this event is heard during the end credit sequence.

Between 1991-1996 A.D.

• Egon Spengler and Edward Kirilian work together at the University.
  • The event is mentioned in Extreme Ghostbusters "Heart of Darkness".
  • Egon Spengler mentions this event but not a year. It is assumed to be 1991-96 since neither mention working with Ray Stantz or Peter Venkman.

1992 A.D.

• Kylie Griffin is voted 8th Grade Cheerleader of the Year.
  • The event is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "Heart of Darkness".
  • "1992" is based on Kylie Griffin's age.

1994 A.D.

• Winter: S.I.D.N.E.E. absorbs a yacht.
  • The event is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 2" by Egon Spengler.

1996 A.D.

• Kylie Griffin's Great Grandma Rose passes away.
  • The event is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "Darkness at Noon, Part 1" and "Grease".
  • Kylie Griffin states the event happened last year. The series takes place in 1997.
• J.N. Kline disappears from the public eye and is assumed to be writing his next book.
  • The event is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "Deadliners": A news report states Kline has not been seen in months.
  • Since "Darkness at Noon, Part 1" is assumed to be January 1997 based on college start dates, it is assumed "months ago" means sometime in 1996.

1997 A.D.

• January 22nd to January 23nd: Achira is released from her prison. Egon Spengler attempts to stop her by himself and is infected.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Darkness at Noon, Part 1".
  • "January 22nd to January 23nd" is based on historical full moons correlated to when a college semester loosely begins.
• January 23rd: Egon Spengler quickly christens Roland Jackson, Garrett Miller, and Eduardo Rivera as Ghostbusters to find Kylie Griffin, who is possessed by Achira. The team of rookies captures Achira.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Darkness at Noon, Part 2".
  • "January 23nd" is based on historical full moons correlated to when a college semester loosely begins.
• A demonoid capable of manifesting fear defends its realm during a building renovation. The Extreme Ghostbusters encounter their fears and find the demonoid. It is sealed back into its realm.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Fear Itself".
• February 22nd: J.N. Kline is released from the hold of the Vathek entities, Crainiac, Corpuscle, and Gristle, by the Extreme Ghostbusters.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Deadliners".
  • "February 22nd" is based on historical full moons.
• A lowly thief named Steve Rifkin uses the Runes of Kahlil to get revenge on those who wronged him. The Extreme Ghostbusters arrive in his dimension to rescue Rifkin's victims, including Eduardo Rivera, and disintegrate Kahlil. They all flee the collapsing dimension back to the physical plane.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Casting the Runes".
• Luko leaves the Infernal Machine and manipulates Roland Jackson into building another. Jackson activates a Ghost Trap located in the machine's chest cavity to capture Luko.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Infernal Machine".
• March 16th to March 17th: A Malignant Leprechaun escapes its prison and attempts to get revenge on the ancestors of those who imprisoned him, including Mayor McShane. Garrett Miller blasts the Leprechaun with a modified Proton Stream to induce bad luck on the entity. The team is then able to capture it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Luck of the Irish".
  • "March 16th to March 17th" is used because the episode takes place during St. Patrick's Day.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved up to where it is earlier in the year 1997.
• March 17th: Ancient scrolls from Prague arrive at the Beth Shalom Synagogue.
  • The event is mentioned in Extreme Ghostbusters "The True Face of a Monster". The student states the scrolls arrived last week.
• March 22nd to March 24th: Two vandals attack Beth Shalom Synagogue.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The True Face of a Monster".
  • The vandals refer to their fallen friends who were attacked a couple nights ago. This must correlate to when the scrolls arrived a week ago.
• March 24th: A Golem is summoned to protect the Beth Shalom Synagogue but it began to act on its own accord. The Extreme Ghostbusters force it to reform itself and steals the ancient scroll. The Golem disintegrates.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The True Face of a Monster".
• Late March: The Extreme Ghostbusters encounter the Jersey Devil near Hanover. They smelt and disperse the entity.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Jersey Devil Made Me Do It".
  • Garrett Miller states it is now March Madness, which took place during March 13-31 in the year 1997 and Eduardo Rivera states it is Spring Break.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved up to where it is earlier in the year 1997.
• Cohila is freed from his imprisonment and he kidnaps Janine Melnitz to serve as his mate. Egon Spengler is able to break through Cohila's hypnosis and Melnitz traps the entity and its legion.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Crawler".
  • In this episode, Janine Melnitz reveals she is a Scorpio, placing her birthday between October 23rd and November 22nd.
• April 7th: While busting a Gremlin, the Extreme Ghostbusters are arrested by the FBI. During a flight to Washington D.C., the Gremlin is released but recaptured.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Grease".
  • The date "4/7/97" is visible on Garrett Miller's laptop computer.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved up to where it is earlier in the year 1997.
• An ectoplasmic vampire is awakened in the ocean and occupies a research vessel. It is captured but stolen by Francois Rousseau. The team recaptures it before the spirit can enter the ocean.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Dry Spell".
• April 22nd: The Piper attempts to kill several children after Mayor McShane refuses to alter his contract. The Extreme Ghostbusters capture it after forcing it to release its emanations.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Pied Piper of Manhattan".
  • "April 22nd" is based on historical full moons and the availability of Rockefeller Skate Rink.
• April 22nd: Human souls are replaced by Ghostmakers. The Extreme Ghostbusters fall victim but take back their bodies and capture the Ghostmakers' leader, the Mirror Demon.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Ghostmakers".
• Duophanes arrives in New York City on his 300 year anniversary. The Extreme Ghostbusters make it reveal its true form by stating a paradox for a wish and capture the entity.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Be Careful What You Wish For".
  • Eduardo Rivera gets a paper back, indicating the semester is still in progress.
• May: S.I.D.N.E.E. leaves the Bermuda Triangle and begins moving up the eastern seaboard.
  • The event is mentioned in Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 2". Egon Spengler mentions a new pattern emerged six months ago. May is six months before November.
• May 22nd: A nest of Laughter Vampires choose Eduardo Rivera as a replacement.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Killjoys".
  • "May 22nd" is based on historical full moons and Egon Spengler's calendar is set on May.
• May 22nd: The Glostic Sisters, a Siren and Banshee, surface in New York City. The Siren helps the team capture her sister then willingly goes into a Ghost Trap.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Sonic Youth".
  • "May 22nd" is based on historical full moons.
• The Orb of Moldova arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport for an unveiling at the Metropolitan Museum. Tenebraug manifests and begins taking eyes from victims. Eduardo Rivera and Kylie Griffin disintegrate the entity by tricking it into looking at the Orb.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Unseen".
• June 17th, Tuesday, 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.: Two boys are kidnapped by Le Maison.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Home is Where the Horror Is".
  • The parents state the boys were kidnapped on Tuesday evening around 6-6:30 pm.
  • "June 17th" is caculated from the basis that the episode ends on the start of the summer solstice, June 21st.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved down to where it is later in the year 1997.
• June 20th: A couple approaches the Extreme Ghostbusters about the disappearance of their sons. They enter Le Maison and save the children. Garrett Miller is taken hostage instead.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Home is Where the Horror Is".
  • "June 20th" is caculated from the basis that the episode ends on the start of the summer solstice, June 21st.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved down to where it is later in the year 1997.
• June 21st: The Extreme Ghostbusters interrupt Le Maison's feast and frees its victims' spirits.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Home is Where the Horror Is".
  • Kylie Griffin states it is the summer solstice but this does not happen officially until midnight towards the end of the episode.
• July 30th: Tempus attempts to start the Great Ghost Uprising but is captured by the Extreme Ghostbusters during a shift in the timeline.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Ghost Apocalyptic Future".
  • Tempus points his other half to the date, July 30th, which is displayed.
• The Scepter of Donar is used again and Harasvelg goes on a rampage in New York. The Extreme Ghostbusters use the Scepter to modify their Proton Streams and capture the entity. Slimer dissipates the vortex left behind.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Bird of Prey".
• August 18th: Lotan surfaces in New York City with Maiikrob in pursuit. Maiikrob sacrifices himself to implode Lotan with unstable Proton Packs.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Moby Ghost".
  • "August 18th" is based on historical full moons.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved down to where it is later in the year 1997.
• Fenris manifests in New York and Surt nearly succeeds in escaping the Containment Unit.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Slimer's Sacrifice".
• The Grundel escapes from the Containment Unit but is recaptured by the Extreme Ghostbusters. Kylie Griffin is reunited with her childhood friend, Jack.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Grundelesque".
• Shanbahac is excavated from Brazil and sent to New York. The Extreme Ghostbusters force Shanbahac out of its host and captures it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Seeds of Destruction".
• Morpheus crosses over into the physical plane. The Extreme Ghostbusters allow it happen and easily captures Morpheus.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "In Your Dreams".
• September 16th: A Troll's bridge is destroyed, prompting it to seek a new haven. The Extreme Ghostbusters reconfigure the flow of their Proton Packs to fuse all the Trolls into one entity and captures it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Rage".
  • Based on historical full moons and Eduardo Rivera's calendar is set on September.
• September 16th: Campucho is awakened in an oil field in the process of being harvested. Its essence possesses several vehicles and are drawn back to the source. The Extreme Ghostbusters use detergent to dissipate its oily exterior and captures it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Ghost in the Machine".
  • "September 16th" is based on historical full moons.
• A mountain spirit is released in Utah. It travels to the eastern seaboard in search of radioactive sustenance.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Fallout".
• One Week Later: The mountain spirit arrives in New York and the Extreme Ghostbusters use reconfigured Proton Streams to render it inert before trapping it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Fallout".
  • Kylie Griffin reads from an article stating the spirit's release happened last week.
• Leonard Bates falls victim to a Wishgiver and is stalked by a Ghost Bride. The Extreme Ghostbusters provide Bates sancutary and captures the Ghost Bride. However, they are contacted by Bates again. They arrive at his home and dissipate the Wishgiver.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Till Death Do We Start".
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved down to where it is earlier in the year 1997.
• Ravana infects food and begins to harvest its victims, including Slimer. Slimer force feeds Ravana and causes the entity to implode and lose its sustenance. The Extreme Ghostbusters capture it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Glutton for Punishment".
• Edward Kirilian steals the Crystal Skulls to open a portal to the Netherworld and procure more Spirit Slaves. Egon Spengler and the Extreme Ghostbusters intervene. The Slaves take Kirilian with them to the other side.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Heart of Darkness".
• Power Demons awaken from hibernation and begin causing blackouts across New York City.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Mole People".
• October 16th: Demi-Dog prepares the way for its master, The Mistress. Egon Spengler broadcasts a recording of Slimer's scream to weaken remotely possessed dogs led by Demi-Dog. The Extreme Ghostbusters capture it then The Mistress.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Dog Days".
  • "October 16th" is based on historical full moons.
• October 16th: Gu Mo is released from its imprisonment and attempts to recreate the 15 Flaming Circles. The Extreme Ghostbusters set the Proton Streams a half cycle out of phase with the Circles to weaken Gu Mo for capture.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Eyes of a Dragon".
  • Garrett Miller states it has been a couple months since the events of the Extreme Ghostbusters' encounter with a Gremlin.
  • Gu Mo declares it will be the end of the Year of the Ox. This further establishes the events of Extreme Ghostbusters takes place in 1997, which was the Year of the Ox.
• November 4th: Lilith sends a Li'l Earth vacation giveaway postcard to Janine Melnitz.
  • The event is revealed in Extreme Ghostbusters "A Temporary Insanity".
  • The post date on the invite is November 4, 1997.
• November 14th: Lilith infiltrates the Firehouse and copies equipment schematics to construct a Bio-Containment Vortex to imprison mankind in and use them as a power source. Janine Melnitz comes to the aid of the Extreme Ghostbusters and Egon Spengler. Together, they capture Lilith.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "A Temporary Insanity".
  • "November 14th:" is based on historical full moons and the fact the event should take place after post date of Lilith's vacation giveaway.
• November: The Sphinx targets intellectuals in New York City. Egon Spengler correctly answers its riddle and the Extreme Ghostbusters capture it.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "The Sphinx".
• November, Before a Saturday: The circle of four true believers creates an energy field for Cernunnos to use to cross over to the physical plane. The circle is used to capture Cernunnos.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Witchy Woman".
  • Kylie Griffin states she has a term paper due, implying the end of the semester, and it is also college football season.
  • To correlate with the timeline, the episode was taken out of its production order and moved down to where it is later in the year 1997.
• Between November 17th and 21st: The original Ghostbusters reunite for Egon Spengler's birthday and team up with the Extreme Ghostbusters to bust Class 4 Self-Replicating Specters.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 1".
  • Janine Melnitz states Thanksgiving is next week. Therefore, Egon Spengler's birthday must be between November 17th and 21st.
• November 27th: The two Ghostbusters teams mount a defensive to prevent S.I.D.N.E.E. from reaching critical mass and becoming quasi-gravitational like a black hole.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Back in the Saddle, Part 2".
  • The episode ends on a Thanksgiving celebration at the Firehouse.

Late 1990's A.D.

• Janosz Poha is released from Parkview Mental Hospital with a clean bill of health. According to Ismael's plans, Janosz gets a job at the American Museum of Natural History.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, a "few years earlier" is revealed in the third draft of the game script during the first cinematic.

2000 A.D.

• Janosz Poha steals a shard of the Relic of Nilhe American Museum of Natural History and returns to the Parkview Mental Hospital to give it to Ismael. Ismael goes back on his deal with Janosz and uses the shard to trigger increased paranormal activity.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, the event is seen in the first cinematic.
  • 2000 is used for the year because David Williams, Creative Director at Behaviour Santiago, mentioned "a new arsenal of cool prototype weapons that Egon has been designing over the past decade" in his Developer Diary series.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Bridget Gibbons mentions "It's too early for Halloween" in jest but this suggests the story takes place in early 2000.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, 2000 was also decided on because in the final cinematic, Janosz Poha reveals he is going to try online dating. Online dating originated in the late 1990's and on.
• A Few Weeks Later, Tuesday: The Ghostbusters capture half of a Siamese Twin Class 3 entity at a warehouse.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Ray Stantz mentions this event in the first cinematic.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Egon Spengler mentions "the almost exponential spike in paranormal activity these last few weeks" in the first cinematic.
• Thursday: The Ghostbusters capture the 9.5th ghost in a row. Ray Stantz suggests it is time to bring in some rookies again.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Winston Zeddemore mentions it is a Thursday in the first cinematic.
• Two Days: Alan Crendall, Gabriel Sitter, Samuel Hazer, and Bridget Gibbons are hired as the Ghostbusters junior team. They spend two days playing on the video game console and eating pizza.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Bridget Gibbons mentions this time span and event during Level 1: Training Day.
• Three Weeks Later: The junior team is sent on their first solo mission, to the Sedgewick Hotel. The mission leads to the team across New York City in search of the shards of the Relic of Nilhe due to Ismael's manipulations. Ismael revives Dumazu but the two are defeated by the junior team.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, "Three Weeks Later" is seen in the first cinematic.
• Two Days Later: The senior team, junior team, and staff celebrates the victory at the Firehouse. Alan Crendall finally forgives Janosz Poha, his uncle, for his past sins.
  • In Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, "Two Days Later" is seen in the final cinematic.

2016 A.D.

• February 14th: On a December episode of "World of the Psychic," Elaine predicts the end of the world on this date, according to her alleged encounter with an alien.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Elaine reveals this to show host, Peter Venkman. This is most likely not going to happen but Venkman's other guest, Milton Anglund, was technically correct with his guess.

2691 A.D.

• Slimer can safely reclaim his state lottery winnings.
  • The event is calcuated in The Real Ghostbusters "Slimer's Curse".
  • Egon Spengler calculates Slimer can take back his winnings in 700 years (i.e. 1991+700=2691).

Alternate 20th to 21st Century A.D.

• In the aftermath of the Great Ghost War, a younger Kylie Griffin suddenly appears and helps overthrow Tempus. This flux causes the future to be rewritten and Tempus' ascension to power never happens.
  • The event occurs in Extreme Ghostbusters "Ghost Apocalyptic Future".