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==Unproduced Scripts== |
==Unproduced Scripts== |
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− | *"Funny You Should Scream" By Jina Bacarr |
+ | *"Funny You Should Scream" By Jina Bacarr<ref>[http://www.theraffon.net/~spookcentral/scblog/index.php/2012/03/04/interview-jina-bacarr-real-ghostbusters Spook Central - "Interview with Jina Bacarr"]</ref> |
**Premise: Dr. Teufel (meaning devil) ran a carnival and trapped children in his Fun House a la Pied Piper. |
**Premise: Dr. Teufel (meaning devil) ran a carnival and trapped children in his Fun House a la Pied Piper. |
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**What happened: The script was donated to the "cause" the animation writers were fighting with the labor board for recognition to be admitted into the WGA. J. Michael Straczynski had to prove to the board that story editing and writing co-existed in the world of animation as it does in episodic television writing Since the 1930s, animation writers were "required" to belong to the Cartoonists Guild. This Ghostbusters script helped to establish a new precedent and animation writers were finally recognized by the WGA through the Animation Writers Caucus. |
**What happened: The script was donated to the "cause" the animation writers were fighting with the labor board for recognition to be admitted into the WGA. J. Michael Straczynski had to prove to the board that story editing and writing co-existed in the world of animation as it does in episodic television writing Since the 1930s, animation writers were "required" to belong to the Cartoonists Guild. This Ghostbusters script helped to establish a new precedent and animation writers were finally recognized by the WGA through the Animation Writers Caucus. |
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+ | *"Midnight on the Lady M" By J. Michael Straczynski<ref>[https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/1125899972312846341 straczynski Tweet 5/6/19] ''J. Michael Straczynski says: "Not sure there was one...we didn't have the money to buy scripts we didn't use, so I usually found a way to make it work. The only unused outline of mine was for an ep called Midnight on the Lady M, set in New Orleans, intended for Season 3. It's in a box around here somewhere."''</ref> |
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+ | **Premise: Set in New Orleans and intended for Season 3. It is the only unused outline done by Straczynski. |
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==The Other Ghostbusters== |
==The Other Ghostbusters== |
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− | "The Real" was added to the title over a dispute with [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]]. After the success of the film, a TV series based on the Ghostbusters began production. At the same time ''The Real Ghostbusters'' was being created, Filmation was making a cartoon known simply as ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'', a revamp of the [[Filmations The Ghost Busters|1970s live-action series]]. Despite rumors to the contrary, Columbia was allowed to use the name Ghostbusters for its cartoon, but added "The Real" to snub Filmation. In the episode "The Spirit of Aunt Lois", Dr. Bassingham, a charlatan spiritualist wore an outfit similar to that of Jake Kong. With character designs by Jim McDermott, the animated characters were dramatically redesigned from the way the same characters looked in the movie due to likeness-rights issues. |
+ | "The Real" was added to the title over a dispute with [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]]. After the success of the film, a TV series based on the Ghostbusters began production. At the same time ''The Real Ghostbusters'' was being created, Filmation was making a cartoon known simply as ''[[Ghostbusters Wiki:Filmation's Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'', a revamp of the [[Ghostbusters Wiki:Filmations The Ghost Busters|1970s live-action series]]. Despite rumors to the contrary, Columbia was allowed to use the name Ghostbusters for its cartoon, but added "The Real" to snub Filmation. In the episode "The Spirit of Aunt Lois", Dr. Bassingham, a charlatan spiritualist wore an outfit similar to that of Jake Kong. With character designs by Jim McDermott, the animated characters were dramatically redesigned from the way the same characters looked in the movie due to likeness-rights issues. |
==Season Guide & Episode Guide== |
==Season Guide & Episode Guide== |
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==Streaming Service Releases== |
==Streaming Service Releases== |
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* Netflix (March 31, 2017 to present) |
* Netflix (March 31, 2017 to present) |
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− | ** The episode "Killerwatt" has its original title screen, which is missing from the [[The Real Ghostbusters DVD Box Set|TimeLife DVD box set]] and the [[The Real Ghostbusters Sony 2016 DVD Series|2016 DVDs from Sony]]. |
+ | ** The episode "Killerwatt" has its original title screen, which is missing from the [[The Real Ghostbusters DVD Box Set|TimeLife DVD box set]] and the [[The Real Ghostbusters Sony 2016 DVD Series|2016 DVDs from Sony]]. The title screen is also found on the "Creatures of the Night" DVD release.<ref>[http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/File:RGB_Killerwatt_Title_Screen_on_Netflix.jpg Image of Killerwatt title screen on Netflix, taken by Paul Rudoff (August 2017)]</ref> |
==Foreign Markets== |
==Foreign Markets== |
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The Real Ghostbusters Series, much like the films was translated into many languages and with such things, many aspects had to be localized. Slimer's name being one of those aspects. |
The Real Ghostbusters Series, much like the films was translated into many languages and with such things, many aspects had to be localized. Slimer's name being one of those aspects. |
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− | |Title of Show||The Real Ghostbusters ''(Seasons 1-3)''<br />Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters ''(Seasons 4-7)''||The Real Ghostbusters<br />Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters<br />Die Echten Ghostbusters (as known in other endorsements)||Los Verdaderos Cazafantasmas |
+ | |Title of Show||The Real Ghostbusters ''(Seasons 1-3)''<br />Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters ''(Seasons 4-7)''||The Real Ghostbusters<br />Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters<br />Die Echten Ghostbusters (as known in other endorsements)||Los Verdaderos Cazafantasmas||S.O.S Fantômes<br />The Real Ghostbusters||Os Caça - Fantasmas||The Real Ghostbusters (alternate title Real Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters) |
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|'''[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]]'''||[[Maurice LaMarche]]||Benjamin Völz (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Holger Mahlich (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Martín Soto<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Jean-Pierre Leroux<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Jorge Barcellos<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Per Sandborgh <ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
|'''[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]]'''||[[Maurice LaMarche]]||Benjamin Völz (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Holger Mahlich (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Martín Soto<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Jean-Pierre Leroux<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Jorge Barcellos<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Per Sandborgh <ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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|'''[[Ray Stantz/Animated|Ray Stantz]]'''||[[Frank Welker]]||Oliver Rohrbeck (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Rainer Schmitt (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Pedro D'Aguillon Jr.<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br />Jorge Roig<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Pascal Renwick<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Flávio Dias<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Gunnar Ernblad <ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
|'''[[Ray Stantz/Animated|Ray Stantz]]'''||[[Frank Welker]]||Oliver Rohrbeck (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Rainer Schmitt (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Pedro D'Aguillon Jr.<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br />Jorge Roig<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Pascal Renwick<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Flávio Dias<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Gunnar Ernblad <ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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− | |'''[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]]'''||[[Lorenzo Music]] ''(Seasons 1-2)''<br />[[Dave Coulier]] ''(Seasons 3-7)''||Stefan Krause (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><br />Yamil Atala?<ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Michael Harck (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>|| |
+ | |'''[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]]'''||[[Lorenzo Music]] ''(Seasons 1-2)''<br />[[Dave Coulier]] ''(Seasons 3-7)''||Stefan Krause (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><br />Yamil Atala?<ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Michael Harck (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Yamil Atala<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br />Ricardo Hill<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Bernard Murat<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Ézio Ramos<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Hans "Hasse" Jonsson<ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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|'''[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]]'''||[[Arsenio Hall]] ''(Seasons 1-3)''<br />[[Buster Jones]] ''(Seasons 4-7)''||Nicolas Böll (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Lutz Schnell (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><br />Andreas von der Meden (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Luis Alfonso Mendoza<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Greg Germain<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref><br />Marc François<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Antônio Moreno<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Peter Sjöquist<ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
|'''[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]]'''||[[Arsenio Hall]] ''(Seasons 1-3)''<br />[[Buster Jones]] ''(Seasons 4-7)''||Nicolas Böll (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><ref>http://www.dubdb.de/serientab2.php?suche=The%20real%20Ghostbusters&start=0&episode=%20%2F%201</ref><br />Lutz Schnell (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><br />Andreas von der Meden (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Luis Alfonso Mendoza<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Greg Germain<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref><br />Marc François<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Antônio Moreno<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Peter Sjöquist<ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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− | |'''[[Janine Melnitz/Animated|Janine Melnitz]]'''||[[Laura Summer]] ''(Seasons 1-2)''<br />[[Kath Soucie]] ''(Seasons 3-7)''||Dorette Hugo (TV Seasons 1-4)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Rocío Garcel<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br /> |
+ | |'''[[Janine Melnitz/Animated|Janine Melnitz]]'''||[[Laura Summer]] ''(Seasons 1-2)''<br />[[Kath Soucie]] ''(Seasons 3-7)''||Dorette Hugo (TV Seasons 1-4)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||Rocío Garcel<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br />Patricia Acevedo<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||Francine Lainé<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes_%28s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation%29</ref>||Márcia Gomes<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Louise Raeder<ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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+ | |'''[[Slimer/Animated|Slimer]]'''||[[Frank Welker]]||Wilfried Herbst (TV)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref><br />Frank Welker (Video)<ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters</ref>||(aka: Pegajoso)<br />Narciso Busquets<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref><br />Carlos Magaña<ref>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_aut%C3%A9nticos_cazafantasmas</ref>||(aka: Bouffe-Tout)<ref>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnages_de_l%27univers_de_S.O.S._Fant%C3%B4mes#Bouffe-tout</ref>||(aka: Geleia)<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geleia_%28Os_Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas%29</ref><br />Sônia Perez<ref>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%A7a-Fantasmas#Brasileiros</ref>||Hans Jonsson<ref>[http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/ghostbusters/ The Real Ghostbusters at Dubbningshemsidan (Swedish)]</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*[[Dana Barrett]] does not appear in the series. |
*[[Dana Barrett]] does not appear in the series. |
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+ | **In the aftermath of the party, Peter refers to the Ghostbusters' first encounter with Slimer, seen in the movie.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Slimer, Come Home]]" (1986) (DVD ts. 06:36-06:37). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "First time I saw you, you slimed me!"''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Boogieman Cometh]]": |
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+ | **Peter mentions their usual fee for standard capture and containment is $1500, much less than their $5000 charge for catching Slimer in the [[Ghostbusters|first movie]].<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Boogieman Cometh]]" (1986) (DVD ts. 05:23-05:26). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Well, our usual fee for a standard capture and containment is $1500."''</ref> |
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+ | **As Peter jumps into the Boogieman's portal, he tells Egon, "See you on the other side, Egon."<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Boogieman Cometh]]" (1986) (DVD ts. 15:37-15:38). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "See you on the other side, Egon."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Take Two]]": |
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+ | **"Take Two" is the episode that directly dealt with the movie to cartoon issue. The making of the movie took place during the animated Ghostbusters show. |
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+ | **It is also one of two episodes that explains the differences between the cartoon and the movie (something rarely done with animated series based on films), the other being "Citizen Ghost". |
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+ | **The Ghostbusters are mystified by the names of the actors supposedly playing them; they claim that they've never even heard of them and Winston thought it was a law firm at first. <ref>[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Take Two]]" (1986) (DVD ts. 06:20-06:24). Time Life Entertainment. ''Winston says: "Murray...Aykroyd...Ramis. What's that? A law firm?"''</ref> |
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+ | **At the end of the episode it has a bit of Ghostbusters on the screen. About the end of [[Ghostbusters (Chapter 01): Start|Chapter 1: Start]] to the beginning of [[Ghostbusters (Chapter 02): Shock the Nerd|Chapter 2: Shock the Nerd]] is seen on screen. |
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+ | **The voice of Bill Murray was dubbed during the movie. |
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+ | **When Venkman sees [[Bill Murray]] onscreen, he comments "he doesn't look a thing like me." Which, in a way, is true.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Take Two]]" (1986) (DVD ts. 22:56-22:58). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Y'know, he doesn't look a thing like me."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Citizen Ghost]]": |
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+ | **Peter tells [[Cynthia Crawford]] how and why Slimer came to live with the Ghostbusters, in events immediately following their film encounter with Gozer. |
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+ | **One of the photos hanging on the wall near Peter's office is of the Firehouse, after it blew up during the events of the movie. |
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+ | **In storyboards, deleted from the episode, the Shandor Building is alluded to in script excerpts. When Peter starts his story, the scene was supposed to start on one of the frames in his office which had a photo of the building after it blew up then shift to the frame of the Firehouse in ruins.<ref>Boyette, Pat (2009). ''The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection'' Volume One Disc Five, "Citizen Ghost" Storyboard p. 24. CPT Holdings, Inc. ''Line reads: "We see photo of the high-rise building used in GHOSTBUSTERS movie -- in its post-battle, marshmallowed, shattered state -- PAN OVER."''</ref><ref>[http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/File:CitizenGhostShandorBuildingAnimatedStoryboard01.jpg "Citizen Ghost" Storyboard showing Shandor Building ruins]</ref> |
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+ | **Peter instantly recognizes the green ghost as the one who slimed him at the (Sedgewick) Hotel.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]]- [[Citizen Ghost]] (1986) (DVD ts. 7:44-7:47). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "It's him! It's the one who slimed me at the hotel!"''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Adventures in Slime and Space]]": |
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+ | **Peter alludes to the Ghostbusters' first encounter with Slimer and getting slimed.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Adventures in Slime and Space]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 04:07-04:12). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Listen, he slimed me the first time we met. He's been looking for a second chance ever since!"''</ref> |
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+ | **The Mayor also mentions the manifestations of the [[Terror dogs (Type of Creatures)|Terror Dogs]] and the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man/Animated|Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]].<ref>[[Mayor Lenny/Animated|Mayor Lenny]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Adventures in Slime and Space]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 11:51-11:55). Time Life Entertainment. ''Mayor says: "First, Terror Dogs. Then a walking marshmallow. Now this!"''</ref> |
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+ | **After the first meeting with the Mayor, Egon's plan prompts Ray to tell Peter to give Egon a chocolate bar.<ref>[[Ray Stantz/Animated|Ray Stantz]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Adventures in Slime and Space]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 13:02-13:04). Time Life Entertainment. ''Ray says: "Peter, give him a chocolate bar."''</ref> This is in reference to the post-New York City Public Library scene in the movie. |
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+ | *In "[[A Fright at the Opera]]": |
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+ | **Peter offers to tell the Diva how he saved the world, a likely reference to the movie.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "A Fright at the Opera" (1986) (DVD ts. 13:20-13:21). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Did I tell you about the time I saved the world?"''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Doctor, Doctor]]": |
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+ | **Peter quotes his "Heat 'em up!" line as heard in the [[Ghostbusters|movie]], and the other three Ghostbusters respond "Smoking!" accordingly.<ref>Eatock, James & Mangels, Andy (2008). ''The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection'' booklet, p. 9. CPT Holdings, Inc.</ref><ref>[[The Real Ghostbusters]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "Doctor, Doctor" (1986) (DVD ts. 18:47-18:49). Time Life Entertainment.</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Ragnarok and Roll]]": |
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+ | **The ABC Theater has a showing of "Ghostbusters" which was premiered, in-universe, at the end of the episode "Take Two". |
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+ | *In "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?]]" |
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+ | **Peter says, "I've always wanted to do this." While in the restaurant, the same thing he says at the Sedgewick Hotel in the movie.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]]- [[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?]] (1987) (DVD ts. 3:03-3:04). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "I've always wanted to do this."''</ref> Instead of pulling the table cloth, he throws a plate of pasta at a ghost. |
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+ | **[[Jon]] mistakenly calls the Ghostbusters the "[[Ghost Smashers]]" three times in the episode. This was the original name of the Ghostbusters movie.<ref>[[Jon]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]]- [[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?]] (1987) (DVD ts. 1:42-1:45). Time Life Entertainment. ''Jon says: "I say Olivia, weren't those the ah the Ghost Smashers who just ran by?"''</ref> |
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+ | **[[Uncle Horace]] reads aloud the Ghostbusters' phone number, NO GHOST or 664-4678. This marks the first time the phone number is stated or seen in the animated series. Previously, in the first Ghostbusters movie, it was 555-2368 but the 664-4678 phone number was first used in [[Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular]], a novelization of the first movie, as 1-212-NO-GHOST.<ref>Mueller, Richard (August 1985). "Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular," p. 65. Tor Books, New York NY USA, ISBN 0812585984.</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Collect Call of Cathulhu]]": |
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+ | **The opening shot of a focus on the library's lion statue is similar to the opening shot of the first film. |
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+ | **In the script, when Ecto-1 departed the Firehouse for the library, there was an exchange between Ray and Peter. Peter referred to the [[Library ghost]] in the dialogue.<ref> Reaves, Michael (2009). ''The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection'' Volume Two Disc Five, p. 3. CPT Holdings, Inc. ''Peter says: "I just hope Ray doesn't find another phantom librarian."''</ref> |
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+ | **Egon references Gozer as the team departs from the library.<ref>[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[The Collect Call of Cathulhu]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 05:57-06:00). Time Life Entertainment. ''Egon says: "Cathulhu makes Gozer look like Little Mary Sunshine."''</ref> |
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+ | **The man on the train says he would have thought Venkman was an astronaut. The man at the Sedgewick hotel in the first movie asks Venkman, "What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?" |
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+ | **Winston voiced his regret over answering the ad the Ghostbusters placed during the events of the movie.<ref>[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "The Collect Call of Cathulhu" (1987) (DVD ts. 17:16-17:19). Time Life Entertainment. ''Winston says: "Sometimes I really regret answering that ad you guys ran."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster]]": |
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+ | **The Ghostbusters speculate the surge in paranormal activity could be hailing the return of Gozer.<ref>[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster ]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 06:21-06:25). Time Life Entertainment. ''Winston says: "This is as bad as when Gozer was around."''</ref><ref>[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster ]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 06:29-06:30). Time Life Entertainment. ''Egon says: "No. None of the readings indicate a return of Gozer."''</ref> |
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+ | **Janine refers to the Containment Unit as the Storage Facility like in the first film.<ref>[[Janine Melnitz/Animated|Janine Melnitz]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster ]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 10:31-10:32). Time Life Entertainment.</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Revenge of Murray the Mantis]]": |
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+ | **Egon mentions Gozer. <ref>[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Revenge of Murray the Mantis]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 10:05-10:08). Time Life Entertainment. ''Egon says: "It could have a life energy as high as Gozer's."''</ref> |
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+ | **Winston mentions the giant [[The Twinkie|Twinkie]] analogy from the [[Ghostbusters|first movie]]. <ref>[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[The Revenge of Murray the Mantis]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 10:09-10:10). Time Life Entertainment. ''Winston says: "Great. Another big Twinkie."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Egon's Ghost]]" |
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+ | **A larger Terror Dog pursues the Ghostbusters. Winston comments he hasn't seen a Terror Dog in a long time, most likely referencing the movie.<ref>[[Winston Zeddemore/Animated|Winston Zeddemore]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Egon's Ghost]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 14:25-14:29). Time Life Entertainment. ''Winston says: "A Terror Dog. Haven't seen one of those in a long time."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Big Trouble With Little Slimer]]": |
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+ | **Walter Peck reveals that he lost his job after the events of the movie.<ref>[[Walter Peck/Animated|Walter Peck]] (2009).[[The Real Ghostbusters]]- "[[Big Trouble With Little Slimer ]]" (1987) (DVD ts. 04:08-04:11). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peck says: "Did I tell you how they made me look like a fool and cost me my job?"''</ref><ref> Eatock, James & Mangels, Andy (2008). ''The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection'' booklet, p. 27. CPT Holdings, Inc.</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Copycat]]": |
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+ | **A Terror Dog briefly invades the Firehouse. |
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+ | *In "[[Elementary My Dear Winston]]" |
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+ | **When the Ghostbusters pull up to the New York City Public Library, Peter reminisces about how their first case was there, as seen in the movie.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Elementary My Dear Winston]]" (1989) (DVD ts. 17:02-17:06). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Brings back memories, huh, Egon? Our very first case started here."''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[Jailbusters]]": |
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+ | **The [[Ghost Governor]] has two large sized Terror Dogs. |
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+ | *In "[[Revenge of the Ghostmaster]]": |
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+ | **When Ray and Egon conduct research at the New York City Public Library, there is construction going on, shown by a man working on scaffolding like in the movie. |
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+ | *In "[[Loose Screws]]" |
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+ | **Peter says, "Nice shootin' Tex!" to Winston.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[Loose Screws]]" (1989) (DVD ts. 20:23-20:24). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Nice shootin', Tex!"''</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Halloween Door]]": |
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+ | **Peter says he's been waiting five years to slime Slimer. This is true, since he was first slimed by Slimer in the movie.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Halloween Door]]" (1989) (DVD ts. 01:44-01:46). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Five years I waited to do that!"''</ref> |
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+ | **J. Michael Straczynski, during a visual commentary, points out that the destruction of the Containment Unit is stylistically lifted from a similar scene in the first Ghostbusters film. |
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+ | **[[Brian O'Neal]], the voice of Boogaloo, was also a member of the [[The Bus Boys]]. That group performed the song "Cleanin' Up The Town" from [[Ghostbusters]] and its [[Ghostbusters Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].<ref>Eatock, James & Mangels, Andy (2008). ''The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection'' booklet, p. 33. CPT Holdings, Inc.</ref> |
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+ | *In "[[The Haunting of Heck House]]": |
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+ | **Egon mentions facing Gozer.<ref>[[Egon Spengler/Animated|Egon Spengler]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Haunting of Heck House]]" (1990) (DVD ts. 04:27-04:36). Time Life Entertainment. ''Egon says: "We faced demons, monsters, Gozer, multi-dimensional invasions but there is nothing you can say that will get me within a mile of Heck House."''</ref> |
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+ | **Peter reminds Egon of the first case at the New York Public Library, and hopes for Egon's sake that the spirits in Heck House never saw the movie based upon that incident.<ref>[[Peter Venkman/Animated|Peter Venkman]] (2009). [[The Real Ghostbusters]] - "[[The Haunting of Heck House]]" (1990) (DVD ts. 08:09-08:23). Time Life Entertainment. ''Peter says: "Yeah, you're probably okay unless it heard about our first case. You know, the one at the New York Public Library. Where books started flying out of the bookcases. Hundreds and hundreds of guided missiles. Well, let's just hope they never saw the movie made about all that. Toodles."''</ref> |
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**On Page 19, the page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" at about the 20:20 to 20:36 mark when Egon advises everyone to vacate the Erie up to when the Erie blows up. |
**On Page 19, the page adapts from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" at about the 20:20 to 20:36 mark when Egon advises everyone to vacate the Erie up to when the Erie blows up. |
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**On Page 20, in panel 1, on the big sign left of the Firehouse references the Blody drink from "The Halloween Door". The page adapts from "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" at about the 20:39 to 21:05 mark when everyone gathers in the Firehouse, Egon thanks Janine, and Ray muses everything is back to normal. The park scene is visually based on Battery Park in "The Scaring of the Green" when the Bog Hound appears behind two men on a park bench. One of the men from that episode even appears. |
**On Page 20, in panel 1, on the big sign left of the Firehouse references the Blody drink from "The Halloween Door". The page adapts from "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" at about the 20:39 to 21:05 mark when everyone gathers in the Firehouse, Egon thanks Janine, and Ray muses everything is back to normal. The park scene is visually based on Battery Park in "The Scaring of the Green" when the Bog Hound appears behind two men on a park bench. One of the men from that episode even appears. |
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− | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Get Real TPB|Ghostbusters: Get Real TPB]]: |
+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Get Real TPB|Ghostbusters: Get Real TPB]]: |
**The front cover is inspired by the design of a The Real Ghostbusters Magic Window VHS box: The top of the cover featured "Magic Window" and children. On the cover they are replaced with "Interdimensional Portal" and both teams of Ghostbusters dancing like in the end credits for The Real Ghostbusters and the "Ghostbusters" music video. The logo uses the font of The Real Ghostbusters. The "1984 Columbia Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved" is kept the same. In the lower left corner, "IDW Publishing" replaces "RCA". The back cover is also inspired by the design of the back of a The Real Ghostbusters Magic Window VHS box. The format remains the same: the character silhouettes, two panels, a brief summary, length approximation, acknowledgment of a soundtrack, the company logo in the lower left (IDW for RCA but in the RCA font style), and 'color' in the lower right corner. |
**The front cover is inspired by the design of a The Real Ghostbusters Magic Window VHS box: The top of the cover featured "Magic Window" and children. On the cover they are replaced with "Interdimensional Portal" and both teams of Ghostbusters dancing like in the end credits for The Real Ghostbusters and the "Ghostbusters" music video. The logo uses the font of The Real Ghostbusters. The "1984 Columbia Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved" is kept the same. In the lower left corner, "IDW Publishing" replaces "RCA". The back cover is also inspired by the design of the back of a The Real Ghostbusters Magic Window VHS box. The format remains the same: the character silhouettes, two panels, a brief summary, length approximation, acknowledgment of a soundtrack, the company logo in the lower left (IDW for RCA but in the RCA font style), and 'color' in the lower right corner. |
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**On Page 43, the portal that featured Hulk Hogan's Ghost Wrestlers was changed to three Robo-Busters inspired by the episode "Robo-Buster". |
**On Page 43, the portal that featured Hulk Hogan's Ghost Wrestlers was changed to three Robo-Busters inspired by the episode "Robo-Buster". |
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**On Page 38, in panel 3, RGB Slimer makes a cameo in a pumpkin shape like in "The Halloween Door". |
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*On February 27, 2018, the third Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the upcoming Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Winston from The Real Ghostbusters and revealed its dimension was designated "68-R". <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/968508792588656640 erikburnham Tweet 2/27/18]</ref> |
*On February 27, 2018, the third Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the upcoming Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Winston from The Real Ghostbusters and revealed its dimension was designated "68-R". <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/968508792588656640 erikburnham Tweet 2/27/18]</ref> |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 1|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #1]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, Winston Zeddemore from The Real Ghostbusters appears. |
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+ | **On Cover B is the Ecto-4, introduced in Ghostbusters 101 #4 and visually based on the Kenner Ecto Glow Copter. |
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+ | **On Cover RI-B is the Wrapper Ghost is from Kenner's Classic Hero Ray. In the corner, chased by Ecto-1 is the fanged ghost from Kenner's Ecto-Plazm. |
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+ | **On Page 4, the biometric scanner and Containment Unit are based on the version seen in "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood". Prime universe Ray alludes to comparing notes with The Real Ghostbusters. Dimension 68-R was revealed to be the designation for the universe occupied by The Real Ghostbusters in Winston's virtual trading card released online on February 27, 2018. Ray speculates about a pocket dimension in the Containment Unit. |
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+ | **On Page 9, the collar of Winston's T-shirt is seen, confirming it's his stock Good's Team shirt. |
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+ | **On Page 18, in panel 2, the frame by Jenny is of Janine's family from "Janine's Day Off". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Answer The Call 4|Ghostbusters: Answer The Call Issue #4]]: |
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+ | **On page 9, Holtzmann's strategy of controlling the dream mirrors Winston's in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream". |
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*On April 3, 2018, the 13th Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the upcoming Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Egon from The Real Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/981245035822936065 erikburnham Tweet 4/3/18]</ref> |
*On April 3, 2018, the 13th Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the upcoming Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Egon from The Real Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/981245035822936065 erikburnham Tweet 4/3/18]</ref> |
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*On April 17, 2018, the 17th Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Ray from The Real Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/986276161385672704 TomWaltz Tweet 4/17/18]</ref> |
*On April 17, 2018, the 17th Virtual Trading Card for promotion of the Crossing Over maxi-series was posted. It featured Ray from The Real Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/986276161385672704 TomWaltz Tweet 4/17/18]</ref> |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 2|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #2]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, Egon, Ecto-2, the P.K.E. Meter, and Helmet Goggles from The Real Ghostbusters are featured. |
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+ | **On Cover B, Extreme Ghostbusters Egon is wearing the Molecular Destabilizer Suit from "X-Mas Marks the Spot". Janine is wearing her counterpart's yellow outfit from that episode as well. Erin and Ron have the Kenner Ghost Poppers. The ghosts that appear are Ghash, Victor, Pull Speed Ahead Ghost with its T-Stick Ghost, and X-Cop from Kenner's Haunted Humans figures. |
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+ | **On page 4, Janine is wearing a coat her animated counterpart wore in "Ghost Busted". In panel 2, behind Jenny, are New Spirit Chips from "Something's Going Around", The Real Ghostbusters Potato Snacks, Cheese & Bacon (black bag), and The Real Ghostbusters Potato Snacks, Salt & Vinegar (blue bag). Immediately right of Janine's left arm is a logo referencing El's Diner from "The Man Who Never Reached Home". On the second level of the drink case is a carton of milk from Stanz' Dairy, a nod to the location and misspelled sign in "Dairy Farm". On both levels are Yuppie Water from "Short Stuff". |
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+ | **On page 11, the Containment Unit opens like it did in "Cry Uncle" when Uncle Cyrus accidentally released the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. |
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+ | **On Page 18, Ray wears green vest and shirt civies based on those worn by his counterpart. |
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+ | **On page 19, in panel 1, the foot X-ray is from "Doctor, Doctor". |
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+ | **On page 20, The Real Ghostbusters and Slimer appear. An alternate version of Robo-Buster appears at the top of the panel. It is shown the Extreme Ghostbusters and team from Slimer! are from different dimensions. Kevin's box references the Kenner Firehouse playset. |
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+ | **On page 21, the 68-R designation was revealed on Winston's Virtual Trading Card on February 27, 2018. The events of "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster", Get Real Issue #1, and Proteus are mentioned. The notes mention the Winstons enlisted in different military branches. The prime Winston was with the Marine Corps, the RGB Winston was with the Air Force - also revealed in his trading card. Janine, Slimer, and the Sedgewick Hotel of The Real Ghostbusters are mentioned. Slimer's adoption, seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Citizen Ghost", is mentioned. The fact it was a cartoon is riffed on. The no hiatus between Gozer and Vigo is mentioned. Vigo was referenced in "Partners in Slime". The potential leak in the Real Ghostbusters' Containment Unit came up in Get Real Issue #2 and served as an in-universe explanation for Dan Schoening's easter eggs. The Peters' argument about payment for the flow of ghosts from Get Real Issue #2 is brought up. The 68-R capture was a poltergeist at the Bronx Zoo in Get Real Issue #2 that was visually based on the Makoveris Lotsabucks. The file photos are borrowed from episodes of The Real Ghostbusters: Ray's is from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood", Winston's is from the first Intro sequence when the alarm sounds, Peter's is also from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood", Egon's is from "Bustman's Holiday" before he gives the thumb's up at the end, and Janine's is from "Ghosts R Us". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Answer The Call 5|Ghostbusters: Answer The Call Issue #5]]: |
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+ | **On page 19, like in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream", the main antagonist discounts the secretary who then helps capture him. |
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*On May 10, 2018, the Real Ghostbusters were mentioned on the 24th Crossing Over Virtual Trading Card which featured the Extreme Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/994643481510363138 TomWaltz Tweet 5/10/18]</ref> |
*On May 10, 2018, the Real Ghostbusters were mentioned on the 24th Crossing Over Virtual Trading Card which featured the Extreme Ghostbusters. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/994643481510363138 TomWaltz Tweet 5/10/18]</ref> |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 3|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #3]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, is Slimer and Kenner's Ecto Bomber, which debuted late into the series. |
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+ | **On Cover B, the cover is a take on when the Spectral Ghostbusters marched into the Firehouse in "Citizen Ghost". The Spectral Janine has the Tease Ray weapon from the Kenner Fright Feature Janine figure. Right of Spectral Holtzmann is the box of contaminated flightsuits and from "Citizen Ghost" and the note references Egon's urging to destroy it that Peter ignored. |
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+ | **On Page 2, Peck pours from a bottle that references Kildarby from "The Bird of Kildarby". |
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+ | **On Page 4, Ray once again refers to the unit as the Transdimensional Portal as it was in "The Copycat". |
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+ | **On Page 5, Egon mentions how some dimensions are behind in time compared to theirs. The Real Ghostbusters takes place for the majority in the 1980s. |
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+ | **On Page 10, the ghost's fog form is visually based on The Thing from "The Thing In Mrs. Faversham's Attic". |
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+ | **On Page 16, on the upper right is the screen used for Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters P.K.E. Meter, but without the ghost icon. |
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+ | **On Page 19, in panel 2, Dani is reading Creature magazine from the Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters intro. The back cover is the ad for The Real Ghostbusters Potato Snacks. |
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*On June 12, 2018, The Real Ghostbusters were featured on the 33rd Crossing Over Virtual Trading Card. It was revealed Ray chose the name "The Real Ghostbusters" after he neglected to file the proper trademark paperwork in time and another company beat them to the punch in order to market vacuum cleaners. Peter suggested the slight name change but they rarely, if ever, use it in public. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1006691751971586049 TomWaltz Tweet 6/12/18]</ref> |
*On June 12, 2018, The Real Ghostbusters were featured on the 33rd Crossing Over Virtual Trading Card. It was revealed Ray chose the name "The Real Ghostbusters" after he neglected to file the proper trademark paperwork in time and another company beat them to the punch in order to market vacuum cleaners. Peter suggested the slight name change but they rarely, if ever, use it in public. <ref>[https://twitter.com/TomWaltz/status/1006691751971586049 TomWaltz Tweet 6/12/18]</ref> |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 4|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #4]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, Peter appears. |
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+ | **On Cover B, the Junior Ghostbusters and the Scarab of Apshai appears. |
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+ | **On Cover RI, Slimer appears. |
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+ | **On Page 1, the Transdimensional Portal name from "The Copycat" is used. |
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+ | **On Page 14, the ghost is revealed to be IDW's version of the Headless Horseman. |
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+ | **On Page 18, in panel 1, on the far top left monitor screen is the P.K.E. Meter screen during the Spectral Well discovery in "The Magnificent Five" and on the far bottom left screen is the P.K.E. Meter screen during "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral". In panel 3, above Cait's head is the P.K.E. Meter screen when Winston's detects Wyatt Earp in "Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral". In panel 4, on the monitor screen is the P.K.E. Meter display of Zunk from "Ghosts R Us". In panel 5, on the far right is the P.K.E. Meter screen when it overloaded at Lewiston Girls Academy in "If I Were a Witch Man". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 5|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #5]]: |
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+ | **On Cover B, Egon Spengler, Kenner Ecto-Plazm and three ghosts that came with it, Kenner P.K.E. Meter that came with the Proton Pack, and the unreleased Kenner Egon's Lab Toy appear. |
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+ | **On Cover RI, Egon and Slimer appears. |
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+ | **On Page 2, in panel 5, Slimer has a pizza visually based on his Kenner toy accessory. |
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+ | **On Page 3, in panel 1, inside Jenny's box are two C.A. Reed party cups, a C.A. Reed Table Cover, and a Hallmark paper plate. |
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+ | **On Page 7, the shot of the the thrower being activated is a nod to the Intro and some early episodes. |
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+ | **On Page 15, Peter's possessed design is visually based on when he was possessed by Wat in "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood". |
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+ | **On Page 18, in panel 3, the Murder Clown's jack-in-the-box is visually based on on used by the Toy Ghost in "Ghosts R Us". In panel 4, on the white popcorn bag is Cheap Thrills Amusement Park and its clown face from "Rollerghoster". |
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+ | **On Page 21, Proteus is mentioned. |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 6|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #6]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, Ray appears. |
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+ | **On Cover B, Slimer, Winston, and Egon appear. |
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+ | **On Cover RI, Winston and Peter appear. |
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+ | **On Page 1, continuing from last issue, the jack-in-the box is visually based on one used by the Toy Ghost in "Ghosts R Us". |
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+ | **On Page 6, in panel 5, Egon modifies his thrower with a red handled screwdriver like at the end of "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood". |
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+ | **On Page 13, Peter's possessed look is once again based on his possession in "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 7|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #7]]: |
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+ | **On Cover A, Winston appears. The 68-V version of Robo-Buster also appears. |
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+ | **Cover B is a nod to Kenner's Classic Hero Ray packaging with prime Kylie Griffin as the toy. The Braided Hair Ghost is the ghost toy instead of the Wrapper Ghost. |
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+ | **On Page 1, in panel 3, by the oven is a Were-Chicken exactly like in Volume 1 Issue #2. |
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+ | **On Page 3, in panel 2, the chalkboard references Chickenbane Soup from "Poultrygeist". Panel 3 has the bottom part of the Chickenbane Soup recipe. |
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+ | **On Page 6, in panel 4, Ray's hair is miscolored blonde - a nod to the show's animation errors. |
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+ | **On Page 10, Ray mentions Janine and her recurring ghostbusting seen on series. |
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+ | **On Page 16, in panel 1, on the right is Janine's car from the latter half of series. |
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+ | **On Page 17, in panel 1, the Containment Unit Monitor from "When Halloween Was Forever" and "X-Mas Marks The Spot" is on the console by Zoe. In panel 2, the red screens and "Sorry this sneak peeks been slimed!" text behind Zoe are the default art for the sticker boxes from Diamond Publishing's The Real Ghostbusters Sticker Album. |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Crossing Over 8|Ghostbusters Crossing Over #8]]: |
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+ | **On Cover B, Ray appears. The van and motorcycle are from 1986 Kenner concept art. |
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+ | **On Page 13, in panel 1, on the machine screen between Zoe and Garrett is a still from The Real Ghostbusters Game Boy video game. In front of Zoe is the Containment Unit Monitor from "X-Mas Marks the Spot" and "When Halloween Was Forever". |
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+ | **On Page 14, the Containment Unit's hatch is open like its counterpart on The Real Ghostbusters. |
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+ | **On Page 16, in panel 1, on the screen above Cait's head is a still from stage 1 of The Real Ghostbusters Data East video game. |
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+ | **On Page 17, in panel 4, the ghost attacking Jenny is visually based on Kenner's Mail Fraud Ghost. The pocket dimension is visually based on the one seen in "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster". |
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+ | **On Page 18, Ray talks about finding a way to get Jenny out. On The Real Ghostbusters, several ways were explored: Egon and later Eduardo use suits to go into the unit, Slimer could return to the hatch in "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster", an airlock was devised in "Revenge of Murray the Mantis", a Trap Sphere was used in "Partners in Slime", and even Professor Dweeb made a device and used it in "The Slob" |
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+ | **On Page 20, in panel 1, on the sidewalk is Lieutenant Frump on the far left, Dr. Ruth from "Egon on the Rampage", the man in cooked turkey suit from "Egon on the Rampage" around the corner, and O'Malley from "The Scaring of the Green" around the corner. Janine is wearing a pink business suit that her counterpart wore at the start of "Egon on the Rampage". In panel 5, in the lower right corner, Charon's Patisserie is referenced, a nod to Charon from "Hanging By a Thread". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: IDW 20/20|Ghostbusters IDW 20/20]]: |
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+ | **On Page 1, the house that appears is a version of Mrs. Roger's House from "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood". The main story is essentially a version of the episode in Dimension 50-S. |
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+ | **On Page 5, Wat and Precious appear in as they first did like in "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood", an old woman and a yellow canary. |
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+ | **On Page 7, after being blown up, Wat appears in a partial form like when the version on The Real Ghostbusters spoke to Janine in the Firehouse basement. |
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+ | **On Page 12, the manner in which Wat reveals himself is similar to the manifestation of the Spectral Ghostbusters in "Citizen Ghost". |
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+ | **On Page 22, the Icon Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters appears like in the bumpers. |
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+ | **On Page 24, behind Vigo is the Genevieve Tapestry from "Hard Knight's Day". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: Ghostbusters]]: |
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+ | **On Page 1, in panel 3, the Bully Boys Paint on the left is a nod to the Bully Boys from "Hard Knight's Day". |
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+ | **On Page 2, is the skull of the dinosaur skeleton possessed by the Undying One in "Moaning Stones". |
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+ | **On Page 3, Yuppie Water from "Short Stuff" is drunk by Egon. On the bottom shelf behind Egon is the Dimensional Inverter part from "When Halloween Was Forever".There is a can of Blody by Ray's head from "The Halloween Door". To Ray's left, the Dimensionometer from "Egon on the Rampage" makes a non-canon cameo in its usual place. |
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+ | **On Page 7, in panel 2, Winston's key chain is a nod to the Jaguars baseball team from "Night Game". |
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+ | **On Page 8, the main ad at the entrance is for Celebrity magazine from "The Devil in the Deep". In this case, Celebrity is a stand-in for Entertainment Weekly. It promotes Clark Tracy in "Gangsters on Broadway" from "Lights! Camera! Haunting!" In panel 3, on the left is an ad for Sol's Tanning Salon from "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn". |
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+ | **On Page 9, in panel 2, above Winston is a Blody ad in the style of Enjoy Coke ads. In panel 5, left of Peter is Alice Johnson from "The Devil in the Deep" and left of Winston is Professor Dweeb. |
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+ | **On Page 10, Egon's body is now transmogrified, similar to his counterpart in "Egon on the Rampage". In panel 4, the two middle frames on the wall are for Blody. In panel 5, behind the Ghostbusters, the Skeleton woman and a Possessed Subway from "Knock, Knock". |
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+ | **On Page 14, in panel 2, behind Janine are Peter's generator from "The Devil in the Deep" and the Specter Detector model sheet. |
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+ | **On Page 16, intentional or not, the ghost wears on octopus on his head. The Cult of Cathulhu had similar masks in "The Collect Call of Cathulhu". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: The Real Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: The Real Ghostbusters]]: |
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+ | **On Cover RE are Zonk, Slug, Snarg, Sandman, Samhain, Egon, Winston, Peter, Ray, a Proton Pack and Particle Thrower, P.K.E. Meter, Boogieman, Wat, Slimer, Killerwatt, Grundel, Ghash, Winged Puma, and Ecto-1. |
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+ | **On Page 2, Peter's high school principal is named after producer Richard Raynis. Egon mentions the LaMarche Boards, named after Egon's voice actor, Maurice LaMarche. |
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+ | **On Page 3, in panel 1, the doll Peter throws is a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man doll that recurs on the show with Ray and Slimer. |
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+ | **On Page 4, the mobile has figures of Samhain, Slimer, and Mooglie. |
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+ | **On Page 5, the next location is at the Glorp Factory. The Glorp! brand featured in "Station Identification" as one of the minor ghosts that attacks the Ghostbusters. The factory's street location is named after J. Michael Straczynski, story editor and writer, and Richard Mueller, one of the writers on The Real Ghostbusters. |
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+ | **On Page 7, the montage is similar to The Real Ghostbusters episodes "Ghosts R Us" and "Robo-Buster" when a similar rival company starts busting ghosts taking all of the Ghostbusters' gigs away. The ghost caught on Wednesday is Mail Fraud from Kenner's toyline. |
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+ | **On Page 11, the Ghostbusters are in their pajamas. Egon and Winston's are from "Troll Bridge", Ray's loosely matches one from "Spacebusters", and Peter's is from "Spacebusters" as well. Eldon Bromo and ABS News first appeared in "Egon on the Rampage". Saul mentions the Ghostbusters' capture of Slimer at the Sedgewick Hotel in 1984. |
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+ | **On Page 13, Ray's Spooks Away uniform has a similar color scheme to the uniform worn by dream Janine in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream". Ray and Saul mention the Containment Unit. |
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+ | **On Page 14, Who's Who in The Spirit World first appeared in "Revenge of the Ghostmaster". |
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+ | **On Page 15, it's revealed Ghostbusters' equipment was copied. The Ghostbusters' technology was also copied in "Robo-Buster" but in this case, the difference is the designs were stolen from future rather than the present. |
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+ | **On Page 16, the busted ghosts, including Slimer, combine into a giant mega ghost much like "Robo-Buster". Peter makes a crack about New Jersey. |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: Extreme Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary: Extreme Ghostbusters]]: |
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+ | **In the Dramatis Personae, Egon's biography mentions the Real Ghostbusters. |
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+ | **On Page 5, Egon alludes to past encounters with possessed animals. One of which was seen in "It's a Jungle Out There". |
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+ | **On Page 7, Roland's flashlight is the model used in "The Grundel". |
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+ | **On Page 10, Peter's suit is based on the one worn in "The Collect Call of Cathulhu". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron 3|Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron Issue #3]]: |
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+ | **On Page 1, in panel 2 is a box from Hasty Pastry Bakery from "The Joke's on Ray". |
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+ | **On Page 4, in panel 1, Slimer eats from a Chick in the Box bucket. This is a reference to "Chicken, He Clucked" when Cubby started hallucinating every building was chicken-related as he ranted to a woman sitting on a bench. |
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+ | **On Page 5, in panel 1, on the counter is a can of Blody, originally from "The Halloween Door". |
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+ | **On Page 8, in panel 3, Mr. Avery is a nod to James Avery, who voiced Killerwatt. |
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+ | **On Page 13, in panel 1, the head of the body used by Killerwatt in "Killerwatt" appears. |
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+ | **On Page 14, the ghost is visually based on Killerwatt. |
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+ | **On Page 19, in panel 1, on Optimus Prime 555-1383 is the phone number of the Meredith family in "The Grundel". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron 4|Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron Issue #4]]: |
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+ | **On Cover RI, the POV of entities all around the Ghostbusters is reminiscent of the cover of the last volume of Time Life's series collection of The Real Ghostbusters. |
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+ | **On Page 1, in panel 2, the vehicle behind Ectotron is the Cage Car toy that accompanies the Playmobil Real Ghostbusters Egon Spengler figure that released on April 13, 2018. |
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+ | **On Page 1, in panel 3, on the toolbox is a WUGH sticker of the logo seen in "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" at the radio station. |
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+ | **On Page 5, in panel 5, the Containment Viewer from "X-Mas Marks the Spot" and "When Halloween Was Forever" makes a non-canon cameo on the console. |
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+ | **On Page 16, once again, the ghost is visually based on Killerwatt from "Killerwatt". |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Year One 1|Ghostbusters Year One Issue #1]]: |
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+ | **On Cover B, Winston's emergency contact is his father, Edward Lee Zeddemore. "Edward Zeddemore" was the name of Winston's father in The Real Ghostbusters and "Lee" was the middle name of Roscoe Lee Browne, the voice of Edward Zeddemore. |
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+ | **On Page 4, Winston's father is visually based on Ed Zeddemore from "The Brooklyn Triangle". |
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+ | **On Page 5, Winston revealed he was once a construction worker like Winston. |
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+ | *In [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters Year One 2|Ghostbusters Year One Issue #2]]: |
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+ | **On Cover RI are two parts from the Kenner Ecto-1 toy, in the lower left is the Ghost Claw and in the upper right is the Gunner seat. The floor and turquoise tile wall is based on the Fire House set. In the upper right are the 3 spotlights, by Ray's left leg is the spotlight switch panel, and by Ray's head are the extending traps from "Halloween II 1/2". Behind Ray is Ecto-1's water raft from "The Two Faces of Slimer" and "Sticky Business". Ray uses the Ghost Tether device from "Partners in Slime". |
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The Real Ghostbusters was an Emmy-Nominated American animated television series based on the hit 1984 film Ghostbusters. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television (now Sony Pictures Television), DiC Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Dr. Ray Stantz, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer. In 1988 during the show's six year run it was retooled with the Slimer! show that was sandwiched around The Real Ghostbusters and was titled Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters. The show also received a new opening sequence (which was used for the remainder of the series) when it was re-titled as well. The series continued to develop the franchise's mythology; In "Partners in Slime", Vigo was mentioned, confirming Ghostbusters II is in the continuity of the animated series. However, due to many reasons the show started the Ghostbusters Animated Timeline Canon.
During the show's run (September 13, 1986 – October 22, 1991) a series of comics were made: NOW Comics- The Real Ghostbusters Series for North America, and Marvel Comics Ltd- The Real Ghostbusters Series for the United Kingdom. A Toy line by Kenner was produced through its run as well. There was even a short lived Magazine. In 1997, the franchise was revived with Extreme Ghostbusters. A group of new Ghostbusters joined Egon, Janine and Slimer, who helped to bridge both cartoons.
Plot
The series' origin is told in the episode "Citizen Ghost", which is a flashback episode. Peter reveals that the suits were replaced with new ones that were in new colors. Gozer was taken out but the old suits had ecto-plasmic residue and Peter was supposed to destroy them. Also in that episode, it is revealed that Slimer stuck around the firehouse and while Peter didn't like him, the others after a few days grew to like him, as he was harmless and valuable to research. Ray names him, to spite Peter, Slimer. At the end of the episode the Ghostbusters are in serious trouble with ghostly versions of themselves that wanted them out of business. Slimer wore them out as they fired at him wasting their ecto energy. Because of that, the Ghostbusters were able to capture the ghosts. Slimer earned his spot as a pet and friend of the Ghostbusters.
"Take Two" explained in a way, the differences between the cartoon and the film. The film according to the episode was made based on events in the cartoon. Inside jokes about the film are all over the episode.
Development
A short pilot episode was produced, but never aired in full. Scenes of the pilot can be seen in TV promos that aired prior to the beginning of the series. As with most pilots, the short episode has several striking differences from the finished product. For the most part, the differences come down to a greater faithfulness to the movie: Peter Venkman's design bears a greater resemblance to Bill Murray, the Ghostbusters still use their original uniforms, and Slimer appears as a gluttonous bad guy as he does in the movie. Certain scenes from the pilot would be edited and used in the show's intro, most notably the encounter at the end with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Other scenes from the pilot, including a shot of Ray waking up from bed with a Mr. Staypuft doll, the team sliding down the fire pole in silhouette, and a skeletal Red Baron laughing as he flies across the sky, would later be used in the special opening sequence for the 1989 Real Ghostbusters prime time Halloween special, "The Halloween Door".
Maurice LaMarche, the voice of Egon Spengler, described that even though the auditioners did not want him to impersonate Harold Ramis, he did so and got the part. LaMarche mentioned that, supposedly, Bill Murray asked why Lorenzo Music's voice sounded like Garfield and not like himself, and this may have weighed in the replacing of Music, with Dave Coulier replacing him after 78 episodes. This is ironic considering that Bill Murray took over the role of Garfield for the live-action movies. Ernie Hudson was the only actor from the film who auditioned to reprise his role, Winston Zeddemore, for the animated series, but he lost to Arsenio Hall.
Unproduced Scripts
- "Funny You Should Scream" By Jina Bacarr[1]
- Premise: Dr. Teufel (meaning devil) ran a carnival and trapped children in his Fun House a la Pied Piper.
- What happened: The script was donated to the "cause" the animation writers were fighting with the labor board for recognition to be admitted into the WGA. J. Michael Straczynski had to prove to the board that story editing and writing co-existed in the world of animation as it does in episodic television writing Since the 1930s, animation writers were "required" to belong to the Cartoonists Guild. This Ghostbusters script helped to establish a new precedent and animation writers were finally recognized by the WGA through the Animation Writers Caucus.
Unproduced Outlines
- "Midnight on the Lady M" By J. Michael Straczynski[2]
- Premise: Set in New Orleans and intended for Season 3. It is the only unused outline done by Straczynski.
The Other Ghostbusters
"The Real" was added to the title over a dispute with Filmation. After the success of the film, a TV series based on the Ghostbusters began production. At the same time The Real Ghostbusters was being created, Filmation was making a cartoon known simply as Ghostbusters, a revamp of the 1970s live-action series. Despite rumors to the contrary, Columbia was allowed to use the name Ghostbusters for its cartoon, but added "The Real" to snub Filmation. In the episode "The Spirit of Aunt Lois", Dr. Bassingham, a charlatan spiritualist wore an outfit similar to that of Jake Kong. With character designs by Jim McDermott, the animated characters were dramatically redesigned from the way the same characters looked in the movie due to likeness-rights issues.
Season Guide & Episode Guide
For a list of the episodes of the Real Ghostbusters click here.
Main Characters
Dr. Peter Venkman
Dr. Peter Venkman (voiced by Lorenzo Music seasons 1-2 and Dave Coulier seasons 3-7) is the group's first-among-equals. While not their official leader, Venkman often makes the decision whether or not they will take a case. He also provides comic relief and is usually nominated for tasks no one else wants to do.
Dr. Egon Spengler
Dr. Egon Spengler (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) a scientific genius, is the primary source of expertise the group uses to understand (and many times combat) the ethereal realm. A skilled theorist, in many episodes Egon formulates the solution when all hope seems lost.
Dr. Ray Stantz
Dr. Ray Stantz (voiced by Frank Welker) is portrayed as an excitable jack-of-all-trades. He is second only to Egon in sheer intelligence, and leans towards practical applications of science as opposed to Egon's pure research – the engineer to Egon's physicist. He is also a child at heart, cheerful and optimistic (and rather enamored of cartoons and stuffed animals). As the only one of the four who can reliably understand what Egon is talking about, he is usually the one to put his theories into practice.
Winston Zeddemore
Winston Zeddemore (voiced by Arsenio Hall seasons 1-3 and Buster Jones seasons 4-7) is the courage and straight-man of the group; his accuracy with the proton gun is his forte. Of all the Ghostbusters, Winston Zeddemore has the most subtle character development; it is hinted that he is an avid reader and the descendant of a powerful African bloodline. Sometimes his last name is misspelled "Zeddmore"
Janine Melnitz
Janine Melnitz (voiced by Laura Summer seasons 1-2 and Kath Soucie seasons 3-7) is the secretary of the Ghostbusters and has an interest in Egon.
Louis Tully
Louis Tully (voiced by Rodger Bumpass seasons 5-6) is the accountant for the Ghostbusters. Was put in the cartoon to follow along with Ghostbusters II movie.
Slimer
Slimer (voiced by Frank Welker) is the pet of the Ghostbusters and is the only ghost that will stay still for Egon to test and study. In the Kenner toy line known also as the "Green Ghost".
For the full list of characters go Here.
Equipment
Minor Weapons
Items mostly used in one episode
More equipment is listed on project Ghostbusting Equipment 101.
Vehicles
- Ecto-1 was the prime vehicle they used.
- Ecto-2 was a small open-topped two-seater helicopter.
- Ecto-3 was a motorized unicycle and sidecar.
- Ecto-4 was a time-distortion jet-like vehicle.
- Ecto-Bomber was an airplane.
- Ecto-Ichi was an extremely high tech six wheeled Ectomobile used by the Ghostbusters in Japan.
- Ecto-Junior was a go kart that the Junior Ghostbusters used. It was also the name of a vehicle used by the Ghostbusters in the episode My Left Fang.
Firehouse
Home Entertainment Releases
- The 2005 DVD release of "Ghostbusters II" included two episodes of the series as bonus features: "Citizen Ghost", a story focusing on events set immediately after the first movie, and "Partners in Slime", which featured the psycho-active slime from Ghostbusters II and a brief mention of Vigo the Carpathian.
- "Adventures In Slime" And Space which was released on July 12, 2004 for Region 2(Western and Central Europe, Western Asia) and includes the following Episodes:
- "Sea Fright" which was released on July 12, 2004 for Region 2(Western and Central Europe, Western Asia) and includes the following Episodes:
- "Creatures of the Night" which was released on February 28, 2006 for Region 1(Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda) and includes the following Episodes:
- "Slimefighters" which was released on February 28, 2006 for Region 1(Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda) and includes the following Episodes:
- "Spooky Spirits" which was released on February 28, 2006 for Region 1(Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda) and includes the following Episodes:
- "The Real Ghostbusters: Complete Collection" was released through Time-Life on December 9, 2008 and includes all 140 Episodes.
- "The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 1" (TimeLife) was released on DVD March 31, 2009 in North America
- "The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 1" (TimeLife) was released on DVD June 3, 2009 in Australia
- "The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 1" (TimeLife) was released on DVD June 15, 2009 in the United Kingdom
- "The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 2" (TimeLife) was released on DVD January 26, 2010 in North America
- The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete First Season (DVD) (Europe)
- "The Real Ghostbusters: The Animated Series", a series comprised of 10 individual volumes, was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on July 5th and September 6th, 2016 in North America.
- "The Real Ghostbusters: The Animated Series", a collection comprised of 10 individual volumes, was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on October 3, 2017 in North America.
Streaming Service Releases
- Netflix (March 31, 2017 to present)
- The episode "Killerwatt" has its original title screen, which is missing from the TimeLife DVD box set and the 2016 DVDs from Sony. The title screen is also found on the "Creatures of the Night" DVD release.[3]
Foreign Markets
The Real Ghostbusters Series, much like the films was translated into many languages and with such things, many aspects had to be localized. Slimer's name being one of those aspects.
Characters | English | German | Spanish | French | Brazil | Swedish |
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Title of Show | The Real Ghostbusters (Seasons 1-3) Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters (Seasons 4-7) |
The Real Ghostbusters Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters Die Echten Ghostbusters (as known in other endorsements) |
Los Verdaderos Cazafantasmas | S.O.S Fantômes The Real Ghostbusters |
Os Caça - Fantasmas | The Real Ghostbusters (alternate title Real Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters) |
Egon Spengler | Maurice LaMarche | Benjamin Völz (TV)[4][5] Holger Mahlich (Video)[6] |
Martín Soto[7] | Jean-Pierre Leroux[8] | Jorge Barcellos[9] | Per Sandborgh [10] |
Ray Stantz | Frank Welker | Oliver Rohrbeck (TV)[11][12] Rainer Schmitt (Video)[13] |
Pedro D'Aguillon Jr.[14] Jorge Roig[15] |
Pascal Renwick[16] | Flávio Dias[17] | Gunnar Ernblad [18] |
Peter Venkman | Lorenzo Music (Seasons 1-2) Dave Coulier (Seasons 3-7) |
Stefan Krause (TV)[19] Yamil Atala?[20] Michael Harck (Video)[21] |
Yamil Atala[22] Ricardo Hill[23] |
Bernard Murat[24] | Ézio Ramos[25] | Hans "Hasse" Jonsson[26] |
Winston Zeddemore | Arsenio Hall (Seasons 1-3) Buster Jones (Seasons 4-7) |
Nicolas Böll (TV)[27][28] Lutz Schnell (Video)[29] Andreas von der Meden (Video)[30] |
Luis Alfonso Mendoza[31] | Greg Germain[32] Marc François[33] |
Antônio Moreno[34] | Peter Sjöquist[35] |
Janine Melnitz | Laura Summer (Seasons 1-2) Kath Soucie (Seasons 3-7) |
Dorette Hugo (TV Seasons 1-4)[36] | Rocío Garcel[37] Patricia Acevedo[38] |
Francine Lainé[39] | Márcia Gomes[40] | Louise Raeder[41] |
Slimer | Frank Welker | Wilfried Herbst (TV)[42] Frank Welker (Video)[43] |
(aka: Pegajoso) Narciso Busquets[44] Carlos Magaña[45] |
(aka: Bouffe-Tout)[46] | (aka: Geleia)[47] Sônia Perez[48] |
Hans Jonsson[49] |
Trivia
- Dana Barrett does not appear in the series.
- In "Slimer, Come Home":
- In the aftermath of the party, Peter refers to the Ghostbusters' first encounter with Slimer, seen in the movie.[50]
- In "The Boogieman Cometh":
- Peter mentions their usual fee for standard capture and containment is $1500, much less than their $5000 charge for catching Slimer in the first movie.[51]
- As Peter jumps into the Boogieman's portal, he tells Egon, "See you on the other side, Egon."[52]
- In "Take Two":
- "Take Two" is the episode that directly dealt with the movie to cartoon issue. The making of the movie took place during the animated Ghostbusters show.
- It is also one of two episodes that explains the differences between the cartoon and the movie (something rarely done with animated series based on films), the other being "Citizen Ghost".
- The Ghostbusters are mystified by the names of the actors supposedly playing them; they claim that they've never even heard of them and Winston thought it was a law firm at first. [53]
- At the end of the episode it has a bit of Ghostbusters on the screen. About the end of Chapter 1: Start to the beginning of Chapter 2: Shock the Nerd is seen on screen.
- The voice of Bill Murray was dubbed during the movie.
- When Venkman sees Bill Murray onscreen, he comments "he doesn't look a thing like me." Which, in a way, is true.[54]
- In "Citizen Ghost":
- Peter tells Cynthia Crawford how and why Slimer came to live with the Ghostbusters, in events immediately following their film encounter with Gozer.
- One of the photos hanging on the wall near Peter's office is of the Firehouse, after it blew up during the events of the movie.
- In storyboards, deleted from the episode, the Shandor Building is alluded to in script excerpts. When Peter starts his story, the scene was supposed to start on one of the frames in his office which had a photo of the building after it blew up then shift to the frame of the Firehouse in ruins.[55][56]
- Peter instantly recognizes the green ghost as the one who slimed him at the (Sedgewick) Hotel.[57]
- In "Adventures in Slime and Space":
- Peter alludes to the Ghostbusters' first encounter with Slimer and getting slimed.[58]
- The Mayor also mentions the manifestations of the Terror Dogs and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.[59]
- After the first meeting with the Mayor, Egon's plan prompts Ray to tell Peter to give Egon a chocolate bar.[60] This is in reference to the post-New York City Public Library scene in the movie.
- In "A Fright at the Opera":
- Peter offers to tell the Diva how he saved the world, a likely reference to the movie.[61]
- In "Doctor, Doctor":
- In "Ragnarok and Roll":
- The ABC Theater has a showing of "Ghostbusters" which was premiered, in-universe, at the end of the episode "Take Two".
- In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?"
- Peter says, "I've always wanted to do this." While in the restaurant, the same thing he says at the Sedgewick Hotel in the movie.[64] Instead of pulling the table cloth, he throws a plate of pasta at a ghost.
- Jon mistakenly calls the Ghostbusters the "Ghost Smashers" three times in the episode. This was the original name of the Ghostbusters movie.[65]
- Uncle Horace reads aloud the Ghostbusters' phone number, NO GHOST or 664-4678. This marks the first time the phone number is stated or seen in the animated series. Previously, in the first Ghostbusters movie, it was 555-2368 but the 664-4678 phone number was first used in Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular, a novelization of the first movie, as 1-212-NO-GHOST.[66]
- In "The Collect Call of Cathulhu":
- The opening shot of a focus on the library's lion statue is similar to the opening shot of the first film.
- In the script, when Ecto-1 departed the Firehouse for the library, there was an exchange between Ray and Peter. Peter referred to the Library ghost in the dialogue.[67]
- Egon references Gozer as the team departs from the library.[68]
- The man on the train says he would have thought Venkman was an astronaut. The man at the Sedgewick hotel in the first movie asks Venkman, "What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?"
- Winston voiced his regret over answering the ad the Ghostbusters placed during the events of the movie.[69]
- In "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster":
- In "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis":
- Egon mentions Gozer. [73]
- Winston mentions the giant Twinkie analogy from the first movie. [74]
- In "Egon's Ghost"
- A larger Terror Dog pursues the Ghostbusters. Winston comments he hasn't seen a Terror Dog in a long time, most likely referencing the movie.[75]
- In "Big Trouble With Little Slimer":
- In "The Copycat":
- A Terror Dog briefly invades the Firehouse.
- In "Elementary My Dear Winston"
- When the Ghostbusters pull up to the New York City Public Library, Peter reminisces about how their first case was there, as seen in the movie.[78]
- In "Jailbusters":
- The Ghost Governor has two large sized Terror Dogs.
- In "Revenge of the Ghostmaster":
- When Ray and Egon conduct research at the New York City Public Library, there is construction going on, shown by a man working on scaffolding like in the movie.
- In "Loose Screws"
- Peter says, "Nice shootin' Tex!" to Winston.[79]
- In "The Halloween Door":
- Peter says he's been waiting five years to slime Slimer. This is true, since he was first slimed by Slimer in the movie.[80]
- J. Michael Straczynski, during a visual commentary, points out that the destruction of the Containment Unit is stylistically lifted from a similar scene in the first Ghostbusters film.
- Brian O'Neal, the voice of Boogaloo, was also a member of the The Bus Boys. That group performed the song "Cleanin' Up The Town" from Ghostbusters and its soundtrack album.[81]
- In "The Haunting of Heck House":
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- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Boogieman Cometh" (1986) (DVD ts. 05:23-05:26). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Well, our usual fee for a standard capture and containment is $1500."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Boogieman Cometh" (1986) (DVD ts. 15:37-15:38). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "See you on the other side, Egon."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Take Two" (1986) (DVD ts. 06:20-06:24). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "Murray...Aykroyd...Ramis. What's that? A law firm?"
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Take Two" (1986) (DVD ts. 22:56-22:58). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Y'know, he doesn't look a thing like me."
- ↑ Boyette, Pat (2009). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection Volume One Disc Five, "Citizen Ghost" Storyboard p. 24. CPT Holdings, Inc. Line reads: "We see photo of the high-rise building used in GHOSTBUSTERS movie -- in its post-battle, marshmallowed, shattered state -- PAN OVER."
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- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters- Citizen Ghost (1986) (DVD ts. 7:44-7:47). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "It's him! It's the one who slimed me at the hotel!"
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Adventures in Slime and Space" (1987) (DVD ts. 04:07-04:12). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Listen, he slimed me the first time we met. He's been looking for a second chance ever since!"
- ↑ Mayor Lenny (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Adventures in Slime and Space" (1987) (DVD ts. 11:51-11:55). Time Life Entertainment. Mayor says: "First, Terror Dogs. Then a walking marshmallow. Now this!"
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Adventures in Slime and Space" (1987) (DVD ts. 13:02-13:04). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Peter, give him a chocolate bar."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "A Fright at the Opera" (1986) (DVD ts. 13:20-13:21). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Did I tell you about the time I saved the world?"
- ↑ Eatock, James & Mangels, Andy (2008). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection booklet, p. 9. CPT Holdings, Inc.
- ↑ The Real Ghostbusters (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "Doctor, Doctor" (1986) (DVD ts. 18:47-18:49). Time Life Entertainment.
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost? (1987) (DVD ts. 3:03-3:04). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "I've always wanted to do this."
- ↑ Jon (2009). The Real Ghostbusters- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost? (1987) (DVD ts. 1:42-1:45). Time Life Entertainment. Jon says: "I say Olivia, weren't those the ah the Ghost Smashers who just ran by?"
- ↑ Mueller, Richard (August 1985). "Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular," p. 65. Tor Books, New York NY USA, ISBN 0812585984.
- ↑ Reaves, Michael (2009). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection Volume Two Disc Five, p. 3. CPT Holdings, Inc. Peter says: "I just hope Ray doesn't find another phantom librarian."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "The Collect Call of Cathulhu" (1987) (DVD ts. 05:57-06:00). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Cathulhu makes Gozer look like Little Mary Sunshine."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "The Collect Call of Cathulhu" (1987) (DVD ts. 17:16-17:19). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "Sometimes I really regret answering that ad you guys ran."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster " (1987) (DVD ts. 06:21-06:25). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "This is as bad as when Gozer was around."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster " (1987) (DVD ts. 06:29-06:30). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "No. None of the readings indicate a return of Gozer."
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- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis" (1987) (DVD ts. 10:05-10:08). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "It could have a life energy as high as Gozer's."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis" (1987) (DVD ts. 10:09-10:10). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "Great. Another big Twinkie."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Egon's Ghost" (1987) (DVD ts. 14:25-14:29). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "A Terror Dog. Haven't seen one of those in a long time."
- ↑ Walter Peck (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "Big Trouble With Little Slimer " (1987) (DVD ts. 04:08-04:11). Time Life Entertainment. Peck says: "Did I tell you how they made me look like a fool and cost me my job?"
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- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Halloween Door" (1989) (DVD ts. 01:44-01:46). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Five years I waited to do that!"
- ↑ Eatock, James & Mangels, Andy (2008). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection booklet, p. 33. CPT Holdings, Inc.
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Haunting of Heck House" (1990) (DVD ts. 04:27-04:36). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "We faced demons, monsters, Gozer, multi-dimensional invasions but there is nothing you can say that will get me within a mile of Heck House."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Haunting of Heck House" (1990) (DVD ts. 08:09-08:23). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Yeah, you're probably okay unless it heard about our first case. You know, the one at the New York Public Library. Where books started flying out of the bookcases. Hundreds and hundreds of guided missiles. Well, let's just hope they never saw the movie made about all that. Toodles."
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