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The Ghostbusters wore Uniforms (which were CWU-27p Flight Suits) in the movies, though the color varied from light grey, to beige, to navy blue. The costume choice was meant to convey the look of a janitor or exterminator.

Canonicity[]

Uniforms in the Primary Canon is developed from Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a Secondary Canon, Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II pre-date the game, Ghostbusters: Afterlife conflicts with the game. Uniforms appears in the IDW Comic Series, a Secondary Canon, which follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II, also includes some elements from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions); as well as being canon to Tobin's Spirit Guide (Insight Editions). Ghostbusters: Legion and Tokyopop, deemed a Tertiary Canon, follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II.

Description[]

Primary Canon Description[]

The uniforms have the No-Ghost logo, on the right upper arm, and a left breast name tag, displaying the wearer's last name. Elbow pads were also part of the uniform. Common accessories are insulated work gloves and standard-issue lace-up boots.

A hose often connects to the leg on the left side of the flightsuit and by being tucked in under the belt. The exact purpose of this is unclear.

List of Items on or a part of the uniform:

Secondary Canon Description[]

Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions[]

The Realistic versions have the classic tan color much like the first movie. Interestingly even the logo on the sleeve is now the normal No-Ghost logo.

Online Rank Uniforms
Also the online version on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 has ranks which change the colors of the uniform. The list is the following:

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Rank Title Amount of $ Primary Color Secondary Color
Rank 01 Intern Ghostbuster Start Up Color Gray Black
Rank 02 Rookie $108,000 Gray Black
Rank 03 Greenhorn $216,000 Gray Black
Rank 04 Supernatural Investigator $324,000 Gray Red
Rank 05 Novice Ghostbuster $468,000 Gray Red
Rank 06 Paranormal Examiner $612,000 Gray Red
Rank 07 Slime Collector $756,000 Blue Orange
Rank 08 Spook Spotter $900,000 Blue Orange
Rank 09 Spirit Trapper $1,080,000 Blue Orange
Rank 10 Ghostbuster $1,260,000 Dark Gray Black
Rank 11 Proton Slinger $1,440,000 Dark Gray Black
Rank 12 Slimer Snagger $1,620,000 Dark Gray Black
Rank 13 Phantom Blaster $1,836,000 Gray Blue
Rank 14 Ecto Exterminator $2,052,000 Gray Blue
Rank 15 Elite Ghostbuster $2,268,000 Gray Blue
Rank 16 Wraith Wrangler $2,484,000 Gold Black
Rank 17 Soul Hunter $2,736,000 Gold Black
Rank 18 Specter Slayer $2,988,000 Gold Black
Rank 19 Defender of New York $3,276,000 Red Black
Rank 20 Ghostbuster of the Year $3,636,000 Black Black

IDW Comics[]

  • Rachel Unglighter introduced a dark blue uniform with red piping and white Electrical Gloves and boots during the Koza'Rai incident.
  • Janine Melnitz onced used a variant of the khaki uniform that exposed her middrift and wore shorts instead of pants in the Sam Hain case.
  • The dark gray uniform from 1989 are used on occasion but now bear the standard No-Ghost logo.
  • Mechanic uniforms colored like ones used by The Real Ghostbusters of Dimension 68-R were used by Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore when they worked on Ecto-1.
  • The New Ghostbusters wore uniforms with shorts for one case that were colored like ones used by The Real Ghostbusters of Dimension 68-R.
    • Ron Alexander continued to use his light cyan standard uniform until the first Tiamat incident.
  • The Chicago Ghostbusters standard uniform became navy near the first Tiamat incident.
  • A variant of the dark gray uniform bore the Ghost Smashers patch for the former female members of that team. The name tags are in purple lettering to match the patch.
  • A brown uniform from Ray's wardrobe was briefly worn by Michelangelo in the finale of the Chi-You incident.
  • A Cadet khaki uniform was used by those who participated in the Ghostbusters 101 program. The name patches all read "Cadet" instead of a person's name. The name tag is in green lettering.
  • Tan and brown uniforms were worn once by Erin Gilbert and Patty Tolan that were colored like ones used by The Real Ghostbusters of Dimension 68-R.

Trivia[]

Ghostbusters II Trivia[]

  • Costume designer Gloria Gresham came up with the new flightsuits in Ghostbusters II upon Ivan Reitman's request for a new design.[1]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trivia[]

  • The patches for the flightsuits in Ghostbusters: Afterlife were done by a local company in Calgary.[2]
  • Phoebe Spengler finds a Crunch bar in chest pocket of a flightsuit. In the first movie, Chapter 4: Terminated, Peter gave a Crunch bar to Egon after their encounter with the Library ghost.
  • Podcast removed the name patch on the flightsuit he used and wrote his name.
  • The flightsuits were replicated from the originals down to the small details like the knife pocket being above the seam, using fewer stitches for the patch, using a machine to sew the patches, and matching a repair above the right thumb of Mooglie.[3][4]
  • Different sizes of the Spengler flightsuit were made for Mckenna Grace and the stunt actors.[5]

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Trivia[]

  • One of the options for customizing the flightsuit is based on the colors from The Real Ghostbusters.
  • A flightsuit called "The Prototype" is earned for completing the game for the first time.

Miscellaneous Trivia[]

  • In the Quickbooks online spot "Happy Business: Ghostbusters," released on December 27, 2019, a deliveryman arrives with clean uniforms but gets slimed by Slimer. On Janine's QuickBooks dashboard, Dry Cleaning expenses are listed as $8,235.

Appearances[]

Primary Canon Appearances[]


Expanded Universe

Secondary Canon Appearances[]

Tertiary Canon Appearances[]

References[]

  1. Wallace, Daniel (2015). Ghostbusters The Ultimate Visual History, p. 149. Insight Editions, San Rafael CA USA, ISBN 9781608875108. Gloria Gresham says: "When Ivan first called, he was already saying to me that he would like to see a new design, a different ghostbusters costume. I did different shapes, different colors, different fabric. Then we'd go to dailies and we'd look at it on film, and Ivan would say 'No, that's not it.'"
  2. dreadmakerroberts Tik Tok "Who made the patches for the Ghostbusters Afterlife uniform?" 00:26-00:34 12/18/2021 Ben Eadie says: "We found out the files were taken to Calgary and we found a tailor or seamstress or company right within the city and they made the patches right there."
  3. Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Visits Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Costume Department!" 3:33-3:45 1/12/2022 Danny Glicker says: "Like in this knife pocket in the original suit, this little curve goes above the seam and in flight suits you get now, the curve is way below."
  4. Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Visits Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Costume Department!" 4:36-5:19 1/12/2022 Danny Glicker says: " One of the fun things was working with the embroiderer to create this kind of old school process where we were really using a lot more--we were covering a lot more space with a lot fewer stitches exactly like the original patch and everything you see in this patch is an exact replica of the original patch including how we sew it on the original patchs were sewn by machine then with these hand stitches around the ghost and then there's a detail in here that's really special and really insider, there's a repair right here which is an exact reproduction from the original Ghostbusters patch."
  5. Tested YouTube "Adam Savage Visits Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Costume Department!" 2:56-3:19 1/12/2022 Danny Glicker says: " So when she wears this suit it looks huge on her but the real one would have looked--the real one would have made it very difficult for her so we actually have different versions of the suit in different sizes so when she sees the suit in the locker, it's much larger as it would be for Spengler but when she has it on, we have a smaller one, her stunt people have different sizes."

Gallery[]

Primary Canon Images[]

Secondary Canon Images[]

Behind the Scenes[]

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