The Real Ghost Busters

Plot synopsis:
The series follows the continuing adventures of the four Ghostbusters, their secretary Janine, their accountant Louis, and their mascot Slimer, as they chase and capture rogue spirits around New York and various other areas of the world.
=== Slimer! ===
At the start of the fourth season in 1988, the show was retitled to Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters. It aired in a one-hour time slot, which the show began doing under its original name earlier that same year in January. In addition to the regular thirty-minute Real Ghostbusters episode, a half-hour Slimer sub-series was added that included 2–3 short animated segments focusing on the character Slimer. Animation for the Slimer! cartoons was handled by Wang Film Productions. At the end of its seven-season run, 147 episodes had aired, including the syndicated episodes and 13 episodes of Slimer, with multiple episodes airing out of production order.
Slimer is shown to haunt the Sedgewick Hotel as its recurring pest. The segments added several characters as friends of Slimer and other supporting characters like a singing ice cream truck driver named Chilly Cooper, an Italian pizza chef named Luigi, a restaurant owner named Rafael who is Luigi's boss, a bellhop named Bud, hotel manager Morris Grout, socialite Mrs. Van Huego and her dog Fred, odd-job worker Rudy.
Slimer had an antagonist named Professor Norman Dweeb, an archetypical mad scientist usually accompanied by a sidekick pink poodle named Elizabeth. Dweeb wants to capture Slimer to experiment on him and to gain personal glory. Dweeb also made three appearances in the main series, one a clip show from the last two seasons. Other enemies of Slimer include an alley cat named Manx, a dog named Bruiser, a tough woman named Mrs. Stone, and the ghost gangsters Goolem and Zugg as well as their boss Scareface. One of the ghosts from the Slimer cartoons, the Sleaze, also reappeared in The Real Ghostbusters to be captured a second time.

Tags: paranormal, humor, haunting

Review:
What made the stories great was that the writers didn't insult the intelligence of the audience and presented it like the movie did when dealing with scientific problems.
The Real Ghostbusters is the animated spin off to 1984's kick-ass classic movie "Ghostbusters" which deals with four ghost eliminators (Peter, Egon, Winston and Ray) catching all sorts of poltergeists and saving New York from destruction while at the same time not losing it's nerve to be a comedy.
What's different about The Real Ghostbusters after the first movie's release was how they make the character of Janine Melnitz more developed and making her not afraid while adding the character of Slimer as the group's mascot.
The highlights of the show were things that people of today wouldn't handle from spooky music; bringing in mythical creatures, classic fairy tales and spirits in the cartoons such as The Bogeyman, The Sandman, even a revised version of The Headless Horseman on a motorcycle was awesome.
Even though the series doesn't come on cable anymore, The Real Ghostbusters was a real guilty pleasure in my childhood where every Saturday morning i would wake up to see the cartoons along with having my action figures to recreate the scenes.That's a memory..
I loved this cartoon as much as the movie (except for the slimer and the real ghostbusters part, with only the ghostmaster's revenge as an exception).
About as good and as "Real" as an animated spin-off of a big-time movie franchise can get!.
I'm 26."The Real Ghostbusters" is as good and as real as an animated TV series based off a popular movie franchise can possibly get.
When I was growing up during the early 1990s, "The Real Ghostbusters" was one of four popular cartoon TV shows that helped shape my formative childhood years; the other three cartoons from that time were "Transformers," "G.I. Joe" and my personal favorite, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."Toward the mid-'90s, "The Real Ghostbusters" was ultimately removed from an early-morning TV line-up on USA (that's now channel 35, if you have Comcast cable like I do) that included the other three aforementioned animated shows, which soon left me without a source of entertainment that would spark my wild kiddie imagination.
Drs. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) were eventually supplemented by a fourth member, Everyman Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), as they battled an ancient, malevolent, other-worldly entity that had designs on dropping in on Central Park West and laying waste to human civilization."The Real Ghostbusters" is a continuation of that exact same storyline with the same classic characters and a new legion of evil ghosts needing investigation and extermination from our four popular heroes."The Real Ghostbusters," like its original 1984 film-spawn, is a work of unquestionable uniqueness, brilliance, and originality.
"Ghostbusters" was one of the most unique and original comedies to come out of the early '80s (and it's also one of my all-time favorite movies), so it's no wonder why it was the highest-grossing film of 1984 - after a cash-grabbing theatrical re-release one year later in 1985 to beat out "Beverly Hills Cop"; it's also no wonder why it also had a best-selling musical soundtrack, too, which featured the pop culture classic "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr., and the song is featured prominently on the TV show as well.
Also like in the movie, "The Real Ghostbusters" crackles with humor, strong voice-acting performances, action sequences, special effects, and imagination."The Real Ghostbusters" is real creativity and imagination from a time when TV shows were still willing enough to be daring and original.10/10.
One of the things that I heard of which may've affected the series in the last couple of seasons was parents complaining about violent content,which is funny when you compare it to series like He-man and TMNT which were both running around the same time.
I say this is funny when you consider that both of the other series I've mentioned used more common weapons as well as attacking things that were sometimes human like living creatures.Anyways back to Ghostbusters,before a lot of shows started having a chronological plot, I feel like Ghostbusters had some major first steps in that some of the episodes actually did connect,Samhain and Boogeyman are the ones I'm thinking of at the moment,might be others as well.I also enjoyed waking up each Saturday morning to have the show to look forward to, the plots were good,the ghosts creative and just having a continuation of the first movie was great for a start of interest in the paranormal and supernatural and to find out what is actually out there..
This show benefitted from an excellent cast (Lorenzo Music, Arseno Hall, and cartoon workhorse Frank Welker,) as well as an incredible cadre of writers, including Babylon 5 creator J.
Michael Strazynski, and Star Trek Tribble-meister David Gerrold.Unlike the lackluster movie sequel, The Real Ghostbusters assumes that the increase in supernatural activity in New York doesn't subside after the banishment of Gozur the Gozerian.
Instead, they dug into the deepest wells and pits of human folklore to find storylines (Indeed, this is the only 'kids' series that I have ever seen which borrowed from the works of HP Lovecraft, Clark Ashton, and August Derlith!)  Gerrold, Strazinski, and the other writers (many of whom are extremely well known within Science Fiction circles) managed to construct plots which were always funny, exciting, and genuinely engaging, ranging from a spoof of Gerrold's own 'The Trouble with Tribbles (Attack of the 50 foot Slimer) to a top notch tribute to one of the greats of early 20th Century Literary Horror (Collect Call of Cuthulu)  Also, the characterizations were top notch (even though Peter Venkman's lecherousness had to be toned down, obviously)Unfortunately, after the second (?) season, the show underwent a major upheval, and most of the original creative staff left, along with some of the cast (Lorenzo Music was replaced by Dave Coulier, who, while he did a dead on Bill Murray impression, didn't have the ability to give the character as much personality.)  And with the staff, so went the soul of the show.
Living up to the impression created by the Ghostbuster movie may have been a tall order for a cartoon and could not really be plausible on technical grounds even if some would like to entertain a flawed perspective that this series was better than the movie simply due to quantity of content thrown at you.
While the Real Ghostbusters series may be the weakest albeit longest running part of the franchise which includes two Live Action movies and another brilliant cartoon called Extreme Ghostbusters, approaching the RGB series with a open mind should give it the credit it deserves.
It may not be on par with the movies and as a cartoon, it is far inferior and not even comparable to the Extreme Ghostbusters (XGB, which incidentally had a lot of the original RGB team working on it as well) series but its still very good, all things considered.
When I was three and four, I used to watch "The Real Ghost Busters" on TV, so I was surprised when I learned that the "Ghostbusters" movie was live-action!* As for the show itself, it's OK, although now I wish that they could have had Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver's character from the movies) as a character.
Maybe my favorite episode was the one where they got transferred into a ghost version of New York, although that one where they got stranded on the haunted island was also neat.All in all, not great, but a pretty cool part of TV history.
The first season of Slimer and the real ghostbusters wasn't too bad.
The quality isn't bad but it could definitely have been better since the show was started in 1986.If you haven't watched The Real Ghostbusters, you're missing out on a great cartoon series.
The Real Ghostbusters, aptly named after Filmation released an weekday afternoon cartoon under the name Ghostbusters, was a terrific animated series which depicted the characters from 1984's Ghostbusters in fun, sometimes scary, situations.For the first two seasons, the storylines and animation were superb, as was the voice work featuring Garfield's Lorenzo Music, and the Transformers' Frank Welker.
Like most animated shows, The Real Ghostbusters got off to a bit of a shaky start and things really improved soon after.
Peter Venkman became younger, Ray Stantz shorter, fatter, ginger and more enthusiastic, Egon Spengler became blonde with round, red glasses, Winston Zeddemore looks nothing like Ernie Hudson, Janine Melnitz become hotter and Onionhead/Slimer became good instead of malevolent.
Animation fans will be unable to not think of Garfield or Fred from Scooby Doo whenever Peter or Ray talk as they are voiced by the same guys and sound exactly alike.The show did go on for a good while and spawned a new generation of Ghostbusters toys and merchandise.
There have been many bad animated TV shows made out of movies (The Mummy, Evolution, Ace Ventura, The MaskI could go on) but The Real Ghostbusters ain't one of them.
This used to be shown at 3:30pm on weekdays and I used to get off school at 3:10pm, I got held back after school for bad behaviour once and set a new record getting back home in time to catch The Real Ghostbusters (it was always a great way to finish school, and schedules were such that I had the house to myself).
An aside: I've always wondered whether this show was popular in Japan; the animation is by a Japanese studio, and I remember noticing background elements that were very Japanese (signs, brand names, spellings...) Japanese studios are kind of notorious for doing lackluster work on series they themselves aren't interested in, but this stuff was pretty good- unlike much other 80's animation, it holds up great.I didn't catch this series first run- I confused it with the Filmation "Ghostbusters", which I hated, and didn't begin watching it until 1989 or so.
(The second film needs to be ignored by any fan.)This is one of the few cartoon series that I enjoyed despite the lack of an evolving storyline.
However, it's really the character animation I like from the Ghostbusters themselves whom don't look like the actors from the original film but that's a good thing, it just means this show isn't trying to imitate its predecessor.
But I also like that we see them use science as well as old fashioned common sense to solve each of the ghost problems which keeps things fresh and shows it takes more than weapons and fancy equipment to solve most problems.The voice cast is excellent, they are all spot on with the characters, this show has a great ensemble.
Frank Welker my favorite voice actor he's great as Ray Stantz I really like how as usual shows the smarts, but we get to see a little more of his geekdom and childlike sensibility which I can emphasize with as I'm a fan of animation and into comic books.
I really like how he reacts on certain things it feels like how any of us would and despite not a scientist like the rest he has common sense/street smarts which is very useful and a good balance for their scientific minds and methods.Though my favorite of course and is no surprise to anyone is Peter Venkman played by the late great Lorenzo Music.
Most likely the best cartoon series every made..
I loved the revised personalities of the characters and found the cartoon version of Peter Venkman to be funnier than the way Bill Murray portrayed him in both movies.
Of course the cartoon version of Peter was funnier because Lorenzo Music, best known to play the voice of Garfield at that time, supplied Peter's voice.
Most people will say that in the first 2 seasons you could really feel for the characters and felt like you knew them with the kind of issues the writers address pertaining to each one's personal/private life.There are so many episodes that I found to be extremely funny that I found myself rolling on the floor with laughter because they were that funny.
The animation was great for a cartoon in the mid to late 80's and I loved the little changes they made to the characters with the different colored suits the boys had and Slimer becoming one of the good guys (although Pete still didn't like him all that much when in the presence of the others.
It may not be the "cool" thing, but I don't care; all I know is that this show was the best show I watched as a little kid and look forward to showing some of those episodes to my own kids when I have a family one day..
it always bothered me (even at 10) that they had different coloured uniforms and that Peter Venkman's voice was both Garfield's and the guy from the old Country Crock commercials...(maybe I watched too much tv...you remember, the commercials that only showed the man and womans hands?) it kept the name ghostbusters going for a while, and was a good adaptation as a cartoon.
The animation looked like animated series of super-heroes from the 1940s and I think they could have explored the characters a lot more.
One of the few times in our relationship that she does not totally dominate the TV.None of the characters look like the real real real real Ghostbusters by the way.It's dark enough for adults to pay attention to it and light enough for kids to really get into it.It was and is a great cartoon..
Here, Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stantz, Dr. Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore continue on their mission and adventures as the Ghostbusters, trying to rid the city of ghosts - now with a larger contribution from secretary Janine and even help from friendly ghost Slimer.It is exciting seeing the action, humor and horror continue with this cartoon series, as well as seeing the Ghostbusters tangle with the city's pesky ghosts and goblins.
The toe-tapping theme song from the original movie can be heard in this cartoon along with a new catch music score as well.Overall, it's a great TV show that is great for both kids and adults!Grade A.
I thought the animated Ghostbusters were just like the real guys in the films.
I am a child of the 80s, literally.I grew up watching The Real Ghostbusters and the movies...Great characters, great places, great weapons, in other words GREAT!.
That is the plot of this cartoon spin-off.The early episodes were fantastic, with some great voice talent including Lorenzo Music, Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Arsinio Hall, Laura Summers.
How many different movies and cartoons were based around the word ghostbusters.
I saw it when i was 8 and i saw all the cartoons i had a lot of the toys and now i have the games the comic and the movies but where's the DVD set all these other shows that are half past crap get there day when ours I'm telling you from Venkman's Ghost repellers to Mister Sandman dream me a dream this show was a success a future comic book writer huge star power great plots great villains exclude the junior ghostbusters the bad guys return as the good guys i mean for the 80s we had terrific shows and real beautiful gems like this.
Each show was a half hour that's it no cliffhangers that i knew of no 2 parters just that's it and heck even Slimer and the real ghostbusters was hilarious as long as it was Professor Dweeb and not manx or something else along those lines i've clicked all the links signed all the petitions but seriously people need to get off their butts i miss this cartoon i wanna burn the disc up i watch it so much i'd gladly pay 60 bucks for it for all the seasons but stop burning daylight and give the people what they want.
Arsenio Hall goes far in enhancing the weakly-developed Winston character from the Ghostbusters movies.
Two episodes of the cartoon series came on the disc for the 2nd movie.
My favorite character was Egon while my younger twin brothers preferred Peter and Ray, but we all liked Slimer.This was a cartoon that even adults could watch and be amused.
The Real Ghostbusters was a fun Saturday morning cartoon and filled with delightful surprises.
The Real Ghostbusters took rather blandly written, live-action movie characters and made them real.
The first two seasons feature the late Lorenzo Music (RIP) as the voice of Peter Venkman (Lorenzo is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Garfield and the drunk doorman on Rhoda), while Winston Zeddemore was voiced by Arsenio Hall (who beat out Ernie Hudson, the live action Winston, who auditioned to reprise his part - the only actor from the films to do so), Frank Welker voiced Ray Stantz, Maurice LaMarche (better known perhaps as the Brain from "Pinky & The Brain" and also known for his dead on impression of Orson Welles) as Egon Spengler, and Laura Summer as Janine Melnitz.
very good animated series for the 80's loved the first two seasons but i lost interest when they replace Lorenzo music with dave Collier he did sound more like bill murray but for me it was the death knell as he didn't bring the personality that Lorenzo brought to the part.from then on all the retooling killed it from Janine becoming more homily and losing her edge to it becoming slimer and the real ghostbusters and the stories toning down this is due mainly to the head writer leaving.first 72 episodes are must seen animation classics but avoid the rest due to it becoming watered down to appeal to the mass audience and other stupid reasons.(note Janine's classes change cos they too pointy and losing her sharp whit)