| #[1]
| Title[1]
| Director
| Writer
| Original airdate
| Production Code[1]
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| 01 |
"Ghosts Я Us" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) | 75002 |
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It's business as usual when the Ghostbuster's nab a family of Class Fives – an irritable dad, a doting mom and a dumb baby. Unfortunately, when Slimer tries to sneak some food without permission, he accidentally ensures that the Class Fives' stay won't even last through the night. The newly freed family are now out for one thing – revenge. Soon enough, Ghosts 'R Us hits the scene and their "successes" make the guys look second-rate at every turn. The Ghostbusters may soon be out of business, but when the ghost family attempts to finish the job, they unleash a force that endangers all of New York City. |
| 02 |
"Killerwatt" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20) | 75001 |
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An electric ghost named Killerwatt has taken over the power plant, leaving New York City powerless. |
| 03 |
"Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) | 75004 |
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After a week-long lull, the Ghostbusters get a case and to a haunted house, no less. Ray takes the house's occupants – Mrs. Rogers and her pet bird – back to the firehouse for their own safety, while the others inspect the area. A variety of increasingly bizarre happenings do occur and Egon attributes it all to Watt, a powerful demon, disguised as a kindly old lady traps the Ghostbusters in a haunted house while it infiltrates the firehouse and attempts to break open the containment unit. The situation proves worse than they would've imagined, however, as Watt has a bigger plan than a mere haunting. |
| 04 |
"Slimer, Come Home" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) | 75006 |
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After being yelled at by Peter, Slimer runs away and gets mixed up with some very mean Poltergeists. |
| 05 |
"Troll Bridge" | | Bruce Reid Schaeffer | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) | 75007 |
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A young Troll leaves his tribe and goes exploring and ends up in New York. While he has a good time, his tribe takes over the bridge and threatens to destroy the city if he isn't returned by sundown. The Ghostbusters have a hard time catching the Troll, but when they do; they can't stand to separate the party animal from the city. Instead, they convince the other Trolls he was turned into a statue when their Proton stream hit him. While the other trolls leave, the Ghostbusters send the young Troll to a friend out of town. |
| 06 |
"The Boogieman Cometh" | | Michael Reaves | October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18) | 75008 |
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Meghan and Kenny Carter are being scared by the Boogieman and go to the Ghostbusters for help. Unfortunately, the children's parents aren't happy when the Ghostbusters barge into their homes in the middle of the night and ask them to leave. They'll have to find another way to face the Boogieman which leads them to a showdown in his realm. The Ghostbusters battle the fabled Boogieman who comes out of children’s closet and terrorize them. Egon is haunted by his experience with the creature when he was young. |
| 07 |
"Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25) | 75009 |
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All over New York, people are falling asleep and their dreams are becoming reality. A rogue Sandman has plans to put everyone to sleep so he can rule the world while everyone slumbers. Egon realizes how to beat him, but falls sleep before he can say it. Ray, Peter, and Egon start to fall under his sleep spell one by one until only Winston is left. Knowing that Winston can't stop the Sandman alone, he tries to figure out what Egon had realized, but couldn't say. Winston returns to the fire house where he tells Janine his plan. Janine falls under the Sandman’s spell and falls asleep as Winston is cornered by the Sandman. In Janine's dream, she transforms herself into a Ghostbuster as she hits the Sandman from behind and traps him. |
| 08 |
"When Halloween Was Forever" | | J. Michael Straczynski | November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01) | 75010 |
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Samhain, the spirit of Halloween, is released from his prison as he seeks to make Halloween last forever. Can the Ghostbusters prevent eternal Halloween? |
| 09 |
"Look Homeward, Ray" | | Marc Scott Zicree | November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08) | 75003 |
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For once Ray is asked to be in a parade in his hometown, but his homecoming is far from pleasant when a jealous foe tries to make him look bad by casting ghostly spells. Egon is as serious as ever (at least he isn't possessed again) |
| 010 |
"Take Two" | | J. Michael Straczynski | November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) | 75011 |
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Get ready for Hollywood's surefire blockbuster about the Ghostbusters. The advisors to the project are the guys themselves, and Slimer joins them on their flight to Hollywood. Tinsel Town may not be ready for the resulting antics, but bigger problems await. The studio turns out to be home to a ghost that demands total peace and quiet, and it has just woken up. Even worse, workers mistake the proton packs for props and place them in storage without the Ghostbusters' knowledge. When the ghost possesses a giant robot prop and begins an attack, the guys find themselves completely defenseless. |
| 011 |
"Citizen Ghost" | | J. Michael Straczynski | November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22) | 75012 |
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Peter tells reporter Cynthia Crawford the story of what happened to the Ghostbusters after they defeated Gozer. They had to deal with a green ghost (which Ray named Slimer) constantly hanging around them and evil ghostly doubles out to get rid of them. |
| 012 |
"Janine's Genie" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) | 75005 |
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Janine accompanies the Ghostbusters on a job and accepts an old lamp as part of the payment. A genie happens to be inside the lamp and he grants her wishes (the first making her the boss and the second making Egon love her). However, the genie is also opening a gateway to let many ghosts enter our world. |
| 013 |
"Xmas Marks the Spot" | | J. Michael Straczynski | December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13) | 75013 |
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On the way back to the fire house on Christmas Eve, the Ghostbusters unknowingly stumble through a portal to the past and into 19th century Britain where they run into Ebenezer Scrooge and capture the three Ghosts of Christmas. The Ghostbusters return to the present and find Christmas destroyed and quickly realize what happened. Without the three Ghosts of Christmas, Scrooge never learned his lesson and destroyed Christmas. Now the Ghostbusters must find the three Ghost of Christmas, who are lost in the containment grid, and release them to stop Scrooge before the portal to the past closes. |
| #[1]
| Title[1]
| Director
| Writer
| Original airdate[5]
| Production Code[1]
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| 014 |
"Knock, Knock" | | J. Michael Straczynski | November 6, 1987 (1987-11-06) | 76001 |
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A door meant to be opened on doomsday has been inadvertently opened early. The Ghostbusters race to close it before the world really does end. |
| 015 |
"Station Identification" | | Marc Scott Zicree | December 9, 1987 (1987-12-09) | 76002 |
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Ghosts with plans for world domination create a TV station as part of their scheme. |
| 016 |
"Play Them Ragtime Boos" | | Michael Reaves, Steve Perry | November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26) | 76003 |
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A ghostly bayou trumpet player, Malachai, is living--sort of--in the past, and seeks to turn back the clock by playing a haunting rendition of "When the Saints Come Marching In". Can the Ghostbusters, with help from a bewitching bruja woman, fight this time-warping menace? |
| 017 |
"The Spirit of Aunt Lois" | | Richard Mueller | November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09) | 76005 |
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Ray's aunt hires some phony psychic to get rid of ghosts in her house, much to the Ghostbusters' dismay. Instead of helping, though, this phony psychic upsets the ghosts even more. |
| 018 |
"Sea Fright" | | Arthur Byron Cover, Lydia Marano | November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10) | 76004 |
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A pack of pirates won't rest in their grave until they have found their treasure. Boarding a ship of their own, the Ghostbusters try to stop the walking skeletons from ruining the city. |
| 019 |
"Cry Uncle" | | Bruce Reid Schaeffer | November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) | 76006 |
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It is not suitable for a Spengler to be anything as unscientific as a Ghostbuster, at least in the eyes of Egon's Uncle Cyrus. Egon has to reluctantly go back to Ohio and feed mice at the Spengler Labs, but the Ghostbusters will try anything to convince Uncle Cyrus that there actually are such things as ghosts. |
| 020 |
"Adventures in Slime and Space" | | David Gerrold | September 15, 1987 (1987-09-15) | 76007 |
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One of Egon's contraptions has a bad affect on Slimer, making millions of little versions of the green ghost. |
| 021 |
"Night Game" | | Kathryn M. Drennan | September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) | 76008 |
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Play ball! Rather grab a bat than a proton gun when an old Indian legend involves Winston in a baseball game of good vs. evil for the fate of one human soul. Question is, which human's soul are they fighting for? |
| 022 |
"Venkman's Ghost Repellers" | | Richard Mueller | October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20) | 76009 |
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Peter's dad sells a product that he claims act as ghost repellent. The Ghostbusters get involved when this product gets a ship trapped in the New Jersey Parallelogram. |
| 023 |
"The Old College Spirit" | | John Shirley | November 27, 1987 (1987-11-27) | 76010 |
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Peter's college fraternity ask for help from the Ghostbusters to bust the ghosts on campus. |
| 024 |
"Ain't NASA-Sarily So" | | Craig Miller, Mark Nelson | November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) | 76011 |
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The crew of a space platform calls the Ghostbusters for assistance in ridding them of a ghost - a crew that oddly resembles that of another spacecraft on a five-year mission! |
| 025 |
"Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24) | 76012 |
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Strange noises emanating from the room that legendary animator, Walt Fleishman, use to animate his characters until his disappearance in the 1940's prompts an old lady working at the studio to contact the Ghostbusters. So, The Ghostbusters enter a cartoon world where they meet the one and only Dopey Dog. |
| 026 |
"A Fright at the Opera" | | Mark Edward Edens | October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26) | 76013 |
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The Ghostbusters confront Valkyrie ghosts that have been terrorizing an opera. |
| 027 |
"Doctor, Doctor" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13) | 76014 |
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The Ghostbusters have to go to the hospital after a job at a chemical plant. They have some kind of strange substance stuck on them, but there's more to it than meets the eye. |
| 028 |
"Ghost Busted" | | Michael Reaves | October 22, 1987 (1987-10-22) | 76015 |
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Dry season of Ghostbusting - what'cha gonna do about it? Turn into the Crimebusters, of course! Our guys adjust their proton guns and go on a hunt for criminals. But when Janine is held hostage by Crimelord, they realize it is too dangerous and they rather wanna be Ghostbusters - phew! |
| 029 |
"Beneath These Streets" | | Richard Mueller, Daniel Pitlik | November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25) | 76016 |
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Ray goes into the sewer to find out what's causing earthquakes and heat waves in the city. |
| 030 |
"Boo-Dunit" | | Dennys McCoy, Pamela Hickey | October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30) | 76017 |
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As ghosts are acting out an incomplete mystery, Winston is in charge with finishing and solving it. |
| 031 |
"Chicken, He Clucked" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19) | 76018 |
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A chicken-phobic man makes a deal with the devil for all chickens in the world to disappear. |
| 032 |
"Ragnarok and Roll" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 16, 1987 (1987-09-16) | 76019 |
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Abandoned by his girlfriend, a lonely man joins the forces of evil as he uses a magical flute to bring about the end of the world. |
| 033 |
"Don't Forget the Motor City" | | Dennys McCoy, Pamela Hickey | December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03) | 76020 |
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When Peter gets new car, it suddenly blows up. The Ghostbusters are summoned to investigate malfunctioning equipment in a Detroit factory; they discover that gremlins are messing with the equipment. |
| 034 |
"Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?" | | Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy | October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28) | 76021 |
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Peter's favorite rock-star singer Shanna O' Callahan arrives in New York turns out to be a banshee, an Irish spirit whose voice causes chaos. She is now planning to take over America. When the Ghostbusters are about to confront her, but what can they do when Peter falls under her spell? |
| 035 |
"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost" | | Lydia Marano, Arthur Byron Cover | October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09) | 76022 |
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The Ghostbusters get called to a mansion for a job, but they find one twist after another there. |
| 036 |
"Hanging By a Thread" | | William Rotsler, Richard Mueller | December 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) | 76023 |
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A demon and his minions seek to steal The Fates' shears to control the lives of all mortals. However, the shears fall into the hands of the Ghostbusters first. |
| 037 |
"You Can't Take It With You" | | Durnie King, Richard Mueller | October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14) | 76024 |
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Wishing to take his wealth with him to the afterlife, a wealthy man causes a rupture in the separation between the Human World and the Ghost World. |
| 038 |
"No One Comes to Lupusville" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | 76025 |
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The Ghostbusters are hired by the mayor of a small secluded village in the woods. As they investigate, it turns out that all of the residents are vampires. One group led by the current mayor, who took over and wishes to come out into the modern world. The other being led by the old mayor, who wishes to keep their existence a secret. As both sides prepare to battle, Winston and Egon free themselves and find the humans inhabitants who originally lived in the village and release them. As the two vampire groups battle, the humans arrive and reveals themselves to be werewolves also wishing to live in secret. The werewolves lived in the village in peace until the vampires came and imprisoned them. The Ghostbusters unite and escape the chaos destroying the dam to the village causing a moat to form and to prevent both the Vampires and Werewolves from leaving. |
| 039 |
"Drool, the Dog-Faced Goblin" | | Linda Woolverton | October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29) | 76026 |
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The Ghostbusters meet Drool, an unamalgamated shapeshifting entity, at a Poconos sideshow. Later it seems the creature has escaped the main tent and is delighting in wreaking havoc and taunting the boys. But, especially when dealing with shapechangers, things are seldom what they seem. |
| 040 |
"The Man Who Never Reached Home" | | Kathryn M. Drennan | October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12) | 76027 |
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In 1887, Simon Queg began to ride home to Providence. He never arrived. One hundred years later, Ray sees him ride by followed by a mysterious figure. The Ghostbusters decide to find out what is happening. It turns out that Queg has spent the past century trying to avoid the figure, and as a result has never been able to get home. Can Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston help Queg face this strange figure? |
| 041 |
"The Collect Call of Cathulhu" | | Michael Reaves | October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27) | 76028 |
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A satanic cult is trying to bring malevolent god Cathulhu into New York. |
| 042 |
"Bustman's Holiday" | | Richard Mueller | November 13, 1987 (1987-11-13) | 76029 |
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An inheritance will give Ray a Scotland castle and he and the other guys confront a ghost there. |
| 043 |
"The Headless Motorcyclist" | | Randy Lofficier | November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03) | 76030 |
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For generations, the headless ghost has been haunting those descended from Ichabod Crane. It's up to the Ghostbusters to put a stop to it. |
| 044 |
"The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic" | | J. Michael Straczynski | November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04) | 76031 |
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For seventy years, ghostly noises have emanated from a woman's attic, so she hires the Ghostbusters to find out what is in there. |
| 045 |
"Egon on the Rampage" | | Marc Scott Zicree | December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08) | 76032 |
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The Ghostbusters seem to have two problems: a newscast at their headquarters and Egon's soul being swapped with a demon's. |
| 046 |
"Lights! Camera! Haunting!" | | Marc Scott Zicree | December 7, 1987 (1987-12-07) | 76033 |
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A movie director gets ghosts to help out in his project and all they want in return is to finish off the Ghostbusters. |
| 047 |
"The Bird of Kildarby" | | Craig Miller, Mark Nelson | October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06) | 76034 |
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The Ghostbusters try to bust some ghosts in a castle in Manhattan, but the ghosts send a giant and deadly bird after them. |
| 048 |
"Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster" | | Michael Reaves | September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29) | 76035 |
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With the Ghostbusters captured by a powerful ghost, it is up to Janine to rescue them. |
| 049 |
"Apocalypse—What, Now?" | | Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens | November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18) | 76036 |
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A book Peter bought from an auction is opened and allows the Four Horsemen to escape. The Ghostbusters must journey to Greece to acquire a seal before the world ends. |
| 050 |
"Lost and Foundry" | | Mark Edward Edens | October 16, 1987 (1987-10-16) | 76037 |
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Escaping from the Ghostbusters, a ghost flees into some steel beams, possessing them. Thereafter, anything produced from the steel behaves irrationally. |
| 051 |
"Hard Knight's Day" | | Steve Perrin, Bruce Reid Schaeffer | November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30) | 76038 |
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Peter's date takes him to see an ancient tapestry on display. Only thing is, the exhibit's main attraction is a painting of a king...who comes to life. And Peter's date is a dead ringer for the king's wife. |
| 052 |
"Cold Cash and Hot Water" | | Richard Mueller | October 8, 1987 (1987-10-08) | 76039 |
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Peter's father, working in Alaska, unearths an Inuit statue that comes to life. |
| 053 |
"The Scaring of the Green" | | Michael Edens, Mark Edward Edens | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) | 76040 |
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A police chief requests the Ghostbusters' help in ending a curse by catching a ghost dog. |
| 054 |
"They Call me MISTER Slimer" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18) | 76041 |
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Slimer tries to earn money by becoming a bodyguard for a kid that gets pushed around by bullies. |
| 055 |
"Last Train to Oblivion" | | Michael Edens, Mark Edward Edens | November 24, 1987 (1987-11-24) | 76042 |
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Peter becomes trapped on a train with Casey Jones' ghost and it's up to the other guys to save him. |
| 056 |
"Masquerade" | | Mark Nelson, Craig Miller | December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01) | 76043 |
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Bullied boy Kenny Fenderman gets made a junior Ghostbuster. The other kids want him to prove himself by staying overnight in a house believed to be haunted. |
| 057 |
"Janine's Day Off" | | Michael Reaves, Steve Perry | September 14, 1987 (1987-09-14) | 76044 |
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Egon goes with Janine to see her relatives, while Peter, Winston and Ray have to deal with imps at the firehouse. |
| 058 |
"The Ghostbusters in Paris" | | Randy Lofficier | October 23, 1987 (1987-10-23) | 76045 |
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France turns to the Ghostbusters for help when Paris becomes plagued with ghosts. |
| 059 |
"The Devil in the Deep" | | J. M. DeMatteis | December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04) | 76046 |
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It's up to Peter to stop an underwater ghost after Egon, Ray and Winston get swallowed. |
| 060 |
"Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral" | | Mark Edward Edens | November 11, 1987 (1987-11-11) | 76047 |
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The Ghostbusters visit Tombstone, Arizona where they have a showdown with the spirits of the Earps. |
| 061 |
"Ghostbuster of the Year" | | Mark Edward Edens | October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) | 76048 |
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A woman hires Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston to get rid of Hearst Castle from the ghost of publishing mogul Charles Foster Hearst. Whoever catches him will get named Ghostbuster of the Year. It eventually turns out that Hearst's ghost simply wanted his sled, called "Rosebud". |
| 062 |
"Deadcon I" | | Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens | December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02) | 76049 |
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Ghosts organize a convention at a hotel and the owner gets the Ghostbusters to bust them. |
| 063 |
"The Cabinet of Calamari" | | Michael Edens, Mark Edward Edens | September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30) | 76050 |
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During the Ghostbusters' attempt to catch a ghost, a magician's interference sends Peter through a cabinet into another dimension. |
| 064 |
"A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn" | | Michael Edens, Mark Edward Edens | November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20) | 76051 |
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A ghost evades capture by hiding in a geranium. Janine takes the plant to her apartment, where it grows big enough to take over the city. |
| 065 |
"The Revenge of Murray the Mantis" | | Richard Mueller | November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02) | 76052 |
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He was thought to have been destroyed during the Gozer incident, but now....Thanksgiving takes a turn for the worse when ghosts take over the Murray the Mantis balloon. The Ghostbusters are powerless to stop it, and all hope seems to have vanished, except for one faint beacon of light, a light that may yet shine again and save New York...that light is none other than the mascot of Stay Puft Marshmallows returning from the dead to battle Murray the Mantis! That ghost is......THE STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN! |
| 066 |
"Rollerghoster" | | Richard Mueller | September 23, 1987 (1987-09-23) | 76053 |
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An amusement park starts up a new ride by the name of Ecto-1. What could go wrong? Well, it's haunted by ghosts of animals. |
| 067 |
"I Am the City" | | Richard Mueller | November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) | 76054 |
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A Babylonian God known as Marduk and his enemy arrive in the city and the Ghostbusters get caught in the middle to protect the city. |
| 068 |
"Moaning Stones" | | Steven Barnes | November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05) | 76055 |
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Winston gets help from an ancestor in order to stop a demon. |
| 069 |
"The Long, Long, Long, Etc. Goodbye" | | Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy | October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) | 76056 |
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A detective's spirit helps the Ghostbusters to capture a cursed ghost named Blackey. |
| 070 |
"Buster the Ghost" | | Robert Loren Fleming, Keith Giffen | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | 76057 |
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A lonely and confused ghost tries to help the Ghostbusters out by gathering ghosts at the firehouse. |
| 071 |
"The Devil to Pay" | | Dennys McCoy, Pamela Hickey | November 19, 1987 (1987-11-19) | 76058 |
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Winston and Ray go on a game show and a free vacation is the prize. However, the Devil is the host and they're playing for their souls. |
| 072 |
"Slimer, Is That You?" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) | [n 1]">76059[n 1] |
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Egon and Slimer switch minds--and the timing couldn't be worse, as an egomaniacal ghost wishes to test his wits agaisnt the brainy 'buster, and destroy New York if he fails to measure up. |
| 073 |
"Egon's Ghost" | | Michael Reaves | September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28) | 76060 |
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One of Egon's devices throws him slightly out of phase with reality, rendering him, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters bring him back to this plane of existence before he disappears forever? |
| 074 |
"Captain Steel Saves the Day" | | Michael Reaves, Steve Perry | September 17, 1987 (1987-09-17) | 76061 |
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A comic book is about to get canceled, and so the superhero on whom it focuses escapes the pages and starts fighting crime in New York. Unfortunately, his nemesis also escapes and releases the ghosts from the containment unit. |
| 075 |
"Victor the Happy Ghost" | | Michael Reaves | October 15, 1987 (1987-10-15) | 76062 |
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Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston decide that a particular ghost is too cute to capture, so they take him under their wing. Once at home, the ghost, whom they name Victor, begins pulling pranks, which everyone pins on Slimer. Then, Slimer discovers that Victor is in fact another malevolent spirit. Noticing that Slimer is onto him, the now menacing Victor ensnares Slimer in the Ghostbusters' trap. It's only when the Ghostbusters take Victor on a case that they discover his true identity. |
| 076 |
"Egon's Dragon" | | Kathryn M. Drennan | October 2, 1987 (1987-10-02) | 76063 |
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After finishing their latest job, the Ghostbusters accidentally wake a large dragon from it's sleep. The dragon was created hundreds of years earlier by Zedekiah Spengler (Egon's ancestor) and mistakes Egon for him. |
| 077 |
"Dairy Farm" | | Larry DiTillio | September 25, 1987 (1987-09-25) | 76064 |
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The Ghostbusters hope to get some rest from the world of ghost busting at Ray's cousin's farm, but they are confronted by dead farmers. |
| 078 |
"The Hole in the Wall Gang" | | David Gerrold | October 21, 1987 (1987-10-21) | 76065 |
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Ghosts are emerging from holes found in a house and the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost. |
| #[1]
| Title[1]
| Director
| Writer
| Original airdate
| Production Code[1]
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| 100 |
"Something's Going Around" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | September 9, 1989 (1989-09-09) | 201001 |
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Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato crisps, which makes people allergic to ghosts, and only Peter has eaten enough of them. The doctor gives them more crisps. The Ghostbusters don't know, but the doctor is a ghost and they have to develop resistance to the allergy. |
| 101 |
"Three Men and an Egon" | | Joe S. Landon | September 16, 1989 (1989-09-16) | 201002 |
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A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. |
| 102 |
"Elementary My Dear Winston" | | Richard Mueller | September 23, 1989 (1989-09-23) | 201003 |
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The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help him. Moriarty seeks to absorb all the ghosts in the containment unit. |
| 103 |
"If I Were a Witch Man" | | Charles Kaufman | September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) | 201004 |
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The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her three hundred years ago, which includes Egon. |
| 104 |
"Partners in Slime" | | Richard Mueller | October 7, 1989 (1989-10-07) | 201005 |
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A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town because Louis and Janine were kidnapped by Poso. |
| 105 |
"Future Tense" | | Richard Mueller | October 14, 1989 (1989-10-14) | 201006 |
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The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is quickly proved right and the next vision shows them their deaths. |
| 106 |
"Jailbusters" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | October 21, 1989 (1989-10-21) | 201007 |
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The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slimer to save them from a horrible punishment. |
| 107 |
"The Ghostbusters Live! from Al Capone's Tomb!" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 28, 1989 (1989-10-28) | 201008 |
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The Ghostbusters are on live tv at the tomb of Al Capone where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to the other side, getting involved with Al Capone and supernatural criminals. |
| [n 2]">108A[n 2] |
"Trading Faces" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18) | 201009 |
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A bad look-a-like of Slimer on the run arrives in the firehouse via a mirror and sends Louis and the real Slimer through to the Ghost World. |
| 108B |
"Transcendental Tourists" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18) | 201010 |
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A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer. |
| 109A |
"Surely You Joust" | | Tony Marino | November 25, 1989 (1989-11-25) | 201011 |
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The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine. |
| 109B |
"Kitty-Cornered" | | Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy | November 25, 1989 (1989-11-25) | 201012 |
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Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true. |
| 110A |
"Slimer's Curse" | | Richard Mueller | December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02) | 201013 |
|
Slimer wins the lottery, only to find his winnings have been cursed. |
| 110B |
"Til Death Do Us Part" | | Pat Allee, Ben Hurst | December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02) | 201014 |
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The Ghostbusters get a temp (who turns out to be a ghost) and she decides Egon would make a great husband. |
| 111A |
"It's About Time" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09) | 201015 |
|
The firehouse is going to be torn to make way for a new express way, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap accident. They have to find a way back and fight ghosts without their equipment. |
| 111B |
"The Ransom of Greenspud" | | Stan Phillips | December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09) | 201016 |
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A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs. |
| 112A |
"Revenge of the Ghostmaster" | | Richard Mueller | December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16) | 201017 |
|
The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and traps. |
| 112B |
"Loose Screws" | | Pat Allee, Ben Hurst | December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16) | 201018 |
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Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come alive. |
| 113A |
"Venk-Man!" | | Richard Mueller | November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) | 201019 |
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Peter becomes something of a super hero, but it won't last long. |
| 113B |
"Slimer Streak" | | Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy | December 23, 1989 (1989-12-23) | 201020 |
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Stuck on a train, the Ghostbusters have to play games to bring it to a halt. |
| 114 |
"The Halloween Door" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 29, 1989 (1989-10-29) | [n 3]">75002[n 3] |
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The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and used by Crowley to accomplish his goal. Unfortunately, all he does is break a deal, opening our world to numerous ghosts - including the huge, rampaging Boogaloo - and giving the Ghostbusters a lot to handle on Halloween night. |
| #[1]
| Title[1]
| Director
| Writer
| Original airdate
| Production Code[1]
|
| 115 |
"Russian About" | | J. Michael Straczynski | October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27) | 140-501 |
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During a trip to Russia, the Ghostbusters have to face an old demon being revived by a cult. |
| 116 |
"The Haunting of Heck House" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) | 140-502 |
|
Kids are visiting the firehouse and Peter tells the story behind an old souvenir. The Ghostbusters had an opportunity to get millions of dollar so long as they stayed in a haunted house for one night. One condition though: no proton packs. |
| 117 |
"You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks" | | Larry DiTillio | September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) | 140-503 |
|
A cabinet sends the Ghostbusters to another dimension and encounter a demon interested in learning magic tricks. |
| 118 |
"Janine, You've Changed" | | J. Michael Straczynski | September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08) | 140-504 |
|
Looking through a photo album causes the Ghostbusters and Slimer to realize Janine has gone through numerous changes over the years. Some investigating shows that a supernatural force disguised as a fairy godmother is the cause of it. |
| 119 |
"Mean Green Teen Machine" | | Jules Dennis | October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06) | 140-505 |
|
The Ghostbusters' take a turn for the worst when they're invaded by a trio of ghosts. |
| 120 |
"Spacebusters" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13) | 140-506 |
|
Winston gets the chance of a lifetime when gets to up on a space station. Unfortunately, there's a nasty ghost up there absorbing the life force of anyone it can find. It'll take Winston and the other Ghostbusters to save the station. |
| 121 |
"Guess What's Coming to Dinner" | | Jules Dennis | November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24) | 140-507 |
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The Ghostbusters and Slimer return home from vacation to find a ghost family has moved in. And getting rid of them won't be easy since they threw away the Ghostbusters' proton packs. |
| 122 |
"Very Beast Friends" | | Gordon Bressack | December 8, 1990 (1990-12-08) | 140-508 |
|
Sumerian gods Anshar and Vishar are waging their millennial fight. As gods, they are immortal, and thus neither can ever defeat the other. They decide to transfer themselves to mortal bodies. As it happens, the Ghostbusters are going sailing that day. The strong winds created by Anshar and Vishar blow the boat off course and strand the men on the island created by the gods. Peter is angry at Ray for getting them stranded, and Ray returns the anger. Every time that they start arguing, they mutate into the gods, getting bigger and meaner each successive time. |
| 123 |
"Ghostworld" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) | 140-509 |
|
A ghost uses an amusement park called Ghost World as a way to gain control over the Ghostbusters. With everyone else under his power, only a sick Egon is capable of stopping him. |
| 124 |
"Afterlife in the Fast Lane" | | Tony Marino | November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) | 140-510 |
|
The Ghostbusters and Slimer compete with each other in a race in win money for a charity. Unfortunately, a ghost tricks them into entering the Netherworld during the race and getting out won't be easy. |
| 125 |
"The Slob" | | Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy | November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) | 140-511 |
|
After once again failing to capture Slimer, Professor Dweeb reaches an agreement with a ghost known as the Glob. The Glob will catch Slimer for Professor Dweeb and Dweeb will set the captured Sleaze free. |
| 126 |
"Busters in Toyland" | | Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley | December 15, 1990 (1990-12-15) | 140-512 |
|
The firehouse is the scene for a birthday party for Louis' nephew, Lawrence. Louis wants to get him a good gift, but he inadvertently buys three toys possessed by ghosts. They take Lawrence to Toyland and the Ghostbusters have to rescue him. |
| 127 |
"My Left Fang" | | Sean Roche | October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20) | 140-513 |
|
The Ghosbusters and Slimer arrive in German town and get an unusual request from the locals: to save ghosts. Turns out the local ghosts have been threatened by a creature that feeds on them. |
| 128 |
"Stay Tooned" | | Len Janson, Chuck Menville | December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) | 140-514 |
|
Ray and Slimer try to fix the tv so they can continue watching The Sammy K. Ferret Show, but a freak accident occurs and brings the title character into the real world. The Ghostbusters have to deal with them as Sammy's cartoon antics become all too real and dangerous. |
| 129 |
"The Magnificent Five" | | Sean Roche | December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22) | 140-516 |
|
The Ghostbusters have a ghostly showdown with Black Bart in a Texan town. |
| 130 |
"Deja Boo[n 4]" | | Chuck Menville
Richard Mueller
Pamela Hickey
Dennys McCoy
Michael Reaves | November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10) | 140-517 |
|
Professor Dweeb uses a machine to see Slimer's past adventures with the Ghostbusters. |
| #[1]
| Title[1]
| Director
| Writer
| Original airdate
|
| 01 |
"Doctor Dweeb, I Presume [n 5]" | | | September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10) |
|
Slimer goes to the doctor's with Janine. When he smells food, he goes on an adventure through the hospital. As usual, Professor Dweeb is there to catch him. Slimer must avoid Professor Dweeb and be back before Janine gets out of the doctor's office. |
| 02 |
"Nothing to Sneeze At" | | | September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17) |
|
With the Ghostbusters sick, and resting in their beds upstairs, Slimer is left in charge of the firehouse -- which means dealing with a hungry, noise-making Manx. |
| 03 |
"A Mouse in the House" | | | September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24) |
|
Manx chases a mouse around the firehouse, causing all kinds of havoc -- which Slimer gets blamed for. |
| 04 |
"Quickslimer Messenger Service" | | | October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01) |
|
In need of money to buy ice cream, Slimer takes a job as a messenger for Rudy's Messenger Service. Professor Dweeb, seeing his opportunity to catch Slimer, calls Rudy's service and tells him he has some packages to be delivered. Slimer is soon on his way to the addresses, where Professor Dweeb has really laid out various traps to catch him. |
| 05 |
"Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" | | | October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) |
|
Mr. Grout hires Bruiser to make Fred stay in his hotel room. However, Slimer tries to outsmart Bruiser, so he can get Fred to the Ghostbusters barbecue. |
| 06 |
"Slimer for Hire" | | | October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15) |
|
Slimer gets jobs working at the Ritz Cafe and walking dogs for Rudy. However Dweeb is after him with a Slime Sucking Machine. |
| 07 |
"Special Delivery" | | | November 22, 1988 (1988-11-22) |
|
|
| 08 |
"Go-pher It" | | | October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) |
|
While doing some gardening work, Slimer must contend with a tulip-hungry gopher. |
| 09 |
"Cash or Slime" | | | November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) |
|
Slimer goes to the department store to buy Chilly a gift for her birthday, but he has to deal with security guard dog Bruiser. |
| 10 |
"Monkey See, Monkey Don't" | | | November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12) |
|
Slimer has a run in with the cops! |
| 11 |
"Pigeon-Cooped" | | | November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19) |
|
Slimer teaches a pigeon how to fly, all the while trying to keep it out of Manx's clutches. |
| 12 |
"Slimer's Silly Symphony" | | | November 26, 1988 (1988-11-26) |
|
After going to a symphony with Slimer, Egon decides to give him a conductor's baton. This inspires Slimer to start (and conduct) his own symphony, with a little help from his friends. But Professor Dweeb crashes the party and makes things a little "bouncy" for Slimer. |
| 13 |
"Space Case [n 6]" | | | December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03) |
|
Slimer gives a vacationing space alien a tour of the city. |
| 14 |
"Room at the Top" | | | December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) |
|
All Slimer wants is quiet, so he can read his new comic book. But with Peter snoring and Egon doing some experiments, the Firehouse is way too noisy for some relaxing reading. What's a ghost to do? Slimer decides to build himself a little shack on the Firehouse roof, so he can have all the quiet he wants. But unfortunately, that orange cat, Manx, is going to complicate things a bit. |
| 15 |
"The Not-So-Great Outdoors" | | | December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17) |
|
While on a camping trip, Slimer and Chilly encounter some mischief-loving rabbits. |
| 16 |
"Dr. Strangedog" | | | December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24) |
|
Slimer receives a "Super Duper Spy Kit" from a cereal company. He goes out for trouble ... and finds it. He overhears a mad scientist dog through a storm drain. Dr. Strangedog plans to turn humans into dog's servants. Slimer must stop him but a huge guard dog stands in his way. |
| 17 |
"Class Clown" | | | December 31, 1988 (1988-12-31) |
|
When Donald loses some scripts, Slimer flies to his school to give them back to him ... but not after having a few encounters with Mrs. Stone, the school's tough guard. |
| 18 |
"Movie Madness" | | | January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07) |
|
Slimer helps Bud clean the movie theater to get in to his favorite movie for free. It's all but a pleasant monster movie -- there's gummed up seats, Professor Dweeb, and the movie monster. |
| 19 |
"Little Green Sliming Hood" | | | January 14, 1989 (1989-01-14) |
|
To stop Slimer from watching TV before bed, Peter convinces him to listen to the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Slimer imagines himself as Little Green Sliming Hood with his friends in the story. Professor Dweeb is the scientific Big Bad Wolf & Elizabeth is the Little Bad Wolf, Chilly as the hippest grandma, and Peter as the Hunter. |
| 21 |
"Rainy Day Slimer" | | | January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28) |
|
Since Slimer can't go to the amusement park because it's raining outside, he draws pictures of the amusement park and enters them to have a pretend visit to the park. |
| 22 |
"Tea but not Sympathy" | | | February 4, 1989 (1989-02-04) |
|
Manx fakes being sick, and Slimer has to baby-sit him as he causes havoc around the firehouse. |
| 23 |
"Dog Days" | | | February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11) |
|
Slimer helps Fred pass obedience school. |
| 24 |
"Up Close and Too Personal" | | | February 18, 1989 (1989-02-18) |
|
Slimer uses his video camera to capture Manx in some rather embarrassing moments, much to Manx's dismay. When Slimer uses his camera to film a commercial for Luigi, that's when Manx gets his revenge. |
| 25 |
"Slimer & the Beanstalk" | | | February 25, 1989 (1989-02-25) |
|
As Peter reads Slimer the bedtime story of Jack & The Beanstalk, Slimer imagines himself and his friends in the story. |
| 26 |
"Show Dog Showdown" | | | March 4, 1989 (1989-03-04) |
|
Slimer and Fred enter a dog show in an effort to win food, competing against Dweeb and Elizabeth. |
| 27 |
"Sticky Fingers" | | | March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11) |
|
At the firehouse Slimer attempts to wallpaper the kitchen in an effort to please the Ghostbusters, but Dweeb and Elizabeth are intent on stopping and capturing him. |
| 28 |
"Unidentified Sliming Object" | | | March 18, 1989 (1989-03-18) |
|
Two spacemen mistaking Slimer for a typical earthling capture him and take him to their home! |
| 29 |
"Don't Tease the Sleaze" | | | March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25) |
|
The Ghostbusters trap a foul smelling, obnoxious ghost called "The Sleaze." Not heeding to Ray's warning, Slimer accidentally lets The Sleaze out of the Containment Unit. Knowing the Ghostbusters will be back from a call, Slimer MUST get the Sleaze back into the Containment Unit before they return. With the help of the Junior Ghostbusters, Slimer tries various schemes, including dressing as a woman, in order to try to recapture the Sleaze. |
| 30 |
"Out with Grout" | | | March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25) |
|
In an effort to stop Mr. Grout from bossing them around, Slimer and Bud get him a job at the Uptown Hotel. However, when Professor Dweeb becomes the new manager of the Hotel Sedgewick, Slimer and Bud do everything they can to get Mr. Grout back. |
| 31 |
"Out with Grout" | | | April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) |
|
Ghosts are partying on the 13th floor of Hotel Sedgewick. The party "dies" when two gangster-like ghosts, who work for Scareface, appear. Slimer tries pretending to be Scareface to get rid of the two -- until the real Scareface arrives. |
| 32 |
"The Dirty Half-Dozen" | | | April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) |
|
Ghoullem and Zugg, the ghost gangsters from "Scareface", return from the South Pole to get revenge on Slimer. They put the Ghostbusters to sleep with a sleep-walking potion, and Slimer is the only one who can rescue them (which is just what Ghoullem and Zugg want). However, Slimer doesn't go unprepared, as he gets all his friends to help him. |
| 33 |
"Sweet Revenge" | | | April 8, 1989 (1989-04-08) |
|
While Slimer is out trick-or-treating, Professor Dweeb (who dressed up in a Slimer costume) has to deal with Slimer's chores and some ghosts who want revenge on Slimer. |
Notes
- ^ a b "Slimer, Is That You" was written for the syndicated season but produced and aired in the 2nd network season. "Transylvania Homesick Blues" was written for the 2nd network season and switched places during production with "Slimer, Is That You", airing in syndication and resulting in the use of Season One character designs.
- ^ After the airing of the prime time special, The Halloween Door, episode 114, the rest of season 4's episodes were 15-minute episodes, aired in pairs.
- ^ Episode 114 first aired as a prime-time special.[1]
- ^ "Deja Boo" aired in both hour long and half-hour long versions. Both versions tell the same story. The half-hour version contains flashbacks from "The Copycat", "Halloween II 1/2" and "Sticky Business." In the hour version, flashbacks from "The Two Faces of Slimer" are also shown.
- ^ Each episode of Slimer consisted of 2-3 named segments. As they were aired with an episode of The Real Ghostbusters episodes , they have the same airdates as the episodes they aired with, and do not have separate production codes.[1]
- ^ Episode 13 of Slimer is a combination of the original pilot for the series, shortened to the Slimer format, and the first segment of episode 2 with a different title card.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection, notes from: Booklet. Direct Holdings Americas, CPT Holdings, Fairfax, Virginia:80083-Z, (2008).
- ^ Lambert, David (2008-07-25). "The Real Ghostbusters - Formal Press Release from Time Time for their Exclusive Complete Series Package". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-The-Complete-Series/10151. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Lambert, David (2008-11-02). "The Real Ghostbusters - Small Date Change for Time Life's Complete Series Set is Made Up by FedEx Shipping". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-Complete-Series-Date-Change/10845. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Lacey, Gord (2008-08-11). "The Real Ghostbusters - Cover Art 'Winner' Plus Release Date Update". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-Package-Details/10296. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ US Copyright Office, official registered airdate
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