Nutrona Blaster is an toy weapon, which is part of Kenners The Real Ghostbusters Toy Line. It is loosely based off The Real Ghostbusters animated series Particle Thrower.
Toy Descriptions[]
Nutrona Blaster
with Nutrona Beam (Ray)
Front of Card Notes[]
Turn the handle to spin the "Nutrona Ray" and zap ghosts!
Back of Card Instruction[]
Insert with a twisting motion.
Turn the handle to spin beam and zap ghost!
and roll it out into position.
Make ghosts "disappear" just like The Real Ghostbusters.
Booklet Description[]
Description from Action Toy Guide (1989)
Zap ghosts like The Real Ghostbusters! Turn the handle and the green beam spins, blasting ghosts with Nutrona rays.
Description from Action Toy Guide (1990)
(As seen in "Ghostbusters II" Movie) Turn the handle and the nutrona beam spins, blasting ghosts away.
Trivia[]
- Even though it is named the "Nutrona Blaster" and is suggested to be based on the Real Ghostbusters particle thrower, it doesn't have much in common with it in design.
- The term "Nutrona Blaster" was also the name of a unreleased wave 1/2 toy weapon that was featured in the Kenner Toy Fair Catalog for 1987.
- The ghost on the front and the ghost on the back are stock ghosts Little Hopper Ghost and Big Mouth Ghost.
- Even though it is noted to be based on the Real Ghostbusters series of the Nutrona Blaster, it is promoted "as seen in Ghostbusters II movie".
- On page 6 of Ghostbusters 101 #4, in panel 5, in Egon's box, the blue object is Kenner's Nutrona Blaster toy.
- A Kenner 1989 commercial for the Ghost Trap, Ecto-Popper and Ecto-Goggles, and Nutrona Blaster plays during the NY1 News report in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Gallery[]
From Action Toy Guide 1989
From Action Toy Guide 1990
Nutrona Blaster front from the American pressing
Nutrona Blaster side from the American pressing
Nutrona Blaster back from the American pressing
Nutrona Blaster front from the UK pressing
Nutrona Blaster side from the UK pressing
Nutrona Blaster back from the UK pressing
Nutrona Blaster French front from the Belgium/Netherlands/France pressing
Nutrona Blaster Dutch front from the Belgium/Netherlands/France pressing
Nutrona Blaster side from the Belgium/Netherlands/France pressing
Nutrona Blaster French back from the Belgium/Netherlands/France pressing
Nutrona Blaster Dutch back from the Belgium/Netherlands/France pressing
Nutrona Blaster, Right Side
Nutrona Blaster, Right Side Close Up
Nutrona Blaster, Left Side
Nutrona Blaster, Top Side
Nutrona Blaster, Bottom Side
Comics[]
Non-Canon cameo seen in Ghostbusters 101 #4