The Icon Ghost is the ghost found in the No-Ghost Sign which appears in all forms of Ghostbusters Media.
History[]
The Real Ghostbusters[]
In the Pilot, the Icon Ghost is shown walking away after jumping towards the viewer. Afterwards, it turns around and jumps in shock, and then gets trapped in the "no-ghost" symbol. The first Intro reuses most of the footage from the pilot.
The second Intro shows a more cheerful Icon Ghost that gets caught much like during the first intro, but when Professor Dweeb blasts down the No Ghost Sign, the ghost is understandably shocked.
On Saturday morning episodes during seasons 1 and 3 they ran bumpers voiced by Arsenio Hall as a calm and collected Icon Ghost.
During commercial breaks for season 2 (syndicated) episodes, a comical Slimer-esque voice is given to the ghost in the logo, performed by Frank Welker. Referred to as "No Ghost" by the production staff, it futilely tries to escape, or is caught outside the front of the symbol, only to run back behind. It is also seen avoiding a stampede of other spooks and using a saw on the logo until it notices the viewers and hides the saw behind its back. There are also times where it is upside-down and has to pull itself right side-up again.
In the episode The Copycat, the Copycat morphs in the Icon Ghost with no ghost sign. Like all forms of the Copycat, he was shown to be quite comical.
Ghostbusters (2016 Movie)[]
As Patty Tolan takes Erin Gilbert, Abby Yates, and Jillian Holtzmann to the site of the encounter at the Seward Street Subway Station, one Graffiti Artist says he has seen a ghost, and proceeds to spray paint a stereotypical bedsheet ghost on the wall. As he's reprimanded about not being allowed to graffiti, he covers it in a "no sign". Holtzmann proceeds to photograph the image. Rowan drew a creepy rendition of the logo as he watched NY1 News coverage of their successful capture of a ghost at Stonebrook Theatre. He later used it as one of his forms after leaving Kevin's body as Patty prefers to the design as "nice and cute"... at least until Rowan turns that design into a "tainted" version with glowing yellow eyes and sharp teeth, and supersizes himself to over 100 feet.
Merchandise Promotion[]
The Icon Ghost also appeared in a commercial for Ghostbusters Cereal.
Description[]
The ghost appears to be a heavy set, simple solid white ghost that is quite agile. It has been suggested in various media to have a good sense of humor and to be slightly overdramatic.
Trivia[]
- Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd came up with a name of Mooglie for the Icon Ghost and used it in private with each other.[4]
- In 2021, Jason Reitman approached Stuart Reeves to make the tongue in cheek version of the Icon Ghost using one of the Mini-Pufts for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It was used for the last shot of the movie.[5]
- The Icon ghost's stride down the sidewalk in The Real Ghostbusters Pilot and later title sequences like The Real Ghostbusters Intro 1 was story boarded by Eddie Fitzgerald to be a homage to John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever."[6]
- On Cover RI of Ghostbusters Issue #6, several Icon Ghost dolls can be seen.
- On page nine of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9, the Icon Ghost appears on a book cover.
- On the subscription cover of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #13, the Icon Ghost makes a non-canon cameo.
- On the subscription cover of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #16, Icon Ghost makes a non-canon cameo under the manhole cover.
- On page one of Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #1, the Icon Ghost coins his classic phrase, "We now return to The Real Ghostbusters."
- On page 1 of Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #4
- In panel 1, the Icon Ghost hides his saw like he does in a bumper.
- In panel 3, the Icon Ghost crouches down and hides like he does in a bumper.
- Insight Editions' Tobin's Spirit Guide features a pre-Ghostbusters version of the ghost.[7]
- In Ghostbusters Annual 2017, on page 43, in panel 5, on the left above the microwave is a drawing of the Icon Ghost. Dan Schoening drew it on Montana's paper table cover before seeing Ghostbusters (2016 Movie) in July 2016.
- In Ghostbusters 101 #3, it is revealed Ray Stantz also named the No Ghost logo "Mooglie".
- On Cover RI of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #4, the Icon Ghost appears on the bibs of the Slimers from The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters.
- On page 4 of 35th Anniversary: The Real Ghostbusters, the mobile has a figure of Mooglie.
- On Cover B of Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #2, Starscream is in the No Ghost logo in place of Mooglie.
- On page 19 of Transformers/Ghostbusters Issue #3, in panel 1, No Ghost logo graffiti on Optimus Prime is the one done by the Graffiti Artist in the 2016 Movie.
- On Cover RI of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #3, a nod to the cover of Batman #251, Mooglie replaces the Batman logo and the No Ghost logo replaces the 20 cents bubble.
Appearances[]
Primary Canon[]
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters II
- The original and 2.0 versions appear.
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- The original and Mini-Puft versions appear.
Secondary Canon[]
- The Real Ghostbusters
- The Real Ghostbusters Pilot
- The Real Ghostbusters Intro 1
- The Real Ghostbusters Intro 2
- IDW Comics
- Mars Attacks The Real Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1
- In The Box Part One
- Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #2
- In The Box Part Two
- Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #3
- In The Box Part Three
- Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #4
- In The Box Part Four
- Ghostbusters Get Real
- Ghostbusters Annual 2017
- But Wait -- There's More!
- Ghostbusters 101
- Ghostbusters 101 #3
- Mentioned by Ray Stantz on page 16[8]
- Ghostbusters 101 #3
- Ghostbusters IDW 20/20
- Down The Basement Stairs (Dimension 50-S)
- Insight Editions
References[]
- ↑ io9/gizmodo "The Future of Ghostbusters Is Uncertain, But Ivan Reitman Has a Plan" 3/21/17
- ↑ Ghost Corps Facebook reply 3/22/17
- ↑ io9/gizmodo "The Future of Ghostbusters Is Uncertain, But Ivan Reitman Has a Plan" 3/21/17
- ↑ Hitfix "Our epic interview with Ivan Reitman looks to the past and the future for Ghostbusters" 7/17/16 Ivan Reitman says: "Certainly the no-ghost… we call him the Moogly, by the way, that little ghost. That's a term that Aykroyd and I came up with, and very few people know that, so there… run with it."
- ↑ Stuart Reeves instagram 12/9/2021 Stuart Reeves says: "For me, there are few logos as iconic as 1984's "Ghostbusters". The design by Michael C Gross is simply stunning and has really stood the test of time. This year I was approached by Director Jason Reitman to create a new, tongue in cheek version of the logo for new movie "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and I couldn’t have been more honoured...and terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought. The idea Jason and writer Gil Kenan had was to incorporate the adorable Mini Puft to replace "Mooglie" in a fun twist to end the new movie. A seemingly simple task which was deceptively difficult to get right. The original logo has no wasted lines, no excess details and I studied the use of line width in order to create an accurate replication of the original logo featuring the new character. The logo can now been seen at the end of the fantastic (and tear jerking!) "Ghostbusters: Afterlife", in theaters now."
- ↑ Eatock, James (2008). "The Original Real Ghostbusters" Cereal Geek #4 (2nd Quarter 2008), page 44. Busta Toons Productions, United Kingdom. Line reads: "Eddie storyboarded the Ghost walking down the street as a direct homage to John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, while Kevin illustrated the heroes in many action-packed scrapes."
- ↑ erikburnham Tweet 3/11/16
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2017). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters 101 #3" (2017) (Comic p.16). Ray Stantz says: "Um... ultimately I'm afraid we're responsible for putting ol' Mooglie -- Er the No Ghost logo - out into the universe, amongst other things."
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