Sammy K. Ferret[2] was a cartoon character that Ray Stantz and Slimer really liked.[3]
History[]
On a dark and stormy night, at midnight, a mysterious supernatural force struck the Ghostbusters' television and turned Sammy into a ghost. Sammy broke loose in the real world causing all sorts of mischief. The longer he remained in the real world, the more real and dangerous he became.[4] In his wake, a trail of cartoon manifestations spread like a viral epidemic. Since he wasn't bound by the laws of physics, he seemed to be impossible to trap.[5] Ray devised an ambush scenario: Slimer would make a full capacity audience laugh and attract Sammy. The Ghostbusters would then trap him. However, the Proton Streams went directly through Sammy and he fled the scene.
Undaunted, Egon Spengler deduced if they could get Sammy mad enough, he would revert to his true form and become trappable.[6][7] They commandeered the Lenny Jayson Show and repeatedly taunted him and turned the crowd against him. Sure enough, Sammy showed his true form and was trapped. His last words before he was captured were "I'm still the funniest! Hahahahaha!" Some of Sammy's after effects were not immediately dissipated and remained for some time, such as Ecto-1's transmogrification into a clown car.[8]
Personality[]
Sammy K. Ferret is very mischievous and egocentric, just like most people would expect from a cartoon character. If someone gets more attention than him, he can't resist the challenge of showing him or her up.[9][10]
Powers[]
Sammy K. Ferret was a powerful ghost, he could warp reality, and treat the real world like a cartoon, and was only bound by cartoon physics, meaning he was next to impossible to capture.[11] Even proton beams passed through him, until he exposed his true colors.
Trivia[]
- On page 7 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #5, Sammy K. Ferret and his show makes a non-canon cameo on an ad at the rail yard.
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References[]
- ↑ Marsha Goodman (1990). Episode Call Sheet and SAG Report - "Stay Tooned" (1990).
- ↑ Announcer (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 03:03-03:05). Time Life Entertainment. Announcer says: "It's the Sammy K. Ferret Show!"
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 02:56-02:58). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Looking for our favorite program."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 10:19-10:25). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "The longer Sammy remains in our world, the more real and dangerous his cartoon creations become."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 11:08-11:11). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "And it's spreading like an epidemic wherever Sammy goes."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 18:53-19:04). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Although as a cartoon, Sammy is immune to our throwers, I'm convinced underneath the funny facade he's simply an ego driven ghost that could be caught like any other ghost."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 19:05-19:10). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "You're saying if we can get him mad enough to show his true colors, we can nail him!"
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 22:08-22:12). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Some of the after effects may linger a bit. But they'll eventually dissipate."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 15:57-16:02). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "So if somebody else were to get more laughs, I bet Sammy couldn't resist the challenge."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 18:38-18:40). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "He also craves attention."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Stay Tooned" (1990) (DVD ts. 15:39-15:42). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "He's not bound by the same laws of physics that we are."
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