The Real Ghostbusters Home Video Series (1986 - 2006)

The Real Ghostbusters Home Video Series
Description Of Image:	Promotional Poster for the American VHS Series
For Promoting:	The Real Ghostbusters
Produced By:	RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Magic Window Kids Klassics
Features:	Episodes from The Real Ghostbusters on VHS

The Real Ghostbusters Home Video Series was released in the 80's, 90's and 2000's. It is assumed that the cartoons were the same transfers except with different dubs and translated titles in other worldwide releases. The Official Home Video items covered here came out before 2009's Timelife Boxset (2009).

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (America)

• Collector's Edition - The Real Ghostbusters- Cry Uncle (originally a Ghostbusters Cereal premium) (Magic Window Release)
• Volume 1 - The Real Ghostbusters: Knock, Knock (Magic Window Release)
• Volume 2 - The Real Ghostbusters: Play Them Ragtime Boos (Magic Window Release)
• Volume 3 - The Real Ghostbusters: A Fright at the Opera (Magic Window Release)
• Volume 3 - The Real Ghostbusters: A Fright at the Opera And Other Stories (Kid Klassics Release)
  • A Fright at the Opera
  • Venkman's Ghost Repellers
  • Play Them Ragtime Boos
• Volume 4 - The Real Ghostbusters: Venkman's Ghost Repellers (Magic Window Release)
• Volume 5 - The Real Ghostbusters: The Bird of Kildarby And Other Stories (Magic Window Release) and released as (Kid Klassics Release)
  • The Bird of Kildarby
  • Night Game
  • Lost and Foundry
• Volume 6 - The Real Ghostbusters: The Revenge of Murray the Mantis And Other Stories (Magic Window Release) and released as (Kid Klassics Release)
  • The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
  • Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin
  • Ghostbuster of the Year
• Volume 7 - The Real Ghostbusters: Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral (Magic Window Release)

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (United Kingdom)

• Original Series Release. All ten Volumes were by both Magic Windows and later The Hollywood Children's Collection. One more release has also appeared that is either a rental or promo, and was released by RCA in 1990. Most other markets use Magic Windows versions as default design.
  • Volume 1 - The Real Ghostbusters: Play Them Ragtime Boos / Knock, Knock
  • Volume 2 - The Real Ghostbusters: Venkman's Ghost Repellers / A Fright at the Opera
  • Volume 3 - The Real Ghostbusters: Cry Uncle / The Spirit of Aunt Lois
  • Volume 4 - The Real Ghostbusters: Night Game / Beneath These Streets
  • Volume 5 - The Real Ghostbusters: Ragnarok and Roll / Boo-Dunit
  • Volume 6 - The Real Ghostbusters: Sea Fright / Adventures in Slime and Space
  • Volume 7 - The Real Ghostbusters: The Old College Spirit / Ghost Busted
  • Volume 8 - The Real Ghostbusters: Chicken, He Clucked / Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
  • Volume 9 - The Real Ghostbusters: Ain't NASA-Sarily So / Doctor, Doctor
  • Volume 10 - The Real Ghostbusters: Station Identification / Don't Forget the Motor City
  • The Real Ghostbusters: Adventures in Slime and Space / A Fright at the Opera

• The Collection releases. The Black Volume was one of the last videos released under RCA International. The Blue Volume (a re-release of the Black Volume) came out in 1994, released by Columbia Tristar Home Video via Cinema Club. The Orange Volume likely was released shortly after. Another reissue of Volume 1 was done with a collection of Jumanji Animated episodes called "Double Trouble", which was released by Cinema Club in 2000.
  • (Black) The Best Of The Real Ghostbusters Volume 1- Adventures in Slime and Space / Ghost Busted / Knock, Knock / Venkman's Ghost Repellers
  • (Blue) The Best Of The Real Ghostbusters Volume 1- Adventures in Slime and Space / Ghost Busted / Knock, Knock / Venkman's Ghost Repellers
  • (Orange) The Best Of The Real Ghostbusters Volume 2- The Spirit of Aunt Lois / Beneath These Streets / Ragnarok and Roll / Sea Fright
  • Double Trouble set with Jumanji Animated and The Real Ghostbusters
    • Jumanji Animated episodes: "The Price" / "Bargaining For Time" / "Ransom of Redhead"
    • The Real Ghostbusters episodes: Adventures in Slime and Space / Ghost Busted / Knock, Knock / Venkman's Ghost Repellers

• Free Extreme Ghostbusters promo episodes of The Real Ghostbusters. Released by Columbia Tristar Home Video in 1998.
  • The Real Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted
  • The Real Ghostbusters: Adventures in Slime and Space

• DVD reissues of the Best Of's. Released in 2006.
  • The Real Ghostbusters: Sea Fright - The Spirit of Aunt Lois / Beneath These Streets / Sea Fright / Ragnarok and Roll
  • The Real Ghostbusters: Adventures In Slime & Space - Adventures in Slime and Space / Ghost Busted / Knock, Knock / Venkman's Ghost Repellers

List of Releases for Die Echten Ghostbusters (Germany)

Die Echten Ghostbusters was a line of VHS Tapes released in Germany by RCA Columbia Pictures International Video in 1989 and featured a different Dub for all 21 of the Released Episodes. The Dub is notorious for it's rather loose translation of the Dialogue and also for adding extra jokes with the subject of "Bananas". German Fans jokingly call the Dub for these Jokes the "Bananen Synchro" (Banana Dub). Note, first there were seven VHS Tapes for purchase each featuring 2 episodes, at the same time there were the same 7 Tapes but with 3 episodes instead of 2. However they were only available as Rental-Tapes in Local Video Rental Stores. Later when the series was broadcasted on german Televisions there were 7 more Tapes each containing one episode which could only be purchased in Bundles with the german Toyline to the Series. Dubbing done in Hamburg, Germany.

Retail Versions

• Volume 1 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die Ghostbusters retten Amerika - Knock, Knock / S.O.S. für Papa
• Volume 2 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Gefährliche Aufträge für die Ghostbusters - Im Opernhaus bricht Panik aus / Hilfe, Onkel Cyrus sieht Gespenster
• Volume 3 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Ein Ghostbuster in höchster Gefahr - Das Endspiel / Ray in Gefahr
• Volume 4 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die Geisterjagd in New York - Das Geisterschiff am Broadway / Slimy auf abwegen
• Volume 5 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Von allen Geistern gehetzt - Der Juwelenraub / Geister in der Uni
• Volume 6 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die echten Ghostbusters sitzen in der Falle - Gefangen im Film-Studio / Ein Geist im Labor
• Volume 7 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Siegeszug der Geisterjäger - Die Geister aus dem Bildschirm / Jagd auf die Doppelgänger

Rental Versions

Note that episode links are only provided for the Rental exclusives, as the rest were on the retail versions too.

• Volume 1 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die Ghostbusters retten Amerika - Knock, Knock / Spiel den Gespensterblues / S.O.S. für Papa
• Volume 2 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Gefährliche Aufträge für die Ghostbusters - Im Opernhaus bricht Panik aus / Bei Tante Lois spukts / Hilfe, Onkel Cyrus sieht Gespenster
• Volume 3 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Ein Ghostbuster in höchster Gefahr - Das Endspiel / Ray in Gefahr / Ein Herz voller böser Geister
• Volume 4 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die Geisterjagd in New York - Der Krimi ist nicht fertig / Das Geisterschiff am Broadway / Slimy auf abwegen
• Volume 5 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Von allen Geistern gehetzt - Der Juwelenraub / Geister in der Uni / Rettet die Brathänchen!
• Volume 6 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Die echten Ghostbusters sitzen in der Falle - Gefangen im Film-Studio / Ein Geist im Labor / Ghostbusters im Weltall
• Volume 7 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Siegeszug der Geisterjäger - Die Geister aus dem Bildschirm / Am Fließband sind die Geister los / Jagd auf die Doppelgänger

Bundled with the Toy

More on the bundles can be found here.

• Volume 1 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Spiel den Gespensterblues
• Volume 2 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Bei Tante Lois spukts
• Volume 3 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Ein Herz voller böser Geister
• Volume 4 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Der Krimi ist nicht fertig
• Volume 5 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Rettet die Brathänchen!
• Volume 6 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Ghostbusters im Weltall
• Volume 7 - Die Echten Ghostbusters: Am Fließband sind die Geister los

List of Releases for Los Autenticos Cazafantasmas (Spain)

There are two different release types, one being retailer with a barcode (the back is black and removes one episode image), and the other standard. Three Volumes seem to exist, condensing the first five United Kingdom volumes.

• Los Autenticos Cazafantasmas 1: Guerra de bandas / Knock Knock / La gabardina mágica
• Los Autenticos Cazafantasmas 2: Terror en la opera / El espiritu de la tia Lois / El tio de Egon
• Los Autenticos Cazafantasmas 3: El misterio de la novela inacabada / Bajo estas calles / Ragnarok y roll / El estadio encantado

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (Italy)

It is assumed that the Italian releases are simply the United Kingdom versions, but dubbed in Italian. So far Volumes 1-5 have surfaced. Released in 1989 by Windows/Magic Windows.

• Volume 1 - The Real Ghostbusters: A carnevale ogni spettro vale / La porta parlante
• Volume 2 - The Real Ghostbusters: Riga dritto papà / Paura all'opera
• Volume 3 - The Real Ghostbusters: Zio Ciro / Il medium partitone
• Volume 4 - The Real Ghostbusters: L'arbitro misterioso / Il pilastro misterioso
• Volume 5 - The Real Ghostbusters: La fine del mondo / Dieci piccoli fantasmi

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (Australia)

It is assumed that the Australian versions are the same as United Kingdom.

• Volume 1 - The Real Ghostbusters: Play Them Ragtime Boos / Knock, Knock
• Volume 2 - The Real Ghostbusters: Venkman's Ghost Repellers / A Fright at the Opera
• Volume 3 - The Real Ghostbusters: Cry Uncle / The Spirit of Aunt Lois
• Volume 4 - The Real Ghostbusters: Night Game / Beneath These Streets
• Volume 5 - The Real Ghostbusters: Ragnarok and Roll / Boo-Dunit
• Volume 6 - The Real Ghostbusters: Sea Fright / Adventures in Slime and Space
• Volume 7 - The Real Ghostbusters: The Old College Spirit / Ghost Busted
• Volume 8 - The Real Ghostbusters: Chicken, He Clucked / Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
• Volume 9 - The Real Ghostbusters: Ain't NASA-Sarily So / Doctor, Doctor
• Volume 10 - The Real Ghostbusters: Station Identification / Don't Forget the Motor City
• The Real Ghostbusters: Adventures in Slime and Space / A Fright at the Opera

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (Greece)

Releases based on the United Kingdom dubbed in Greek by VideoSonic in 1989. So far six are known.

• The Real Ghostbusters: Στο Ρυθμο Των Φαντασματων / Τα Φαντασματα Του Τρενου
• The Real Ghostbusters: Το Παραλληλογραμμο Του Νιου Τζερσει / Γκοστμπαστερς Εναντιον Αμαζονων
• The Real Ghostbusters: Ο Τρομερος Γλυκανθρωπος / Τα Φαντασματα Της Θειας Λοις
• The Real Ghostbusters: Η Γη Κινδυνευει! / Το Μυστηριο Της Αγκαθα
• The Real Ghostbusters: Τα Πνευματα Του Κολλεγιου / Τερμα Τα Φαντασματα
• The Real Ghostbusters: Τηλεοπτικα Πνευματα / Μην Ξεχνατε Την Αμαξουπολη

List of Releases for S.O.S Fantômes (France)

They went with single episode releases.

• S.O.S Fantômes 1: Les fantômes ne connaissent pas la musique
• S.O.S Fantômes 2: Toc toc
• S.O.S Fantômes 3: Surprise
• S.O.S Fantômes 4: Peur en mer
• S.O.S Fantômes 5: Le pilier de New - York
• S.O.S Fantômes 6: Ragnarok and roll
• S.O.S Fantômes 7: Canal fantôme
• S.O.S Fantômes 8: Les fantômes repoussants
• S.O.S Fantômes 9: L'esprit du vieux collège
• S.O.S Fantômes 10: Le prisonnier du temps

List of Releases for アニメ ゴーストバスターズ (Japan)

Single episode releases.

• アニメ ゴーストバスターズ: オバケ自動車の町
• アニメ ゴーストバスターズ: スライマーのドロボー退治
• アニメ ゴーストバスターズ: 地下鉄はオバケだらけ
• アニメ ゴーストバスターズ: ベースボール大会
• アニメ ゴーストバスターズ: なぞの幽霊船

List of Releases for The Real Ghostbusters (Netherlands)

So far two vhs releases are said to have been released. Only one has surfaced.

• The Real Ghostbusters: Spookspelen
• The Real Ghostbusters: Venkman’s Ghost Repellers

Trivia

• A rather common online bootleg DVD titled "The Real Ghostbusters Manhattan Madness" which took United Kingdom's DVD's and converted them from Pal to NTSC at Region 1 (For American DVD players).
• On page seven of Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #2, on the shelf right of the The Real Ghostbusters: The Game from Triotoys United Kingdom VHS tapes. The front of Volume 6, featuring "Sea Fright" and "Adventures in Slime and Space", can be seen.
• On page 11 of Ghostbusters 101 #6, in panel 4, on the signs in the center and under Caste are the dancing figures are from the right half of the Magic Window logo, as seen on the U.S.A. Home Video releases.

Gallery

The Real Ghostbusters (America)

A Ad in Ghostbusters Cereal for the VHS and an offer for one VHS

Video Store Display (front)

Video Store Display (back)

The Real Ghostbusters (United Kingdom)

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Non-Canon Cameo in Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #2

Non-Canon Cameo in Get Real Issue #2

Non-Canon Reference seen in Ghostbusters 101 #6

Die Echten Ghostbusters (Germany)