The Real Ghostbusters Toy line was created by Kenner from 1986 through 1991. It was mostly related to the Animated Series, however the Ecto-1a and ECTO-Charger where both related to the Ghostbusters II Film. Also, Filmations Ghostbusters had a line of Toys as well being produced by Tyco.
Overview
The Kenner line of Real Ghostbusters action figures was the most known of the toy lines and hit shelves in January of 1987 and continued being made ans sold til the spring of 1991. It had ten waves of toys (based on card rearrangements) with at least one more planned.
Finger Pops
Finger Pops as seen in packaging.
In 1979, Kenner released "Finger Pops", which were foam cylinders that could be projected in the air. A similar type of product to Nerf like foam products, it was Kenner's answer to Parker Brothers Nerf line. The concept was brought to the Real Ghostbusters line with "Finger Pop Fiends", which along with having the same function also share the name "Finger Pops".
Also in 1979, Kenner released a second toy in the line called "Finger Pops Popper". This item as well was in many regards a precursor to the "GhostPopper", which would be able to fire foam pops. GhostPopper also shares the name Popper and refers to the ammo as "ghostpops" or "pops". The foam pops were also used with the "ECTO Popper & ECTO-Goggles", which uses the same idea and adds temporary storage on the goggles.
List of Toys
The list is based on packaging back cards of the American version line. For releases in other countries/regions please see the Foreign Market Releases section of this article. Sometimes the toy was released with other toys but wasn't included on the back card, in which case its included but noted. A few items were released that didn't have back cards and were not shown included with a wave. Educated guesses are used in those cases.
First Wave
First Wave America Back Card
It is believed that the first wave toys were released during the Christmas season in 1986, mostly to fulfill layaway orders. Officially, the first advertisements appeared, done by Toy's R Us in the news papers around the end of January 1987. The toy line first wave first printing is believed to have been all the figures, but not the Ghost Zapper or the Plush Toys. Second printing which was released with additions from wave 2 was done sometime in the spring of 1987. A third printing was done for the Christmas season of 1987.
The Action Ghost "Green Ghost" incorrectly was printed in the first and second printing with item number #81020. The toy was given the correct item number on the third pressing.
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero: Peter Venkman |
Item #:80010 | Asst #:80000 | Prod 1#: 278-484-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-484-010 (NG) Prod 3#: 278-484-020 (NW) |
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| Hero: Ray Stantz |
Item #:80020 | Asst #:80000 | Prod 1#: 278-487-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-487-010 (NG) Prod 3#: 278-487-020 (NW) |
|
| Hero: Egon Spengler |
Item #:80030 | Asst #:80000 | Prod 1#: 278-485-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-485-010 (NG) Prod 3#: 278-485-020 (NW) |
|
| Hero: Winston Zeddmore |
Item #:80040 | Asst #:80000 | Prod 1#: 278-486-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-486-010 (NG) Prod 3#: 278-486-020 (NW) |
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| Action Ghost: Stay Puft Marshmallow Man |
Item #:80110 | Asst #:80100 | Prod 1#: 278-538-000 (NN) Prod 2#: 278-538-010 (NN) Prod 3#: 278-538-020 (NN) |
|
| Action Ghost: Green Ghost (aka: Slimer) |
Item 1#:81020 (incorrect) Item 2#: 81020 (corrected) |
Asst #: 80100 | Prod 1#: 278-539-000 (NN) Prod 2#: 278-539-010 (NN) Prod 3#: 278-539-020 (NN) |
The Item number is incorrect pressings. |
| GhostZapper | Item #: 80200 | same as Item # | ||
| Plush Ghost: Stay Puft Marshmallow Man |
Item #:80160 | Asst #:80150 | Not Shown on card. | |
| Plush Ghost: Green Ghost (aka: Slimer) |
Item #:80170 | Asst #:80150 | Not Shown on card. |
Second Wave
Second Wave America Back Card
The second wave was released sometime in the spring of 1987. The Action Ghost assortment (started wave 1) had additions of three ghost action figures. A second pressing for the three Action Ghosts was made for the Christmas season on 1987.
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Ghost: Bug-Eye Ghost |
Item #: 80130 | Asst #: 80100 | Prod 1#: 278-491-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-491-010 (NN) |
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| Action Ghost: H2 Ghost |
Item #: 80140 | Asst #: 80100 | Prod 1#: 278-491-000 (NG) Prod 2#: 278-491-010 (NN) |
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| Action Ghost: Bad-To-The-Bone Ghost |
Item #: 80210 | Asst #: 80100 | Prod 1#: 278-491-000 (??) Prod 2#: 278-491-010 (??) |
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| Ecto-1 | Item #: 80230 | same as Item # | ||
| Ecto-Plazm (Purple) | Item #: 80240 | same as Item # | ||
| Gooper Ghost: Squisher |
Item #: 80280 | Asst #: 80250 | ||
| Gooper Ghost: Banshee Bomber |
Item #: 80270 | Asst #: 80250 | ||
| Gooper Ghost: Sludge Bucket |
Item #: 80260 | Asst #: 80250 | ||
| GhostPopper | Item #: 80220 | same as Item # |
Third Wave
Third Wave America Back Card
The third wave was likely first released to fulfill layaway orders in the Christmas season of 1987. The first public promotion for the wave didn't happen til mid January of 1988. Initially Fright Feature Janine Melnitz was not released as she wasn't listed on back of card. She was later released in the fourth wave.
The three Mini Ghost toy sets were released with their assortment number of "80400" mistakenly printed on the front of the card as the item number. All three also share the same bar code on the back. The Canada line printed corrected item numbers.
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fright Feature: Peter Venkman |
Item #: 80360 | Asst #: 80350 | Prod #: 281-123-000 (NG) | |
| Fright Feature: Egon Spengler |
Item #: 80370 | Asst #: 80350 | Prod #: 281-126-000 (NG) | |
| Fright Feature: Ray Stantz |
Item #: 80380 | Asst #: 80350 | Prod #: 281-125-000 (NG) | |
| Fright Feature: Winston Zeddmore |
Item #: 80390 | Asst #: 80350 | Prod #: 281-124-000 (NG) | |
| Fire House | Item #: 80580 | same as Item # | ||
| Mini Ghost: Mini Goopers |
Item #: 80400 (incorrect) Actual Item #: 80410 |
Asst #: 80400 | Prod #: 0282-168-01 no Factory Code present |
|
| Mini Ghost: Mini Traps |
Item #: 80400 (incorrect) Actual Item #: 80420 |
Asst #: 80400 | Prod #: 284-028-000 (NV) | Not Shown on card. |
| Mini Ghost: Mini Shooter |
Item #: 80400 (incorrect) Actual Item #: 80430 |
Asst #: 80400 | Prod #: 282-170-000 (NV) | |
| Ecto-Plazm (Red) | Item #: 80240 | same as Item # | ||
| Ecto-Plazm (Purple) | Item #: 80240 | same as Item # | ||
| Ecto-Plazm (Blue) | Item #: 80240 | same as Item # | ||
| Proton Pack | Item #: 80340 | same as Item # |
Fourth Wave
Fourth Wave America Back Card
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted Human: Terror Trash |
Item #: 80550 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 3280-002-00 (NT) | |
| Haunted Human: Granny Gross |
Item #: 80510 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 0280-402-00 (NT) | |
| Haunted Human: Mail Fraud |
Item #: 80520 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 0284-404-00 (NC) | |
| Haunted Human: Hard Hat Horror |
Item #: 80540 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 3282-258-00 (NT) | |
| Haunted Human: Tombstone Tackle |
Item #: 80560 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 3281-012-00 (NC) | |
| Haunted Human: X-Cop |
Item #: 80530 | Asst #: 80500 | Prod #: 3279-002-00 (NC) | |
| Fright Feature: Janine Melnitz |
Item #: 80570 | Asst #: 80350 | Prod #: 284-400-000 (NG) | |
| Brain Blaster Ghost | Item 1#: 80100 (incorrect) Item 2#: 80620 (corrected) |
Asst #: 80620 | Prod 1#: 3369-018-00 (NW) Prod 2#: 3369-018-01 (NW) |
Not Shown on card. |
| Pull Speed Ahead Ghost | Item #: 80610 | same as Item # | Prod 1#: 3329-012-00 (NW) Prod 2#: 3329-012-01 (NW) |
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| ECTO-2 | Item #: 80450 | same as Item # | ||
| Highway Haunter | Item #: 80600 | same as Item # | ||
| Gooper Ghost: Green Ghost (aka: Slimer) |
Item #: 80320 | same as Item # |
Fifth Wave
Fifth Wave America Back Card
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster: The Frankenstein Monster |
Item #: 80820 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3840-013-00 (NT) | |
| Monster: The Mummy Monster |
Item #: 80840 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3842-015-00 (NT) | |
| Monster: The Dracula Monster |
Item #: 80830 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3841-017-00 (NT) | |
| Monster: The Zombie Monster |
Item #: 80940 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3875-014-00 (NT) | |
| Monster: The Quasimodo Monster |
Item #: 80930 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3876-016-00 (NT) | |
| Monster: The Wolfman Monster |
Item #: 80810 | Asst #: 80800 | Prod #: 3839-014-00 (NT) | |
| Screaming Hero: Peter Venkman |
Item #: 80860 | Asst #: 80850 | Prod #: 3628-027-00 (NV) | |
| Screaming Hero: Egon Spengler |
Item #: 80870 | Asst #: 80850 | Prod #: 3631-024-00 (NV) | |
| Screaming Hero: Ray Stantz |
Item #: 80890 | Asst #: 80850 | Prod #: 3629-026-00 (NV) | |
| Screaming Hero: Winston Zeddmore |
Item #: 80880 | Asst #: 80850 | Prod #: 3630-026-00 (NV) | |
| Screaming Hero: Janine Melnitz |
Item #: 80900 | Asst #: 80850 | Prod #: 3810-024-00 (NV) | |
| Haunted Vehicle: Wicked Wheelie | Item #: 80690 | Asst #: 80680 | Factory Code: (NN) | |
| Haunted Vehicle: Air Sickness | Item #: 80700 | Asst #: 80680 | Factory Code: (NN) | |
| Ghost Spooker | Item #: 80670 | same as Item # | none present |
Sixth Wave
Sixth Wave America Back Card
Some sites merge this wave with five or seven, however going by packaging cards it is a clearly released batch of toys during spring/summer of 1989.
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Pop Fiends | Item #: 81010 | Asst #: 80400 | Prod #: 3868-006-00 (NV) | |
| Green Ghost with Proton Pack (Slimer) | Item #: 81040 | Asst #: 80400 | Not Shown on card. | |
| Fearsome Flush | Item #: 80920 | same as Item # | Prod #: 3810-016-00 (NV) | |
| ECTO Popper & ECTO-Goggles | Item #: 81020 | same as Item # | Factory Code: (NT) | |
| Nutrona Blaster | Item #: 81030 | same as Item # | none present | |
| Water Zapper | Item #: 80910 | same as Item # | Factory Code: (NC) |
Seventh Wave
Seventh Wave America Back Card
| Item Name | Proof # | Assortment # | Production #/ Factory Code |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Fright Features: Janine Melnitz | Item #: 81110 | |||
| Super Fright Features: Winston Zeddmore | Item #: 81100 | |||
| Super Fright Features: Ray Stantz | Item #: 81090 | |||
| Super Fright Features: Egon Spengler | Item #: 81080 | |||
| Super Fright Features: Peter Venkman | Item #: 81070 | |||
| ECTO-3 | Item #: 81050 | |||
| Ghost Trap | Item #: 81130 |
Eighth Wave
Eighth Wave America Back Card
| Proof #/Prod. # | Item Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Item #: 81170 | Power Pack Heroes: Ray Stantz | |
| Item #: 81210 | Power Pack Heroes: Janine Melnitz | |
| Item #: 81190 | Power Pack Heroes: Winston Zeddmore | |
| Item #: 81180 | Power Pack Heroes: Egon Spengler | |
| Item #: 81400 | Power Pack Heroes: Louis Tully | Wasn't shown on other cards, only on its own card. |
| Item #: 81160 | Power Pack Heroes: Peter Venkman | |
| Item #: 81230 | Gobblin' Goblins: Terror Tongue | |
| Item #: 81220 | Gobblin' Goblins: Nasty Neck | |
| Item #: 81240 | Gobblin' Goblins: Terrible Teeth | |
| Item #: 81390 | Ghost Sweeper | |
| Item #: 81120 | ECTO-500 |
Ninth Wave
Ninth Wave America Back Card
| Proof #/Prod. # | Item Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Item #: 81560 | Slimed Heroes: Egon Spengler | |
| Item #: 81550 | Slimed Heroes: Peter Venkman | |
| Item #: 81570 | Slimed Heroes: Ray Stantz | |
| Item #: 81580 | Slimed Heroes: Winston Zeddmore | |
| Item #: 81590 | Slimed Heroes: Louis Tully | |
| Item #: 80230 | ECTO-1A | |
| Item #: 81440 | ECTO-Blaster | |
| Item #: 81430 | Grab-A-Meter | |
| Item #: 81450 | ECTO-Charger |
Tenth Wave
Tenth Wave America Back Card
| Proof #/Prod. # | Item Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Item #: 81720 | ECTO-Glow Hero: Egon Spengler | |
| Item #: 81710 | ECTO-Glow Hero: Ray Stantz | |
| Item #: 81740 | ECTO-Glow Hero: Louis Tully | |
| Item #: 81730 | ECTO-Glow Hero: Winston Zeddmore | |
| Item #: 81690 | ECTO-Glow Hero: Peter Venkman | |
| Item #: 81470 | ECTO-Bomber | |
| Item #: 81620 | ECTO Headgear and Radar | |
| Item #: 81610 | Ghost Nabber and Traps |
Unreleased Toys
- Nutrona Blaster In development in wave 1/wave 2
- Ecto Glow Copter
- Firetruck
- Egon's Lab
- Backpack Heroes: Egon Spengler
- Backpack Heroes: Ray Stantz
- Backpack Heroes: Peter Venkman
- Backpack Heroes: Winston Zeddmore
- Ghost Blaster
- Slimerizer
Play-Doh Set
During the launch year Kenner in it's Play-Doh line released a Real Ghostbusters Themed set.
Foreign Market Releases
- The Real Ghostbusters made by Kenner for the country of Canada. It is bilingual and has both English and French language on it.
- Auriken The Real Ghostbusters Toy Line made by Kenner, but relabeled by Auriken for release in Mexico.
- Caça-Fantasmas made by Estrela for the country of Brazil.
- The Real Ghostbusters made by Jocsa for the country of Argentina.
- The Real Ghostbusters made by Kenner for the United Kingdom.
- S.O.S Fantômes, Belgium, and Netherlands The Real Ghostbuster Toy Line made by Kenner for the countries of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
- The Real Ghostbusters made by Kenner for the country of Germany.
- Gli Acchiappafantasmi made by Kenner for the country of Italy.
Some toys from America, Canada, and the UK lines were imported to Portugal and Australia. The ones that can be identified have import stickers.
Trivia
- Toy Weapons such as GhostZapper and GhostPopper have stylized names using CamelCase. A practice of writing compound words or phrases such that each word or abbreviation begins with a capital letter.
- On pages three to five of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #16, the designs of the Fright Features Ghostbusters are used as the looks of the future versions of the Ghostbusters.
Also See
- Ghostbusters Toys
- Mattel Ghostbusters Toy Line
- Diamond Select MiniMate Ghostbusters Toy Line
- Trendmasters Extreme Ghostbusters Toy Line
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