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The Real Ghostbusters Animated TV Series had seven active seasons. The show had an active run of 140 episodes, one of which was a TV special. Writer credits were taken from screen caps intro cards, unless noted differently.

Unless otherwise noted, Air Dates were taken from Spook Central. Paul (webmaster for Spook Central) has noted that Air Dates are most likely incorrect. Noted issues are seasons 5 through 7.

Seasons[]

  • Season 1 of The Real Ghostbusters started off on Saturday mornings on ABC during 1986-87, and consisted of 30-minute format shows.
  • Season 2 of The Real Ghostbusters ran Syndicated on weekdays and were 30-minute format shows also, during 1987-88. Some stations would remain running the reruns for a few years, and later included episodes from seasons 1, 3, and 4.
  • Season 3 of the show saw serious changes in direction of the series. During early 1988 the show was changed to an hour format and the season 1 shows where shown along with season 3. However the episodes from season 1 had the voices of Lorenzo Music (Peter Venkman) and Laura Summer (Janine Melnitz) removed and replaced by Dave Coulier and Kath Soucie. In the new season 3 episodes, Slimer had a bigger role and went with the Ghostbusters on most of their jobs. His speech was more prevalent and understandable. Winston was portrayed as having a bigger role in maintaining the advanced mechanical devices instead of just maintaining the car as in previous seasons.
  • Season 4 was when the hour block was renamed "Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters". It was reformatted to a more kid-friendly show. Including two 15-minute-long Slimer! slots and one 30-minute slot for a The Real Ghostbusters episode in the middle of them. Buster Jones replaced Arsenio Hall as the voice of Winston Zeddemore
  • Season 5 had more changes to the show with Ghostbusters II in theaters that summer. The cartoon was re-tuned to fit with the movie. The most noticeable change was the addition of Louis Tully. The "Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters Format was changed to one 15-minute slot of The Real Ghostbusters, a 30-minute slot of The Real Ghostbusters, and a 15-minute Slimer! slot.
  • Season 6's programming block consisted of two 30-minute The Real Ghostbuster episodes, but the intro and show title remained "Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters." The intro music was updated to the new hard rock style version of Ray Parker, Jr. music.
  • Season 7 was the final season and only had four episodes. It was changed to a half-hour block with one The Real Ghostbusters episode which was moved to the time slot 11/12 am. However, like season 6 the title of the show and intro was still "Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters".

Interestingly, while in the last season, ABC switched Hammerman with Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters putting it back at 9/10 am.[1]

Episodes[]

Key: S=Season(The season it aired in), A#=Episode Number(That is from the Box Set),P#=Production Number, N=Name of Episode, L=Length, AD=Air Date, VD=Volume and Disc on RGB Box Set, WB=who Wrote the episode

S A# P# N L AD VD WB
0 000 N/P The Real Ghostbusters Pilot 04 01986-06-01June 01, 1986 (N/A) 0, 0 Kevin Altieri,
Dan Riba
1 001 75002 Ghosts R Us 30 01986-09-13September 13, 1986 1, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
1 002 75001 Killerwatt 30 01986-09-20September 20, 1986 1, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
1 003 75004 Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood 30 01986-09-27September 27, 1986 1, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
1 004 75006 Slimer, Come Home 30 01986-10-04October 04, 1986 1, 1 J. Michael Straczynski
1 005 75007 Troll Bridge 30 01986-10-11October 11, 1986 1, 1 Bruce Reid Schaefer
1 006 75008 The Boogieman Cometh 30 01986-10-18October 18, 1986 1, 1 Michael Reaves
1 007 75009 Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream 30 01986-10-25October 25, 1986 1, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
1 008 75010 When Halloween Was Forever 30 01986-11-01November 01, 1986 1, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
1 009 75003 Look Homeward, Ray 30 01986-11-08November 08, 1986 1, 2 Marc Scott Zicree
1 010 75011 Take Two 30 01986-11-15November 15, 1986 1, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
1 011 75012 Citizen Ghost 30 01986-11-22November 22, 1986 1, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
1 012 75005 Janine's Genie 30 01986-12-06December 06, 1986 1, 2 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
1 013 75013 Xmas Marks the Spot 30 01986-12-13December 13, 1986 1, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
2 014 76001 Knock, Knock 30 01987-11-06November 06, 1987 1, 3 J. Michael Straczynski
2 015 76002 Station Identification 30 01987-12-09December 09, 1987 1, 3 Marc Scott Zicree
2 016 76003 Play Them Ragtime Boos 30 01987-11-26November 26, 1987 1, 3 Michael Reaves,
Steve Perry
2 017 76004 Sea Fright 30 01987-11-10November 10, 1987 1, 3 Arthur Byron Cover,
Lydia Marano
2 018 76005 The Spirit of Aunt Lois 30 01987-11-09November 09, 1987 1, 3 Richard Mueller
2 019 76006 Cry Uncle 30 01987-11-12November 12, 1987 1, 3 Bruce Reid Schaefer
2 020 76007 Adventures in Slime and Space 30 01987-09-15September 15, 1987 1, 3 David Gerrold
2 021 76008 Night Game 30 01987-09-22September 22, 1987 1, 4 Kathryn M. Drennan
2 022 76009 Venkman's Ghost Repellers 30 01987-10-20October 20, 1987 1, 4 Richard Mueller
2 023 76010 The Old College Spirit 30 01987-11-27November 27, 1987 1, 4 John Shirley
2 024 76011 Ain't NASA-Sarily So 30 01987-11-17November 17, 1987 1, 4 Craig Miller,
Mark Nelson
2 025 76012 Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional? 30 01987-09-24September 24, 1987 1, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
2 026 76013 A Fright at the Opera 30 01987-10-26October 26, 1987 1, 4 Mark Edens
2 027 76014 Doctor, Doctor 30 01987-10-13October 13, 1987 1, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
2 028 76015 Ghost Busted 30 01987-10-22October 22, 1987 1, 5 Michael Reaves
2 029 76016 Beneath These Streets 30 01987-11-25November 25, 1987 1, 5 Richard Mueller,
Daniel Pitlik
2 030 76017 Boo-Dunit 30 01987-10-30October 30, 1987 1, 5 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
2 031 76018 Chicken, He Clucked 30 01987-10-19October 19, 1987 2, 1 J. Michael Straczynski
2 032 76019 Ragnarok and Roll 30 01987-09-16September 16, 1987 2, 1 J. Michael Straczynski
2 033 76020 Don't Forget the Motor City 30 01987-12-03December 03, 1987 2, 1 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
2 034 76021 Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie? 30 01987-10-28October 28, 1987 2, 1 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
2 035 76022 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost? 30 01987-10-09October 09, 1987 2, 1 Arthur Byron Cover,
Lydia Marano
2 036 76023 Hanging By a Thread 30 01987-12-10December 10, 1987 2, 1 Richard Mueller,
William Rotsler
2 037 76024 You Can't Take it With You 30 01987-10-14October 14, 1987 2, 1 Richard Mueller,
Durnie King
2 038 76025 No One Comes to Lupusville 30 01987-10-05October 05, 1987 2, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
2 039 76026 Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin 30 01987-10-29October 29, 1987 2, 2 Linda Woolverton
2 040 76027 The Man Who Never Reached Home 30 01987-10-12October 12, 1987 2, 2 Kathryn M. Drennan
2 041 76028 The Collect Call of Cathulhu 30 01987-10-27October 27, 1987 2, 2 Michael Reaves
2 042 76029 Bustman's Holiday 30 01987-11-13November 13, 1987 2, 2 Richard Mueller
2 043 76030 The Headless Motorcyclist 30 01987-11-03November 03, 1987 2, 2 Jean-Marc Lofficier(uncredited),
Randy Lofficier
2 044 76031 The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic 30 01987-11-04November 04, 1987 2, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
2 045 76032 Egon on the Rampage 30 01987-12-08December 08, 1987 2, 3 Marc Scott Zicree
2 046 76033 Lights! Camera! Haunting! 30 01987-12-07December 07, 1987 2, 3 Marc Scott Zicree
2 047 76034 The Bird of Kildarby 30 01987-10-06October 06, 1987 2, 3 Craig Miller,
Mark Nelson
2 048 76035 Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster 30 01987-09-29September 29, 1987 2, 3 Michael Reaves
2 049 76036 Apocalypse - - What, Now? 30 01987-11-18November 18, 1987 2, 3 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens
2 050 76037 Lost and Foundry 30 01987-10-16October 16, 1987 2, 3 Mark Edens
2 051 76038 Hard Knight's Day 30 01987-11-30November 30, 1987 2, 3 Bruce Reid Schaefer,
Steve Perrin
2 052 76039 Cold Cash and Hot Water 30 01987-10-08October 08, 1987 2, 4 Richard Mueller
2 053 76040 The Scaring of the Green 30 01987-11-16November 16, 1987 2, 4 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens
2 054 76041 They Call Me MISTER Slimer 30 01987-09-18September 18, 1987 2, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
2 055 76042 Last Train to Oblivion 30 01987-11-24November 24, 1987 2, 4 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens
2 056 76043 Masquerade 30 01987-12-01December 01, 1987 2, 4 Craig Miller,
Mark Nelson
2 057 76044 Janine's Day Off 30 01987-09-14September 14, 1987 2, 4 Michael Reaves,
Steve Perry
2 058 76045 The Ghostbusters in Paris 30 01987-10-23October 23, 1987 2, 4 Randy Lofficier
2 059 76046 The Devil in the Deep 30 01987-12-04December 04, 1987 2, 5 J.M. DeMatteis
2 060 76047 Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral 30 01987-11-11November 11, 1987 2, 5 Mark Edens
2 061 76048 Ghostbuster of the Year 30 01987-10-01October 01, 1987 2, 5 Mark Edens
2 062 76049 Deadcon 1 30 01987-12-02December 02, 1987 3, 1 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens
2 063 76050 The Cabinet of Calamari 30 01987-09-30September 30, 1987 3, 1 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens,
Matt Edens (uncredited)
2 064 76051 A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn 30 01987-11-20November 20, 1987 3, 1 Mark Edens,
Michael Edens
2 065 76052 The Revenge of Murray the Mantis 30 01987-11-02November 02, 1987 3, 1 Richard Mueller
2 066 76053 Rollerghoster 30 01987-09-23September 23, 1987 3, 1 Richard Mueller
2 067 76054 I Am the City 30 01987-11-23November 23, 1987 3, 1 Richard Mueller
2 068 76055 Moaning Stones 30 01987-11-05November 05, 1987 3, 1 Steven Barnes
2 069 76056 The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye 30 01987-10-07October 07, 1987 3, 2 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
2 070 76057 Buster the Ghost 30 01987-09-21September 21, 1987 3, 2 Robert Loren Fleming,
Keith Griffen
2 071 76058 The Devil to Pay 30 01987-11-19November 19, 1987 3, 2 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
3 072 76059 Slimer, Is That You? 30 01987-09-26September 26, 1987 3, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
2 073 76060 Egon's Ghost 30 01987-09-28September 28, 1987 3, 2 Michael Reaves
2 074 76061 Captain Steel Saves the Day 30 01987-09-17September 17, 1987 3, 2 Michael Reaves,
Steve Perry
2 075 76062 Victor the Happy Ghost 30 01987-10-15October 15, 1987 3, 2 Michael Reaves
2 076 76063 Egon's Dragon 30 01987-10-02October 02, 1987 3, 3 Kathryn M. Drennan
2 077 76064 Dairy Farm 30 01987-09-25September 25, 1987 3, 3 Larry DiTillio
2 078 76065 The Hole in the Wall Gang 30 01987-10-21October 21, 1987 3, 3 David Gerrold
3 079 140001 Baby Spookums 30 01987-09-12September 12, 1987 3, 3 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
3 080 140003 It's a Jungle Out There 30 01987-09-19September 19, 1987 3, 3 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
3 081 140007 The Bogeyman Is Back 30 01987-10-03October 03, 1987 3, 4 Michael Reaves
3 082 140008 Once Upon a Slime 30 01987-10-10October 10, 1987 3, 4 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
3 083 140002 The Two Faces of Slimer 30 01987-10-17October 17, 1987 3, 4 Michael Reaves
3 084 140006 Sticky Business 30 01987-10-24October 24, 1987 3, 4 Richard Mueller
3 085 140004 Halloween II 1/2 30 01987-10-31October 31, 1987 3, 4 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
3 086 140013 Loathe Thy Neighbor 30 01987-11-07November 07, 1987 3, 4 Michael Reaves
3 087 140005 Big Trouble With Little Slimer 30 01987-11-21November 21, 1987 3, 4 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
3 088 140009 The Copycat 30 01987-12-05December 05, 1987 3, 5 Michael Reaves
3 089 140010 Camping it Up 30 01987-12-12December 12, 1987 3, 5 Michael Reaves
3 090 140011 The Grundel 30 01987-11-14November 14, 1987 3, 5 J. Michael Straczynski
2 091 140012 Transylvanian Homesick Blues 30 01987-12-11December 11, 1987 3, 3 Michael Reaves
4 092 175001 Flip Side 30 01988-09-17September 17, 1988 3, 5 Tony Marino
4 093 175002 Poultrygeist 30 01988-09-24September 24, 1988 4, 1 Duane Capizzi,
Steven Roberts
4 094 175003 The Joke's on Ray 30 01988-09-10September 10, 1988 4, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
4 095 175004 Standing Room Only 30 01988-10-08October 08, 1988 4, 1 Richard Mueller
4 096 175005 Robo-Buster 30 01988-10-15October 15, 1988 4, 1 Francis Moss
4 097 175006 Short Stuff 30 01988-10-22October 22, 1988 4, 1 Richard Mueller
4 098 175008 Follow That Hearse 30 01988-11-12November 12, 1988 4, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
4 099 175007 The Brooklyn Triangle 30 01988-11-19November 19, 1988 4, 1 Richard Mueller
5 100 201001 Something's Going Around 30 01989-09-09September 09, 1989 4, 2 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
5 101 201002 Three Men and an Egon 30 01989-09-16September 16, 1989 4, 2 Joe Landon
5 102 201003 Elementary My Dear Winston 30 01989-09-23September 23, 1989 4, 2 Richard Mueller
5 103 201004 If I Were a Witch Man 30 01989-09-30September 30, 1989 4, 2 Charles Kaufman
5 104 201005 Partners in Slime 30 01989-10-07October 07, 1989 4, 2 Richard Mueller
5 105 201006 Future Tense 30 01989-10-14October 14, 1989 4, 2 Richard Mueller
5 106 201007 Jailbusters 30 01989-10-21October 21, 1989 4, 2 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
5 107 201008 The Ghostbusters Live! from Al Capone's Tomb! 30 01989-10-28October 28, 1989 4, 2 J. Michael Straczynski
5 108A 201009 Trading Faces 15 01989-11-18November 18, 1989 4, 3 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
5 108B 201010 Transcendental Tourists 15 01989-11-18November 18, 1989 4, 3 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
5 109A 201011 Surely You Joust 15 01989-11-25November 25, 1989 4, 3 Tony Marino
5 109B 201012 Kitty-Cornered 15 01989-11-25November 25, 1989 4, 3 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
5 110A 201013 Slimer's Curse 15 01989-12-02December 02, 1989 4, 3 Richard Mueller
5 110B 201014 Til Death Do Us Part 15 01989-12-02December 02, 1989 4, 3 Pat Allee,
Ben Hurst
5 111A 201015 It's About Time 15 01989-12-09December 09, 1989 4, 3 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
5 111B 201016 The Ransom of Greenspud 15 01989-12-09December 09, 1989 4, 3 Stan Phillips
5 112A 201017 Revenge of the Ghostmaster 15 01989-12-16December 16, 1989 4, 3 Richard Mueller
5 112B 201018 Loose Screws 15 01989-12-16December 16, 1989 4, 3 Pat Allee,
Ben Hurst
5 113A 201019 Venk-Man! 15 01989-11-11November 11, 1989 4, 3 Richard Mueller
5 113B 201020 Slimer Streak 15 01989-12-23December 23, 1989 4, 3 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
5 114 N/P The Halloween Door 30 01989-10-29October 29, 1989 4, 3 J. Michael Straczynski
6 115 140501 Russian About 30 01990-10-27October 27, 1990 4, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
6 116 140502 The Haunting of Heck House 30 01990-09-29September 29, 1990 4, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
6 117 140503 You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks 30 01990-09-15September 15, 1990 4, 4 Larry DiTillio
6 118 140504 Janine, You've Changed 30 01990-09-08September 08, 1990 4, 4 J. Michael Straczynski
6 119 140505 Mean Green Teen Machine 30 01990-10-06October 06, 1990 4, 4 Jules Dennis
6 120 140506 Spacebusters 30 01990-10-13October 13, 1990 4, 4 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
6 121 140507 Guess What's Coming to Dinner 30 01990-11-24November 24, 1990 4, 4 Jules Dennis
6 122 140508 Very Beast Friends 30 01990-12-08December 08, 1990 4, 5 Gordon Bressack
6 123 140509 Ghostworld 30 01990-09-22September 22, 1990 4, 5 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
6 124 140510 Afterlife in the Fast Lane 30 01990-11-17November 17, 1990 4, 5 Tony Marino
6 125 140511 The Slob 30 01990-11-03November 03, 1990 5, 1 Pamela Hickey,
Dennys McCoy
6 126 140512 Busters in Toyland 30 01990-12-15December 15, 1990 5, 1 Mark McCorkle,
Bob Schooley
6 127 140513 My Left Fang 30 01990-10-20October 20, 1990 5, 1 Sean Roche
6 128 140514 Stay Tooned 30 01990-12-01December 01, 1990 5, 1 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
6 129 140516 The Magnificent Five 30 01990-12-22December 22, 1990 5, 1 Sean Roche
6 130 140517 Deja Boo 60 01990-11-10November 10, 1990 5, 1 Chuck Menville (Archivist)
7 131 140603 The Treasure of Sierra Tamale 30 01991-09-14September 14, 1991 5, 2 Jules Dennis,
Richard Mueller
7 132 140602 Not Now, Slimer! 30 01991-09-21September 21, 1991 5, 2 Len Janson,
Chuck Menville
7 133 140605 Attack of the B-Movie Monsters 30 01991-09-28September 28, 1991 5, 2 Jules Dennis,
Richard Mueller
7 134 140601 20,000 Leagues Under the Street 30 01991-10-05October 05, 1991 5, 2 Jules Dennis,
Richard Mueller

Intros, Bumpers, and Credits[]

The Real Ghostbusters was re-tooled three times during its six year run.

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