The Real Ghostbusters

  • Premiered: Sep 1986
  • Episodes: 140
  • Followers: 34
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Unknown
  • Action Adventure Animation Children Comedy Family Fantasy Science-fiction

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Season 2
2x1
Janine's Day Off
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 14, 1987
Janine talks Egon into visiting her family for dinner, Prompting the Ghostbusters to hire a temporary secretary who on this very day of employment must contend with imps, ghosts, a powerful demon, and Peter's advances!
2x2
Adventures in Slime and Space
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 15, 1987
When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.
2x3
Ragnarok and Roll
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 1987
A young man hurt by the woman he loves decides that there is far too much pain in the world and, aided by his loyal yet reluctant companion, sets about a chain of events that will bring Ragnarok, the end of the world!
2x4
Captain Steel Saves the Day
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 17, 1987
Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.
2x5
They Call Me Mister Slimer
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 18, 1987
To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.
2x6
Buster the Ghost
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 21, 1987
A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.
2x7
Night Game
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 22, 1987
A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's soul as the prize.
2x8
Rollerghoster
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 23, 1987
Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a rollercoaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.
2x9
Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 24, 1987
Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the Ghostbusters become cartoon characters?
2x10
Dairy Farm
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 25, 1987
Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.
2x11
Egon's Ghost
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 28, 1987
When Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions on a bust, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters build a replacement before Egon fades into oblivion?
2x12
Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1987
With the city undergoing a massive surge in spectral activity the Ghostbusters have no time to take care of Janine's haunted apartment. Janine decides to tackle the job on her own… and may end up saving the day!
2x13
The Cabinet of Calamari
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 1987
Calamari, a magician and escape-artist supreme, is being haunted by a ghost that cannot be captured in a Ghost Trap. To make matters worse, Peter has fallen through Calamari's secret cabinet into a strange dimension!
2x14
Ghostbuster of the Year
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 1987
Charles Foster Hearse III, millionaire publisher of the Spooks Illustrated, challenges the Ghostbusters to a friendly competition to find out which one of them deserves to be on the cover of the next issue as "Ghost Hunter of the Year."
2x15
Egon's Dragon
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 02, 1987
Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!
2x16
No One Comes to Lupusville
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 05, 1987
A mysterious stranger from a small town arrives at the Ghostbusters headquarters requesting their help. Soon, the Ghostbusters find themselves caught up in a war between two groups of vampires and the original residents of Lupusville.
2x17
The Bird of Kildarby
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1987
An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!
2x18
The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1987
Private eye Phillip Spade is surprised to find himself awake, in ghost form, after being dead for so many years. He soon realizes that he is back to solve a case that he failed to .. show full overview
2x19
Cold Cash and Hot Water
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1987
Peter's father stumbles upon a strange artifact in the Artic; a block of black ice containing a fire demon that was captured ages ago. Unfortunately, he and phony psychic Doctor Bassingame later unleash the demon into New York City!
2x20
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 09, 1987
The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!
2x21
The Man Who Never Reached Home
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 12, 1987
Simon Quegg, a selfish, insolent man, was cursed 100 years ago to never reach home, and is continually pursued by a terrible specter. When Ray is accidentally exchanged for Quegg, the Ghostbusters must try to break the curse!
2x22
Doctor, Doctor
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1987
During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!
2x23
You Can't Take it With You
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1987
An unkind dying billionaire has a machine built to send his money and possessions to the other side, so that he'll have it after he dies. Unfortunately, the machine releases horrendous ghosts in exchange.
2x24
Victor the Happy Ghost
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1987
The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the .. show full overview
2x25
Lost and Foundry
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 16, 1987
When a ghost is caught and trapped in a steelyard by the Ghostbusters, it appears to have been vaporized. However the ghost merges with the steel which is cut and distributed throughout the city…. And now it wants to reassemble itself!
2x26
Chicken, He Clucked
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 19, 1987
A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.
2x27
Venkman's Ghost Repellers
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1987
Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship .. show full overview
2x28 Season finale
The Hole in the Wall Gang
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1987
At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.
2x29
Ghost Busted
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 1987
When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!
2x30
The Ghostbusters in Paris
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 23, 1987
When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the tower was actually a very early form of a Containment Unit!
2x31
A Fright at the Opera
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 26, 1987
Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyries!
2x32
The Collect Call of Cathulhu
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 27, 1987
When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help them in their mission.
2x33
Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1987
An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen hopelessly in love with her?
2x34
Drool, the Dog-Faced Goblin
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1987
The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from capturing it.
2x35
Boo-Dunit
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 30, 1987
The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last uncompleted novel!
2x36
The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 02, 1987
A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft .. show full overview
2x37
The Headless Motorcyclist
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1987
A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters must help break the curse, but Peter's got troubles with the police!
2x38
The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1987
Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her, Mrs. Faversham turns to her only hope: the Ghostbusters.
2x39
Moaning Stones
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1987
When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselves .. show full overview
2x40
Knock, Knock
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 06, 1987
Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghostbusters may not come back alive!
2x41
The Spirit of Aunt Lois
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 09, 1987
Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.
2x42
Sea Fright
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1987
A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by the pirate ghosts!
2x43
Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1987
In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get caught in one of the greatest showdowns the west has ever seen.
2x44
Cry Uncle
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1987
When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but not all goes as planned.
2x45
Bustman's Holiday
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 13, 1987
Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battling specters rise to cause massive destruction.
2x46
The Scaring of the Green
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 16, 1987
An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-leaf clover, on St. Patrick's Day!
2x47
Ain't NASA-Sarily So
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 1987
The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract.
2x48
Apocalypse... What, Now?
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 1987
The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the .. show full overview
2x49
The Devil to Pay
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1987
Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threatening!
2x50
A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 20, 1987
A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?
2x51
I Am the City
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 23, 1987
Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!
2x52
Last Train to Oblivion
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 24, 1987
The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!
2x53
Beneath These Streets
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 25, 1987
After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!
2x54
Play Them Ragtime Boos
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1987
While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.
2x55
The Old College Spirit
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 27, 1987
A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!
2x56
Hard Knight's Day
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 30, 1987
When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.
2x57
Masquerade
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 1987
Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, .. show full overview
2x58
Deadcon 1
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 02, 1987
A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!
2x59
Don't Forget the Motor City
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1987
After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.
2x60
The Devil in the Deep
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 04, 1987
Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.
2x61
Lights! Camera! Haunting!
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 07, 1987
An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of .. show full overview
2x62
Egon on the Rampage
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 1987
A news crew, trying to create a sensationalistic story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!
2x63
Station Identification
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 09, 1987
Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.
2x64
Hanging By a Thread
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1987
A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, .. show full overview
2x65 Season finale
Transylvanian Homesick Blues
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 11, 1987
Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

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