That said, the cartoon did seem to last past its prime, with a run of toys and video games that stayed on shelves long after the show was over. Sadly, the show ran for only one 40-episode season. Many areas aired the show well into the morning when the older fans were at work further, the age group for which the show was suited was at school, leaving only preschool children with the available time to watch it on a daily basis. Sadly, Sony and the company that was given the rights to distribute the cartoon did everything wrong when it came to promoting the show and giving it good time slots for airing. Controversial opinion: I think the Filmation Ghostbusters is a better cartoon pound for pound than The Real Ghostbusters or Extreme Ghostbusters. character cliches and the pointlessly updated equipment (which was at first shown to be a necessity, although the old equipment was later used to complete success), the stories were fairly solid and showed plenty of promise. This led to many stories being connected to the original series, such as a return of The Grundel and even a return of the entire original cast for a two-part special.
The series was produced by Sony and brought back much of the original cast from The Real Ghostbusters. When there are extreme new ghosts trying to take over the world, who ya gonna call? The Extreme Ghostbusters, of course! This ragtag new team of college students includes: Kylie, a goth girl obsessed with the paranormal, Eduardo, a cocky, skeptic slacker, Roland, the sensible brains, and Garrett, the wheelchair-bound rush junkie from Brooklyn Heights.
While fans waited for a third movie to develop, Sony brought us Extreme Ghostbusters.Įgon Spengler (having remained at the firehouse to watch over the containment unit), Janine, and Slimer return in the series, gathering together four of Egon's students from his Paranormal Studies class, in a return to the ghost-busting business. Several comparable franchises had gotten another chance, and it only seemed right that Ghostbusters should follow suit.
Here are 15 behind-the-scenes secrets about The Real Ghostbusters.Slimer, Garrett Miller, Kylie Griffin, Eduardo Rivera, Roland Jackson, & Egon Spengler.įour to six years after The Real Ghostbusters dropped off the air completely (depending on where you lived), rumors began to fly over the possibility of a third Ghostbusters movie. This included clueless casting directors, actor changes, network demands to dumb it down to appeal more to children and sell even greater varieties of merchandise, and more.
Also, keeping it on the air came with some bits of controversy on the other side of the TV screen. It took some behind-the-scenes wrangling to make the name available, and it didn't happen without a little bad blood. Its up to the other three Ghostbusters and Rays love interes. A witch has a crush on the Heart of the Ghostbusters and will dare to have him for herself no matter what. The Real Ghostbusters spawned two sequels: Slimer!, which focused on the solo adventures of the team's mascot and resident ghost, and Extreme Ghostbusters, which had one of the original team serve as mentor to a group of college students to carry on the work of capturing errant apparitions.īut getting The Real Ghostbusters on the air didn't happen without some difficulty, thanks to a forgotten - and, frankly, forgettable - show with a similar name. Ghostbusters Love is Eternity by Brienna Williams. The Real Ghostbusters lasted for 140 episodes over seven years from 1986 to 1991, appearing both on network television and in syndication. Ghostbusters launched a franchise that included toys, video games, a successful movie sequel and an animated TV spinoff that was beloved in its own right. In 1984 the film Ghostbusters, starring Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis, was not just a box-office hit but a massive sensation.