# The Real Ghostbusters (1986)

> The Real Ghostbusters follows a team of paranormal investigators and their ghost mascot as they battle spectral threats in New York City.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/2167

## Facts

- Seasons: 7
- Episodes: 140
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Created by: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Dave Coulier, Lorenzo Music, Frank Welker, Laura Summer, Kath Soucie, Buster Jones
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090506/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: playful, breezy, comforting, irreverent, nostalgic

## What critics say

Audiences regard the animated continuation of the Ghostbusters films as a fun, reliably positive kids' adventure series with a rating that holds up well across its run.

## Synopsis

The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991) is an American animated paranormal comedy series created by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis for ABC. It follows the team of ghost hunters Dr. Peter Venkman (voiced by Dave Coulier and Lorenzo Music), Dr. Egon Spengler (voiced by Maurice LaMarche), Dr. Ray Stantz (voiced by Frank Welker), and Winston Zeddemore (voiced by Arsenio Hall), along with their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mischievous mascot ghost Slimer. Their engine is simple and effective: each episode sends the team into New York City to answer a call about a haunting, a monster, or an otherworldly nuisance, and they must trap the spirit with their proton packs before it escapes. The seven-season run keeps the case-of-the-week structure while letting the rapport between the four investigators drive the humor. Its tone is breezy, playful and affectionate, with spooky imagery softened by slapstick and quick wisecracks. Produced as a Saturday morning cartoon with DiC and Columbia Pictures Television, it sits in the tradition of 1980s kids animation and extends the world of the Ghostbusters films. Fans of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and the 1984 Ghostbusters film will find the same mix of supernatural mystery and comic teamwork here, delivered with a cozy, nostalgic warmth.

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