Synopsis of Saturday Morning Show

After the success of the 1984 film Ghostbusters, a cartoon adaptation was inevitable. With most of the characters from the movie appearing in this series (though in slightly altered form—Ray was a bit chunkier and Egon now sported a blond coif), it did seem "real" to many fans of the film. The ghostbusters—Peter, Egon, Ray, and Winston—were all back and once again fighting a bevy of other-worldly creatures with the help of their secretary, Janine, and Slimer the ghost, now a mischievous friend rather than the foe he was in the movie.

The series was so successful that it went into daily syndication in 1987. The next year, the title was changed to Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters. The popular Slimer now had his own segments, and the format had expanded to an hour. In 1989, the boys got their own prime-time special, with The Halloween Door.

After the first season, Dave Coulier (Full House) took over for Lorenzo Music (the animated Garfield) as the voice of Peter. At the same time, Edward L. Jones replaced Arsenio Hall as the voice of Winston.

The show is not to be confused with the live-action seventies show, The Ghost Busters, or its 1980's cartoon counterpart. Those Filmation series actually had the rights to the "Ghostbusters" name, hence the "Real" addition to this cartoon's title.

Release History

9/13/86 - 9/5/92 ABC

TV Sub Categories

animated
sci-fi/fantasy
action/adventure
comedy

TV Studio

DIC

Television Cast

Peter Venkman (1986-87) Lorenzo Music
Peter Venkman (1987-92) Dave Coulier
Egon Spengler Maurice LaMarche
Ray Stantz Frank Welker
Slimer Frank Welker
Winston Zeddmore (1986-87) Arsenio Hall
Winston Zeddmore (1987-92) Edward L. Jones
Janine Melnitz (1986-87) Laura Summer
Janine Melnitz (1987-92) Kathi E. Soucie

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