"Extreme Ghostbusters" (1997) TV series

Directors:

Chris Berkeley
Alan Caldwell

Writers:

Siobhan Byrne (writer)
Gary Stuart Kaplan (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Follow-up series that expands on the Ghostbuster empire by recruiting new characters.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Ghostbuster | Fight To The Finish | Old Generation | Betrayal

Cast

Maurice LaMarche	...	Dr. Egon Spengler (40 episodes, 1997)
Tara Strong	...	Kylie Griffin (40 episodes, 1997)
Pat Musick	...	Janine Melnitz (40 episodes, 1997)
Jason Marsden	...	Garrett Miller (40 episodes, 1997)
Alfonso Ribeiro	...	Roland Jackson (40 episodes, 1997)
Rino Romano	...	Eduardo Rivera (40 episodes, 1997)
Billy West	...	Slimer / ... (40 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

UK:23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

This animated series is a continuation, a sequel of sorts, to "The Real Ghost Busters" (1986). It picks up some seven-years later after the original 'Ghostbusters' disband/break-up, supposedly due to lack of paranormal activity. All the ghosts & goblins simply up and vanish. Suddenly, when strange things/creatures start surfacing again in New York City 1997, 'Egon' recruits an all-new team of 'Ghostbusters' comprised mostly of his best physics class, university students. One of the best episodes was the return of the original "Real Ghostbusters." They appeared in a two-part episode fully dressed in their old-school jumpsuits and carrying their traditional proton packs. Except this time their true age began to show. They began to act/move a little bit slower.

Quotes:

Egon: [the insect queen Janine approaches Egon after he tells her that he loves her and he wants to kiss her] That's it, Janine. Kiss me. Ah, give me some sugar, baby.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Ghostbusters

Great show! Want to see another season!

I believe this show makes the original movie die of shame. This is my favorite show, and I record it every morning so I can watch it when I come home. Extreme Ghostbusters was, I think, a brilliantly done cartoon with the entire ghost busting essentials; including the fully equipped Ecto1, new and improved psychokinetic energy (PKE) detectors, and of course, the modernized proton blasters!

The characters were brilliantly thought up also. Roland was the strait intellectual character who helps to tinker with the new ghost busting equipment. Kylie, often misinterpreted for and "ice queen" was always the one to figure out what the ghost of the episode was, and how to defeat it. Garrett was the hero or more popularly known as "the butt kicker" of the show, but he had a sensitive side too (remember Persephonetheous?). Eduardo, the slacker, was also a guy of action with a sensitive side (he had a major crush on Kylie but never did anything about it).

I'm sick of you people being so technical with your comments about how differently the writers have decided these characters should be. They obviously thought it would make the show more exiting with a wide variety of characters, and this way, it isn't labelling any one kind of people group. I think it was a very good idea to put in such a variety of characters we often make stereotypes about.

Again, great show and I hope we see another season!