List of The Real Ghostbusters episodes

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The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD box set, released in North America by Time-Life on November 15, 2008

The animated television series The Real Ghostbusters premiered on ABC on September 13, 1986. It continued airing weekly until the series conclusion on October 5, 1991.^[1] After the first season aired, the series entered syndication, during which new episodes aired each weekday. Sixty-five episodes aired in syndication before the start of the official second season in 1987. At the start of the third season in 1988, the show was renamed to Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters and expanded to an hour long time slot, during which the regular thirty-minute episode aired along with a half-hour Slimer sub-series that included 2-3 short animated segments focused on the character Slimer. At the end of its six season run, 147 episodes had aired, including the syndicated episodes and 13 episodes of Slimer, with multiple episodes airing out of production order.^[1]

In 2004, Sony released several bare bones episode compilations in the United Kingdom. These compilations were released in North American in 2006. Time-Life released the complete series in a single 25-disc box set collection on November 25, 2008.^[2][3] The discs were packed in five steelbook volumes which are housed in a box modeled on the Ghostbuster's firehouse, a design chosen by a fan vote earlier in the year.^[4] Time-Life plans to release the five steelbox volumes individually beginning on March 31, 2009. The Complete First season was released on DVD in Australia on June 3, 2009 and on June 15, 2009 in the U.K.

Episode list

The Real Ghostbusters

Season 1: 1986

Syndication: 1987

Season 2: 1987

Season 3: 1988

Season 4: 1989

Season 5: 1990

Season 6: 1991

Slimer

Notes

1. ^ Although episode 91 was the last episode produced in Season Two, it uses the Season One character designs, so in terms of series continuity, it is considered to be the first episode of the second season.^[1]
2. ^ After the airing of the prime time special, The Halloween Door, episode 114, the rest of season 4's episodes were 15-minute episodes, aired in pairs.
3. ^ Episode 114 first aired as a prime-time special.^[1]
4. ^ "Deja Boo" aired in both hour long and half-hour long versions. Both versions tell the same story. The half-hour version contains flashbacks from "The Copycat", "Halloween II 1/2" and "Sticky Business." In the hour version, flashbacks from "The Two Faces of Slimer" are also shown.
5. ^ Each episode of Slimer consisted of 2-3 named segments. As they were aired with an episode of The Real Ghostbusters episodes , they have the same airdates as the episodes they aired with, and do not have separate production codes.^[1]
6. ^ Episode 13 of Slimer is a combination of the original pilot for the series, shortened to the Slimer format, and the first segment of episode 2 with a different title card.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac} The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection, notes from: Booklet. Direct Holdings Americas, CPT Holdings, Fairfax, Virginia:80083-Z, (2008).
2. ^ Lambert, David (2008-07-25). "The Real Ghostbusters - Formal Press Release from Time Time for their Exclusive Complete Series Package". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-The-Complete-Series/10151. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
3. ^ Lambert, David (2008-11-02). "The Real Ghostbusters - Small Date Change for Time Life's Complete Series Set is Made Up by FedEx Shipping". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-Complete-Series-Date-Change/10845. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
4. ^ Lacey, Gord (2008-08-11). "The Real Ghostbusters - Cover Art 'Winner' Plus Release Date Update". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Real-Ghostbusters-Package-Details/10296. Retrieved 2009-03-04.