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The Real Ghostbusters : Season 2
Janine's Day Off : (Ep. 1)
Episode 1 - aired : Sep 1987

Janine talks Egon into visiting her family for dinner, Prompting the Ghostbusters to hire a temporary secretary who on this very day of employment must contend with imps, ghosts, a powerful demon, and Peter's advances!

Writer: Michael Reaves
Writer: Steve Perry
Adventures in Slime and Space : (Ep. 2)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 2 - aired : Sep 1987

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

Writer: David Gerrold
Ragnarok and Roll : (Ep. 3)
Episode 3 - aired : Sep 1987

A young man hurt by the woman he loves decides that there is far too much pain in the world and, aided by his loyal yet reluctant companion, sets about a chain of events that will bring Ragnarok, the end of the world!

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Captain Steel Saves the Day : (Ep. 4)
Episode 4 - aired : Sep 1987

Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.

Writer: Michael Reaves
Writer: Steve Perry
They Call Me Mister Slimer : (Ep. 5)
Episode 5 - aired : Sep 1987

To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Buster the Ghost : (Ep. 6)
Episode 6 - aired : Sep 1987

A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.

Writer: Robert Loren Fleming
Director: Masakazu Higuchi
Writer: Keith Giffen
Night Game : (Ep. 7)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 7 - aired : Sep 1987

A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's soul as the prize.

Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
Rollerghoster : (Ep. 8)
Episode 8 - aired : Sep 1987

Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a roller coaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.

Writer: Richard Mueller
Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional? : (Ep. 9)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 9 - aired : Sep 1987

Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the Ghostbusters become cartoon characters?

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Dairy Farm : (Ep. 10)
Episode 10 - aired : Sep 1987

Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.

Writer: Larry DiTillio
Egon's Ghost : (Ep. 11)
Episode 11 - aired : Sep 1987

When Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions on a bust, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost. Can the Ghostbusters build a replacement before Egon fades into oblivion?

Writer: Michael Reaves
Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster : (Ep. 12)
Episode 12 - aired : Sep 1987

With the city undergoing a massive surge in spectral activity the Ghostbusters have no time to take care of Janine's haunted apartment. Janine decides to tackle the job on her own… and may end up saving the day!

Writer: Michael Reaves
The Cabinet of Calamari : (Ep. 13)
Episode 13 - aired : Sep 1987

Calamari, a magician and escape-artist supreme, is being haunted by a ghost that cannot be captured in a Ghost Trap. To make matters worse, Peter has fallen through Calamari's secret cabinet into a strange dimension!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
Ghostbuster of the Year : (Ep. 14)
Episode 14 - aired : Oct 1987

Charles Foster Hearse III, millionaire publisher of the Spooks Illustrated, challenges the Ghostbusters to a friendly competition to find out which one of them deserves to be on the cover of the next issue as "Ghost Hunter of the Year".

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Egon's Dragon : (Ep. 15)
Episode 15 - aired : Oct 1987

Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!

Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
No One Comes to Lupusville : (Ep. 16)
Episode 16 - aired : Oct 1987

A mysterious stranger from a small town arrives at the Ghostbusters headquarters requesting their help. Soon, the Ghostbusters find themselves caught up in a war between two groups of vampires and the original residents of Lupusville.

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
The Bird of Kildarby : (Ep. 17)
Episode 17 - aired : Oct 1987

An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!

Writer: Craig Miller
Writer: Mark Nelson
The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye : (Ep. 18)
Episode 18 - aired : Oct 1987

Private eye Phillip Spade is surprised to find himself awake, in ghost form, after being dead for so many years. He soon realizes that he is back to solve a case that he failed to resolve while alive, now aided by four strange guys in funny jumpsuits.

Writer: Pamela Hickey
Writer: Dennys McCoy
Cold Cash and Hot Water : (Ep. 19)
Episode 19 - aired : Oct 1987

Peter's father stumbles upon a strange artifact in the Artic; a block of black ice containing a fire demon that was captured ages ago. Unfortunately, he and phony psychic Doctor Bassingame later unleash the demon into New York City!

Writer: Richard Mueller
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost? : (Ep. 20)
Episode 20 - aired : Oct 1987

The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!

Director: Masakazu Higuchi
Writer: Lydia Marano
Writer: Arthur Byron Cover
The Man Who Never Reached Home : (Ep. 21)
Episode 21 - aired : Oct 1987

Simon Quegg, a selfish, insolent man, was cursed 100 years ago to never reach home, and is continually pursued by a terrible specter. When Ray is accidentally exchanged for Quegg, the Ghostbusters must try to break the curse!

Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
Doctor, Doctor : (Ep. 22)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 22 - aired : Oct 1987

During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
You Can't Take it With You : (Ep. 23)
Episode 23 - aired : Oct 1987

An unkind dying billionaire has a machine built to send his money and possessions to the other side, so that he'll have it after he dies. Unfortunately, the machine releases horrendous ghosts in exchange.

Writer: Richard Mueller
Victor the Happy Ghost : (Ep. 24)
Episode 24 - aired : Oct 1987

The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the Containment Unit. But to adopt him as a pet. But Slimer soon discovers a darker side to the new tenant.

Writer: Michael Reaves
Lost and Foundry : (Ep. 25)
Episode 25 - aired : Oct 1987

When a ghost is caught and trapped in a steelyard by the Ghostbusters, it appears to have been vaporized. However the ghost merges with the steel which is cut and distributed throughout the city…. And now it wants to reassemble itself!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Chicken, He Clucked : (Ep. 26)
Episode 26 - aired : Oct 1987

A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Venkman's Ghost Repellers : (Ep. 27)
Episode 27 - aired : Oct 1987

Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship – and Peter's father – the Ghostbusters enter a very weird and dangerous dimension.

Writer: Richard Mueller
The Hole in the Wall Gang : (Ep. 28)
Episode 28 - aired : Oct 1987

At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.

Writer: David Gerrold
Ghost Busted : (Ep. 29)
Episode 29 - aired : Oct 1987

When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!

Writer: Michael Reaves
The Ghostbusters in Paris : (Ep. 30)
Episode 30 - aired : Oct 1987

When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the tower was actually a very early form of a Containment Unit!

A Fright at the Opera : (Ep. 31)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 31 - aired : Oct 1987

Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyries!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
The Collect Call of Cathulhu : (Ep. 32)
Episode 32 - aired : Oct 1987

When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help them in their mission.

Writer: Michael Reaves
Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie? : (Ep. 33)
Episode 33 - aired : Oct 1987

An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen hopelessly in love with her?

Writer: Pamela Hickey
Writer: Dennys McCoy
Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin : (Ep. 34)
Episode 34 - aired : Oct 1987

The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from capturing it.

Director: Masakazu Higuchi
Writer: Linda Woolverton
Boo-Dunit : (Ep. 35)
Episode 35 - aired : Oct 1987

The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last uncompleted novel!

Writer: Pamela Hickey
Writer: Dennys McCoy
The Revenge of Murray the Mantis : (Ep. 36)
Episode 36 - aired : Nov 1987

A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Containment Unit and a mighty battle begins.

Writer: Richard Mueller
The Headless Motorcyclist : (Ep. 37)
Episode 37 - aired : Nov 1987

A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters must help break the curse, but Peter's got troubles with the police!

The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic : (Ep. 38)
Episode 38 - aired : Nov 1987

Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her, Mrs. Faversham turns to her only hope: the Ghostbusters.

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Moaning Stones : (Ep. 39)
Episode 39 - aired : Nov 1987

When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselves powerless, and Winston is revealed to be the only individual who can banish the demon.

Writer: Steven Barnes
Knock, Knock : (Ep. 40)
Episode 40 - aired : Nov 1987

Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghostbusters may not come back alive!

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
The Spirit of Aunt Lois : (Ep. 41)
Episode 41 - aired : Nov 1987

Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.

Writer: Richard Mueller
Sea Fright : (Ep. 42)
Episode 42 - aired : Nov 1987

A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by the pirate ghosts!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral : (Ep. 43)
Episode 43 - aired : Nov 1987

In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get caught in one of the greatest showdowns the west has ever seen.

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Cry Uncle : (Ep. 44)
Episode 44 - aired : Nov 1987

When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but not all goes as planned.

Writer: Bruce Reid Schaefer
Bustman's Holiday : (Ep. 45)
Episode 45 - aired : Nov 1987

Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battling specters rise to cause massive destruction.

Writer: Richard Mueller
The Scaring of the Green : (Ep. 46)
Episode 46 - aired : Nov 1987

An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-leaf clover, on St. Patrick's Day!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
Ain't Nasa-Sarily So : (Ep. 47)
Episode 47 - aired : Nov 1987

The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract.

Director: Masakazu Higuchi
Writer: Craig Miller
Writer: Mark W. Nelson
Apocalypse -- What, Now? : (Ep. 48)
Episode 48 - aired : Nov 1987

The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the Ghostbusters, the sealed volume contains within it the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
The Devil to Pay : (Ep. 49)
Episode 49 - aired : Nov 1987

Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threatening!

Writer: Pamela Hickey
Writer: Dennys McCoy
Ghost Grows in Brooklyn : (Ep. 50)
Episode 50 - aired : Nov 1987

A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
I Am the City : (Ep. 51)
Episode 51 - aired : Nov 1987

Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!

Writer: Richard Mueller
Last Train to Oblivion : (Ep. 52)
Episode 52 - aired : Nov 1987

The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
Beneath These Streets : (Ep. 53)
Episode 53 - aired : Nov 1987

After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!

Writer: Richard Mueller
Play Them Ragtime Boos : (Ep. 54)
8 / 10 (1 vote)
Episode 54 - aired : Nov 1987

While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.

Writer: Michael Reaves
Writer: Steve Perry
The Old College Spirit : (Ep. 55)
Episode 55 - aired : Nov 1987

A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!

Writer: John Shirley
Hard Knight's Day : (Ep. 56)
Episode 56 - aired : Nov 1987

When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.

Writer: Bruce Reid Schaefer
Masquerade : (Ep. 57)
Episode 57 - aired : Dec 1987

Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, the boy enters a haunted house with one of Egon's latest inventions.

Deadcon 1 : (Ep. 58)
Episode 58 - aired : Dec 1987

A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!

Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Writer: Michael Edens
Don't Forget the Motor City : (Ep. 59)
Episode 59 - aired : Dec 1987

After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.

Writer: Pamela Hickey
Writer: Dennys McCoy
The Devil in the Deep : (Ep. 60)
Episode 60 - aired : Dec 1987

Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.

Writer: J. M. DeMatteis
Lights! Camera! Haunting! : (Ep. 61)
Episode 61 - aired : Dec 1987

An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of their own… a movie that will feature the destruction of the Ghostbusters!

Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
Egon on the Rampage : (Ep. 62)
Episode 62 - aired : Dec 1987

A news crew, trying to create a sensationalist story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!

Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
Station Identification : (Ep. 63)
Episode 63 - aired : Dec 1987

Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.

Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
Hanging By a Thread : (Ep. 64)
Episode 64 - aired : Dec 1987

A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, racing to stop the demons from controlling the lifespans of all mankind.

Writer: Richard Mueller
Transylvanian Homesick Blues : (Ep. 65)
Episode 65 - aired : Dec 1987

Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

Writer: Michael Reaves