Category:Real Ghostbusters

Animated series spun off from the Ghostbusters films, which ran in syndication and on ABC. The show gained quite a following due to its high production values and intelligent writing, keeping the tongue-in-cheek style established in the film. The show later became Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters, capitalizing on the Ghostbusters' sidekick's popularity, but was back to being simply The Real Ghostbusters by the series' end. Years later, a new syndicated animated series, Extreme Ghostbusters, attempted to revive the franchise. Despite its being produced by some of the same creators who worked on Men in Black - The Series, it was only marginally successful. Now Comics produced Real Ghostbusters and Slimer comics, but their continuity was slightly different.

Canon Material

• Ghostbusters (1984)
• The Real Ghostbusters/Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)
• Extreme Ghostbusters (1997-1998)

Connections

Cthulhu and the Necronomicon appeared in the episode "The Collect Call of Cthulhu," providing a connection to the Cthulhu Mythos. By extension, this connects Real Ghostbusters to the Wold Newton Universe.

Resources

• Ghostbusters Omnibus Timeline (includes some fan material)