The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters
Created byDan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Developed byColumbia Pictures Television
DiC Enterprises[1]
StarringLorenzo Music (seasons 1–2)
Maurice LaMarche
Frank Welker
Arsenio Hall (seasons 1–3)
Dave Coulier (seasons 3–7)
Buster Jones (seasons 4–7)
Laura Summer (seasons 1–2)
Kath Soucie (seasons 3–7)
Jeff Altman
Theme music composerRay Parker Jr.
Opening theme"Ghostbusters"
by John Smith
ComposersHaim Saban
Shuki Levy (1986–89)
Thomas Chase Jones
Steve Rucker (1990–92)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes140
33 (Slimer! Spin-off shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJoe Medjuck
Micheal C. Gross
ProducersJean Chalopin
Andy Heyward
Richard Raynis
Tetsuo Katayama
Running time14–24 minutes
Production companiesDiC Enterprises
Columbia Pictures Television
Coca-Cola Telecommunications (Season 2)
Original release
NetworkABC (1986-1992)[2]
Syndicated (1987)
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) –
September 5, 1992 (1992-09-05)[3][4]
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The Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series based on the 1984 movie Ghostbusters. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Camme Animation Studios, DiC Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. "The Real" was added to the title over a dispute with Filmation and its Ghost Busters properties. The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Dr. Ray Stantz, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.

  1. Adelson, Andrea (December 30, 1987). "BUSINESS PEOPLE; For Maker of Cartoons, A Chance to Go Public". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  2. "Top 100 animated series". IGN. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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