Commemorating and celebrating the 20th anniversary of
The Real Ghostbusters, I present for your enjoyment…
Ghostbusters.nuts - Issue 35: It was 20 Years ago todayThe Real Ghostbusters, celebrating 20 years of capturing the paranormalJust shy of eight months after I was born (January 20th, 1986) on September 13th, 1986 the first episode of what would become one of the most well known cartoons of all time aired.
The first episode of
The Real Ghostbusters had been released for public consumption, and it would be one of a total of 140 episodes spanning six seasons.
The show had it's ups and downs, but it's initial run created some of the strongest and most unique characters that would live on through the community long after the show left the air.
Helming the project, was producer
J. Michael Straczynski who would go on to create
Babylon 5 and work on several of MARVEL's comic titles. Beside acting as the overseeing show producer, he also created some of the most memorable episodes to date.
The vocal cast comprised of:
Lorenzo Music, who would also be voicing Garfield the cat.
Frank Welker, a man who had already built a career on funny voices including roles such as Megatron and Fred Jones from
Scooby DooMaurice LaMarche, another vocal actor who would later voices memorable characters like Brain from Warner's
Pinky and the BrainArsenio Hall, talk show host and future co-star of
Marshal LawLaura Summer, a vocal actress who has extensive work on the
Digimon series.
The show helped to create a phenominum and to reinforce the fact that
Ghostbusters was one of the biggest crazes of the 1980s, and that 20 years down the line there are fans who love the show as much now as they did then and that there are still people professing their love for this cartoon.
A perfect slice of the 1980s.
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The GhostsLayer One1) The trio, also known as ‘Ghosts ’R' Us'.
Ghosts ‘R’ Us2) Killerwatt,
Killerwatt3) Mrs. Rogers, also known as the demon Watt,
Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood4) ‘Smiley’,
Slimer, Come HomeLayer Two1) Firefly,
Troll Bridge2) The Boogieman,
The Boogieman Cometh3) The Sandman,
Mr. Sandman, Dream me a dream4) Samhain, the spiritual embodiment of Halloween;
When Halloween was ForeverLayer Three1) The Winged Puma,
Look Homeward Ray2) The ‘anti-Ghostbusters’,
Citizen Ghost3) ‘The Megazoid’, also known as the ‘Quiet’ Ghost;
Take Two4) The Genie,
Janine's GenieLayer Four1) The Ghost of Christmas Future,
X-Mas Marks the Spot2) The Ghost of Christmas Present,
X-Mas Marks the Spot3) The Ghost of Christmas Past,
X-Mas Marks the Spot4) Slimer
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Special Thanks to Paul Rudoff for character art.
Special Thanks to the
Beatles for part of the lyrics to
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.