Dan Aykroyd
Director
The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
Season 2
The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.
Released Sept. 13, 1986
Episode 25 min
7+
Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Kids
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Watch Providers: The Roku Channel
Production Companies: DiC Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Janine's Day Off
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!
Sept. 14, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E2 - Adventures in Slime and Space
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.
Sept. 15, 1987, midnight
S2E3 - Ragnarok and Roll
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!
Sept. 16, 1987, midnight
S2E4 - Captain Steel Saves the Day
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.
Sept. 17, 1987, midnight
S2E5 - They Call Me Mister Slimer
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.
Sept. 18, 1987, midnight
S2E6 - Buster the Ghost
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.
Sept. 21, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E7 - Night Game
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.
Sept. 22, 1987, midnight
S2E8 - Rollerghoster
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.
Sept. 23, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E9 - Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
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?
Sept. 24, 1987, midnight
S2E10 - Dairy Farm
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.
Sept. 25, 1987, midnight
S2E11 - Egon's Ghost
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?
Sept. 28, 1987, midnight
S2E12 - Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
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!
Sept. 29, 1987, midnight
S2E13 - The Cabinet of Calamari
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!
Sept. 30, 1987, midnight
S2E14 - Ghostbuster of the Year
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".
Oct. 1, 1987, midnight
S2E15 - Egon's Dragon
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!
Oct. 2, 1987, midnight
S2E16 - No One Comes to Lupusville
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.
Oct. 5, 1987, midnight
S2E17 - The Bird of Kildarby
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!
Oct. 6, 1987, midnight
S2E18 - The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye
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.
Oct. 7, 1987, midnight
S2E19 - Cold Cash and Hot Water
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!
Oct. 8, 1987, midnight
S2E20 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?
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!
Oct. 9, 1987, midnight
S2E21 - The Man Who Never Reached Home
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!
Oct. 12, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E22 - Doctor, Doctor
During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!
Oct. 13, 1987, midnight
S2E23 - You Can't Take it With You
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.
Oct. 14, 1987, midnight
S2E24 - Victor the Happy Ghost
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.
Oct. 15, 1987, midnight
S2E25 - Lost and Foundry
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!
Oct. 16, 1987, midnight
S2E26 - Chicken, He Clucked
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.
Oct. 19, 1987, midnight
S2E27 - Venkman's Ghost Repellers
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.
Oct. 20, 1987, midnight
S2E28 - The Hole in the Wall Gang
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.
Oct. 21, 1987, midnight
S2E29 - Ghost Busted
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!
Oct. 22, 1987, midnight
S2E30 - The Ghostbusters in Paris
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!
Oct. 23, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E31 - A Fright at the Opera
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!
Oct. 26, 1987, midnight
S2E32 - The Collect Call of Cathulhu
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.
Oct. 27, 1987, midnight
S2E33 - Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?
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?
Oct. 28, 1987, midnight
S2E34 - Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin
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.
Oct. 29, 1987, midnight
S2E35 - Boo-Dunit
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!
Oct. 30, 1987, midnight
S2E36 - The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
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.
Nov. 2, 1987, midnight
S2E37 - The Headless Motorcyclist
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!
Nov. 3, 1987, midnight
S2E38 - The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
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.
Nov. 4, 1987, midnight
S2E39 - Moaning Stones
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.
Nov. 5, 1987, midnight
S2E40 - Knock, Knock
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!
Nov. 6, 1987, midnight
S2E41 - The Spirit of Aunt Lois
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.
Nov. 9, 1987, midnight
S2E42 - Sea Fright
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!
Nov. 10, 1987, midnight
S2E43 - Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
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.
Nov. 11, 1987, midnight
S2E44 - Cry Uncle
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.
Nov. 12, 1987, midnight
S2E45 - Bustman's Holiday
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.
Nov. 13, 1987, midnight
S2E46 - The Scaring of the Green
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!
Nov. 16, 1987, midnight
S2E47 - Ain't Nasa-Sarily So
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.
Nov. 17, 1987, midnight
S2E48 - Apocalypse -- What, Now?
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.
Nov. 18, 1987, midnight
S2E49 - The Devil to Pay
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!
Nov. 19, 1987, midnight
S2E50 - Ghost Grows in Brooklyn
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?
Nov. 20, 1987, midnight
S2E51 - I Am the City
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!
Nov. 23, 1987, midnight
S2E52 - Last Train to Oblivion
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!
Nov. 24, 1987, midnight
S2E53 - Beneath These Streets
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!
Nov. 25, 1987, midnight
8.0
S2E54 - Play Them Ragtime Boos
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.
Nov. 26, 1987, midnight
S2E55 - The Old College Spirit
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!
Nov. 27, 1987, midnight
S2E56 - Hard Knight's Day
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.
Nov. 30, 1987, midnight
S2E57 - Masquerade
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.
Dec. 1, 1987, midnight
S2E58 - Deadcon 1
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!
Dec. 2, 1987, midnight
S2E59 - Don't Forget the Motor City
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.
Dec. 3, 1987, midnight
S2E60 - The Devil in the Deep
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.
Dec. 4, 1987, midnight
S2E61 - Lights! Camera! Haunting!
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!
Dec. 7, 1987, midnight
S2E62 - Egon on the Rampage
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!
Dec. 8, 1987, midnight
S2E63 - Station Identification
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.
Dec. 9, 1987, midnight
S2E64 - Hanging By a Thread
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.
Dec. 10, 1987, midnight
S2E65 - Transylvanian Homesick Blues
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.
Dec. 11, 1987, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 3500 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1986
Last Air Date: Oct. 5, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y7
Common sense age: 7+
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