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The Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 40 - Knock, Knock
    8.6/10(186 votes)

    S2:E40

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  2. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 32 - The Collect Call of Cathulhu
    8.4/10(177 votes)

    S2:E32

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  3. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 38 - The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
    8.4/10(147 votes)

    S2:E38

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  4. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 49 - The Devil to Pay
    8.3/10(101 votes)

    S2:E49

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  5. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 4 - The Boogeyman Is Back
    8.3/10(101 votes)

    S3:E4

    After an almost deadly fall off the World Trade Center, Egon's fears start to get the better of him. So much so that the Boogeyman manages to tap into his fear and escape from his realm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  6. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 10 - The Grundel
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    S3:E10

    A boy named Lee goes to the Ghostbusters for help when his brother, Alec, begins acting strangely and doing bad things. When the guys decide to investigate, Egon learns a Grundel is making Alec do bad things and if something is not done soon, he will mutate into one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  7. The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Episode 6 - The Boogieman Cometh
    8.2/10(269 votes)

    S1:E6

    Two children turn up at the firehouse claiming that the Boogieman is living in their closet, leading the skeptical Ghostbusters on a mission to bedroom closets throughout New York, and finally into the twisted world of the Boogieman himself.

    Director:Richard Raynis
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  8. The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Episode 7 - Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream
    8.1/10(245 votes)

    S1:E7

    The Sandman decides that humanity might stop its warring and fighting if it had a five-hundered-year-long nap, but his sleep dust causes dreams to come to life, creating havoc for the Ghostbusters!

    Director:Richard Raynis
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  9. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 36 - The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
    8.1/10(122 votes)

    S2:E36

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  10. The Real Ghostbusters Season 4 Episode 2 - Flip Side
    8.1/10(94 votes)

    S4:E2

    Investigating a bizarre tornado in Central Park, the Ghostbusters are tossed into another dimension, a strange place that is exactly the opposite of New York City. In a world populated by ghosts, the heroes must evade capture by their own ghostly counterparts, the human-hunting Peoplebusters!

    Directors:Will Meugniot, Kazuo Terada
    Writer:Tony Marino

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  11. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 3 - Ragnarok and Roll
    8.0/10(165 votes)

    S2:E3

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  12. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 7 - Night Game
    8.0/10(163 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kathryn M. Drennan

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  13. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 12 - Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    S2:E12

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  14. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 37 - The Headless Motorcyclist
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    S2:E37

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 43 - Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
    8.0/10(104 votes)

    S2:E43

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  16. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 3 - Slimer, Is That You?
    8.0/10(99 votes)

    S3:E3

    Egon and Slimer switch minds and the timing couldn't be worse, as an egomaniacal ghost named the Master of Shadows (William Marshall) wishes to test his wits against the brainy 'buster', and destroy New York if he fails to measure up.

    Director:Masakazu Higuchi
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  17. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 16 - No One Comes to Lupusville
    7.9/10(130 votes)

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  18. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 19 - Cold Cash and Hot Water
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    S2:E19

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  19. The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Episode 8 - When Halloween Was Forever
    7.8/10(258 votes)

    S1:E8

    When ancient ruins arrive in New York for examination, the evil spirit of Samhain is released! He declares that Halloween should last forever and calls forth an army of the night!

    Director:Richard Raynis
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  20. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 11 - Egon's Ghost
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    S2:E11

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  21. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 13 - The Cabinet of Calamari
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    S2:E13

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

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  22. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 14 - Ghostbuster of the Year
    7.8/10(112 votes)

    S2:E14

    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".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  23. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 21 - The Man Who Never Reached Home
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    S2:E21

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kathryn M. Drennan

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  24. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 22 - Doctor, Doctor
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  25. The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Episode 13 - X-Mas Marks the Spot
    7.7/10(228 votes)

    S1:E13

    Zapped back in time to 1837 England, the Ghostbusters unknowingly trap the ghosts of Christmas, thereby saving Ebenezer Scrooge from his scheduled rehabilitation. The future is changed, and they must go back in time to change it back, while Egon makes an even more frightening trip... into the Containment Unit!

    Director:Richard Raynis
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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Best Episodes Summary

"Knock, Knock" is the best rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters". It scored 8.6/10 based on 186 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 11/6/1987. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Collect Call of Cathulhu".