8.6/10156 votesLoading...#1 - Knock, Knock
Season 2 Episode 40 - Aired 11/6/1987
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: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.3/10151 votesLoading...#2 - The Collect Call of Cathulhu
Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 10/27/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
8.3/10127 votesLoading...#3 - The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic
Season 2 Episode 38 - Aired 11/4/1987
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: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.2/1084 votesLoading...#4 - The Devil to Pay
Season 2 Episode 49 - Aired 11/19/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy
8.2/1087 votesLoading...#5 - The Grundel
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
8.1/10224 votesLoading...#6 - The Boogieman Cometh
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1986
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
8.1/1081 votesLoading...#7 - The Boogeyman Is Back
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1987
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: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.0/10207 votesLoading...#8 - Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1986
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
8.0/10101 votesLoading...#9 - The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
Season 2 Episode 36 - Aired 11/2/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Mueller
8.0/1095 votesLoading...#10 - The Headless Motorcyclist
Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 11/3/1987
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10140 votesLoading...#11 - Ragnarok and Roll
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1987
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: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.9/10133 votesLoading...#12 - Night Game
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
7.9/10100 votesLoading...#13 - Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/29/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
7.9/1084 votesLoading...#14 - Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral
Season 2 Episode 43 - Aired 11/11/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
7.9/1083 votesLoading...#15 - Slimer, Is That You?
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/1987
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
7.8/1094 votesLoading...#16 - Ghostbuster of the Year
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/1/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
7.8/1078 votesLoading...#17 - Flip Side
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1988
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10210 votesLoading...#18 - When Halloween Was Forever
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1986
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
7.7/10188 votesLoading...#19 - X-Mas Marks the Spot
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1986
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
7.7/10104 votesLoading...#20 - Janine's Day Off
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1987
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves, Steve Perry
7.7/1091 votesLoading...#21 - Egon's Ghost
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/28/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
7.7/1091 votesLoading...#22 - The Cabinet of Calamari
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Edens, Mark Edward Edens
7.7/10108 votesLoading...#23 - No One Comes to Lupusville
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/5/1987
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: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.7/1095 votesLoading...#24 - Cold Cash and Hot Water
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/8/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Mueller
7.7/1096 votesLoading...#25 - The Man Who Never Reached Home
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/12/1987
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: N/A
Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
The Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters
Every episode of The Real Ghostbusters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters!
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedyKids
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Knock, Knock" is the best rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters". It scored 8.6/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by N/A and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 11/6/1987. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Collect Call of Cathulhu".