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The Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 2

Every episode of The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 2!

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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
    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 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 1 - Janine's Day Off
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Michael Reaves, Steve Perry

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  19. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 18 - The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye
    7.7/10(104 votes)

    S2:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  20. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 23 - You Can't Take it With You
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    S2:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  21. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 25 - Lost and Foundry
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    S2:E25

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  22. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 28 - The Hole in the Wall Gang
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    S2:E28

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  23. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 30 - The Ghostbusters in Paris
    7.7/10(150 votes)

    S2:E30

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 34 - Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    S2:E34

    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.

    Director:Masakazu Higuchi
    Writer:Linda Woolverton

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  25. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 39 - Moaning Stones
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    S2:E39

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Barnes

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Knock, Knock" is the best rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters" season 2. 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 is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Collect Call of Cathulhu".