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The Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 3

Every episode of The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - Baby Spookums
    6.5/10(86 votes)

    #1 - Baby Spookums

    S3:E1

    During a rare eclipse of the moon, a baby ghosts slips through a dimensional crack and becomes lost in New York. The Ghostbusters adopt the cute ghost, but soon hear reports of two other ghosts causing trouble around town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  2. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 2 - It's a Jungle Out There
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    #2 - It's a Jungle Out There

    S3:E2

    An incredibly powerful evil animal demon escapes from his statue prison and turns the animals of New York City into fierce, aggressive, talking beasts that proceed to take over the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  3. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 3 - Slimer, Is That You?
    8.0/10(92 votes)

    #3 - Slimer, Is That You?

    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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  4. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 4 - The Boogeyman Is Back
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    #4 - The Boogeyman Is Back

    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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  5. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 5 - Once Upon a Slime
    6.9/10(77 votes)

    #5 - Once Upon a Slime

    S3:E5

    When Slimer hides a book of fairy tales under one of Egon's newest machines, everything in the book comes to life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  6. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 6 - The Two Faces of Slimer
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #6 - The Two Faces of Slimer

    S3:E6

    An ectoplasmic entity leaks out of the containment unit and it makes Slimer mutate into a big ugly monster during his sleep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  7. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 7 - Sticky Business
    7.6/10(84 votes)

    #7 - Sticky Business

    S3:E7

    The Ghostbusters release the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the containment unit to shoot a commercial in exchange for getting $50,000 for a children's hospital. However, during the process of letting Stay Puft out, a vicious manta ray-like phantom escapes in order to seek revenge against the Ghostbusters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  8. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 8 - Halloween II 1/2
    7.4/10(94 votes)

    #8 - Halloween II 1/2

    S3:E8

    Samhain's goblins release the spirit of Halloween from the Ecto-Containment Unit, and he turns the firehouse into his fortress. The Ghostbusters' attempts to take him down are foiled when the Junior Ghostbusters are captured by the vengeful spirit, and it's up to Slimer to help get them out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  9. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 9 - Loathe Thy Neighbor
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    #9 - Loathe Thy Neighbor

    S3:E9

    A family asks the Ghostbusters to find out why a bunch of weird stuff is happening in their house. This is complicated by the macabre nature of their mansion, with a very Addams Family vibe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  10. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 10 - The Grundel
    8.3/10(100 votes)

    #10 - The Grundel

    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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  11. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 11 - Big Trouble With Little Slimer
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #11 - Big Trouble With Little Slimer

    S3:E11

    The Ghostbusters' old "pal" and nemesis, Walter J. Peck, ex-EPA hatchet man extraordinaire, is back from the Gozer incident, and he's trying to raise some trouble with the Ghostbusters again. First he tries to get them arrested for illegal trespassing by calling in a phony ghost alert at a military base in Queens, but after that backfires, Peck joins up with BUFO (Bureau of Unidentified Flying Organisms), and takes Slimer with a court order. After some tests, Peck deems Slimer a hazard case and plans to destroy him with a cyclotron, forcing Ghostbusters to save Slimer from Peck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  12. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 12 - The Copycat
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    #12 - The Copycat

    S3:E12

    The Ghostbusters have to deal with a shapeshifter in their own headquarters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  13. The Real Ghostbusters Season 3 Episode 13 - Camping It Up
    6.9/10(75 votes)

    #13 - Camping It Up

    S3:E13

    The Ghostbusters embark on a camping trip, only to run into (among other things) Bigfoot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Baby Spookums" is the best rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters" season 3. It scored 6.5/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Chuck Menville, it aired on 9/12/1987. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "It's a Jungle Out There".