Show cover for The Real Ghostbusters

The Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 4

Every episode of The Real Ghostbusters Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 4!

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

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Joke's on Ray" is the best rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters" season 4. It scored 6.9/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Chuck Menville, it aired on 9/10/1988. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Flip Side".

  • The Joke's on Ray
    6.9/1063 votes

    #1 - The Joke's on Ray

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1988

    Ray and Slimer have been in a joking mood lately, but things are about to get worse when a magical box is opened and releases two imps that like to play deadly practical jokes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chuck Menville

  • Flip Side
    7.8/1078 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Poultrygeist
    7.2/1065 votes

    #3 - Poultrygeist

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1988

    A Werechicken strikes an unsuspecting farmhouse, leaving a trail of mayhem and one very large egg. After a hungry Slimer tries to cook the egg and unintentionally hatches it, the newborn Werechicken bites Egon, turning him into a half-man, half-chicken creature!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Duane Capizzi

  • Standing Room Only
    7.5/1066 votes

    #4 - Standing Room Only

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1988

    Peter creates a Ghost Attractor which lures ghosts to the firehouse like a magnet. He believes that it will not only save the Ghostbusters a lot of legwork, but that it will also make them millionaires. Things don't go as planned.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Mueller

  • Robo-Buster
    6.9/1065 votes

    #5 - Robo-Buster

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1988

    Janine falls head-over-heels for a wealthy industrialist who uses her friendship to gain acess to the Ghostbusters' files, from which he creates the Robo-Buster X-1! Now, the manufacturer claims the Robo-Buster doesn't merely contain spirits.. It actually destroys them!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Francis Moss

  • Short Stuff
    7.2/1063 votes

    #6 - Short Stuff

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1988

    The Ghostmaster general, tired of the Ghostbusters' constant interference, sends three ghostly bounty hunters to eliminate the heroes at the firehouse. In the ensuing battle the Ghostbustesr are reduced to six inches in height!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Mueller

  • Follow That Hearse
    6.9/1064 votes

    #7 - Follow That Hearse

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1988

    At an Eastside wrecking yard, a pit of toxic liquid waste has an evil effect on a long dormant Indian earth spirit. When polluted, the once benign spirit rises from it's sacred resting grounds and takes possession of the Ecto-1, causing the hearse to come alive!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chuck Menville

  • The Brooklyn Triangle
    7.4/1061 votes

    #8 - The Brooklyn Triangle

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1988

    At an excavation site in Brooklyn, workers accidentally uncover a dimensional gateway to the world where all lost objects go. The Ghostbusters are called in to help plug the ever-widening chasm and discover that the company is run by someone very close to Winston.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Mueller