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The Worst Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters

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The Worst 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...

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  1. Background image for Janine's Day Off
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    #1 - Janine's Day Off

    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!

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    #2 - Ragnarok and Roll

    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!

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    #3 - Captain Steel Saves the Day

    S2:E4

    Through paranormal means, Ray's favorite comic book character, Captain Steel, comes to life, and crosses paths with the Ghostbusters. When the evil Doctor Destructo also comes to life, a hero team-up may be the only way to save the world.

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    #4 - They Call Me Mister Slimer

    S2:E5

    To contribute to the Ghostbusters' finances, Slimer becomes a teenager's personal bodyguard. But he doesn't bargain on a gang of young thugs attaining bodyguards of their own… some very dangerous creatures from an abandoned subway station.

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    #5 - Buster the Ghost

    S2:E6

    A defrocked Tooth Fairy named Buster stumbles upon the Ghostbusters' television ad. Seeing a chance for friendship in a cold, cruel world, he moves in with them, certain he's their pal… but trouble soon follows.

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    #6 - Rollerghoster

    S2:E8

    Egon and Janine stumble across a carnival with a roller coaster called the Ecto-1. Egon is less than pleased with the trademark infringement, but when the ride is taken over by actual ghosts, the ride's owner capitalizes on the event for publicity.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Dairy Farm

    S2:E10

    Deciding that a vacation is long overdue, the Ghostbusters go to Ray's cousin's farm. Unfortunately for them, the farm's former owners are rising from the dead, and they aren't too happy.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - Egon's Ghost

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster

    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!

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - The Cabinet of Calamari

    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!

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    #11 - Ghostbuster of the Year

    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".

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Egon's Dragon

    S2:E15

    Long ago, Egon's ancestor Zedekiah Spengler summoned up a dragon to do his bidding. When Egon comes across the well in which the creature was put to sleep, he accidentally awakens the dragon, which assumes Egon is its father!

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    #13 - No One Comes to Lupusville

    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.

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    #14 - The Bird of Kildarby

    S2:E17

    An Irish castle, moved stone-by-stone to Central Park, turns out to be haunted by ghostly warriors who don't take kindly to being relocated without their permission. The Ghostbusters are soon engaged in a battle for the possession of Manhattan!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye

    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.

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    #16 - Cold Cash and Hot Water

    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!

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?

    S2:E20

    The Ghostbusters are puzzled when the ghost they are trying to capture on their latest bust claims to be the one who called them! Confusion and calamity follows as a real ghost tries to rid his home of fake ghosts!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - The Man Who Never Reached Home

    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!

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    #19 - You Can't Take it With You

    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.

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    #20 - Victor the Happy Ghost

    S2:E24

    The Ghostbusters trap a small and harmless-looking ghost at a museum, but feel guilty. Back in the firehouse he is accidentally released and they decide not to place him in the Containment Unit. But to adopt him as a pet. But Slimer soon discovers a darker side to the new tenant.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - Lost and Foundry

    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!

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    Director:Unknown
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    #22 - Chicken, He Clucked

    S2:E26

    A man driven mad by the constant smell of chicken in his life from a nearby chicken restaurant makes a deal with a demon to rid the world of all the chickens in existence.

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    #23 - Venkman's Ghost Repellers

    S2:E27

    Peter's con man father arrives in New York, peddling phony ghost-repellent ponchos. Meanwhile, a seafaring expedition disappears at sea in the New Jersey Parallelogram. To save the ship – and Peter's father – the Ghostbusters enter a very weird and dangerous dimension.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - The Hole in the Wall Gang

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Ghost Busted

    S2:E29

    When the number of ghosts across the city drops considerably, the Ghostbusters realized that they will soon be broke! But after they prevent a robbery from taking place, they reinvent themselves as... the Crime Busters!

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    Director:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Janine's Day Off" is the worst rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Michael Reaves, Steve Perry, it aired on 9/14/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ragnarok and Roll".