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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 Worst Episode
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    The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 51 - I Am the City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - I Am the City

    S2:E51

    Marduk, the Babylonian God of the Cities, has come to live in New York, the ultimate city in the world. But his age-old enemy has followed him, intent on mass destruction!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  2. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 52 - Last Train to Oblivion
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    #2 - Last Train to Oblivion

    S2:E52

    The ghost of Casey Jones returns and commandeers a locomotive for one last midnight ride. Despite his love for trains, a kidnapped Peter would rather be somewhere else in case history repeats itself and the train crashes!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

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  3. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 53 - Beneath These Streets
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    #3 - Beneath These Streets

    S2:E53

    After New York appears to suffer an earthquake, the ever enthusiastic Ray heads off into the sewers by himself to find out more. There, he learns that ghosts are gathering for a massive attack on the city!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  4. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 55 - The Old College Spirit
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    #4 - The Old College Spirit

    S2:E55

    A group of college students are being hunted by a gang of unruly frat ghosts, but the Ghostbusters find that they must help the phantoms graduate!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Shirley

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  5. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 56 - Hard Knight's Day
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    #5 - Hard Knight's Day

    S2:E56

    When Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one thing on their mind: taking Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bruce Reid Schaefer

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  6. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 57 - Masquerade
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Masquerade

    S2:E57

    Young Kenny fancies himself a Ghostbuster, and having been given a tour of the firehouse, tries to convince his friends that he is a member of the team. In an effort to prove himself, the boy enters a haunted house with one of Egon's latest inventions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 58 - Deadcon 1
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    #7 - Deadcon 1

    S2:E58

    A paranormal convention comes to town, but when the Ghostbusters are called into action, they are forbidden by the hotel's manager from using their technology for fear of disturbing another group… a convention for dentists!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

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  8. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 59 - Don't Forget the Motor City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Don't Forget the Motor City

    S2:E59

    After Peter's car explodes, the Ghostbusters travel to Detroit's Generous Motors, where the automobile assembly line has been invaded by World War II gremlins, pesky little creatures who like to take apart anything mechanical.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  9. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 60 - The Devil in the Deep
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Devil in the Deep

    S2:E60

    Necksa, lord and ruler of the sea elementals, strikes out at the air-breathers who have been polluting the oceans. When the Ghostbusters attempt to stop him, Egon, Ray and Winston are swallowed by the creature, leaving Peter to save the day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. M. DeMatteis

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  10. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 61 - Lights! Camera! Haunting!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Lights! Camera! Haunting!

    S2:E61

    An unscrupulous film producer reacts with unusual enthusiasm when the Ghostbusters pursue a number of ghosts on his horror movie set. The ghosts help him in exchange for doing a film of their own… a movie that will feature the destruction of the Ghostbusters!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  11. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 62 - Egon on the Rampage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Egon on the Rampage

    S2:E62

    A news crew, trying to create a sensationalist story about the Ghostbusters, disrupts an experiment being conducted by Egon. Egon's soul is sucked into another dimension and a demon takes possession of his body!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  12. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 63 - Station Identification
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Station Identification

    S2:E63

    Ghosts start coming out of televisions across New York, taking the form of famous TV characters! The Ghostbusters race against time to stop the spirits, while Slimer must save Peter's life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  13. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 64 - Hanging By a Thread
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Hanging By a Thread

    S2:E64

    A large horde of demons invades the city looking for a pair of scissors once owned by the mythical Three Fates. Now, the Ghostbusters find themselves in the depths of the netherworld, racing to stop the demons from controlling the lifespans of all mankind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  14. The Real Ghostbusters Season 2 Episode 65 - Transylvanian Homesick Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Transylvanian Homesick Blues

    S2:E65

    Count Vostok sends four Concorde tickets and requests that the Ghostbusters travel to Boldavia to rid his castle of a ghost. When the Ghostbusters arrive and are unable to locate a mirror, they begin to realize that things are not what they seem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  15. The Real Ghostbusters Season 6 Episode 10 - Deja Boo
    5.5/10(70 votes)

    #15 - Deja Boo

    S6:E10

    The sinister Professor Dweeb captures Slimer by posing as an innocent ice cream vendor. By using his new invention, Dweeb intends to read Slimer's mind and discover a ghost's vulnerability. Helplessly trapped, Slimer can only watch as the evil Professor scans through his memories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy, Chuck Menville, Michael Reaves, Richard Mueller

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  16. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 11 - Trading Faces
    5.9/10(64 votes)

    #16 - Trading Faces

    S5:E11

    A bad lookalike of Slimer on the run arrives in the firehouse via a mirror and sends Louis and the real Slimer to the Ghost World.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  17. The Real Ghostbusters Season 6 Episode 5 - Mean Green Teen Machine
    6.0/10(70 votes)

    #17 - Mean Green Teen Machine

    S6:E5

    The Mean Green Teen Machine, three reptilian-like surfing ghosts, catch a wave into New York City in order to satisfy their unquenchable craving for pizza. After a day of battling the three ghosts, the Ghostbusters decide to test Egon's latest machine which can provide any desired dream... or nightmare!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jules Dennis

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  18. The Real Ghostbusters Season 6 Episode 9 - The Slob
    6.0/10(69 votes)

    #18 - The Slob

    S6:E9

    A New York garbage strike on the hottest day of the year prompts the appearance of Glob, who teams up with the misguided Professor Dweeb, to bust his baby brother Sleaze out of the Ghostbusters' Containment Unit!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  19. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 18 - The Ransom of Greenspud
    6.1/10(62 votes)

    #19 - The Ransom of Greenspud

    S5:E18

    A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  20. The Real Ghostbusters Season 6 Episode 13 - Stay Tooned
    6.2/10(70 votes)

    #20 - Stay Tooned

    S6:E13

    When lightning hits the Ghostbusters' television antenna, Ray and Slimer's favorite animated character, Sammy K. Ferret, comes to life! The selfish and tricky toon plays classical cartoon pranks, but hides a sinister secret!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  21. The Real Ghostbusters Season 6 Episode 12 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner
    6.3/10(65 votes)

    #21 - Guess What's Coming to Dinner

    S6:E12

    While the Ghostbusters are on vacation, a grotesque ghost family moves into the firehouse. The guys return to find their home redecorated, all of their equipment thrown away, and the Containment Unit damaged!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jules Dennis

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  22. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 5 - Partners in Slime
    6.4/10(111 votes)

    #22 - Partners in Slime

    S5:E5

    A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently-captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town to save Louis and Janine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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  23. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 12 - Transcendental Tourists
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Transcendental Tourists

    S5:E12

    A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Menville

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  24. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 13 - Surely You Joust
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #24 - Surely You Joust

    S5:E13

    The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  25. The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode 14 - Kitty-Cornered
    6.4/10(63 votes)

    #25 - Kitty-Cornered

    S5:E14

    Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Mueller

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Worst Episodes Summary

"I Am the City" is the worst rated episode of "The Real Ghostbusters". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Richard Mueller, it aired on 11/23/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Last Train to Oblivion".