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Brian Damage · 07-16-2006, 10:40 PM

Who here was a kid in the 80's and remembers the two seperate Ghostbuster cartoons that aired? The "Real" Ghostbusters was the better cartoon because it stayed true to the movie. The other was horrible, although, I wouldn't mind seeing it again now. lol

Ireneparalegal · 07-16-2006, 10:42 PM

I wasn't a kid obviously, but I do remember the two cartoons airing and LOL at the title "battle"...

Brian Damage · 07-16-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I wasn't a kid obviously, but I do remember the two cartoons airing and LOL at the title "battle"...

I wasn't a little kid when it aired I was a bit older, but I was still watching cartoons and just hated The "Fake" Ghostbusters. lol

Ireneparalegal · 07-16-2006, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I wasn't a little kid when it aired I was a bit older, but I was still watching cartoons and just hated The "Fake" Ghostbusters. lol

LOL...it was stupid for a cartoon to call themselves Ghostbusters when they are simply doing it to cash in on the movie...STUPID! and so was the cartoon.

mraw · 07-25-2006, 12:54 AM

I liked the Filmation Ghostbusters better. That was my show! I loved Jake, Eddie and Tracy. I had all of the Real Ghostbusters toys, etc. as well. The Ghosbusters with Tracy the ape was the original. It was a live-action tv show in the 60s or 70s, and when the movie was made in 1984, they had to ask permission for the right to use the name Ghostbusters. The cartoon show with the ape also began first. That show will be out on dvd on November 7th in Volume 1 (of two volumes- the second to be released in spring of 2007)

tv star collector · 07-25-2006, 07:25 PM

You are correct. Filmation first came up with the name "Ghost Busters" (note
it's spelled as two words) way back in 1975, and that live-action Saturday
morning comedy starred Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker (of F-TROOP fame).
In 1986, in an effort to capitalize on the success of the blockbuster movie
starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, Filmation came up with an animated
version of their own 1975 show, involving some kids who were related to
the characters played by Storch and Tucker (sort of a next generation of
ghost busters). It premiered in first-run syndication.

THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS debuted the same month, on the ABC network. To
avoid confusion with Filmation's GHOST BUSTERS series, the producers
changed the title of their program to make sure that audiences knew the
difference. In an ironic bit of casting, Lorenzo Music (best remembered as
the voice of Garfield) was Peter Venkman. Ironic because, in the recent
movies, Bill Murray replaced Music as Garfield's voice! A then-unknown actor
named Arsenio Hall was Winston Zeddmore. (Hmm .. whatever became of him?)

TJL · 07-25-2006, 07:41 PM

I never cared for either cartoon, but that Filmation Ghost Busters (two words) was not good.

I would love to get a glimpse of the live action series it is based on.
I don't remember that show at all.

mraw · 07-27-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

I never cared for either cartoon, but that Filmation Ghost Busters (two words) was not good.

I would love to get a glimpse of the live action series it is based on.
I don't remember that show at all.

The live-action series will follow the release of the animated series on dvd. Right now it's slated to be released in summer/fall 2007. I'm interested in seeing this show, too.

mraw · 08-01-2006, 11:13 PM

I found this photo on ebay from the live-action series- I'd never seen it before...

80 · 08-02-2006, 01:04 PM

I did watch both cartoons when I was younger. I didn't like Flimation's Ghostbusters because in my opinion it wasn't that funny and a bit boring as well. That's why I prefer the Real Ghostbusters over the "fake" ghostbusters. RGB was well written and had awesome story lines. So that is my favorite.

Mr. Monitor · 08-13-2006, 06:50 PM

I watched both shows when I was a kid. Looking back, both were pretty entertaining shows but the The "Real" Ghostbusters had better animation and better storylines. I did get a kick out of G.B. from Filmation's "Ghostbusters" - he was funny.

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07-25-2006, 12:54 AM	#5
mraw Movin' On Up! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 343	I liked the Filmation Ghostbusters better. That was my show! I loved Jake, Eddie and Tracy. I had all of the Real Ghostbusters toys, etc. as well. The Ghosbusters with Tracy the ape was the original. It was a live-action tv show in the 60s or 70s, and when the movie was made in 1984, they had to ask permission for the right to use the name Ghostbusters. The cartoon show with the ape also began first. That show will be out on dvd on November 7th in Volume 1 (of two volumes- the second to be released in spring of 2007)

07-25-2006, 07:25 PM	#6
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	You are correct. Filmation first came up with the name "Ghost Busters" (note it's spelled as two words) way back in 1975, and that live-action Saturday morning comedy starred Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker (of F-TROOP fame). In 1986, in an effort to capitalize on the success of the blockbuster movie starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, Filmation came up with an animated version of their own 1975 show, involving some kids who were related to the characters played by Storch and Tucker (sort of a next generation of ghost busters). It premiered in first-run syndication. THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS debuted the same month, on the ABC network. To avoid confusion with Filmation's GHOST BUSTERS series, the producers changed the title of their program to make sure that audiences knew the difference. In an ironic bit of casting, Lorenzo Music (best remembered as the voice of Garfield) was Peter Venkman. Ironic because, in the recent movies, Bill Murray replaced Music as Garfield's voice! A then-unknown actor named Arsenio Hall was Winston Zeddmore. (Hmm .. whatever became of him?)

08-01-2006, 11:13 PM	#9
mraw Movin' On Up! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 343	I found this photo on ebay from the live-action series- I'd never seen it before...

08-13-2006, 06:50 PM	#11
Mr. Monitor Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2004 Posts: 402	I watched both shows when I was a kid. Looking back, both were pretty entertaining shows but the The "Real" Ghostbusters had better animation and better storylines. I did get a kick out of G.B. from Filmation's "Ghostbusters" - he was funny.