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Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy series by Columbia Pictures.
Films[]
- Ghostbusters (June 7th, 1984)
- Ghostbusters II (June 16th, 1989)
- Ghostbusters (July 15th, 2016). Alternatively known as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (November 19th, 2021)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (March 29th, 2024)
- Untitled Animated Ghostbusters Movie (TBA)
TV[]
- The Real Ghostbusters (September 13th, 1986 - September 28th, 1991). An animated series following the movies, consisting of 7 seasons with a total of 140 episodes.
- Extreme Ghostbusters (September 1st, 1997 - December 4th, 1997). An animated series following a new group of Ghostbusters, consisting of a single season with a total of 40 episodes.
Publications[]
Comics[]
- The Real Ghostbusters (March 1988 - December 1992). A 193-issue comic book series by Marvel UK and NOW Comics.
- Ghostbusters: Legion (February 2004 - January 2005). A 4-issue miniseries by 88MPH Studios.
- Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted (October 14th, 2008). A 6-chapter one-shot manga published by Tokyopop.
- Ghostbusters (September 2011 - December 2012). A 16-issue series by IDW Publishing.
- The New Ghostbusters (February 2013 - September 2014). A 20-issue series by IDW Publishing.
- Ghostbusters International (January - November 2016). A 11-issue series by IDW Publishing.
Novels[]
- Ghostbusters (April 25th, 1985)
- Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular (August 1985)
- Ghostbusters II (July 1989)
- Ghostbuster II (1989)
- Ghostbusters II: The Book Of The Film (1989)
- Ghostbusters: The Return (September 28th, 2004)
Video Games[]
- Ghostbusters (October 26th, 1984) for Commodore 64, MSX, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PCjr/Tandy 1000, Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, NES, and Master System
- The Real Ghostbusters (1987) for Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum
- Ghostbusters II (1989) for DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and MSX
- Ghostbusters II (April 1st, 1990) for NES
- Ghostbusters (June 30th, 1990) for Sega Genesis
- New Ghostbusters II (October 16th, 1990) for Game Boy and NES
- Ghostbusters II (1992) for Atari 2600
- The Real Ghostbusters (April 23rd, 1993) for Game Boy
- Extreme Ghostbusters (April 2nd, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- Extreme Ghostbusters: Zap the Ghosts! (December 2001) for PC
- Extreme Ghostbusters Creativity Center (2001) for PC
- Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 (April 5th, 2002) for Game Boy Advance
- Extreme Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Invasion (March 12th, 2004) for PlayStation
- Ghostbusters (2006) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (June 16th, 2009) for PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (March 23rd, 2011) for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast (August 2012) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters (January 24th, 2013) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters (July 12th, 2016) for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- Ghostbusters: Slime City (July 2016) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters World (October 2018) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe (2021) for Mobile Phones
- Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (October 18th, 2022) for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
- Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (October 26th, 2023) for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, and PlayStation VR2
Links to Other Series[]
Commercial Link: Characters from The Real Ghostbusters appear in the USA Cartoon Express intro.
Commercial Link: Slimer appears in the 2014 Radioshack: Goodbye '80s Superbowl commercial.
Commercial Link: Slimer and the Ecto-1 appear in the 2019 Walmart Big Game commercial.
Characters from Ghostbusters (2016) appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure.
Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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Doctor Who | May 1988 | The alien race, the Gwanzulums, from Doctor Who appear in "The Real Ghostbusters #9". (see details) |
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Citizen Kane | June 16, 1989 | Citizen Kane is mentioned in Ghostbusters 2. (see details) |
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Crazy Castle | October 1993 | The Real Ghostbusters is a game in the Crazy Castle series. (see details) |
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Mickey Mouse | 1985 | The Italian Mickey Mouse story Topolino & Pippo ghostbusters (cacciatori di fantasmi) is a parody of Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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The Fall Guy | December 07, 1985 | A device looking like the PKE Meter from Ghostbusters appears in The Fall Guy episode "October the 32nd". |
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The Movie Monster Game | 1986 | The Movie Monster Game features a monster based on the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. (see details) |
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Video Violence | 1987 | A Ghostbusters poster is shown in Video Violence. (see details) |
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Meikyuu Hunter G | 1987 | Meikyuu Hunter G was readapted into The Real Ghostbusters keeping many of the same enemies. (see details) |
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Mario | September 08, 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! live action episode "Slime Busters" is a parody of Ghostbusters. |
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The Godfather | December 14, 1989 | There are minor references to The Godfather in the second film and animated series. (see details) |
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Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue | April 21, 1990 | Slimer appears in Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue. (see details) |
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The Earth Day Special | April 22, 1990 | Elon Spengler, a character said to be the twin brother of Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters, appears in The Earth Day Special. (see details) |
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Kindergarten Cop | December 21, 1990 | There is a Real Ghostbusters themed bed in Kindergarten Cop. (see details) |
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Beetlejuice | 1991 | The Ghostbusters attempted to catch Beetlejuice in the Universal Studios Florida show StreetBusters. The show would later be revamped into Extreme Ghostbusters: The Great Fright Way. (see details) |
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Double Dragon | November 4, 1994 | The Double Dragon movie has a reference to the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. | 2 | |
Casper | May 26, 1995 | Ray from Ghosbusters appears in the film Casper. (see details) |
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The Fairly OddParents | November 1, 2002 | Pipe Down features Timmy somehow managing to misinterpret a rowboat gesture in a game of charades as the entirety of Ghostbusters II. In Fairly Odd Baby, Chet Ubetcha says "Dogs and Cats living together... It's mass hysteria." This is a reference to the Ghostbusters line, "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... Mass hysteria!". The episode Poltergeeks parodies Ghostbusters. | 2 | |
Puyo Puyo | November 2003 | In the English translation of Puyo Pop Fever, one of the lines Yu says after completing a Puyo chain is "Who you gonna call?" (see details) |
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Robot Chicken | March 6, 2005 | Ghostbusters is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Gold Dust Gasoline". (see details) |
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin | August 19, 2005 | A Stay Puft Marshmallow Man toy is shown in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. (see details) |
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Supernatural (Warner Bros.) | October 25, 2005 | Dean Winchester mentions one of the main characters of Ghostbusters in the Supernatural season 1 episode "Hook Man." (see details) |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | April 03, 2007 | The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews various Ghostbusters games in the twenty-first, twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of the series. (see details) |
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SpongeBob | August 1, 2007 | In The Krusty Plate, when SpongeBob says "It may end life as we know it, but I am crossing the beams!", it is a reference to Ghostbusters, in which it is revealed that crossing the beam of their proton-pack lasers will end life as they know it. (see details) |
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Superbad | August 17, 2007 | A Ghostbusters lunchbox is shown in Superbad. (see details) |
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Be Kind Rewind | February 15, 2008 | Ghostbusters is recreated by the characters in Be Kind Rewind. (see details) |
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Burnout | February 19, 2009 | The Hunter Manhattan Spirit from the Legendary Cars DLC for Burnout Paradise is based on the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Homestuck | April 13, 2009 | The Homestuck character John Egbert is depicted as being a fan of the Ghostbusters franchise, having a Ghostbusters II poster in his bedroom and Slimer appearing on his desktop wallpaper. John also owns a Ghostbuster II MMORPG which is played by him and Jade later in the comic. | 2 | |
LittleBigPlanet | July 16, 2009 | Outfits based on Ghostbusters characters are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. (see details) |
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Scribblenauts | September 15, 2009 | The Proton Pack object in Scribblenauts is a reference to Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Zombieland | October 2, 2009 | Footage from Ghostbusters appears in Zombieland. (see details) |
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Community | October 29, 2009 | Ghostbusters is mentioned in the Community episode "Introduction To Statistics". (see details) |
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Modern Family | November 25, 2009 | Ghostbusters is mentioned in the Modern Family episodes: "Fizbo" and "Halloween". Luke makes a reference to Ghostbusters in the episode: "She Crazy". (see details) |
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Sim | June 1, 2010 | Ghosthunters from The Sims 3: Ambitions are parodies of the Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Infestation | November 2010 | Ghostbusters appear in the Infestation Crossover event. (see details) |
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Final Fantasy | May 09, 2011 | The Orb Battle "Whom Wilt Thou Call" in Final Fantasy XI (added with an update) is based on Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Ready Player One and Ready Player Two contain several references to Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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How It Should Have Ended | October 20, 2011 | Ghostbusters is parodied in "How Ghostbusters Should Have Ended". (see details) |
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Smosh | October 28, 2011 | Ian and Anthony pretend to be Ghostbusters in THE NEW GHOSTBUSTERS. (see details) |
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Mars Attacks | January 16, 2013 | Mars Attacks has a crossover with Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Gone Home | August 15, 2013 | A Ghostbusters VHS can be found in Gone Home. (see details) |
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Just Dance | October 1, 2013 | Just Dance 2014 and Just Dance Now feature the main theme from Ghostbusters, with the ghost Slimer from the movie also appearing as a dancer. (see details) |
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New Girl | November 12, 2013 | Ghostbusters is mentioned in the New Girl episode: "Menus". (see details) |
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Anchorman | November 14, 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues features a reference to Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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X-Files | February 26, 2014 | X-Files have a crossover with Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 13, 2014 | Ghostbusters is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episodes "The Focus Attenuation" and "The Proton Regeneration". (see details) |
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Fruit Ninja | October 16, 2014 | There were two Ghostbusters events in Fruit Ninja, with many ghosts from Ghostbusters appearing in the 2016 event. (see details) |
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Shantae | October 23, 2014 | Shantae and the Pirate's Curse features a dialogue reference to Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Transformice | October 23, 2014 | There is an achievement title called "Ghostbuster". (see details) |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | October 29, 2014 | Ghostbusters and TMNT have a crossover together in the IDW comics. (see details) |
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Epic Rap Battles of History | November 10, 2014 | Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore have been rappers for Epic Rap Battles of History. | 3 | |
Barry Steakfries | December 18, 2014 | Peter Venkman, Slimers and Proton Pack appeared in Monster Dash in 2014. Various characters and locations from Ghostbusters appeared in Jetpack Joyride as part of a special crossover event in 2021. (see details) |
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Yo-kai Watch | July 11, 2015 | Yo-Kai Watch Busters features several references to Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Tokyo ESP | July 29, 2015 | Parodies of the Ghostbusters appear in the Tokyo ESP episode "Penguin and Girl"; these characters later make a cameo in the comic Ghostbusters Get Real issue 2. (see details) |
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The Ghost Busters | July 29, 2015 | The Ghost Busters make a cameo in the comic Ghostbusters Get Real issue 2. (see details) |
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Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | July 29, 2015 | Captain Lou Albano, Wendi Richter, and Hulk Hogan as the Ghost Wrestlers make a cameo in the comic Ghostbusters Get Real issue 2. (see details) |
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Lego Dimensions | September 27, 2015 | The Ghostbusters Universe appears in the game. (see details) |
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UNO | 2016 | Ghostbusters UNO is a format crossover between the two series. (see details) |
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Enter the Gungeon | April 5, 2016 | Enter the Gungeon features a weapon called the Proton Backpack that references the same proton packs from Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Progressive | June 19, 2016 | The Ecto-1 and Proton Pack appear in a Progressive commercial. (see details) |
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Nostalgia Critic | August 2, 2016 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews the 2016 film Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Groundhog Day | August 16, 2016 | Ghostbusters 2 is mentioned in the musical adaption of Groundhog Day. (see details) |
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South Park | September 14, 2016 | Ghostbusters and Slimey were mentioned in the episode "Member Berries". |
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Stranger Things | October 27, 2017 | The kids dressed as "Ghostbusters" for Halloween in Season 2: Chapter 2 of Stranger Things. (see details) |
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Pop Team Epic | March 04, 2018 | Popuko and Pipimi appear dressed like Ghostbusters and wielding proton packs in episode 9 of Pop Team Epic. (see details) |
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What's Your Story? | October 19, 2018 | Ghostbusters has a playable storyline in What's Your Story?. (see details) |
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Unikitty! | February 15, 2019 | Characters are dressed up as Ghostbusters in the Unikitty episode "Plot Device". (see details) |
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Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | February 18, 2019 | One of volume 10's omake images in the Sleepy Princess in the Demon's Castle manga shows Syalis dressed in the Ghostbusters' uniform. (see details) |
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Rocket League | June 10, 2019 | The Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters and several decals and items are available in Rocket League as part of the "Radical Summer" event. (see details) |
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Transformers | June 2019 | Transformers/Ghostbusters is a crossover between the two series. Additionally, the Transformers Collaborative toy line has featured several Transformers based on Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Men in Black | July 24, 2019 | Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion is a crossover between the two series. (see details) |
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Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | October 27, 2019 | The villain Kwamibuster bears resemblance to a Ghostbuster. (see details) |
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Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed | July 23, 2020 | Characters from the Ghostbusters series are obtainable characters in Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed. (see details) |
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The Irate Gamer | May 15, 2020 | The Irate Gamer reviews Ghostbusters on NES (see details) |
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Me & Roboco | August 31, 2020 | Bondo mentions Ghostbusters in Chapter 7 of Me & Roboco. | 2 | |
Fortnite | October 25, 2020 | Skins and items based on Ghostbusters appear in Fortnite. (see details) |
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Crossover (Image Comics) | February 24, 2021 | The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man appears in Crossover #4. (see details) |
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Mitchells Vs The Machines | April 23, 2021 | Ghostbusters is mentioned in Mitchells Vs The Machines. (see details) |
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Inside Job (Netflix) | October 22, 2021 | Ghostbusters was mentioned in the Inside Job episode “The Brettfast Club”. (see details) |
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Ghosts (TV) | October 28, 2021 | A kid dresses up as a Ghostbuster in CBS’s Ghosts episode “Halloween”. (see details) |
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My Little Pony | November 19, 2021 | Podcast has a Rainbow Dash flash drive in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. (see details) |
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After the Fall | March 31, 2022 | The "Ultimate Buster" skin in the PlayStation VR version of After the Fall - Frontrunner Edition resembles the uniforms from Ghostbusters. (see details) |
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Fall Guys | October 27, 2022 | Skins based on various characters from the Ghostbusters series appear in Fall Guys. (see details) |
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