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The Real Ghostbusters: Season 2

65 episodes Premiered Sep 14, 1987
Previously on The Real Ghostbusters

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Real Ghostbusters Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (61): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Janine's Day Off

Sep 14, 1987

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

S2·E2 Core

Adventures in Slime and Space

Sep 15, 1987

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution t

S2·E3 Core

Ragnarok and Roll

Sep 16, 1987

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

S2·E4 Core

Captain Steel Saves the Day

Sep 17, 1987

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 l

S2·E5 Core

They Call Me Mister Slimer

Sep 18, 1987

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

S2·E6 Core

Buster the Ghost

Sep 21, 1987

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

S2·E7 Core

Night Game

Sep 22, 1987

A mysterious battle fought by the forces of good and evil is being waged within a baseball stadium. Winston is soon drafted to play on the side of good... within an individual's so

S2·E8 Core

Rollerghoster

Sep 23, 1987

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 act

S2·E9 Core

Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?

Sep 24, 1987

Walt Fleischman, foremost cartoonist of the 1940s, has been missing for over thirty years, but strange sounds coming from his studio prompt the Ghostbusters into action. Will the G

S2·E10 Core

Dairy Farm

Sep 25, 1987

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

S2·E11 Core

Egon's Ghost

Sep 28, 1987

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 fad

S2·E12 Core

Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster

Sep 29, 1987

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…

S2·E13 Core

The Cabinet of Calamari

Sep 30, 1987

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 secr

S2·E14 Core

Ghostbuster of the Year

Oct 1, 1987

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 th

S2·E15 Core

Egon's Dragon

Oct 2, 1987

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

S2·E16 Core

No One Comes to Lupusville

Oct 5, 1987

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

S2·E17 Core

The Bird of Kildarby

Oct 6, 1987

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 Ghostbuste

S2·E18 Core

The Long, Long, Long, etc. Goodbye

Oct 7, 1987

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

S2·E19 Core

Cold Cash and Hot Water

Oct 8, 1987

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 Ba

S2·E20 Core

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?

Oct 9, 1987

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 tri

S2·E21 Core

The Man Who Never Reached Home

Oct 12, 1987

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,

S2·E22 Core

Doctor, Doctor

Oct 13, 1987

During a skirmish at a chemical factory, the Ghostbusters are covered with a contaminated ectoplasmic chemical... and it changes them in creepy ways!

S2·E23 Mytharc

You Can't Take it With You

Oct 14, 1987

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 horren

S2·E24 Core

Victor the Happy Ghost

Oct 15, 1987

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 Con

S2·E25 Core

Lost and Foundry

Oct 16, 1987

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 throu

S2·E26 Core

Chicken, He Clucked

Oct 19, 1987

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.

S2·E27 Core

Venkman's Ghost Repellers

Oct 20, 1987

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

S2·E28 Core

The Hole in the Wall Gang

Oct 21, 1987

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.

S2·E29 Core

Ghost Busted

Oct 22, 1987

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 reinv

S2·E30 Core

The Ghostbusters in Paris

Oct 23, 1987

When workman on the Eiffel Tower accidentally break into Monsieur Eiffel's secret lab and damage a device, thousands of ghosts are released. The Ghostbusters discover that the towe

S2·E31 Core

A Fright at the Opera

Oct 26, 1987

Attending an opera, Egon and a disinterested Peter are shocked when ghostly Valkyries actually appear and create havoc. The Ghostbusters are soon facing the music... and the Valkyr

S2·E32 Core

The Collect Call of Cathulhu

Oct 27, 1987

When the Necronomicon is stolen from the public library, the Ghostbusters find themselves fighting creatures in the sewers, chasing down cults, and researching comic books to help

S2·E33 Core

Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?

Oct 28, 1987

An Irish pop star is topping the charts, but strange things happen when she sings. The Ghostbusters discover her devastating secret, but can they stop her now that Peter has fallen

S2·E34 Core

Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin

Oct 29, 1987

The Ghostbusters discover a real goblin in an otherwise fake carnival sideshow, but even though they suspect it has been wreaking havoc in several towns, they are prevented from ca

S2·E35 Core

Boo-Dunit

Oct 30, 1987

The Ghostbusters are called to the hunted home of recently deceased mystery writer, Agatha Grisley. They soon learned that the specters are actually characters from Grisley's last

S2·E36 Core

The Revenge of Murray the Mantis

Nov 2, 1987

A large, inflatable balloon of Murray the Mantis becomes possessed during the balloon's appearance in a prominent New York parade. Overwhelmed, the Ghostbusters release the Stay Pu

S2·E37 Core

The Headless Motorcyclist

Nov 3, 1987

A descendant of Ichabod Crane is, as his predecessors, tormented by the frequent appearances of the Headless Horseman, who attacks anyone that gets close to her. The Ghostbusters m

S2·E38 Core

The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic

Nov 4, 1987

Mrs. Faversham has not gone up into her attic in over thirty years, not since her father imprisoned terrible forces within the attic. Now, driven nearly mad by the sounds above her

S2·E39 Core

Moaning Stones

Nov 5, 1987

When three ancient stones are reunited at a museum, dinosaurs spring back to terrifying life, and a powerful demon begins to make his presence felt. The Ghostbusters find themselve

S2·E40 Core

Knock, Knock

Nov 6, 1987

Subway workmen accidentally open a door that unleashes all of the evil from hell and it begins to spread across New York, primarily through the subway tunnels. This time, the Ghost

S2·E41 Core

The Spirit of Aunt Lois

Nov 9, 1987

Ray's Aunt Lois invites the Ghostbusters to a séance conducted by phony spiritualist Dr. Bassingame... but aunt Lois is soon trapped by angry spirits.

S2·E42 Core

Sea Fright

Nov 10, 1987

A ghostly pirate crew invades New York, intent on reclaiming their lost treasure from a museum. The Ghostbusters not only find themselves outnumbered, but on occasion, outwitted by

S2·E43 Core

Ghost Fight at the O.K. Corral

Nov 11, 1987

In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, the spirits of Doc Holiday and the Earps materialize, intent on recreating the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Ghostbusters may soon get c

S2·E44 Core

Cry Uncle

Nov 12, 1987

When Egon's Uncle Cyrus comes to visit, the Ghostbusters learn that he is ashamed of his nephew's line of work. The guys decide to prove to Egon's uncle that ghosts are real, but n

S2·E45 Core

Bustman's Holiday

Nov 13, 1987

Ray stands to inherit an old castle in Scotland on the condition that he exorcises the ghost that has plagued it for many years. But when he captures the spirit, an army of battlin

S2·E46 Core

The Scaring of the Green

Nov 16, 1987

An Irish police officer in New York, the current head of his clan, is being pursued y a Bog Hound from the old country. The Ghostbusters must stop the Hound with the aid of a four-

S2·E47 Core

Ain't Nasa-Sarily So

Nov 17, 1987

The Ghostbusters are sent into outer space to the space platform Galileo in order to bust a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government c

S2·E48 Core

Apocalypse -- What, Now?

Nov 18, 1987

The Canon of St Theophilus, a book missing from an abbey in Greece since the 1860s, turns up at a New York auction and is accidentally purchased by Peter. Unbeknownst to the Ghostb

S2·E49 Core

The Devil to Pay

Nov 19, 1987

Ray and Winston are talked into going on a game show by Peter, who wants the price: a holiday to Tahiti. But the show is a front for something a lot more sinister and life threaten

S2·E50 Core

Ghost Grows in Brooklyn

Nov 20, 1987

A possessed geranium is given to the Ghostbusters as a gift, who in turn present it to Janine. The plant soon grows and begins to overthrow New York, but how do you "bust" a plant?

S2·E51 Core

I Am the City

Nov 23, 1987

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!

S2·E52 Core

Last Train to Oblivion

Nov 24, 1987

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 hist

S2·E53 Core

Beneath These Streets

Nov 25, 1987

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 ma

S2·E54 Core

Play Them Ragtime Boos

Nov 26, 1987

While on vacation in Louisiana, the Ghostbusters find themselves in a town under the influence of mean-spirited jazz-playing ghosts who want to turn the clock back to the 1930s.

S2·E55 Core

The Old College Spirit

Nov 27, 1987

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!

S2·E56 Core

Hard Knight's Day

Nov 30, 1987

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 tapestri

S2·E57 Core

Masquerade

Dec 1, 1987

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 himse

S2·E58 Core

Deadcon 1

Dec 2, 1987

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 disturbin

S2·E59 Core

Don't Forget the Motor City

Dec 3, 1987

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 creatur

S2·E60 Core

The Devil in the Deep

Dec 4, 1987

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

S2·E61 Core

Lights! Camera! Haunting!

Dec 7, 1987

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 fi

S2·E62 Core

Egon on the Rampage

Dec 8, 1987

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 demo

S2·E63 Core

Station Identification

Dec 9, 1987

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 Pete

S2·E64 Mytharc

Hanging By a Thread

Dec 10, 1987

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 netherwor

S2·E65 Mytharc

Transylvanian Homesick Blues

Dec 11, 1987

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

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