The Real Ghostbusters: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Something's Going Around
Sep 16, 1989
Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor (Stanley Ralph Ross) he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato chips, which makes people al
Three Men and an Egon
Oct 28, 1989
A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. The catch- they only have until midnight, at which time the now infant Egon will vanish from e
Elementary My Dear Winston
Sep 30, 1989
The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Professor Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help hi
If I Were a Witch Man
Oct 21, 1989
The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her 300 years ago, whi
Partners in Slime
Oct 14, 1989
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
Future Tense
Dec 23, 1989
The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is
Jailbusters
Dec 9, 1989
The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slim
The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!
Dec 2, 1989
The Ghostbusters are on live TV at the tomb of Al Capone (Jocko Marcellino) where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to
The Halloween Door
Dec 2, 1989
The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley (Michael Rye) and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and u
Venk-Man!
Nov 18, 1989
After being hit by Egon's experimental proton ray, Peter becomes something of a superhero, as his muscles grow and he becomes a buldging muscle hunk with powers, but it won't last
Trading Faces
Sep 23, 1989
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.
Transcendental Tourists
Sep 9, 1989
A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.
Surely You Joust
Dec 16, 1989
The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine.
Kitty-Cornered
Nov 18, 1989
Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true.
Slimer's Curse
Oct 7, 1989
Slimer wins the lottery, only to find his winnings have been cursed.
Til Death Do Us Part
Oct 21, 1989
The Ghostbusters get a temp (who turns out to be a ghost) and she decides Egon would make a great husband.
It's About Time
Nov 25, 1989
The firehouse is going to be torn down to make way for a new expressway, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap
The Ransom of Greenspud
Oct 29, 1989
A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs.
Revenge of the Ghostmaster
Dec 9, 1989
The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and ghost traps.
Loose Screws
Dec 9, 1989
Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come to life.
Slimer Streak
Dec 16, 1989
Stuck on a train, the Ghostbusters have to play games to bring it to a halt.