Kenner Real Ghostbusters Firehouse Playset | Toysplosion

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From 1986 to 1991, Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters toy line produced many memorable action figures. Of course one of the prime pieces in the collection was the massive Firehouse Playset! Let's take a look at it!
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[@grecofabulous]

That slime effect is so mesmerizing! I'm really impressed by the Playmobil version as well.? It has all those accessories and knick knacks you're clamoring for.

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh yeah, I reviewed that one a while back. It's fantastic!!

[@frenchabortion]

Another awesome video. I was born in 1990 and in about 1994 my mom got me the Fire Hall along with like 20 figures and the ecto-1 from the second hand store. I was so excited. For years the Fire Hall would also serve as a building for Spiderman to fight villains on the top of the roof. So many memories

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh, that's a great way to use it!

[@DrxSlump]

I own one boxed and sealed! It will remain sealed until it's time for my children to appreciate and enjoy :D

[@power-upstudios794]

Get a already opened one and sell the boxed one to get your kids through college

[@Glizzy137akacombathabitat]

Don’t open it you’ll lose like $20,000

[@Jedigreedo]

I was so excited when I got that set, the feature I loved the most was being able to fit the Ecto inside of it. I really appreciate they made those "steps" to act as a ramp so even with it sticking out past the base it didn't hinder the play of being able to push the Ecto through the doors. Unfortunately my set was destroyed by a house fire, but I still have the Ecto and a lot of the figures. It's funny you mention the sign being easily lost, because it was one of only two pieces of the set to survive the fire and I still have it.

[@jacksonshepherd7927]

So a house fire destroyed your fire house

[@ghostengineer]

I'm 40 and I'm still a huge GB fan and let's be honest, RGB had the best toy line including the firehouse

[@brettbaratheon9776]

I had all of this when I was younger. Damn my mother for making me rummage it years ago. Spend so much time and money buying all this stuff back for my son now. It’s worth it though 😎

[@BobFresno]

Brett Baratheon funnily enough my boy is into 80s toys now your right it’s a fortune now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@brettbaratheon9776]

Bob Fresno yes sir! I got lucky on the price, but just repurchased almost the entire set of original Ninja Turtles 🐢 my son loves them, so do I. Wish I kept all this stuff, man. All the GI-Joe, M.A.S.K., turtles, ghostbusters, micro machines, hot wheels, and on and on. At least I kept the video game stuff.

[@jonyoungmusic]

I feel your pain. Sadly, I can't blame my parents as I destroyed most of my toys as a kid. Stuffing black cats in Optimus Prime and spray painting Teddy Ruxpin silver. I mainly collect video games now but occasionally I get the urge to pickup childhood toys here & there. I had some sealed RGB Fright Features figures and a sealed Fearsome Flush but I've since sold those. I just recently picked up a complete Ecto-1 and loose figures for $90 which wasn't too bad and now I'm debating on the firehouse and some haunted humans and other ghosts I used to have. But yeah... it's hard to justify the prices. Plus my 3 year old likes to play with them so I'm always on edge that something will get damaged. I just let him open up a sealed Ecto-1 Hot Wheels I had for a few years but luckily those are still cheap if I decide I want it again.

[@brettbaratheon9776]

Jon Young in your defense though........there was nothing better than a black 🧨cat in a GiJoe or transformer. Painting them too.

[@bandittweintraub]

I know the feeling. I just shelled out $400 for some GB stuff to share with my daughter

[@MixedNutsProductions]

I used to have this. All of this. I miss all of my old Kenner Ghostbusters toys.

[@POWERPRIME01]

Mixed Nuts Productions same

[@srbell67]

eBay

[@Pegwarmers]

I loved the Firehouse! If you watch the movie The Witches you can see the Firehouse towards the end of the movie.

[@roccosretro1356]

You can also see bad to the bone to

[@ModelsExInferis]

Sadly I never had this or any of the vehicles as my Mum just couldn't afford them (single Mum's weren't really a thing in the 80's, at least not here in the UK.) so I only got my Fire station about 10 years ago. I was lucky I got one in pristine condition with almost no yellowing at all. Can't wait to get it out on display after moving so much in recent years! My Mum did manage to get me a few figures and I had that Slimer you used in your video and I loved playing with that. Mum made me use a tray to play on though as she didn't want slime on the carpet! 🤣 My Mum has been incredibly supportive of my toy collecting; how many Mums would still be buying their 40-something daughter Optimus Prime figures for Xmas eh? I love my Mum, she's awesome!

[@erickavila8807]

Love this story, you have an AWESOME Mum just like my mom who bless her heart bought me a Ecto 1 as a kid along with the 1st wave of figures😊

[@dipsetforever4611]

I remember getting this play set for Christmas.

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

Damn that's hilarious. We used to think that painting on the top floor was granny gross also! And we used to pretend that little notch out on the 2nd floor below the books was the toilet.... Yes our Ghostbusters used to go to the bathroom regularly.

[@Nunos645cgh]

I hope Kenner brings this back I love this throwing the slime down the fire station and the lift was good too one of the best toys...

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

That's was such an amazing toy. I still have one and my son plays with it. A lot of the parts have gone missing over the years but it still brings out a lot of fun for him. The best part of being a kid when this and a lot of other toys came out was using your imagination.

[@ToonamiT0M]

My Firehouse is disassembled and in storage in my basement. Boy oh boy, did I get a lot of use out of this play set.

[@DangerDave-e7u]

Can't wait for the movie next year.

[@lkhoe23]

This playset is just OOOZING with fun!

[@ClarenceKansas]

I remember the Christmas my twin brother and I got that and the Ecto 1 as the best Christmas ever.

[@eliotbenitez8362]

Congrats on having this playset, Dan. I would've loved it if I'd had it as a kid. And there's smile and everything. Cool.

[@jedijackluther]

I just picked this up at my local toy store. 100% complete. No slime of course, but it did have the ghost that was in it, so that’s a huge plus for me. Mine is in fantastic shape, and I couldn’t be happier adding this grail item to my “infinity gauntlet”.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

This was one of my favorite toys ever. There was so much to do with it! One of the coolest things to do was connect it (as best I could) to the Batcave... and play the ultimate crossover!

[@hairy_cornflake]

Back in the day, this firehouse was the main base for my Batman villains toys. It was their secret hideout and Bats had to fight his way inside it before going against the Joker...ah good times!

[@Pixel-dan]

That's amazing!

[@TwesomE]

It is an awesome vintage playset and every freaking fan would want one for their shelve.Actually playmobil based their newer sets in those from kenner,the playmobil ecto was one of the best works i saw doing a great job paying homage to kenner for what is worth.I would also loved to see the real ghost busters playmobil in small blisters like their playmofriends close the classic ones with a small transparent ghosts & such.You know like the older days each sold separately ;) if you caught my drift here!

[@stacyswirl]

I still have mine, it's possibly the oldest toy I have from my childhood. Mine only has the two floors, but I do also have the ghostbusters sign (I found it a thrift store years ago). Above all I wish I had the doors, to say nothing of the spinning pole. Oh well. For years I had it set up next to my bed and used it as a bedside table, with my alarm clock on top of it. Now its on a bookshelf. I don't have an original ecto-1, but I do have the Extreme Ghostbusters version (which is slightly too tall to go in and out of the front). All in all, this was an amazing toy and one I'm so glad I was able to hang on to over the years.

[@NickRyderSGC]

There's an eBay seller that has a 3D printed set of doors - even made a set that has the doors within the doors open - just like in the movie and TV show - I ordered the non door in a door simply because I plan on keeping my Ecto 1 in mine and the doors are going to be open most of the time anyway, but I still wanted something - even ordered the sign - which I'm thinking of painting with some glow in the dark paint to actually kinda glow - mainly it'll be a display for my RGB figures now

[@bjpalm1994]

Cool! I never had the firehouse when I was little but I had a bunch of the figures & ghosts. I did however find the firehouse a few years ago at a video game/collectible store for a good price and picked it up. Definitely a cool piece.

[@mjcook3922]

I found one of these at a garage sale when I was a kid and had a lot of fun playing with it. It was like a cool dollhouse for boys

[@aaronherkelman6217]

Man this brings back memories form my child hood! I used to have the fire house and all the ghostbusters figures and I ended up giving it all away when I was around 12 or 13 years old and I have regretted it now that I am older. I wish I would have held on to all of my toys!

[@srbell67]

eBay

[@justincarr769]

i remember like this was yesterday. i as a kid did not have this . Because my main focus was the hall of justice, ninja turtles, GI Joe and transformers . but i played with this set with my next door neighbor .

[@vanhopecomedy]

My cousin had alllll the RGB toys. Still jealous to this day.

[@Starfig]

I had this, and I loved it to death. It really did stand out as like THE place to play with your toys. I still remember the Christmas when I got it, that huge box. I think we accidentally threw away a piece of the containment unit though, because mine never had that big chunk that fit over the "trap door." If it got misplaced, it never appeared anywhere else in my toy box.

[@OutbreakMonkeyMusic]

I pretty much had all of the figures and vehicles... but was never blessed with this. Someday... SOMEDAY!

[@thundercat2000ca]

Man this takes me back....

[@chrisalan457]

Awesome playset! Always loved me some playsets when I was a kid, the ones I still have are The Cobra Terror Drome, G1 Fortress Maximus. Great episode of Toysplostion!

[@jamesbounds]

I remember their was a Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster sticker on the red doors as well.

[@popculturehero]

That is a Grate slime feature. I have seen the brick side of the firehouse used as a backdrop for spider man toy photos before. Really well produced video Dan, I was not aware of all the gimmicks of this set. Definitely enjoyed it.

[@kingwiku9735]

I love the little comment about how hard it is to clean the slime out of the grate. You are an adult now Dan. :)

[@Pixel-dan]

Doesn't make it any easier! Also my hands are way bigger now, making things extra complicated!

[@katiepersons6575]

I remember getting the Ecto 1 on Christmas Eve and the firehouse on Christmas. It was the best Christmas ever. I sorely wish they would re-release the original 4 real ghostbuster figures as I could never get the ones that looked like they did in the show. We must have seen vintage TMNT figures and Heman figures re-released a couple times by now by contrast.

[@badfish5447link]

you are in luck, I am sure you have seen by now they announced them at Toy-fair 2020

[@RiderBattle]

I still remember getting this from outlet Mall in Texas unopened in box for around $20 or $30 sometime in the early 90s. I have no idea what happened to it, but I always felt like I was loosing a little slime every time I used it.

[@spitt0110]

i like how you mashed up your slime episodes into these educational toy shows.

[@hreuter86]

Awesome episode Dan, that firehouse looks so cool.

[@theajshow]

Very groovy! Wish I had this set as a kid! ...and today too!

[@gcscr]

Imagine if Super7 could get their hands on this toy line and came with a Ghostbusters Classics just like they did with MOTU...that would be insane 😍😍😍

[@ia5662]

Wow - that actually is an interesting concept. A new Firehouse would be a must for me!

[@gcscr]

ianA A new Firehouse and new articulated figures from this toy line. That would be epic.

[@Clay3613]

Super7 costs too much. Mattel would've been a cheaper route.

[@flossin5025]

I remember playing with mine, so much fun

[@ia5662]

One of the ALL-TIME greatest toy lines! The role play stuff alone is the stuff of legend. What toy line had a dedicated arsenal like that? Dan - you should review all the role play stuff at some point!

[@carlossoria4309]

Wooooooau Man this excellent very very nice Station Firehouse thanks Dan greatings from Argentina buddy 👍😃

[@KenzenCrese]

Man I remember playing with this at my friends house.

[@michaelmelick8015]

Still my favorite playset of all time. I went through 3 as a child lol

[@danielshimoda9246]

I've been watching you for years and it was so awesome to see you and pat the nes punk do a video together. You have a great channel and it keeps getting better! Much love from Japan.

[@Pixel-dan]

Thanks so much!!

[@J_Lee712]

One plays at wish I had. Great Vid PD. The nostalgia factor alone of this plays at just oozes when see it. Pun intended.

[@Thedogdad84]

The best toy of my childhood.

[@andrewthielmann5342]

I absolutely loved this as a kid. The Ectoplasm tended to get stuck and dried in spots though so we only used it once.

[@Pixel-dan]

No doubt the slime is real hard to clean out of those grates!

[@andrewthielmann5342]

@@Pixel-dan Still an amazing play feature though!

[@REZIVORsince93]

Never ended up getting the firehouse or the Ecto-1 even. But had quite a few figures. And still have the first four Ghostbuster figures, Janine, and two little ghosts. Missing two proton packs though. Plan to get some of the figures again. And FINALLY Ecto & the firehouse. Just have had adult priorities happen even more so as of lately. Plus my son has loved 80's & early 90's toys, cartoons etc.. since he was very young. So spent a lot of money buying him toys that I had a s a kid, haha.

[@Clay3613]

The best playset ever, I have three of them!

[@Veany]

My whole life, I never thought to use slime on the grates. I missed out on using that feature because I never had slime during the time of when I had that firehouse. I can find it easy in chicago but sellers want an arm and a leg for it.

[@srbell67]

eBay

[@Toybinger]

I was waiting for the retro line to remake this. That would be great if they did.

[@gbbob8090]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! to you, your wife and your son Spencer... I love this video, you made my halloween spirits come true... Have fun trick or treat with your son and your wife as well. Bring back alots of candies

[@mystify7478]

I used to have that exact play set. Like someone else commented, i lost mine in a fire too. Including my Ecto 1. Although i'm not sure if its my imagination or bad memory, but i'm fairly certain my Ecto was longer than the one in this video.

[@kylec.8350]

The best toys ever made

[@TruKriegsaffeNo9]

Man, imagining cleaning out all the slime from the grate... you'd need a toothpick or even a regular metal or plastic pick to get all the little holes cleaned out. It can be annoying just picking the teeth of the Slime Pit, that had to take a *while* to clean, huh? W O R T H I T . Though now I see why the Ninja Turtles sewer lair had a much simpler grate.

[@Christolclear101]

I was lucky, I had that Firehouse playset as a kid, as well as the Ecto-1.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

In my top 5 want list for the collection 😍 awesome vid!

[@shogun7664]

I remember having this

[@jedipoodoo]

Ironic as I'm shopping for a replacement to my childhood one as we speak. Great video as usual, man.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I had The Real Ghostbusters Firehouse as a kid.

[@AA-yu8qe]

Yup I still have mine and I lost the ghost sign. Still love it tho

[@Rocket1377]

5:09 Those books almost definitely belonged to Ray, since he owned a bookstore in GB2. Egon was not a fan of old fashioned reading material, telling Janine that "print is dead" in the first movie.

[@flurp7904]

I love this !

[@brandonmoore8199]

So many feels

[@professorkraft480]

this sent me on a quest to find that shirt which i found from creepy co. that is sharp man.

[@Mac_Daddy84]

Still have mine, I remember getting it from Toys R Us. I think it came with Ghostbusters branded slime. My parents didn’t let me use because of the mess factor, this video is actually the first time I’ve ever seen it slimed. I have the sign but I lost the pole and platform a long time ago.

[@2517jpa]

Great video Dan... Can’t wait for you to come down to Dallas Vintage Toys

[@Pixel-dan]

I'm excited to visit!

[@yodaevil]

I loved this playset, though it really didn’t have the play value of say castle greyskull or a gi joe set. I mean, it’s Ghostbusters! I couldn’t get enough of the toys as a kid. As an adult, the playmobile firehouse is 10x cooler and has more use to it. We even decorate it with Christmas miniature lights and such from wal mart. Great way to get the kids into playing with toys. Now as far as the comment about a re-release like matty did with heman, that would been excellent! Their 6 inch Ghostbusters were everything I wanted as a kid, however to many nit pickers killed that off and they stopped the line. They had planed an ecto 1 with lights and siren for their 6 inch line, but not enough backers. I can only dream that someone makes the firehouse for that scale someday. The diamond select left me with a meh reaction to the sculpts, couldn’t get past the stomach look, and think a firehouse in that scale would be way to costly. But with the new movie coming out, I’m already ready to get a 3rd mortgage on my house for the toys!

[@Butterfest]

i still have mine. i need some pieces to complete it. i also always placed the trap and containment unit on the top floor because it that the grates on the floor, like the floor on the cartoon... its one of my most treasured toys in my collection.

[@leafman343]

I still have mine with the sign and the original slime canister (wasn't allowed to play with the slime). One of the doors is broken :/ I do have to wonder though was the fire house re-released at some point? Mine doesn't have the purple around the windows above the doors.

[@jeanpaullavalle7409]

Esa línea de jugetes era muy buena gracias por subir buenos recuerdos

[@neopada9091]

Wow, yours is super yellowed. Mine only have 1 door though but I 3D printed the other one.

[@stren6587]

Would be huge if Walmart’s next project is the firehouse for my ecto1. Maybe something soon for the new movie?

[@NZ_Man]

Its neat, but it could've been larger & where are the sleeping quarters?

[@chriswarham182]

Woooow i remember all this stuff. Had the lot. 🤣🤣 the American Footballer Ghost,, Postman Ghost the lot 🤣

[@justinmohan7103]

I wonder what Hasbro will do with the license now

[@ryankelly6591]

My parents never allowed any of the ectoplasm and/or ooze! Frankly I never blamed them even as a kid, for that stuff was a nightmare to clean up!

[@skunkman9815]

This set was also used in the movie the witches. But they removed the ghostbusters logo

[@dukefett]

Would have loved this!

[@thekillerkobra]

Dan you are a Golden Toy God

[@samnewsman]

👏👏👏 Well done sir, well done!

[@Drixenol86]

I had this play set!

[@DougUnfunny]

I bet with hasbro's acquiring of the ghostbusters license I bet they re issue a lot of original kenner figures for collectors.

[@Pixel-dan]

I'd be in for that!

[@brycevo]

*We're Ready to Believe You*

[@brycevo]

Thank you for the ❤️

[@dislexitoys]

Excelente video amigo saludos desde Argentina !!!

[@Toma_23_Reviews]

the thing more love in toy line cheers from Mexico city

[@ThriftTheater]

i had this and over the years i remember it getting crusty from not being able to get all the slime out of the grates. for a 5 year old it wasn't easy, but i guess as a 5 year old I also didn't care about anything but having fun with it. and boy was it fun.

[@timf7413]

That commercial is a blatant lie. The pole never worked right unless you had 2 figures for counterweight. LOL!

[@Pixel-dan]

Haha! Yep, exactly why I used two in my video. It definitely works much better that way.

[@RetrocadePodcast]

My grates are forever gunked up with slime

[@markheadley125]

Awesome

[@himynameiswaylon]

Would it be possible to Retrobrite one of these to get rid of the yellowing? I’ve never seen one in person, but it looks like that same 80s computer case plastic.

[@Pixel-dan]

Possibly! I was thinking I need to try something like this on it. It reminds me of what happens to SNES systems!

[@Rocket1377]

Yep, just brush on some hydrogen proxide, leave the plastic exposed to direct sunlight for a few days, and the yellowing should fade away.

[@raymondleggs5508]

I had the building back in the late 90s/ early 2000s used it to try to replicate the sinking of the titanic with my camcorder lol

[@imaretrotoynerd390]

My mom just got me the firehouse play set I don’t have the ecto1 but I loved it so much

[@jsmpsnn]

I had this. There was a creepy photo on the wall on the 2nd floor. Why didn't I keep this? They need an updated version for adults or maybe NECO can make a movie version firehouse

[@jsmpsnn]

Ok the creepy photo was on the third floor and not at all as creepy as I remember from childhood. Creepy.

[@craignelson9045]

I like this show

[@dx2929]

Wow Dan I expected you to have one not so yellowed.

[@Pixel-dan]

Want to buy me a better one? ;-)

[@GGamingAndBuildsYT]

Where did you find that playset?