NOT The REAL Ghostbusters - The History of Filmation GHOSTBUSTERS

[@DeckyStrikesBack]

"They didnt know what they were watching....but they watched it TWICE!"

[@devinflint5554]

Narrator: "They knew exactly what they were watching."

[@liger_style7761]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheBlueB0mber]

13:50 Bustin’ makes me feel good!

[@shaider1982]

​@@TheBlueB0mber I literally lol'ed🤣

[@fmdof]

Ya beat me to it ​@@TheBlueB0mber

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

They watched it TWICE. Those kids 100% knew what they were watching.

[@heavysystemsinc.]

HE SLIMED ME!

[@duncanluciak5516]

From the time of finding a stack of magazines, I concur.

[@fackgugle6497]

The boys were 3 and 4 years old. As a father by myself I doubt that in these age they had any sexual thoughts but curiosity.

[@RichOrElse]

Busting makes me feel good 🎶

[@AmbuBadger]

​@@heavysystemsinc."Crossing the streams would be bad."

[@mikekz4489]

One of my few accomplishments as a kid was that I never confused the two Ghostbusters cartoons and took things in stride.

[@craighofmann638]

Congratulations.

[@Hughes81]

One of our local channels would play the original series on afternoons.

[@theLikou1]

I always thought it was some bootleg version trying to ape on the success of the movie. I mean, it was that, but more complex in the end, but as a kid I understood the general lines of what was happening there.

[@ahhamartin]

@@theLikou1 "ape on" see what you did there.

[@Klaaism]

Even the hardcore porn?

[@R3troZone]

Holy crap I bought that VHS a year ago on eBay. I need to dig it out and check the print for uh ... research.

[@Klaaism]

For Science!!!

[@g8kpr3000]

please report back, we await your dissertation

[@toongrowner1]

this thing must have some collectors vallues if this is on it XD

[@terrylong8894]

Yes…for research.

[@HM2SGT]

Please do let us know if everything comes out OK

[@gamerbear84]

I feel like the gorilla NOT being the one called Kong WAS the joke. lol

[@russellharrell2747]

What? Subverting expectations…in the 70s?

[@gamerbear84]

@@russellharrell2747 Why not?

[@waunbudd2665]

Leave Casey alone he was cool..🫤

[@brooklynboogie1405]

@@waunbudd2665”Tracy”

[@szr8]

That and given how Universal made a big fuss over Nintendo's use of Donkey Kong (though that was much later, in the 80s), they might have realized that there would be legal trouble and gave the name to another character as the joke.

[@TheLandofObscusion]

Honestly surprised that there hasn't been at least a comic book crossover between The Real Ghostbusters & the Filmation Ghost Busters. Feels like it'd make for such an obvious story to tell.

[@alucard624]

I would love to see that happen someday. Can't be any worse than the last GB flick Frozen Empire.

[@MazinGo-1972]

They make a cameo in an IDW Ghostbusters Multiverse comic.

[@BBBHuey]

Kinda hoped they would have an actual crossover adventure with IDW's Ghostbusters. Too bad the series got cancelled :(

[@warl0rdj1m]

@@MazinGo-1972 was about to say the same. theres a spread in issue 2 of IDW ghostbusters - Get real that shows different ghostbusters and the filmation guys are shown.. unfortunately they didnt appear in the big crossover story that they had later not sure if that was a legal thing or not :(

[@Dremag_Gaming]

@@MazinGo-1972 Seems like they got replaced in later reprints.

[@libratigerpictures]

BUSTIN' MAKES ME FEEL GOOD!

[@Klaaism]

Oh my sides hurt so much.

[@robertfaler1947]

I like it when Tracy misbehaves. Then I get to spank the monkey.

[@TopsideCrisis346]

Especially after a full hour of the OG Ghost Busters, amirite!? 😏

[@everfreebrumby8385]

😂

[@369frequencyandvibration]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bootsthecat6718]

The alternate universe where Peter did not stop Egon from drilling a hole in his head.

[@oldirish6163]

Saw what you did there.

[@TitularHeroine]

😂😂

[@justinbremer2281]

Underrated comment

[@melasnexperience]

I know animation fans like myself are supposed to hate Filmation, but I just can't do it. They're plucky & wily, and they got screwed by L'Oreal in a blatantly illegal buyout. I especially like their animated Ghost Busters cuz it's just so... WEIRD. Magical girl transformations, cartoon pig-bats, Peter Cullen doing a wacky coward character, people from the future all being purple... it kinda feels like a fever dream. So it kinda feels fitting that the VHS thing happened (which I never heard of till now), cuz how many times has a dream gone into that territory? Yeah. I genuinely love it just cuz it's so different.

[@veritechz]

As a kid, this absolutely felt like "We've got Ghostbusters at home!" whenever it would come on. I've been curious to get back to it as an adult though, just to see what it was on its own merits.

[@cavemanbum]

As a kid in 1986, when this cartoon premiered via a Boston cable affiliate, I remember being horribly disappointed, thinking, "What the hell is this? This is NOT Ghostbusters." Having no background in the 1975 live-action show, of course I was confused. Nobody ever explained it, and I was left with the impression that this Filmation cartoon was just an insipid knockoff of the beloved 1984 movie that I knew so well. I'm certain I was not alone. Many other kids likely felt the same way. 🙄

[@cavemanbum]

10:47 - LMAO! I posted my comment too soon. @SecretGalaxyTV, you nailed it on the head!

[@thecunninlynguist]

I never knew when this was on. I only found out anout it because I had tapes my mom bought.

[@dauntae24]

Same. How could they not know legions of children would be watching out of mere confusion?

[@n1vg]

Mostly the same for me, but the lower quality made me think it was an old show that hadn't been very popular but that they were milking in reruns because of the popularity of the movie.

[@raywallacefan7786]

@@n1vgSince I grew up watching animated Star Trek in syndication, I think I thought the show was originally broadcast in the 1970s and then brought back to coincide with the release of The Real Ghostbusters. I eventually saw the copyright date, and then assumed it was just a cheap knockoff.

[@jeffersonhouse94]

OG Ghostbusters! I loved this version almost as much as the "real" version. They have a gorilla, a talking car, and an absolute banger of a theme song!

[@JamesShow]

I tuned in for Futura *shrug*

[@aaaaa-nw8hc]

The OST of this cartoon show is very good. I'm looking for it and I still want it today!

[@BerinKinsman]

I'm the only person in the world who liked the Filmation Ghost Busters as a kid, and was confused and disappointed when the Murray/Aycroyd/Ramis movie didn't have a gorilla.

[@tomkerruish2982]

I liked it, too. I have a memory of Tracy making some kind of recipe using an outboard motor as a hand mixer.

[@rolandgeczi8476]

You are not alone. 😎👍

[@davesmilingcoyote]

I liked them both

[@nolastname]

It was the same for me. I first saw the filmation's Ghostbuster before the movie or TRG. I found about the movie when it came to TV. It was really cool but I missed the car and the "suit up" scene and of course I was wondering what happened to the gorilla. In the end the movie won me easily and having two animated shows wasn't an issue.

[@davidboop663]

The struggle was real, but not as in "real GBs."

[@twilightman2816]

...... So the Filmation artists were making Prime Evil's rouges......... We got your female vampiress.......... We got your werewolf............ We got the skeleton guy........ Who's this???? A Wild West zombie outlaw?????? He looks so awesome. He needs his OWN cartoon where HE is the BIG BAD. ......and that is how THAT cartoon came to be. Eyes of the hawk. Ears of the wolf. Strength of the bear. Speed of the puma.

[@DoctorPretorious616]

BraveStarr!!!! BraveStarr!!!!

[@wstine79]

I love the Filmation Ghostbusters with is Universal Monster Steampunk look and goofy charm.

[@brentgreeff1115]

It absolutely murders the "real GB", the sound production alone is incredible. I did like the movies, but copy-pasting the movie into an animated series showed a complete lack of sophistication.

[@ricardocoutinho]

Here in Brazil this cartoon was called "The ghosts" so we never had this tittle confusion problem

[@davidstrange6759]

The historical journalism of the Squeal of Fortune segment had me in tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ti-elby]

This video went from mildly interesting to laugh out loud hilarious at 16:00. 😂

[@SergioLeRoux]

Bad guy: "I am Evil Cyborg! You'll never defeat me!" Ghostbusters: "He's right, we can't defeat him, he's not a ghost!" Bad guy: "Oh, sorry, I meant to say I'm Evil Ghost Cyborg."

[@michealturner9498]

THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO BEFORE BEFORE THE DAWN OF HUMANITY...

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

While the gorilla in kaki shorts and fedora and the talking old car were certainly memorable, all of us kids back then used to refer to this show as "the fake Ghostbusters with the gorilla". But in my country, there was no porn associated to the cartoon. 😂

[@pantheonvideo]

I remember being so confused about two different Ghostbusters but kind of liking this one better as a kid. I'm still confused as an adult, just not about Ghostbusters.

[@jackgilchrist]

The cartoons were after my time. I was a fan of the movie, and not really a fan of the '70s live action. Nevertheless, from what I've seen, the Filmation cartoon looks more up my alley. I probably would have loved it as a kid. I'd guess that the only reason the "Real" Ghostbusters was more popular was the popularity of the movie. If the movie didn't exist I'd bet the Filmation version would have been the more popular one. I could be wrong though. My tastes don't always line up with everyone else's.

[@BBBHuey]

I still would be interested if a live-action movie of Filmation Ghostbusters was made. Who wouldn't want to see a comedy about two guys and a gorilla battling ghosts? xD

[@JanetStarChild]

That would be legitimately intersting, and, at this point, refreshing.

[@captain3186]

Um, it was made..... kinda. As a Series. It's the source material for the Cartoon. The Ghost Busters 1975 starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch

[@BBBHuey]

@@captain3186 You're cute xD

[@JakeStine]

"Guardians of the Ghostbusting" - this will help sell the idea that its cool to have a super-smart non-human co-star.

[@woeshaling6421]

13:44 they realized they had a lack of ectoplasm the other show had and added extra "slime"

[@DNOstalgia]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Klaaism]

Bustin makes me feel good!

[@MrScratch1701]

I'm old enough to have dim memories of watching the live action show on Saturday mornings as a child.

[@rusalexander1757]

I remember it well. Didn't remember the name of the show until the cartoon dropped after the Ghostbusters movie. Then I was like, "Oh, yeah" THAT was called Ghostbusters as well.

[@KnowledgeLost]

Was always a fan of this version of Ghostbusters. Prime Evil is an under rated villain.

[@restionSerpentine]

I really liked the episode where the ghostbusters had to team up with Prime Evil to stop Big Evil

[@freddyvidz]

Prime Evil was VERY underrated

[@jonelrobinson582]

Yes! Prime Evil is an awesome villain

[@midwestmonster9886]

"It's Christmas Day and the kids are watching X-rated movies! I'm really mad." 🤣🤣🤣

[@Powherkrangunch]

great video as usual. i love all your mini-segments. your franschise retrospectives are always amazing. Your channel is totally amazing. I enjoy every single video I see even ones like this where I didn't watch the show when it was originally on.

[@technicallyblue]

Mind blown! I had freaking clue!!! Just like you I was asking, "What is this?!?!?!" I thought they were the Go-Bot version of the movie Ghost Busters.

[@DisgruntledDoomer]

Very well said. Thundercats was the Go-bot version of He-Man, etc. I also didn't care for the Carebears, and My Little Pony wasn't to my liking, but those were some of the shows we had to endure, while waiting for the _better ones_ to start!

[@technicallyblue]

@DisgruntledDoomer Wait, does that make silver hawks the Good Value version of Thunder Cats?! 🤣

[@sonicjackalopeproductions3342]

As someone who DID watch Entertainment Tonight at age 10 and ended up working in entertainment production and design, I LOVE your series! Getting to know the business and legal side to all of my favorite childhood fandoms is actually really cool!

[@codybaier]

Gotta give it credit, Filmation's Ghost Busters had some excellent and creative imagery and designs all throughout it.

[@thewarnerchannel7285]

I like how the Ghostbusters animated series is a sequel in real time from the original, so Kong and Spenser are succeeded by their sons Kong Jr. and Spenser Jr. but Tracy the Gorilla is just himself because I guess he never ages

[@cybercop0083]

The person in the Gorilla-suit changed, but who cares about them?

[@juliolopez6289]

That old WPIX Channel 11 contest!Memory unlocked!

[@stephen3164]

“Pix, pix, pix, pix, pix, pix, pix, pix, pix!” 😅

[@juliolopez6289]

@stephen3164 I remember that!!Kevin Smith was just talking about that and old WWOR on a podcast.

[@seereadnhear]

Sony / Columbia can always pick up this property and merge it in with the Ghostbusters property they have. They're already planning multiple universe type movies anyway. This would be a perfect one to use.

[@andrewpollard_]

It would be awesome! (unless they use the Filmation version just to mock and insult it... then that would not be awesome.)

[@derekmason1881]

Yep. They could be the West Coast Ghostbusters

[@JAbell1966]

Dreamworks/Universal owns the show now and Universal is not known for selling off anything.

[@seereadnhear]

@@JAbell1966 well shit. I'm sure Sony and Comcast can come up with some type of deal. Those two companies are on good terms.

[@Fire_Score_Maximum]

16:08 do people with channel membership can get to see the uncensored version?

[@batmandalorian5504]

You have the name of the movie so ... have at it.

[@citizen_grub4171]

As a word of advice, don't search "just for kids ghostbusters p**no".

[@NutjobGTO]

Do we though? The name of the movie is also censored out

[@Adam-kn3tv]

​@@NutjobGTOHe says the name when he tells the story of the discovery of the porn footage. Watch the video.

[@Jamesotronart]

I had the exact same reaction as a kid, like "what is this? Is it an offshoot? Why is there a gorilla?" Very bizarre situation

[@jackgilchrist]

I remember the original live action _The Ghost Busters_ in the '70s, but had no idea they made a cartoon of it in the '80s. Probably because I was an adult by then (sorta... ish... well, legally) and cartoons were not really on my list of interests at the time. Funny that I'm now pushing 60 and probably watch more animation now than I ever did as a child. Of course, back then cartoons were mainly a Saturday morning thing.

[@tonydanhs2371]

Truth be told the og Ghostbusters of the 70s was peak humor. The newer ones fell a bit short on that.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@tonydanhs2371 Plus Flimation ghostbusters 1986 cartoon ran for only one season albeit I think it was rerun for another year and then it was gone by 1988!👻🚫📺📼

[@Faust74]

Yeah, I remember my first time watching Filmation Ghostbusters and yelling “What the Hell is this?!” Then Mom ran into the living room and tore my butt up for using foul language. 😐

[@MazinGo-1972]

I knew all of this and the company Just For Kids having a porno side company. What I didn't know until now is that they "crossed the streams" so to speak. Holy hell, what a blunder.

[@ralang999]

that's definitely NOT ectoplasm, kids!

[@Rycel2001]

It was such a "DiC move" to call the derivative Columbia property the "Real" Ghostbusters.

[@dinkmartini3236]

I see what you did there.

[@hungrytervigon]

I also see what you did there

[@locke103]

What you did there. See it, I do.

[@PetProjects2011]

The funny thing is, as a kid, not knowing about the original Ghostbusters, I assumed the DiC cartoon was called "The Real Ghostbusters" purely to be ironic (what with it being animated).

[@warl0rdj1m]

i loved the theme to the filmation ghostbusters.. I still find myself singing it whenever someone says "Let's go". ... Also my head canon had the human called kong and the gorilla called tracey because in my head they switched brains.. (this was also my reasoning for how inspector gadget fit so much stuff in his head and wasnt very bright and why his dog "brain" was so smart)

[@kevinfisher5492]

I'm actually quite fond of the 1970's theme. "We're the Ghooooostbusters!" Plus they had a gorilla. And Larry Storch. All sung in "Surround-Storch."

[@dmoon3380]

When I was a kid in the 80s I was told by my cousin that these Ghostbusters were part of a deleted scene from the Ghostbusters movie. I was so confused on how and why there was a gorilla, among other things, and how it all went in.

[@MungkaeX]

I remember catching The Ghost Busters on TV once, and I felt deceived and betrayed by TV Guide. I don’t know how much I actually watched, but I know I didn’t make it through the whole episode before flipping channels

[@YesterdaysMoose]

Ghostbusters tormented me as a kid. My grandmother only got a few TV stations, so I'd see "Ghostbusters" in the TV guide and get all excited. Then this would come on and my hope and dreams were dashed in an instant. Keep in mind that The Real Ghostbusters was often listed as just Ghostbusters also.

[@adampellett4917]

Both Ghostbusters shows are awesome because I was born in that decade, 4, seeing both cartoons and wanna be a Ghostbuster busting ghosts. Great vid, Secret Galaxy.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

I still remember when I was a kid I saved $49 in mostly pennies to buy The Real Ghostbusters Firehouse playset, I remember the cashier counting out the change and everything. I thought Toys R Us was "the biggest store Ever." because at the time it was the first place I had been to with the high warehouse ceilings. 😄👍

[@M-7412]

When I was a kid, my dad's work lead to us moving halfway across country. When we moved into our new house I looked at the tv guide to see when my favorite tv shows were on. I saw Ghostbusters was on daily, I was over excited. So the next day I put it on, and I saw a gorilla instead of Slimmer. I was like "what is this..." I could never get into it.

[@rubendelgado5098]

Probability someone have already point it out, but just in case... The Filmation GHOSTBUSTERS make a cameo in a IDW GHOSTBUSTERS comic crossover between the "movie" and cartoon universes, along with other cameos like the offbrand anime GHOSTBUSTERS from Tokyo ESP

[@Dremag_Gaming]

It seems like, according to some sites, that later reprints removed them.

[@MistaMaddog247]

They even had the Female Ghostbusters to troll haters... 😮

[@jessicacarranza4010]

@@Dremag_Gamingwow 🤦‍♀️

[@usuckthereturn]

“Bust’n never feels …..confusing?!”

[@michaelk8860]

Several things: A) LOVE when you do the spooky backgrounds for the best holiday season 2) I absolutely suffered from brand confusion (as did my parents and grandparents come any gift giving occasion) and was rather displeased and dismayed (but NOT UNGRATEFUL) with what was given with love D) I myself was still in my early years in the 80s, but I distinctly remember watching Entertainment Tonight as a child, mostly because of my mom. Also, I had a huge crush on Mary Hart. 7) I had not heard of the adult film fiasco with the types, but that is indeed hilarious.

[@mikecremedas]

I think I was too busy being angry about vehicle Voltron replacing lion Voltron to be confused or upset about the dueling Ghostbusters cartoons.

[@Garch-the-Great]

Filmation's fatal mistake was not opening the syndication package with reruns of the original. Then it wouldn't have seemed so random and confusing to kids who were too young to have seen the original. Their other mistake was using the same damned scene in EVERY episode.

[@Lastjustice]

I agree if they had put the original show out before launching the new show, they might build up an audience. They would gotten the show on the air immediately given it was already made. This would given them time to make a better cartoon instead rushing to be first. They would already gotten into the minds of the kids this way instead of being total WTF moment when it came on.

[@MrBeardsley]

I was totally confused by Filmation’s Ghostbusters when it aired, but fortunately I had a mom who did watch Entertainment Tonight and knew the answer to “What the f*ck is this sh*t?” so my confusion didn’t last long.

[@JanetStarChild]

5:45 ...Hell of a coincidence! I recently subscribed to CerealgeekTV just a few days ago! That channel is a wonderful treasure trove of privied information.

[@Fangarius]

What's interesting is The Real Ghostbusters actually took a slap at Filmation's Ghostbusters. In the episode, Janine is dating a guy who covertly steal Egon Spengler's ghostbusting tech. Producing a robotic version of the dematerializer, he almost puts the Real Ghostbusters out of business. Until something goes awry, with Egon insisting ghosts have to be 'contained' instead of being dematerialized. Though nobody really made the connection, I thought this was really brazen of Columbia and DIC.

[@brettsix2027]

It’s the 1980’s and with several different cable companies around, literally going one town over could reveal channels you didn’t get at home or your favorite shows coming on at different times. I’m spending the weekend at my older brother’s place and playing different games with my nephew (who was more like my little brother). I decided I wanted to play Ghostbusters, and he says “Okay, who gets to be the gorilla?” I look at him like he’s crazy and say “There’s no gorillas in Ghostbusters.” And after about a half hour of me trying to teach him how to be Egon to my Ray, we gave up. Later that afternoon we’re watching cartoons on WGN out of Chicago (which was pretty cool in the little river town I grew up in.) and for the first time I see the adventures of Jake, Eddie, and Tracy the ape. After finding it on WGN back at my house I watched both shows, but the aforementioned didn’t last as long and I forgot about it for years.

[@benjaminforman8901]

I(52) vividly remember this as a kid. Yeah, I was confused, but now I had two new cartoons to watch. Nothing but WIN.

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Its noteworthy to mention the Real Ghostbusters was brilliant, and biting. If it was just disposable junk, despite being linked to a movie (which wasnt unusual...think how Robocop, a hard R movie, had a cartoon), it would have been forgotten quickly also. You had scary and insightful episodes, including Night Game, Samhaim/Halloween, Boogeyman, and others. It only got killed when it became too silly with Slimer taking over and poorer animation.

[@Filmation77]

I personally LOVED the "Lets Go Ghostbusters " cheer the team would do and their Mega high five they would do. And FYI i recently read that the Main reason why The DIC series was called "The Real Ghostbusters " was to kinda Twist the Knife to Filmation cause they played such Hardball with the Name. And they thought Lou Sheimer and Filmation were just gonna Roll over to the big studios.

[@yotaiji012]

This shit was so confusing as a kid.

[@WolverineIncognito]

I saw a few episodes of this show when I was a young lad in the 80s. I didn’t care that it was different from the Real Ghostbusters. To me at the time, the more Ghostbusters, the better!

[@seatspud]

After hearing the other segments bleeped by Dan from that adult tape, my mind immediately went to The Clerks scene. Which means that just maybe one of those segments was Happy Scrappy Hero Pup.

[@RegisBladeStudios]

This is sooo crazy! I remember the two different animated series in the 80's but never ever heard or saw anything about an earlier live action Ghost Busters series. This is wild!

[@Dremag_Gaming]

Same. I remember when some called the Filmation a "rippoff" even though they were first with that live action show.

[@kerbal666]

I remember looking in the TV guide as a kid seeing Ghostbusters was on at 2 in the morning only to find it was an episode of the live-action being used as filler in the early hours. This was my first introduction to the "other" Ghostbusters.

[@johnsmith3085]

The buggy had to have been one of the hands-down, raddest toys of the 80’s.

[@mike4409]

I remember my Mom telling me there was a Ghostbusters cartoon about to debut. I was excited. Turned on the TV and had the reaction at 11:01 only maybe without profanity.

[@XDeminox]

Ok but who else as a kid accidentally found their parents "action figure playset" from the bonus content on those VHS tapes?

[@jacobn8509]

I remember watching this when it was briefly available on Netflix. One, there was one alright episode out of the huge batch I watched (it was summer and college was out). Two, the Filmation Busters were horrendously over-equipped so as to not have to worry about stressing out the kids too much by introducing "drama" or "tension." And last, the writers forgot that invisible doesn't mean ethereal, and Eddie's magic belt from Merlin (stay with me here...) let him pass through walls... once. I think once.

[@WillKeaton]

There are a lot of examples of parents making a fuss whenever something they don't like appears, even if it's clearly not meant for kids, and overreact to a ridiculous degree, but in this one instance, yeah, they were absolutely in the right to be upset.

[@greggvictorious968]

Wow, I completely forgot that I tried to enter that contest but I got one of the names wrong. Then The Real Ghostbusters aired a week later and never watched Filmations Ghostbusters ever again.

[@shaider1982]

"They watched it twice"- man, it's a good thing I was in my car while watching this as I was literally laughing out loud.🤣

[@JanetStarChild]

Between people texting on the can, and people watching videos while driving; WTF is your malfunction, people?

[@glennforbes3807]

"Being "first" doesn't always mean being best, especially if you don't have anything interesting to say after that... " This should be pinned to the top of every comment section everywhere. Thank you, Mr. Larson for this long-overdue public service announcement. (Even if half the viewers of this video don't pick up on the true meaning here, know that this old man is giving you a bow and long, slow round of applause.) Bravo!

[@AWW8472]

The Ghost Busters cartoon was much safer to view when aired on TV because the Real Ghostbusters had some truly nightmare inducing visuals and stories: Boogeyman to name one.

[@markboettcher9412]

Grundle

[@brandonpage7087]

Seriously, WTF??? A porno at the end of the Filmation Ghostbusters VHS tape??? That's the most bizarre & hilarious thing I've ever heard!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@milksheihk]

Squeal Of Fortune also happened to be the name of a Wheel of Fortune parody with pig muppets on Sesame Street.

[@MagnusPrimeZ]

and probably both involved hands entering from behind

[@glarryg2318]

I remember not being fooled by the competing Ghostbusters shows, and preferring the movie tie-in show (mostly because, as the video points out, I had no idea the '70s live-action show existed). My brother liked both shows, however, because each one had an interesting company car; having a showy enough vehicle on your program was enough to keep that five-year-old's attention.

[@stephenholloway6893]

I get Westinghouse's logic but ultimately they should had still try and get the license for the Columbia version. They should have listened to Lou.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

I remember when the cartoon came out, and I wasn’t angry, thinking, “Ok, something completely different. Let’s have a look.” I wasn’t disappointed with the concept - really liked Tracy- but it really felt juvenile. I was only watching “The Real Ghostbusters” every once in a while. But thanks to KZbin, I’ve had fun occasionally dipping into the old live action just for its silliness.

[@devinflint5554]

I do remember seeing a VHS of the live action The Ghostbusters in Blockbuster once. I can't remember if I already knew about it after the cartoon version came out or not, but I remember looking at the pictures on the box and thinking how cheesy it looked.

[@jackgilchrist]

Oh, it was super cheesy.

[@alucard624]

@@jackgilchrist It was pretty much an F-Troop reunion show since you had both Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in it. Cheesy as hell but funny at the same time.

[@arcademcfly1039]

No 7 year old ANYWHERE knew what it was either!!!

[@tamaraclaw]

The joke was also "Spencer Tracy"

[@BenDaresAll]

What's... what's the reference?

[@tamaraclaw]

@@BenDaresAll The actor Spencer Tracy...Google him

[@Orangefan77]

Spencer Tracy. ​@@BenDaresAll

[@BenDaresAll]

@Orangefan77 I guess that's a famous actor around that time?

[@tamaraclaw]

@@BenDaresAll yes, he was. His last movie was in 1967.."Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Fun Fact: The IDW Ghostbusters comics have a couple of references to Filmation's Ghost Busters. In Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #2, we see a zoo gorilla that looks quite like Tracy from the cartoons. Later on in the comic, there are multiple portals that feature different GB incarnations including the cast of the Filmation's cartoon as well as several parodies, like the the Penguin-Hunters from the anime Tokyo ESP & the Ghost Wrestlers from Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

It looks like later reprints mightve replaced them when I went to look about this.

[@CoraBuhlert]

I wasn't allowed to watch the 1984 Ghostbusters in the cinema, so when the Filmation Ghostbusters cartoon came out, I initially wasn't confused and enjoyed the cartoon. But then, when The Real Ghostbusters cartoon came out, I was confused. I liked and watched both, though I have to admit I preferred the Filmation Ghostbusters. I only saw the Filmation Ghostbusters toys twice in my life, once in a store in Italy as a kid and then at a German toy show this year, where I was surprised that there were other people who'd heard of this weird Ghostbusters cartoon that had a gorilla and was not based on the movie.

[@Roboto-chan_1402]

Oh yeah, us kids in Germany had a great Saturday morning cartoon channel called Tele5. I remember watching Filmation’s Ghostbusters vs The “Real” Ghostbusters and being kind of confused. But I was even more confused when I eventually got to see one of the live action movies and none of the characters looked anything remotely like the ones in the cartoon series, except for Slimer maybe. (Egon was not blond! Peter didn’t have as cool a haircut as his animated version…).

[@Dremag_Gaming]

Same. Plus Filmation did come out with some good shows at the time.

[@negirno]

@@Roboto-chan_1402 Tele5? I've watched cartoons on various German satellite TV channels (RTL Plus, RTL2, Sat1, Pro7) in the nineties, but I haven't heard about a channel like this...

[@Roboto-chan_1402]

@@negirno I’m sorry you missed it being on air. It was a cable channel in the 1980s. I think it even made a comeback in the noughties, but I am unsure if it lasted. It was of course not exclusive an animated series channel, but Saturday mornings were jam packed with all sorts of anime and American cartoons.

[@belstar1128]

how long did it take until they started showing this movie on tv ?.this was before my time but i know that even in the 90s it would take years so probably even longer in the 80s . certainly more than 2.

[@MCastleberry1980]

6 year old me was VERY unamused when I saw there was a Ghostbusters cartoon and it was this lol

[@Dr.JHamilton]

I remember seeing "Ghostbusters" in the TV guide, then turning on a dumb cartoon with a gorilla. I was so disappointed.

[@pigidly]

Bro me to!!! lol.

[@davidwilliams5649]

I remember as a kid watching TV, the announcer would say Ghostbusters is coming up next, so I'd stay tuned. When that Ghostbusters logo appeared, I would be SO disappointed! I'll never forget that feeling.

[@Shane665]

Goddangit, why didn’t I get one of those VHS?!?!

[@freddyvidz]

All I got was Tracy 😅

[@scruffynerd84]

Ghostbusters movie was definitely worried about lawsuit during production. Thats why Ghost symbol is used plus there are outtakes on youtube of them shooting with alternate names like Ghost Stoppers and Ghost blasters.

[@dendostar5436]

I. WAS. THERE. 🤘🤘 When all seems lost, there will be heroes like Tracy the Gorilla. He is my rock. Always.

[@MistaJonz]

I was a fan of both and as a kid I didn’t even know the difference I just knew I got to see two Ghostbusters cartoons every day. I was also a big fan of the villains in this show and the realm they lived in. I do wish someone would release some updated figures from it though. I think I have one of those tapes…need to check the end of it…Great video as always, dude!

[@intiblade]

I didn't have any trouble understanding that they were in fact two cartoons with the same premise, after all, we had already have Transformers/Gobots. The name was the same, but the fact that one was "the real" and the other one, not, I assumed that the Filamation one was the "chinese version" of it.

[@happybuttersblast8334]

talk about crossing the streams, filmattion vhs did a "BUSTIN' makes me feel gooood!!!!" 😂

[@jeanemlicar]

It was a great an whacky cartoon yet the Real Ghostbusters blew Filmation’s Ghostbusters out the water.

[@jetfrog4574]

Filmation's Slimer was better tho.

[@jeanemlicar]

Their version didn’t have a slimmer. Just an ape called Tracy. Still Prime Evil and Fangster was cool though.@

[@walt776]

I was one of those kids who was wondering what the hell was going on. The biggest mistake of Filmmation’s Ghostbusters was it was too goofy, whereas the Real Ghostbusters at least kept some of the scariness of the movie (for what 80s kids tv allowed). Anyway, I missed the porn tape.

[@HH_Julius]

Dan saying "Because of the p0rn!" had me dying! 🤣🤣 I'm DEFINITELY saving that clip for later...

[@MarkStevens-fh3wb]

In the original series the character names were a double pun. Spencer, and Tracy were a take on the famous actor and they deliberately mixed the names up with the name Kong for a further pun.

[@UltraInstinctBattousai]

"QUICKLY PULL OUT" HAD ME DYING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cutecult]

My first and only encounter with Filmation Ghostbusters was in the 1986 JC Penny Christmas catalog. I remember being completely confused yet nonetheless covetous of the colorful cool looking toys. Later on I knew exactly why they called it The “Real” Ghostbusters

[@ultramaximusreviews]

Susan Blu was also Arcee on the Transformers

[@yankee2110]

I loved this cartoon and had a lot of the toys. I had the main cast, the car, Prime-Evil and some others. The car was one of the coolest toys ever.

[@kriswestfall2616]

@16:07 Holy crap, that segment had me DYING with laughter. Well done gents.

[@acerumble]

Was just barely old enough to remember watching the live action show on Saturday mornings as a kid, thought it was a false childhood memory until the cartoon came out with the same characters.