Real Ghostbusters: Manhattan Madness

[@LaNoLaCola]

This isnt your average everyday bootleg. This is... an advanced bootleg

[@menacemane_187official]

You know that line advanced Bootleg reminds me of sopranos scene from one episode

[@scottylewis8124]

Or an Extreme bootleg.

[@swordhunter12]

"You see Phelous, you're not dealing with an ordinary bootleg anymore. I... am a SUPER BOOTLEG!!!"

[@Ace_of_Horns]

I don't think Phelans generation will get that reference.

[@TheRavenLord1]

I got this reference

[@cecelias_]

British person here! I go to a lot of car boot sales/flea markets and have done for years. Bootleg DVDs come and go in terms of how commonly they’re sold… usually there’s someone tipping the police off and then that person mysteriously stops selling the bootlegs or goes to another fair where nobody cares. I’ve seen bootleg TV box sets, bootleg anime box sets, bootleg movies that are probably cam rips… I’m guessing OS Films wanted to be a legitimate outfit, then realised that they couldn’t just put out a well known cartoon like TRG without going through the proper licensing and distribution… got threatened with a lawsuit and disappeared.

[@NoahChinnBooks]

Hey, are people selling DVDs on the sidewalk still a thing over there, or has the internet killed that industry? ;)

[@cecelias_]

@@NoahChinnBooks from what I understand, most cities still have a DVD guy. I grew up in the countryside and everyone knew someone who’d record films at the cinema or pirate computer games or mod your PlayStation. But people selling them openly at flea markets is something you don’t see too often any more

[@NoahChinnBooks]

@@cecelias_ I lived in London for 5 years back before 2010, and they were still there then. But I would have assumed that would have died out by now because of commonplace pirating, streaming services, and lack of DVD players now ;)

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

​​@@NoahChinnBooksand maybe COVID-19 at the start of this decade (12:31)

[@pjgathergood6987]

We had a (pirate) DVD guy, a Chinese fella not that that makes any difference, who would do the rounds of local pubs on Saturday / Sunday lunchtimes, until very recent years. I don't do the carboot sales, etc., so much nowadays, but even by the standards of the bootleg DVDs you'd often see there, this particular DVD goes to bizarre lengths with some things. As I've just posted on my own comment, it almost feels like a fan video project that you might find knocking around on-line which somehow wound up in a 'proper' box and everything.

[@spaghethenoodle]

🎶 when you have a weird bootleg ghost busters dvd who ya going to call ? Spook chasers 🎶

[@OkayYaraman]

So they took episodes from DVDs that were SPACE and SEA themed and they called it MANHATTAN Madness. Makes perfect sense.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

It must be a reference to Jason Takes Manhattan, where Jason spends most of the time on a boat and only a few minutes in Manhattan.

[@CB-L]

That OS films logo feel so _early 2000s._

[@ChaseMC215]

Especially since it has stolen music from the Contender Entertainment Group. Yes, that is the theme jingle used in the latter company's 2000-2006 logo

[@CB-L]

@@ChaseMC215 Oh my, now I realize where I've heard *that* before!

[@lanceturley7745]

It's like a company logo I'd expect to see on a Dreamcast or PS1 game.

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

​@@lanceturley7745 Don't forget PS2, that was a hit back then.

[@pferreira1983]

@@ChaseMC215 Really? That's hilarious! 😂

[@Mate397]

So much effort was put into this bootleg it's honestly impressive.

[@hypnotised-clover]

Tip for any media collectors: Always collect bootlegs when you find them, they often have crazy stuff on them. I actively focus on bootleg media, VHS and cassettes mostly, and I have found some amazing history.

[@nonconnahordeath]

Bootleg CDs are also great for finding rare tracks/b-sides and such when the internet won't dig it up for you

[@hypnotised-clover]

@@nonconnahordeath I have a few concert bootleg cassettes, the sound quality is amazing. I especially like one of The Waterboys, which was recorded at Cork city Hall. As well as some bootleg VHS tapes that were actually produced by a local video shop in my town in the 80s that got shut down by an garda siochana, so to have that kind of local illegal history is very cool to me.

[@charlottecorday8494]

I have this bootleg Natalie Merchant concert recorded in 1996, it must have been in a tiny coffee shop because it sounds like she's in my living room singing right to me. One of my most prized possessions.

[@hypnotised-clover]

@@charlottecorday8494 One of my most prized music related items is a bootleg of a demo tape recorded by the beatles in 1960 when they tried to get signed to decca records. They were originally called The Silver Beatles, and the bootleg is commonly called "the decca tapes", but it is the first ever studio recording of the beatles and was never officially released, I got it without even knowing what it was, found out after. The demo only lasts about 20 minutes total, it features a much older style than what most people associate with the beatles.

[@ShinGallon]

Once again the amount of research and background info in your videos impresses the hell out of me. God this makes me really miss the days when official DVDs and Blurays actually had effort put into them. I miss disc art being printed on the discs.

[@marioobsessed03]

I remember seeing PatMac's video on regional DVDs releases and their bootleg ones and I though "man, Phelous should cover bootleg DVDs on Bootleg Zones." Glad to see it finally happing. I wonder how many of these go beyond just having a silly/questionable cover.

[@JeenutPvZ]

CLEARLY any Real Ghostbusters DVD that has the episode 'Knock, Knock' must be a bootleg! Every true Ghostbusters fan knows the real name was 'Rap, Rap!'

[@nonconnahordeath]

0:23 The needless use of an apostrophe in a plural term is just *chef's kiss*

[@Splendiferous42]

Who you gonna call? BOOT-LEGGERS!

[@kiartoons2010]

Absolutely love how much effort this bootleg DVD gives. Makes it WAY more fun to look at.

[@wstine79]

Wabuu: "The PK reader has detected three OS Films ghosts." Old Man: "And their No Ghost logos seem to be all wet. They're completely useless now." Wushell: "Can I use the trap?" Wabuu: "SLIMER, EAT THAT SQUIRREL!!"

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Siro: **crumples candy bar wrapper** THAT'S IT.

[@TheLostWoodshed]

Wow, that OS Films logo is aesthetic as fuck.

[@nonconnahordeath]

"We have the cover art for The Police's 'Ghost In The Machine' at home"

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

Its "No-Budget" and cursed AF

[@JinzoCrash]

I think a lot of times, bootlegs aren't just to make money, aren't just fan-made labors of love, but also people trying to show potential future partners what their creative / technical prowess is.

[@opy702]

4:43 They tried so hard to re-create those UK DVDs, they even replicated the misspelling of one of the episode titles. It’s “Venkman’s Ghost Repeller’s” on both.

[@themysteriousspeeddemon]

Dang, this is one of the most insane bootleg media set I've seen.

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

I just realized the voice actor for Venkman is the same voice actor for Garfield in Garfield & Friend (Lorenzo Music). Bill Murray who also played Venkman in the movies also played Garfield in those horrible live action Garfield movies. I did not have "Learning The Venkman Garfield Connection" on my bingo card this year, but here we go!

[@ChaseMC215]

I like how the OS Films logo stole the Contender Entertainment Group theme from 2001.

[@salfordnurse]

Thank you I knew I’d heard it and just couldn’t pull it out of my head

[@DarkOverlord96]

_If there's somethin' strange, with your DVD!_ _Who you gonna call?_ Someone else...

[@binarypench]

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN CALL SOMEONE ELSE THERES LITERALLY A GHOST GIRL CLIMBING OUT OF MY TV"

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

"If it isn't red, it isn't real" - RCA/Columbia UK VHS anti-piracy warning

[@NebLleb]

@@binarypench Scary Movie 3?

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Thanks, Mustache Ray.

[@brianhebert6152]

This bizarre thing reminds me of the public domain DVDs I watched in my childhood.

[@MiroFloydtan]

9:20 you're focusing on Peter's purple jumpsuit when Jim Davis became a fifth Ghostbuster for some reason?

[@Doglad98]

Looks more like Alfred from Batman to me.

[@phelous]

It's a character from a specific episode... an episode not even on the DVD which I probably should have mentioned, heh.

[@Doglad98]

@@phelous It's just that he looks like Alfred Pennyworth, that's all. And now you all have the mental image of Alfred as a Ghostbuster.

[@drewhertel2462]

Cant wait for the Q-5 version where they replace the voice actors with bootleg versions of dave coulier

[@Takimeko]

A bad impression of a guy doing a bad impression of a guy.

[@pferreira1983]

I own those UK DVDs. I rewatched them recently. They're quite important releases. Anyway the entire series needs a proper HD remaster.

[@vgtrp]

I'll give it this, there seemed to be some effort on this as opposed to other bootlegs.

[@SuperPrinnyDood]

Damn. I was hoping this would lead into a real life Creepypasta with the Ghostbusters cartoon

[@mightyfilm]

I'm surprised it was in English. This thing gives me Eastern European bootleg video vibes, but with much better artwork.

[@norbertovalle7928]

“When there’s something strange “Inn da’ bootleg zones!” WHO YA’ gonna CALL PHELAN PORTEOUS

[@thenumberquelve158]

I never thought I'd see a 105 second unskippable cutscene *on a DVD,* but here we are. I wonder though... since OS Films were capable of distorting the shape of the main franchise logo, were they the ones called upon to change the shape of those super scary pointy glasses for Jeanine?

[@springheeledjackofthegurdi2117]

it's like someone trained to make DVDs but could only get work in bootlegging

[@JamesLawner]

The amount of effort put into a bootleg DVD is just stupid levels of ridiculousness 😂😂

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Finally... the Fake Ghostbusters.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I'm shocked that this DVD did not have its own British dub and the characters had different names considering how changed this DVD is

[@brianhebert6152]

Reginald, Antwaun, Stewart and Robert, the Ghostbusters of London.

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@brianhebert6152 yep

[@brianhebert6152]

@@mathieuleader8601 Their Ecto-1 is a Rolls-Royce Corniche

[@Shadowluigi-pj9nq]

Someone's certainly brave, you always put so much effort into these things and some of them have been...... something to say the least

[@TheCactusj2k]

Had it not been for the misspelled names, I seriously would have thought that was a totally legit dvd

[@adrienfourniercom]

in the UK they call this series "the real heroes busters". Fun fact.

[@slenders1ckn3ss]

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool Phelan when it comes to Ghostbusters merch.

[@nonconnahordeath]

This is such a strange combination of...trying very little while also needlessly trying very hard

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I can only guess that someone was under the impression that if they just changed the trademarked logo then they'd be in the clear legally.

[@ShadeMeadows]

God bless bootlegs~

[@torquetheprisoner]

yeah because most things would and will be lost media till thist day

[@ColonelMustache]

The weirdest thing about the cover/menu art for me is that weird ghost worm thing that Winston steps on, which doesn't appear in the original art. Also, that generic spooky music they use for the later discs is actually kinda funky. Does it have a name? EDIT: It's apparently an instrumental version of the song "Run" from the album Things That Go Bump by Superpop.

[@byronlaw6491]

That annual cover brought back some memories. Another British viewer here. Crazy effort on the menus in some ways. I missed out on the time life but I did managed to get the German SD Bluray set.

[@awesomeperson531]

We need more Bootleg DVDs on this series

[@Astolfo2001]

The only bootleg DVD I currently own is one from Malaysia containing Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation on one single disc my mother bought as a birthday present for me one year. From what I recall, the video seems to have been taken from the official Japanese blu-ray releases of both movies.

[@atlanime]

10:15 I AM SPENGLARRRRRR! MINION OF SKELETOR!!!!

[@bootleggodzilla1]

This DVD reminds me a lot of the dollar bootleg quality DVDs that Walmart had in there dollar section from 2000 to about 2002. It seems like I remember seeing this or something like it in that section too. The bootleg transformers ones were the best I ever bought from that section though

[@ExplorerDS6789]

They thought just warping the logo would give them a pass? That would be like if they released an Inspector Gadget DVD, but on the logo where Gadget himself is the I, if they just changed the color of his trench coat.

[@lotus-prince]

OS Films was an average speller, but a brilliant title sequence creator!

[@TheShy1000]

Ironicly, whoever made that bootleg DVD put more effort in it than some cartoons you reviewed did.

[@Dreadjaws]

It's crazy the amount of effort they went through for a bootleg. Reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld where he dated an underage girl. ... Wait, no! I mean, the one where he was making bootleg movies. Sorry, I don't know how I got confused there.

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

6:20 When did Garfield turn into a human?

[@WolfieGirlSheena]

Late 80s. Then he turned into Uncle Joey from Full House

[@lauram_books]

Why does this bootleg kinda goes hard for no reason 😂 even the official dvds didn't try this hard

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

You're right about that! They even took the time to depict an era-accurate Lower Manhattan with the Twin Towers in the background of the front cover art. The TIME-LIFE DVD sets for RGB did the whole generic cel animation background for their covers. These guys even did some convincing animated menus incorporating the comics!❤

[@NSGhostbusters]

I remember hearing about this DVD on Spook Central many, many years ago. I completely forgot this existed.

[@TODAYWEARETALKINGABOUT]

Sometimes I wish you upload these in full for all of us to experience

[@jonbourgoin182]

7:30 I've always been very curious about the cartoon version of the theme song. I actually like the cartoon version of the song much more than Ray Parker Jr's movie version. But who exactly is John Smith? Is that his actual name or a pseudonym? Has he sung on or done voice work on anything else? The guy who sings the cartoon version of the theme song seems to be a complete mystery. If anyone would know anything about this, I'd think Phelous would. Id love for you to make a video on this topic if you are able to find enough material. Please help solve this mystery. I want to know more about this John Smith who sang the superior version of the theme song! In my opinion anyway

[@nousukas]

Michael Jackson? Just guessing.

[@jeremyriley1238]

Well, on the bright side, at least they didn't record over anything that would cause parents to file complaints like most bootlegs video tapes involving public domain cartoons and other licensed cartoons.

[@MrDman21]

2 things I thought I'd never hear together, bootleg DVD and Real Ghostbusters. 🧐

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

The menues are actually pretty cool but they scream 'PLEASE HIRE ME! I KNOW HOW TO USE PREMIERE AND AFTER EFFECTS!" Hey, I've been there. And considering the unskipple menu animation, I'm guessing they didn't include the skip option for that as a lot of DVD/blurays with those types of opening animations at least give you the option to skip forward to the ACTUAL menu. Ya know, because that crap can be annoying.

[@shioq.]

Who ya gonna call? Someone else.

[@SATHYA8492]

This Ghostbusters logo & title would have gave kids nightmare in the 80s😂

[@WhoEdits10]

New Ghostbusters video? Count me in!

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

The only thing that would pair well with a Bootleg Real Ghostbusters DVD is a Bootleg Simpsons DVD!

[@sneakyskunk1]

If you are going to be a pirate, be the best pirate you can be I suppose.

[@Dim4323]

I think our trademark has been inFringed

[@TheVideoGuyfromOhio]

Robin Williams: I am NOT afraid of anything Ray Parker Jr.: I ain't 'fraid of no ghost "Get it? cause he's dead!"

[@powerturtlebusters]

Im shocked you mentioned peter purple outfit, yet said nothing about that 5th ghostbuster next to him lol

[@GleeChan]

Love that 4 minute OS Film bumper.

[@iKadaj]

they actually gave you a reason to buy theirs even if you know it's a bootleg and you already have the official one, lol. those little comic page intro bits are kind of cool and it's neat to see all the stuff they added/changed.

[@AdrianCeroni]

2:30 Wow, they put more effort into the menus than a lot of official releases. 7:54 ....which includes the RGB ones. XD

[@infinessia4019]

It wouldn’t be you if it wasn’t weird, Phelous!

[@TheRavenLord1]

Regardless, it’s amazing the effort they will do for this type of stuff

[@batangbatugan]

They must've been earning quite a lot for them to have put more effort in their product than the official ones.

[@BlackestEyes709]

I remember nothing from this show except I have a memory of an episode where, I think an abandoned theme park and ghosts are playing When the saints go marching in on trumpets. I'd like to watch that episode but don't know the name. I just found the episode after 30 something years Play them Ragtime Boo's

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

Speaking of the official DVD covers, the one titled "Sea Fright", I just, I see Slimer and he reminds me of that Mario meme where Luigi's awful chinese impression gives Mario a stomach ulcer or something, lmao 😂

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Maaan I knew I recognized that cover! I have that annual myself!

[@adamcraig7842]

You might say they credit the Ivan Wrongman.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

🦇🪦Well the cover artwork isn't bad! Very interesting!👻🚫🧟🧛⚰

[@titangirl161]

This is the inception of bootlegs

[@wstine79]

Phelous is gonna need to cover this in pink ooze and cross the streams to take down this advanced bootleg.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

I would love to see you do more bootleg media. It’s a very interesting subject 😊

[@phelous]

I'd love to find more that are interesting like this.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

@@phelous here’s hoping. 🤞

[@DarthDoodie]

Another awesome review my guy. I have never heard of this bootleg dvd. have a great day dude. Halloweenie/pumpkinweenie?

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

I forget: is this the first time Phelan's featured a DVD on the Bootleg Zone?

[@jasonlewis8233]

Another thing is the silhouette of the World Trade Center on the bootleg cover. No production from 2005 would have that.

[@a.c.9639]

OS Films? I didn't know Microsoft made this DVD.

[@joekearon1336]

From a certain angle, OS Films' logo reads like Q5....scary.

[@mightyfilm]

First off, I swear that Columbia Coca-Cola production logo was at one time considered lost media. I wonder if anyone thought to check out those UK RGB DVD's to look for it back then. And it is wild that, as annoying as a 2 minute menu intro is, considering Sony didn't even WANT to put RGB on DVD for the longest time, they deserved to be outclassed by something that looks fan-made. Really. They thought it would sell poorly because it was a "kid's show." That's why they had to partner with Time Life to get them out there.

[@megansavage7152]

This is something strange

[@bradpeterson7957]

I had that. Wish I would've kept it.

[@menacemane_187official]

This Bootleg looks more like if blu ray released the real Ghostbusters dvds

[@andreasnickmann370]

The good thing about being on patreon: you have the good feeling that you are supporting the best critic on KZbin... Bobsheaux!😉 The disadvantage: because of the early access you have to the videos, you have one less reason to look forward to Friday. Let's face it: Friday is ruined😉 Cybrina: "sigh. we talked about this a few weeks ago. Mean comments, including bait-and-switch comments, don't become less mean just because you add a 😉. By talking about the best critic on KZbin, you raised Phelous' expectations, which were then dashed by mentioning Bobsheaux's name." Nunster: "Quasimodo belongs in a great, big FIYAAAH, because he's so ugly. LOL" Cybrina: "I'm afraid I'll have to talk to you again. A LOL is just as not sufficient as a smiley. Right, King MAGAWD?" King MAGAWD: "mmmmmmhhhhhh. Even if you add a LOL, it's not done." Cybrina: "Finally someone who listened to me." Peter Venkman: "It wasn't that funny. It was just off topic, talking about Garfield and Dingo Pictures when it's actually a video about the Ghostbusters." Wabuu: "Andreas' comment is sooooooooooooooooo stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid because of this." Crickets' chirping of awkwardness, maybe on the hearth, maybe not. Wabuu again: "And no, I am not even bothering with a supposed defusing by a LOL or 😉."

[@weaver7811]

Gotta admit I like the spookydooky music, gotta try and find that.

[@BugsyFoga]

This is sort of bootlegs I grew up with

[@JeffisWinning]

Since it's a hard to find bootleg, convert it to mkv and then dump it for all of us to download.

[@Samtheman85844]

I love this a video.

[@SuperXzm]

6:35 No snake - no buy! 10:31 it's even animated!

[@gracekim1998]

This will be fun :D

[@GhostofKittyKatDawg]

I love the artwork on the front, but I think it's because it's from one of the real ghostbusters annuals that I had back in the day. *edit* I should watch the entire video before commenting 😂. I still love that artwork though

[@jimmthe2nd602]

Ya, real, sure

[@stark_harshly]

Even the music on the bootleg company's ident is ripped off!

[@AmishParadise27]

What if OS Films distributed Dingo Pictures films?

[@LamarBerry2]

What kind of a Real Ghostbusters DVD is THIS?! And Sony isn't going to like this