"We have the tools, we have the talent!" | Best of Winston Zeddemore | GHOSTBUSTERS

[@NightBlazer7]

I like how Winston went for the money but stayed for the ghostbustin

[@Agent1W]

And he's was a great proover of the justice of our culture.

[@leo11lim]

After watching Afterlife Worth it

[@kylielinn4558]

That is great character development!

[@Takaichi666-]

Can I also add that I love how he chose ghost busting as his job when he could have applied anywhere else lol it’s just a thought popped in my head 😅

[@MonsterHunter267]

​@@Agent1Wonly the enlightened get it.

[@heathern6737]

"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god you say YES!" One of the all time best lines EVER!!! 🤣

[@jtsandiego4626]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@netabolt6546]

absolutely

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

*40 years later* *Gozer:* are you a god? *Ray:* yes, we’re all gods around here, *Gozer:* then die!

[@xBloodXGusherx]

I love how even if Afterlife Ray hesitated and they all looked at him hahaha!

[@valianttruth3745]

Yep, hilarious!!

[@groovymovie3213]

I’m so glad Ernie Hudson played this part. Eddie Murphy would’ve made it a more outlandish character that probably would’ve been pretty forgettable. Hudson plays him as the normal guy in the middle of all these wild scientists, someone the audience can identify with. Even Dan Aykroyd himself has said that Winston’s calm every-man nature is super important to the group’s dynamic. And he’s funny as hell!

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@grantmalone Eddie would have been a over the top character.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@grantmalone i was telling a act

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Totally agree. I've always said this. Winston needed to be his own man. Eddie Murphy -- who I am an absolutely HUGE fan of -- would have brought too much of himself into the role and it would have overshadowed the character. Ernie Hudson was perfect.

[@tacticalgoldfinch8953]

Yeah no Ernie Hudson was best because he has his feet on the ground more than the others

[@alanguages]

Definitely. Out of the main characters, the most relatable was Winston.

[@Rezzanine]

"That's a big Twinkie." -Winston Zeddemore, absolute legend.

[@twilightjester5672]

I wonder if they would meet the giant Twinkie in the new ghostbusters afterlife movie?. ?w?

[@washiperjoestar]

i love winston. from an employee to one of the legendary ghostbusters. his job interview with janine is can completely explain his character. winston is an ordinary man. and that's made him special.

[@davidhabert]

God, if I knew it would be that easy getting a job with the Ghostbusters I would've applied 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gamegeekz1]

@@davidhabert same here

[@BenJabituya]

@@davidhabert Me too! Especially if there was a steady paycheck in it, then I would believe anything Janine or anybody would say.

[@mattnichols4592]

"If there's a steady paycheck in it I'll believe anything you say" I think this is the best description of every job hahah

[@tdog8600]

Except if you’re joining the Nazis

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

@@tdog8600 To be fair, as evil as they are, they probably provide steady checks to the Gestapo and Thule factions (The guys looking for supernatural stuff.)

[@Adamdidit]

@@tdog8600 they did have to "forcibly recruit" quite a bit so that checks out

[@BenBanjo87]

A nice guy with a good heart, a practical worker with common sense, and a wisecracker with a steady sense of humour. And above all, a natural type that EVERYONE can relate to in the midst of any madness. Let's face it - Winston is the ghostbuster who has _everything._ He's the best of them all!!

[@commiekiller]

Racist

[@РЫБКАИРИШКА]

Уинстон просто чУдес шоколадный 🤗💞

[@spectre722]

@@commiekiller how

[@ashdoyle2385]

Okay, but imagine you really need a job, and you finally land one. Doesn't matter which, you just landed a job. Then, like, two weeks in you're responsible for saving the world. Zeddemore was really handling insane pressure like a pro since '84. Love him.

[@samsonguy10k]

Should be remembered that Janine hired him. Yeah, the others may have said he was hired but they were depending on Janine's stamp of approval. If she didn't have good vibes about Winston, she wouldn't have introduced him and just gave him the "We''ll get back in touch with you," spiel. Ghostbusters ain't anything without Janine or Winston.

[@BenJabituya]

It was good that they hired Winston Zeddemore right on the spot, because the city's PK energy was spiking.

[@satoshikatsumoto9007]

I love how from he's quickly introduced in act 2 we instantly view Winston as one of the guys. That's how you make a character.

[@Ironcabbit]

He had some great lines in the video game, too: (At a haunted Civil War museum exhibit): It couldn’t have been the Revolutionary War, or the War of the Roses, or even the war on drugs. It just had to be this one!

[@timewarriorsaga]

My favorite was when Egon spieled all that happened to them in the library. And all Winston could say. Next Time leave a note

[@ShadowBreaker52]

@@timewarriorsaga Spooky and clothesline fresh! Are you kidding me?? Haunted Laundromats?

[@excavalon1366]

One of my favourites from the game was Ego saying: "These readings are off the charts. Now I need to make new charts."

[@David-Ace-olotl]

Every line he says at that game is a gem for me lol

[@David-Ace-olotl]

@@timewarriorsaga Lol this one is gold, and at some moment on the museum I think, you do some stuff and he says: pretty good for your first days I mean in my first days I saved the world, but you're getting there. (It's something like this, I don't remember well)

[@Cybertoy00]

"I LOVE THIS TOWN!" Winston Zeddemore, a true New Yorker. Fun fact, Ernie Hudson made a guest appearance on The Super Mario Bros Super Show as a "Slime Buster".

[@cjg3496]

Yeah! Woo woo!

[@yougotcaged6703]

If there's a steady paycheck in it, I believe anything you said."

[@Latorreca]

One of my favorite quotes from GB1.....😅😅

[@dougnixon6464]

"this job definitely isn't worth 11.5 a year" hahahah

[@Haunter_Who88]

Younger I never could get behind Winston because that statement alone (and the fact that scenes later in prison he tries not associating with them just to get our) because he was just am outside guy getting whatever job he could for the money. Now here we are years later and never could I appreciate Winston more because I can just about relate to him XD

[@niceargument]

That what litterally got him into the perfect job

[@entertainmentlife430]

That is my mantra too

[@ZeeHeche]

I'm so glad Ernie got the part over Eddie Murphy! He sold this character so well! Did not intentionally steal scenes and played the drama like a pro in Ghostbusters!! This is why when Winston joked! It really made you laugh... Can't wait to see how Winston's doing in Ghostbusters Afterlife 👍👍👍🎬2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣🤞🤞🤞

[@rickwaters3592]

I agree about him over Eddie but I don't understand why they didn't ask their SNL alum buddy Garrett Morris?!

[@ZeeHeche]

@@rickwaters3592 Fair point... I don't remember him being in anything else with his SNL co stars! Other than a small part in Coneheads.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

@@rickwaters3592 Garret Morris was a regular on "Hunter" around this time. That said, Murphy was probably considered because his career at this point was A list. If Murphy had gotten the part this would probably have been remembered as an "Eddie Murphy" movie which might have helped or hurt its legacy.

[@Latorreca]

I do believe Winston ( Ernie) is so legendary..

[@Mel.U]

Well said!

[@Richterdgf]

Winston is such a great character. I love his “Everyman” style. When we meet him he’s a guy looking for a steady job, and that’s something we can all relate to. Winston being a regular person provides a needed contrast with the three scientists he’s working with, and he functions well as an audience surrogate. In explaining things to Winston, Egon and Ray explain things to the audience organically.

[@Ranatosk]

What made Winston unique in my opinion was the fact he’s the Everyman willing to keep an open mind when it comes to the supernatural and outlandish Granted he signed on just to have a steady paycheck but you get my point

[@DaDitka]

One of the things I have seen in many movies like this is that they have a character as part of the cast which, for a lack of a better way to put it, we the viewers can vicariously live the move through that character. We become part of the movie through that character. Winston Zeddemore is that character in Ghostbusters. He is the everyman, the mist relatable of all the Ghostbusters. Through him, we "becomes" a Ghostbuster. We can kind of live out our childhood fantasy of being a hero, fighting off Gozer and saving the world. And I appreciate that and him. Thanks, Winston.

[@jakearmitage7811]

"I've seen shit that'll turn you white." --Winston Zeddemore He had no idea how prophetic that statement really was.

[@Dilopho]

Because of the marshmallow fluff?

[@girl1213]

Winston's the Ghostbuster's common sense man and someone who keeps them in the material plane. He fits right in with the original three because he can keep up with their wackiness and eccentricness, while just being an everyday guy. He accepted them right from the beginning and in turn they're more balanced. It's really too bad he doesn't get as much screen time as the other three.

[@ilpinza1989]

The reasonable,practical,down to earth ghostbuster!❤ love Winston

[@tommynunez1495]

Being a kid from NYC. My cousin and always fight on how wants to be Winston. Love the character growing up watching the movies and love him more in "The Real" Ghostbusters. The one ep Murray The Mantis. Winston says. "Great another big twinkie!".

[@erickdubose123]

Always loved that Winston was the one who put 2 and 2 together and figured out that Judgment Day was happening right in front of them. The average joe was more perceptive than the 3 scientists 👍

[@rantmasterbeta1955]

And a Marine

[@Spanner249]

It was as if the scientists couldn’t see the forest for the trees and he came to enlighten them. He’s a wonderful character and really holds the movie together.

[@wns808]

Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!!

[@jaggass]

I think Ernie Hudson said that because he was probably hurt from being winched onto the plinth

[@jtsandiego4626]

3:14 😤😤😡😡 Ray, when someone ask you if you're a God you say: YES!

[@TheCormTube]

In the second film his "Hello........" "WIIIIIIINNNNSSTTTOOOOOONNNNNNNNN" bit followed by him being driven through by the train was a favourite scene of mine.

[@petemoore4285]

Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) is my favourite Ghostbuster I think he plays the part really really well. I think he's an great asset to the film franchise. I love that he's so cool and collected :) my favourite by far.

[@metazare]

I'm really glad that they decided to make his character a self made man in afterlife, who managed to make a hugely successful company. Not only is it great to see the character get rewarded in the end for their hard work, but it has opened the door to continue to make additional movies and other things.

[@ShingenNolaan]

He's the best. No crap given, yet he fits the team like a glove.

[@ImCastorTroy8]

The most down to earth ghostbuster

[@Dreamline78]

This was, pretty much, the ALL of Winston Zeddemore.

[@kevinlehnhardt3503]

I've stumbled onto an inevitable, and frankly, unexpected eventuality lately, and that is that Winston Zeddemore is my favorite Ghostbuster. I think people love Bill Murray more than they love Peter Venkman. I mean, he electrocutes people. Everyone loves Ray Stanz and Dan Aykroyd pretty much equally. I think people see Egon and Winston in a similar way - being able to relate to them and being thankful that someone who resembles themselves turns out to be the good guys who become heroes. I don't even know what it is, but there's always been something about Winston that made people realize they could be part of something they didn't think they could. Without giving away any spoilers, I think it's fitting what they did with his character was totally appropriate. Also, do yourself a favor and go see the new movie. I'm so relieved it turned out good. I can't wait to own it on Blu-ray. I might even go see it again for the third time this weekend.

[@blaqmagik1999]

"I love this town, ha ha"! Cue Ghostbusters Theme song ❤️. Classic forever

[@realbobphilips]

Winston is the man!!

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

3:47 *I don’t know… something tells me he loves this town*

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Ernie Hudson is my favorite Ghostbuster sorry Bill Murray you both are hilarious

[@bluesman6891]

If only they give Winston Zeddemore a larger role. And seeing some of his deleted scenes had displayed his personality a lot more.

[@lynch6642]

I don't want to let out any spoilers, but get ready, he is fixing to be the new star of the Ghostbusters franchise movies... if you go see the movie, make sure you stay to the very last credit and he still looks like he could do it. he has by far took better care of himself than any of them

[@troytravis8598]

Out of the 3 that are still alive, he is the oldest, and you are absolutely correct. He looks younger than them and in better shape physically. He looks like he could strap on a proton pack and throw down with Gozer.

[@BeazleyStudios]

Winston was great but I loved his scenes in GB2...especially when the ghost train goes through him.

[@Cody25]

Ghostbusters is the best movie franchise ever

[@The_General_Zubas]

Yes.. can't wait for the new ones.

[@hectorguzman17]

*WAS Unfortunately that 2016 bullshit is still considered official.

[@DreBurnZ]

@@hectorguzman17 well sure, but in the trailer Paul Rudd's character says "There hasn't been a ghost sighting in almost 30 years" which means that the 2016 version wasn't in that universe or whatever

[@timewarriorsaga]

​@@DreBurnZ Which everyone is thankful for it is slowly being forgotten and left behind like a piece of horse crap in a parade.

[@twomindz79]

Franchise ?? It's just a film and it's sequel.

[@jordanyoung706]

$11,500 a year in 1989 is approximately equal to $23,908 a year in 2020. He's right, that job isnt worth it.

[@SciFiBrony]

Jordan Young But he said that in 1984, closer to 28,500 today. Still prob not worth it, but every little bit helps.

[@rickwaters3592]

Yeah that's only $221 a week! Def not worth it!

[@joester4life]

But you get room and board.. and probably food too.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

I assume that was probably just the flat rate and they all made more per job they ghostbusted. Also had merchandising money coming in after they became famous.

[@xcmet]

I'm thinking he might have meant 115,000 a year. Based on the story's setting, it be LUDICROUS to contemplate that a group of scientist san winston would entrepreneur a ghostbusting business just to make minimum wage. Especially living in New York. According to the film, they charge customers 4,000 to 5,000 for ghostbusting. Even if the guys split the profit, thats 1,000 to 1,250 for just one work job. Imaging the hours they work a day! Minimum wage dont pay the bills to make all those high tech gadgets.

[@haildarthvegeta1094]

Always felt it was odd how we don’t see much of him in the promotion posters etc. Ernie Hudson did an interview back in 2014 with The Guardian. “In the script that I read for the audition, Winston is in the film all the way through the movie. But they changed it just before we shot, so I had to wrap my head around that. I think the studio thought they could sell the guys as they were from Saturday Night Live, and so they wanted to include Winston marginally. But then when we came back five years later for the sequel, they did the same thing! That I didn’t understand.” - Ernie Hudson

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

For the 1st from what I’ve heard the first movie promos were made before he got the role

[@jrob4795]

@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario Yeah, but there was no excuse for the 2nd film. It's ridiculous.

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

@@jrob4795 yeah, wtf happened behind the scenes?

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMariowhat do you thinning? It was the 80s

[@HotdogJuice]

3:26 "We have the tools, we have the talent!" Why am I cracking up 😂😂😂

[@Paulafan5]

Even though Winston is suppose to be the voice of the audience he's still a smart character. You can be the "every man" without dumbing it dumb. And Winston's line is the best line from Ghostbusters: "Ray when someone asks you if you're a god you say yes!"

[@L3onardoSan]

Such an underrated character.

[@P.W.N.ed_9000]

Winston was my favorite ghostbusters

[@РЫБКАИРИШКА]

И моим тоже 😊 Ради этого я сделала из куклы Кена самого же чУдеса шоколадного Уинстона 😄💞👻

[@ethancoolbro18gamer86]

1:43 this scene always give me chills.

[@masterfarr8265]

My favorite Ghostbuster

[@coolperson962]

I'll never understand the argument about the role of Winston between the Stranger Things gang, Winston is the coolest one, I'd rather be Wibston than any other.

[@gama103]

Yeah. In a group of scientists the Everyman is what stands out the most.

[@aldwyck7177]

"If someone asks if you're a God, you say YES!"

[@Mightymorphinninjaturtles]

I've always wondered where Winston goes during the courtroom scene in Ghostbusters 2. I mean, here's there at the beginning. Seems strange why he wouldn't stick around to see how his friends get on with the verdict

[@rickwaters3592]

I wondered that too

[@d.j.w2600]

In the comics, it actually turns out that simultaneously as the Scoleri brothers' manifestation, Mama Scoleri also manifested outside the courtroom and busted her with just a ghost trap. Winston wasn't under trial since he wasn't with the guys when they made the city loose power.

[@Mightymorphinninjaturtles]

@@d.j.w2600 ok. I guess that helps to explain it. I'm never completely convinced when comics, or book adaptations have to fill in the blanks of a film. Shouldn't it just be explained in the film.

[@d.j.w2600]

@@Mightymorphinninjaturtles That would've taken too long. Nothing wrong with filling in gaps in other media if it would've taken too long in the film. Plus, the transitioning shot from the Ghostbusters busting the Scoleri brothers and Winston busting Mama Scoleri would've been an awkward shoot.

[@timewarriorsaga]

He was in the audience you can see him, figured he helped Dana get out since he was closest to her

[@nikolee1452]

"If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say" 😂 I'm playing Winston in a drag production of Ghostbusters coming up and I'm looking for sound clips, my drag name alludes to my sun sign (capri) and the fact that the first quote in the clip was such a capri thing to say killed me 😂😂

[@PeterZeeke]

II love this town!

[@AviationAutoShipsOperations]

If somebody asks you if your a God you say YES, love that line

[@Sergiovsousa]

Best of WInston Zeddemore: everything

[@Conan_the_Based]

Should've included "Tell him about the twinkie." It brings the joke full circle.

[@ectovampz]

Finally a video about Winston which who deserves more attention!!

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

I like to imagine that Gozer just finished a bubble bath 20 seconds ago just to do his evil scheme 😂

[@drrd4127]

Winston is the audience of the movie.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

WE HAVE THE TOOLS! WE HAVE THE TALENT!!!

[@buster5661]

“We have thousands of ghost, what do you have??” “We have a Winston!”

[@manuelebellisari4816]

Great, there's my favourite scene!! Thanks!!

[@chriswinspear7965]

Winston was always my boi!

[@CountryGalB]

Love Winston, epic character.

[@BenJabituya]

Don't we all?

[@animemanXLK]

for the only ghostbuster without a phd Winston was lowkey the smartest character at times.

[@TotallyOriginality]

he did get a PHD at some point

[@Scorp308]

Smoking in the workplace. I miss those days.

[@johndespo423]

🧟‍♂️WIIIIINNNNNNSTOOOOOOOOON!.......🧟‍♂️

[@Radeo]

As not a person of colour, Winston was always my favourite Ghostbuster.

[@wings4837]

“Ray do you believe in god?” “Never met em.”

[@dylandaly2002]

“I have seen sh*t that will turn you white!” LMFAO hands down my favorite Winston quote ever.

[@kazemizu]

“Do you believe in God?” “Never met ‘em.” “Are you a god?” “No...?” “The next time someone as you if you’re a god, you say, YES!”

[@cjg3496]

Yeah work your words battery genius!

[@multiverse_media2023]

3rd quote aged well.

[@jtsandiego4626]

3:14 😡😡 Ray, when someone ask you if you're a God you say: YES!

[@albinoenricojosiah5495]

!Spoilers for Afterlife! I love how they brought back Gozer for this movie and made him/her ask Ray *that* question from 2:36. Damn! RIP Harold Ramis and Dr. Egon Spengler

[@develer9863]

”moldy babylonian god“ -winston zeddemore

[@halflifeepisode34980]

'Best of Winston' *all of Winston's scenes

[@thekeeperofrecords3041]

…and we love you too Winston!

[@taoybtm]

Ernie Hudson’s Joining The Ghostbusters

[@damionirving]

Perfect edit😂

[@TraceurDoc1]

Left out “…tell him about the Twinkie.” Takes a puff from cigarette.

[@xBloodXGusherx]

I know Cigs are bad but watching people casually smoking in movies seems so relaxed and cool.

[@The_General_Zubas]

It's Miller Time!

[@masteryoda765]

Ray if someone asks if you’re a god, you say YES!

[@joec7217]

Have you seen the new movie?

[@masteryoda765]

@@joec7217 no

[@joec7217]

@@masteryoda765 Trust me. You'll LOOOOVE it

[@staypuft5428]

That’s a big Twinkie!!!

[@delavalmilker]

The character of Winston was the perfect way to get the audience involved in the story. He was just an ordinary working guy, who was got himself associated almost by accident, with this group of rather weird and eccentric paranormal investigators.

[@JonnySublime]

When someone asks you if you are a god you say yes 😂

[@lashaykyle6700]

"Ray... When someone asks you if you are a God you say YES!!!"

[@geneshifter]

0:51 this is one of my favorite scenes in the movie.

[@mattx5499]

Too bad we never had Ghostbusters 3 in the early 90's with more screen time for Winston.

[@juliansmith4352]

We had the tools and we had the talent

[@hooligaan8489]

"I have seen [blank] that'll turn you white."

[@jtsandiego4626]

LOL! 😂😂😂😂

[@jtsandiego4626]

3:14 Ray, when someone ask you if you're a God you say: YES! 😡😡😡😡

[@danielwilliamson6180]

0:34 Trivia: In the storybook of the movie, the cake Egon uses to demonstrate about the psycho kinetic engine is a chocolate roll instead of a Twinkie.

[@H76Pro]

Ray, if someone asks you if you're a God you say YES!! 😂😂

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

Alright! It's awesome to research our relatable and basically practical Ghostbuster. Who told Ray what you have to do when you're asked if you're a god. Stay safe everyone!

[@asthemusicplays]

my favorite line @2:33 😆😆😆

[@jtsandiego4626]

😠😠😮😮 I have seen s**t that'll turn you white.

[@patrick86806]

WIIIIIIINSTOOOOOOOON!

[@Rick60905]

Chillll Wiinstoon

[@jtsandiego4626]

*on ghostbusters II* Egon: 😰😰 Okay, I'm frightened.

[@alianaaliana9917]

Good , i love ghostbuster

[@thorbaine7282]

"What did you do Ray? Oh shit..." ~ Winston Zeddemore

[@maximusdingus8545]

"Ray, when somebody asks you if you're a god, you say YES!!!"

[@agentx4940]

“Ray, when someone asks if you’re a god, you say YES!!!”

[@hectorguzman17]

As a person of color, Winston was always my favorite Ghostbuster.

[@ZanyGeek]

I'm Albino and Winston was always my favourite.

[@enjoiskaterguy]

As a non person of color, the color of Winston's Skin is irrelevant to how much I enjoy his character and how much I like Ernie Hudson.

[@hectorguzman17]

@Trey Stephens if I recall correctly only ghost Giving Oral where white, the film made all types of variety colored ghost. Also Stay Puft doesn't count as a ghost to me rather a demonic entity.

[@hectorguzman17]

@@enjoiskaterguy well as a person of color seeing numerous films with predominantly Caucasian actors in the lead roles. Winston was and still is an inspiration to me. If you're NOT a person of color you have to just accept the fact that you won't understand. I won't patronize ignorance for we have different upbringings.

[@hectorguzman17]

@Trey Stephens yes the form of "The Destroyer" to be exact.

[@ketfoen]

Funny that Winston had only 4 mins of dialogue for the whole movie, lol.

[@Scutrputr]

Yet they're some of the most memorable quotes from the movie!

[@ketfoen]

@@Scutrputr hhmm true, he had some good one liners 👍👍

[@beren1898]

Well he's more explored in the second movie honestly.

[@Adamwinters]

That still might be more dialogue than Henry Cavill had in Batman v. Superman.

[@lonewolf9390]

'Tell him about the Twinkie.'

[@Smokey1419]

"What about the Twinkie?"

[@xavilopez5981]

He’s the everyman.