Season 5

The Real GhostbustersSeason 5

1989
21 Episodes

Episodes

Something's Going Around
S05E01

Something's Going Around

Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor (Stanley Ralph Ross) he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato chips, which makes people allergic to ghosts, and only Peter has eaten enough of them. The doctor gives them more chips. What the Ghostbusters don't know is that the doctor is a ghost and they have to develop resistance to the allergy.

16 Sept 198925m
Three Men and an Egon
S05E02

Three Men and an Egon

A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. The catch- they only have until midnight, at which time the now infant Egon will vanish from existence forever.

28 Oct 198925m
Elementary My Dear Winston
S05E03

Elementary My Dear Winston

The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Professor Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help him. Moriarty seeks to absorb all the ghosts in the containment unit.

30 Sept 198925m
If I Were a Witch Man
S05E04

If I Were a Witch Man

The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her 300 years ago, which includes Egon.

21 Oct 198925m
Partners in Slime
S05E05

Partners in Slime

A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently-captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town to save Louis and Janine.

14 Oct 198925m
Future Tense
S05E06

Future Tense

The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is quickly proved right and the next vision shows them their deaths.

23 Dec 198925m
Jailbusters
S05E07

Jailbusters

The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slimer to save them from a horrible punishment.

09 Dec 198925m
The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!
S05E08

The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!

The Ghostbusters are on live TV at the tomb of Al Capone (Jocko Marcellino) where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to the other side, getting involved with Al Capone and other supernatural criminals.

02 Dec 198925m
The Halloween Door
S05E09
8.0

The Halloween Door

The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley (Michael Rye) and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and used by Crowley to accomplish his goal. Unfortunately, all he does is break a seal, opening our world to numerous ghosts – including the huge, rampaging Boogaloo (Brian O'Neal) – and giving the Ghostbusters a lot to handle on Halloween night.

02 Dec 198925m
Venk-Man!
S05E10

Venk-Man!

After being hit by Egon's experimental proton ray, Peter becomes something of a superhero, as his muscles grow and he becomes a buldging muscle hunk with powers, but it won't last long.

18 Nov 198925m
Trading Faces
S05E11

Trading Faces

A bad lookalike of Slimer on the run arrives in the firehouse via a mirror and sends Louis and the real Slimer to the Ghost World.

23 Sept 198925m
Transcendental Tourists
S05E12

Transcendental Tourists

A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.

09 Sept 198925m
Surely You Joust
S05E13

Surely You Joust

The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine.

16 Dec 198925m
Kitty-Cornered
S05E14

Kitty-Cornered

Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true.

18 Nov 198925m
Slimer's Curse
S05E15

Slimer's Curse

Slimer wins the lottery, only to find his winnings have been cursed.

07 Oct 198925m
Til Death Do Us Part
S05E16

Til Death Do Us Part

The Ghostbusters get a temp (who turns out to be a ghost) and she decides Egon would make a great husband.

21 Oct 198925m
It's About Time
S05E17

It's About Time

The firehouse is going to be torn down to make way for a new expressway, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap accident. They have to find a way back and fight ghosts without their equipment.

25 Nov 198925m
The Ransom of Greenspud
S05E18

The Ransom of Greenspud

A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs.

29 Oct 198925m
Revenge of the Ghostmaster
S05E19

Revenge of the Ghostmaster

The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and ghost traps.

09 Dec 198925m
Loose Screws
S05E20

Loose Screws

Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come to life.

09 Dec 198925m
Slimer Streak
S05E21

Slimer Streak

Stuck on a train, the Ghostbusters have to play games to bring it to a halt.

16 Dec 198925m