
That said, the cartoon did seem to last past its prime, with a run of toys and video games that stayed on shelves long after the show was over. Sadly, the show ran for only one 40-episode season. Many areas aired the show well into the morning when the older fans were at work further, the age group for which the show was suited was at school, leaving only preschool children with the available time to watch it on a daily basis. Sadly, Sony and the company that was given the rights to distribute the cartoon did everything wrong when it came to promoting the show and giving it good time slots for airing. The premise is similar to the plot of Ghostbusters II. The show featured a new team of younger Ghostbusters led by veteran Ghostbuster Spengler, secretary Janine Melnitz, and the ghost Slimer. character cliches and the pointlessly updated equipment (which was at first shown to be a necessity, although the old equipment was later used to complete success), the stories were fairly solid and showed plenty of promise. Extreme Ghostbusters was a sequel and spin-off of The Real Ghostbusters that began airing in the fall of 1997.

This led to many stories being connected to the original series, such as a return of The Grundel and even a return of the entire original cast for a two-part special.
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The series was produced by Sony and brought back much of the original cast from The Real Ghostbusters. Other detractors of Extreme Ghostbusters have criticized the show for 'pushing political correctness' due to how diverse the new team members (a black person, a latino person, a female, and a. When there are extreme new ghosts trying to take over the world, who ya gonna call? The Extreme Ghostbusters, of course! Some Ghostbusters fans often criticize the show for its new graphic style and also for abruptly replacing the original Ghostbusters with a new team. This ragtag new team of college students includes: Kylie, a goth girl obsessed with the paranormal, Eduardo, a cocky, skeptic slacker, Roland, the sensible brains, and Garrett, the wheelchair-bound rush junkie from Brooklyn Heights. The pilot episode 'Darkness At Noon: Part 1' premiered September 1, 1.

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While fans waited for a third movie to develop, Sony brought us Extreme Ghostbusters.Įgon Spengler (having remained at the firehouse to watch over the containment unit), Janine, and Slimer return in the series, gathering together four of Egon's students from his Paranormal Studies class, in a return to the ghost-busting business. Darkness at noon Enjoy the first full episode of Extreme Ghostbusters animated series. Several comparable franchises had gotten another chance, and it only seemed right that Ghostbusters should follow suit. Slimer, Garrett Miller, Kylie Griffin, Eduardo Rivera, Roland Jackson, & Egon Spengler.įour to six years after The Real Ghostbusters dropped off the air completely (depending on where you lived), rumors began to fly over the possibility of a third Ghostbusters movie.
