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| − | | | + | '''''Ghostbusters''''' is a supernatural comedy franchise about a team of professional ghost hunters. |
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| − | | | + | The franchise began with ''Ghostbusters'' in 1984, which was directed by [[Ivan Reitman]] and starred {{W|Bill Murray}}, [[Dan Aykroyd]], {{W|Harold Ramis}} and [[Ernie Hudson]] as the titular Ghostbusters, with {{W|Sigourney Weaver}}, {{W|Rick Moranis}}, {{W|William Atherton}} and [[Annie Potts]] in supporting roles. The movie was a box-office hit and a cultural phenomenon. Catchphrases from the movie, such as "Who you gonna call?" quickly made their way into the pop culture lexicon. The movie's {{W2|Ghostbusters|song|theme song}}, written and performed by {{W|Ray Parker Jr.}}, was also a hit and reached number one on the ''{{W|Billboard Hot 100}}''. |
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| − | | | + | A sequel, ''{{W|Ghostbusters II}}'', followed in 1989 and did well at the box office, but wasn't as successful as the first movie. The 1990s and 2000s saw several abortive attempts at a second sequel, but they paused in 2014 when Harold Ramis passed away. In 2016, a {{W2|Ghostbusters|2016 film|remake film}} (subtitled ''Answer the Call'' in its home video release) which featured women in the Ghostbusters roles appeared, but did not do well. In 2021 a second sequel, ''{{W|Ghostbusters: Afterlife}}'', appeared, with the storyline focusing on the daughter and grandchildren of one of the original Ghostbusters. |
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| + | The ''Ghostbusters'' franchise has also given rise to video games, comic books, and two animated television series: ''{{W|The Real Ghostbusters}}'', which aired from 1986 to 1991; and ''{{W|Extreme Ghostbusters}}'', which aired in 1997. Following the release of ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'', an animated film and a live-action prequel television series were in development. | ||
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| + | ''Ghostbusters'' has been referred to several times in the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' universe. | ||
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| + | == References to ''Ghostbusters'' in ''The Simpsons'' == | ||
| + | === Episodes === | ||
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| + | {{TRs|[[Season 13|13]]|2}} | ||
| + | {{TB|276}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Brawl in the Family]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|When the Simpsons first meet [[Gabriel]] the social worker, [[Homer]] thinks he's an angel, like "{{W|Denzel Washington}} in ''{{W|The Preacher's Wife}}'', or [[Will Smith]] in ''{{W|The Legend of Bagger Vance|Bagger Vance}}'', or Slimer in ''Ghostbusters''."}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ghostbusters Dance.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|283}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Homer]] tells [[Bart]] that ''[[Hamlet]]'' was made into a great movie called ''Ghostbusters''. The family then dance to the theme music.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ivan Reitman.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|[[Season 21|21]]|2}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|453|2}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|"[[Boy Meets Curl]]"|2}} | ||
| + | {{TB|At the [[2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics]], [[Ivan Reitman]] organizes the opening ceremony. Television commentator {{Ch|Bob Costas}} introduces Reitman as "[[Canada]]'s most famous director" and "the man who brought us ''Ghostbusters''".}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|During the {{W|2010 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations|Parade of Nations}}, the ''Ghostbusters'' theme music plays, and the stadium announcer says "Who you gonna call?" followed by each nation's name as its delegation enters. By the time the competing nations finish entering and the observing nations come in, the announcer's voice is exhausted and reduced to a croak.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Stay Puft Marshmallow Man disguise.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 26|26]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|559}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Blazed and Confused]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|One of the [[Blazing Guy]] participants is dressed like the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]] from ''Ghostbusters''.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Kids Costumes-Halloween of Horror.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 27|27]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|578}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Halloween of Horror]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|When the kids get off the school bus wearing their costumes and go into the [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] building, [[Üter]] is dressed as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Stay Puft Mattselman Man.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|[[Season 35|35]]|2}} | ||
| + | {{TB|755}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXIV]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Matt Selman]]'s credit "Stay Puft Mattselman Man" is a reference to the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]].}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Murder, She Boat Ghostbusters Indiana Jones.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|759}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Murder, She Boat]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Richard]] and [[Richard's father]] dress as Ghostbusters.}} | ||
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| − | '''''Ghostbusters''''' is a | + | === Comics === |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Know It All Microwave gun.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{SC|111}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Know It All in the Family]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Marge]] takes a science class from [[Professor Frink]] and learns how to rebuild a microwave oven into a portable ray gun. The gun resembles a proton pack from ''Ghostbusters''. When Marge uses it at the dinner table to heat up food, [[Homer]] is disappointed, as he thought that she had become a Ghostbuster.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|{{SC|207}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Snooze Alarm!]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Chief Wiggum]] has a dream where he is the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]], fights the Ghostbusters and eats Ernie Hudson's character.}} | ||
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| + | {{THT|''[[The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror]]''|colspan=4}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ghostbusters Cursed DVD.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{BSTHOH|13}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Prop, Prop, Whiz, Whiz!]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s shop is shown to have a collection of cursed movie props and DVDs in the back room. Whoever touches an item is transported into the world of that movie. Among the victims were [[Carl]], [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], and [[Barney]], who touched a ''Ghostbusters'' DVD and ended up fighting the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ghøst Bashers.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{TSTHOH|22}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Ghøst Bashers]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|The franchise is parodied throughout the story.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ray Stantz CBG.png|200px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 2]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Comic Book Guy dressed up as Ray Stantz for Aykroyd Con in 1996.}} | ||
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| + | {{THT|''[[Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book]]''|colspan=4}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:How Ghostbusters.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{Cmc|Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book|1}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part One)]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|When Comic Book Guy and [[Graphic Novel Kid]] make it through the "maze of glaze", Comic Book Guy says "how ''Ghostbusters''!" and Graphic Novel Kid says "more like ''Ghostbusters 2''!"}} | ||
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| − | [[Peter Venkman]]'s quote, "Back off, man. I'm a scientist", is mentioned in [[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of the "Greatest Quotes of All Time". | + | {{Table| |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:CBGGQ-Ghostbusters.png|300px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Peter Venkman]]'s quote, "Back off, man. I'm a scientist", is mentioned in [[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of the "Greatest Quotes of All Time".}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|''[[The Ralph Wiggum Book]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"Ghost Buster" is #23 on [[Ralph Wiggum]]'s list of "[[25 Cool Things to be When you Grow up]]".}} | ||
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| − | == | + | == Common cast and crew == |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Shohreh Aghdashloo.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Shohreh Aghdashloo]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Provided the voice of {{W|List of Ghostbusters characters#Gozer the Gozerian|Gozer}} in ''{{W|Ghostbusters: Afterlife}}''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Mina bin Laden]] in "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Dan Aykroyd.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Dan Aykroyd]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Co-writer of ''Ghostbusters'' and ''{{W|Ghostbusters II}}'' (along with Harold Ramis); creator of ''{{W|The Real Ghostbusters}}''; played {{W|Ray Stantz}} in ''Ghostbusters'', ''Ghostbusters II'' and ''Afterlife''; had a cameo appearance in ''{{W2|Ghostbusters|2016 film|Answer the Call}}''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Postage Stamp Fellow]] in "[[The Dad-Feelings Limited]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ed Begley, Jr..jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Ed Begley, Jr.]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Ed Mulgrave in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}} in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Homer to the Max]]" and the [[season 20]] episode "[[Gone Maggie Gone]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Andy Garcia.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Andy García]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Mayor Bradley in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Slick]] in the [[season 23]] episode "[[The Book Job]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Maurice LaMarche.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Maurice LaMarche]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{W|Egon Spengler}} in ''The Real Ghostbusters'' and ''{{W|Extreme Ghostbusters}}''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Recurring guest voice actor.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Cheech Marin.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Cheech Marin]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Had a cameo appearance as a dock supervisor in ''Ghostbusters II''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Cheech Marin|himself}} in the [[season 22]] episode "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Melissa McCarthy.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Melissa McCarthy]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Abby Yates in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{ap|Calvin|Step Brother from the Same Planet}} in the [[season 34]] episode "[[Step Brother from the Same Planet]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Kate McKinnon.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Kate McKinnon]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Jillian Holtzmann in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Hettie Mae Boggs]] in the [[season 27]] episode "[[Gal of Constant Sorrow]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Al Roker.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Al Roker]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Had a cameo appearance as himself in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}} in the [[season 24]] episode "[[Moonshine River]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Paul Rudd.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Paul Rudd]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played {{W|List of Ghostbusters characters#Gary Grooberson|Gary Grooberson}} in ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Dr. Zander]] in the [[season 22]] episode "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]", and {{Ch|Paul Rudd|himself}} in the [[season 25]] episode "[[Steal This Episode]]" and in the [[season 32]] episode "[[Three Dreams Denied]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:J. K. Simmons.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[J. K. Simmons]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played {{W|List of Ghostbusters characters#Ivo Shandor|Ivo Shandor}} in ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[J. Jonah Jameson]] in the [[season 18]] episode "[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]", a [[tabloid editor]] in the season 18 episode "[[Homerazzi]]", [[JJ Gruff]] in the [[season 29]] episode "[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]", [[Dr. Jessup]] in the [[season 30]] episode "[[Daddicus Finch]]" and [[Victor Kleskow]] in the season 30 episode "[[Girl's in the Band]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Cecily Strong.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Cecily Strong]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Jennifer Lynch in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Megan Matheson]] in the [[season 29]] episode "[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Max von Sydow.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Max von Sydow]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Provided the voice of {{W|List of Ghostbusters characters#Vigo the Carpathian|Vigo the Carpathian}} in ''Ghostbusters II''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Klaus Ziegler]] in the [[season 25]] episode "[[The War of Art]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Frank Welker.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Frank Welker]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced Ray Stantz, the {{W|Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man}}, {{W|Slimer}} and other characters in ''The Real Ghostbusters''; voiced Ray Stantz in ''Extreme Ghostbusters''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced many animal characters, most notably [[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball II]].}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Kristen Wiig.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Kristen Wiig]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Erin Gilbert in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Calliope Juniper]] in the [[season 22]] episode "[[Flaming Moe]]" and [[Annie Crawford]] in the [[season 25]] episode "[[Homerland]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Zach Woods.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Zach Woods]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Garrett the tour guide in ''Answer the Call''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Zane Furlong]] in the [[season 31]] episode "[[The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson]]".}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Derek Casari]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Dubbing engineer for ''Ghostbusters II''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Dialogue engineer on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Jim Fitzpatrick]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Sound re-recording mixer for ''Ghostbusters II''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Sound re-recording mixer for 23 episodes in seasons 2 and 3.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Greg Orloff.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Greg Orloff]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Foley mixer for ''Ghostbusters II''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Sound re-recording mixer in seasons 3 through 9.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Bill Recinos]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Visual effects animator for ''Ghostbusters''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Character layout artist for 13 episodes in seasons 30 and 31.}} | ||
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Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy franchise about a team of professional ghost hunters.
The franchise began with Ghostbusters in 1984, which was directed by Ivan Reitman and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as the titular Ghostbusters, with Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, William Atherton and Annie Potts in supporting roles. The movie was a box-office hit and a cultural phenomenon. Catchphrases from the movie, such as "Who you gonna call?" quickly made their way into the pop culture lexicon. The movie's theme song, written and performed by Ray Parker Jr., was also a hit and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
A sequel, Ghostbusters II, followed in 1989 and did well at the box office, but wasn't as successful as the first movie. The 1990s and 2000s saw several abortive attempts at a second sequel, but they paused in 2014 when Harold Ramis passed away. In 2016, a remake film (subtitled Answer the Call in its home video release) which featured women in the Ghostbusters roles appeared, but did not do well. In 2021 a second sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, appeared, with the storyline focusing on the daughter and grandchildren of one of the original Ghostbusters.
The Ghostbusters franchise has also given rise to video games, comic books, and two animated television series: The Real Ghostbusters, which aired from 1986 to 1991; and Extreme Ghostbusters, which aired in 1997. Following the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, an animated film and a live-action prequel television series were in development.
Ghostbusters has been referred to several times in the Simpsons universe.
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