The Real Ghostbusters
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
The Real Ghostbusters (1986) is a action and adventure series from ABC. It has built a run of 140 episodes at roughly 25 minutes each. It premiered on September 13, 1986. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 7 seasons.
What The Real Ghostbusters Is About
The Real Ghostbusters continues where the first movie left off, with the four Ghostbusters facing forces of the supernatural. Helping out the Ghostbusters would be their secretary, Janine Melnitz, and (eventually) Louis Tully. Also joining in would be the green ghost busted at the Sedgewick Hotel in the first movie, which was given the name Slimer.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 25 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 140 episodes, spread across 7 seasons and it leans into its action/adventure roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Kath Soucie, Laura Summer and Arsenio Hall to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Kath Soucie, Laura Summer, Arsenio Hall, Buster Jones, Dave Coulier and Lorenzo Music lead the cast.
Key roles include Kath Soucie as Janine; Laura Summer as Janine; Arsenio Hall as Winston; Buster Jones as Winston; Dave Coulier as Peter.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, adventure and children have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside ABC’s other originals, a 7.6/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1986 and carried by ABC with the series still ended, it lands hardest with action and adventure viewers.
Where to Stream
The Real Ghostbusters comes from ABC. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Real Ghostbusters is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Kath Soucie and Laura Summer doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/adventure roots, It has held up since 1986 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Real Ghostbusters is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and adventure lane, at 140 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.6/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.6/10. Watch it if you want action/adventure you can settle into.
