Ghostbusters (1986 TV series)

Not to be confused with The Real Ghostbusters.
Ghostbusters
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Based onThe Ghost Busters by Marc Richards
Developed byBob Logan
Robby London
Barry O'Brien
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producerLou Scheimer
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesFilmation
Tribune Entertainment
Original release
NetworkFirst-run syndication
ReleaseSeptember 8 (1986-09-08) –
December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)
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Ghostbusters (later called Filmation's Ghostbusters) is a 1986 American animated television series created by Filmation and distributed by Tribune Entertainment, serving as the sequel to Filmation's 1975 live-action television show The Ghost Busters.[1]

It is not to be confused with Columbia Pictures' 1984 film Ghostbusters or that film's subsequent animated television show The Real Ghostbusters, which premiered five days later.[2] When making their film, Columbia Pictures needed to obtain rights to use the name from Filmation.

The success of Columbia's (unrelated) film spurred Filmation to resurrect their own property, producing an animated series based on the characters from the earlier TV show.[3] This animated series ran from September 8 to December 5, 1986 in daytime syndication, and produced 65 episodes. The series is technically called simply Ghostbusters, but home video releases used the name Filmation's Ghostbusters to avoid confusion. In the U.S., reruns of the show previously aired on CBN Cable; The Family Channel, Qubo's Qubo Night Owl block from 2010 to 2013;[4][5][6] and most recently on the Retro Television Network until 2015.[7][8]

In the 1980s, ABC aired the series in Australia.

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  2. ^ Solomon, Charles (September 18, 1986). "Animated Shows For Kids". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 372–374. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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  5. ^ "Qubo to Launch New Slate of Kids Shows Beginning This Summer Through Fall 2010". Business Wire. May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "Qubo Channel Kicks off Fall 2010 Lineup Starting Monday, September 27". Business Wire. September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "RTV Bringing Back Retro Saturday Morning TV". TVNewsCheck. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "TV Listings: KAZTDT2 (KAZT-DT2), October 2, 2010". Zap2it. Retrieved September 20, 2010.