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The Ghost Busters
Image: GB.jpg
Larry Storch, Forrest Tucker, Bob Burns
Presented by Filmation
Starring Forrest Tucker
Larry Storch
Bob Burns
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. Forrest Tucker ( February 12, 1919 - October 25, 1986) was an American Actor in both movies and Television Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles including voiceover The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 1
No.  of episodes 15
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
Dick Rosenbloom
Producer(s) Norman Abbott
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run 1975 – 1976
Chronology
Related shows Filmation's Ghostbusters
External links
IMDb profile

The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran from 1975 to 1976, and was not affiliated with the similarly titled 1984 movie (Columbia Pictures did, however, pay Filmation for a license to use the name). Norman "Norm" Prescott ( January 31, 1927 - July 2 2005) was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Studios Louis Scheimer (born October 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American producer one of the original founders of CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Ghostbusters was an Animated television series created by Filmation and distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and launched following the success A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 The year 1976 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1976 Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. Only 15 episodes were created.

This series starred Forrest Tucker as Jake Kong (although his first name is never actually given in this series), Larry Storch as Eddie Spencer, and Bob Burns as Tracy the Gorilla, as a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Forrest Tucker ( February 12, 1919 - October 25, 1986) was an American Actor in both movies and Television Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles including voiceover

Contents

Episode formula

Each episode would always begin with Spencer and Tracy stopping at a convenience store to pick up the tape recording that explained their mission for the episode in a parody of Mission: Impossible. A convenience store is a small store or shop. They are often located alongside busy roads or at gas/petrol stations. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles It would be hidden inside a common object such as a bicycle, typewriter or painting. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e The message would always end by saying, "This message will self destruct in five seconds. " It would then explode in Tracy's face for comic effect. Their investigation would take them to the same "old castle" on the outskirts of the city, and after a series of chases and pratfalls the Ghost Busters would corner the ghost (and his/her "sidekick"), which they would dispatch back to the afterlife with their Ghost Dematerializer.

Animated series

In 1986, to cash in on the popularity of the Columbia film, the show was revived in cartoon format with Kong and Spencer's sons, Jake and Eddie Jr. The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. , inheriting their fathers' business in Filmation's Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters was an Animated television series created by Filmation and distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and launched following the success

DVD

The show was released on DVD in April 2007 by Brentwood Home Video (BCI) through its "Ink and Paint DVD" imprint, however no mention of the show is made on the Ink and Paint DVD website. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In addition, unlike many of BCI's ER Filmation releases, this DVD appears to have been sourced from the original NTSC prints. NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico

List of episodes

Trivia

External links

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