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The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Saturday, September 16, 1989

Ended: Saturday, December 16, 1989

When does The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 come out?

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 premiered Saturday, September 16, 1989 on ABC and ended Saturday, December 16, 1989. The season has 21 episodes.

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The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 release schedule

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 episode release dates
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1. Something's Going Around

Peter falls ill, and Louis asks a doctor (Stanley Ralph Ross) he met two days ago to come and take a look. It turns out the doctor has sent them potato chips, which makes people allergic to ghosts, and only Peter has eaten enough of them. The doctor gives them more chips. What the Ghostbusters don't know is that the doctor is a ghost and they have to develop resistance to the allergy.

Saturday · 37 years ago

2. Three Men and an Egon

A confrontation with a giant clock monster causes Egon to become younger and younger. The catch- they only have until midnight, at which time the now infant Egon will vanish from existence forever.

Saturday · 37 years ago

3. Elementary My Dear Winston

The legendary and apparently ghostly Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive in New York to find Professor Moriarty. When Watson gets captured, Sherlock Holmes selects Winston to help him. Moriarty seeks to absorb all the ghosts in the containment unit.

Saturday · 37 years ago

4. If I Were a Witch Man

The Ghostbusters are called to stop a witch that has been terrorizing the town of Lewiston. She wants revenge against the descendants of those who imprisoned her 300 years ago, which includes Egon.

Saturday · 37 years ago

5. Partners in Slime

A year after the Ghostbusters defeated Vigo the Carpathian, a ghost named Poso kidnaps Janine and Louis to force the Ghostbusters to hand over their business. The Ghostbusters get help from a recently-captured ghost, Shifter, to find out why Poso wants their business and where to find him. Covered in mood slime, Peter goes to the Ghost Town to save Louis and Janine.

Saturday · 37 years ago

6. Future Tense

The Ghostbusters get a new TV as payment for a job. When Ray stays up to watch television, he sees into the Ghostbusters' future. The others don't believe him at first, but Ray is quickly proved right and the next vision shows them their deaths.

Saturday · 36 years ago

7. Jailbusters

The Ghostbusters are tricked into letting their guard down and get captured by ghosts. They're charged with crimes against ghosts and stand trial. It's up to Janine, Louis and Slimer to save them from a horrible punishment.

Saturday · 36 years ago

8. The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb!

The Ghostbusters are on live TV at the tomb of Al Capone (Jocko Marcellino) where his ghost is supposed to appear at midnight. Something does happen and the guys get transported to the other side, getting involved with Al Capone and other supernatural criminals.

Saturday · 36 years ago

9. The Halloween Door

The Ghostbusters are confronted by Crowley (Michael Rye) and his group, who want their help in ending Halloween. The guys turn him down, but one of their PKE meters is stolen and used by Crowley to accomplish his goal. Unfortunately, all he does is break a seal, opening our world to numerous ghosts – including the huge, rampaging Boogaloo (Brian O'Neal) – and giving the Ghostbusters a lot to handle on Halloween night.

Saturday · 36 years ago

10. Venk-Man!

After being hit by Egon's experimental proton ray, Peter becomes something of a superhero, as his muscles grow and he becomes a buldging muscle hunk with powers, but it won't last long.

Saturday · 37 years ago

11. Trading Faces

A bad lookalike of Slimer on the run arrives in the firehouse via a mirror and sends Louis and the real Slimer to the Ghost World.

Saturday · 37 years ago

12. Transcendental Tourists

A family of ghosts on vacation work to remove those they believe are interrupting their peace and quiet, including Peter, Winston and Slimer.

Saturday · 37 years ago

13. Surely You Joust

The Ghostbusters become involved in the world of knights and dragons to free a captured Janine.

Saturday · 36 years ago

14. Kitty-Cornered

Slimer finds a cat that can make all of his dreams come true.

Saturday · 37 years ago

15. Slimer's Curse

Slimer wins the lottery, only to find his winnings have been cursed.

Saturday · 37 years ago

16. Til Death Do Us Part

The Ghostbusters get a temp (who turns out to be a ghost) and she decides Egon would make a great husband.

Saturday · 37 years ago

17. It's About Time

The firehouse is going to be torn down to make way for a new expressway, but that's the least of the Ghostbusters' problems. The guys and Slimer get sent back to 1959 due to a trap accident. They have to find a way back and fight ghosts without their equipment.

Saturday · 36 years ago

18. The Ransom of Greenspud

A trio of ghosts abduct Slimer and will keep him unless the Ghostbusters agree to free a ghost named Spiderlegs.

Sunday · 37 years ago

19. Revenge of the Ghostmaster

The Ghostmaster is back and casts a spell on the Ghostbusters that causes all electronic equipment near them to shut off, including their proton packs and ghost traps.

Saturday · 36 years ago

20. Loose Screws

Slimer breaks a trap and doesn't completely fix it before the guys use it on a job. Now the essence inside starts to leak out and make inanimate objects come to life.

Saturday · 36 years ago

21. Slimer Streak Finale

Stuck on a train, the Ghostbusters have to play games to bring it to a halt.

Saturday · 36 years ago

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 guest stars

  • Linda Gary

    Linda Gary

    Kestrel / Mayor / 1st Girl / Jersey Woman (voice)

  • Karen Hartman

    Margaret Prandish / 2nd Girl / Woman with Mask (voice)

  • Danny Mann

    Danny Mann

    Poso / 4th Ghost Hood / Ghost (voice)

  • Frank Renzulli

    Frank Renzulli

    Shifter / Slime (voice)

  • James Avery

    James Avery

    Judge / Booming Voice / Jurors (voice)

  • Stan Wojno

    Doorman / First Guard / Skeleton (voice)

  • Patrick Pinney

    Patrick Pinney

    Spectre / Male Actor (voice)

  • Brian O'Neal

    Boogaloo (voice)

  • Michael Rye

    Michael Rye

    Dr. Crowley (voice)

  • Ron Green

    Meter / Ghost / Man (voice)

  • Alan Shearman

    Alan Shearman

    Sherlock Holmes / Punker #3 / Crowd (voice)

  • Jocko Marcellino

    Jocko Marcellino

    Al Capone (voice)

  • Gregory Paul Martin

    Ghostmaster / Motorists (voice)

  • Stanley Ralph Ross

    Dr. McCatheter (voice)

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 FAQ

When does The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 come out?

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 premiered Saturday, September 16, 1989 on ABC.

How many episodes are in The Real Ghostbusters Season 5?

The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 has 21 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 finale?

The The Real Ghostbusters Season 5 finale (Episode 21) aired Saturday, December 16, 1989.

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