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''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is a short-lived, sequel/spin-off of '' The Real Ghostbusters '' Cartoon series that aired 40 episodes in the fall of 1997. The show featured a new team of younger Ghostbusters led by veteran Ghostbuster Egon Spengler, secretary Janine Melnitz and, of course, Slimer. The premise is similar to the plot of Ghostbusters II . Set years after the end of RGB, lack of supernatural activity has put the busters out of business. Each has gone their separate ways, except for Egon who still lives in the Firehouse to further his studies and teach a class on the paranormal at a local college. When ghosts start to reappearing in the New York area, Egon is forced to recruit new ghostbusters from the class. The new Ghostbusters were Kylie Griffin, a girl genius and expert on the occult, Eduardo Rivera, a hip, cynical slacker, Garrett Miller, a wheelchair-bound young athlete and Roland Jackson, a studious machinery whiz. Everything familiar to the previous series needed to be retooled design-wise as the character likenesses were owned by Columbia Pictures Television . That meant a new Ecto-1 , different looks for Egon, Slimer and Janine, and all-new background layouts consistent through Sony cartoons at the time. The theme music for ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' replaced the familiar Ray Parker Jr. theme with a gritty, Rock / Funk inspired variation of the original Ghostbusters song as written by Jim Latham. Perhaps the most notable episode of ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' was the two part episode entitled "Back in the Saddle", in which all of the original Ghostbusters team up with their successors for an adventure. Dave Coulier (voice of Peter Venkman), Buster Jones (voice of Winston Zeddemore), and Frank Welker (voice of Ray Stantz) reprised their roles from ''The Real Ghostbusters''. Two video games were also created based on the series, one for the Gameboy Advanced , one fot the Playstation 1. Both games were met with poor reviews. In 1998, three VHS volumes of the show were released by Tristar Home Video, all of which are now out of print. There are currently no plans for a DVD release. The episodes included on the VHS volumes were: Volume 1: Darkness At Noon (Part 1), Darkenss At Noon (Part 2) Volume 2: The Infernal Machine, Grundelesque Volume 3: Back In The Saddle (Part 1), Back In The Saddle (Part 2) CAST
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EPISODE LIST 1. Darkness at Noon (part 1) (9/1/1997) ''Egon is forced to recuit new Ghosbusters when construction workers inadvertantly released Achira, a ghost that can spread disease.'' 2. Darkness at Noon (part 2) (9/2/1997) ''Egon builds new and improved ghost busting equipment for the new team when Kylie is possessed by Achira.'' 3. The True Face of a Monster (9/3/1997) ''A Rabbi's son creates a Golem to defend against temple vandalism. But the creature grows to strong to be controlled.'' 4. Fear Itself (9/4/1997) ''The XGBs face their inner demons when they face a ghost that can bring people's fears to life.'' 5. Deadliners (9/5/1997) ''Characters from a horror novel are comign to life and attacking innocent people.'' 6. Casting the Runes (9/8/1997) ''A thief steals a pouch containing ancient runes which a ghost uses to enslave innocent people in his realm.'' 7. The Infernal Machine (9/9/1997) ''A ghost takes control of Roland and forces him to build a deadly mechanical host vehicle.'' 8. Home Is Where the Horror Is (9/10/1997) ''While on a job, the XGBs discover the ghost is actually the house they're in.'' 9. Killjoys (9/11/1997) ''The XGBs battle ghostly clowns that feed on laughter.'' 10. The Unseen (9/12/1997) ''Every time someone looks at the strange orb, a ghost appears to steal their eyes. The XGBs must stop a museum about to put the orb on display.'' 11. The Crawler (9/22/1997) ''Janine attempts to make Egon jealous by going on a date with another man. Unfortunately, the man she dates is a bug demon in disguise looking for a queen.'' 12. The Pied Piper of Manhattan (9/23/1997) ''A mysterious Piper appears and claims he can catch ghosts better than the XGBs.'' 13. Be Careful What You Wish For (9/24/1997) ''A ghost capable of granting wishes comes to town in the form of a salesman, only his results are far from what people wanted.'' 14. Grease (9/25/1997) ''A Gremlin is on the loose, causing trouble throughout the city.'' 15. The Jersey Devil (9/26/1997) ''The XGBs loose their equipment and have to protect a small town from the Jersey Devil .'' 16. Dry Spell (9/29/1997) ''The XGBs battle A ghost capable of sucking all the water out of a person.'' 17. Sonic Youth (9/30/1997) ''The XGB's hunt for a Banshee gets complicated when the Banshee's sister puts a spell on Roland.'' 18. Ghost Apocalyptic Future (10/1/1997) ''Kylie gets transported to a future where a ghost named Tempus rules over humanity.'' 19. Bird of Prey (10/2/1997) ''The weather in New York City is made a lot worse when a ghost called the Harasvelg arrives.'' 20. Seeds of Destruction (10/3/1997) ''A demon seed inhabits a Professor's plant, and takes over the building.'' 21. The Luck of the Irish (11/3/1997) ''A recently released Leprechaun is trapping people in his pot of gold.'' 22. The Ghostmakers (11/4/1997) ''A ghost starts taking over people's bodies by pulling their souls into a mirror.'' 23. Slimer's Sacrifice (11/5/1997) ''Slimer gets trapped in the containment unit, surrounded by some very vindictive ghosts that remember him, including a demon named Surt who wants to bring about Ragnarok .'' 24. Grundelesque (11/6/1997) ''When Kylie was a child, a friend of her's mysteriously disappeared. Now, a ghost who looks exactly like him appears. To save him, Kylie must call upon a ghost the Real Ghostbusters captured years ago: the Grundel.'' 25. In Your Dreams (11/7/1997) ''A ghost tries to leave the world of dream and enter our own.'' 26. Moby Ghost (11/10/1997) ''The XGBs have to join forces with a vengeful ghost to stop a ghost whale's rampage.'' 27. Fallout (11/12/1997) ''The XGBs find their equipment useless against a radioactive energy eating ghost.'' 28. Eyes of a Dragon (11/13/1997) ''After a Chinatown merchant disappears, the XGBs find the merchant has fallen prey to a bone stealing ghost.'' 29. Till Death Do Us Start (11/14/1997) ''The XGBs protect a man from a ghost that wants to marry him.'' 30. Glutton for Punishment (11/24/1997) ''The XGBs battle a ghost whose victims go on feeding frenzies.'' 31. Ghost in the Machine (11/25/1997) ''When an old oil mine is reopened, it sets free a ghost that can possess vehicles.'' 32. Dog Days (11/26/1997) ''A demon dog starts enslaving all the dogs in the city.'' 33. Mole People (11/27/1997) ''A string of power outages is blamed on a group of people living underground. But are they the real cause?'' 34. A Temporary Insanity (11/28/1997) ''When Janine goes on vacation, the XGB hire a temp. But the temp isn't really want she seems.'' 35. Rage (12/1/1997) ''While the Firehouse is sprayed for bugs, Egon moves in with Eduardo and learns he hasn't told his brother what he does for a living.'' 36. Heart of Darkness (12/2/1997) ''Recent thefts of crystal skulls by ghosts bring Egon Spengler into contact with an old associate, Dr. Edward Carrillion.'' 37. Back in the Saddle (Part 1) (12/3/1997) ''Janine invites Peter, Ray, and Winston to celebrate Egon's birthday, reuniting the old Ghostbusters once more. But there is friction between the new and the old teams when the RGB's decied to help catch ghosts again.'' 38. Back in the Saddle (Part 2) (12/4/1997) ''Peter's vaction in Hudson Bay is rudely interrupted when a new ghost emerges in the waters of the city.'' 39. The Sphinx (12/5/1997) ''People are being turned into mindless fools by a Sphinx when they fail to answer his riddle.'' 40. Witchy Woman (12/8/1997) ''Three teenage witches try to bring Kylie into their Coven .'' EXTERNAL LINKS
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