The Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series, a spinoff of the 1984 movie
Ghostbusters. The series ran from September 13, 1986 to October 5, 1991, and was produced by
Columbia Pictures Television,
DiC Enterprises, and
Coca-Cola Telecommunications.
J. Michael Straczynski was story editor, and wrote episodes for every season except four and seven. "The Real" was added to the title after a dispute with
Filmation and its
Ghost Busters properties. The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Dr.
Peter Venkman, Dr.
Egon Spengler, Dr.
Ray Stantz,
Winston Zeddemore, their secretary
Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost
Slimer.