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* ToonTransformation: Sammy transforms several objects and people into cartoon characters, including Ray, Winston and Egon.
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Paranormal lightning makes its way through the city, while the Ghostbusters and Slimer are watching TV. Ray begins flipping the channel, irking Peter and Winston. Ray eventually settles on his favourite show, called ''The Sammy K. Ferret Show'' (a slapstick cartoon about anthropomorphic animals). Ray and Slimer find it hilarious, but the others hate it. Peter and Winston even leave, then so does Egon, leaving Ray and Slimer by themselves. The TV glitches out, so Ray tries to fix it with a machine. Lighting then strikes the TV, so Ray decides to go to bed and replace it the next day, but then the TV glows.
The next day, Janine tries to watch TV on her lunch break, but some anthropomorphic animals burst out of the screen, frightening her. A cat starts chasing a mouse around with a hammer, then runs into the kitchen. The Ghostbusters enter the living room and ask her what's wrong, but Peter thinks she's joking and Egon thinks she's hallucinating from stress. Ray and Winston search the living room, but find nothing. Egon puts Janine off-duty for the afternoon, but when everyone leaves, Sammy K. Ferret himself comes to life.
Egon later detects spectral activity that isn't from Slimer, so he has everyone suit up. They intercept Sammy in the kitchen and try to shoot him, but Slimer tells them not to. Egon points out that since Sammy emitted spectral energy he must be a ghost, but Ray sides with Slimer. Sammy then throws a (harmless) bomb, draws a door to another dimension, and leaves through said door. Winston tries to pursue Sammy, but when he opens the door, a train shows up and blows his uniform off.
Sammy pops up again, and Peter goes to fire at him, but then Sammy starts shooting a cannon at the Ghostbusters. He then leaves, throwing another bomb, but this one is more dangerous. Egon explains that the longer Sammy stays in reality, the more realistic, and therefore dangerous, his cartoon props become.
The Ghostbusters drive off with Slimer in tow to track Sammy down. Winston complains that Sammy will be hard to find, but then they all discover that he's leaving a trail of cartooniness wherever he goes. Then, there's a traffic jam because the lights have come to life and are arguing over who should be red. Sammy then appears, but runs away before the Ghostbusters can trap him, then Ray turns into an anthropomorphic pig.
Peter and Egon go after Sammy on a motorbike and tangle with him, but again don't manage to catch him. Meanwhile, in the car, Winston turns into an anthropomorphic dog. They all get in the car and drive off, then they come up with the plan to attract Sammy by using humour (since Sammy likes being funny) and having Slimer perform a comedy skit. They succeed at attracting Sammy, but find he's immune to being trapped.
On the way to a live show, the Ghostbusters discuss how to trap Sammy, wondering if getting him mad is the answer, and then Egon turns into a bird. On the show, the Ghostbusters bash Sammy around to anger him, and he turns into a monster. This enables him to be trapped. Once Sammy is trapped, the Ghostbusters go back to normal, although a few of the changes still haven't reversed.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: One of the ''Sammy K. Ferret'' characters wears only sunglasses and shoes, another wears just shoes and gloves.
* AccordionMan: On the TV show, the poodle lady is spread out like an accordion after being crushed by an anvil. She even plays music as she walks.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Some of the ''Sammy K. Ferret'' characters are multicoloured animals, such as a pink poodle and a purple cat.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Sammy brings a parking meter, a mailbox, a tree, and two traffic lights, to life.
* {{Animorphism}}: As part of the cartoon transformations, Ray turns into an anthropomorphic pig, Winston into an anthropomorphic dog, and Egon into an anthropomorphic bird.
* AnvilOnHead: The poodle woman on ''Sammy K. Ferret'' gets squashed by a falling anvil.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: While Ray and Winston entertain the possibility, Egon and Peter don't believe that cartoon animals could have come alive, despite dealing with the paranormal all the time.
* ArtShift: Sammy causes wherever he's been to have a more "cartoony" art style.
* AsideGlance: InUniverse -- Sammy K. Ferret winks at the screen during his show.
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Ray asks the others if they were watching TV, Peter replies, "No; we were just warming up the set for you."
* AttentionWhore: Sammy wants all the focus to be on him and gets cranky when people laugh at other people.
* CartoonBomb: Sammy throws bowling-ball shaped bombs.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: The gust of air from the cartoon train blows off Winston's uniform, leaving him in his boxers.
* DogsLoveFireHydrants: When Winston turns into a dog, he tells the others not to make fire hydrant jokes.
* EekAMouse: Discussed when Janine is screaming due to the cartoon characters coming to life, but because her fear is making her tongue-tied, she can only stammer out, "I saw... a mouse!", causing Ray to think that she's just afraid of mice.
* ForcedTransformation: Sammy turns Ray into a cartoon pig.
* FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: Sammy wears full clothes.
* FunnyAnimal: The characters of ''The Sammy K. Ferret Show'' are anthropomorphic animals.
* FurryReminder: As a pig, Ray oinks, as a dog, Winston barks and scratches his head, and as a bird, Egon squawks.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Two kangaroos in shirts and ties, a hippo in a Hawaiian shirt, a fox in a sweater, and a bull in a police shirt can be seen.
* HulkingOut: Being angry causes Sammy to turn into a giant, ugly monster.
* HumourDissonance: InUniverse -- the poodle woman becoming an AccordionMan on ''Sammy K. Ferret'' was meant to be funny, but only the easily-amused Ray and Slimer laugh. Winston even says, "You really think that's funny?!".
* LightmareFuel: A slapstick cartoon character gets transported to the real world, where his cartoon gags are no longer funny and are in fact a danger to New York.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: It's unstated what the "K" in Sammy K. Ferret means.
* MythologyGag: Ray calls Slimer "spud" like he did in the movie.
* NoSell: Sammy is immune to proton packs and ghost traps (unless he's angry).
* PercussiveMaintenance: Ray bashes the TV to try to get rid of the static.
* {{Pun}}:
** Ray, after his machine causes the TV to be hit by lightning and set ablaze, says his idea "wasn't so hot".
** Egon says that Winston is "barking" up the wrong tree by assuming he and Peter will make fire hydrant jokes when he turns into a dog.
* PunBasedTitle: The tile is a pun on "stay ''tuned''" and "toon" (short for cartoon).
* RefugeeFromTVLand: Supernatural lightning causes cartoon animals to leave the TV and enter "reality".
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: One of the kangaroos says, "Boing! Boing!" as they bounce, which the other finds "humiliating".
* ScreamingWoman: When the cartoon characters start coming to life, Janine screams.
* ShoutOut:
** One of the programs Ray flips to has an image of a giant lizard attacking a city, referencing Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
** Peter rhetorically asks if the channel with nothing on it is showing "Married with Static", referencing ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''.
** One of the shows in Winston's TV guide is ''The Slimsons'', a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
** The first two characters to come to life were a cat with a hammer and a mouse, a reference to ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''.
* ShowWithinAShow: Ray watches a cartoon called ''The Sammy K. Ferret Show''.
* SpeciesSurname: Sammy's last name is Ferret, and he's applied to be one.
* ThisIsReality: Ray describes ''Sammy K. Ferret'' as "only a cartoon", unaware that he's in one himself.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: The pink poodle lady on the cartoon blushes through her fur.
* TongueOutInsult: The mailbox sticks its tongue out at the parking meter.
* UrineTrouble: Defied when a talking tree and parking meter shoo a dog away lest he pee on them.
* WhiteGloves: The cartoon mouse wears white gloves.
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The next day, Janine tries to watch TV on her lunch break, but some anthropomorphic animals burst out of the screen, frightening her. A cat starts chasing a mouse around with a hammer, then runs into the kitchen. The Ghostbusters enter the living room and ask her what's wrong, but Peter thinks she's joking and Egon thinks she's hallucinating from stress. Ray and Winston search the living room, but find nothing. Egon puts Janine off-duty for the afternoon, but when everyone leaves, Sammy K. Ferret himself comes to life.
Egon later detects spectral activity that isn't from Slimer, so he has everyone suit up. They intercept Sammy in the kitchen and try to shoot him, but Slimer tells them not to. Egon points out that since Sammy emitted spectral energy he must be a ghost, but Ray sides with Slimer. Sammy then throws a (harmless) bomb, draws a door to another dimension, and leaves through said door. Winston tries to pursue Sammy, but when he opens the door, a train shows up and blows his uniform off.
Sammy pops up again, and Peter goes to fire at him, but then Sammy starts shooting a cannon at the Ghostbusters. He then leaves, throwing another bomb, but this one is more dangerous. Egon explains that the longer Sammy stays in reality, the more realistic, and therefore dangerous, his cartoon props become.
The Ghostbusters drive off with Slimer in tow to track Sammy down. Winston complains that Sammy will be hard to find, but then they all discover that he's leaving a trail of cartooniness wherever he goes. Then, there's a traffic jam because the lights have come to life and are arguing over who should be red. Sammy then appears, but runs away before the Ghostbusters can trap him, then Ray turns into an anthropomorphic pig.
Peter and Egon go after Sammy on a motorbike and tangle with him, but again don't manage to catch him. Meanwhile, in the car, Winston turns into an anthropomorphic dog. They all get in the car and drive off, then they come up with the plan to attract Sammy by using humour (since Sammy likes being funny) and having Slimer perform a comedy skit. They succeed at attracting Sammy, but find he's immune to being trapped.
On the way to a live show, the Ghostbusters discuss how to trap Sammy, wondering if getting him mad is the answer, and then Egon turns into a bird. On the show, the Ghostbusters bash Sammy around to anger him, and he turns into a monster. This enables him to be trapped. Once Sammy is trapped, the Ghostbusters go back to normal, although a few of the changes still haven't reversed.
!!This episode provides examples of
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: One of the ''Sammy K. Ferret'' characters wears only sunglasses and shoes, another wears just shoes and gloves.
* AccordionMan: On the TV show, the poodle lady is spread out like an accordion after being crushed by an anvil. She even plays music as she walks.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Some of the ''Sammy K. Ferret'' characters are multicoloured animals, such as a pink poodle and a purple cat.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Sammy brings a parking meter, a mailbox, a tree, and two traffic lights, to life.
* {{Animorphism}}: As part of the cartoon transformations, Ray turns into an anthropomorphic pig, Winston into an anthropomorphic dog, and Egon into an anthropomorphic bird.
* AnvilOnHead: The poodle woman on ''Sammy K. Ferret'' gets squashed by a falling anvil.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: While Ray and Winston entertain the possibility, Egon and Peter don't believe that cartoon animals could have come alive, despite dealing with the paranormal all the time.
* ArtShift: Sammy causes wherever he's been to have a more "cartoony" art style.
* AsideGlance: InUniverse -- Sammy K. Ferret winks at the screen during his show.
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Ray asks the others if they were watching TV, Peter replies, "No; we were just warming up the set for you."
* AttentionWhore: Sammy wants all the focus to be on him and gets cranky when people laugh at other people.
* CartoonBomb: Sammy throws bowling-ball shaped bombs.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: The gust of air from the cartoon train blows off Winston's uniform, leaving him in his boxers.
* DogsLoveFireHydrants: When Winston turns into a dog, he tells the others not to make fire hydrant jokes.
* EekAMouse: Discussed when Janine is screaming due to the cartoon characters coming to life, but because her fear is making her tongue-tied, she can only stammer out, "I saw... a mouse!", causing Ray to think that she's just afraid of mice.
* ForcedTransformation: Sammy turns Ray into a cartoon pig.
* FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: Sammy wears full clothes.
* FunnyAnimal: The characters of ''The Sammy K. Ferret Show'' are anthropomorphic animals.
* FurryReminder: As a pig, Ray oinks, as a dog, Winston barks and scratches his head, and as a bird, Egon squawks.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Two kangaroos in shirts and ties, a hippo in a Hawaiian shirt, a fox in a sweater, and a bull in a police shirt can be seen.
* HulkingOut: Being angry causes Sammy to turn into a giant, ugly monster.
* HumourDissonance: InUniverse -- the poodle woman becoming an AccordionMan on ''Sammy K. Ferret'' was meant to be funny, but only the easily-amused Ray and Slimer laugh. Winston even says, "You really think that's funny?!".
* LightmareFuel: A slapstick cartoon character gets transported to the real world, where his cartoon gags are no longer funny and are in fact a danger to New York.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: It's unstated what the "K" in Sammy K. Ferret means.
* MythologyGag: Ray calls Slimer "spud" like he did in the movie.
* NoSell: Sammy is immune to proton packs and ghost traps (unless he's angry).
* PercussiveMaintenance: Ray bashes the TV to try to get rid of the static.
* {{Pun}}:
** Ray, after his machine causes the TV to be hit by lightning and set ablaze, says his idea "wasn't so hot".
** Egon says that Winston is "barking" up the wrong tree by assuming he and Peter will make fire hydrant jokes when he turns into a dog.
* PunBasedTitle: The tile is a pun on "stay ''tuned''" and "toon" (short for cartoon).
* RefugeeFromTVLand: Supernatural lightning causes cartoon animals to leave the TV and enter "reality".
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: One of the kangaroos says, "Boing! Boing!" as they bounce, which the other finds "humiliating".
* ScreamingWoman: When the cartoon characters start coming to life, Janine screams.
* ShoutOut:
** One of the programs Ray flips to has an image of a giant lizard attacking a city, referencing Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
** Peter rhetorically asks if the channel with nothing on it is showing "Married with Static", referencing ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''.
** One of the shows in Winston's TV guide is ''The Slimsons'', a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
** The first two characters to come to life were a cat with a hammer and a mouse, a reference to ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''.
* ShowWithinAShow: Ray watches a cartoon called ''The Sammy K. Ferret Show''.
* SpeciesSurname: Sammy's last name is Ferret, and he's applied to be one.
* ThisIsReality: Ray describes ''Sammy K. Ferret'' as "only a cartoon", unaware that he's in one himself.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: The pink poodle lady on the cartoon blushes through her fur.
* TongueOutInsult: The mailbox sticks its tongue out at the parking meter.
* UrineTrouble: Defied when a talking tree and parking meter shoo a dog away lest he pee on them.
* WhiteGloves: The cartoon mouse wears white gloves.
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