History Trivia / FilmationsGhostbusters

** Bizarrely, if you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ combine the]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ song with the Filmation intro]], they match ''perfectly.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk Combining the intro of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk with the Filmation music]] isn't quite the same, but it still comes very close.

* ReferencedBy: ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow'': In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_-D6BWXnOg&feature=related this clip]] at about 10:05, the opening credits run as Poink explains the series to Yappy. Oddly enough the music is the Ray Parker Jr movie/Real Ghostbusters theme...and it fits in with the animation like a glove.
* TalkingToHimself: It's obvious since it's a Filmation production with limited voice actors, such example is Pat Fraley and Peter Cullen not only voice Jake Jr. and Eddie Jr. but their fathers the original ghostbusters (see TheOtherDarrin)

** There's a sequence in the episode "Statue of Liberty" in which: The Ghostbusters go up a reeeeeally long flight of stairs (sound familiar?) in pursuit of Mysteria. Mysteria catches up to Eddie and surrounds him with mist. Eddie falls, and Tracy uses the Ghost Gummer to catch him in the nick of time! The sequence was reused in a later episode, replacing Mysteria with a generic orange ghost!

* TalkingToHimself It's obvious since it's a Filmation production with limited voice actors, such example is Pat Fraley and Peter Cullen not only voice Jake Jr. and Eddie Jr. but their fathers the original ghostbusters (see TheOtherDarrin)

*** Prime Evil was originally designed to resemble [[ThunderCats Mumm-Ra]], while Scared Stiff was originally conceived as more of a "walking fridge" robot and Mysteria originally had a human appearance and a long red dress.

** Most likely the animators were told to time the intro animation to the Ray Parker Jr music just in case a last minute agreement with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (or case handed down in court) allowed them to use it.

* RealitySubtext: The episode "Statue of Liberty" revolves around the newly-restored Statue of Liberty, which Americans had celebrated in real life that past July. (The episode aired in September 1986, just two months after "Liberty Weekend.")

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: At least outside the U.S., since the animated sequel was broadcasted overseas, while the original live-action TV series prequel was never exported anywhere.

* TalkingToHimself It's obvious since it's a Filmation production with limited voice actors, such example is Pat Fraley and Peter Cullen not only voice Jake Jr. and Eddie Jr. but their fathers the original ghostbusters (see TheOtherDarren)
* TheOtherDarren: In the 1975 series Jake Kong Sr. was played by Forrest Tucker and Eddie Spencer Sr. was Larry Storch but in the 1986 series and probably due to the passing of Forrest Tucker, Jake Sr. is voiced by Pat Fraley and Eddie Sr. is voiced by Peter Cullen.

*** Tex-Hex from ''{{Bravestarr}}'' was originally meant to be a ''Ghostbusters'' villain. Lou Scheimer took one look at his character-sketch and decided that he should be a BigBad in his own right.
* Bizarrely, if you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ combine the]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ song with the Filmation intro]], they match ''perfectly.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk Combining the intro of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk with the Filmation music]] isn't quite the same, but it still comes very close.
** Most likely the animators were told to time the intro animation to the Ray Parker Jr music just in case a last minute agreement with Columbia ( or case handed down in court) allowed them to use it.

* RecycledScript: Becomes really obvious when the same villain pulls off the same plot in two ''consecutive'' episodes, at least in the Creator/{{Netflix}} playlist order.
** Also, the InsideAComputerSystem episode "Cyman's Revenge" is very similar to the ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' episode "Day of the Machines".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original "series bible" (the document which lays out the vision of the series), the moronic Airhead was described as working for the Ghostbusters while serving Prime Evil--in other words, a [[TheMole mole]]. This gave his incompetence a very interesting angle, but in the finished series, he was just a moron.
** Also, according to [[http://filmationghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Batz_(Series) the show's wiki]], {{Creator/Filmation}} was planning a SpinOff called ''Batz'' featuring Belfry's family, with the episode "Whither Why" as a PoorlyDisguisedPilot.

* ActingForTwo: Larry Storch as Spenser and the Al Capone {{Expy}} in the first episode. ''They even dressed the same''.
* CreatorCameo: Filmation founder Lou Scheimer as Zero in the live-action series and several voices in the animated series. Tracy, Fib Face and Ansabone are but three examples.

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: At least outside the U.S., since the animated sequel was broadcasted overseas, while the original live-action TV series prequel was never exported anywere.
* RecycledScript: Becomes really obvious when the same villain pulls off the same plot in two ''consecutive'' episodes, at least in the Netflix playlist order.

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: At least outside the U.S., since the animated adaptation was broadcasted overseas, while the original live-action TV series was never exported.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/PatFraley as Jake and Creator/PeterCullen as Eddie. Both actors also play [[TalkingToHimself several other characters]] on the series.
** They also voice their fathers, the original Ghost Busters from the live action series who were played by Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch (both of Series/FTroop fame).
** They had also previously voiced [[RainbowBrite Murky Dismal (Peter Cullen) and his hairy henchman Lurky (Pat Fraley, who also voiced Buddy Blue)]].
** Jessica Wray is [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Mary Philips (AKA: Stormer)]].

* Bizarrely, if you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ combine the]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ song with the Filmation intro]], they match ''perfectly.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk Combining the intro of]] ''TheRealGhostbusters'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk with the Filmation music]] isn't quite the same, but it still comes very close.

*** Prime Evil was originally designed to resemble [[ThunderCats Mumm-Ra]], while Scared Stiff was stockier in his pilot appearance and Mysteria originally had a human appearance and a long red dress.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/PatFraley as Jake and PeterCullen as Eddie. Both actors also play [[TalkingToHimself several other characters]] on the series.

** Also, according to [[http://filmationghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Batz_(Series) the show's wiki]], {{Filmation}} was planning a SpinOff called ''Batz'' featuring Belfry's family, with the episode "Whither Why" as a PoorlyDisguisedPilot.

*** Prime Evil was originally designed to resemble [[ThunderCats Mumm-Ra]].

* Bizarrely, if you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ combine the]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ song with the Filmation intro]], they match ''perfectly.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk Combining the intro of]] ''TheRealGhostbusters'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk with the Filmation music]] isn't quite the same, but it still comes very close.

* Bizarrely, if you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ combine the]] ''[[TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2rDtKW8wQ song with the Filmation intro]], they match ''perfectly.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk Combining the intro of]] ''TheRealGhostbusters'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxU4MCZZbk with the Filmation music]] isn't quite the same, but it still comes very close.

** Also, according to [[http://filmationghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Batz_(Series) the show's wiki]], {{Filmation}} was planning a SpinOff called ''Batz'' featuring Belfry's family, with the episode "Whither Why" as a PoorlyDisguisedPilot.

* HeyItsThatVoice: PatFraley as Jake and PeterCullen as Eddie. Both actors also play [[TalkingToHimself several other characters]] on the series.

* HeyItsThatVoice: PatFraley as Jake and PeterCullen as Eddie.