History YMMV / FilmationsGhostbusters

* FridgeLogic: An episode of the original series has a ghost who's also a werewolf trying to steal a mystical amulet from the Ghostbusters. The thing is, ''this amulet can cure him of lycanthropy,'' which is why he wants it. Which means that for once the ghosts and the busters aren't at cross-purposes: if they'd worked together the werewolf would've gotten his cure, and the Ghostbusters would've learned what the amulet does and how to use it, allowing them to render other werewolves they face powerless.

* DesignatedVillain: Happened a few times in the 1975 show where the Busters were dedicated to sending the ghosts back...really just because they were ghosts. The best example might be the one with the werewolf who was trying to find the one thing that could ''cure'' his condition. Information the Busters probably would've liked to have had to use against more malicious werewolves.

* EvilIsSexy: Apparitia again... same for Mysteria.

* NightmareFuel: Ironically, the ghosts and baddies in the show itself weren't really all that scary, likely by design. However, the area of the HQ where the boys suited up features weird, abstract demonic artwork that actually is frightening. It doesn't help that the demonic imagery is featured in the show's {{Episode Title Card}}s and ending credits.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The series was meant both to avert and to capitalize on this, being based on the earlier 1975 live action {{Creator/Filmation}} series, but riding on the coat-tails of the wildly popular 1984 Creator/ColumbiaPictures [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} film]]. In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140419040206/http://www.the-trades.com/articles/2007/06/11/lou-scheimer-candid-conversation-filmations-founder a 2007 interview]], Lou Scheimer recounted receiving a phone call from a gentleman who complained how his cartoon had ostensibly taken the film's African-American character (Winston Zeddemore) and turned him into an ape, with the man apparently unaware that the ape character had originated in the 1975 series.

* BadassNormal: John Guardian in the episode "The Looking Glass Warrior".

* AdaptationDisplacement: The series was meant both to avert and to capitalize on this, being based on the earlier 1975 live action {{Creator/Filmation}} series, but riding on the coat-tails of the wildly popular 1984 Creator/ColumbiaPictures [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} film]]. In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140419040206/http://www.the-trades.com/articles/2007/06/11/lou-scheimer-candid-conversation-filmations-founder a 2007 interview]], Lou Scheimer recounted receiving a phone call from a gentleman who complained how his cartoon had ostensibly taken the film's African-American character (Winston Zeddemore) and [[UnfortunateImplications turned him into an ape]], with the man apparently unaware that the ape character had originated in the 1975 series.

* IdiotPlot: Eddie fell prey to a number of these. Numerous episodes suffer from idiot plots, in fact.
** Most of the idiot plots could be avoided if anyone involved used their time traveling abilities properly. Admittedly, if taken to the logical limit the series would be an extremely confusing series of temporal {{plan}}s.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The series was meant both to avert and to capitalize on this, being based on the earlier 1975 live action {{Creator/Filmation}} series, but riding on the coat-tails of the wildly popular 1984 Creator/ColumbiaPictures [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} film]].

* HilariousInHindsight: While Belfry was obviously inspired by Slimer from [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} that other franchise]], his role in the story is closer to [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]] from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': the heroes' cute, lovable NonHumanSidekick who occasionally causes trouble but ultimately means well.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Kids were understandably unimpressed when they tuned in to the 1986 cartoon only to discover that, despite sharing a title, it had nothing to do with the popular blockbuster film of the same name.

* NightmareFuel: Ironically, the ghosts and baddies in the show itself weren't really all that scary, likely by design. The area of the HQ where the boys suited up featuring weird abstract demonic artwork however, was. It doesn't help that the demonic imagery is featured in the show's {{Episode Title Card}}s and ending credits.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The series was meant both to avert and to capitalize on this, being based on the earlier 1975 live action {{Creator/Filmation}} series, but riding on the coat-tails of the wildly popular 1984 Columbia [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} film]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme, which incorporates Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," has been considered this.

* BadassNormal: John Guardian in the episode ''The Looking Glass Warrior''.

* NightmareFuel: Ironically, the ghosts and baddies in the show itself weren't really all that scary, likely by design. The area of the HQ where the boys suited up featuring weird abstract demonic artwork however, was. It doesn't help that the demonic imagery is featured in the show's {{Episode Title Card}}s and ending credits.