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7One of the strikes "against" the show is that it tended to be a bit low-key and didn't rely on BIG AWESOME MOMENTS that left people (and kids) whooping very often -- funny moments on the other hand...
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10!!Season 1
11* "Ghosts 'R' Us": When the Ghostbusters get pelted with high-velocity chocolate:
12-->'''Ray:''' Oww!!! Eee!!
13-->'''Peter:''' Aaaahh!!
14-->'''Winston:''' Whooaaa!! Aaah!!!
15-->'''Egon:''' ''[flatly]'' ''Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.''
16* "Killerwatt":
17** At the beginning, Ray serves up some gloppy stew that [[OnlyOneWhoLikesSpam no one else likes except Slimer]]. Ray tries to excuse it by saying it's an old family recipe, and Venkman says, "'Old' being the key word!".
18** At the end, the Ghostbusters realise that [[LastSecondJokeProblem they never let Janine know to stop powering the firehouse on a bike]].
19* "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood":
20** After Ray arrives to help out:
21--->'''Egon:''' The prime motivator is a demon named Watt.\
22'''Ray:''' [[WhosOnFirst Named what?]]\
23'''Egon:''' Watt.\
24'''Ray:''' I asked you first!\
25'''Peter:''' No, Watt is its name.\
26'''Ray:''' Don't ask me. Ask Egon.\
27'''Egon:''' This'll show you Watt.\
28'''Ray:''' Huh?\
29'''Egon:''' Never mind. Let's just track it down.
30** At the start of the episode, its been a very slow week.
31--->'''Peter:''' Hey, Janine? Do you think you could slow it down a notch with the bubblegum and the filing? My heart can't take the excitement.
32** After that, Winston had finished building an impressively tall house of cards. As he admires his handiwork, he blanched after seeing Egon had just finished building a ''cathedral'' of cards.
33** Janine excitedly takes a call after fending the team off in a scramble that would make Franchise/SamAndMax proud, and it turns out to be her sister's casserole recipe. Peter isn't hopeful when the next call is a job.
34--->'''Peter:''' Calm down, guys. It's probably the dessert recipe.
35** After Peter is released from Watt’s [[DemonicPossession possession]], his hair is stuck standing upright no matter how much he tries to press it down. Slimer offers a solution by sliming the top of his head. Peter was ''pissed'' and angrily chases Slimer down the street.
36* In "Slimer Come Home", a gang of tough looking guys start following Egon, clearly up to no good. The leader asks Egon with {{faux affab|lyevil}}ility if he can help him look for whatever he lost. Egon describes Slimer, in detailed scientific terms. The gang leader calls off his people, explaining:
37--> '''Gang Leader''': My Dad told me never to mess with anyone that was weirder than I am.
38* "[[Recap/TheRealGhostbustersS1E6TheBoogiemanCometh The Boogieman Cometh]]":
39** Another snarky exchange between Peter and Egon:
40--->'''Peter:''' You want to tell us why you're so hot to take this case?\
41'''Egon:''' Let's just say, ItsPersonal.\
42'''Peter:''' Thanks, Egon, that explains a lot.
43** The guys set a trap for the [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight Boogieman]] by renting an apartment and furnishing one room to look like a kid's bedroom. They just need one more thing to make it complete...
44--->'''Egon:''' We need someone to sleep here tonight who can pass for a child -- someone whose thoughts, actions, and general state of mind are identical to, say, a six-year-old...\
45''({{Beat}} as three of them look at...)''\
46'''[[ManChild Ray:]]''' ''(who is hugging a plush toy he recognises from his childhood)'' Uh... [[WhyAreYouLookingAtMeLikeThat something I can do for you guys?]]
47** Once forced into the role, he jokingly pesters Peter for a glass of water and then a bedtime story.
48--->'''Peter:''' Once upon a time, there were four Ghostbusters who had a job to do ''only they couldn't do it 'cause one of them wouldn't go to sleep! The end!'' ''(slams door)''\
49'''Ray:''' ''[[BlowingARaspberry (blows a raspberry)]]''
50** When the Boogieman appears, he [[MistakenAge calls Ray an unusually large toddler]].
51** Winston's entirely sensible response after they see the Boogieman for the first time:
52--->'''Egon''': We've got to go after him!\
53'''Winston''': No we don't. Show me where it says that!
54** They bust out of a trap in the Boogeyman's realm by firing their beams at the ceiling. [[MindScrew It turns into an explosion of fireworks.]]
55--->'''Peter:''' [[LampshadeHanging Fireworks? Why'd they turn it into fireworks?]]\
56'''Egon:''' Why not?\
57'''Peter:''' Fair enough.
58** At the end of the episode, the Ghostbusters see someone hiding in their closet. They grab their weapons, thinking that the Boogieman is back, only to find out that [[ShockAndSwitchEnding it's just Slimer playing a prank on them]]. Peter's eyes cross in rage, he actually activates his proton pack and [[LetMeAtHim the other three have to hold him back from blasting Slimer]]. Peter is just so utterly ''done'' dealing with the little menace.
59* "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me A Dream":
60** Peter's walking-dead MorningRoutine (he was tired because [[SleepDeprivation he'd been woken by a nightmare]]):
61--->'''Peter''': Unghcufl.\
62'''Winston''': What'd he say?\
63'''Egon''': Sounded like "coffee", possibly "cookie".\
64'''Peter''': Tpfff.\
65'''Ray''': Translation, Egon?\
66'''Egon''': Sounded like "get out of my face or eat flaming terror".
67** Ray's dream is about a [[GiantFood giant pizza]].
68** One of the dreams is about a giant EasterBunny. Even funnier, Ray seems to feel bad about shooting it down and has to tell himself it's not really the Easter Bunny.
69** The mailman's dream is of a [[AnimateInanimateObject living mailbox and letter]], who then start arguing.
70** Egon's WakingNonSequitur:
71--->'''Egon''': [=E=mc2=]. Listen to me -- it's E. Equals. M. C--"
72* "When Halloween Was Forever":
73** The episode begins with the news crew reporting from the site of Ghostbusters' latest job. The reporter says that Peter has previously described it as "a minor job, a piece of cake, no problem at all". [[InstantlyProvenWrong Then the doors fall off]], and very singed Ghostbusters walk out of the building with hands full of ghost traps.
74--->'''Reporter''': A piece of cake, Dr. Venkman?\
75'''Peter''': I never said that. And even if I said it, I never said it.
76** Egon is separated from the others in order to implement a plan involving hooking his proton pack up to five spotlights in order to weaken Samhain enough for him to be trapped.
77--->'''Egon:''' There. It should all be... ''(he pushes the power button on the pack, causing the spotlights to flicker for a second before the pack falters and stops from starting up properly)'' Sometimes I think the universe just waits for me to get cocky. ''(frantically rewires the pack)''
78** After trying and failing to get Egon, who is completely engrossed in his work, to explain what he's doing, Peter threatens to tell Slimer that there are cupcakes in his socks. Egon relents, and while he's explaining what he's been researching, Slimer rifles through Peter's pockets, searching for candy. Then Egon [[NotSoAboveItAll gets his revenge]] by telling Slimer that there is candy in Peter's socks.
79* The sarcastic Peter and [[TheStoic stoic]] Egon have one of those great comedic rapports, always using just the right inflection to make you laugh at any exchange of theirs, such as in "Look Homeward, Ray," when Egon drags Peter away by the wrist while the latter and Winston were trying to talk Ray, currently suffering from a HeroicBSOD, out of [[AchillesInHisTent quitting]]:
80-->'''Egon:''' We're wasting time -- let's go.\
81'''Peter:''' Don't let your emotions overwhelm ya, Egon...\
82'''Winston:''' Yeah, you didn't even ''try'' to talk Ray out of it!\
83'''Egon:''' [[DidYouThinkICantFeel Talk is useless in Ray's state of mind.]] I've got a plan.\
84'''Peter:''' No electric shocks, Egon.\
85'''Egon:''' ''(looks disappointed for a second)'' I've got another plan...
86* "Take Two":
87** This exchange between Slimer and the pilot, when the pilot is annoyed by Slimer's flying:
88--->'''Pilot:''' I've been flying for fifteen years. How long have you been flying?\
89''(Slimer mumbles and holds up three fingers, possibly for three years.)''\
90'''Pilot:''' Then I have seniority. NOW GET BACK IN THE CABIN AND FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT!
91** The funniest thing being that the pilot [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight didn't seem to be bothered that Slimer was a ghost]] and got him to sit still just by yelling at him!
92** Peter gets in an offscreen fight with a fat director. How it went is anyone's guess.
93--->(the Ghostbusters and Slimer leave a room)\
94'''Egon:''' I have to hand it to you, Peter. I've NEVER seen ANYONE do that to a man's pants before.\
95'''Peter:''' ''(bruised)'' Yeah, well, I still say you shoulda let me blast him.\
96'''Egon:''' The proton beams are only supposed to be used on ghosts.\
97'''Peter:''' [[BlackComedy I can take care of that.]]
98** When Peter says, "Your own genuine, authentic... [[AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption MONSTER?!]]" upon seeing the monster.
99** The AI in one car keeps repeating, "The door is open!", until the monster crushes it, causing the AI to repeat, "The car is a mess" instead.
100** Ray is reminded of a movie he saw:
101--->'''Ray''': "He said--"
102--->'''Haunted Robot''': "Quiet!"
103--->'''Ray''': "No, he said--"
104--->'''Winston''': "We gotta get out of here."
105--->'''Ray''': "Yeah, that's it!"
106** When Egon says he has a PKE reading from the robot prop, Peter jokingly says, "Next thing you're gonna be telling me there's a ghost inside it!". Egon replies, "[[JokeAndReceive Precisely]]".
107* "Citizen Ghost":
108** There's the scene where Egon and Peter were checking on the rebuilt containment unit. Of course, the latter is slacking off, but Egon catches on.
109--->'''Egon:''' [[Franchise/StarTrek Transwarp]] [[ShoutOut drive?]]\
110'''Peter:''' Check.\
111'''Egon:''' AH-HA! Caught you! We don't have a transwarp drive.\
112'''Peter:''' [[InsaneTrollLogic If we don't have one, then it can't malfunction. If it's not malfunctioning, then nothing's wrong. And if nothing's wrong, then it checks, right?]]\
113'''Egon:''' ({{beat}}) I'm not going to talk to you again for at least a week. It's not good for me.\
114'''Peter:''' Hey, don't make fun. This is how I got through college.
115** After being cornered in the Firehouse by their {{Evil Counterpart}}s, the guys realize they can weaken them by forcing them to drain their ectoplasmic energy, but someone would have to draw their fire.
116--->'''Ray:''' Whoever does that might not come back.\
117'''Winston:''' So, who's gonna be the one to do it? Who can we afford to lose?\
118'''Peter:''' Oh, Janine!\
119''(Janine picks up a lamp)''\
120'''Peter:''' Just kidding! Just kidding!
121** How did Ray decide on a name for their new friend?
122--->'''Ray:''' [[TheGadfly Just to annoy Peter]], what's say we call you "Slimer"?
123* "Janine's Genie":
124** When the Ghostbusters are trying to land the plane that the ghosts had been flying, they end up destroying the plane but leaving the seats and everyone on them intact. Venkman jokes that it's a new model of plane, while a guy watches with a hilarious wide-mouthed expression.
125** Egon has been made to fall in love with Janine due to her [[ThreeWishes second wish]]. So, he [[EpisodeTagline keeps telling her]], "You're beautiful when [[[MadLibsCatchphrase blank]]]". When Janine hyperbolically says she's [[CallingYourNausea going to be sick]] from the pressure of being in charge, he says, "[[{{Squick}} You're beautiful when you're sick]]", causing her to say, "Hey, Egon, knock it off!".
126* "X-Mas Marks The Spot":
127** Peter and Winston trying their best to [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol stand in for the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present]]... borderline EpicFail (Peter dresses in drag, makes jokes, and uses a stereoscope, while Winston wears a fake beard and dangles Scrooge above the city with a rope). By the time Egon arrives as with the real ghosts, Ebenezer Scrooge's reaction to being told he will be visited by three ''more'' ghosts is "OhNoNotAgain".
128--->'''Egon''': The first Ghost will visit you at 1:00. The second Ghost will visit you at 2:00. The third Ghost will visit you... ''whenever''.
129** Janine's knee-jerk "humbug!" reaction to Christmas being mentioned. Egon calls it fascinating.
130** Two random New Yorkers getting into an argument when they pretty much try to out-'humbug' the other. [[BrooklynRage Not really all that different from normal, really.]]
131
132!!Season 2
133%%* Multiple moments in "Knock Knock". %%ZCE. There is no explanation what exactly these moments are.
134* "The Spirit of Aunt Lois":
135** The boys need to hold a séance so the spirits will stop bothering Ray's Aunt Lois. They don't know how, and figure they simply need to chant ''something'' for it to work:
136--->'''Egon:''' "The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, a-mmm..."\
137'''Winston:''' "[[Music/JamesBrown GHOSTS! Get out the place! HEY! GHOSTS! Get out my face! HA! Good Lord!]]"\
138'''Peter and Ray:''' ''(both look at each other and start singing)'' "99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer..."
139** Peter tries to get some rest.
140--->'''Peter:''' At any rate, I need a nap. Wake me about six.''(walks upstairs, yawning contentedly. A few seconds later...)'' [[FirstNameUltimatum SLIIIIIIIIIIIIMEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRR!]] WHAT HAVE YA DONE TO MY BED?!!! ''(cue a "slime" transition to the next scene - we've got the message by now)''
141** The exorcist getting his comeuppance. After his fake seance agitated the previously-dormant ghosts that proceded to wreck Aunt Lois' house, he has the nerve to demand payment, smugly stating that his contract deems him not responsible for any damages that occurred. The Ghostbusters promptly threaten to release every ghost they have captured in ''his'' home if he doesn't pay up. When the exorcist finally coughs up the check and turns to leave, there's one ghost that managed to avoid the capture sitting on his back. The ghost cheerfully waves at the Ghostbusters and Aunt Lois who say ''absolutely nothing'' about it to the exorcist, giving it free reign to mess with that SmugSnake. LaserGuidedKarma at its finest.
142* In "Cry Uncle," Janine warns Egon's uncle not to touch the Containment Unit, but, not believing in ghosts, he has no qualms about randomly pushing buttons on it, trying to figure out what this device really does... and, of course, ends up opening it. The hilarious part is the flat, deadpan, thoroughly bored tone in which Janine then says, "I really wish you hadn't done that, Dr. Spengler."
143* Peter's anguish in "Adventures in Slime and Space".
144--> '''Peter:''' This is not fun! I've had fun! This isn't it! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!
145** Just the mass chaos in the city once it gets slimed. It plays out like a comedy skit with all the slipping and sliding, not to mention the mess.
146** when Egon and Ray complete the plasmic strainer, it causes an explosion and for some reason Ray's glowing. And does anyone even bat an eye at Ray becoming a nightlight? [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight nope.]]
147** Peter is caught on the phone trying to get plane tickets. His destination? Anywhere that isn't New York. (Although he drew the line at France.)
148* "Venkman's Ghost Repellers":
149** Egon TemptingFate while within the New Jersey Parallelogram.
150--->'''Egon:''' As long as we don't disappear, we should be alright!\
151''The ship vanishes with them on it.''\
152'''Egon:''' Aw, nuts!
153** Peter's dad attempting to convince him it's alright for him to [[ConMan fraudulently use the Ghostbusters name]] by [[InsaneTrollLogic pointing out there's no laws for ghosts.]]
154* Most of "Ain't NASA-sarily So", highlights being how Egon reminds the [[Franchise/StarTrek Star Fleet]] [[{{expy}} Expies]] of [[TheSpock an old science officer]] and Peter's 100% truthful quips about government contracts.
155** The 'Busters are hired:
156--->'''Peter''': Hot diggedy! A government contract. Big bucks, here we come.\
157'''Ray''': I don't know, Peter. I'm still concerned about how the equipment will function in zero gravity.\
158'''Egon''': I’ve trying some modifications on this extra equipment I brought, but they may not be totally effective.\
159'''Peter''': Don't worry. No company with a Government contract ever knows what it's doing.\
160'''Winston''': What if the stuff doesn't work?\
161'''Peter''': If it doesn't work, you just charge more and do it again.
162** The 'Busters get their asses kicked;
163--->'''Peter''': Calm down, little Ivan. We've just gotten started! Hey, we're government contractors, man. You've got to allow us a couple of muffed chances. It's in the fine print.
164** The 'Busters are having a floating victory celebration;
165--->'''Peter''': Government contracts! I love 'em! We've only just begun to tap the vast financial resources of our great nation!\
166'''Winston''': Yeah!\
167'''Peter''': There's no place to go but up!\
168''(ArtificialGravity comes back on) [[GravityIsAHarshMistress WHAM!]]''
169** TheGovernment knows how to deal with truly incorrigible contractors. Keep in mind the 'Busters are ''in orbit'';
170--->...tell them to deduct transportation expenses.
171* "Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?":
172** On the way to the animation studio after [[ItMakesSenseInContext Egon's experiment results in a giant mess of popcorn]], we get this:
173--->'''Peter:''' "Incalculable value to science", eh, Egon?\
174'''Egon:''' Peter, do you know how to set your proton pack on "explosive overload"?\
175'''Peter:''' No.\
176'''Egon:''' ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat I]]'' [[ImpliedDeathThreat do]].\
177'''Peter:''' ...Now that I think about it, it was a good effort, Egon! A really, really good effort! Heh, science would be proud!
178** The guys breaking the fourth wall. While in the cartoon world, the team realizes that if they’re in a cartoon, then they’re being watched. So Winston walks up to the screen and checks.
179--->'''Egon''': Well? What happened\
180'''Winston''': They changed channels.\
181(All four of them look down in disappointment.)
182** Egon's sheer irritation at being in the cartoon world:
183--->'''Egon''': If they fall from that height, they'll be killed!\
184'''Dopey Dog''': We have only one chance, my friend. We have to move the lake!\
185'''Egon''': I beg your pardon?\
186(Ray, Winston, and Peter continue to fall)\
187'''Dopey Dog''': This is a cartoon, remember?\
188'''Egon''': You can't just pick up a lake and move it. It's illogical!\
189'''Peter''': DO WHAT HE SAYS! MOVE THE LAKE!.\
190'''Egon''': This doesn't make sense and I don't believe any of it...\
191(they pick up and move the lake, and Ray, Winston, and Peter splash in it)\
192'''Winston''': Thanks, we're alive. Soaking wet, but alive.\
193'''Dopey Dog''': I can fix that, my friends. We'll stay here while you three walk out of frame.\
194''(they walk out of frame)''\
195'''Dopey Dog''': Now walk back into frame.\
196''(the guys walk back into frame, completely bone dry)''\
197'''Dopey Dog''': See? Works every time!\
198'''Egon''': That does it. I'm leaving.
199* "Doctor, Doctor":
200** The Ghostbusters' reaction to finally getting rid of the gunk from the fight at the start of the episode. Ray complains that he lost three layers of skin; Winston groans that parts he didn't even know existed are in pain from the scrubbing, and Egon says that there are millions of air molecules, and he can feel ''all'' of them. Then there's Peter, who comes downstairs last of all, looking totally wiped out:
201--->'''Peter:''' I never want to be touched by anyone ever again.\
202''Slimer considers sliming him''\
203'''Peter:''' Do it and die all over again, Slimer!
204** The doctor, who's secretly more interested in the publicity than in actually curing the Ghostbusters, keeps poking them with needles and smugly declares that because he's the doctor, they can't do anything about it. The team immediately chases him through the hospital with oversized needles.
205** This tried-and-true exchange is extra funny since it's delivered by Egon, usually the ComicallySerious:
206--->'''Janine''': You sure you know what you're doing?\
207'''Egon''': Why start now?
208** Peter being Peter when the exhausted Ghostbusters go after the monster chasing Slimer.
209--->'''Peter:''' We've got to stop that thing before it gets to any patients!\
210'''Ray:''' Besides, it'll eat Slimer if we don't!\
211'''Peter:''' ''(beat)'' Well, we don't actually ''have'' to ''hurry...'' ''[gets yanked/shoved along by Egon and Ray]''
212* "Ghost Busted":
213** After a long lull of business, the Firehouse finally gets a call.
214--->'''Peter:''' What? What was it?\
215'''Janine:''' Somebody wanting to sell us swampland in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}.\
216''(everyone sighs)''\
217'''Peter:''' It was probably [[ConMan my dad]].
218** The montage of the guys and Janine [[FallenOnHardTimesJob trying to deal with mundane jobs]] - Peter causes an explosion at a chemical lab; Egon tries showing off a used car, only to accidentally rip off its shoddy door; Janine gets overworked at an office; Ray finds the zoo too much for him; and some angry truckers flip over Winston's cab because he honked his horn at them in a traffic jam.
219* In "Beneath These Streets", the Ghostbusters go through a sewer to investigate the underground ghosts. After some mishaps, they return home where Slimer comes to greet the guys.
220-->'''Ray:''' Hey Slimer! Want a snack?\
221'''Slimer:''' ''(flies in towards Ray)'' Eeee hehehe! Hi Ray! Eeee heheheee! ''(stops before Ray)'' Huh? ''(sniffs Ray a bit, then retches in disgust)'' Peeyew! ''(flies away)''\
222'''Ray:''' ''(dejectedly)'' Aw...\
223'''Peter:''' Great. ''We'' smell worse than Slimer.
224* "Boo Dunnit":
225** The 'Busters, watching a mystery, complain when Winston spoils the killer's identity, and Winston says he's just too good at guessing these things. Egon, of all people, tells him to underachieve.
226** The Ghostbusters riffing on the quality of Agatha Grisly's writing after observing the ghosts of the characters in her unfinished novel speak awkward dialogue.
227** The RunningGag of one of the Ghostbusters getting smacked around, ending up crashing into the room where Winston is reading the manuscript for clues, and telling him to read faster.
228** Egon sees a ghost wailing over the murder victim, who was poisoned with cyanide in her milk. When the ghost complains of indigestion, Egon unthinkingly hands him the glass of milk. The doctor slaps it away as the ghost prepares to drink it, informing him that the milk was poisoned. Enraged, the ghost accuses Egon of trying to kill him, with Egon desperately trying to convince the ghost that he didn't remember that the milk was poisoned.
229** When Agatha Grisly's ghost appears at the end of the episode, the reader of her will's only focused on how she's now wearing his coat.
230** The episode ends with Ray, Egon, and Peter watching a mystery and trying to guess who the culprit is, with Winston tied up and gagged to keep him from spoiling it for them.
231* "Chicken, He Clucked":
232** Cubbie (the creepy guy who really hates chickens) is spotted by Egon at the library with a book about the supernatural.
233--->'''Librarian:''' Is he human?\
234'''Egon:''' Unfortunately, yes.
235** After speaking with him, Egon grumbles that Cubbie "definitely evolved from the shallow end of the gene pool."
236** Morganon's utter bewilderment and embarrassment that Cubbie would ask for [[MundaneUtility getting rid of chickens.]] He repeatedly offers other options, and eventually requests Cubbie doesn't tell anyone about it.
237** After initiating an EnemyMine situation, Morganon explains his deal with Cubbie that wound up banishing chickens to the spirit world. As Morganon rants about his sheer embarrassment over this whole thing, Ray pantomimes to Winston that he's crazy.
238--->'''Morganon:''' I need you, but don't push it!
239** Peter wonders why Morganon is asking for their help.
240--->'''Peter:''' What I don't understand is what do you need us for? I mean, you fulfilled your end of the deal, why the concern?
241--->'''Fat Demon:''' ''(appears at door)'' Hey Morganon! Seen any CHICKENS lately? AH HAHAHAHAHA! Oh oh! Hey! The boss was looking for someone to handle a new deal, but he couldn't use you! The King of Rodania doesn't have feathers! But I just wanted to say! HAHAHAHAHAH! ''(leaves)''
242--->'''Morganon:''' ... Does THAT answer your question?
243** After the deal is broken:
244--->'''Morganon:''' Thanks, fellas. You may be a pain in the neck to my kind most of the time, but for now, I owe you one. See you around - well, uh, one of you anyway.\
245''(beat)''\
246'''Peter:''' How come you guys always look at me when somebody says stuff like that?\
247'''Egon, Ray and Winston:''' No comment.
248** Egon is working on a complicated equation in the lab.
249--->'''Egon''': I'll solve this equation if it's the last thing I do.\
250''(Slimer comes into the lab to say hello, and slimes up the blackboard, ruining Egon's equation. He promptly panics, and thinking quickly, writes out a formula. Just in time, as Egon wanders back into view.)''\
251'''Slimer:''' ''(gasp)'' Egon!\
252'''Egon:''' Actually, that about solves it. Except you misplaced a decimal point.\
253'''Slimer:''' ''(hastily adds a decimal point)''\
254'''Egon:''' Not bad. Have you ever considered working for Creator/CarlSagan?
255** As the team are falling through the world Cubbie sent them to, Egon is calculating the time to impact with the ground. Ray comes up with the idea of rigging their packs to provide reverse thrust, but Egon informs him it would take one minute and ten seconds to do so. And they currently have thirty seconds.
256** Before that, Egon suggests putting on parachutes.
257--->'''Peter''': We don't ''have'' parachutes!\
258'''Egon''': I know. Depressing, isn't it?
259** Meta-humour: Creator/JMichaelStraczynski admits "Chicken, He Clucked" was [[BizarroEpisode a "demented" script]], and claims that the rest of the production team phoned him when he submitted his script, wondering if he needed a break.
260--->'''Straczynski:''' And then I asked, do you want me to take it out, redo the script? And they said, "no, we love it. We just wondered if you were okay."
261* The climax of "No One Comes to Lupusville" for sheer wonderful absurdity.
262-->(driving away and witnessing the vampires and werewolves turn into each other from their fighting)\
263'''Winston:''' Man, talk about democracy in action.\
264'''Peter:''' I'm hip. But guys, don't you want to stay around to see who wins?\
265'''Egon, Ray, and Winston:''' [[LittleNo NO]].
266* "Drool, the Dog-Faced Goblin":
267** The [=GBs=] have set themselves up in a boarding-house out in the Poconos. We see the outside of the building (at night), with a close-up on one window. There are strange gurgling and growling noises coming from within. We expect to see a horde of beasts terrorizing everyone within...but it's just Ray, [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} playing with his action figures]] (they look like an Franchise/{{Alien}} and a Franchise/{{Predator}}) and impersonating Creator/FrankWelker-voiced monsters.
268** Ray gets annoyed by a dog barking outside his room, so he goes to shoo it off. Except it wasn't a dog, but a ''[[SillyAnimalSound cat]]'' barking at him. Ray shuts the door in shock, then gets nervous as he hears a meowing outside the door. He opens it to see a ''[[CanisMajor giant dog]]'' meowing at him next.
269** Egon does a SpitTake from a cup of coffee that was served to him, complaining that it tastes like mud, then finds that it ''is'' mud.
270** Winston enters his hotel room where all the objects inside were eerily floating about. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight However, Winston just sighs in annoyance before tossing aside his proton pack, then starts floating about himself]].
271** Peter goes to take a shower, but the shower head sprays tomato soup on him instead.
272** The very first bit of dialogue is absolutely hilarious.
273---> '''Winston:''' So, why are we here?\
274'''Peter:''' ''That'' was a mistake...\
275'''Egon:''' Well, we're here because billions of years ago there was a cataclysmic explosion which...\
276'''Winston:''' (*blows whistle*) Whoa, whoa, time out! I meant, ''what are we doing way out here in the Poconos?''\
277'''Egon:''' Oh. We're here because of (''indicates poster of Drool, the Dog-Faced Goblin'') ''that''.
278** When the shapeshifting MonsterOfTheWeek transforms into a giant cockroach, Peter slowly backs away from it, saying that [[BlatantLies he loves cockroaches]] and always does nice things to them, like leaving dirty dishes in the sink and never cleaning the counters. "Just ask Egon!"
279* In "The Collect Call of Cathulhu," after [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos you-know-who]] is summoned and the Ghostbusters find their proton beams useless against him.
280-->'''Winston:''' Sometimes I really regret answering that ad you guys ran.\
281'''Peter:''' Egon, what do you got?\
282'''Egon:''' His power is completely off the scale. None of our equipment can even begin to stop him. We don't have a prayer.\
283'''Peter:''' You're such a pollyanna, Egon!
284* After an encounter with the titular "Thing in Mrs Faversham's Attic", Peter casually lampshades the absurdity of the objects it possessed while snarking to himself.
285-->'''Peter:''' ''*in low voice*'' So, Peter, have a nice day? ''*In regular voice*'' Oh, yeah, argued with a hat and a coat rack. ''*In low voice*'' Really? ''*In regular voice*'' Yep, nothing new. How's about you?
286* After the ghosts of movie heroes help the Ghostbusters save the day in "Lights! Camera! Haunting!", Egon asks if they should bust the movie heroes in addition to the three ghosts that tried to kill them with their proton packs. Peter answers, "We don't zap the good guys", and Egon reacts with a face of stunned disappointment.
287* "The Scaring of the Green":
288** The guys get arrested after a job, thanks to a unwarranted proton blast.
289--->'''Peter:''' How was I supposed to know it was the mayor's wife? All I saw was a quivering green blob.\
290'''Frump:''' I'll tell her you said that.\
291'''Peter:''' She was pale like a ghost.\
292'''Egon:''' Especially after you fired.\
293'''Ray:''' Good shot, though.
294** Later, while trying to protect the chief from the bog-hound, the guys get into the St. Patrick's Day parade.
295--->'''Egon:''' Excuse us. Official business.\
296'''Frump:''' Who do you think you are?!\
297'''Peter:''' Who do you think we are?\
298'''Frump:''' You four belong in jail!\
299'''Peter:''' We were in jail this morning. Some guys are never satisfied.
300** The bog-hound is no doubt one intimidating monster but it's hard to be scared of the towering demon dog when it still acts like a regular dog. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No seriously! It has to be seen!]]
301*** When Egon finds it at the zoo, it has already scared all the cats into a tree. Did we mention said cats are lions out of their cages? And when Egon is cornered by the bog-hound, how does he distract it? By playing fetch! And the monster falls for it! The bog-hound fetches the stick, runs back expecting Egon to throw it again and gets angry when it sees Egon has already hit the road!
302*** Later the bog hound chases a car after lounging in an alleyway and destroys a fire hydrant to get itself a drink!
303* At one point in "Ghostbuster of the Year", the Ghostbusters fall off a sled and land upside down in the snow. Also, before jumping onto said sled, Winston, Peter, and Ray exclaim excitedly, but Egon says, "Um... cowabunga?".
304* In "The Cabinet of Calamari":
305** Egon ignores Peter as he chases Slimer through the firehouse to retrieve his jacket, even calmly moving the chess board when Peter jumps onto the table in the middle of his and Winston's game. He chides Peter for overreacting about it...until Peter informs him that Slimer snatched Egon's school tie at the same time.
306--->'''Egon''': Slimer, give me that! That's my tie, you useless little slime-bucket! Give it back to me!
307** We get this dialogue when Egon, Ray, and Winston try to find Peter, only to find a hypnotized Vanna.
308--->'''Egon:''' (scans Vanna) There's no trace of ghostly possession. ''(waves hand in front of Vanna's face)'' Notice the vacant stare. The completely mindless look. That can only mean one thing.\
309'''Winston:''' She's from UsefulNotes/{{California}}?\
310'''Egon:''' No! She's been hypnotized!
311* "A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn":
312** At the beginning, Egon says to Winston (who'd [[SlippingIntoStink been pushed into a compost heap earlier]] and is now CoveredInGunge), "You look like you flew into a compost heap. What happened?". He responds, "[[JokeAndReceive I flew into a compost heap]]."
313** When Egon is trying to kill the plant via overwatering, the botanist says, "I said to ''save'' me, not ''soak'' me".
314** When the geranium goes into the sewers, a worker says, "Hey! Something smells good down here!".
315* "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis": When a parade float transforms in a giant ghostly praying mantis after Peter blasts it from his proton pack (long story), Winston laments that the Ghostbusters will be the ones blamed for it. Egon tries to reassure him that everyone will understand that it's not their fault.
316-->'''Egon''': If you were a judge, would you convict us, Janine?\
317'''Janine''': If I was a judge, I'd hang us.
318* "Rollerghoster":
319** Mr. Coogan, the carnival manager who infringed on the Ghostbusters' copyright and threw out Egon and Janine, finds himself in the unenviable position of needing to call in the team to investigate a haunting in the "ghost tunnel". When he calls, he first gets [[FieryRedhead Janine]], who's still sore about the previous night. He's still nervous when Peter takes over, but the Ghostbuster's "customer service" voice calms him enough to explain and ask them to come look at it. Peter says the job sounds pretty easy.
320--->'''Peter''': In fact, this is the sort of thing you can do yourself -- [[SuddenlyShouting 'CAUSE THIS IS NOTHING BUT A CHEAP PUBLICITY STUNT AND WE'RE NOT GONNA TOUCH IT!]] ''[sweetly]'' Have a nice day!
321** After Ray tries to reason with the GhostlyAnimals, but fails miserably, Peter quips, "Does anyone have a plan that's not stupid?".
322* "The Long, Long, Long, Etc. Goodbye":
323** The dialogue the 'Busters had when they were desperately trying to find the tomb to dump a chest of jewels into while being pursued by a giant ghost.
324--->'''Winston:''' Where is it? Where is it?\
325'''Peter:''' I don't know! I don't know!\
326'''Ray:''' There it is! There it is!
327** Peter mistakes some mustard that had spilt on a map for a yellow lake.
328* "The Devil to Pay":
329** Winston unwittingly signs a contract with a LouisCypher character:
330--->'''Winston''': ''(horrified, and in a CreepyMonotone)'' [[DealWithTheDevil I have sold my soul to the devil]]. [[MadnessMantra I have sold my soul to the devil]]. [[RuleOfThree I have sold my soul to the devil]].\
331'''Ray''': Actually, Winston, Dib is a minor demon, not the devil per se.\
332'''Winston''': I have sold my soul to a minor demon. I have sold my soul to a minor demon...
333** The final contest in Dib's gameshow sees the Ghostbusters tied to a giant roulette wheel. The ball will crush one of them unless a specific Ghostbuster confesses a secret he didn't want the others to know.
334--->'''Egon:''' In college, [[TheBGrade I once got an A- on a test]] and my parents wouldn't talk to me for a week.\
335'''Peter:''' Can you drop the ball on ''him''?!
336** Peter's BaitAndSwitch is also hilarious:
337--->'''Peter:''' All right, all right, you got me! Last week, Janine was taking a shower upstairs, and I... well...\
338'''Egon:''' You peeked?!\
339'''Peter:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards NO!]] ...but I did send Slimer up the water pipe and told him she had a donut in her shower cap.
340** And finally[[note]]Winston's secret isn't listed because it's more of a heartwarming moment[[/note]], we have Ray's secret: "[[MotorMouth OkayIadmititSlimeratehalfacookieandgotslimeallovertheotherhalfandbyaccidentwithoutthinkingaboutitI]]... [[IAteWhat I ate it]].
341** One game involves guessing a word like in ''TabletopGame/{{Hangman}}''. When Winston yells out, "YEARRGGHH!" in frustration, that turns out to be the word.
342** When one of the other contestants is asked who the slowest of the Seven Deadly Sins is, she replies, "[[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Sleepy?]]"
343--->'''Dib''': "I think you got the wrong group of seven little characters."
344* "Slimer, is That You?":
345** The whole premise is that Egon and Slimer have [[FreakyFridayFlip swapped bodies]], so we get to see what looks like Egon babbling and being a clumsy BigEater, and Slimer speaking in Egon's voice and being frustrated at having {{Ectoplasm}} all over his hands.
346** Winston being put in a pair of haunted rollerskates, and having to shoot them while he's ''wearing'' them.
347* This exchange from "Egon's Dragon".
348-->'''Egon''': Do you talk about the loons and the scoundrels in your family tree?\
349'''Peter''': If I didn't, I wouldn't have anybody to talk about.
350* In "Dairy Farm", a farmer sees Slimer, but his only reaction is that city people are weird.
351* "The Hole in the Wall Gang":
352** Pretty much the entire last third of the episode (and with that one, what do you expect from David Gerrold, the writer who [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314775/ invented the Tribble]] for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''?)[[note]]Yes, we're really serious when we say this show had some ''great'' writers back in the day.[[/note]] It features a great amount of tiny, harmless, and downright adorable ghosts appearing from said hole in the wall. These ghosts sit on the Ghostbusters' heads and shoulders or follow them around, repeating their movements. One little ghost that looks like Mr. Potato Head in a jester hat wears the exact same glasses as Egon and adjusts them the same way.
353** Peter has a questionable standard of what's considered "all right" with Ray.
354---> '''Peter:''' ''(Ray emerges from the rubble with white hair and a glazed look)'' Ray! Your hair's turned white!\
355'''Winston:''' Wow...\
356'''Egon:''' What an incredible manifestation! Ray? Ray, are you all right?\
357'''Ray:''' (in a high-pitched tone) I think but I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree! HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-''(normal voice)'' -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!\
358'''Peter:''' Good, he's all right.
359
360!!Season 3
361* In "Baby Spookums", Winston says that they have "one casualty", referring to Ecto getting totalled. Janine [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated thinks this means Egon died]].
362* In "Once Upon a Slime", Peter and Winston meet [[OurGiantsAreBigger two giants]]: a young boy giant who wants to keep them, and an adult giant who wants to eat them. Winston's response to almost being eaten is "Mikey likes us", referencing an old cereal commercial.
363* Peter and Winston try to keep Slimer awake to prevent him from transforming into Big Green in "The Two Faces of Slimer". Winston ends up coming up with a very sneaky idea.
364-->'''Winston''': Alright, fine. Go to sleep. I just hope [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] doesn't get you.\
365'''Slimer''': Freddy?! (''leaps into Peter's arms in terror'')
366* In "Loathe Thy Neighbour", the clients are a bizarre family called the Micawbs, who [[ExtremeOmnivore eat all kinds of crazy things]], including [[FunWithHomophones chocolate moose]], mould (which Egon takes a sample of) and yak's milk (which provokes Peter to lie that he's [[PlotAllergy allergic to dairy]]). He even says that any ghosts in the house can't be any weirder than the residents.
367* In "The Copycat", Slimer hides in a water cooler, and then presses the spigot to pour ''himself'' out of it.
368* In "Camping It Up", Egon claims that [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Bigfoot's kind]] are not accustomed to civilization and [[NatureLover prefer to be one with nature]]. Much to his dismay, he then finds that Bigfoot has chosen to sleep in his inflatable tent.
369* "The Grundel"
370** Peter's annoyed by Egon fiddling with some equipment that keeps making noise in the wee hours of the morning. Egon doesn't even know what it does yet, except that it makes a very satisfying zap sound. When the equipment stops working mid-zap, Egon becomes bewildered and starts listing all the components that could potentially have failed, completely oblivious of the fact that Peter's had enough and unplugged the machinery.
371** A very tired Peter finds Slimer sleeping in his bed.
372--->'''Peter:''' No way am I that tired! ''(walks away, then stops)'' [[TooDesperateToBePicky Yes, I am]].
373** After Alec tampers with the proton packs at a school, what was intended as a simple light show winds up trashing the gym. Once the team brings things under control, Peter has a question:
374--->'''Peter:''' Anybody seen the principal?\
375'''Ray:''' No.\
376'''Peter:''' Good. And this concludes today's performance. Thank you all for coming! Good afternoon! And now we have to be going! Don't we, guys? Right! Bye!
377** After Egon lectures Ray about depending on "love" for satisfaction, Janine tells Ray and everyone else, except Egon, that she loves them. (Yes, even Peter.) When Egon [[ArentYouForgettingSomeone clears his throat meaningfully]], she sweetly calls him Dr. "Who-Needs-Love" Spengler, clearly enjoying making him squirm. After she finally tells him she loves him most of all, an appreciative Egon tries to act anything but, so Janine sics Slimer on him for good measure.
378--->'''Janine:''' Nobody messes with Melnitz.
379
380!!Season 4
381* "Poultrygeist" has Egon stuck being a chicken from the neck down because of the team creating an incomplete cure for his transformation into a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werechicken]] (they couldn't find any [[AppliedPhlebotinum chickenbane]]). He insists that his mind isn't affected, but he still shows a habit of involuntarily clucking between everything he says.
382-->'''Egon''': Don't get your feathers ruffled, Peter. There's a logical solution to every p-p-p-problem.
383* At the end of "The Joke's On Ray", Ray starts to decide that he's done with pranks, but then ends up sitting on a [[WhoopeeCushion whoopie cushion]] in the Ecto-1. He then sees Egon, Peter, and Winston wearing Groucho glasses.
384* "Robo-Buster" has this exchange during the fight against the amalgamation of ghosts Robo-Buster blasted away.
385-->'''Robo-Buster''': [[CaptainObvious An unlawful entity is nearby.]]\
386'''Peter''': [[DeadpanSnarker Incredible. How does he know this stuff?]]
387* "Short Stuff":
388** When borrowing a kid's balloon so they can get back to the Firehouse quickly in spite of their small size, Ray comes up with the idea of going down by shooting the balloon.
389--->'''Peter''': Is this a science thing, Ray? Please tell me this is a science thing!\
390'''Winston''': Where did you get this idea, anyway?\
391'''Ray''': In a comic book!\
392'''Peter''': I'll get you for this, Ray!
393** Peter reads one of the spells to try and get himself, Ray, Winston, and Egon returned to normal size. He instead turns himself into a rat.
394
395!!Season 5
396* "Something's Going Around":
397** Louis Tully trying to [[BathroomSearchExcuse pretend he was going to the bathroom]], too embarrassed to admit he [[MistakenForUndead mistook Peter's groaning for that of a ghost]], despite the fact that [[BlatantLies he was wearing a proton pack]]. He claims that "[[ToiletHorror bathrooms are dangerous]]".
398** Some of the symptoms include tic-tac-toe markings on Peter's chest, stripes on their faces, Winston's hair turning green, his head shrinking, and random size changes.
399* "Elementary, My Dear Winston":
400** As the guys first confront Moriarty and his hound:
401--->'''Ray:''' Let's fry that floater!\
402'''Peter:''' AndYourLittleDogToo! ''(cackles)''
403** Franchise/SherlockHolmes playing his violin... badly - so much so that even Moriarty and the ghosts in the Containment Unit are quite visibly disturbed by it. Or it could be because he was playing the Ghostbusters theme.
404* When Ray tells Slimer that money isn't everything in "Slimer's Curse", Peter asks "It's not?"
405* "Three Men and an Egon":
406** The guys [[TheDiaperChange changing Baby Egon's diaper]]. Venkman calls out for items LikeASurgeon, Slimer accidentally sneezes himself into the trash bin, and they end up accidentally wrapping the cloth diaper around Egon like a mummy.
407** From the climax of the episode, Egon not even ''questioning'' why he was dangling from a clock face in nothing but a flannel speedo and socks, and in fact standing with his hands on his hips in front of all three of the other Ghostbusters and Slimer only questioning why they're asking him if he remembers the episode's events. (He doesn't.)
408** When Egon is turned into a pre-teen boy, he [[WaterGunsAndBalloons throws water balloons at a guest]]. She questions this, and is told, "Well, he's actually a scientific genius, but you know how eccentric geniuses are!"
409** This speech from the end is funny, considering that everybody was a baby at some point:
410--->'''Egon''': Impossible! If I had been a baby, I would have remembered! Furthermore, I have nothing in common with babies!
411* "The Halloween Door":
412** Peter and Slimer dress as each other for costumes, allowing Peter the chance to slime Slimer.
413--->'''Peter:''' Yes! Five years I've waited to do that! Five long years!
414** After Peter's date leaves because of Slimer:
415--->'''Peter:''' ''(angrily)'' Slimer, you're dead!\
416'''Slimer:''' [[LiteralistSnarking Good observation]], Peter.
417** Crowley goes to the Ghostbusters for help in getting rid of Halloween, but they chase him off by telling Slimer he has candy... in his socks.
418--->'''Peter:''' For the record, interpret this as a no!
419* The entire scene where the Ghostbusters and the witch have to get past a manifestation of SantaClaus in "Kitty Cornered", especially Louis Tully unsuccessfully trying to convince Santa to leave by offering to do his taxes and Santa's conversation with Egon.
420-->'''Egon:''' I know what I want, Santa!\
421'''Santa:''' Good, Egon! So what will it be? A firetruck? A Turkey Joe doll?\
422'''Egon:''' What I want is for you to please go away.\
423'''Santa:''' The job gets harder every year, but hey, I am Santa.
424
425!!Season 6
426* "Janine, You've Changed":
427** After Slimer returns from spying on Janine:
428--->'''Egon:''' I take it you've all read Slimer's report.\
429'''Peter:''' Yeah, and the copy machine's never gonna be the same again. Yuck!
430** During a ride in Ecto-1:
431--->'''Peter:''' Say, Egon. Y'know, I just had a thought.\
432'''Egon:''' You had a thought?\
433'''Peter:''' Yes.\
434'''Egon:''' Have a cookie.\
435'''Peter:''' Why?\
436'''Egon:''' It's how they train seals, Peter. Unfortunately, I'm out of fish.
437* "The Haunting of Heck House":
438** Winston says what a lot of fans of this cartoon must've felt at one point or another:
439--->'''Winston''': And we agreed to come here without our proton packs?\
440'''Peter''': That's right.\
441'''Winston''': Sometimes I think between the four of us we don't have the brains God gave a doorknob.
442** There's also the scene when Egon takes refuge in the library.
443--->'''Egon:''' Feels safe somehow.\
444'''Peter:''' Yeah, you're probably okay, unless it heard about our first case. You know, the one in the New York Public Library? Where books started flying out of the bookcases -- hundreds and hundreds of little guided missiles? Well, we'll just hope they never saw [[{{Film/Ghostbusters 1984}} the movie made about all that.]] Toodles! ''(leaves)''\
445''(A book begins to slide out of the bookcase behind Egon all by itself)''\
446'''Egon:''' ''(DeathGlare)'' Don't. Even. Think about it!\
447''(The book zips back into place)''
448** The framing device for the episode is that Peter Venkman is telling a story to a visiting class. The students' teacher warns them not to break anything...or let anything out.
449* Egon's observations of his co-workers, and Slimer, while on the flight to the USSR in "Russian About."
450
451!!Unsorted
452* The Mexican dub of "The Hole in the Wall Gang" features [[GagDub a sneaky reference]] to the ''other'' Ghostbusters. A couple calls the Ghostbusters to their house and leave them there. When they come back, the Ghostbusters not only have destroyed their house, but tell them they will send the bill soon and leave. The couple then argues:
453-->'''Husband:''' I told you [[WhoYouGonnaCall we should have called]] [[WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters Jake, Eddie and Tracy!]].\
454'''Wife:''' But... but those guy's ad said they were WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters!
455* The end credits show the Ghostbusters on parade with Slimer trying to join in, but Peter keeps trying to push him out of the way. At the end, Slimer gets stuck on Peter's leg and he tries to shake him out, causing him and the others to slip on the slime. Slimer flies away with the Ghostbusters chasing after him.
456* In the opening, the Ghostbusters ride out on a case, Janine blows a kiss after them, and then Slimer kisses her on the mouth, slobbering all over her.

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