The Ghostbusters prepare to leave for a job, when Janine stops and complains that her job is boring compared to theirs. She asks to come with them and they let her, even allowing her to wear a uniform and a proton pack. When she sees a ghost, she tries to leave, but Peter makes her stay and help. She enjoys it and wants to be a Ghostbuster too, but the guys don't let her become one without practicing first.
Their client, an old man, has no money but offers a relic of his as payment, so Janine picks out an old-fashioned lamp. The Ghostbusters think this is a ridiculous choice, but that doesn't put her off. She asks Slimer what he thinks of the lamp, but he laughs too, and the guys angrily chase him for eating Peter's watermelon.
Janine polishes the lamp, which accidentally summons a genie, who offers her three wishes. She thinks it's a prank the guys are pulling and leaves, then he grows large, laughs evilly, and summons his "siblings" (a bunch of weird-looking ghosts) from the lamp for a "vacation".
Peter prepares to spank Slimer while the others watch, but is interrupted by the bell ringing. Janine tells the Ghostbusters about their mission, but they address her as "boss" and "boss lady". As it turns out, the genie has granted her first wish, to be the Ghostbusters' boss. She makes her second wish, for Egon to fall in love with her, and then when everyone is gone, the genie summons his "siblings" again.
In the car, Egon falls for Janine (who is driving since she's now the boss) and starts calling her beautiful, to the confusion of the other Ghostbusters and disgust of Slimer. They arrive at the job, but Egon is too distracted by Janine to work. Slimer finds some ectoplasm coming from a locker, and Winston discovers that the lockers are full of ghosts. They aim their proton packs, but the ghosts fly away with the Ghostbusters in pursuit.
They go onto a plane and two ghosts start flying it, then more ghosts, dressed as stewardesses, throw food everywhere. The Ghostbusters chase the ghosts into the cockpit, but they escape. Peter and Janine land the plane after a bit of a struggle and a boy hands them a newspaper. They conclude that the ghosts appear to be on vacation as they're haunting all the "fun" areas, and Egon speculates that they're coming from a portal that must be sealed off before it becomes too powerful.
They go to the firehouse and determine that the portal is in the lamp, so Janine wishes the ghosts back into the lamp for her third wish. The genie, however, claims that the offer of a third wish was a lie and refuses to return them. Ray decides to "reverse the polarity" of the lamp so it can work as a trap, but someone needs to volunteer to go into it. Janine volunteers, feeling responsible for the ordeal, and confronts the genie, who turns into a demon. Peter, Ray, and Egon appear and zap the demon, while Janine works with the lamp and they trap the stray ghosts and the genie.
Afterwards, Egon is no longer in love with Janine and the guys try to make her one of them, but she wants to stick with her old job. She is about to say what she'd wish for if she got her third wish, but the Ghostbusters and Slimer "shh" her.
This episode provides examples of
- Agony of the Feet: Janine accidentally steps on Egon's foot when trying to help him and the others.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Naturally. Janine wishes to be the boss, but the pressure of constantly being in charge soon takes a toll. She also wishes for Egon to love her, only to quickly get annoyed by him calling her beautiful after every little trivial thing she does.
- Calling Your Nausea: Janine says, "I think I'm gonna be sick" when asked what she thinks of Egon's plan to seal off the portal. She's just exaggerating, though.
- Cardiovascular Love:
- Hearts appear above Janine's head when she wishes for Egon to return her feelings for him.
- Later, when the enchanted Egon is staring at Janine, hearts appear above his head.
- Comedic Spanking: When Slimer steals Peter's watermelon, the latter prepares to spank the former.
- Conforming OOC Moment: When the Ghostbusters think Janine's lamp she choses is ridiculous, they all laugh even Egon.
- Creepy Crossdresser: On the plane, a couple flight attendants are revealed to be ghosts in disguise. They proceed to pelt the passengers with food.
- Cyclops: Some of the background ghosts have one eye.
- A Day in the Limelight: This episode focuses on Janine.
- Episode Tagline: Due to Janine's wish for him to fall in love with her, Egon keeps saying, "You're beautiful when X" to her.
- Everyone Has Standards: Even though Janine has a wild crush on Egon and wished for him to like her back, she still says, "Knock it off" when he tells her she's beautiful when she's sick.
- Evil Laugh: The genie and the ghosts he summons laugh insanely several times.
- Flight: In addition to the ghosts, the genie can fly.
- I Lied: When Janine tries to make her third wish, the genie says that the third wish was a lie.
- Inevitably Broken Rule: Venkman makes Slimer promise not to eat his watermelon, but later Slimer does anyway.
- "Knock Knock" Joke: At the airport, Slimer points the group to an airport locker oozing with slime. Peter takes it from there.Peter: Knock, knock.
Ghost: Who's there?
Peter: Dishes.
Ghost: [opening the door] Dishes who?
Peter: Dish is the Ghostbusters! Come on out!
[all the other locker doors open, revealing a ghost behind everyone one of them]
Ghosts: GHOSTBUSTERS?! AAAAAHHHHHHH! - Lost Food Grievance: Peter Venkman gets mad at Slimer for stealing his watermelon.
- Mad Libs Catchphrase: Egon is made to fall for Janine, so he keeps saying, "You're beautiful when you X".
- Mass "Oh, Crap!": All the ghosts in the airport lockers freak the second they learn the Ghostbusters are there.
- Not So Above It All: Janine, who's usually quite down-to-earth and unamused, leaps for joy when the Ghostbusters let her tag along.
- Not So Stoic:
- Even Egon laughs at Janine when she buys the lamp.
- Egon winces (along with Winston) when the ghosts start flying the plane.
- Pie in the Face: When the ghosts are throwing food, one dessert lands on a guy's face.
- Playing Sick: Winston pretends to have a cough to get out of being Ray's volunteer.
- Say My Name: The Ghostbusters yell, "Slimer!" when he eats Peter's watermelon.
- Sizeshifter: The genie has the power to grow bigger.
- Speak in Unison:
- The ghosts in the lockers shout, "Ghostbusters?! Whaa!" in unison.
- When Ray asks the plane passengers, "Anybody seen a ghost?", they yell, "No!" in unison.
- Status Quo Is God: Janine refuses the Ghostbusters' offer to make her one of them.
- Three Wishes: Subverted. The genie offers Janine three wishes, but it turns out this was a lie and he only intended to give her two.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: The genie can turn into a demon.
- Wingding Eyes: When Egon falls for Janine due to her wish, he gets pink hearts in his eyes.
