History Trivia / FilmationsGhostbusters

** Larry Storch as Spenser and the UsefulNotes/AlCapone {{Expy}} in the first episode. ''They even dressed the same''.

*** Lou Scheimer: Tracy, Sir Trance-A-Lot, Ansabone, Fuddy, and Fib Face
*** Creator/AlanOppenheimer: Prime Evil, Fangster, Captain Long John Scarechrome, and Airhead Mummy
*** Linda Gary: Mysteria, Apparitia, and Madame Why

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

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

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PeterCullen plays the hero’s sidekick and a supporting villain. He does get to use his Optimus Prime voice in an episode where Eddie gets superpowers.

*** The original 1975 series did very well; it came in second for ratings, right behind another Filmation live-action show, ''The Shazam/Isis Hour''. A second season could have been done but Filmation cancelled it instead to concentrate on the aforementioned show.[[note]]Which they came to regret as Shazam/Isis ratings dipped sharply in the following season[[/note]]

*** The original 1975 series did very well; it came in second for ratings, right behind another Filmation live-action show, ''The Shazam/Isis Hour''. A second season could have been done but Filmation cancelled it instead to concentrate on the aforementioned show.

* NoBudget: Filmation's casting call for Tracy on the live-action show specified "Actor must have his own gorilla suit."

* ReferencedBy: ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow'': In [[https://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/''[[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Real Ghostbusters]]'' theme...and it fits in with the animation like a glove.

** 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.

* RetroactiveRecognition: The 1975 series episode "The Canterville Ghost" features actor Len Lesser as a jewel thief. Today, Lesser is better known as Uncle Leo from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.

*** Pat Fraley: Jake Jr., Jake Sr., Ghost Buggy, Skelescope, and Scared Stiff
*** Peter Cullen: Eddie Jr., Eddie Sr., Brat-A-Rat, and Haunter

*** Alan Oppenheimer: Prime Evil, Fangster, Captain Long John Scarechrome, and Airhead Mummy

* PlayingAgainstType: Peter Cullen plays the second-in command in a good vs evil story. He does get to use his Optimus Prime voice in an episode where Eddie gets superpowers.

* ActingForTwo: Larry Storch as Spenser and the UsefulNotes/AlCapone {{Expy}} in the first episode. ''They even dressed the same''.

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