A man repairs a clock at a toy store, but when he leaves and the clock chimes midnight, a portal opens and monsters exit. One of them asks to be brought a "victim", and possesses some toys without the humans noticing.
The next day, at the firehouse, a demon appears to pop out but it's only a little boy. He reveals that he's Louis's nephew and it's his birthday. The nephew, Lawrence, is energetic and wants to play, but Peter isn't so keen. Meanwhile, Ray, Slimer, and Louis are at the toy store to buy Lawrence a toy. However, it's tricky, since Lawrence is spoiled and already has most of the toys that are on offer. The three possessed toys change the sign to make themselves on sale, so Louis buys them.
Back at the firehouse, Lawrence blows his candles out, then the Ghostbusters and Slimer try to put on a show. However, it doesn't go well — Slimer plays pots and pans like drums badly, Egon makes germs out of balloons which the kids find boring, and Peter is too embarrassed to be a clown. He eventually grudgingly does, but Lawrence still only cares about the presents. Upon getting them, he rudely throws them away, except for Louis's presents, who come to life and talk to him. Then, they eat a bunch of the party food, then the toy robot turns into a little plane, and Lawrence gets into it and flies off with the other two.
The Ghostbusters and Louis in the Ecto-1 chase after Lawrence in the plane, and Egon scans and determines the toys are haunted. Everyone enters the toy store, then Lawrence and Peter end up going through the portal. Egon determines they're in another dimension and that if they tried to blast through, it could destroy the portal and leave them stuck there forever.
Lawrence is having a great time in the other dimension, which is toy-themed, and the demon is glad that he's got Lawrence but worried that Peter will "interfere". Lawrence and Peter get separated, and then the demon refers to the dimension as Lawrence's "kingdom". He calls it "Toyland" and says that Lawrence can have whatever he wants there. The demon then arrives before Peter and locks him in a cage. He introduces himself as Lothgar and claims he has "plans" for Lawrence.
Meanwhile, Ray, Egon, Winston, Slimer, and Louis are trying to think up ways to save Peter and Lawrence. They realise that the portal opens at noon and midnight, so they wonder if it will open when the hands are straight up. Winston changes the clock, and they do.
Everyone enters the dimension, where they find Peter locked in his cage. Luckily, Slimer licks the bars and they dissolve like candy, freeing Peter. Peter explains about Lothgar, and Egon looks him up and explains that Lothgar was trapped in the dimension as a result of his greed, and to escape he must need someone else greedy to take his place. Meanwhile, Lothgar continues to tempt Lawrence.
The Ghostbusters find the haunted toy robot, now in the form of a giant robot, and blast it, but it fights back with lasers. Luckily, Egon decides they must attack its control panel, which they do and it works. Meanwhile, Lothgar grabs Lawrence and starts to turn him into a demon as well.
Lothgar declares that he's free, then the Ghostbusters, Slimer, and Louis run in. Louis tries to fight Lothgar, and Lawrence escapes but Louis ends up on top of Lothgar, who flies away. Everyone chases him in a fire truck, then the Ghostbusters trap Lothgar just before he exits the portal and save Louis. With Lothgar gone, Lawrence loses his demon ears and tail and "Toyland" ceases to be. Everyone exits, then the Ghostbusters fry the clock to seal the portal. Then, Lawrence apologises for being a "total jerk" and thanks the Ghostbusters and Louis for saving his life.
This episode provides examples of
- Alliterative Family: Louis is revealed to have a nephew named Lawrence.
- Badass in Distress: Peter ends up locked up by Lothgar.
- Bait-and-Switch Character Intro: Lawrence's debut shows him apparently as a demon... but then it turns out he was just a little boy wearing a scary mask.
- Big "NO!": Lothgar shouts, "NO!" when he sees that the Ghostbusters are firing at him.
- Birthday Episode: The episode focuses on Louis and Ray trying to find a birthday present for Louis's little nephew Lawrence.
- The Cake Is a Lie: As soon as Lawrence shakes Lothgar's hand, all the toys and TV sets that Lothgar has tempted him with melt into ectoplasm, and Lawrence is nearly trapped in the prison dimension forever.
- Cheerful Child: Lawrence is quite excitable and bubbly when he's not being a brat, often exclaiming in joy.
- Distressed Dude:
- Peter and Lawrence are sent to another dimension, where Lothgar, a demon, plans to imprison Lawrence there forever and locks up Peter.
- Lothgar flies off with Louis.
- Eating Solves Everything: Slimer saves Peter by licking the bars, making them dissolve like candy.
- Evil Laugh: The possessed toys chuckle evilly when Louis buys them.
- Flashy Teleportation: Lothgar appears in flashes of light.
- Flight: Lothgar can fly.
- Forced Transformation: Lothgar begins to turn Lawrence into a demon like him.
- Foreshadowing: At the beginning, we learn that the clock was broken on purpose. Later, Egon reveals that this was to imprison Lothgar.
- Genki Girl: Or in this case, boy — Lawrence is a very energetic boy, who likes bouncing on beds and running around.
- Goofy Print Underwear: In the laundry Winston drops, there's a pair of boxers with Ghostbusters logos, and another pair with fried eggs.
- Incredibly Lame Fun: Egon's idea of entertainment is making germs out of balloons.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lawrence is a spoiled brat, but he still cares about his uncle.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Lawrence says he wants to be a "real Ghostbuster" when he grows up.
- Lightmare Fuel: A little boy gets taken to another dimension by an evil demon... and said dimension is a land of toys.
- Lost Food Grievance: When the toys start eating, Slimer says, "NO! Not the goodies!".
- Mythology Gag: Ray calls Slimer "spud" like he did in the movie.
- "No Peeking!" Request: At one point, Lothgar has Lawrence cover his eyes and says, "No peeking until Lothgar says!".
- Oh, Crap!: Lawrence gets a fearful look in his eyes when Lothgar starts turning more monstrous.
- Perverse Puppet: Evil monsters possess toys at a toy store.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: The possessed toys' eyes flash red.
- Say My Name:
- Louis shouts, "Lawrence!" and Slimer shouts, "Peter!" when they go through the portal.
- When Lothgar flies off with Louis, Lawrence shouts, "Uncle Louis!".
- Sealed Evil in a Can: The clock was meant to seal Lothgar in his dimension, which is why it was broken on purpose.
- Slapstick:
- Winston trips on Lawrence's toy truck.
- Peter falls into a pile of bunny plushies.
- Spoiled Brat: Lawrence is annoying to the Ghostbusters, only cares about presents, likes the idea of being the boss, and his parents have bought him an awful lot of toys. Exploited Lothgar seeks him out because he requires a greedy soul.
- Terms of Endangerment: Lothgar refers to Lawrence as "dear, sweet Lawrence" threateningly.
- This Is Gonna Suck: Upon learning that the toys are haunted, Louis says in an exasperated voice, "Oh no!".
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: The repairman accidentally frees Lothgar by fixing the clock that opens his portal.
- Vague Age: Due to an animation error, Lawrence is first seen with seven candles on his cake, then with nine, so it's unknown if he's turning seven or nine years old.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: The possessed toy robot can shapeshift, as can Lothgar.
