There was another one: the episode which Peter fell in love with the rock singer, and it had the rocking pop song sang by the singer that everyone wished it was a fully released soundtrack....But that never happened...😞
Mexico, 2012: Engineers: "Do not open Metro line 12, is not ready yet" Politician: "It ready when I say it's ready. It's ready!" Mexico, 2021: News: "26 dead at Metro line 12 accident" Same 2012 politician: "Not my fault" Reality is crepier than fiction and people never learn.
One of the greatest episodes in the series. The final minutes are intense, kind of paying homage to the 1st movie in a way. When they decide to go all out to close the door. Probably explains why the 2nd ave subway construction.
My favourite episode. Some of the noises are terrifying in this. When the subway trains transform, that noise is horrendous. The rowers on the boat ‘it’s all we’ve seen for the last 500 years’. The red talking tree. Chills. This is a masterpiece of an episode.
I had this on VHS together with 1 other episode, utterly terrifying door of doomsday man this was not meant for young kids I had nightmares for years. Especially that rowing skeleton man 😬
@Stefano Pavone correct dude I think that's coming this Saturday. With malachai the trumpet playing ghost, not as terrifying but still a great episode.
Compare that to what came afterwards, all the way until now, they treated us kids back then, smart, cartoons nowadays treat kids so childish and dumb. I miss the 80s.
@@cste1845 You'll notice that in the Syndicated episodes, the characters talk more like real people and less like cartoon characters. Great writing for an 80s cartoon.
Possibly the most epic episode in the history of the series. This would have been a perfect framework for a Ghostbusters 3. This was the closest the show came to replicating 80's horror/apocalyptic anime. From the Go Nagai like ghosts to the last few minutes, this was a great way to open season 2.
It was a perfect premiere for the BEST season. The writers gave us 65 episodes for the Syndication package. Meanwhile, ABC was ruining the series on Saturday mornings.
@@triceratroytv2292 if you are going with the 80’s cartoon, yes. Every incarnation after that though has Raph with serious anger management problems and mood swings. Not a great fit with anyone really.
Mikkel . every single ghostbusters movie cartoon and video game is better than the 2016 Ghostbusters 👻👻👻👻. the problem is the 2016 is that it sucked and it had all women but the problem is people are censored and if you say that the reason it sucked is because it had all women you get accused of being sexist even though it's true and that was the problem with the 2016 film. kylie griffin from the spin off extreme ghostbusters is a female Ghostbuster done right. i never saw the 2016 film but i did see fifteen and twenty minute clips from the internet and youtube and from what i saw the movie sucked and it wasn't good at all not only that it was also trying way too hard to be funny nothing about it is funny not a damn thing but the first two movies are funny as hell.
Thats because the series were developed overseas. After recording of the dialogue was completed, sound tapes, storyboards, backgrounds, and character designs were then shipped to DiC Founder; Jean Chalopin's Japanese studio; KK DiC (1986) / KK C&D (1987 onwards) and similar studios in Tokyo, Japan, such as TMS Entertainment and Toei Animation among others (South Korean studios during the final two seasons) for animation and filming.
You meant at 7:14? That scene is amazing! I remember seeing a VHS version where the theme song was replaced by "Hometown Hero" or some other song. This version is miles better!!
@@BenBanjo87 Im sure the song that replaced it was one one about the boogie man. (Not sure if that's the one you're talking about.) I don't know. I think they both fit. But I prefer the boogie man one.
They really used the budget in this episode! Who ever directed on the japanese (animators) side was very good! Man, there is a lot of ancient Sumerian artifacts in New York City 😅
I'm 39 and first saw this as a five year old and the most terrifying part of this episode is still how well over a hundred commuters on that transformed train instantly got turned into demonic spirits with no hope of return.
Just my thoughts, seeung those skeletons and ghostbusters doing their job without even know it...scary but definitely one of my favorites, along with No One Comes to Lupusville".
Totes. For a Saturday morning cartoon, this show really left me thinking about what was going on at the same time of the main story. For me it was that scene of the row boat. That gave me the shivers!
Saw it around the same time you did, this series was great at introducing the concepts of demons, poltergeists, afterlife and hell to a young audience, horror concepts, thing I still enjoy reading and watching today.
"JUST LET ME BLAST HIM! ONCE! IS THAT REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK!?" when i was little, some of this shit scared me.... stayed with me forever, loved this show
J Michael Straczynski wrote the best RGB episodes. The only problem I have with this episode is that the construction workers don't actually open the door. The foreman says we aren't going to stop just because the door says so and calls the drilling machine forward. Then there's a rockfall revealing the rest of the ?temple? around the door, it laughs and then opens itself. The workers weren't to blame unless intention was enough to cause the door to open.
The door was not meant to be opened by a person but rather the herald of Doomsday, after which everything on The Other Side would be released. Bob's defiance of the warning and his order to drill through it gave the "gatekeeper" reason to open albeit early. One could argue its laugh right before opening meant it knew humanity just asked for the end and here it comes!
I wish i was born in the 80's because i really love ghostbusters and the only way i can watch RGB is online and yt but i still enjoy it watching on here anyway
This is one of the most memorable episodes for me as a kid. I love the animation how those trains morph into worm monsters things. Also the whole episode itself is movie material. Edit: Also you really feel the intensity of the situation in Egon’s voice and as he leads the charge against the portal.
The place of lost souls: That scary tree, cavern with eyes, those train passengers, and the woman skeleton; that's what nightmares are made of. Pure classic episode!
probably just coincidence, but this almost feels like it was the inspiration for or based off of the concept for the "Ghostbusters Go to Hell" concept that was shopped around as a potential 3rd film, yet this came out before the 2nd
13:45 This scene left a perminant mark upon my unconcious memory. I forgot what he said, but I remembered that voice, like nails raking down a chalkboard. This episode scared the Hell out of me as a child, over 30 years ago. Glad I could rewatch it after so long
This is definitely another of those episodes which has stayed in my mind since it first came out. Every now and again, I find myself remembering that ominous door saying "Do not open until Doomsday!"
When I grew up we used to own this episode on VHS, bundled with the episode Play Them Ragtime Boos - both the non-syndicated version (difference: subway scene played Boogieman by Tahiti instead of the RGB theme). This episode is the quintessential Real Ghostbusters episode if you ask me. Ramping up the danger, introducing a genuine scare and threat to the world of the Real Ghostbusters. Best of all: VERY light on the Slimer aspect of the show. One of the best, perhaps even the best RGB episode of the early run. Later in life I became a fan of the writer J Michael Straczynski, so imagine my surprise when I learned he wrote this episode, among other quality episodes.
I was gifted a copy of this episode way back in 2001. But it was a single episode tape, and the slipcase was an envelope design. I've kept it as new as the day I got it.
Lmfao 5:55-6:03 as they suit up, Peters wearing a black undershirt like you’d expect in any overalls. Then Egon all BA without a shirt zipping up like I was cause I’m tired and lazy af and wanna go back to bed 😂 the crap we catch rewatching episodes
Peter and Winston are the only ones wearing the black undershirt but sometimes Ray and Egon are drawn wearing them. I miss the black electro-chemical gloves from the movies. Those are hardly ever seen!
It's all downhill after Spookums! At least some dumb ABC episodes got excellent Toei animation. People-busters was a great episode even with lame Dave Coulier Peter.
When I was a little kid in the early 90's, my parents got me this episode on a VHS tape because I was obsessed with _Ghostbusters._ But I didn't realize that there was an entire show-- I thought this was it. So in my head, this episode was "Ghostbusters 3." And I remember I used to jump up and down shouting "I wanna watch 'Ghostbusters 3!' I wanna watch 'Ghostbusters 3!'" every night before bed. Ah, good times.
When I saw it for the first time, the episode looked so scary... At the age of ten or something, I mean. Now it seems so...small. Amazing. Just amazing.
This is probably my favourite episode from Season 2, I remember when I was little those subway dragon-worms were so... narly, just imagine an underworld with a hub full of them.
I believe that the first three seasons were animated in Korea, not Japan. I don't know if it was North or South. I'm guessing South because it has a better relationship with the US, but don't quote me on it.
You have to admit the Ghostbusters ain't never scared, especially when the New York subway station gets possessed by the supernatural probably damned souls from hell. I swear this is so fascinating it's addictive, because every now and then the Ghostbusters will mention something that happened many years ago before before our existence. Like the Philadelphia Massacre 1947, which is mentioned in the first Ghostbusters movie if you listen closely to the dialogue as they explore the library. Seriously whenever the Ghostbusters mention a piece of real history it's like seeing the late great Stan Lee in various Marvel superhero movies, oh my God I love the Ghostbusters!
This is by far my favorite episode. I remember when I was a kid the local video store had this episode on VHS and I would rent it almost every weekend (thanks mom). It is truly a shame it is almost impossible to find a version where the subway montage is playing "The Boogieman" song. I guess by extension it is also a shame RGB team didn't give any Fs about music licensing rights back in the day lol The moral of the story, I bought a VHS copy of this to honor my childhood, and eventually, when brave enough to put it into a VCR, I will once more hear the appropriate musical score for this episode :)
@@marioacquaviva3363 yes! Same! That’s just about the only proof left of that song existing during that scene. All the dvd releases (and now this release) have the theme song playing. The boogeyman song, however, is soooo good. Almost scared to put my copy back in a vcr 😬
There's a TH-cam video by The Proper People where they explore the abandoned Cincinnati subway system, and the entire thing reminds me of this episode.
@14:05 I always though Venkman meant "well it's too dangerous. Come on, let's go home." Because he's pointing back the way they came. But then they push on forwards.
Haa! "Did you just see what I just saw?" "No." "Me neither, lets go." Almost good enough to be in one of the movies, kinda like "wait Listen, do you Smell something?" 😄👍
Hands Down! This One Was My All Time Favorite Episode! I Remember Haveing To Rent This One On VHS Plus I Like How To Play Triubte To The Movie But It Was So Epic.
One of the best episodes ever of RGB. The drama, the animation, the soundtrack. Can someone confirm something for me? The skeletons on the train that attack the guys -- were they the former passengers that were abducted by the possessed train at the start?
@@tommynunez1495 Yes, that's true. But it is odd that it's the same train when everything started going to hell. Perhaps the passengers did die? If so... that's dark!
I actually tweeted J Michael Straczynski, the writer of the Knock Knock episode, to get an answer on what became of the train passengers after the train became possessed. Here is our exchange: Me: What happened to the passengers on the possessed train in RGB ep. called Knock Knock? Did they become the living skeletons? J Michael Straczynski: Correct, they all ended up working in Congress.
Imagine seeing the many proton streams streaking all over, yanking possessor-ghosts out of people holding onto things to fight the removal. Of course, many if not all would call them frauds. Maybe the GB's should relocate their business?
The best episode of any program I watched in my childhood. Dark, terrifying, disturbance, great music. This was one of a few chapter where threat was for all the World. Maybe beside Gozer, the four horsemen and Cthulhu, the powerful and dangerous entities in the serie.
legendary. epic. memorable episode.... doomsday. creepy. apocalyptic. suicide mission.!! whoa. then using the proton packs to their max powers was awesome.!! EGON IS GOAT.!! respect... animation was also top dollar quality here. definitely one of my favorite episodes in the series. :)
My favorite episode, hands down. Still prefer the original television edit, where "Lookin' Behind You" plays during the train shootout. Nonetheless, stellar viewing.
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This episode could have easily been expanded into a movie! Imagine if this was Ghostbusters 2 instead of Vigo!
Agreed
Janine: "The subway system messed up? How can you tell the difference?" Ahhhh, I love NYC.
It's fun to watch these again as an adult, a lot of the jokes are that much funnier.
Proof that it takes a LOT to freak out the average NYC commuter!
Only out of towners get shocked by the subway's trashy system.
Do you live there ?
5:42
This episode genuinely scared the hell out of me as a kid, especially the noises the trains made. I loved it then, and I love it now.
Same here. I rewatched it again now and it brough back lots of memories
Same here. I used to live next to the El here in Philly so that didnt help. Honestly most horror aren't this spooky or creative.
Every episode someone says it's there favorite, that's the power of this show
There was another one: the episode which Peter fell in love with the rock singer, and it had the rocking pop song sang by the singer that everyone wished it was a fully released soundtrack....But that never happened...😞
I think that's the banshee bake a cherry pie episode.
@@BDTXIII how come Dana wasn’t in the show ? They had Peter with other women
That is because most episode if not all of the episodes were great and the few one that are not are just weak not real bad !!!
We had a kind of similar scare right here in BRAZIL because they had to build a subway tunnel under a cemitery in "SAO PAULO CITY "!!!
Moral of the story: Some things are better left alone.
That's what I was trying to tell everybody don't open it like the door says don't open till Doomsday get it good human error 😈😈👹
This sounds like something Winston would say👍
@@kevincopeland5044 Yea, the OP definitely had "If someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!" vibes.
Even if it gets in the way of even your most important job, *don't*
@@kevincopeland5044 when someone asks you if you're a God you say Yes
Evil Ominous Door: “DO NOT OPEN UNTIL DOOMSDAY.”
NYC Construction Workers: “LOL NO”.
That voice was sinister as hell.
yeah no kidding! Watch the episode of Ghost Adventures "Goatman's Bridge" that was creepy to.
@@GalaxyJazzGirl I REALLY LIKE THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS IN FACT I GAVE RAY HIS EASTER BASKET.
Mexico, 2012:
Engineers: "Do not open Metro line 12, is not ready yet"
Politician: "It ready when I say it's ready. It's ready!"
Mexico, 2021:
News: "26 dead at Metro line 12 accident"
Same 2012 politician: "Not my fault"
Reality is crepier than fiction and people never learn.
This was my favorite episode as a kid. I had the vhs tape and must have drove my parents nuts with this.
One of the greatest episodes in the series. The final minutes are intense, kind of paying homage to the 1st movie in a way. When they decide to go all out to close the door. Probably explains why the 2nd ave subway construction.
My favourite episode. Some of the noises are terrifying in this. When the subway trains transform, that noise is horrendous. The rowers on the boat ‘it’s all we’ve seen for the last 500 years’. The red talking tree. Chills. This is a masterpiece of an episode.
I had this on VHS together with 1 other episode, utterly terrifying door of doomsday man this was not meant for young kids I had nightmares for years. Especially that rowing skeleton man 😬
@Stefano Pavone correct dude I think that's coming this Saturday. With malachai the trumpet playing ghost, not as terrifying but still a great episode.
@Stefano Pavone Yep, me too 😁
At least it was a nice demon tree.
The animation in knock knock is outstanding! Really took almost adult version episode for kids. It’s a dark episode and it’s hands down my favorite!
Well that’s actually because The Real Ghostbusters series wasn’t JUST made for kids, it was also for adults
Compare that to what came afterwards, all the way until now, they treated us kids back then, smart, cartoons nowadays treat kids so childish and dumb. I miss the 80s.
@@JoseLHernandezJ Batman TAS, TMNT 2003, Justice League... you're telling me all those shows talked down to kids and treated them like idiots???
From the great syndicated run!
@@cste1845 You'll notice that in the Syndicated episodes, the characters talk more like real people and less like cartoon characters.
Great writing for an 80s cartoon.
Ray: "Did you see what I just saw?"
Winston: "no"
Ray: "Me neither
Same here lol
That’s how to keep your sanity intact witnessing the horrors of the abyss!
This line made me laugh out loud. This show is such a timeless gem.
Hands down the best line in the entire episode, and one of the best of the series.
@@Dargonhuman I couldn't agree more
Possibly the most epic episode in the history of the series. This would have been a perfect framework for a Ghostbusters 3.
This was the closest the show came to replicating 80's horror/apocalyptic anime. From the Go Nagai like ghosts to the last few minutes, this was a great way to open season 2.
It was a perfect premiere for the BEST season. The writers gave us 65 episodes for the Syndication package. Meanwhile, ABC was ruining the series on Saturday mornings.
Definitely
What was wrong with the Ghostbusters 3 we got? The game isn't too bad.
@@GabePuratekuta It was great and Epic games gave it away as a free download last October 29th.
@@elmarakovideo You lost me at Epic Games.
I always found it hilarious that the door way to hell was found in a NY city sub way tunnel. Then Janine makes a joke about it.
London Underground is another portal to hell, considering how haunted the network is.
@@lofthouse23 Ghostbuster London needs to happen beyond the comic books.
I always thought it was in New Jersey.
I think these episodes are a bonus feature on the DVD set of ghostbusters, at least on the one I have, i don't know if it's on all of them.
@@jamesamick3298 same
This episode really cements why the Ghostbusters are my favorite super hero team.
I can see Egon wearing an Iron Man type of suit, but with ghost busting tech.
Better than Justice League hey just saying 😏😆
The Ghostbusters aren't technically superheroes.
@@alifuller1658 The Ghostbusters would have stopped Thanos before the Snap. lol
The GB aren't superheroes. They're spectral pest control running a business. Nothing more
Can u read sumerian ??
In my sleep, underwater with the lights off..
Egon your a legend. Love this episode.
And is written in emoji
@@carlosfernando8439 really ?
And here I figured that Venkman was the funny one!
I'm in my early forties but I feel like 14 every time this is on especially on Saturdays
The same here man
Want to see it with original music in the subway :):)
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Right there with you, I'm 43
For sure, I'm 41 and grew up with this stuff. Can't beat the 80s for cartoons.
One of the best episodes of The Real Ghostbusters. If a demonic door tells you to not open the door, I think you should listen.
Goddamn everything about this episode just hits hard, the animation, the designs, the sound design, the voice acting, Ghostbusters in its purest form!
If the ghost busters were a counterpart team to the TMNT;
Peter: Rapheal
Egon: Donatello
Winston: Leonardo
Ray: Michealgelo
Exactly, people always pair Peter with Mikey when he is really more like raph
@@triceratroytv2292 if you are going with the 80’s cartoon, yes. Every incarnation after that though has Raph with serious anger management problems and mood swings. Not a great fit with anyone really.
Random door with a demon 😈 tells guys not to open
Boss: WE GOT A TUNNEL TO BUILD
one of my favorites
In my sleep. Underwater, with the lights off. Of course I can read Sumerian.
As a man who regularly has to work a call shift, the scariest part is the goddamned bell summoning you to work.
That was one thing I really hated about security work-the frigging phone ringing in the middle of the night!
Every single of these episodes, are better than Ghostbusters 2016.
Mikkel . every single ghostbusters movie cartoon and video game is better than the 2016 Ghostbusters 👻👻👻👻. the problem is the 2016 is that it sucked and it had all women but the problem is people are censored and if you say that the reason it sucked is because it had all women you get accused of being sexist even though it's true and that was the problem with the 2016 film. kylie griffin from the spin off extreme ghostbusters is a female Ghostbuster done right. i never saw the 2016 film but i did see fifteen and twenty minute clips from the internet and youtube and from what i saw the movie sucked and it wasn't good at all not only that it was also trying way too hard to be funny nothing about it is funny not a damn thing but the first two movies are funny as hell.
Slimer and the real ghostbusters was better then ATC
My morning bowel movement was better than that trash of a movie
It's ok
The movie isn't that bad, like if it is easy to create a movie. I just read someone who haven't even watch it. That's sad
Damn, this episode was so intense. It was so anime. Feels good to watch it again with an adult pair of eyes and childlike nostalgia.
Thats because the series were developed overseas. After recording of the dialogue was completed, sound tapes, storyboards, backgrounds, and character designs were then shipped to DiC Founder; Jean Chalopin's Japanese studio; KK DiC (1986) / KK C&D (1987 onwards) and similar studios in Tokyo, Japan, such as TMS Entertainment and Toei Animation among others (South Korean studios during the final two seasons) for animation and filming.
This is the best episode of Real Ghostbusters remember it back in 86. DO NOT OPEN TILL DOOMSDAY 😂
This is my favorite episode and has one of the best theme song moments the show has to offer
You meant at 7:14? That scene is amazing! I remember seeing a VHS version where the theme song was replaced by "Hometown Hero" or some other song. This version is miles better!!
@@BenBanjo87 Im sure the song that replaced it was one one about the boogie man. (Not sure if that's the one you're talking about.)
I don't know. I think they both fit. But I prefer the boogie man one.
@@TimeLordParadox It probably was about the boogieman. I only vaguely remember it to be honest...
@@BenBanjo87 It was all pretty good music for a kid's show. Most at the time wouldn't put in the effort.
They really used the budget in this episode! Who ever directed on the japanese (animators) side was very good!
Man, there is a lot of ancient Sumerian artifacts in New York City 😅
I'm 39 and first saw this as a five year old and the most terrifying part of this episode is still how well over a hundred commuters on that transformed train instantly got turned into demonic spirits with no hope of return.
Just my thoughts, seeung those skeletons and ghostbusters doing their job without even know it...scary but definitely one of my favorites, along with No One Comes to Lupusville".
Totes. For a Saturday morning cartoon, this show really left me thinking about what was going on at the same time of the main story. For me it was that scene of the row boat. That gave me the shivers!
Saw it around the same time you did, this series was great at introducing the concepts of demons, poltergeists, afterlife and hell to a young audience, horror concepts, thing I still enjoy reading and watching today.
"JUST LET ME BLAST HIM! ONCE! IS THAT REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK!?"
when i was little, some of this shit scared me.... stayed with me forever, loved this show
*Peter:* "You breathe a word of this to anybody...and I'll deny it. 😉🍕 Goodnight, Slimer."
D'aww! 😊
That was so sweet ^_^
@@Inactive20000 Even though he'd never say so aloud, Peter truly cares about Slimer like a brother.
This quote from Pete has become part of my lexicon!
@@BenBanjo87 he even calls him spud a lot
I think it’s affectionate or just a friendly nickname
17:33
Hey, Ray. I’m going next door to complain they’re playing their stereo too loud again. Wanna come?
J Michael Straczynski wrote the best RGB episodes. The only problem I have with this episode is that the construction workers don't actually open the door. The foreman says we aren't going to stop just because the door says so and calls the drilling machine forward. Then there's a rockfall revealing the rest of the ?temple? around the door, it laughs and then opens itself. The workers weren't to blame unless intention was enough to cause the door to open.
Just opening the area was enough to open the door
J Michael Straczynski followed by Len Jansen and Chuck Menville.
I agree since the door said not to open until Doomsday, why did it open itself up since nobody touched the door? Makes no sense.
Yes!!
The door was not meant to be opened by a person but rather the herald of Doomsday, after which everything on The Other Side would be released. Bob's defiance of the warning and his order to drill through it gave the "gatekeeper" reason to open albeit early. One could argue its laugh right before opening meant it knew humanity just asked for the end and here it comes!
THIS. IS. THE. ONE!!
BEST EPISODE EVER!!!!
I wish i was born in the 80's because i really love ghostbusters and the only way i can watch RGB is online and yt but i still enjoy it watching on here anyway
The 1980's was a damn boatride from start to finish. In a way, I'm sorry you all missed it. Enjoy your relative youth.
That was the most dangerous thing they've tackled since Gozer
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no that would be Vigo
@@masterfarr8265 or shandor
@@masterfarr8265 vigo was after this. Like, years after
@@allysanchez5630 this show takes place in the 80s. The Shandor incident was in 1991
7:17 - 8:40
*That is probably the BEST moment of action in this entire show.*
Agree. It is great. But better with the original soundtrack of Tahiti’s Boogieman, opposed to the RGB theme. IMO
@@punchableface168
Same thing so I agree too
This is one of the most memorable episodes for me as a kid. I love the animation how those trains morph into worm monsters things. Also the whole episode itself is movie material.
Edit: Also you really feel the intensity of the situation in Egon’s voice and as he leads the charge against the portal.
I had exactly the same thought about the trains!
7:08 This part of episode really scared me, when the lights turn back on and they are surrounded by really morbid looking undead passengers.
Every episode of this show is better than every movie since the first.
The place of lost souls: That scary tree, cavern with eyes, those train passengers, and the woman skeleton; that's what nightmares are made of. Pure classic episode!
This is the perfect movie script!!! Why didn't they look at this episode???
That's right. They should turn this into a film. As Winston said in Ghostbusters 2, "New York. What a town!"
probably just coincidence, but this almost feels like it was the inspiration for or based off of the concept for the "Ghostbusters Go to Hell" concept that was shopped around as a potential 3rd film, yet this came out before the 2nd
I think the Boogy Man is a better story. He looked the most creepiest
seasons 1-2 were amazing!
Before ABC meddling forced RGB to become The Slimer Show!
Season 2 was made for syndication, not ABC so they were able to do stuff ABC wouldn't let them
@@boscotheman82 The first two seasons are the best episodes. Unfortunately, the rest are just the SLIMER show and lame voice Peter.
@Stefano Pavone Dave Colier ruins it for me, but the animation is still good. Season Five is Korean so terrible!
@Stefano Pavone "Hey, cut it out!" Uncle Joey Peter...yuch
19:51 is such a CHILLING shot.
It reminds me of when they first *crossed the streams on Gozer.*
13:45 This scene left a perminant mark upon my unconcious memory. I forgot what he said, but I remembered that voice, like nails raking down a chalkboard. This episode scared the Hell out of me as a child, over 30 years ago. Glad I could rewatch it after so long
This is definitely another of those episodes which has stayed in my mind since it first came out. Every now and again, I find myself remembering that ominous door saying "Do not open until Doomsday!"
I dont remember that at all. but I remember everything else. I wonder if I came in late on it.
I wonder if this episode inspired Dan Aykroyd for the idea of the Ghosbusters going to hell in the ill-fated Ghostbusters 3...
"According to the stone, at the far end of this tunnel, there's a doorway into the nether regions."
Ooh, very naughty.
All we needed was a nasal snort from Venkman to underline that joke for the parents watching/listening.
One of the best RGB episode. Period.
Had this episode on VHS when I was a kid and I loved it, never realised it was the first episode of the second series.
When I grew up we used to own this episode on VHS, bundled with the episode Play Them Ragtime Boos - both the non-syndicated version (difference: subway scene played Boogieman by Tahiti instead of the RGB theme). This episode is the quintessential Real Ghostbusters episode if you ask me. Ramping up the danger, introducing a genuine scare and threat to the world of the Real Ghostbusters. Best of all: VERY light on the Slimer aspect of the show. One of the best, perhaps even the best RGB episode of the early run.
Later in life I became a fan of the writer J Michael Straczynski, so imagine my surprise when I learned he wrote this episode, among other quality episodes.
I was gifted a copy of this episode way back in 2001. But it was a single episode tape, and the slipcase was an envelope design. I've kept it as new as the day I got it.
This was a great episode, it felt like a finale, like the Ghostbusters facing the end of everything in one big climatic battle
The animation on this episode. If only all the seasons could be like this
This episode was dark..yet fun and adventuress...what an awesome ride
Lmfao 5:55-6:03 as they suit up, Peters wearing a black undershirt like you’d expect in any overalls. Then Egon all BA without a shirt zipping up like I was cause I’m tired and lazy af and wanna go back to bed 😂 the crap we catch rewatching episodes
Peter and Winston are the only ones wearing the black undershirt but sometimes Ray and Egon are drawn wearing them. I miss the black electro-chemical gloves from the movies. Those are hardly ever seen!
Stories from this cartoon were better than the last Ghostbusters remake.
From this episode on until "Baby Spookums" the writing gets exponentially better
And my goodness....the ANIMATION
It's all downhill after Spookums! At least some dumb ABC episodes got excellent Toei animation. People-busters was a great episode even with lame Dave Coulier Peter.
@@elmarakovideo Still, those episodes were a waste of Toei's talents.
At least we won't get to those crappy episodes until next year.
@@teddybeer6206 I agree, yet the series is watchable until the South Korean studios. So cheap and even bad no Saban BGM.
@@elmarakovideo you mean it gets WORSE?
@@teddybeer6206 Phelous did an awesome review of the truly bad episodes: th-cam.com/video/OW51PDa_puE/w-d-xo.html
Somehow I don't think a whole platoon of babysitters would be enough. Nor a flotilla.
The Real Ghostbusters went from a business to heroes and getting paid for it. Sometimes.
I think we can all agree that this is the best episode
Animation is priceless.
New York has a serious infrastructure problem.
@12:55: As a kid who watched this 35 years ago, seeing the trains come alive freaked me out. As a 39 year adult, this still freaks me out.
This episode and The Collect Call of Cthulhu are my favorite
Both times they saved the world and don't get paid. Not vigilantes but heroes nevertheless!
Thank you Mr. Straczynski for the best Ghostbuster story outside of the original movie
This has always been the best episode of the series, and should have been turned into a movie.
I love this show no matter what episode I watch I'm a Ghostbusters fan for life
When I was a little kid in the early 90's, my parents got me this episode on a VHS tape because I was obsessed with _Ghostbusters._ But I didn't realize that there was an entire show-- I thought this was it. So in my head, this episode was "Ghostbusters 3." And I remember I used to jump up and down shouting "I wanna watch 'Ghostbusters 3!' I wanna watch 'Ghostbusters 3!'" every night before bed.
Ah, good times.
I don’t know what’s weirder. The fact that Egon doesn’t where anything under his coveralls or that he apparently has chest hair.
He is manly man like ned flanders
One of of the best The Real Ghostbusters epiodes of all time.
"Nobody's perfect" 🤣
You know he also plays the sandman
Good to know “some like it hot” survives doomsday.
I’m 42 and I still remember the buzz I got when the music kicked in at 18:39. Best episode from an awesome series
I'm 33 now and I can still remember when I first saw this as a child. Good memories :)
20:07 "DO - NOT - OPEN - UNTIL - DOOMSDAY!"
"It was just an idea."
LOL hahahahahahaha
"Hey Ray, I'm gonna go next door and complain to the neighbors that their playing their stereo too loud. Wanna come?"
When I saw it for the first time, the episode looked so scary... At the age of ten or something, I mean. Now it seems so...small. Amazing. Just amazing.
This is probably my favourite episode from Season 2, I remember when I was little those subway dragon-worms were so... narly, just imagine an underworld with a hub full of them.
My favourite episode by far, have this one on DVD.
Shame this upload doesn't have the Boogieman track.
Yet another great JMS-written episode. I swear, all of my favorite ones turn out to be by him. Between this, Captain Power, and B5...
He is really good at what he does. He also did some great stuff when working on comics with Superman and Spider-Man, even if he had some misses too.
You know. This show was animated in Japan. That’s why it looks like an anime sometimes.
I believe that the first three seasons were animated in Korea, not Japan. I don't know if it was North or South. I'm guessing South because it has a better relationship with the US, but don't quote me on it.
@@CROSSTATT nah. It was Japan. I remember from the dvd commentary on that episode about them in Hollywood making a movie.
You have to admit the Ghostbusters ain't never scared, especially when the New York subway station gets possessed by the supernatural probably damned souls from hell.
I swear this is so fascinating it's addictive, because every now and then the Ghostbusters will mention something that happened many years ago before before our existence.
Like the Philadelphia Massacre 1947, which is mentioned in the first Ghostbusters movie if you listen closely to the dialogue as they explore the library.
Seriously whenever the Ghostbusters mention a piece of real history it's like seeing the late great Stan Lee in various Marvel superhero movies, oh my God I love the Ghostbusters!
This is by far my favorite episode. I remember when I was a kid the local video store had this episode on VHS and I would rent it almost every weekend (thanks mom). It is truly a shame it is almost impossible to find a version where the subway montage is playing "The Boogieman" song. I guess by extension it is also a shame RGB team didn't give any Fs about music licensing rights back in the day lol
The moral of the story, I bought a VHS copy of this to honor my childhood, and eventually, when brave enough to put it into a VCR, I will once more hear the appropriate musical score for this episode :)
I have a very worn out VHS somewhere at my parents house and I swear that one has the boogeyman song on it.
@@marioacquaviva3363 yes! Same! That’s just about the only proof left of that song existing during that scene. All the dvd releases (and now this release) have the theme song playing.
The boogeyman song, however, is soooo good. Almost scared to put my copy back in a vcr 😬
WOW THIE REMINDS ME WATCHING THE SAME GHOSTBUSTERS ON SATURDAY MORNING IN 1985
Gotta be the R or the 7 train, that thing is always packed. I guess Ray got to see the '86 Mets win it all too.
This episode and the Boogireman the sound FX, voice modulations and music stings were just haunting.
Whoever Egon’s VA is, they killed it in this episode
Lovecraft for kids -- favorite episode, hands down.
This a great episode and the fact the door is still there
Probably got covered by heavy concrete afterwards with a NYC Dept. Legal notice warning not to drill there.
Doomsday is inevitable...
There's a TH-cam video by The Proper People where they explore the abandoned Cincinnati subway system, and the entire thing reminds me of this episode.
@14:05 I always though Venkman meant "well it's too dangerous. Come on, let's go home." Because he's pointing back the way they came. But then they push on forwards.
NEVER ride the subway after midnight
Haa!
"Did you just see what I just saw?"
"No."
"Me neither, lets go."
Almost good enough to be in one of the movies, kinda like "wait Listen, do you Smell something?" 😄👍
One of my favourite episodes growing up. Please keep em coming.
That dude would rather risk early doomsday than get reprimanded for not finishing a subway tunnel.
I was thinking the same thing
Probably was a manager.
In my opinion this is one of the best episodes of, not just The Real Ghostbusters, but any 1980's cartoon!
Hands Down! This One Was My All Time Favorite Episode! I Remember Haveing To Rent This One On VHS Plus I Like How To Play Triubte To The Movie But It Was So Epic.
Hands down, my favourite episode 😁
One of the best episodes ever of RGB. The drama, the animation, the soundtrack.
Can someone confirm something for me? The skeletons on the train that attack the guys -- were they the former passengers that were abducted by the possessed train at the start?
Could be, or that the ghosts were put there to scare them off. Kind of like what the ghosts were doing in Ghostbusters 2 in the train tunnel scene.
@@tommynunez1495 Yes, that's true. But it is odd that it's the same train when everything started going to hell. Perhaps the passengers did die? If so... that's dark!
@@lofthouse23 well we never did see any of the passengers from the first train appear alive and well.
I actually tweeted J Michael Straczynski, the writer of the Knock Knock episode, to get an answer on what became of the train passengers after the train became possessed. Here is our exchange:
Me: What happened to the passengers on the possessed train in RGB ep. called Knock Knock? Did they become the living skeletons?
J Michael Straczynski: Correct, they all ended up working in Congress.
Imagine seeing the many proton streams streaking all over, yanking possessor-ghosts out of people holding onto things to fight the removal. Of course, many if not all would call them frauds. Maybe the GB's should relocate their business?
Holy shit: J. Michael Straczynski worked on this!
Never even noticed! Babylon 5 was my favorite!
The best episode of any program I watched in my childhood. Dark, terrifying, disturbance, great music. This was one of a few chapter where threat was for all the World. Maybe beside Gozer, the four horsemen and Cthulhu, the powerful and dangerous entities in the serie.
Ragnarock: Am I a joke to you?
Damn, I think this was the first episode of The Real Ghostbusters I ever watched!
legendary. epic. memorable episode....
doomsday. creepy. apocalyptic. suicide mission.!! whoa.
then using the proton packs to their max powers was awesome.!! EGON IS GOAT.!! respect...
animation was also top dollar quality here. definitely one of my favorite episodes in the series. :)
This was one of my favorite episodes. The ending, to me, was a climatic as the first movie.
My favorite episode, hands down.
Still prefer the original television edit, where "Lookin' Behind You" plays during the train shootout. Nonetheless, stellar viewing.