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If you grew up in the 80s, you remember Ghostbusters, but did you know that there were two different series with the same name? We tell you the story behind “The Real Ghostbusters” and “Filmation’s Ghostbusters“.
Based on the iconic 1984 film, this series follows the original Ghostbusters (Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston) along with Slimer, taking on supernatural creatures in New York. With a darker style and action-packed adventures, it was a huge success and expanded the franchise.
Filmation, on the other hand, created their own animated series based on their old 1970s show The Ghost Busters. Here, two humans and a gorilla named Tracy hunted ghosts with a more comical and fanciful tone. Although they shared a name, they were not related to the film.
To differentiate itself from Filmation’s version, Columbia Pictures added “The Real” to the title of its series. This caused confusion, but in the end, The Real Ghostbusters got the glory.
In 1984, the studio Troma Entertainment released The Toxic Avenger, a film that would become a cult classic in the B-movie genre. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, the film combined gore, black humor and an environmentalist message within an unconventional superhero story. The story follows Melvin Ferd, a bumbling janitor who, after falling […]
The 1990s were a golden age for superhero animated series, both for Marvel and DC. During this decade, we were able to enjoy titles such as X-Men: The Animated Series and The Incredible Hulk on the Marvel side, while DC offered us Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. Although all of these productions had […]
Biker Mice from Mars: An Iconic 90’s Franchise The 1990s were a golden age for animated series. Among the many series that captured the imagination of young people, “Biker Mice from Mars” stood out for its unique combination of action, humor and science fiction. This is 1993, and at that time the biggest hit with […]
