The BEST episodes of The Real Ghostbusters season 4

Every episode of The Real Ghostbusters season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Real Ghostbusters season 4!

The Real Ghostbusters continues where the first movie left off, with the four Ghostbusters facing forces of the supernatural. Helping out the Ghostbusters would be their secretary, Janine Melnitz, and (eventually) Louis Tully. Also joining in would be the green ghost busted at the Sedgewick Hotel in the first movie, which was given the name Slimer.

Last Updated: 12/9/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Flip Side
star
7.36
55 votes

#1 - Flip Side

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1988

Investigating a bizarre tornado in Central Park, the Ghostbusters are tossed into another dimension, a strange place that is exactly the opposite of New York City. In a world populated by ghosts, the heroes must evade capture by their own ghostly counterparts, the human-hunting Peoplebusters!

Writer: Tony Marino
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Poultrygeist
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7.31
51 votes

#2 - Poultrygeist

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1988

A Werechicken strikes an unsuspecting farmhouse, leaving a trail of mayhem and one very large egg. After a hungry Slimer tries to cook the egg and unintentionally hatches it, the newborn Werechicken bites Egon, turning him into a half-man, half-chicken creature!

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The Brooklyn Triangle
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6.98
49 votes

#3 - The Brooklyn Triangle

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1988

At an excavation site in Brooklyn, workers accidentally uncover a dimensional gateway to the world where all lost objects go. The Ghostbusters are called in to help plug the ever-widening chasm and discover that the company is run by someone very close to Winston.

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Follow That Hearse
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6.74
23 votes

#4 - Follow That Hearse

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1988

At an Eastside wrecking yard, a pit of toxic liquid waste has an evil effect on a long dormant Indian earth spirit. When polluted, the once benign spirit rises from it's sacred resting grounds and takes possession of the Ecto-1, causing the hearse to come alive!

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The Joke's on Ray
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6.52
23 votes

#5 - The Joke's on Ray

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1988

Ray inherits a joke shop from his late uncle, and armed with a big supply of practical jokes, quickly becomes a pest to his fellow Ghostbusters. But unbeknownst to Ray, two Imps that thrive on pranks were released when he took possession of the store!

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Robo-Buster
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6.30
23 votes

#6 - Robo-Buster

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1988

Janine falls head-over-heels for a wealthy industrialist who uses her friendship to gain acess to the Ghostbusters' files, from which he creates the Robo-Buster X-1! Now, the manufacturer claims the Robo-Buster doesn't merely contain spirits.. It actually destroys them!

Writer: Francis Moss
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Short Stuff
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6.22
45 votes

#7 - Short Stuff

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1988

The Ghostmaster general, tired of the Ghostbusters' constant interference, sends three ghostly bounty hunters to eliminate the heroes at the firehouse. In the ensuing battle the Ghostbustesr are reduced to six inches in height!

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Standing Room Only
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5.60
20 votes

#8 - Standing Room Only

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1988

Peter creates a Ghost Attractor which lures ghosts to the firehouse like a magnet. He believes that it will not only save the Ghostbusters a lot of legwork, but that it will also make them millionaires. Things don't go as planned.

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