Extreme Ghostbusters is an animated television series and a follow-up to the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. It is a part of the Ghostbusters franchise. The series originally aired in late 1997, and features a team of younger college-level Ghostbusters who are led by veteran Ghostbuster Egon Spengler. In some TV listings, the show was called Ghostbusters Dark.
Set years after the end of The Real Ghostbusters, lack of supernatural activity has put the Ghostbusters out of business. Each member has gone their separate way, except for Dr. Egon Spengler, who still lives in the firehouse to monitor the containment unit, take care of Slimer, further his studies and teach a class on the paranormal at a local college. When ghosts start to reappear, Egon is forced to recruit his lone four students as the new Ghostbusters. These are Kylie Griffin, a goth girl genius and expert on the occult; Eduardo Rivera, a cynical Latino slacker; Garrett Miller, a young white paraplegic athlete who uses a wheelchair; and Roland Jackson, a studious African-American machinery whiz. Filling the cast are Janine Melnitz, the Ghostbusters' previous secretary who returns to the job, and Slimer, a hungry ghost.
The series follows the adventures of this "Next Generation" of Ghostbusters tracking down and capturing ghosts all over New York and occasionally beyond the city. The series is styled as a supernatural comedy, following the trend set by its predecessor, but given an updated and darker feel. This is reflected by the use of a gritty, rock/punk-inspired variation of Ray Parker, Jr.'s song "Ghostbusters" as the opening theme written by Jim Latham and performed by voice actor Jim Cummings. Recurring themes throughout the series are the new team learning to work together despite their differences, Janine's largely unrequited affection for Egon, the love-hate relationship between Kylie and Eduardo that is never resolved, and the Ghostbusters' frequent clashes with authority figures who disbelieve their work.
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Egon Spengler | Maurice LaMarche | Martín Soto | Eberhard Prüter | JeanPierre Leroux | Enrico Bertorelli | Peter Aude | JuanAntonio Gálvez | ||
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Janine Melnitz | Pat Musick | Rocío Garcel | Gundi Eberhard | Céline Monsarrat | Stefania Patruno | ||||
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Eduardo Rivera | Rino Romano | Alfonso Obregón | Edgar Givry | Giorgio Bonino | Vladimir Antonik | ||||
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Roland Jackson | Alfonso Ribeiro | Carlos Íñigo | Michael Iwannek | Marco Balzarotti | |||||
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Garret Miller | Jason Marsden | JoséAntonio Macías | Claudio Moneta | ||||||
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Kylie Griffin | Tara Strong | Ishtar Sáenz | Peggy Sander | Virginie Méry | Cinzia Massironi | Vibeke Hastrup | |||
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Slimer | Billy West | Herman López | Wilfried Herbst | Timm Mehrens | |||||
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Peter Venkman | Dave Coulier | Benjamín Rivera | Miguel Ayones | ||||||
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Ray Stantz | Frank Welker | Carlos del Campo | |||||||
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Winston Zeddemore | Buster Jones | Víctor Delgado | |||||||
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Danny | James Avery | ||||||||
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Isaac | Moisés Iván Mora | ||||||||
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Sheriff | Edward Albert | ||||||||
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Professor | René Auberjonois | ||||||||
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Kirilin | John de Lancie | Jan Spitzer | |||||||
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Title | N/A | Jorge Roig |
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