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67-461: Several years after the end of The Real Ghostbusters , a lack of supernatural activity has put the Ghostbusters out of business. The members have gone their separate ways except for Egon Spengler, who still lives in the firehouse, monitors the containment unit, takes care of Slimer , furthers his education, and teaches a class on the paranormal at a local college. When ghosts begin to reappear, Egon

134-525: A cameo as a reality show host), as well as the Nickelodeon original film Shredderman Rules . He wrote and starred in an unaired pilot for FX called Whispers and Balls . He also founded his own children's entertainment company, F3 Entertainment, in 2000. In 2003, Coulier appeared on season three of The Surreal Life . In 2006, he appeared on the TV reality show Skating with Celebrities on FOX , where he

201-679: A local university. When supernatural events begin occurring in New York, Egon recruits four of his university students as a new team of Ghostbusters, and Janine, also one of Egon's students, returns to manage the office. The original Ghostbusters return for the two-episode season finale to celebrate Egon's 40th birthday, leading to them reluctantly working together with the younger generation to solve one last case. The series has received critical acclaim since its premiere. The first season received an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , based on five reviews. Common Sense Media gave

268-467: A lucrative franchise. Originally announced as Super Ghostbusters in 1996, its initial press release had Janine teaching history at a local college and bringing together a team with "a hip new attitude" to face a plague of ghosts; "Short on time and more than a little desperate, Janine turns to four of her teenaged students." Egon was "huddled in front of a computer screen, battling program bugs instead of spooks." The show's creators decided "to put together

335-761: A preteen Janice for one episode), The Jetsons , Rude Dog and the Dweebs , and Detention . From 1984 to 1985, he was also the host of a comedy series on Nickelodeon known as Out of Control . Coulier is best known for playing Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House . He stayed on the show from 1987 until its cancellation in 1995. He was famous for doing voices and impersonations. In addition to Full House , Coulier appeared on George and Leo and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher . He has also hosted America's Funniest People (first with Arleen Sorkin and later with Tawny Kitaen ) and Opportunity Knocks . Additionally, he

402-473: A specific role (such as a body, Peter being the mouth, Ray the heart, and Egon the brain) but making Winston (the only main African American character) the driver saying he is "the hands". Another example would be stating how the character of Janine needed to be "more nurturing", put her in more "dress-like outfits" and "making her less harsh and slutty". At the start of the series' fourth season in 1988,

469-516: A team of misfits in a way, people that you would not necessarily associate with being superheroes on television"; Eduardo is a slacker, Roland is a "square," and Kylie is moody and sarcastic. Garrett provides balance, "an adrenaline junkie, who could kind of kick start the team." Designer Fil Barlow was given rough outlines and originally designed all the characters except Eduardo as girls (Garrett as Lucy and Roland as Julia), with Egon originally bearded and robed. Barlow imagined Egon as "an ambassador to

536-463: Is a lull in supernatural activity in New York City and the team has gone their separate ways. In 1997, during excavation of a new subway, three construction workers find skeletons and antiquities in a tunnel. As they discuss what to do, a green vapor seeps out and a multi-armed ghost appears. Conclusion. With Achira spreading disease through the possessed Kylie, the infected Egon helps train and equip

603-627: Is a private pilot who owns and flies a B35 Bonanza . His first general aviation flight was at the age of five in Michigan. He earned his private pilot certificate at the same airport in 1979 and is now instrument rated . In 2012, he did more flight training in a Cirrus SR20 to "keep current." He is part of the Hat in the Ring Society to support the AOPA foundation , an organization that promotes safe flying. Coulier

670-516: Is an ice hockey fan and participates in charity events with the Detroit Red Wings . He is also a fan of the Detroit Tigers and has played in celebrity softball games alongside fellow Tigers fan Tom Selleck . In October 2024, Coulier was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma , and began chemotherapy . The Same Picture of Dave Coulier Every Day is an image blog which publishes

737-559: Is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film Ghostbusters . The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enterprises in association with Columbia Pictures Television and distributed by Coca-Cola Telecommunications . The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman , Dr. Egon Spengler , Dr. Ray Stantz , Winston Zeddemore , their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer . "The Real"

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804-408: Is forced to recruit four students as the new Ghostbusters: Kylie Griffin, a goth genius and expert on occultism ; Eduardo Rivera, a cynical Latino slacker; Garrett Miller, a young wheelchair athlete; and Roland Jackson, a studious African-American machinery whiz. The cast also includes Janine Melnitz (the Ghostbusters' secretary, who returns to the job) and Slimer, a hungry ghost. The series follows

871-480: Is perhaps the only consistent thing left in this tumultuous world." The Toronto Standard said, "In a world pervaded with financial uncertainty and intractable conflict, a little consistency is surely warranted, and an anonymous philanthropist has given us just that in blog form." Other outlets have noted the inherent humor of the blog. In reference to blog, the Mary Sue commented, "Either Tumblr must be crowned King of

938-503: The ABC sitcom Full House , and also voiced Peter Venkman on The Real Ghostbusters , as well as Animal and Bunsen on Muppet Babies . David Alan Coulier was born on September 21, 1959, to David L. Coulier and Arlen Coulier in Detroit, Michigan , and was raised Catholic in nearby St. Clair Shores . He has three siblings. His mother's side of the family is from Bathurst, New Brunswick , Canada, and his paternal grandmother

1005-537: The Full House spin-off Fuller House . The show premiered on February 26, 2016 and ran for five seasons, ending on June 5, 2020. In 2023, Coulier began hosting Full House Rewind , an episode-by-episode rewatch podcast . In the early 1990s, Coulier was married for two years to Jayne Modean . They have a son, Luc, born in 1990. Having divorced, he dated Alanis Morissette for two years, but they broke up shortly before she recorded her album Jagged Little Pill . He

1072-576: The Ghostbusters concept was tinkered with, the finalized show does feature many tie-ins from the films. In the season 1 episode "Take Two", the Ghostbusters fly to Hollywood to visit the set of a movie based on their adventures, which is revealed to be the 1984 movie at the end of the episode. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man makes numerous appearances. During the third season, Walter Peck, the Environmental Protection Agency antagonist from

1139-584: The Netherlands on June 15 of that year. The UK release was edited to remove scenes of horror and threat. The series was re-released in the UK on June 27, 2016, with the first 13 episodes. In February 2021, the episodes were uploaded weekly to the Ghostbusters YouTube channel in high definition. On March 19, 2024, Sony released the complete series as a 9-disc DVD set. In a series retrospective, SFX said that

1206-425: The "consensus that any extension of the Ghostbusters brand requires a whole new team of newbies to take on the mantle", and that Extreme Ghostbusters was its first application. The series' failure, blamed by its showrunners on poor US scheduling and the decline of non- educational children's syndication in favor of networks such as Fox Kids and Kids' WB and cable channels (although some American stations carried

1273-463: The 2000s after Music died in 2001. Dave Coulier took over the role of Venkman from Music starting in the third season. Coulier explained that Joe Medjuck , a producer on both the original 1984 film and the animated series, wanted the character to sound more like Murray. Ernie Hudson was the only actor from the films who auditioned to play his character in the series; however, the role was given to Arsenio Hall and later Buster Jones . Although

1340-576: The Ghostbusters YouTube channel. In 1999, Columbia TriStar Home Video released three VHS volumes of the show. The videotapes were available to purchase separately or as a boxed set of all three volumes. The episodes included in the VHS volumes were: A two-disc DVD set with the first thirteen episodes of the series was released in Australia on June 2, 2009, and in the United Kingdom , Germany , Italy and

1407-440: The Ghostbusters do spend their days vanquishing evil, the monsters and phantoms they encounter are often quite silly (some of them even make wisecracks) and not too scary". Dave Coulier David Alan Coulier ( / k uː l ˈ j eɪ / koolee- YAY ; born September 21, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, podcaster, and television host. He is best known for his role as Joey Gladstone on

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1474-536: The United Kingdom and United States, respectively. The DVD release of Ghostbusters II also included two episodes of the series as bonus features, "Citizen Ghost", a story focusing on events set immediately after the first movie , and "Partners in Slime" (this episode has the original broadcast version and the original end logos—DiC "kid in bed" and Columbia Pictures Television (1988) logos, respectively), which featured

1541-469: The boundaries of child-friendly horror." The Eduardo/Kylie relationship pushed the edge of the ratings. The series generated a line of action figures manufactured by Trendmasters . The line included Roland, Eduardo, Kylie, several ghosts, and updated versions of Egon Spengler and the Ecto-1; Garrett did not have a figure, although collectors have found a prototype figure that went unreleased. Deluxe versions of

1608-588: The character Slimer . Animation for the Slimer! cartoons was handled by Wang Film Productions . At the end of its seven-season run, 147 episodes had aired, including the syndicated episodes and 13 episodes of Slimer! , with multiple episodes airing out of production order. At the same time The Real Ghostbusters was being created, Filmation was making a cartoon revamp ( Ghostbusters ) of their 1975 live action series The Ghost Busters , due to disagreements with Columbia over animation rights. A short pilot episode

1675-769: The containment unit in the Real Ghostbusters episode "Xmas Marks the Spot"; "Grundelesque" is a sequel of the Real Ghostbusters episode "The Grundel," bringing back the villain and revealing that Kylie lost a friend during its first attack. "Back in the Saddle," the two-part finale, featured the remaining original Ghostbusters joining their successors; Dave Coulier (the second voice of Peter Venkman ), Buster Jones (the second voice of Winston Zeddemore ), and Frank Welker (the voice of Ray Stantz ) reprised their roles. Part one of two. Several years after The Real Ghostbusters ended, there

1742-550: The earlier show. It was one of the few sequels of a 1980s cartoon series; Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opted for series relaunches, but Extreme Ghostbusters opted for a more realistic passage of time. Maurice LaMarche was brought back to voice Egon Spengler, but Frank Welker and Laura Summer did not return as Slimer and Janine. The series had more explicit tie-ins to The Real Ghostbusters as it continued. "Slimer's Sacrifice" referenced Egon entering

1809-565: The early 1980s as he struggled to get his career started. Coulier moved to Los Angeles at age 19 and started performing at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, where he performed alongside Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, and Robin Williams. Coulier was initially cast as a player for Saturday Night Live for its 1986 season . Shortly before the season started, however, he was left off

1876-513: The first five volumes (title and writer credits were superimposed over the animated opening). All 10 volumes, spanning 10 discs containing 111 episodes, were released in a slim plastic box set in October 2017 (comprising 80% of the series). The complete first season was released on DVD in Australia on June 3, 2009, and in the U.K. on June 15. In 1997, a sequel cartoon entitled Extreme Ghostbusters

1943-456: The first person other than Rick Moranis to portray the character, as Moranis (who serves as executive producer ) was not interested in resuming the part. Coulier says he understands that longtime fans might be skeptical of his take on the role, but he could not help jumping at the chance to portray one of his favorite comic characters. "It's huge shoes to fill, stepping into Rick Moranis' shoes. It's such an established, great character and I guess

2010-464: The four Ghostbusters figures were also released, featuring electronic light and sound. A role-playing proton pack & plasma blaster, standalone plasma blaster, and ghost trap with positron blaster were released alongside the action figures. The original website included a Flash tour of the firehouse, character profiles, descriptions of ghosts fought, and a Flash game. "Spengler's Spirit Guide" contained journal entries by "Egon" about haunted areas and

2077-400: The ghost realm trying to stop an impending war on the other side." During production, Lucy/Garrett was bland until producer Jeff Kline suggested putting the character in a wheelchair; Higgins said that this made Garrett more interesting to write, as he was now "one of these guys that takes what he is given and makes the best of it and lives up to any potential that he has." When the character

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2144-633: The how-to of ghostbusting. Two entries, "The Bermuda Triangle" and "The Jersey Devil", appeared in episodes. Three video games based on the series were created: Extreme Ghostbusters for the Game Boy Color , Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 for Game Boy Advance , and Extreme Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Invasion for the PlayStation . There are two PC games: Extreme Ghostbusters: Zap The Ghosts! and Extreme Ghostbusters Creativity Centre . The Real Ghostbusters The Real Ghostbusters

2211-403: The movement. Media coverage has attributed the blog's unchanging nature as reason for its popularity. BBC Trending featured the blog and said "It could be that in the constant chaos of social media, perhaps what sometimes people really need is just the same thing over and over again." The AV Club commented on the blog saying: "A port in a storm, The Same Picture Of Dave Coulier Every Day tumblr

2278-431: The next generation of Ghostbusters, who track down and capture ghosts throughout New York and (occasionally) beyond the city. A supernatural comedy, following the trend set by its predecessor , it has an updated, darker feel exemplified by a gritty, punk -inspired variation of Ray Parker Jr. 's song " Ghostbusters " as its opening theme. The song, written by Jim Latham, is performed by voice actor Jim Cummings . Throughout

2345-510: The official Ghostbusters YouTube channel. The Real Ghostbusters soundtrack was released in 1986 on CD, records, and cassette by PolyGram Records . All songs were performed by Tahiti (Tyren Perry & Tonya Townsend). From 1986 to 1989, several episodes were released by Magic Window, the children's imprint of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video. The episodes on the cassettes were from the first season of syndication. In 2004 and again in 2006, Sony released bare bones episode compilations in

2412-437: The only thing I have going for me is that it kind of sounds alike and that half of my family is from Canada." His mother's family is from Bathurst, New Brunswick . Coulier continued to make regular television appearances as the host of shows such as America's Funniest People and America's Most Talented Kid . He continues to tour the U.S. and Canada as a stand-up comedian. Coulier reprised his role as Joey Gladstone for

2479-459: The opening was completely redone to center around Slimer. Eventually the episodes were expanded from their original half-hour format to last an hour, and the overall feel of the show was changed to be more youthful, with episodes having a lighter tone to be less frightening. By season 5, Louis Tully was added to the show following the character's appearance in Ghostbusters II . Recording for

2546-472: The original film, reappears. The uniforms and containment unit are redesigned, and Slimer is changed from a bad ghost to a resident and friend, events which are explained in the episode "Citizen Ghost" that flashes back to what happened to the Ghostbusters right after the film's events. Gozer is mentioned repeatedly throughout the series, usually in comparison to a ghost they are currently battling (e.g. " Cthulhu makes Gozer look like Little Mary Sunshine "). In

2613-574: The other all black with different images on each side. Both featured lenticular printing , the firehouse version to show the Ecto-1 and the black version to have oozing "slime". Released on November 25, 2008, in the "firehouse" casing, the set spans 25 discs containing all 147 episodes of the series. They subsequently began releasing the individual volumes on March 31, 2009, but only the first three were released. Volumes 4 and 5 were not released due to poor sales. The Time Life releases have been discontinued and are now out of print. Sony began re-releasing

2680-602: The psycho-active slime from Ghostbusters II and a brief mention of its villain Vigo the Carpathian. Time Life acquired the home video rights to the series in May 2008 and released a complete series on DVD in the Fall of 2008. That July they allowed fans the chance to vote between two variations of an outer box for the set —one designed to look like the main characters' firehouse headquarters and

2747-562: The recruits for battle. The series initially aired on the syndicated Bohbot Kids Network (BKN) in 1997, and was aired on ABS-CBN in the Philippines two years later. It aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTE Two from 19 February 1998 to 1999. The channel broadcast a short rerun in the summer of 2007. In 2021, for the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife , episodes of The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters were posted on

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2814-474: The result of ABC hiring a consulting firm called Q5, in an attempt for guidance on improving the network's low ratings for their Saturday Morning lineup, a move strongly criticized by show writers J. Michael Straczynski , who was a story editor on the series and wrote episodes for every season except 4 and 7, and Michael Reaves . Many of the changes brought on by Q5 were even criticized by Straczynski as being racist and sexist, such as having each Ghostbuster have

2881-417: The same photograph of Coulier every day. Begun in 2011 by comedian Aaron Littleton, it is the progenitor of a trend of similarly themed blogs which feature the same content in every daily update. The trend of such "content homogeneity" has been studied in academic literature. The trend has also been called "single-topic", and Forbes has called The Same Picture of Dave Coulier Every Day the apotheosis of

2948-488: The second season, which ran in syndication at the same time as the third season ran on ABC. Later, reruns of the show appeared on the USA Network 's USA Cartoon Express from September 16, 1991 to September 11, 1994. Fox Family Channel also reran the series from August 17, 1998 to October 1, 1999. In August 2012, reruns began airing on Fearnet during the weekends, part of their "Funhouse" block, and on April 1, 2017,

3015-411: The series a three out of five stars: "Parents need to know that The Real Ghostbusters is an animated series spun off the mega-popular 1984 movie Ghostbusters (the "Real" was added to avoid confusion with an unrelated cartoon of the same name). The core characters remain the same, though the cartoon is skewed toward younger kids and as such, drops the swearing, the smoking, and the sexual innuendo. While

3082-406: The series in the 3:00–5:00 pm after-school slot), was seen by SFX as demonstrating that "the appeal of Ghostbusters was only partially the concept, and that it's the characters we love above all must be a sobering thought for anyone charged with rebooting Ghostbusters again." The series was also noted for aiming at "a slightly more adolescent audience with a tougher edge," "clearly intended to test

3149-515: The series on DVD in Region 1 in 2016. Volumes 1–5 (each containing 11 or 12 episodes) were released on July 5, while Volumes 6–10 (with 10 or 11 episodes each) were released on September 6. Unlike the previous Time Life edition, the Sony release is incomplete, missing 29 episodes that were inexplicably omitted, as well as the entire Slimer! sub-series. Additionally, title cards were removed from all episodes in

3216-402: The series would be adapted for the canon video game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed , in particular the character of Samhain . The series follows the continuing adventures of the four Ghostbusters, their secretary Janine, their accountant Louis, and their mascot Slimer , as they chase and capture rogue spooks, specters, spirits and ghosts around New York City and various other areas of

3283-433: The series, the new team learns to work together despite their differences: Janine's largely-unrequited affection for Egon, the unresolved love-hate relationship between Kylie and Eduardo, and the Ghostbusters' frequent clashes with authority figures who are skeptical about their work. Showrunner Bob Higgins told Ability that the decision to create a new Ghostbusters was made by the studio, which hoped to reinvigorate

3350-566: The show because the show's management thought he was too similar to another cast member, Dana Carvey . Coulier has done extensive voice work for shows including Scooby and Scrappy-Doo , The Real Ghostbusters , Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (taking over the character of Peter Venkman after Lorenzo Music 's departure from the role), Extreme Ghostbusters , Muppet Babies after Howie Mandel left (Baby Animal , Baby Bunsen , Bean Bunny , and Uncle Statler and Waldorf , and

3417-500: The show began to stream on Netflix , but was removed two years later. Then the show aired in Spanish on TeleXitos from 2022 to 2023. As of June 25, 2024, the show is currently airing on MeTV Toons . It aired on ITV in the U.K. in February 1988. To celebrate the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife , both The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters were released onto

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3484-435: The show took place in Los Angeles, California. The cast always recorded together, instead of separately as is custom. After recording of the dialogue was completed, sound tapes, storyboards, backgrounds, and character designs were then shipped to Japanese animation studios for animation and filming. South Korean studios were also used during the final two seasons. The show originally aired on ABC for its full run, except for

3551-455: The teacher, Slimer lost a goblin sidekick called Gnat, and Garrett was originally Lucas. Roland was originally a clumsy "gentle giant," and Eduardo dreamed of running in the Olympics. "Lucas" had a hair-trigger temper. The team which helmed Extreme Ghostbusters consisted of a number of producers and writers who had worked on The Real Ghostbusters (including Raynis), and the series was a sequel of

3618-506: The third grade and they often made 8mm films together during high school. Coulier attended the University of Michigan but dropped out after his freshman year to pursue comedy full time. Coulier met future Full House co-star Bob Saget for the first time at a comedy club in Detroit. The two became good friends and Coulier briefly lived with Saget and his then-wife Sherri on their couch in

3685-459: The third season, some of the character designs were modified. Ray's character design was slimmed down to give the character a less overweight appearance and Slimer was given a tail instead of the formerly rounded bottom (he reverted to a stub in Season 6). The biggest change was to the character of Janine, whose hair was completely changed from being short and spiky to long and straight. Her overall design

3752-496: The voice of Egon Spengler , Maurice LaMarche noted that while he was asked not to impersonate Harold Ramis , he did so anyway and eventually got the part. LaMarche also noted that Bill Murray had remarked off-handedly to producers that Lorenzo Music 's voice for Peter Venkman sounded more like Garfield (who was also voiced by Music at the time). Murray went on to voice Garfield in Garfield: The Movie and its sequel in

3819-425: The world. At the start of the fourth season in 1988, the show was retitled to Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters . It aired in a one-hour time slot, which the show had begun doing under its original name earlier that same year on January 30, 1988. In addition to the regular 30-minute Real Ghostbusters episode, a half-hour Slimer! sub-series was added that included two to three short animated segments focusing on

3886-492: Was Lucy, she was given proton-blasting calipers and crutches. Producer Richard Raynis requested a wheelchair instead; although Barlow attempted to show that a female character could "be fearless and gung ho," Raynis requested the gender change. The series received an award from the Los Angeles Commission on Disabilities for its depiction of Garrett. Other elements were changed during production: Egon replaced Janine as

3953-530: Was a Jewish immigrant from Germany. Coulier got his start in stand-up comedy in high school by impersonating his principal and other staff over his high school's public-address system. He graduated in 1977 from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan , where he was a member of the varsity ice hockey team, playing defense alongside future NHL player John Blum . Coulier also attended high school with Mark Cendrowski , who became friends with him in

4020-463: Was added to the title after a dispute with Filmation and its Ghost Busters properties. There also were two ongoing Real Ghostbusters comics , one published monthly by NOW Comics in the United States and the other published weekly (originally biweekly) by Marvel Comics in the United Kingdom. Kenner produced a line of action figures and playsets based on the cartoon. In 2023, events from

4087-721: Was also a voice actor in Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose and has voiced Felix the Cat on a few occasions. He also put out a solo album called Cut It Out , a self-proclaimed tribute to " tank tops and short shorts." In addition to his voice work, Coulier has also taken a few acting parts, appearing in the Disney Channel Original Movie 's The Thirteenth Year and The Even Stevens Movie (where he had

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4154-612: Was elected by the Chikara Board of Directors as the new commissioner of the company, a position that he held for two years until the next election (which took place on May 25, 2010). Coulier is the successor to former Commissioner and fellow Full House cast member Bob Saget. In 2009, Coulier provided the voice for Bob McKenzie on the Canadian animated series Bob & Doug , based on the SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie . Coulier became

4221-475: Was paired with Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan . They were eliminated in episode four. He is a member of Duck's Breath Mystery Theater touring comedy troupe (which he claims is clean comedy but "not quite as creepy" as Full House ) as well as the host of the series Animal Kidding . On June 2, 2008, Chikara , a professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , announced that Coulier

4288-438: Was produced by Columbia TriStar Television and Adelaide Productions . It premiered on September 1, 1997, and ran for forty episodes until its conclusion on December 8. Set several years after the end of The Real Ghostbusters , the series opened by saying the team has disbanded due to a lack of supernatural activity. Only Egon remains in the firehouse, along with Slimer, to care for the containment system while teaching classes at

4355-538: Was produced, but never aired in full. The full 4-minute promo was released on Time Life 's DVD set in 2008. Scenes of the pilot can be seen in TV promos that aired prior to the beginning of the series. Among differences seen in the promo pilot, the Ghostbusters wore beige jumpsuits as in the film and the character design for Peter Venkman bore more of a resemblance to actor Bill Murray . The character designs by Jim McDermott were dramatically different, with color-coded jumpsuits for each character. When he auditioned for

4422-574: Was rumored to be the subject of Morissette's song " You Oughta Know " and, in a 2008 interview with the Calgary Herald , Coulier indicated he thinks the rumor is true, as there are many things about him in the song. However, in the 2021 documentary Jagged , Morissette denied the song is about Coulier, despite the coincidental timing. In 2005, Coulier began dating photographer and producer Melissa Bring. They married on July 2, 2014, in Montana. Coulier

4489-430: Was softened, as was her personality. Her voice was also softened with Kath Soucie taking over the voice role from Laura Summer . ABC also went back, and redubbed Peter's and Janine's dialogue in several episodes of the show with Dave Coulier and Kath Soucie, respectively. Changes to Janine's character were eventually addressed in the season 6 episode (#118) entitled, "Janine, You've Changed". Most of these changes were

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