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02x33 - Lights! Camera! Haunting!

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Real Ghostbusters". Aired: September 13, 1986 – October 5, 1991.*
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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 the world.

02x33 - Lights! Camera! Haunting!

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[Ray Parker Jr's Ghostbusters playing]

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

♪ There's something strange
In the neighborhood ♪

[alarm blaring]

♪ Who you going to call? ♪

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

♪ There's something weird
And it don't look good ♪

♪ Who you going to call? ♪

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

[tires screeching]

♪ I ain't afraid of no ghost ♪

[ghosts roaring]

♪ I ain't afraid of no ghost ♪

[whirring]

♪ Who you going to call? ♪

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

♪ Who you going to call? ♪

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

[Winston] Money for nothing.
I like the sound of that.

Not nothing, Winston.

We've been hired
as consultants on a horror film.

Same difference, Egon.

Just lean back
and tell other folks what to do.

Pete Venkman is ready for his fans.

What fans? You're not in a movie, Peter.

Well, not yet, Ray.

But this face
just begs to be on the screen.

Well, you guys can
have the money and the fame.

It's enough for me to see
the inside of the MJN Studios.

Sorry to disappoint you, amigo.

The director wanted authenticity.

So, they're filming the whole shebang
at a real haunted house.

[brakes screeching]

Give me a break.
Not even a ghost will live in this dump.

Not so fast, Peter.
I'm getting some disturbing readings.

Oh, brother.

Consultants leave their toys
at home, Egon.

Hmm.

[growling]

[all] Huh?

[Feeny] Cut.

You call that a ghost?

You wouldn't scare a baby.

They sure don't make ghosts
like they used to.

I'm Feeny Muscleberg,
director of this chaos.

What the...

And this is Gil Hamstrung, our star.

Howdy.

Now listen, Gil.
You gotta put more oomph into it.

Remember, babe, you're a ghost.

I'm a ghost. I'm a ghost.

What does it say, Joe?

Eh, same old stuff.
Ghosts lose in the end.

Ugh, it just makes me homicidal.

But what can we do about it?

Yeah, I know. I'll write a protest.

Yeah? And send it where, dimbo?
The dead letter office?

Hey, I got a better idea, Catherine.

Stop, you vile apparition.

Yeah, I always talk like that.

Needs work. Suggestions?

Get a writer.

Eh, they're overrated.

What are you sitting around for?
Time is money.

Artie Grendel, our producer.

The Ghostbusters.

Pleased to meet you. You're fired.

Did I miss something?

We're cutting unnecessary expenses,
beginning with you.

[Hamstrung grunting]

No, no, no. The line's...[grunting]

Ahhh!

-That's more...
-Ahhh!

[ghosts moaning]

Now let's show 'em
what a real ghost can do.

[ghosts moaning]

Hey. Those ones were good.

Too good. Come on.

[ghosts moaning]

How's the sound level, dude?

[stammering]

Ghost. It ain't a hard word.

Ahhh!

[ghosts laughing]

This is terrific.
We gotta get it on film. Come here.

-Hurry.
-Let's go...

-Come on.
-In the car.

[Egon] I suspected something
like this might happen.

Most modern films set ghosts howling.

Oh, dear. Oh, my.
Oh, goodness gracious. Oh, my.

[Catherine] Now, this is more like it.

-[Grendel] Got you great.
-Huh?

Only, uh, could you maybe say...Uh.

"You'll pay, ghost hunter."

You'll pay, ghost hunter.

You're a natural, I'm telling you.

Uh-oh.

Time for one ghost roast
care of the Ghostbusters.

[Grendel] Hold it.

These spooks are tops.

Couldn't you loan them out to me
just till the pitch is done?

Sorry. We don't lease. We bust.

[ghosts] Ahhh!

[ghosts] Ahhh!

[ghosts] Ahhh!

[Grendel] Past.

Well, this set is clean.

-Yay!
-Ghostbusters. Hey, OK!

Yeah. Four consultants
who get down and boogie.

So what do you gotta say, Grendel?

Heh. I guess I was a little hasty.
Good work, guys.

Uh, but where are my manners?
Take 'em out for some chow, Feeny, on me.

Now, let's talk turkey.

[laughs]

[Winston] I just don't get it.

It's been a month
since we got fired from that picture.

Why come to the premiere?

Grendel thought it'd be good publicity
if we showed up in full regalia.

So the pond scum thinks.
What's in it for us?

He makes good on
the rubber check he wrote us.

Hmm. Now that's an argument
I can live with.

Hey, look. The picture's just getting out.

What'd you think if it?

Disgusting.

Horrible.

Sickening.

We loved it.

[Hamstrung] Hey. Long time no see.

Bet this makes you guys happy, huh?

Happy?

That rat Grendel fired us
the day after you were on the set.

How could he have made a movie so fast
without a director or star?

You can't. Even with them.

Special effects alone should
have taken more than a month.

[Grendel] There you are. You're late.

Seems there's a little mystery here.

A little matter of instant movie.

My secret. Real hush-hush.

But since it's sort of thanks to you.

See ya in the movies, boys.

[both cough]

MJN Studios. I can't believe it.
We're actually going inside.

You know for years,
I've dreamed of this moment.

Ahhh!

Ray, if you dreamed of this moment,

why didn't you warn us?

[Grendel] Gentlemen.

Meet my secret.

The perfect stars. No makeup.
No special effects and they work for free.

They agreed to make the pictures I want,

if I help 'em make the one they want.

Like to hear the title?

It's called The End of the Ghostbusters.

[laughing]

I never knew these old
movie sets were so solid.

Douglas Flynn was imprisoned here
inThe Pirates of Zinda.

We're standing in the very same cell.

It's a singular treat, Ray.

Tell me, in the movie,
did he manage to escape?

Sure. It only took him 14 years.

Sorry to intrude, boys.
But you're wanted on the set.

Uh, after you, Egon.

At this given moment, I have absolutely
no urge to break into the movies.

No problem.
These Hollywood types are all phony.

Show 'em who's boss and they fold.

Just watch Mama Venkman's little boy.

Have we got a bone to pick with you.

First, I really must
complain about that dressing room.

Well, per...Perhaps must is too strong.

Uh, might. Uh, can't, uh...

You wouldn't consider giving
those back to us, would you?

Whoa.

I'll take that as a negative.

[Winston] Just what's the story here?

Simplicity itself.

We give youse a head-start.
Count to five, chase ya and blast ya.

[whimpering]

Will this make a great movie, I ask you?

Oh, I can see the ads now.

You'll believe a Ghostbuster can fry.

Roll 'em.

I'd say that's our cue to get out of here.

One, two...

Ahhh!

So I'm impatient.

Let's get them.

[ghosts laugh]

Egon, remind me.

What happens if one of
those beams hits us?

Our individual atoms
go on separate vacations.

[panting]

Fantastic.

[Egon] In here.

These old jails always had a back door.

With rare exceptions.

[ghosts laughing]

Just to show we're nice guys,
we'll let you draw first.

With what?

Just kidding.

[Ghostbusters] Whoa.

Hey, look, come on.

[Peter panting] I wonder if
they've got any vacancies.

You're a million laughs, Peter.

Can we wrap this up soon?
Film costs money.

Of course.

Quality comes first.

[Winston] I think we lost them.

I wonder what this is
supposed to be a model of.

Steamship Lusitania.

You had to ask.

[panting]

I've always wanted to do that.

Whoa.

This way.

Or...Or maybe not.

[gasps] Hey, this is the wall

where Clark Tracy
guarded in Gangsters on Broadway.

And, unless somebody has a brain storm,
where we're gonna get it now.

See ya in the movies, guys.

Feeny! Feeny!

We figured Grendel was up to
no good, so we followed you.

Only this place was locked up tight.

So we bought this baby om a friend.

But how does Hamstrung know how to fly it?

He's an actor, ain't he?

I'm a pilot. I'm a pilot. I'm a...

[ghosts laughing]

Uh-oh. Ghosts' at 12:00.

It's burning time.

Whoa.

Ahhh!

[snickering]

[grunting]

Ahhh!

Burn rubber.

Hey. We're short by two.

Give up and we'll let your pals go.

If we give up, do you solemnly promise
to release them and not hurt anyone?

We do.

Follow my lead.

Now you're part of the bargain.
Let them go.

[ghosts laughing]

OK, Ray. What's your plan?

-I got them to promise.
-That's it?

That ain't no plan.
That's a character defect.

I believe we've made a tactical error.

Our union will hear about this.

How? On a Ouija board?

You...You...Producer.

Here are your marks.
Let's try and get it in one take.

I think we'll have to.

Egon, bend this way.
I think I can reach your P.K.E. meter.

What good's that gonna do?
We know we got ghosts here.

If I can just reverse the polarity,

it'll send signals to ghosts
instead of receiving them.

I hate to break this to you, Ray,

but I hardly think
what we need now is more ghosts.

Ready.

SOS. SOS.

Aim.

Fire.

[ghosts] Yeehaw! Yeehaw!

Yahoo! Yahoo!

It's the ghosts of
the studio's old movie stars.

Swift move, Ray.

Only how do you know
they won't side with the ghosts?

Because they're heroes.

Yahoo!

Hey. This isn't in the script...

[Catherine] I don't like this, Joe.

Keep calm. The situation's well in hand.

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

I wouldn't bet on that, punky.

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

Two arms, comrades.

Catch.

We're back in business.

You let us go, you traitors.

-With pleasure.
-Whoa.

Ugh, what a bummer.

Ahhh!

Ugh. Uh.

Ahhh! Ow!

[panting]
Time to ad lib a hasty departure.

How about the rest of them?

You don't zap the good guys.

Come on. Let's get...
Let's get him. He's getting away.

[grunting]

Listen. We can cut a deal.
I know a great restaurant. Let's do lunch.

Save it for the parole board, pal.

[horse neighing]

Looks like our job's done here.

[horse neighing]

Until next time, buckaroos.

If only all ghosts were like that.

[theme music playing]

[shrieking]