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<p><i><b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ghostbusters" title="wikipedia:Ghostbusters">Ghostbusters</a></b></i> is a 1984 supernatural comedy film. The movie follows three former parapsychology professors (played by <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Harold_Ramis" title="wikipedia:Harold Ramis">Harold Ramis</a>, <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dan_Aykroyd" title="wikipedia:Dan Aykroyd">Dan Aykroyd</a>, and <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Bill_Murray" title="wikipedia:Bill Murray">Bill Murray</a>; <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ernie_Hudson" title="wikipedia:Ernie Hudson">Ernie Hudson</a> joins in a supporting role) who form a ghost-catching business called "Ghostbusters". <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ghostbusters_%28franchise%29" title="wikipedia:Ghostbusters (franchise)">The <i>Ghostbusters</i> franchise</a> has spawned several films, animated series, and other works.
</p><p><a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a> occasionally reference <i>Ghostbusters</i> — typically recalling the movie when characters are searching for ghosts, or its cartoon adaptation <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i> with regard to <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">in-universe</a> animated shows.
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<a id="References" name="References"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">References</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestarloween_Party" title="Homestarloween Party">Homestarloween Party</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Pom_Pom" title="Pom Pom">Pom Pom</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestarloween_Party_Costumes" title="Homestarloween Party Costumes">dresses up as</a> the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Stay-Puft_Marshmallow_Man" title="wikipedia:Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man">Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man</a>, a character from the original movie who frequently reappears in other entries.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fluffy_Puff_Commercial" title="Fluffy Puff Commercial">Fluffy Puff Commercial</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Fluffy_Puff_Commercial" title="Fluffy Puff Commercial">DVD commentary</a>) — <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a> compares Homestar's dispassionate, monotonous line delivery to that of Ghostbusters secretary <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Janine_Melnitz" title="wikipedia:Janine Melnitz">Janine Melnitz</a>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=ghosts" title="ghosts">ghosts</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> wear <i>Ghostbusters II</i> T-shirts while looking for ghosts. In <a href="/index.php?title=ghosts" title="ghosts">the DVD commentary</a>, Matt remarks that friend <a href="/index.php?title=James_Huggins" title="James Huggins">Jamey</a> still had a <i>Ghostbusters II</i> shirt (which would've been approximately 15 years old at the time).
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=That_a_Ghost" title="That a Ghost">That a Ghost</a> — Before entering <a href="/index.php?title=The_Old_Pietimer_Place" title="The Old Pietimer Place">The Old Pietimer Place</a> to search for a ghost, <a href="/index.php?title=Old-Timey_Marzipan" title="Old-Timey Marzipan">Old-Timey Marzipan</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner" title="The Homestar Runner">The Homestar Runner</a> quote a line from the movie: "Let's split up, we can do more damage that way".
</li><li>In <a href="/index.php?title=Limozeen:_%22but_they%27re_in_space%21%22" title="Limozeen: &quot;but they're in space!&quot;">Limozeen: "but they're in space!"</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Mary_Palaroncini" title="Mary Palaroncini">Mary Palaroncini</a> is drawn as an overweight redhead, similar to how the character Ray Stantz was redesigned for the cartoon <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=The_Real_Ghostbusters" title="wikipedia:The Real Ghostbusters">The Real Ghostbusters</a></i>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=An_Important_Rap_Song" title="An Important Rap Song">An Important Rap Song</a> — The <a href="/index.php?title=Page_Titles" title="Page Titles">page title</a> "We now return to the REAL <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos" title="Cheat Commandos">Cheat Commandos</a>!" references <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i>, so named to differentiate itself from the unrelated <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ghostbusters_%281986_TV_series%29" title="wikipedia:Ghostbusters (1986 TV series)">Ghost Busters</a></i> show.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=business_trip" title="business trip">business trip</a> — "You— you've earned it" is quoted by Strong Bad when rewarding <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>. In <i>Ghostbusters</i>, Peter Venkman delivers this line while rewarding Egon Spengler with a Crunch Bar for discovering how to trap ghosts.
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<a id="External_links" name="External_links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External links</span></h2>
<ul><li><i><a class="extiw" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332" title="imdb:tt0087332">Ghostbusters</a></i> at the Internet Movie Database
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'''''[[Ghostbusters]]''''' is a 1984 supernatural comedy film. The movie follows three former parapsychology professors (played by [[Harold Ramis]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], and [[Bill Murray]]; [[Ernie Hudson]] joins in a supporting role) who form a ghost-catching business called "Ghostbusters". [[Ghostbusters (franchise)|The ''Ghostbusters'' franchise]] has spawned several films, animated series, and other works.


[[The Brothers Chaps]] occasionally reference ''Ghostbusters'' — typically recalling the movie when characters are searching for ghosts, or its cartoon adaptation ''The Real Ghostbusters'' with regard to [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|in-universe]] animated shows.
 
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* [[Homestarloween Party]] — [[Pom Pom]] [[Homestarloween Party Costumes|dresses up as]] the [[Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]], a character from the original movie who frequently reappears in other entries.
* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] ([[Fluffy Puff Commercial|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt Chapman]] compares Homestar's dispassionate, monotonous line delivery to that of Ghostbusters secretary [[Janine Melnitz]].
* Email [[ghosts]] — [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] wear ''Ghostbusters II'' T-shirts while looking for ghosts. In [[ghosts|the DVD commentary]], Matt remarks that friend [[James Huggins|Jamey]] still had a ''Ghostbusters II'' shirt (which would've been approximately 15 years old at the time).
* [[That a Ghost]] — Before entering [[The Old Pietimer Place]] to search for a ghost, [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[The Homestar Runner]] quote a line from the movie: "Let's split up, we can do more damage that way".
* In [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]], [[Mary Palaroncini]] is drawn as an overweight redhead, similar to how the character Ray Stantz was redesigned for the cartoon ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''.
* [[An Important Rap Song]] — The [[Page Titles|page title]] "We now return to the REAL [[Cheat Commandos]]!" references ''The Real Ghostbusters'', so named to differentiate itself from the unrelated ''[[Ghostbusters (1986 TV series)|Ghost Busters]]'' show.
* Email [[business trip]] — "You— you've earned it" is quoted by Strong Bad when rewarding [[Homestar Runner]]. In ''Ghostbusters'', Peter Venkman delivers this line while rewarding Egon Spengler with a Crunch Bar for discovering how to trap ghosts.
 
== External links ==
 
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332 Ghostbusters]'' at the Internet Movie Database
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

Who ya gonna call?

Ghostbusters is a 1984 supernatural comedy film. The movie follows three former parapsychology professors (played by Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray; Ernie Hudson joins in a supporting role) who form a ghost-catching business called "Ghostbusters". The Ghostbusters franchise has spawned several films, animated series, and other works.

The Brothers Chaps occasionally reference Ghostbusters — typically recalling the movie when characters are searching for ghosts, or its cartoon adaptation The Real Ghostbusters with regard to in-universe animated shows.

References

External links