This guide covers the Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters years, when the show was repackaged under the Slimer-forward title. That era includes both the renamed main Ghostbusters episodes and the separate Slimer! shorts that ran inside the hour-long block.
Because people usually mean two slightly different things when they say “Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters,” this page splits the material in two. First comes the regular Ghostbusters episode run from 1988 to 1991. After that, there is a dedicated list for the 1988 Slimer shorts.
Quick breakdown
- Regular Ghostbusters episodes in the renamed era: 49
- Slimer shorts: 33
- Combined total on this page: 82
Main-series episodes during the Slimer era
Season 3 (1988)
| No. |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1 |
The Joke's on Ray |
September 10, 1988 |
| 2 |
Flip Side |
September 17, 1988 |
| 3 |
Poultrygeist |
September 24, 1988 |
| 4 |
Standing Room Only |
October 8, 1988 |
| 5 |
Robo-Buster |
October 15, 1988 |
| 6 |
Short Stuff |
October 22, 1988 |
| 7 |
Follow That Hearse |
November 5, 1988 |
| 8 |
The Brooklyn Triangle |
November 19, 1988 |
Season 4 (1989)
| No. |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1 |
Transcendental Tourists |
September 9, 1989 |
| 2 |
Something's Going Around |
September 9, 1989 |
| 3 |
Trading Faces |
September 16, 1989 |
| 4 |
Elementary My Dear Winston |
September 16, 1989 |
| 5 |
Slimer's Curse |
September 23, 1989 |
| 6 |
Partners in Slime |
September 23, 1989 |
| 7 |
Til Death Do Us Part |
September 30, 1989 |
| 8 |
Three Men and an Egon |
October 7, 1989 |
| 9 |
Kitty-Cornered |
October 14, 1989 |
| 10 |
If I Were a Witch Man |
October 21, 1989 |
| 11 |
It's About Time |
October 28, 1989 |
| 12 |
The Halloween Door |
October 29, 1989 |
| 13 |
Jailbusters |
November 4, 1989 |
| 14 |
Surely You Joust |
November 11, 1989 |
| 15 |
Future Tense |
November 11, 1989 |
| 16 |
Venk-Man! |
November 18, 1989 |
| 17 |
Loose Screws |
November 25, 1989 |
| 18 |
The Ghostbusters! Live, from Al Capone's Tomb! |
December 2, 1989 |
| 19 |
Revenge of the Ghostmaster |
December 9, 1989 |
| 20 |
Slimer Streak |
December 16, 1989 |
| 21 |
The Ransom of Greenspud |
December 23, 1989 |
Season 5 (1990)
| No. |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1 |
Janine, You've Changed |
September 8, 1990 |
| 2 |
You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks |
September 8, 1990 |
| 3 |
The Haunting of Heck House |
September 15, 1990 |
| 4 |
Ghostworld |
September 15, 1990 |
| 5 |
Mean Green Teen Machine |
September 22, 1990 |
| 6 |
Spacebusters |
September 22, 1990 |
| 7 |
My Left Fang |
September 29, 1990 |
| 8 |
Russian About |
October 6, 1990 |
| 9 |
The Slob |
October 6, 1990 |
| 10 |
Deja Boo |
October 13, 1990 |
| 11 |
Afterlife in the Fast Lane |
October 20, 1990 |
| 12 |
Guess What's Coming to Dinner |
October 27, 1990 |
| 13 |
Stay Tooned |
November 3, 1990 |
| 14 |
Very Beast Friends |
November 10, 1990 |
| 15 |
Busters in Toyland |
November 17, 1990 |
| 16 |
The Magnificent Five |
November 24, 1990 |
Season 6 (1991)
| No. |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1 |
The Treasure of Sierra Tamale |
September 7, 1991 |
| 2 |
Not Now, Slimer! |
September 14, 1991 |
| 3 |
Attack of the B-Movie Monsters |
September 21, 1991 |
| 4 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Street |
October 5, 1991 |
Slimer! shorts (1988)
These are the short Slimer segments that aired inside the 1988 package. The numbering here follows the commonly used a/b/c format from collector and reference listings.
| Short |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1a |
Slimer for Hire |
September 10, 1988 |
| 1b |
Cruisin' for a Bruisin' |
September 10, 1988 |
| 1c |
Nothing to Sneeze At |
September 10, 1988 |
| 2a <br /> —- <br /> 13b |
A Mouse in the House |
September 17, 1988 |
| 2b |
Cash or Slime |
September 17, 1988 |
| 2c |
Doctor Dweeb, I Presume |
September 17, 1988 |
| 3a |
Quickslimer Messenger Service |
September 24, 1988 |
| 3b |
Pigeon-Cooped |
September 24, 1988 |
| 3c |
Go-Pher It |
September 24, 1988 |
| 13a |
Scareface |
October 1, 1988 |
| 4a |
Sticky Fingers |
October 8, 1988 |
| 4b |
Don't Tease the Sleaze |
October 8, 1988 |
| 5a |
Room at the Top |
October 15, 1988 |
| 5b |
Tea But Not Sympathy |
October 15, 1988 |
| 5c |
Special Delivery |
October 15, 1988 |
| 6a |
Out with Grout |
October 22, 1988 |
| 6b |
Dr. Strangedog |
October 22, 1988 |
| 9a |
The Dirty Half-Dozen |
October 29, 1988 |
| 9b |
Movie Madness |
October 29, 1988 |
| 7a |
Slimer's Silly Symphony |
November 5, 1988 |
| 7b |
Little Green Sliming Hood |
November 5, 1988 |
| 7c |
Monkey See, Monkey Don't |
November 5, 1988 |
| 8a |
Beach Blanket Bruiser |
November 12, 1988 |
| 8b |
Class Clown |
November 12, 1988 |
| 8c |
Dog Days |
November 12, 1988 |
| 11a |
Up Close and Too Personal |
November 19, 1988 |
| 11b |
Sweet Revenge |
November 19, 1988 |
| 12a |
Rainy Day Slimer |
November 26, 1988 |
| 12b |
Slimer & the Beanstalk |
November 26, 1988 |
| 12c |
Space Case |
November 26, 1988 |
| 10a |
Show Dog Showdown |
December 3, 1988 |
| 10b |
The Not-So-Great Outdoors |
December 3, 1988 |
| 10c |
Unidentified Sliming Object |
December 3, 1988 |
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