Extreme Ghostbusters
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Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) is a more recent (but short-lived) incarnation/sequel of The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series. Extreme Ghostbusters featured a new team of younger Ghostbusters led by veteran Ghostbuster Egon Spengler and secretary Janine Melnitz. The premise was that the Ghostbusters had done their jobs too well and were forced out of business once again. The new team came together just in time to combat new supernatural threats looking for a way into our world.
Extreme Ghostbusters appeared to be very politically correct when it came to chosing the new Ghostbusters. The new Ghostbusters were Roland Jackson, who replaced Winston Zeddemore as the token African-American Ghostbuster, Garrett Miller, who was wheelchair-bound, Eduardo Rivera, who seemed to be meant as a Latino variation of Peter Venkman, and Kylie Griffin, who was a Goth girl. Everything familiar needed to be retooled design-wise as the character likenesses were owned by Columbia Pictures Television. That meant a new Ecto-1, different looks for Egon, Slimer and Janine, and all-new background layouts consistent through Sony cartoons at the time.
The theme music for Extreme Ghostbusters took a unique twist on the familar Ray Parker Jr. theme. The new theme was basically a heavy metal inspired variation of the original Ghostbusters theme song.
Perhaps the most notable episode of Extreme Ghostbusters was the two part episode entitled "Back in the Saddle." In that episode, all of the original Ghostbusters team up with their successors for an adventure. Dave Coulier (voice of Peter Venkman), Buster Jones (voice of Winston Zeddemore), and Frank Welker (voice of Ray Stantz) reprised their roles from The Real Ghostbusters.
Cast
Dr. Egon Spengler - Maurice LaMarche
Eduardo Rivera - Rino Romano
Roland Jackson - Alfonso Ribeiro
Garrett Miller - Jason Marsden
Kylie Griffin - Tara Strong
Slimer - Billy West
Trivia
Many Ghostheads blame the failure of this show on the fact that it was created to promote the toy line.
The abbreviation for the title is either XGB or EGB.Template:Animation-stub