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Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997Ended1 season40 episodes~23 min/epTV-Y7Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

Based on the blockbuster films, this action-packed animated series starts a decade after the original Ghostbusters saved New York City from ghosts, goblins and ghouls. All the guys have left town, except Egon, now teaching a Paranormal Studies class at the local university. But Zuul, the all-powerful demon, has awakened from hibernation to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting masses. Desperate to recruit a new team, Egon and the plucky Janine turn to four of his teenage students: Kylie, a genius with an encyclopedic knowledge of the occult; Eduardo, a hip slacker with a crush on Kylie; Garrett, a wheelchair-bound athlete with a hot temper; and Roland, a “gentle giant” mechanical whiz. It's only a matter of time before Egon, Janine, old pal Slimer and the “kids” band together to rid the city of the evildoers.

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Highlights

What stands out about Extreme Ghostbusters?

Extreme Ghostbusters earns 5 badges, led by Atmospheric and Crowd Pleaser.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Cast

Reception

Is Extreme Ghostbusters worth watching?

Extreme Ghostbusters' Midcredits score is the 48th percentile of all shows, from 3.7K ratings across 2 sources. 74% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

48th percentile

Better received than 48% of shows

56th percentile among Animation35th percentile among 1990s
Acclaim (how much people like it)39th
Approval (how many liked it)58th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

68 /100

39th percentile of all shows

45th percentile among Animation27th percentile among 1990s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 7.6 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

74% liked it

58th percentile of all shows

67th percentile among Animation45th percentile among 1990s
74% rated it 7–1026% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

73rd percentile

3.6K ratings across platforms

68th percentile among Animation58th percentile among 1990s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The show is a darker, more serious next-generation sequel to The Real Ghostbusters featuring a diverse young team mentored by Egon Spengler.

Fans praised

  • Darker, more mature tone with genuine scares and horror elements
  • Strong character depth and development across the diverse new team
  • Superior animation quality and atmospheric visual design

What stands out

Atmosphere85

dark, menacing tone with horror-inspired scares

Tension82

genuinely scary and suspenseful horror sequences

Acting82

strong voice cast including original Egon actor

Characters80

deep, realistic, diverse team with strong arcs

Sound and music80

memorable grunge-rock theme, moody score

Emotional impact78

moving character moments and serious themes

Plot and story75

serious, mature stories with horror and emotional depth

Originality75

fresh next-generation concept with diverse team

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 22 points higher than women.

US vs non-US

Preferred by US Viewers

US viewers scored it 18 points higher than non-US viewers.

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 1997 · 40 episodes

  • S1E1
    S1E1

    Darkness at Noon (1)

    Sep 1, 199722 min
  • S1E2
    S1E2

    Darkness at Noon (2)

    Sep 2, 199722 min
  • S1E3

    The True Face of a Monster

    Sep 3, 199722 min
  • S1E4

    Fear Itself

    Sep 4, 199722 min
  • S1E5
    S1E5

    Deadliners

    Sep 5, 199722 min
  • S1E6
    S1E6

    Casting the Runes

    Sep 8, 199722 min

Watch experience

What is Extreme Ghostbusters like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, serious and gentle — an even-paced watch that leaves you entertained.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
JoyfulWarmTense
Heaviest: throughout
Warm humor
Register
Adventurous · 15% of showsSolemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
Told as
Procedural · 7% of showsSingle-season story
ToneThe show plays its supernatural material straight, aiming for genuine chills and spooky atmosphere while balancing it with moments of humor and character warmth.
The rideThe series maintains a consistent upbeat but occasionally suspenseful tone across its run.
StructureThe series uses a standard episodic procedural format with self-contained stories each week, so no special narrative devices are central to the telling.
Episode formatEach episode is a self-contained ghost-hunting case, with little serialized arc across the season.
Season formatThe show aired one season telling the complete story of Egon training the new team.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
FunUnsettling
Why it leaves you this wayViewers are left with the satisfying rush of supernatural action and teamwork, but also an underlying unease from the darker, scarier moments.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterPredator
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% (this title) · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Predator: A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).

18% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeThe typical episode follows the new Ghostbusters team confronting and defeating a supernatural threat that emerges in New York City, a classic monster-of-the-week structure.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfPurposeSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27% (this title): Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Self

PurposeCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series centers on a group of misfit teens finding a calling and sense of belonging as they take on the Ghostbusters mantle.
StanceThe series celebrates teamwork and found family as the new Ghostbusters protect New York City from ghosts.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalFantasy
Orchestral modernRockSupportive music · original score
SettingNew York City, firehouse headquarters, and supernatural hotspots

Content guide

Is Extreme Ghostbusters okay for kids?

TV-G

Extreme Ghostbusters is rated TV-G.

Ratings in 5 other countries
  • AustraliaG
  • Germany12
  • BrazilL
  • ArgentinaSAM 13
  • MexicoB

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Extreme Ghostbusters have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Extreme Ghostbusters?

Cast

Tara Strong
as Kylie Griffin
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
newcomer then · star now
Maurice LaMarche
as Dr. Egon Spengler
Jason Marsden
as Garrett Miller
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Alfonso Ribeiro
as Roland Jackson
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Rino Romano
as Eduardo Rivera
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Billy West
as Slimer
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
newcomer then · star now
Pat Musick
as Janine Melnitz
Joe Alaskey
as Surt
Dee Bradley Baker
as Mr. Swank
Mary Kay Bergman
as Banshee

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