Once Upon a Slime

"Once Upon a Slime"
Real Ghostbusters episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 5
Original air date	October 10, 1987 (1987-10-10)
Episode chronology
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Slimer puts a book of fairy tales under one of Egon's inventions, leading to New York to become infested with fairy tale creatures.

Characters

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  Peter Venkman
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  Egon Spengler
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  Ray Stantz
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  Winston Zeddemore
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  Janine Melnitz
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  Slimer

Trivia

• The New York Public Library from the first Ghostbusters movie makes an appearance. Also when Ray claims that books don't just get up and walk away, Peter hums a tune very similar to the music from the Library scene in the first Ghostbusters movie.
• Peter makes reference to The Smurfs.
• Winston flies Ecto-2.
• Several fairy tales are referenced, including Rumpelstiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Bo Peep, and Hansel and Gretel.