I like how James doesn't even acknowledge the new film and says there could have been a third

"Columbia instead went with DIC." He kept a straight face... lol

2 years ago I was babysitting a 4 year old kid every day. He was only watching Netflix stuff like Barbie or Mickey. When he started losing interest after a few days, I put some of my own cartoons a.k.a. the Real Ghostbusters. And then I realized, it had material to scare the kids shitless. The episode which I played had a terrifying boogeyman in the closet of a kid. I panicked and wanted to turn it off, but this time the kid cried and wanted me to keep it on. Yeah, cartoons back in the day,

I couldn’t get over how incredible the animation is. They run 80s cartoons on Saturdays and was shocked at how well it stood up.

That smug face in the thumbnail. You know he's all like: "Nope. Still not reviewing the shitty reboot."

I like how the name "the real ghost busters" is more appropriate than ever now

Honestly, I love what they did to Winston. Gave him more of a personality, it's great. His action-focused and liking for Detective Novels are part of him in my mind.

I'd love to go to AVGN's VHS basement and just kick back with a Rollin rock or 12 and overdose on Nostalgia

James Rolfe is still the king!

I got to agree with James. The series was one of the best cartoons I grew up with when I was young.

CONGLATURATION ! ! ! YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT CARTOON . AND PROOVED THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE . NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES !

who else came back here to learn to get the highlights now that this series is on netflix

J. Michael Straczynski wrote some The Real Ghostbusters episodes. That's how good it was.

Who else wants him to do The Extreme Ghostbusters review?

Well Murray voiced the live action garfield without reading the script... a script that was written by Joel Cohen, who Murray confused with Joel Coen, of the Coen brothers, and accepted the role, only to regret it later. Now why he thought Coen brothers would write a garfield movie.... well because he is Bill Murray.

One of my favorite episodes was the one where they come across fueding towns separated by a river and it turns out one town consist vampires and the other one werewolves. They would constantly turn each other than switch sides over and over again.

The head writer (pre "Slimer and") was award winning Joe Michael Straczynski, of Babylon 5 fame. B5 was probably the best written Sci-Fi show with possible exception of Firefly. You can see a lot of his brilliance in the top episodes. He also wrote for my other favorite 80's kids show, Captain Power

The action figures by Kenner were some of my favorite toy lines.

I find it hilariously ironic that the whole reason for recasting Venkman was because they wanted him to sound more like Bill Murray, when Lorenzo sounded more like him than Dave did.

[5:42] And James Rolfe picked the lines that would be in character for Garfield, too. _"Satisfying and less filling."_ _"Death by slobber is not a pretty sight."_ _"Can you say "loopy"? Sure you can."_

The animation holds up really well.

Nice review James! I loved this series as a kid :)

It may have already been said, but the episode that I remembered throughout my life that haunted me as a child was the Bermuda Triangle episode. It may not be scary on the whole, but the thought that you could just wander into a parallel universe where everything was ghastly, always stuck with me. I always thought it might happen to my family driving in the car on the highway.

Egon's pomp is glorious

You need to review Extreme Ghostbusters for good measure.

It's interesting that the Boogie Man episode is one that sticks out in a lot of people's minds...

The Boogieman episodes are forever engrained in me. I remember watching this as a kid and genuinely being terrified that he was going to come out of my closet. Another great video from James.

My favorite was "The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic". Heartfelt as ALL get-out.

Are you going to review EXTREME ghostbusters

I always always liked James more when he did movie related stuff instead of Avgn or Board James. I seriously think he's the best movie reviewer on youtube and he has encyclopedic knowledge of cult movies, like Tarantino-Level knowledge. I have huge respect for him and as a movie collector myself I'm fascinated by the stuff he knows. And it's all shot in one take. These are in my opinion cinemassacre's best videos.

The episode that I remembered best was when they got involved in a war between werewolves and vampires. It ended with the werewolves turning the vampires into werewolves and the vampires turning the werewolves into vampires. It was the dumbest best thing. It didn't even have ghosts involved. They also had that episode where they went into the toon dimension where the world followed looney tunes rules. There was a guy that was trapped there for hundreds of years getting hit by an endless supply of pies in the face day in day out. That's scary.

Beneath These Streets was always one of my top favorites!

James Rolfe: the most likeable nerd in internet. Kudos James! I forget the last time I saw this series.

James' 10 Episode Highlights (starts at 9:10) 10. Flip Side (s04e02) 9. Knock Knock (s02e01) 8. When Halloween Was Forever (s01e08) 7. Xmas Marks The Spot (s01e13) 6. Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood (s01e13) 5. Mr. Sandman, Dream Me A Dream (s01e07) 4. Doctor, Doctor (s02e14) 3. The Revenge of Murray the Mantis (s02e52) 2. Don't Forget The Motor City (s02e20) 1. The Boogieman Cometh (s01e06)

should talk about the extreme ghostbusters that was an epic series sad that they didnt get more then a few seasons that series was epic af

You forgot collect call from chuthulu was a great episode, at the hp lovecraft filmfest it comes up from us older people

Any chance of a review on Batman the Animated series?

that's no boogeyman hiding in the closets of kids, just my weird uncle

James as the AVGN is hilarious and iconic. However, I might just prefer James as himself reviewing other media. He's genuinely charming and informative.

2:13 When james starts feeling the effects of mentioning the producer DIC

I had forgotten about the quality of this show. Oddly enough, "Doctor, Doctor" is the episode that most clearly sprang back into my memory. The stuff just taking over their bodies... yeah, that had stuck with me for a while. Anyway, I guess I'm going to go find a way to rewatch this. But only in bits and pieces. I don't feel like having the theme become a nuisance.

I'm beating a dead horse here... The accusations of sexism after the non-review were so off base. To anyone who's been watching Rolfe's videos over the years, they can see what a huge fan he is of the Ghostbusters franchise. There's even a review where he throws in a lesser known quote "The effect is, it's pissing me off!" So when he refused to throw money at the remake, it made sense. Then the knee-jerk reactions came, without putting any of it in perspective. Also, this was an entertaining video, per usual haha.

James, please do a review of the " Extreme Ghostbusters " cartoon from 1997!!

12:34 It even has Omega Supreme's face!

"Knock Knock" was easily the best episode, and should have been the third movie.

Annie Potts would have been awesome as a Ghostbuster

"Halloween Was Forever" was my favorite episode when I was a kid. I didn't have the TV channel that showed The Real Ghostbusters, so I only had a few episodes taped to watch over and over again. Great memories from a simpler time.

A nice review of the series. Actually having the Boogieman episode in a distant memory from the past. Cannot recall if it was on a recorded VHS tape or did I see it right out as broadcast but the episode felt kind of like an epic nightmare to go through that did in that case end well. Though what I remember the best from VHS was the episode Banshee bake a cherry pie. I actually still love the rock song that plays in it!

Did anyone else have a HUGE crush on Janine? Lol

Great review. I remember watching thus show as a kid good times.

Thumbs up if you grew up in the 90s!!!!!!

0:49 That red eyed ghost! That ghost has been haunting my dreams for a long time now since I was a kid. I got to see whatever the episode is.

The call of Cthulhu and ragnarok and roll are two of my favorites

the lorenzo music seasons were the best

Thanks Sony, for killing a great Franchise. R.I.P GB

I'm glad to see you're a fan of the cartoon as well. I remembered every episode you mentioned, they were all great. I also loved some of the little details they threw in, like (I think in the one where they're in the hospital after whatever they did in the chemical plant zone) Janine bringing someone a book of Edgar Allen Poe's poems, and someone a tape of the Alan Parson's Project (both things I was actually familiar with even as a 6 year old, moreso the music), or another episode where they're dealing with Cthulu cultists who are chanting actual lines from Lovecraft. A couple of other standout episodes I still recall... 1-31 The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic: A cool episode where there's a back-story, but also a chance for Venkman to show that sometimes he can have a kinder side at the end. The characters in that show really weren't flat! 1-65 The Hole in the Wall Gang: This was a really creepy one, that leaves some unanswered questions at the end. As a kid I both loved it and was frustrated it because of how much it left to the imagination: Ray gets pulled into one of those holes, but we never find out what exactly is on the other side, but it seems to be shocking, even traumatic. And what was up with that couple who owned that house?

Man, I really like these reviews. James is one of the most passionate dudes on YT.

So the Number one, the boogey man, is basically the foundation for monsters inc?

My favorite cartoons when I was a kid were Thundecats, Dungeons & Dragons and Ghostbusters, and thankfully, all of them are still great!

It's funny how this is a nostalgia trip for you to review this show, while it's a nostalgia trip for me to watch you review this show. Keep on keeping on james.

Downright terrifying for children? Damn right it was. I was it when I was a kid and some of the episodes scared the crap out of me.

Where's The Collect Call of C'thulhu and Ragnarok in your 10 Highights? The former even references the live action movies.

I'm binge watching the entire series on Netflix now. Warning: these episodes are like potato chips, one is never enough. And five can easily become 12 or 18!

5:56 The same thing happens to me when I hear Larry the Cable Guy, I think of Mater the tow-truck from "Cars".

Heh, I bet he's trolling the shitty movie "remake" fangirls. lol

Now do a review of: Extreme Ghostbusters.... 90's cartoon..

I really like James' reviews when he's not in "Angry Video Game Nerd" mode. He should be this way for the game reviews as well. He's very easy to listen to and has great opinions.

Wow, this really makes me want to get the whole series! ❤️ Thanks again, James, for awesome content! 👏🏻

This show was really creepy and dark for a kids show. Who else remembers Boogieman? I can never forget him boy did that scare me as a kid.

That episode where the guys go to a GHOSTBUSTERS movie screening,is a real meta episode because Lorenzo Music(Yup!Thats his last name) is voicing Peter Venkman while Bill Murray is in the movie on the screen Peter is watching.

I had no idea how excellent this cartoon was when I was a kid. I miss my old VHS tape with the 'mantis vs stay puft' and a couple other episodes. Totally going back to watch some of these... James, not sure if you'll even see this, but you are awesome! Thanks for the insane amount of dedication and passion you have. You always seem to put out fantastic, top notch videos. AVGN is always great, the Board James series is amazing, and Dragon of My Dreams warmed my heart. I'm a fan for life, and wish you & yours all the best.

The baseball episode with Winston was always one my favs! My fav show when I was really young! Used to get up and dance with ‘em at the the ending credits scene in front of the TV when I was like 3 lol

I was a teenager when this show came out but I still watched it and still do once in awhile on Netflix. BTW thanks for mentioning Inhumanoids! That show was rediculously underrated.

The Real Ghostbusters took so many great elements of the movie and turned it up a notch with new scary villians, adult storylines and expand on the movie. I was scared to death of the Boogyman, Samhein and others. Just an incredible classic.

Who knows the 'Magic Window' logo animation that used to come before the VHS of Real Ghostbusters? Kid running 🏃 through a park into a window and the silhouette of other kids appears!

Your content is absolute gold James! Pure gold. Can’t wait to hear your review of Afterlife. I haven’t seen it yet. I have my reservations.

Oh my god. I remember watching this show when i was lil. I'm glad you shine some light to this. I need to go see again and yes the music is tough to sit through after watching consecutively but they catch the essence of the Ghost Buster and added more to it. The boogie man was the scariest episode i saw. It makes sense why i got scared to watch the movie "It". Cartoons were meant for adults.

i remember watching this show when i was little, scared the hell outta me but i still loved it, so many great episodes, i didnt realize it was seven seasons long, now in days most shows get three, im gonna have to pick this up one day and rewatch it.

I loved that the title was shown at the start of every episode. I used to write down the title in a piece of paper, to help me remember each episode. We didn't have a VCR back then, so I had to rely on network programming with lots of commercials. But this series brought so many wonderful moments for me as a child, and recalling them now is a treat.

This cartoon was fucking cool! Thank you James for taking us back to the past (for good things also, man).

Was this show animated by Japanese animators? The characters looks very anime.

Thanks for bringing back all the sweet nostalgia dude, keep it up James.

Knock knock! Who's their? Dishes. Dishes who? Dishes the Ghostbuster open up! GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! That scene at the airport always cracked me up as a kid.

Wow, couldn't believe how many of the episodes from the list of ten I actually remembered from when this show was still on tv. Great show, but damn, some of that shit was pretty fucked up.

I love the fact he is reviewing each and every item that was ever in the past present and future of ghost-busters, except that live action piece of crap that was just made in 2016.

Hey, avgn!! I just wanted to let you know that you've inspired me to collect all kinds of different classic, rare and all the other 80s - 90s games I can get my hands on!! I know a good place to start, and the store I'm referring to is a classic video game store that I live near! I hope to become an awesome classic video game guy like you!!

This was excellent. I actually remember your 10 highlights as well. Awesome stuff man

this cartoon was a CLASSIC! loved it. it's sad it's often forgotten

Loved this show as a kid. Great atmosphere and interesting stories.

I remember this cartoon. But after a while of originally seeing the series, I wasn't able to find anything about it online until your video. I started doubting whether or not the show ever really existed. Glad to see Im not the only one who remembered it.

Had to buy a few seasons. I went nuts for this cartoon as a kid. My four year olds love it too.

I wouldn't mind a threeway with Janine and April O'Neil!

This is timeless stuff, great review Mr. Rolfe, this serie is of the best ever produced

Awesome review, great job. Do a review on the extreme ghostbusters animated series.

you took the words out of my mouth, this cartoon was awesome and this video reminded me of this. #10 with the alternate universe and #5 with the sandman were a few of my personal favorites. a few others I liked were the copycat ghost episode, the houini episode and the wild west episode against the Earp bros/doc holiday ghost. I miss those good old days!

"Instead, they went with DIC" I laughed so hard when he said that

All the hysterical bedwetters hating on James' perfectly rational, 100% unsexist anti GB2016 video? Completely ignored. Impeccably played, JR. Great review, too.

Great review. Makes me want to get these on DVD and re-watch these again. :)

Wow that's an awesome way to explain the different looks and title. I'm gonna check this out.

One of the actors in the new film has the same haircut as Egon in this show. Coincidence?