The 1986 animated series "The Real Ghostbusters" was, as we all know, an adaptation of Ivan Reitman's 1984 ultra-hit feature film "Ghostbusters." The makers of the animated series added the "The Real" to the title for legal reasons, as CBS still owned the rights to the name "The Ghost Busters," the title of their 1975 Larry Storch sitcom. When DIC Entertainment was hired by Columbia Pictures to make a direct adaptation of Reitman's film, they had to alter the title.

The title change comes with a twinge of irony, however, as "The Real Ghostbusters" was made without the participation of Reitman or any of the original 1984 cast members. The film starred Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler, and Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore. The animat

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