The Original Ghostbusters (1986–1987): Season 1, Episode 1 - I'll Be a Son of a Ghostbuster - full transcript

[theme music]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters ♪

[grunt]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[all]
Let's go, Ghostbusters.

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪



♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Ooh

[howling]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[chattering]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪♪

[laughs]

[instrumental music]

[splat]

[eerie music]

[splat]



[sputtering]

Bah, still the wrong tune.

[crackle]

Wrong again.

How many more centuries will it
take to find the right notes?

[instrumental music]

[whoosh]

Well done, mortals.
I did it.

I found the lost cord.

Now, I shall
bring together all ghost

and creatures of the night.

Under my rule. We shall easily
conquer the earth. [laughs]

No one would be foolish enough
to try to stop ghosts.

[piano music]

[upbeat music]

[Eddie Jr.]
Bu-but, pa. How are we
supposed to stop ghosts?

Now, son, if you and Jake are
gonna become Ghostbusters

you got to learn
not to be afraid of ghosts.

Afraid?
Who's afraid?

I'm scarified.

[sniff]

That's strange.
My nose is twitching.

[music continues]

[whoosh]

[laughing]

It's a robot ghost.

[laughs]

That foreman was right.
This mine is haunted.

Go ahead, son, you and Eddie
dematerialize that ghost

just like we thought you.

[upbeat music]

If you don't get him
with the dematerializer

you can always fall back
on the ghost gummer.

-[man 1] Ah!
-[man 2] Help.

[upbeat music]

Here-here he comes.

[clangs]

[clang]

[swoosh]

[thud]

[clang]

It's not fair.

All the other ghosts
go through walls.

Now, dematerialize him.

This ghost is history.

[music continues]

-Whoa!
-[grunts]

I think,
we better give 'em a hand.

W-would you
get it over with. Already.

Ah, this life
isn't fit for a ghost.

I'll be back!

-Boy, did we mess up.
-Lighten up, guys.

You can't expect to learnghost busting overnight.

It took us years.

You two are going to maketop notch Ghostbusters

just wait and see.

[Prime Evil]
G-Ghost b-buster. Where?

Who said that?

[boom]

I did.

I am Prime Evil, leader
of ghosts and evil spirits.

And the G-Ghostbusters...

...just busted
their last ghost.

[sputtering]

I'll handle this.
This ghost is history.

[zap]

[laughs]

[peppy music]

[sputtering]

You can't hide from me.

[Jake Sr.]
I think we just did.

Let me out you
ghost b-busting, goons.

[Brat-A-Rat laughs]
Oh, boy.

-[laughs]
-Oh, no!

Where's that Prime Evil creep
come from, pop?

I don't know.

But he's one ghost
you won't have to
worry about.

[Jake Sr.]
We'll seal this area off.

It'll probably be
100 years before anyone

even sets foot back here.

[instrumental music]

[Prime Evil]
Ninety-six.

Ninety-seven.

Ninety-eight, 99, 100.

I've been stuck in here
for a 100 years.

[grunting]

I can't stand it anymore.

Gee, at least you meet me.
[laughs]

And I must say, thatit's really been a pleasure

getting to know youover these past 100 years.

Because..

For the millionth time.
Shut your snout.

[kid #1]
Get lost, Belfry

Go find
a friend your own age.

Brat-A-Rat,
somebody's out there.

Oh, gee. I wish the other bats
let me play with them.

[Prime Evil] I'd be happyto play with you.

Oh, boy.
A friend of my very own.

Where are ya.
Huh, huh?

Behind the door.
Just let me out.

Uh, you are a bat, right?

[Prime Evil]Yes, of course, I'm a bat.

Why elsewould I be trapped in a cave?

Now, come on,open the door.

[spoot]

[whirr]

[upbeat music]

Free. [laughs]

Free at last.

[thunder rumbles]

He's not a bat.
He lied.

Hey, Prime Evil,
wait for me.

[laughs]

O-oh, I've got to
stop 'em.

[instrumental music]

[screech]

Now, to scare up some ghost
and a haunt quarters.

Then I'll travel back in time
100 years to the 1980s'.

I have a score to settle.

[sputtering]

With the G-Ghostbusters.

[instrumental music]

[Jake Sr.]Here we are, when you take overour ghostbusting business

you'll work
out of this office.

Ghost command.

Wow, this place
has really changed

since the last time
we were here.

Ugh! 9 o' clock.

[telephone ringing]

Don't let
the answer-bone get it.

Hello, you've reached the
Ghostbuster telephone
answering machine

and you're in luck.
The Ghostbusters aren't home.

[laughs]

We are too.
Hello.

Hello.

Oh, they hung up.

This is the
skelevision.

There must be something on.
Let's change the channel.

Change your own channel,Bub.

I'm resting my transistors.

Yike!

[instrumental music]

[laughing]

Wh-what's that?

This is Tracy.

He's the one who inventedall our ghostbusting gadgets.

I think youhurt his feelings.

Sorry, Tracy.
Friends?

Okie dokie.

Well, son.
Let's all get some sleep.

Tomorrowwe'll teach you and Eddie

more ghostbusting tricks.

Great. I'm ready to take
anything those ghosts dish out.

[spoot]

[swoosh]

[thunder rumbling]

[sputtering]

Just about finished.
My new haunt quarters.

Where are those ghosts
I signed up?

Upstairs.
Goofing off.

Tell them to get their
lazy bones down here. Now.

[Brat-A-Rat]
Right away,
Your Primeness. [laughs]

[instrumental music]

Yo-ho-ho, step aside,
ladies.

I'll be occupying
the estate room.

Better chance there'll be
a view of the ocean.

Back off Barnacle brain.

That room's mine.

It has more mirrors.

Owooooo!

I want that room.
The full moon
shines in there.

That's no fair.

Prime Evil promised me
the room with the night light.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chattering]

[whistling]

Prime Evil says get your lazy
bones downstairs. Nah, nah.

[instrumental music]

[sputtering]
Roll call.
Identify yourselves.

[howls] Fangster.
Werewolf of the future.

Mysteria darling,
mistress of mists.

Long John Scarechrome.

Sailor of the seven galaxies.

Sir Trance-A-Lot.
A bad knight.

To one and all.

Oh, Apparitia.
Spirit sorceress supreme. Oh.

I say,
I'm the Haunter.

Civilized hunter
of haunted play.

Floatzart.
Musical maestro of fright.

[whoosh]

I'm Scared Stiff.
Robot ghost.

[clang]

Excellent.
[sputtering]

Haunt quarters
is now open for business.

Under my commandwe will take overthe world of mortals.

But first..

...I have to get even.

Mysteria,
you and Floatzart

'will travel 100 years,
back in time, to the 1980s''

[instrumental music]

And this is what you'll do

to the G-Ghost...busters.

[crickets chirping]

[snoring]

[whoosh]

There the Ghostbusters.

Yeah, the float-foot,
fleet-foot, I mean float flute

will bring them with us.
[laughs]

[flute music]

[eerie music]

[Mysteria laughing]

Wait untilthey see where they wake up.

[instrumental music]

[Jake Jr.]
I still can't believe it.

Jessica Wray.
We see you on TV all the time.

And you want to interview us?

[laughs] I'm only doing this
because my boss insisted.

I don't believe
in ghosts for a second.

[clangs]

What was that?

What if I told you
it was a ghost.

[laughs]Very funny.

Now, this is thedematerializer you're gonnashow us on Friday, right?

Right. It sends ghosts
into another dimension.

But only for a while.

Then you could
dematerializer
a so called ghost

right on TV
during our interview.

Well, I, uh..

Of course not. 'Cause there's
no such thing as ghosts.

[clangs]

[blubble blubble blubble]

[instrumental music]

-How did you do that?
-Tell you what.

If we bust a ghost on TV,
you'll agree that ghosts exist?

Deal. And if you don't you'llagree that ghosts don't exist?

You drive a hard bargain,
Miss Wray.

[laughs] Jessica.
And I'll see you on Friday.

With a ghost. [laughs]

We'll have your ghost,
Jessica. I hope.

[blowing raspberry]

[upbeat music]

[humming]

-That reporter gone?
-Yeah.

-What're you watching?
-'Real scary horror movie.'

A bunch of ghosts
that take over the future

and freeze everything.

[instrumental music]

That's it, Sir Trance-A-Lot.

Put everything
under your trance.

Eddie, that's Prime Evil.

[Prime Evil] Yes, Mysteria.
Cover the city with your
evil mists.

[laughs] Excellent.

The city will soon be ours.

This is no movie.

The Skelevisionis showing us the future.

[Jake Jr.]
Tracy, quick.
Go wake up our fathers.

Okie dokie.

[upbeat music]

We've got todo something.

[male #1]
Special delivery,
for Jake Jr.

Eddie, look at this.

"The Ghostbusters
instruction manual."

"How to bust a ghost."
It's never been opened.

[dramatic music]

Oh-oh!

[exclaims]

Wow! Look atall this stuff.

Amazing a secret Ghostbustertransformation room.

With Ghostbuster uniforms.

And a ghostbuggythat can travel through time.

I-I'll bet our dads
don't even know about this.

[sobbing]

[Jake Jr.]Tracy, what is it?

Oh, no, okie dokie.

"No, okie dokie?"
What's wrong?

[instrumental music]

[Tracy crying]
They're gone.

They're gone?
They never leave
without telling us.

This could meanonly one thing.

-Ghosts.
-Right.

And I'll bet it's got somethingto do with Prime Evil

and his takeover of the
future.

Eddie, Tracy,it's up to usto stop Prime Evil

and find our fathers.

You're right. We're going
ghostbusting, ready or not.

[clang]

[creak]

Eddie, I think you just
stumbled on the
secret transformation room.

Let's get into uniform.

[all]
Let's go, Ghostbusters.

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[theme music]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[screaming]

[whistling]

[screaming]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[theme music]

[screams]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[screams]

Eeow!

[bell dings]

♪ Let's go
Ghostbusters let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[music continues]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go ♪

Jumpin' jumper cables.

Next time call,
before you d-drop in.

Ah, it talks.

Of c-course.

And t-that's more
that could be said

for that big ape
posing as a dr-driver.

[blowing raspberry]

[instrumental music]

You think Prime Evil took our
dads into the future?

There's only one way
to find out.

Everybody ready?
Hit the time turbo.

We're heading for the future.

[all]
Let's go, Ghostbusters.

[Jake] Stay tuned, for some scenes from the next exciting episode of

Ghostbusters.

Here are some exciting
scenes as our story continues

in the next episode
of Ghostbusters.

[Wizard] This pie will appear
by magic in the sky.

[whirs]

The rocks are coming
to life.

[laughs]

[rumble]

[theme music]

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go,
Ghostbusters, let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

[music continues]

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters ♪