The Original Ghostbusters (1986–1987): Season 1, Episode 10 - The Ransom of Eddie Spenser - 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

[grunting]

♪ Let's go
Ghostbusters let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go
Ghostbusters let's go ♪♪

[laughs]

[instrumental music]

[thunder rumbling]

[wind howling]

There. That should do it.



I say, peculiar lot
of ghosts these.

What did you say
they were called, old boy?

They're called thunder ghosts.

And don't call me..

...old boy.

Yes. Quite right. Yes.

Yes, old chap, ha ha!

[chuckling]
Thunder ghosts..

Nasty-looking crew.

What do they do?

They do... this.

[thunder rumbling]

Oh, I see.

'Ah-ha! As you see, Haunter'

the thunder ghosts scare
the clouds into making it rain.

I say, what good
is that old bean?

Merely gets everything wet.

You fool, I shall send them
all over the world

to create tremendous rainstorms
and huge floods.

The people of Earth
resist me now

but when they're up
to their knees in water

then they'll be willing to bow

before the rule of the great

the mighty

the majestic Prime Evil.

[laughing]

Wonderful, old boy.

Haunter, if you call me old boy

just one more time

I'll stuff your whole body

into that stupid helmet
of yours.

Yeah, yeah.
Sorry, majestic one.

That's better.

Now, there's just one
insignificant problem

with my plan.

[stammering]
The-the-the Ghostbusters.

You're right.

Even though
they are bumbling idiots

they might be able
to stop my thunder ghosts

so I want you to capture them.

[laughing nervously]
Me? Me, myself?

I say. Dash it!

I can't do it alone.

Oh, very well then.
You can have help.

[snaps fingers]

Fangster will go with you.

[grunting]

Egad!

Must I have Fangster,
old boy?

Yaah! Uh, I mean, uh..

[groaning]

I warned you about calling me
old boy, Haunter.

Now, get going.

[howling]

[Prime Evil]
And I don't want
to hear any excuses.

[thunder rumbling]

[thudding]

How're you doing with that
haunted magician's hat, Tracy?

[grunts]

[babbling]

[echoing]

[Eddie] That's not the way
to do it, Tracy.

Here, let me show ya.

Uh, Eddie, I really wish
you wouldn't.

You know how you usually
mess things up.

Don't worry about me, Jake.
I know what I'm doin'.

Yeow!

Oh, Eddie.

[Eddie groaning]

[ghost howling]

[Eddie]
Take this.

Hey, come back here,
you cheater.

[glass shattering]

Darn!

It got away.

Not only that, Eddie

but now it's raining
through that broken window.

[Eddie]
Gee, I'm sorry, Jake.

I guess I'm not
much good for anything.

[screaming]

Quite a beardy ride, ha ha.

Where am I?

[growling]

Oh, yes. Now, I remember.

[ghosts howling]

Hmm. It appears
those thunder ghost chaps

are hard at work already.

Well, I better get on the job.

That's it.
Come on, you mangy mongrel.

Why do I get
all the hard jobs?

I don't think that'll
keep the rain out, Eddie.

Sure it will, Jake. Look.

Dry as a bone.

Good, Eddie. Real good.

Gee, I'm sorry, Jake.
I just wanted to help.

Wha-ha-oh!

[grunting]

It's the Haunter!
And Fangster!

Uh, right you are, chaps.

I'm afraid we've come
to capture you.

So be good, lads,
and stand still a moment.

Afraid not, Haunter.

[all]
We're going ghost busting!

[howling]

-♪ ...let's go
-♪ Let's go let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

Ha! One down.

Fat lot of good
that phooey fleabag was.

Now, I've got to do this
myself.

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters
Let's go ♪

Yipe! Yow!

[Tracy]
'Uh-oh.'

Tally-ho!

Yeow!

[crash]

[both]
Sorry, Jake.

I say, it's getting a dashed
sight to haunt around here.

[Eddie]
Hey!

I'll just take
one of these chaps for now.

Prime Evil will have to be
satisfied with him.

[Jake grunting]
Tracy, get me outta here.

[crash]

Great. Just great.

This definitely was not

one of our better
ghost busting efforts.

And now Prime Evil's got Eddie.
We'll have to rescue him.

Tracy, the Ansabone.

Hi. This number
has been disconnected.

Knock it off.

Ghostbusters. Jake here.

Jake, Jessica here.

I'll bet it's raining
where you're, right?

Right. How-how did you know?

Because it's raining
all over the world, Jake.

[thunder rumbling]

Looks like Prime Evil's
come up with some new tricks.

You're not kidding, Jessica.

Let me tell you
what just happened.

Uh, no time, Jake.

[howling]

You better get up here fast.

I think Prime Evil
is trying to flood the world.

Flood the world!
We're on our way, Jessica.

Ow! Hey, take it easy.

Eddie will have to wait a bit.
Come on, Trace.

Let's go ghost busting!

[grunts]

My spook-sniffing schnozzle
was correct.

There are ghosts around too.

[sniffing]

[sniffing]
They're close. Real close.

Tracy, get back to the wheel.

Nobody's steering the..

[crash]

...Ghost Buggy.

[Ghost Buggy]
My achin' radiator!

[chuckling] Well, fancy bumpinginto you up here.

Funny. Nice job.

Come on, Jessica. Eddie's gone,
and we'll need your help.

Where is Eddie, Jake?

That's what I was
trying to tell you.

-Prime Evil took him.
-What?

Jake, that's terrible.

I know. It's a bad situation.

We have to stop these thunder
ghosts from flooding the world.

But meantime, Prime Evil
has my pal Eddie Spenser.

I send you
after the... Ghostbusters

and all you bring me
is Eddie Spenser?

Well, uh, he is
a Ghostbuster, isn't he?

-Barely.
-I-I-I resent that.

[Prime Evil]
Be quiet, you worthless fool.

And as for you... Haunter

when I told you
to capture the... Ghostbusters

I meant all of them.

Capturing this bumbling idiot
does me no good at all.

All he ever does..

...is mess everything up.

And cause trouble.

Jake Kong and Tracy
are still out there

ready to bust my
thunder ghosts.

I-I-I say,
I'm awfully sorry, old boy.

[Prime Evil]
I warned you about
calling me old boy, Haunter.

Now, get Eddie Spenser
out of here.

Lock him up in our deepest,
darkest dungeon.

I never wanna see
that nincompoop again.

Oh. Right, old chap.

[Prime Evil]
Argh! And don't
call me old chap!

I'm afraid he
doesn't think much of you

as a Ghostbuster, old boy.

That's okay. Sometimes I think
Jake feels the same way.

That goofball Spenser
is absolutely worthless.

The... Ghostbusters might even
be better off without him.

But wait a minute.

Hmm. Perhaps I can still turn
the situation to my advantage.

Maybe I can make a trade.

Oh, Prime Evil,
you sly old dog.

You are clever.

[laughing]

Jake, I'm worried about Eddie.
Prime Evil's a nasty customer.

I'm worried too, Jessica

but we have to stop these
thunder ghosts

before they flood the world.

There's another bunch, Tracy.
Let's bust 'em.

Ha! Three more down.
How many more to go, Jessica?

Oh, about three million.

Jake, this is going
to take forever.

Oh, no, look!
They're gangin' up on us.

[growling]

[screaming]

Jessica! Dive, GB.

-Yiye!
-We're not going to catch her.

Only one thing to do.
The jetpack!

Have to hurry.

[screaming]

[Jessica]
Oh. What? Who is it?

Who saved me?

[kisses]

[Jake] Jessica. Good driving,
Tracy. You caught her.

Yes. Thank you.

You know, heh,
it's the strangest thing.

What is?

Well, when I was in the cloud

I could've sworn somebody
wonderful kissed me.

[sighing]

[grunting]

I couldn't resist it.

[telephone ringing]

Ghostbusters.

Oh, hello, Prime Evil

you vile villain.

[laughing]

You say the nicest things.

By the way, Jake, I've captured
your friend Eddie Spenser.

We know that, Prime Evil,
you rotten lowdown.

Forget the compliments,
Jake old boy.

[laughing]

I've called
to make you a proposition.

I'll trade Eddie... for..

What do you want, blast you?

[Eddie]
Forgot my hat.

[glass shattering]

That has to be Eddie.
I guess he's okay.

[Eddie]
Sorry. I-I tripped.

Spenser, you clumsy...

I'll call you back later, Jake.

Now, get out of here,
you ghost busting buffoon

before I really get mad!

[crash]

No. No! Oh, no!

-That's interesting.
-What is it, Jake?

Prime Evil was about
to offer to trade Eddie.

-Probably for one of us.
-Even me?

Yes. Maybe even you, Tracy.

But don't worry
about that right now.

You think you can
come up with a device

for getting rid of
all these thunder ghosts?

[grunting]

Looks good to me.
Let's get back to the office.

But what about Eddie?

There's no telling
what Prime Evil may do.

There's no telling
what Eddie may do either.

[Jessica] Oh, Jake, I wish
you'd stop being so secretive.

What're you going to do
to rescue Eddie?

[Jake]
Nothing.

-Nothing?
-Nothing?

What kind of plan is that?

Look, you guys,
we all love Eddie.

But he still drives us crazy
sometimes, right?

Yeah. So?

So imagine what Prime Evil
is going through right now.

[Prime Evil]
'What in the name of evil
are you doing here again?'

You know that dungeon of yours?
Really a rotten place.

You should put some
nice curtains in it.

Maybe a video game.

[screaming]

Haunter!

-I say, did you call me?
-Yes, I did.

I thought I told you
to lock Eddie Spenser up.

I tried, old b...

Oh, dear.

Really, I did,

but that Ghost Pack of his
is too strong.

He keeps breaking out.

Yeah.
These Ghost Packs are great.

You wanna see how they work?

-[boom]
-[screams]

[chuckles]
Sorry about that, old boy.

Sorry? Old boy?

I'll give you sorry.

Yee-ha-ow!

Uh-oh!

[Haunter] Oh, I say, are you
alright, old boy?

I'm alright.

But... you won't be.

[Prime Evil]
Find him!

Find him
and get him out of here

before he destroys the place.

Destroy the place? Hm. Why not?

Prime Evil said that all
I ever did was cause trouble.

Well, now I'll cause
trouble for him.

Maybe I can drive him crazy.

This could be fun.

[screams]

I'm going crazy.

Get me the Ghostbusters again.

And fast.

Yahoo! That dematerializer net
of yours was great, Tracy.

The weather bureau reports morethunder ghosts over Tokyo,Jake.

Then, let's go get 'em.

[telephone ringing]
Wait. The radio bone.

Jake here.
Well, hello, Prime Evil.

Wh-what's that?

I said, you can
have Eddie back.

I don't want him anymore.

Sorry, Prime Evil, but you'llhave to keep him a whilelonger.

We're too busy busting
your thunder ghosts.

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go let's go ♪

Jake, Jake, if
you'll take Eddie back

I'll call off
the thunder ghosts myself.

Well, I don't know.

It's kinda peaceful here
without him, old boy.

Oh, but...
[sobbing]

Jake... please.

Oh, alright. Get rid of the
thunder ghosts and we'll take
Eddie back.

[whimpering]

Thank you, Jake.

[Jessica]
What a beautiful day.

Eddie's back, and the thunder
ghosts are gone.

Prime Evil kept his word.

He'd better. I told him we'd
send Eddie back if he didn't.

Oh, come on, fellas.
I'm not that bad.

Besides, for once,
my clumsiness paid off.

Of course, it did, Eddie.

Come look at the beautiful day
you helped bring back.

Ow!

[glass shattering]

[chuckling]

Oh, Eddie.

You know, Eddie, you may
have saved the world

from being flooded,
but darn it

you're still
the same old Eddie we know.

Yeah, yeah. The Eddie
we know and love.

Gee, guys!

[all laughing]

In today's story
Eddie felt unhappy

because he sometimes
messed things up.

But everyone makes mistakes.

The important thing to do is to learn from your mistakes.

So you won't do 'em again.

And remember
don't get discouraged

if you mess up sometimes.

[chuckles]
It happens to everyone.

-[crash]
-Yeah.

[chuckles]
Especially Eddie.

[theme music]

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters
Let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters
Let's go ♪

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters ♪