The Original Ghostbusters (1986–1987): Season 1, Episode 25 - Ghostbunglers - full transcript

The Ghostbusters travel to Ancient Rome to prevent Prime Evil from capturing Caesar's magical wreath.

[theme music]

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

[grunting]

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go, let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go, let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go, let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters



[grunts]

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go

[howls]

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go, let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go, let's go

♪ Let's go Ghostbusters

[cackles]

[funky music]

[Madame Why] Have some
more goulash, Eddie.

Thanks, Madame Why,
but five helpings

is more than enough.



You can say that again.
I'm full.

That was delicious.

I hope you saved
room for dessert.

I made a special--

-[beeping]
-Uh oh, Prime Evil
is up to something.

When my crystal ball
flashes, it's Prime Evil.

When it's red like this, it
means trouble, big trouble.

Let's see what Prime
Crime is doing.

[Prime Evil] And that will
keep those ghost bunglers

out of my way.

Gee, Your Badness,
how can that help you

back in 49 B.C?

Very simple, Brat-A-Rat,
because I said so.

-Can I ask a question?
-[Prime Evil] What is it?

If the Roman ghost,
Marcus Phantomus

is going to help
you in Ancient Rome,

what are we going
to do, great one?

You're going to do what I say.

Is that clear?

Yes, it's clear, your boldness!

Good!
Now get your act together.

I must tell Marcus Phantomus
to capture Caesar's wreath.

You heard the boss.

Get your act together! [laughs]

That's easy for you to say.

[beeping]

He's after Caesar's wreath.

What is Caesar's wreath?

Long ago, one of
my great ancestors

was a famous fortune teller.

In fact, she was Caesar's
personal fortune teller.

Did she ever meet Cleopatra?

Please, Eddie, let
Madame finish her story.

She warned Caesar of a danger

and her warning saved his life.

To thank her, he gave
her a magical wreath.

A magical wreath, wow!

The wreath has been part
of my family ever since.

And now, Prime Evil
wants to steal it.

Who has that wreath now?

I do.

This wreath gives me the power
to see things in the past,

present, and future.

If it got into the wrong
hands, like Prime Evil's,

it would be awful.

But Prime Evil would
never find it here.

He won't try to
steal it from here.

He's going to go back
in time to Ancient Rome

and he'll steal it there.

That means he could change
the history of Roman Empire.

More than that, Jake.

With this wreath,

Prime Evil will change
the history of the world.

[ominous music]

I'll explain one more time.

Prime Evil wants us
to clip G.B's wings

-so it can't fly, right?
-Right.

So if it can't fly, it can't
go back in time, right?

[Scared Stiff] Right.

So if it can't go back in time,

the ghost bumblers won't
be in Marcus Phantomus' way

when he snatches
Caesar's wreath.

Let's get to it.

Boys, I can't let
Prime Evil get away

with this horrible plan.

I'm going to go back
to the past

and try to stop him.

And we're going with you.

But... it could be
very dangerous.

-That's what friends are for.
-Thanks, boys.

Let's go pick up Tracy and
then on to Ancient Rome,

to the year 49 B.C.

We're going to get
into trouble.

I can feel it in my joints.

If I tell the boss
you chickened out,

you'll feel it in
more than your joints.

Okay, okay!

But don't say I didn't tell you

something's going to go wrong.

Look, all we've got to do

is make sure that Ghost
Buggy can't fly any where.

So what could go wrong?

Take a look for yourself.

Come on, let's hide.

Come on, G.B, we've
got work to do.

Let go of me.

Oh, it's you guys,
what a relief.

I don't believe it,
G.B's glad to see us.

You okay, G.B?

I had the weirdest dream.

Scared Stiff and
Brat-A-Rat were plotting

to puncture my tires.

That is weird.

Yeah, they wouldn't
dare come around here.

You can stop shaking
now, you metallic mouse.

You'll have to take care
of G.B at Ghost Command.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Come down from there!

I'm stuck.

That's better. [exclaims]

[banging]

[Brat-A-Rat grumbles]

Here we go again.

[Scared Stiff] Pass my
left arm by your elbow.

[funky music]

That's funny, my
nose is twitching.

There's ghosts around.

Maybe your nose is practicing.

I feel it too, Jake.

We better get going.

Ready, Tracy?

Okey dokie.

Come on, guys, let's suit up.

[all] Let's go, Ghostbusters!

[upbeat music]

[beeping]

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go

Why don't you guys call
yourselves the car busters?

[Eddie] G.B could use
another muffler, Tracy,

over his mouth.

[Tracy laughs]

Ha, ha, ha yourself,
you big ape.

[Jake] Set the time grids.

Come on, there's no time
to clip G.B's wings.

We'll have to go
back to Ancient Rome

with the Ghostbusters.

[whirring]

[Ghost Buggy] Where
are we going this time?

[explosion]

[whooshing]

-[whimsical tune]
-[whirring]

[explosion]

There it is, Ancient Rome.

Hey, look, a football field!

That's Circus Maximus,

they hold chariot races there.

Prepare for landing, Tracy.

Okey dokie.

Well, I'll be...

that looks just like
your wagon, Madame Why.

It is my wagon.

It's been in the
family for centuries.

Let's go talk to those gypsies
and tell them why we're here.

We'll need their help.

My aching bones.

Come on, you iron head,

we've got to clip G.B's wings.

Who's there?

Anyone there?

Let's get out of here.

We'll have to figure
something out.

I guess I'm hearing things.

And if Prime Evil
steals the wreath,

our family will be ruined.

The world will be ruined!

That's the funniest
story I've ever heard.

Got any more?

You really don't expect
us to believe that?

For a while, I thought
she was telling the truth.

But it is true.

I've been expecting you.

I saw it in the cards.

[laughs] Tonya's cards alsosaid we'd be treated like kings

when we got to Rome.

First thing tomorrow morning,

we'll try to see Caesar
and tell him the story.

That will be too late.

But he won't be arriving
in Rome until tomorrow.

Then we must find him tonight.

Hitch the horses.

[cheering]

[Madame Why] We'll never
get through this mob, Tonya.

[Soldier] Make way for Caesar!

Make way for Caesar!

And make way for
Caesar's fortune tellers.

Halt, no one steps
on the street

until Caesar passes.

We've come a long,
long way to see him.

Why aren't we moving on?

What's holding us up?

We are fortune tellers.

We came to warn you.

Don't use the old
bridge tonight.

You said we, who
else is with you?

We are.

All of you are together?

Yes, Great Caesar.

Arrest them!

I've never met a
fortune teller yet

who wasn't after
somebody else's fortune.

But you don't understand.

[Tracy grumbles]

Get your hands off me.

You must believe us.

[dramatic music]

[soldiers marching]

Halt!

Is something wrong,
Great Caesar?

[Tonya] We are fortune tellers,

we came to warn you.

Don't use the old
bridge tonight.

Are you feeling all right, sir?

Yes, I'm fine.

We will go the long way,
not across the bridge.

But sir, it is safe.

400 of our men crossed
it moments ago.

Perhaps it is, but there was
something about that woman--

[rumbling]

[Soldier] It's falling!

The gypsy was right.

But even if we busted
out of here, Eddie,

we still wouldn't have
Madame Why's wreath.

Shh, someone's coming.

All of you, come with me.

[Guard] Halt, who goes there?

[Soldier] I'm taking the
prisoners to the serpent room.

All right, you may pass.

Did you hear that,
Trace, the serpent room.

That means snakes.

Uh oh.

We better bust out of here.

Not yet, Eddie.
Too many soldiers.

Besides, it might be
better than the dungeon.

Then again, it might be worse.

-Wow!
-Come in.

First, I'd like to apologize.

I didn't believe you
when you warned me,

but the bridge
fell into the river

just as you said it would.

I'm thankful you weren't
hurt, Great Caesar.

I'm thankful none of
my soldiers were hurt.

You saved us all.

To show you my appreciation--

Cleopatra gave this
gold wreath to me.

She said it has magic powers.

I'd like you to have it.

Hail, Caesar!

[all] Hail, Caesar!

I like the sound of that.

Here's our chance
to get that wreath.

But didn't Prime Evil
say we should clip G.B's

wings so Marcus
Phantomus could steal it?

You bolt brain!

How do you think Prime
Evil will treat us

if we grab the wreath?

Pretty good.

Right.

Pretty good.

Now you stay up
here out of trouble

while I blow myself
up into apparition

that'll scare those
gypsies out of their whips.

[Eddie] What's wrong, Tonya?

I don't know.

All of a sudden, I felt
a cold chill in the air.

The wreath, where
did you put it?

Oh, thank goodness.

For a moment,
I thought it was lost.

This does have magical powers.

I feel--

[Tonya screams]

[Eddie] Tonya, watch out!

It's a fat Brat-A-Rat!

[Tracy exclaims]

Let go of me!

-You got him!
-It is Brat-A-Rat!

I'll help you, Brat-A-Rat!

[Tonya screams]

[Jack] Quick, after him!

Get the dematerializer, Eddie!

Get him, Jake!

[Brat-A-Rat] Watch out, Stiff!

[crashing]

Why, my wife will
never believe this.

Thank you.

I'll take my wreath back.

The slimy little weasel
stole it from us.

Stole it from you?

What's the likes of you

doing with a gold
wreath like this?

Unless, you stole it.

That's not true.

We didn't steal it.

It was given to us by Caesar.

[laughs] By Caesar?

What a joke.

[Tonya] Please, give it back.

I'll tell you what, you can
have your gold wreath back

if you win it.

It will be the prize at
tomorrow's chariot race.

Looks like we'll have
to build a chariot.

We can use my wagon.

What do you think, Trace,

can you make a gypsy wagon
into a racing chariot?

Okey dokie.

Chariot race?

You bunglers, can't
you do anything right?

Should we go and steal
a couple of horses

for you, boss? [laughs]

No!

I want you to do what
I told you to do.

Make sure G.B can't fly.

Fortunately, Marcus
Phantomus is still in Rome

and he has the fastest
chariot in the ancient world.

The Ghostbusters will
give up with a whimper

when they see him.

With Prime Evil's robot
horses, I can't lose. [laughs]

Especially in a race with that.

[upbeat music]

You're racing in that
piece of junk? [laughs]

Ignore him, we're going to win.

[Announcer] On your
mark, get set, go!

Come on, Trace, we're
behind everybody.

[Tracy exclaims]

All right, beauties,

let's show Marcus Phantomus
how to race chariots.

Suffering spirits!

Look at Marcus' horses.

[Eddie] They're made of steel.

Right, they're robots.

What's a robot?

It's... never mind.

Let's try to catch up with him.

They passed another one!

And another!

They're gaining on us!

[Jake] This is the
last curve, Tonya,

give it all you've got.

[Tonya yells]

Faster, faster!

Faster, faster!

I'll slow them down.

[zapping]

Yipes, he zapped our wheel!

Tracy, quick!

[panting] I got it.

Hang on, Trace.

We made some great
pizzas with this,

but Caesar's wreath is
more important, try this.

[Tonya] Will it
keep us in the race?

It's got to.

Look out, he's doing it again!

[zapping]

He zapped his own horses.

Tracy, if you fix the
wheel, we can win.

Okey dokie.

[Tonya yells]

They're getting closer.

They still have a chance.

Go, Jake!
Go, Tonya!

Go, Tracy!

Those ghost bunglers.

[Scared Stiff] Are you
sure this is going to work?

This is glue.

They'll be stuck in
Ancient Rome

for the next 10 years trying
to unstick the Ghost Buggy.

I've been expecting you two.

[Brat-A-Rat exclaims]

We're stuck and
it's all your fault.

[laughs] Thanks for
the laugh, boys.

Now it's time for your shower.

[Brat-A-Rat] Ghost
juice, I hate it!

Oh no!

I told you we'd have trouble.

[whirring]

Here are the winners of the
chariot race, Noble Caesar.

That's funny, this
wreath looks familiar,

and so do you.

It is, and I am.

But you wouldn't
believe how it got here.

Well, I'm happy to give the
wreath to you all once again.

You've earned it.

[all] Hail, Caesar!

Oh, I like it, I like it.

[cheering]

Hi, everybody.

In today's story,
bad old Prime Evil

thought he could
control the world

once he got Caesar's wreath.

Sure, the wreath could see
into the past and the future.

But there's an
easier and better way

to find out what
happened in the past

and what might
happen in the future.

Oh yeah, what's that?

It's called knowledge

and you don't need
any magic to get it.

It's in books and paintings
and music and plays.

You know something, for
once, Skelly is right.

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's go, Ghostbusters ♪