Customer Reviews

The Real Ghostbusters, Vol. 2: Play Them Ragtime Boos [VHS]

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A very good episode if you like the Real Ghostbusters. Don't buy it if it's you're first time seeing the ghostbusters though. Go with the pilot (Volume 1) instead. Summary: The 'busters head to New Orleans for Mardi Gras (No Peter! We are going to the science expo not Mardi Gras!) and wind up staying in a town haunted by dead musicians. Fun for the whole family

A Real Ghostbusters classic. Hasn't held up well over the years; silly Cajun accent, '80s music, and not the best animation...but I have a soft spot in my heart for this show, and it's a shame so few episodes are available on the dwindling supply of videos. This is from the first and best year, of course, and not one of the better episodes, but I have to give it 5 stars, because it's better than NO RGB. Still a fun episode; I love the design of this backwoods Louisiana "ghost-town". It evokes a mood worthy of a show about bustin' spooks. Again, the writers on this show (J. Michael Straczynksi of "Babylon 5" wrote most of them) were quite adept at creating a good story within the confines of a 22 minute animated series. Great stuff.

I've been a RGB fan since I was young. I love the show and I currently just saved this episode onto DVD using my Mac. My tape is worn over the years so at least now it's safe if anything happens. I hope they will release these old cartoons onto DVD someday. If you enjoy animé you may also enjoy RGB because all the animators for this show were Japanese. The 80s music only adds to the memories of my 80s childhood. This show had great potential to make even more episodes than it did. Play Them Ragtime Boos has one awesome scene at the end where the guys are dressed as 1980s rock stars to counteract the magical ghost music.