Sunday, October 6, 2019

Spooktober: The Ghost Busters meet Dr. Frankenstein (1975)

There were two constants with the 1975 Ghost Busters series:

1. Virtually every episode in the same castle, an excuse for Filmation to reuse the same illustration of said castle in every episode.

2. Eddie Spencer (Larry Storch) was always targeted by the ghosts because he was the dumbest member of the team.

Case in point, "Dr. Whatshisname", which refers to Dr. Frankenstein (Bernie Kopell, ex-Get Smart, That Girl, Lancelot Link, The Doris Day Show), whose Monster still needs a brain.......



Series creator/head writer Marc Richards wasn't subtle. And that is a big reason why the show was cancelled after 1 season.

Rating: B-.

2 comments:

Silverstar said...

There was a 3rd constant: Tracy the gorilla would allow the random device used to receive the Ghost Busters' instructions by the chief (a la Mission: Impossible) to blow up in his face every time.

Regarding #2: Eddie Spencer's son, Eddie Jr., was similarly cast as the team's resident dim bulb in the animated Ghostbusters sequel series. The legacy continues.

hobbyfan said...

That was to be expected. If you look close, though, EJ's design may have been lifted from either Chubby (Hardy Boys, 1969) or Sam Catchem (Archie's TV Funnies, 1971), or a hybrid of both.