With October upon us and a new “Ghostbusters” coming in November, now seems like a good time to explore the “Ghostbusters” franchise, which includes not only movies, but cartoons, books, comics and games.
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"The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon ran from 1986-1991. (COURTESY OF SONY)
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Everyone reunited for "Ghostbusters II" for a good if overly familiar sequel. (COURTESY OF SONY)
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"Extreme Ghostbusters," a spin off of "Real Ghostbusters" introduced a new team of young Ghostbusters. (COURTESY OF SONY)
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"Ghostbusters: The Video Game" reunited the voice talents of all four original Ghostbusters in 2009. The game was remastered and released on new video game platforms in 2019. (COURTESY OF ATARI)
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Kate McKinnon's character poster for 2016's "Ghostbusters." (COURTESY OF SONY)
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The "Ghostbusters: Crossing Over" comic book by IDW united all previous incarnation of the Ghostbusters, including "The Real Ghostbusters" and the female Ghostbusters from the 2016 film. (COURTESY OF IDW)
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