Kind of funny that the character who voiced Bill Murray's character in this cartoon also voiced the original Garfield cartoon, and then Bill Murray ended up being the voice for the Garfield Movies.
Strange how similar this chapter is to that part in the first Hellboy movie where Hellboy is chasing a similar Lovecraftian entity in a museum. Even stranger is the fact that Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is both a huge H.P Lovecraft fan and this series. And even more strange is the fact Guillermo Del Toro -who is a gargantuan Lovecraft fan- directed Hellboy.
I'm guessing they spelled the name "Cathulhu" because the Arkham House publishing company is the copyright holder of the "Cthulhu Mythos" proper, and this is a parody, albeit a well done and well-researched parody. I'm guessing they had to ask permission to make this, though, because they use Arkham and the Necronomicon.
Still, Lovecraft basically said that his stories were fair game for anyone to expand on. We wouldn't have the Mythos the way it is now without other writers' influence. I'm sure they could have used the original spelling if they wanted.
@GatekeeperAidan I dunno... What Lovecraft himself wanted isn't necessarily what August Derleth, one of Lovecraft's friends who expanded the Cthulhu Mythos and the one who founded Arkham House, wanted: Tactical Studies Rules Inc. tried to incorporate the Cthulhu Mythos into Dungeons & Dragons and was almost sued because Arkham House had sold the rights to another company.
think one of the reasons this cartoon was written so well is because(not sure if this is right or not...) that J. micheal strazisncki(babylon 5's creator) wrote a lot of this stuff.
was this animated in japan? certainly looks like it from the way it is drawn, while it doesnt have the weirdo anime hair, it has the fluidity of 1980s and 1990s anime, I could be wrong,
I think this is ironic. The guy who voiced garfield in the animated series is replacing bill murray from the live action movie, then some 20 years later bill murray plays garfield in a live action movie...oooh spooky!
This old episode can be used to teach children and adults about C'thulu. Very well done. I didnt see this episode before. But its fun. I like cartoon,, Lovecraft and Crowley. So, that fits my mood today.
Has anyone considered that the misspelling of Cthulhu may simply be due to the fact that this is a kids show and Cathulhu may be easier for kids to read? I disagree with the person who said it may be due to Lovecraft's work not being public domain when this was aired for the obvious reason that there are quotions from Lovecraft in this episode.
@TheGISAMURAI That's the same deal for Beetlejuice. In the movie, his name is clearly spelled Betelgeuse. Alec Baldwin even pronounces it incorrectly, how would the audience know it sounds like "beetle juice"? Why, make the title outright say "Bettlejuice" of course!
So yeah, I agree with ya man. Kids wouldn't understand the who lack of vowels and everything. So, just make it easier for them and put an "a" in it.
@Horrorlord1 Who? The guy posting the vid spelt it exactly as in the title of the episode.
And that isn't "wrong" anyway, there are many different ways to spell or pronounce it, Lovecraft himself said so, since the name is supposed to be unpronouncable by humans anyway.
@Prophaniti666 The way to write it is C'thulhu. But you can say it in many different ways... In lovecrafts most stories and the first one mentioning C'thulhu, its "c'thulhu"
@Horrorlord1 To my knowledge the first way it was written was "Cthulhu" (from the story "The Call of Cthulhu"), but there is still no one set way to spell or pronounce it since it's an inherently alien word. Plus as I also said, the series isn't trying to simply portray Lovecraft's story, it's doing it's own take.
Point being this "guy" you're talking about (I still don't know who that is) didn't make some big mistake in spelling.
@newguy33X I doubt it stopped the cthulu spawns, and they probably could've. In the meantime anyone working int he sewers or near a drain ditch will definitely die cause nothing was done about them
guns can't stop them, proton packs can't stop them, nor can hundreds of gallons of boiling water- but- MANHOLE COVER!
*congratulatory pats all around*
Problem solved....
I used to watch this show faithfully as a kid- usually even the reruns- I never got tired of it when it was on the air- thanks for posting!!!! I can't tell you how delighted I am at the memories this brings back!
DIC, quality American animation unpolished while sustaining it's charachter and definition, nice to see that everyone in a cartoon does not have to have BIG eyes with round faces,while flying, squeeking and screaming and where the only difference in each ones appearance is their hair color, could that be anime i speak of? Actually, some must be insane to think that there was something wrong with Egon's haircut.
Jesus, they quote 'em right from the friggin' text! I love it! Seriously, they pay tribute and beat the ever loving snot outta the Cthulhu texts! Go Ghostbusters!!!
Theyre doing a spotless job on the Lovecraft. There are some movie directors who should have called the writers of this episode. I always loved this cartoon.
@TheCaptainLulz You're tellin' me! The Book of Dzyan, the Pnakotic manuscripts, a Shoggoth, and even a quote from Abdul Alhazred. All they need now is an appearance by Yog Sothoth and the Elder Gods.
hmm, there was an episode of g.i. joe where lady jay was going to be sacrificed to such a monster after finding out she was a relative of destro(yeah, destro, wtf).
@metal87power No they shouldn't. I think, Chtulhu is not funny enough for the ghostbusters. A great horror-figure like Chtulhu is not adequate to be in a serial like that. But that's just my oppinion.
Is it just me, or did the writers leave out some detective work that would be crucial to the story? Nobody had even established that there WAS a cult, and then BAM! They're in the lair? I mean, I know it's a children's cartoon, but that's no excuse for laziness.
@Rhademanthus The Ghostbusters are experts on the paranormal, and the attack by the green spawn established there was a cult. Ray himself said that they're part of a cult. Since the creatures appeared, there's a cult.
How the hell do they have a copy of the Pnakotic manuscripts, to say nothing of being able to read it? Surely an alien artifact is rarer and more sanity-blasting than the man-made Necronomicon?
The series wasn't trying to portray things precisely as they are in one particular mythos. It took mythological/supernatural things and gave them their own spin.
I'm sure the words recited in the spell aren't 'accurate' either, but who cares?
Wasn't there another cthulhu episode where there's a hoard of water demons and Ray goes into the sewers by himself and almost gets killed? I remember he sends Slimer out to get the guys. Slimer regurgitated the Ecto 1's license plate on Jenine's desk to get the point across that Ray was in trouble. What was that epi? Was always one of my faves including this one.
@Skymouth= The episode is Beneath These Streets. And no, theyare not Cathulhu servants. They are regular ghosts trying to destroy a pillar that is holding up the Island of Manhattan. I'll let you know if it shows up here. I have it on dvd, though, I'm having problems with my computer, and I can't download it.
So, am I the only person who thought the shoggoth was not nearly amorphous enough?
Also, people need to learn to say Cthuhlu right. It is a two syllable word, or at least as close as you can get it to be, sort of like saying the words "Tooloo" and "Clooloo" at the same time.
This is no correct way to say cthulhu; its just the closest approximation to its real name. Lovecraft originally pronounced it "Kloo-Lhoo", but went on to pronounce it several different ways, including Too-Loo and Kar-Thoo-Loo. Most writers in the mythos, including Lovecraft, consider the name to be malleable and it has been spelt in several different ways.
The most common pronunciation is Ka-Too-Loo, which is the most appropriate way to pronounce a word that is spelt cthulhu.
the cthulu mythos and the other types of story plots from this cartoon what were seperated this show from the rest, it made it actually spooky and really worth watching. it was really fun to watch, that's for sure! but i get where you are coming from. hehe
the language construction for the spellcasting is actually pretty close to Summerian (single short syllables) the Cthulu mythos is pretty close as well
It's a Shoggoth in THIS particular fictional universe. It could stand to reason that the way Cthulu stuff works in the RGB universe work differently from the way Lovecraft originally wrote it.
The voice actor died, though. Since Bill Murray played Peter Vekman in the Ghostbusters movie, he decided to play the voice of Garfield in the live action movie as a way of paying his respects to the guy who voiced the character he played in Ghostbusters.
the first voice actor of peter died then. after season 3 i think they got the actor who did uncle joey from full house to voice venkman. heres a funny tiddbit, murray complained the first voice actor sounded nothing like him, and in the episode Take Two, when watchin the film at the end venkman complained murray looked nothing like peter
And what about the fact that the first guy who played Peter Venkman on the cartoon was also the voice of Garfield (that's why Bill Murray complained), and Bill Murray who was a live action Peter Venkman did the voice of Garfield in the movie... And Murray regrets that on Zombieland
@pytko3 Actually, he recently stated in an interview that he did the Garfield movie, because he wanted to work with the director who was doing it... who ended up NOT being the director he thought it was. He wouldn't have done the movie if he had known.
The Real Ghostbusters cartoon could be said to possibly be one of the greatest tv cartoon shows ever made. It's not just the animation but the story telling...the writing that is fantastic too. The show appeals to everyone young. You don't hear silly kid comments or see mature themes it's just a well rounded program.
this is totally badddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
IT'S CTHULHU!!! CTHULHU!! NOT CATHULHU! I understand that it has many diffrent ways of being pronounced, but if ur gonna do an episode about it, then do it right xP
MarvelHero402 - Yeah, the whole 2012 hookup being from Mayan text concerning the end of the world (December 12th 2012, aka 12/12/12)... I think the Harry Potter movies will be done by then so at least 20% of the planet will have no regrets when 12/12/12 comes and the world ends.
BTW, I STILL think it's wierd that the "voice" of Garfield voiced Bill Murray's character, and nearly 20 years later, Bill Murray turned the tables!!!!!! :P
I think thats the first time I've heard the "Cthulhu Fhtagn" quote spoken in a way that made it seem lame. She says it like she read it on the back of her shampoo bottle....
Hey, Anime fans she looks like the hot chick from Crying freeman series!!!Really sof anime ponr I wish they ha dturned into a movie a real life action movie!!!hehehhehehe
its scary to think that this story of the 12 old ones is a real ive seen it mentioned in so many cultures around the world and they all aggre on the number 12 the number bringing death as in the year 2012. i myself am skepitcal about these issues but its kinda hard to deny when the facts when they are coming at you from a freakin saturday mornig cartoon. but bare in mind this show had great writers so i know they did there research.
The inability of most of the team to correlate their peril lends the sanity defense. In other words, the power of their ridiculousness prevents their SAN from dropping. Egon's SAN hit 0 long ago. I mean, just look at him. Would any sane man have that haircut?
oh god san checks all around
tikiux5 1 week ago
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05:50 Alice Derleth: "It's called the whore from the depth."
The what? (did she mean hor-Ror?)
dndrequiem 1 month ago
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dndrequiem 1 month ago
i love the bgm in the first minutes
jhoch5 1 month ago
The music in this is awesome.
samspadena 2 months ago
"I gotta say, Egon. I'm not impressed."
"Yeah? Well neither was God when he made you."
melodymorano 3 months ago
It's really cool that they got away with making this, there's no way that most networks would have the guts to do it live action style.
bookeater 3 months ago 2
3:50 that's not a shoggoth, it's a star vampire.
KingxInxYellow 3 months ago
Kind of funny that the character who voiced Bill Murray's character in this cartoon also voiced the original Garfield cartoon, and then Bill Murray ended up being the voice for the Garfield Movies.
nickatwork 3 months ago
Both Wagner's Occult Shop in this episode and Ray's Occult Shop in Ghostbusters 2 were based on the old Magickal Childe shop in NYC.
alix777 3 months ago
Strange how similar this chapter is to that part in the first Hellboy movie where Hellboy is chasing a similar Lovecraftian entity in a museum. Even stranger is the fact that Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is both a huge H.P Lovecraft fan and this series. And even more strange is the fact Guillermo Del Toro -who is a gargantuan Lovecraft fan- directed Hellboy.
Coincidence? I don't think so!
SardaukarPrime 3 months ago
I'm guessing they spelled the name "Cathulhu" because the Arkham House publishing company is the copyright holder of the "Cthulhu Mythos" proper, and this is a parody, albeit a well done and well-researched parody. I'm guessing they had to ask permission to make this, though, because they use Arkham and the Necronomicon.
Sh4d0wKat 3 months ago
@Sh4d0wKat
Still, Lovecraft basically said that his stories were fair game for anyone to expand on. We wouldn't have the Mythos the way it is now without other writers' influence. I'm sure they could have used the original spelling if they wanted.
GatekeeperAidan 3 months ago 2
@GatekeeperAidan I dunno... What Lovecraft himself wanted isn't necessarily what August Derleth, one of Lovecraft's friends who expanded the Cthulhu Mythos and the one who founded Arkham House, wanted: Tactical Studies Rules Inc. tried to incorporate the Cthulhu Mythos into Dungeons & Dragons and was almost sued because Arkham House had sold the rights to another company.
Sh4d0wKat 3 months ago
think one of the reasons this cartoon was written so well is because(not sure if this is right or not...) that J. micheal strazisncki(babylon 5's creator) wrote a lot of this stuff.
TheReboot70 4 months ago
was this animated in japan? certainly looks like it from the way it is drawn, while it doesnt have the weirdo anime hair, it has the fluidity of 1980s and 1990s anime, I could be wrong,
darkservantofheaven 4 months ago
I think this is ironic. The guy who voiced garfield in the animated series is replacing bill murray from the live action movie, then some 20 years later bill murray plays garfield in a live action movie...oooh spooky!
aaronpapanos 5 months ago 2
Anyone else thinks Mr Howard looks like a Garden Nome...
JANEMBA9000 5 months ago
This old episode can be used to teach children and adults about C'thulu. Very well done. I didnt see this episode before. But its fun. I like cartoon,, Lovecraft and Crowley. So, that fits my mood today.
RichardCyberPunk 6 months ago
Unlike other people attempts of a Lovecraftian film, this cartoon does justice to the Mythos and Lovecrafts works ^_^
reddalek555 6 months ago
i've seen enough hentai to know where this is going
Rune9510 7 months ago
Lol at :50 "That's bad."
KaoshimaCheshire 7 months ago
Man, this is amazing. I need to rewatch all of these episodes. They had some talented writers.
MasterAsra 7 months ago
Has anyone considered that the misspelling of Cthulhu may simply be due to the fact that this is a kids show and Cathulhu may be easier for kids to read? I disagree with the person who said it may be due to Lovecraft's work not being public domain when this was aired for the obvious reason that there are quotions from Lovecraft in this episode.
Kick ass episode.
TheGISAMURAI 7 months ago 10
@TheGISAMURAI That's the same deal for Beetlejuice. In the movie, his name is clearly spelled Betelgeuse. Alec Baldwin even pronounces it incorrectly, how would the audience know it sounds like "beetle juice"? Why, make the title outright say "Bettlejuice" of course!
So yeah, I agree with ya man. Kids wouldn't understand the who lack of vowels and everything. So, just make it easier for them and put an "a" in it.
brandenhead 1 week ago
Mr Howard?? ZOMG Robert E!!!
Nightingale2814 7 months ago
wow, u sure dont look smart lol
why dont they make cartoons like this anymore?
rayblack2004 8 months ago
this is what ghostbusters 3 should be about
onijimbo 8 months ago 22
@onijimbo i think gb3 should be boogieman/sam hain!! That would be a sick movie!!
Biberhofer 5 months ago
@onijimbo Hell yes! :D
OutlawRebel117 3 months ago
@onijimbo Yeah!
LunaHeartnet 2 months ago in playlist The Real Ghostbusters
So, did anyone see Alice Derleth's jewelry and think of the jewelry from the Shadow over Innsmouth?
MurasakiFujiwara 8 months ago
This is one of the best episodes!!
jcjjcc 8 months ago
3:31What did she called it?
siralucard19 8 months ago
@siralucard19 A Shoggoth, a monster made by the enemies of the Chtulhu... ironic
ELGENERALPETERSON 7 months ago
@ELGENERALPETERSON thank you
siralucard19 7 months ago
How did this guy succeed in spelling c'thulhu wrong!?
Horrorlord1 9 months ago
@Horrorlord1 Who? The guy posting the vid spelt it exactly as in the title of the episode.
And that isn't "wrong" anyway, there are many different ways to spell or pronounce it, Lovecraft himself said so, since the name is supposed to be unpronouncable by humans anyway.
Prophaniti666 9 months ago
@Prophaniti666 The way to write it is C'thulhu. But you can say it in many different ways... In lovecrafts most stories and the first one mentioning C'thulhu, its "c'thulhu"
Horrorlord1 9 months ago
@Horrorlord1 To my knowledge the first way it was written was "Cthulhu" (from the story "The Call of Cthulhu"), but there is still no one set way to spell or pronounce it since it's an inherently alien word. Plus as I also said, the series isn't trying to simply portray Lovecraft's story, it's doing it's own take.
Point being this "guy" you're talking about (I still don't know who that is) didn't make some big mistake in spelling.
Prophaniti666 9 months ago
4:11 for Peter copping a feel
idgarad 9 months ago
Jalbarthat Ug'Nufaugga Jalth-Ralth Akbar Zel'Njael!!!
idgarad 9 months ago
According to this show, Cthulhu is TINY. :L
LandSharkProductions 9 months ago
Can't those guys just call Delta Green?
TheVoiceOfReason93 9 months ago
Dereleth, Clark Ashton, Howard, Lovecraft, all named in the show. Awesome!
pofh 9 months ago 3
whos oshaga (i think thats the spelling)
SexistBurger 10 months ago
the klan?
ChadTheWrestleManiac 10 months ago
is anyone a bit confused about the ghostbusters movie storyline????? i am i fing it hard to understand what gozer is and stuff like that
ChadTheWrestleManiac 10 months ago
I bet those tentacles where a bitch to animate.
Petalklunk 10 months ago
lol.. i remember watching this when i was a kid.. this very episode.. holy sh*t! i was like 3 years old at the time
johnisawert 10 months ago
"The Whore From the depths" Paris Hilton can beat Cthulhu!
GarlandFraser 11 months ago
Seriously, cartoon Egon had the weirdest hair ever.
tubeyhamster 11 months ago
the serie's monsters were unbelievably scary for a kid....
Praxographist 11 months ago
So they just left the cuthulu spawn in the sewer and never dealt with them?
xIegionx 11 months ago
@xIegionx Do you want to deal with them? :) It seemed like they couldn't be stopped, that they had to get to the main bad guy to stop them all.
newguy33X 10 months ago
@newguy33X I doubt it stopped the cthulu spawns, and they probably could've. In the meantime anyone working int he sewers or near a drain ditch will definitely die cause nothing was done about them
xIegionx 10 months ago
Educational and fun!
kesinpa 11 months ago
this is so god damn awesome it's making my balls hurt
god damn
Deadmeatproductions 1 year ago
what better way to show off a beautiful woman, from the hips up ;D
xIegionx 1 year ago
Am I mistaken, or is Venkman's voice actor the same as for Tummi from Disney's Gummi Bears?!?
Daniel4646 1 year ago
@Daniel4646 it is
foch41 1 year ago
@Daniel4646 it is, garfield too
foch41 1 year ago
@Daniel4646 Lorenzo Music was actually fired from The Real Ghostbusters for sounding too much like Garfield.
gaelicviking 6 months ago
@gaelicviking
Next thing I'd know, they considered bringing in the voice actor for Odie as a replacement.
XD
Daniel4646 6 months ago
Man, they did some serious research for this one.
WolfRaven999 1 year ago
I LOVE these old cartoons, it's fresh now as it was 20 yrs ago, FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR more BETTER than the shit now .
TamaraAndTheDemon 1 year ago
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. You cannot defeat him >:)
FlyingLaptop 1 year ago
Wow, I expected this episode to just be a few subtle references to H.P. Lovecraft's work, but they really dived right into the whole mythos with it!
XenophobicPiglet 1 year ago
man, the soundtrack (not the opening song though) for this show really reminds me of turtles
deuone 1 year ago
"I thought you were supposed to rotate the tires!"
"Why bother? They rotate enough when the car's moving!"
That joke never gets old. :)
IsoscelesKramer 1 year ago
guns can't stop them, proton packs can't stop them, nor can hundreds of gallons of boiling water- but- MANHOLE COVER!
*congratulatory pats all around*
Problem solved....
I used to watch this show faithfully as a kid- usually even the reruns- I never got tired of it when it was on the air- thanks for posting!!!! I can't tell you how delighted I am at the memories this brings back!
composerdoh 1 year ago 2
i watched the cathulhu fan moive a week or two ago and this is just like that with out the flash backs and adds the ghostbusters in i love it!
anguirusfan26 1 year ago
I love the old BGMs from this show. Almost videogame-esque.
FlameAdder 1 year ago
Everyone knows the best way to defeat Cthulhu is to run over him with your tramp steamer.
RincewindsHat66 1 year ago
Bruce Campbell cameo, PLEASE! xD
TheRealGhostbustersX 1 year ago
DIC, quality American animation unpolished while sustaining it's charachter and definition, nice to see that everyone in a cartoon does not have to have BIG eyes with round faces,while flying, squeeking and screaming and where the only difference in each ones appearance is their hair color, could that be anime i speak of? Actually, some must be insane to think that there was something wrong with Egon's haircut.
whirlinwonder 1 year ago
Jesus, they quote 'em right from the friggin' text! I love it! Seriously, they pay tribute and beat the ever loving snot outta the Cthulhu texts! Go Ghostbusters!!!
BrooklynJackBlue 1 year ago
Peter grope on 4:10 xDD
makotomikami 1 year ago
6:03-6:07 it looks as though they've gone to warp; no wonder the tire blew...
Phase171 1 year ago
Mr. Howard looks like Chuck Mangione without shins
knd1379 1 year ago
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desconocidos27 1 year ago
Hehehe, Interesting how in this show H.P. Lovecraft and the Necronomicon both exist.
Kth77 1 year ago
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desconocidos27 1 year ago
Theyre doing a spotless job on the Lovecraft. There are some movie directors who should have called the writers of this episode. I always loved this cartoon.
TheCaptainLulz 1 year ago 39
@TheCaptainLulz You're tellin' me! The Book of Dzyan, the Pnakotic manuscripts, a Shoggoth, and even a quote from Abdul Alhazred. All they need now is an appearance by Yog Sothoth and the Elder Gods.
Calriec 10 months ago
@Calriec IA! IA! Phun'glui Mgwl'Nafh Cthulhu Rl'yeh Wagh'nagl F'thagn!
TheCaptainLulz 10 months ago
How come Ray sounds like Fred from scooby doo?
clntravis 1 year ago
@clntravis becaus it IS Fred from Scooby-Doo.
doktorkloride 1 year ago
@doktorkloride Frank Welker, considered the greatest voice actor of all. He also voiced Megatron, and Grimace in the old McDonals commercials.
L1701 1 year ago
@clntravis and the voice of peter venkman, also the voice of garfield
wctawney 1 year ago
"wow you sure dont look smart" ?! how did that make it on television lol
passivesquid 1 year ago
does Peter cop a feel at 4:11?
lol
daiklaive 1 year ago
ia! ia! cthulhu fhtagn!
daiklaive 1 year ago
Peter - "Wow! You sure don't look smart"
AWESOME SHOW, I MISS IT.
timorekusa 1 year ago
hmm, there was an episode of g.i. joe where lady jay was going to be sacrificed to such a monster after finding out she was a relative of destro(yeah, destro, wtf).
AvEryBadApPLe 1 year ago
That one guy sounds like garfield
KrypticGuy666 1 year ago
did anyone else notice rays super human strength when he picked up the man hole cover like it was made out of aluminum?
Mofoe2001 1 year ago
relese the kraken lol
grabiod44 1 year ago
That's a rather tame looking Shoggoth. She sure is lucky she knew a banishing spell...
theguyinthecorner 1 year ago
Cthulhu Ftagan!
SenseiSpongebob 1 year ago
"Wow, you sure don't look smart."
LOL =D
Drittkladden 1 year ago
They should make a double episode about this monster.
metal87power 1 year ago
@metal87power No they shouldn't. I think, Chtulhu is not funny enough for the ghostbusters. A great horror-figure like Chtulhu is not adequate to be in a serial like that. But that's just my oppinion.
ArthurShawcross 1 year ago
@ArthurShawcross I never cared much about comedy in Ghostbusters. I cared a lot more about cool action sequences and special effects.
DevilMaster 1 year ago
Is it just me, or did the writers leave out some detective work that would be crucial to the story? Nobody had even established that there WAS a cult, and then BAM! They're in the lair? I mean, I know it's a children's cartoon, but that's no excuse for laziness.
Rhademanthus 1 year ago
@Rhademanthus The Ghostbusters are experts on the paranormal, and the attack by the green spawn established there was a cult. Ray himself said that they're part of a cult. Since the creatures appeared, there's a cult.
L1701 1 year ago
@Rhademanthus I think they left it yout because otherwise the episode wouldn't fit in the time table.
DevilMaster 1 year ago
How the hell do they have a copy of the Pnakotic manuscripts, to say nothing of being able to read it? Surely an alien artifact is rarer and more sanity-blasting than the man-made Necronomicon?
Rhademanthus 1 year ago
3:30-3:34
A "shuggoth" is another demi-godlike creature from Lovecraft's Chthulu mythos.
They're pretty powerful, but not as powerful as Chthulu himself.
I don't think that he wrote them as looking like that, though.
SinnFein4ever 1 year ago
Ram him with a boat?
SpotxSpot 1 year ago
No Jamanprince, they don't kill Cathulhu
DarkCountDooku 2 years ago 3
thats not a shogoth
a shogoth is like goop and acid with eyeballs and teeth
1a5c 2 years ago 17
The series wasn't trying to portray things precisely as they are in one particular mythos. It took mythological/supernatural things and gave them their own spin.
I'm sure the words recited in the spell aren't 'accurate' either, but who cares?
Prophaniti666 9 months ago
@1a5c u just described my grandmother
madman101ish 9 months ago
@1a5c yeah, that's the RPG description. I'm not even sure lovecraft ever gave a good description of one. So stop being obnoxious.
Docrate1 8 months ago
@Docrate1 #mountainsofmadness
prevaric 7 months ago
What? They killed Cthulhu?
Jamanprince 2 years ago
grope at 4:10
krwdserfur 2 years ago
did you just see the joker
jotaro241 2 years ago
Peter is Garfield love it
cam28350 2 years ago 4
Damn Ray is strong...lifting that manhole cover over his head.
Rivan13 2 years ago
@Rivan13 God bless adrenaline.
L1701 1 year ago
Wasn't there another cthulhu episode where there's a hoard of water demons and Ray goes into the sewers by himself and almost gets killed? I remember he sends Slimer out to get the guys. Slimer regurgitated the Ecto 1's license plate on Jenine's desk to get the point across that Ray was in trouble. What was that epi? Was always one of my faves including this one.
Skymouth 2 years ago
@Skymouth= The episode is Beneath These Streets. And no, theyare not Cathulhu servants. They are regular ghosts trying to destroy a pillar that is holding up the Island of Manhattan. I'll let you know if it shows up here. I have it on dvd, though, I'm having problems with my computer, and I can't download it.
vigo894 1 year ago
i always thought it was prounced kah-thu-lu
popdognine 2 years ago
Daughter of August Derleth perhaps?
Jakeshark 2 years ago
Always a hot chick for peter, never can he be right. I think theres a point to that though.
rougeleader302 2 years ago
"I'll go with you back to New York"
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Even for the 80s, they sure do get plane tickets fast!
cainster 2 years ago 4
So awesome.
Prons 2 years ago
an egor!
LuigiDM 2 years ago
hahaha peter lol 1:56
ilovecookiessomuch12 2 years ago
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3:12 - Damn, Ghostbusters are very religiously intolerant.
RDLoehrke 2 years ago
Godzilla wearing a squid on his head
That's exactly how I think of him.
KingofMarks91 2 years ago
So, am I the only person who thought the shoggoth was not nearly amorphous enough?
Also, people need to learn to say Cthuhlu right. It is a two syllable word, or at least as close as you can get it to be, sort of like saying the words "Tooloo" and "Clooloo" at the same time.
krakhaid 2 years ago
This is no correct way to say cthulhu; its just the closest approximation to its real name. Lovecraft originally pronounced it "Kloo-Lhoo", but went on to pronounce it several different ways, including Too-Loo and Kar-Thoo-Loo. Most writers in the mythos, including Lovecraft, consider the name to be malleable and it has been spelt in several different ways.
The most common pronunciation is Ka-Too-Loo, which is the most appropriate way to pronounce a word that is spelt cthulhu.
direweasal 2 years ago
5:14- yeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss????
Johnnyderelict 2 years ago
Yes its true there are hot ladies in massachusets! lol im not a lesbo!!!!!!!!
kaylamollyrulz978 2 years ago
3:42 - oh crap
lofthouse23 2 years ago
"This joint would scare Stephen King." it's been a long time since I've seen these episodes brings back grand memories.
TrulyALostSoul 2 years ago 3
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posers wtf ftw
purekid170 2 years ago
"I bet she looks like a tank and has a personality to match..." lol!
Byrnzi360 2 years ago 7
I really dont think lovecraft-themes and the Cthulhu mythos is something to put in a children's television programme. Still pretty cool though!
kimiwersen 2 years ago 4
the cthulu mythos and the other types of story plots from this cartoon what were seperated this show from the rest, it made it actually spooky and really worth watching. it was really fun to watch, that's for sure! but i get where you are coming from. hehe
Mezmerizer02 2 years ago 3
the language construction for the spellcasting is actually pretty close to Summerian (single short syllables) the Cthulu mythos is pretty close as well
robblindsay 2 years ago
The Red thing is supposed to be a Shoggoth. But it looks nothing like a shoggoth!
MarvelroxDCsux 2 years ago
It's a Shoggoth in THIS particular fictional universe. It could stand to reason that the way Cthulu stuff works in the RGB universe work differently from the way Lovecraft originally wrote it.
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ReverendSyn 2 years ago 3
When he shows up, let's just blast him!
Winston ftw.
Dmasterman 2 years ago 3
Why does Peter Venkman remind me of Garfield?
TuxedoKnox 2 years ago
same voice actor
rylon30 2 years ago
The voice actor died, though. Since Bill Murray played Peter Vekman in the Ghostbusters movie, he decided to play the voice of Garfield in the live action movie as a way of paying his respects to the guy who voiced the character he played in Ghostbusters.
pytko3 2 years ago 19
the first voice actor of peter died then. after season 3 i think they got the actor who did uncle joey from full house to voice venkman. heres a funny tiddbit, murray complained the first voice actor sounded nothing like him, and in the episode Take Two, when watchin the film at the end venkman complained murray looked nothing like peter
WrathOfTheGate87 2 years ago
@WrathOfTheGate87
And what about the fact that the first guy who played Peter Venkman on the cartoon was also the voice of Garfield (that's why Bill Murray complained), and Bill Murray who was a live action Peter Venkman did the voice of Garfield in the movie... And Murray regrets that on Zombieland
bvncbnmcbncbn 2 years ago
@pytko3 Actually, he recently stated in an interview that he did the Garfield movie, because he wanted to work with the director who was doing it... who ended up NOT being the director he thought it was. He wouldn't have done the movie if he had known.
circutracer150 1 year ago
@pytko3 also murray felt bad because he got him fired after ghostbuster two came out its true
Bozzykalelbozz 1 year ago
At 1:25, it looks like Jessie Bannon from Jonny Quest. Looks like or just happens to be in the same plane :)
sadgreen 2 years ago
Ok I have seen ALOT of cartoons and does anyone else agree thats this cartoon changes the music the most of all cartoons lol
plz reply
allenpoe17 2 years ago 2
The Real Ghostbusters cartoon could be said to possibly be one of the greatest tv cartoon shows ever made. It's not just the animation but the story telling...the writing that is fantastic too. The show appeals to everyone young. You don't hear silly kid comments or see mature themes it's just a well rounded program.
Luminous72 2 years ago 16
@Luminous72
Yeah I'm amazed at the level of vocabulary in this show. I'm glad I was old enough to have this as my favorite cartoon as a kid.
I also love the music-the theme music, the ambient music, the motifs, etc...
I used to get up so early on Saturday mornings to watch this
IAMtheNewWorldOrder 1 year ago
Necronomicon? KLATU! BARADA! NIKT....Nikto?...Necktie...definately an N word!
KLATU! BARADA! NRRRFLGGMMFFFF!!
Nix91 2 years ago 3
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waikikihusky 2 years ago
IT'S CTHULHU!!! CTHULHU!! NOT CATHULHU! I understand that it has many diffrent ways of being pronounced, but if ur gonna do an episode about it, then do it right xP
jomacdoom13 2 years ago
For some reason I thought Egon was the leader, not Peter.
maxi2007a 2 years ago
i think they switched ray and peter's looks.... ray had black hair, peter had orange, not the other way around.
MarvelroxDCsux 2 years ago
Nah I remember Peter having black hair, well brown hair, back when I was young. I used to have pretty much all the toys too lol.
Grigeral 2 years ago
MarvelHero402 - Yeah, the whole 2012 hookup being from Mayan text concerning the end of the world (December 12th 2012, aka 12/12/12)... I think the Harry Potter movies will be done by then so at least 20% of the planet will have no regrets when 12/12/12 comes and the world ends.
DarkeRaven09 2 years ago
BTW, I STILL think it's wierd that the "voice" of Garfield voiced Bill Murray's character, and nearly 20 years later, Bill Murray turned the tables!!!!!! :P
keen14you 2 years ago
WHOA... This episode is really creepy.....! And I'm an adult! Fan of Jason, Michael, and everything!!!!!!!
keen14you 2 years ago
Read Lovecraft's work, the Cthulhu mythos is quite in depth.
mortislocke 2 years ago
I think thats the first time I've heard the "Cthulhu Fhtagn" quote spoken in a way that made it seem lame. She says it like she read it on the back of her shampoo bottle....
AdrianAnansi 2 years ago
Hey, Anime fans she looks like the hot chick from Crying freeman series!!!Really sof anime ponr I wish they ha dturned into a movie a real life action movie!!!hehehhehehe
moswanted5 2 years ago
I think they did.
Zoloft77 2 years ago
one of the best episodes evr...
(this, and the christmas carol one... and those where they have to go inside the containig machine)
shikitohnorrsl 2 years ago
He totally cops a feel at 4:10.
359339 2 years ago 3
lol sure did
kranktank 2 years ago
its scary to think that this story of the 12 old ones is a real ive seen it mentioned in so many cultures around the world and they all aggre on the number 12 the number bringing death as in the year 2012. i myself am skepitcal about these issues but its kinda hard to deny when the facts when they are coming at you from a freakin saturday mornig cartoon. but bare in mind this show had great writers so i know they did there research.
MarvelHero402 2 years ago
True, truebeliever just like evry cartoon in the 80's had great writer such as Buzz dixon famous dc writer in sci-fi !!
moswanted5 2 years ago
I wonder how many sanity points the gang had left after this episode...
Saigio 2 years ago 25
The inability of most of the team to correlate their peril lends the sanity defense. In other words, the power of their ridiculousness prevents their SAN from dropping. Egon's SAN hit 0 long ago. I mean, just look at him. Would any sane man have that haircut?
jumpmonkey03 2 years ago 25
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