Doctor,
Doctor
Writer:
J. Michael Straczynski
Main
Cast:
- Lorenzo
Music as Peter Venkman
- Frank
Welker as Raymond Stantz
- Maurice
LaMarche as Egon Spengler
- Arsenio
Hall as Winston Zeddemore
- Laura
Summer as Janine Melnitz
- Frank
Welker as Slimer
(Rating
5 of 5)
Summary: The
Ghostbusters are hunting a ghost at a chemical plant. They chase the creature into a building that
has a “danger no entry sign” yet the Ghostbusters follow it in anyway. While they in there the normally destructive
Ghostbusters manage to do more damage when Peter tries to blast the ghost when it
passes through a vat and causes all the vats to explode. The Ghostbusters, covered in chemicals, trap the
ghost anyway. When Egon examines the trap he notices that the ghost was reduced from a class 3 to a class
2. At that moment a bunch of scientists
come up to yell at them for destroying their work but Peter tells them off, reminding them that they work
for the CEO of the company.
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| The always destructive Ghostbusters. So what if we're covered in chemicals it''' come of like that marshmallow stuff. |
When
the Ghostbusters got home it took them along while to get clean again. Even after they were clean they all felt very sick and Egon's skin on
his wrist started to bulge. Janine goes
out to do some shopping and when she gets back the guys are covered in this odd
colored substance that has grown out of their skin. Only their heads are uncovered. The chemical company can’t explain it. So Janine brings the guys to the hospital,
which causes Ray to find out from Peter that they hadn’t paid their health insurance
bill.
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| Home and clean but we still feel sick! |
At the
hospital, the doctors have no clue what is going on but they do run a bunch of
tests that only annoy the Ghostbusters.
Things go from bad to worse as face parts grow on their chests. Slimer actually saves the day again when It
turns out the substance is attracted to ectoplasm. When the substance senses Slimer and comes off the guys to form
into a ghost eating monster.
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| Really sick! |
The
Ghostbusters get their gear and using their proton packs they destroy the
monster that emerged from them. After
another week at the hospital they are medically cleared and handed a bill. To
which they Ghostbusters then hand the hospital adminstator a bill for eradicating the monster and
the bills break even.
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| Super sick! |
My Take: Yeah,
that episode was pretty nasty, just plain gross from beginning to end. Even so, I enjoyed the episode and ranked it
highly.
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| Okay Doctor, what's your best guess? |
Now for
my stray observations:
·
The Ghostbusters were clearly in “the hunt” that they
failed to notice the “No” sign. Did they
think it was one of their signs?
·
Egon, as a scientist, should have more respect
for the dangers of chemicals.
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| "I'm sorry this happened Egon but you should show more respect to both chemicals and signs." |
·
So the Ghostbusters destructiveness catches up
with them! In the future they should be more careful where the aim their
particle throwers.
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| Slimer is the cure! |
·
Janine seemed awfully calm when Egon’s wrist was bulging;
I think I would have sent them to the doctors then.
·
They need to put someone other than Peter in
charge of their money. He forgets the
insurance payment so they have no health insurance and during their down time
they are often broke. Where is Louis Tully when you need him?
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| Back to real ghostbusting! |
·
Even though they had no insurance and it was
Peter’s fault, he was able to save the team by proving he is Charles Venkman’s
son and conning the hospital to accept a bill to dispose of monster that the Ghostbusters themselves had
brought.
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| Peter, son of Charles, cheating the hospital out of their legitimate services! |
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Listed original air dates for entire syndicated season may not be correct.
One thing I noticed about this episode: Janine says that chicken soup is Egon's favourite food. His last name is common among the Jewish, and some chicken soup recipes are prominent in Judaism.
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