THE GHOSTBUSTERS MEET BIG FOOT

Camping It Up

Original Air date December 12, 1987

Writer: Michael Reaves

Directors: Charles Grosvenor and Bernard Deyries

Main Cast:

• Dave Coulier as Peter Venkman
• Frank Welker as Raymond Stantz
• Maurice LaMarche as Egon Spengler
• Arsenio Hall as Winston Zeddemore
• Kath Soucie as Janine Melnitz
• Frank Welker as Slimer

(Rating 4 of 5)

Summary: The Ghostbusters with Janine and Slimer are preparing to go on a camping trip.  They decide to leave all their ghostbusting equipment at home because there are apparently no ghosts in the woods. When they get there they pitch their tents and set up camp.  That night they sat around the campfire telling stories and after Ray tells a good one, Slimer indicated he wanted someone to go to the woods with him so he can use the "little ghosts' room."  While they are out in the woods Slimer sees Bigfoot but Winston doesn’t believe him. 

Bring the equipment? Nah, ghosts can't find the woods!

                However Bigfoot shows up to camp but after a short while they learn to communicate with him and find that he is not so bad.  In fact he is rather friendly.  After using the PKE meter to examine Big Foot himself and the lighting that is following him.  Egon concludes that Big Foot is from another dimension and needs to get back to the portal that brought him here.  He needs to get there fast because it will only be up during certain small time windows.  The Ghostbusters help Big Foot find the portal with some daring white water rafting.  The portal was located under a waterfall. 

Big Foot just wants friends.

                With Big Foot home safe and sound they decide to stay a little longer camping in the woods after Peter accidentally unpacks everything with Egon’s electro tent. The Ghostbusters were at one with their environment.

Slimer and Big Foot

My Take: Yeah it was short summary but that pretty much all that happened. It was a fun episode however.

                Now for my stray observations:

·         Once again, all the Ghostbusters have to go on vacation together. Even poor Janine is dragged along.

·         Why are they not bringing their equipment?  They think that ghosts don’t like nature?  Didn’t they learn anything last time they forgot their equipment?

·         Ghosts have to go to the bathroom?  

·         The Ghostbuster all sleep in the same bunk house yet they all have a separate tent?  I guess they didn’t want Janine to feel weird.

·         Big Foot commandeered Egon’s tent so he had to sleep with Ray.  Janine was disappointed.

A quiet way to end Season 3.