Wow, I'm actually taking the time to update this site, weird!
Truth be told, I'm snowed in today (yet again) and cannot get and real grown up work done, so I took a few minutes to do a video review of Kenner's Ecto-3!
Yes, the video is kind of, shall we say, awkward, but they'll get better with time should I decide to keep doing them.
Anyways, if you're snowed in and getting ready to go crazy, as I am, hopefully this will provide you with a few minutes of relief.
This won't be a terribly long post, as I have plenty of family things to get to, and I'm sure most of you are pretty wrapped up in your own Christmas / Holiday fun, but I wanted to take a few minutes to not only wish you all a Merry Christmas, but also to show off the neat Ghostbusters stuff I got this year!
Typically, I'm a pretty big Scrooge when it comes to the holidays. They just seem to be best left in the past when you had all the joy and wonder attached to it. As you get older, it seems to wear off, and you fill the role of gift giver and hand the role of gift getter to a younger generation.
The transition is quite hard. It's never fun knowing that your best Christmas memories are far away in the past.
However, there can still be some fun and excitement involved. Alcohol DOES help!
This year Mrs. Ghostbuster let me open one of my gifts early. And what an excellent gift it was:
Yes, FINALLY I am the proud owner of the Ghostbusters LEGO set!
This probably took me a good two hours to put together with minimal breaks. I'll admit, I'm not the best LEGO putter togetherer by any means, but the Ecto-1 was indeed a daunting task to assemble.
After spending a large amount of time putting it together, I can kind of see what the big deal is about LEGO sets. They are indeed pretty fun.
Now I really have to stop myself from ever buying more, because I could really see myself getting highly addicted to LEGO products.
Christmas Eve was spent at my Mother In Law's. Most people dread their extended family, but I kind of like mine. They are fun people.
My Mother In Law, with a little bit of help from Mrs. Ghostbuster, nailed it this year with 3 AWESOME GB shirts. I may or may not be wearing the Stay Puft shirt as I write this.
For those who may wonder, I am pretty positive these came from the JC Penny website.
As we returned home, ready to unwind and not see or hear another child's scream for at least a century, Mrs. Ghostbuster gave me my last gift, and boy, was it AMAZING.
I am now the proud owner of a giant ass Ghostbusters logo.
My wife knew I wanted this one BAD. A friend of mine sent me a photo of it from a comic shop that is a little over an hour away from here, and Mrs. Ghostbuster had it sent to our door just in time for Christmas Eve!
It's made of thick foam, and measures close to two feet across. Looks spectacular on the wall as well. The perfect addition to the Mr. Ghostbuster HQ.
And the perfect end to Christmas of 2014.
Be sure to stop on over to the Mr. Ghostbuster Facebook page and share what you got this year!
In the late 90's, it was kind of the "in" thing to try and keep 80's cartoon franchises alive and well.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles suddenly became Ninja Turtles, The Next Mutation, which added a 5th turtle, a female named Venus. Needless to say, this live action nightmare failed after only one season, and Venus was never heard from again.
Ghostbusters wasn't ignored either.
In the late 90's, talk of Ghostbusters 3 was all the rage. Wait, it still is. I guess some thing don't change. Either way, talk of a third movie was alive and well in 1997. Rumored stars who would make up a new team of Ghostbusters included Chris Farley and Will Smith.
While rumors of a third movie swirled around the fledgling World Wide Web, Ghostbusters fans old and new were treated to a cartoon series that served as a sequel to our much beloved Real Ghostbusters.
Egon Spengler led the pack with a new team of Ghostbusters, his college students. Kylie, Eduardo, Roland, and Garret. Janine returned to serve as the secretary, and we even got an older, really depressing version, of Slimer.
Naturally, with a new Saturday morning cartoon hitting the airwaves, we just had to get a new set of toys, right?
Among the figures and role play toys, there was the Plasma Blaster! A much upgraded version of the neutrona wand. Ghostbusting in the 90's, I guess.
Before we delve into the Plasma Blaster, I think we should pay homage to this little shit on the box.
If you'll recall, most of the children on the boxes for the Real Ghostbusters toys were very clean cut, coming across as looking like Timmy from Lassie.
That was so 80's.
The 90's, the late 90's in particular saw society move into a much more extreme, hardcore, edgy lifestyle. Jerry Springer was giving America daily brawls featuring cross dressers and strippers with hoo hoo's the size of beach balls. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the foul mouthed WWF Champion. Playstation and SURGE soda were a much better couple than Ross and Rachael.
I think you get it.
Look at little Mister Attitude on the box. Dressed all in black, hat on backwards, ready to bust some ghosts, flip off a cop, and explore the world of internet porn.
Okay, maybe that was just me, I don't know.
I think the packaging definitely suits the time period and the Extreme theme of the cartoon, as we of course know, nothing said extreme in the 90's like a backwards hat. You hippie.
Oh, this toy.
The Plasma Blaster requires about 99 different batteries to operate. And they aren't the kind that tend to be laying around the house either. Nope. We're talking LR44's, C's, a Mazda MX3 battery, a small generator, and something big enough to electrocute a horse.
While we go through this review battery free, just mesmerize yourself with the complexity of this toy.
Oh, where to begin.
Jesus H. Christ, they made this one a little complicated, didn't they?
Just looking at this thing makes me feel like my 93 year old grandpa trying to figure out how to stick a tape into the VCR.
No, really, he got it like 20 years ago and I still don't think he knows how to use it.
The Plasma Blaster is equipped with several features that make anything from the RGB series look insufficient.
There are easily more lights and sounds available on this thing than any pre-2001 Cell Phone could possibly offer.
First, we have a nifty little radar that allows us to scope out a spook and fire a missile via the touch of the button in the middle. I like to think of it as the button you shouldn't touch for any reason, but totally touch in a panic.
You can just imagine your first day on the job, being handed your own Plasma Blaster, and Egon saying to you, "See that button? Don't ever touch it, under any circumstances."
But you do anyways.
The missile that shoots out even lights up.
How does one fire the Plasma Blaster?
Well, glad you asked.
There is a little red button on the handle that, when pushed, supplies us with lights and sounds. Of course, you can't just pretend that there is a proton stream coming out of the end.
Trendmasters one upped Kenner on this one.
While Kenner just gave up long pieces of foam, Trendmasters gave us a giant, yellow, plastic dildo to clip on to the end on the gun.
If all else fails, and you cannot find any of the 97 thousand batteries to power this little toy, take a selfie and try to make a bad ass face. Cigarette optional.
God, my bad ass face makes it look like I REALLY have to poop.
Is the Plasma Blaster a terrible toy?
Not by any means. However, much like the rest of the EGB line, I think they lack the overall simplicity and style that the RGB toys had. I don't think they changed for the worse, but I do think it was something that the 90's, and Ghostbusters fans, weren't quite ready to accept.
In recent years, EGB has found a following among a handful of original fans, but most purists refuse to give it the time of day.
Myself? I'm glad there was a EGB. I liked it. It wasn't what it could have been, and was very different from what I knew and loved growing up, but some kind of Ghostbusters is better than no Ghostbusters.
Plus, without EGB, we would have never gotten the Back in the Saddle episodes, which remain some of my favorites to this very day.
If you'd like to see this thing actually light up, check out the video, which was not made by me, but some guy who sounds like Crocodile Dundee, who makes a weird farting noise as the beginning. It's a terrible video, just so you know.
I haven't done one of these for a while, so I figured it was a good time to dust off the "3 Random Things" series.
For those not in the know, I take a photo of 3 random things out of the biggest Ghostbusters collection that you will ever see and write a little about them.
Neat, huh?
No? Oh well, read anyways.
This edition of 3 Random Things is a special one. This time we are looking at 3 Random Ghostbusters 2 Items!
1: Box of GB2 Trading cards!
While I have unopened packs and a stack of loose cards, nothing is quite as cool as a whole box of them.
A few years ago at a flea market, I ran into a guy with a box of 36 unopened packs of Ghostbusters 2 cards.
Being the master negotiator that I am, and always looking to save a buck here and there, I scored it for $5 instead of the $6 that he had it marked at.
Where did that extra dollar saved go?
Hell if I know, but it's the small victories that matter most.
2: Vigo Lighter!
While not an officially licensed Ghostbusters item, I have a soft spot for this Vigo lighter.
Mrs. Ghostbuster got me this for my birthday last week.
I do believe she got it off of Etsy. You know, that place where stay at home moms sell home made crafts and junk? Yeah, that one.
While it's nothing more than a Vigo sticker slapped onto a 79 cent lighter, I know that when I'm in a pinch, and scrambling to find a lighter to light my smokes, I'll be in good hands with the home made flaming Carpathian.
3: Ecto 1-A model
While newer version of the Ecto 1-A model have surfaced in recent years, I was able to score a vintage model still sealed.
I'm not a fan of models, so that would explain why pretty much every Ecto model I have remains unopened.
Last time I put one together, it was such a painful process. Literally. I got pissed at something on it and kicked stuff. Kicked it so hard I nearly broke my toe. It was fun trying to walk for the next few weeks.
I vowed never to put another model together ever again.
After living in the same city together for about three decades, the Ghostbusters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have finally met.
I was given a copy of Issue 1 of the cross over by a friend of mine for my birthday.
He is pretty much just as crazy about TMNT as I am about Ghostbusters.
I'll admit, I haven't kept up on the TMNT in recent years. I know enough to get by, but overall I only really collect, or care about, the vintage series. Never got into the 2002 cartoon. The Nick cartoon has it's funny moments, but I only really watch that for my 3 year old Nephew.
While I won't go into a ton of detail over this issue, since I know there will be many who have yet to read it, I will give it a brief run down, showcasing some of the bigger things, to give those who have yet to read a general idea of what to expect.
The story starts off with an ancient demon warrior from the past being sent into present time by Krang.
In present day New York, Donatello is working on a teleportation device with some professor dude I've never heard of. Again, I don't keep up with modern day TMNT.
When Donatello suggests that the Turtles, April, and Casey Jones test it out by going to the lair to surprise Splinter, and coming right back, they all hesitate, but eventually decide to do so.
As the Turtles were preparing to teleport, a fly gets in the way and the professor slaps the wrong switch.
Long and short of it, the Turtles get sent to where they were due to go, but in a different New York City.
Meanwhile, the Ghostbusters battle the Bug Eye Ghost.
Yes, I nearly lost it when I saw this. How freakin' sweet is it that in 2014 the Ghostbusters can be alive and well, battling real versions of toys that came out in the 80's?
The boys finish up and get called to a class 7 bust.
The Turtles land in a church in New York where a wedding is taking place.
Soon after, our demon from the start of the story, the class 7, shows up to raise some hell, and possesses Casey Jones.
That's when the boys in grey walk in and discover not only the class 7, but also the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or as Venkman calls them, "Kung Fu Martians"
This is where issue numero uno ends.
I really enjoyed it.
The only thing I would have liked better would be for the Turtles to already be in the New York that the Ghostbusters exist in.
Maybe have it be 1980 something and they see a news report from April O'neil on the tv and people talking about the Turtles. They go to investigate and figure out the whole mess with the Foot Clan and Shredder, maybe a few ghosts along the way, I dunno.
Anyways, I'd love to get my hands on issue 2 when it comes out. I'll probably have to order it since the only Comic Book store in town doesn't typically carry these.
Trust me, it's on my to do list.
In the meantime, do yourselves a favor and pick up issue 1.
Yes, the Mr., Ghostbuster Halloween countdown rolls on.
Day number 2 of "31 Ghosts in 31 Days!!!"
Today, we take a look at the Hunchback from Kenner's Real Ghostbusters Monsters series.
Short story about my history with this figure, when I was about 4 years old, my mom got the idea in her head that she knew how to cook.
The most important thing you should know about my mother's cooking is that one of two things is going to get burned, either the food, or her.
Having suffered through many partially black dinners, it was a welcome relief to eat something not so charred, but it came at a price. Mom burnt the living hell out of her arm. Pretty sure she still has a scar from it somewhere under all of the wrinkles.
Well, that night my dad, on his way home from work, stopped to get her some band aids and such. It was a decent burn.
I was already in bed fast asleep when he returned home for the night, so I knew nothing was coming my way until I woke up the next morning.
As I sat in the living room, trying to shake the sleep off, I noticed our friend, the Hunchback monster on the coffee table.
I asked if that was for me. I didn't know. Maybe dad felt really bad that mom didn't know how to cook and bought her a Ghostbusters toy to make her feel better. It could happen, right?????
Nope. It was for me. Of course it was.
The moral? If mom gets burnt or hurt in any way, I get a Ghostbusters toy.
The Hunchback monster is gruesome indeed.
An ugly, wart covered monstrosity who was long ago banished to a bell tower to hide from society, he awaits the perfect time to haunt the normal civilians of Notre Dame.
And he's probably a virgin.
When you squeeze the figure's legs, he breaks free from his shackles, tilting his ugly, disfigured head back to let out a loud scream.
I mean, he could be good looking if you had enough booze in you, right?
The Monster series were indeed to perfect set of toys to be used nearly 30 years later in this count down. Kenner did a remarkable job to bring these famous monsters to life in the Ghostbusters universe.
While not as neat as the Haunted Humans line, they are still very cool to own.
The main difference between these and the Haunted Humans, is you know exactly what you are getting. With the Hunchback, you know you are getting a pissed off disfigures man hell bent on revenge, whereas with yesterday's Mail Fraud figure, what he appears to be on the surface is a far cry from what he will become when possessed.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is OFFICIALLY October 1st! Halloween is upon us!
What better way to celebrate the biggest day of the year for all of the Ghostbusters franchises and fans that to review 31 ghosts in 31 days?
Yes, the Mr. Ghostbuster blog is your place to be this Halloween season for all thing Ghostbusters!
I thought, perhaps, I would ease into this one a little bit. It is, afterall, going to be a VERY long month. Not only do I have a job to deal with on a daily basis, but everything else that comes along with being a grown up as well, so if at some point these reviews become slightly half assed, don't say I didn't warn you.
For day one of our long 31 day countdown, we will take a look at MAIL FRAUD!
Mail Fraud, one of the tougher figures to find from the Haunted Humans line by Kenner, is one disgruntled postal worker.
While he doesn't officially have a name, aside from his ghostly alter ego, works for an unnamed post office in an unnamed city.
We'll pretend his name is Pat, and he is a carrier for the Bronx Post Office? Cool?
Nah.
Anyways, Mr. Postal Worker here deals with fugly (yeah, I used it) housewives and beer drinking welfare men all day long. He is just plain miserable.
He used to wake up happy, and ready to go to work until he met Gertrude off of East 9th street, who tried to seduce him while wearing her hair rollers and night gown.
Perhaps he wouldn't have minded so much had it not been for the mole with three dark hairs sticking out right above her lip.
Day after day of lugging around people's bills and those stupid Pizza Coupons that you get ever Wednesday, he snapped and hung himself.
A little depressing, but one person can only take so much.
He came back to haunt all of his old stops, ready to make the hairs on Gertrude's mole jump off of her face.
Mail Fraud has come to unleash holy hell on every person along his old route.
The Mail Fraud figure was a great toy indeed. The Haunted Humans line was one of the best indeed, taking normal, everyday people in blue collar jobs and giving them the perfect mixture of poltergeist and take this job and shove it.
Mail Fraud transforms flawlessly from United States Postal worker to ghost by lifting his torso up.
His stomach suddenly becomes a mouth clad with razor sharp teeth, his neck tie becomes a nose and his shirt pockets become eyes that glare straight into the depths of your soul.
I do no at all doubt that Mail Fraud would gladly scare the daylights out of anybody who gets in his way.
Now, lets just hope he takes out those people who clog up my mailbox with pizza coupons and grocery ads.
We are just days away from the start of the 2014 Mr. Ghostbuster Halloween season where we will look at 31 Ghosts in 31 Days! Cannot believe that it has crept up so fast.
I really tried to be prepared for it by writing and doing things in advance, but that really didn't happen like I would have hoped for, so it's going to be a busy month for sure.
But before all of the Halloween fun, we have bigger fish to fry. Er, doughnuts to fry. Yeah, something like that.
So, let's be honest, Lincoln, Nebraska is the worst possible place that anybody could live. We don't even have a Krispy Kreme here!
Luckily, I have friends in low places, and I was able to score the Ghostbusters doughnut box and plastic pail!
Now, I know I should be stoned with the heaviest of rocks for not at least trying the doughnuts, but in reality, they don't sound good to me at all. I'm sure they are good though, but sadly, I'll never know.
The doughnut box is REALLY FREAKIN' COOL!
Decorated with slime green polka dots, and featuring a wonderful Ghostbusters / Krispy Kreme logo mash up, the box is sure to be an excellent display piece in any collection.
I very highly recommend that if you stop into a Krispy Kreme to get your doughnuts, I'm certain that they would be happy to oblige a request for an extra box.
Trust me, you WILL want to have a clean one for display. Way too cool to pass up.
The plastic Trick-or-Treat pail is excellent. My guy who picked this up said it sold for $3.99. I'm going to assume his information is accurate, but if I am wrong, please let me know!
The plastic bucket features a tremendous Slimer sticker on the lid, with the sides of the bucket giving up the same No Ghost / Krispy Kreme logo mash up as well as the GB30 logo.
While I would love to obtain a few more of these, I'm happy with one, seeing as I didn't think I'd end up with anything at all.
Seriously, though, Krispy Kreme did an excellent job with this. Even if it's just a box and a bucket, I'm more than excited to have these in my collection. Well done doughnut dudes.
I was in the process of writing about something else for this site when the mail man came a knocking at my door to deliver me all kinds of goodies.
If you're wondering (trust me, you probably aren't) that "other" post will be up tomorrow.
I was pretty excited to see mister mail man today, as I knew that today would finally be the day that I got the items I had ordered online a week ago.
I typically HATE ordering things online as the wait takes forever. I'm one of those weird people who likes to have the item in my hand the moment the money is forked over.
Regardless of me being weird, lets see what today's mail brought!!!!
First up we have the Real Ghostbusters volume 1 DVD set.
I had this so long ago, and was nearly heartbroken when it got lost in a move years and years ago.
This set, still factory sealed, was scored off of Amazon for around $8 after shipping. Not too bad.
To make things even better, I only ordered it 3 days ago. Boy, they sure are fast. Big props to the seller for being so quick!
The Ghost Spooker!!!!!!
It's a rare day that I get to add a Kenner item to my collection that I do not already own. I think I'm down to about 5 or 6 items now to have a complete Kenner collection.
Seriously, I have no idea what I am going to do with myself when I accomplish this goal. I mean, obviously I will move on to completing the Extreme Ghostbusters set, and then Matty and whatnot, but the Kenner line, as it was the original, is kind of a big deal for me to finish. It's bittersweet, that's for sure.
I'm not going to go into great detail about the Ghost Spooker since it deserves a review of it's own.
The item was not sealed in it's box by any means, so I took the contents out for a photo, but hey, the box IS there, so it makes it that much cooler, right?
And last, but not least, there is the Extreme Ghostbusters Plasma Blaster!
This is yet another item that I did not already have, but to be fair, my collecting focus for many years has been the Kenner stuff, so I have only picked up the EGB stuff when it is readily available, or cheap.
Again, not going into a lot of detail since this item will get a post of it's own at some point, but like the Ghost Spooker, the toy has been opened and played with before, so I had no bad feeling about opening it to take a photo.
All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good day, when you factor in the Stay Puft pencil sharpener and sealed Ertl Ecto-1A model kit that I picked up locally today.
Can't hate seeing your Ghostbusters collection grow!
I'm thinking sometime after the Halloween season, I am going to ask all of my readers here and on Facebook to show me a pic of their collection, which I will feature in a slide show or gallery here in a future post. It's always fun to see what other Ghostbusters collectors have, and I'll admit, even I sometimes get jealous!
Ugh, I have so many sets of these. Five of them at the very least.
Kenner's Mini Traps, much like Fearsome Flush, were stand alone toys in the Real Ghostbusters toy line, meaning they weren't tied down to a particular series such as the Haunted Humans or Monsters.
I remember when I got my first set of this. My mom and I had gone somewhere, where it was I do not recall, we'll just say the ends of the Earth because that's about how big the small town I lived in was to me in the late 80's, and when we arrived home, my dad had called from work.
Just being old enough to use the phone was a pretty cool thing. i was pretty hooked on it, to the point where I would climb up on the kitchen table, asking my mom for the numbers of anybody that I knew so that I could call them.
Anyways, my dad had asked me if I had seen what he got me.
Hell no I hadn't.
On the kitchen table, which I recall being super freakin' ugly, was a brown paper sack from Wal-Mart, because, you know, they had those back then before everybody decided to complain and be all environmentally friendly and junk.
Inside of the now defunct brown paper Wal-Mart sack were the Mini Traps!
I have always been a little more partial to the orange one being my favorite.
I really have no reason for it, other than the horns on the top of his head that perfectly compliment his one giant cyclops eye.
I always liked to think of these as ghostly version of Venus fly traps, just chilling with their mouths open, waiting for their unsuspecting prey to make a landing.
Today we'll use Dr. Raymond Stantz as our test subject.
Ray wanders carelessly around wherever the hell he is wandering. He unfortunately forgot to bring along his Proton Pack, PKE Meter, or Ecto Goggles. He figured he wouldn't really need them where he was going. Turns out, he needs them now more than ever.
All of the sudden Ray makes ones wrong move and is snatched up by the orange mini trap.
How in the hell he didn't notice a big orange thing with teeth on the ground, I'll never know.
Able to finally pull himself free, Ray moves along. A little shaken from the whole experience, but still moving along carelessly.
Well, for the second time, Ray, not paying attention, is swept off his feet, this time by the purple mini trap.
All Ray can do is lay there helplessly and smile.
Better you than me, Ray.
FYI, don't ever trigger these things with your finger. It hurts like hell when they snap down on you.
Before I end this, I want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to the Montana Ghostbusters for the wonderful package they sent me! Trust me guys, it means a lot to me! You guys are awesome. Be sure to hit them up on Facebook.
Fearsome Flush was awesome in the fact that he was a stand alone toy.
Unlike the Gooper Ghosts or Haunted Humans, Fearsome Flush was just kind of by himself. Sure, there were others that weren't attached to a particular series. It was almost like an "every ghost for itself" kind of thing. Ghosts that were a little to scary or gruesome to be bundled in with others only to get lost in the shuffle.
Fearsome flush had that special kind of scary to him.
Fearsome Flush always had his own special spot in my Ghostbuster's Firehouse play set. I typically would keep him on the second floor. My reasoning for that was that the main floor was a little too crowded with Ecto-1 (unless of course it was parked outside) and third floor was just a little too far to make it if you really had to pinch a loaf.
Naturally, he had to be kept inside of the Firehouse. I mean, after all, he did have the Ghostbusters logo emblazoned on his seat, right?
I can't imagine little Johnny down on 10th Street having his very own Ghostbusters toilet.
The concept of the toy is fairly simple.
Let's use Louis as our test subject, since he is rather small and defenseless.
Louis has had a long day of doing taxes, pretending to be a Ghostbusters, and hitting on Janine.
He has been so busy that he forgot to make a bowel movement after lunch, which is a typical thing for him to do.
Louis likes to run on a schedule.
Little does Louis know, something got out of the Containment Unit and possessed the crapper.
It doesn't just want your feces, it wants your blood, and will stop at nothing to get it.
Normally, the feature on Fearsome Flush would be activated simply by rolling it, but for purposes of killing Louis, it wasn't
No action figures were harmed in the making of this post.
I should probably start this one off by letting you know that this is going to be one of many posts where we look at old Ghostbusters cereal boxes. This just happens to be the one that was easiest to pull off of the shelf without knocking 200 other things over.
Now, on to what we came here for.
You remember Ghostbusters cereal, right? If not, watch this wonderful commercial and we'll talk afterwards. Don't worry, I can wait.....
Okie dokie, now that we've either been refreshed, or newly introduced to the cereal thanks to the magic of Youtube, let's have a serious talk for a moment.
The cereal itself tasted like butt. While I cannot pinpoint exactly what kind of butt it tasted like, I would imagine it would compare to that of a dead Squirrel.
The downfall of the no ghost logo shaped pieces was overshadowed only slightly by the marshmallows. Marshmallows can seem to help anything taste okay, even dead Squirrel ass. However, from the depths of my memory, which has been clouded by lots and lots of beer, the marshmallows always seemed to be a little on the stale side, but hey, what can you really expect from a company that makes dog food?
Now that I have told you the product inside of the box all but sucked, let's look at the box itself, because it absolutely makes up for the bad taste of everything inside.
One of the ever so popular features on select boxes were the holograms on the front.
Not all boxes were made this way, so when Ralston-Purina cranked these bad boys out, kids knew they had to be special enough to make mom and dad spend $3 or $4 on it. And believe me, fighting with parents while trying to convince them to pick up a box of breakfast sugar can be one of the most daunting tasks that a child of any age can possibly undertake.
This box features a hologram of resident slob Slimer munching the shit out of the cereal. I mean, if Slimer was down to eat it, we could at least give it a shot, right?
On the back of the box, which to this day is an important place to put advertising and further make any child scream and cry until they get something (as if buying the cereal wasn't enough) we are given an offer for a Real Ghostbusters VHS tape.
This actually isn't half bad. This might even be borderline genius. What could make life better than eating a Ghostbusters themed cereal while watching The Real Ghostbusters? Perhaps a side of Ecto-Cooler, but that may be overkill, or maybe not enough.
By the way, notice how the family is gathered around, as if staring into a treasure chest discovering a Real Ghostbusters VHS tape. I mean, I'd be cool with that over a box full of gold.
Nutrition Facts are without a doubt the most boring part of any edible product. Nobody in their right mind really wants to know that they are putting total garbage into their body which will surely lead them to a future of diabetes and heart failure, so Ralston-Purina decided to jazz things up a little and put Slimer down at the bottom, chewing away at the information as if to give a big, "Kiss my ass" to the FDA.
Slimer, you rebel.
Lastly, the proof of purchase. How can you not fall in love with something as simple as a proof of purchase when it's in the form of the no-ghost logo?
Again, I say that while the product inside was typically less than wonderful, Ralston-Purina went well out of their way to make the box as awesome as it could possibly be, because everybody knows that when you are sitting at the table, eating Ghostbusters cereal, you probably want to stare at the box as if it's an artifact that only a few will ever lay claim to having seen.
