Every business sees the old timers eventually replaced by young whipper-snappers, and the ghost trapping profession is no different. With plenty of up-and-coming ghosts terrorizing the city, a new breed of buster is on the case. No, not the Ghostbusters from film fame – those guys are old school. These are the Extreme Ghostbusters and they are well armed and ready to take on their apparition adversaries.

Debuting in 1997, this animated series was a follow-up to The Real Ghostbusters - which ran from 1986-1991. This time around, the only familiar face is Dr. Egon Spangler, still residing at the firehouse and still keeping an eye out for paranormal activity while teaching at the local university. And when spirits start showing up around the city, and Spangler must enlist a new team of Ghostbusters, he turns to his students. Joining the battle are Roland, the mechanical genius; Garrett, wheelchair-bound but full of enthusiasm and energy; Eduardo, the sarcastic slacker with a thing for the ladies; and Kylie, the goth chick and only member of the team with any real experience. Some familiar faces lurk around as well. Secretary Janine still mans the ghost hotline switchboard and the green ghost, Slimer, is still close by and ready to help.

Although the ghost-busting buddies were new, the technology pretty much stayed the same. Proton guns and ghost traps were still standard issue, and the preferred method of transportation remained the good ol’ Ecto-1, hauling the team from place to place. And there remained plenty of sassy spirits to keep them busy in the Big Apple, including evil leprechauns, gremlins, a Banshee, The Jersey Devil and The Ecto-Clones.

Extreme Ghostbusters didn’t make it to the Saturday morning airwaves, heading straight into the supernatural world of syndication, in ½ hour weekday installments. And although the new series didn’t quite enjoy the longevity of its predecessor, partly because the film franchise had long been concluded, they still managed to churn out 40 episodes of apparition-apprehending adventures.