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This parallels the cartoon’s plot in which the team disbanded under similar circumstances, leaving only Egon in Ghostbusters’ fire station to prepare for the next paranormal outbreak. Ray elaborates it was only Egon who believed their responsibilities as Ghostbusters weren’t over. Original member, Ray Stantz, explained after their heyday was over, customers stopped calling about the supernatural. Ghostbusters: Afterlife established that most of the team retired as paranormal investigators about 30 years ago.
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As a result, the earlier show clearly laid the groundwork for the latest big-screen Ghostbusters iteration. However, Extreme Ghostbusters was the first to tell a story about a new team guided by Egon and what happened after the old one went their separate ways. Both adaptations focused on establishing a new chapter rather than recreating the previous ones. While the premise may seem like a far cry from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, it is still very much a tribute to what came before, what comes next, and to unfinished business.
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Related: What The Original Ghostbusters 3 Would've Looked Like (& Why It Didn't Happen) Only having aired for a single season, the show still left an impact on the Ghostbusters mythology and is remembered fondly for its unique visuals, colorful characters and its continuation of the Saturday morning cartoon. Set a decade after The Real Ghostbusters, the premise had a founding member, Egon Spengler, training four college students to combat new supernatural threats after the original Ghostbusters split up. Premiering in 1997, Extreme Ghostbusters envisioned a new generation of paranormal investigators.