Fox Family Oct 31, 1998 The Real Ghostbusters S3 Ep 8 Loathe Thy Neighbor

A strange family asked the Ghostbusters to get rid of a ghost in their house. After they arrived, only Ray was eager to explore the house. Peter pressed the doorbell and everyone was caught off guard when it shrieked. A hunchbacked butler answered and invited them inside. Egon is scared by the maid when she crept up behind him and suddenly asked to take the guy's coats. Mr. Micawb greeted the guys and offered them worm wort tea. Ray stepped forward, shook his hand, and they walked to the dining hall. The others hesitantly followed. Slimer, meanwhile, got surprised by a painting when it morphed its appearances. Once Micawb tried to reheat the tea, the kettle burned a hole through the table and fell down. Nonchalant, Micawb offered them warm yak milk which they declined. Lucretia Micawb, or Mrs. Micawb, came down the stairs and met with the Ghostbusters. She explained she was busy with spring cleaning for a family reunion. Her duster came to life and dusted both Egon and Slimer. Slimer sneezed and landed on another painting which shoved him away in disgust. Egon asked the couple to explain their problem. As they started to describe the haunting, their son Thaddeus claimed there was no problem at all. Thaddeus then introduced his pet dog, Patchwork, whom he made himself. Patchwork seemed friendly enough as he shook hands with and licked Slimer. The Micawbs' daughter, Lydia, appeared and announced she finished cleaning the northwest wing. Unlike the others, Lydia looked like a normal person. The guys rushed over the greet her... Mr. Micawb asked Lydia to show the Ghostbusters around and continued with his explanation. The family tried to get rid of the ghost themselves with no success. However, they never saw it and only heard it. A strange sound was heard but it was just a cuckoo clock. The ghost was heard next and the mansion shook. Since the relatives were set to arrive in the morning, the Micawbs asked the guys to stay the night, when the ghost seemed most active. The guys got into a huddle to make a decision. Only, Ray was on board with staying the night. Just as Peter was to tell Micawb they were turning down the job, Micawb added they would pay whatever the guys charged. Everyone perked up and agreed to take the case. As Egon took readings in the ballroom, a chandelier became loose and fell. Peter tackled Egon out of the way just in time. Lydia scolded Thaddeus but he claimed he was innocent. Winston voiced his suspicion of Thaddeus. Next, Lydia took the guys to a study that contained over 3000 books, some of which were 100's of years old. Egon confirmed the presence of rising supernatural activity and the readings were still strange and something he never saw before. Several books started levitating and mouths lined with sharp teeth formed. Everyone hid under a table as Lydia explained the ghost did animated the books before. While Egon noted the ghost must be an extremely powerful force, Peter prepared to open fire. Ray stopped him and read aloud a spell from the Golden Grimbor. The spell worked and the books returned to normal. Egon then suggested the team split up to cover more ground. A gargoyle attacked Peter but Winston reacted quickly and disintegrated it with his thrower. Mr. Micawb peeked into the room and announced dinner was ready. The guys are grossed out by the first course, Spider Hair Fondue and even more disgusted by the second, Ancient Tree Mold smothered in a spicy Bat Breath Sauce. Slimer ate his portion without any hesitation. Egon saved some for his collection. The guys offered their portions to Slimer. The Micawbs watched in silence as Slimer gorged on the tree mold. As the guys stuttered out of the dining hall, they accidentally set off the mansion's security system. Creegor, the butler, showed the guys to their room. Thaddeus jumped into the room wearing a glowing blanket. They weren't impressed by the prank and sent him out. Thaddeus departed with Patchwork, who was chewing on one of Ecto-1's tires. Egon was still stumped by the strange readings but perked up when Ray suggested the ghost was actually a paranatural being. On cue, they explained to Peter what the difference between a supernatural and paranatural being. They soon heard another strange sound. This time, it was a vacuum cleaner. It looked at Slimer and sucked him up. Winston switched off the cleaner off and Slimer was freed. Lydia scolded the vacuum cleaner and told it to go look for Lucretia. Back on the case, they followed the readings to a room and searched for a trigger to get to a secret passageway. As Ray looked at an out of print copy of "Namesless Horrors and What To Do About Them," he whistled and Peter was ushered into the secret passage. Ray tried to whistle again but Patchwork ran in and licked them all. Lydia whistled and successfully triggered the secret passage. They followed the path past resonance growth and arrived at another door. However, it was locked. As they prepared to blast it, Thaddeus implored them to stop. He confessed that while he was trying to create a playmate for Patchwork, he accidentally opened a doorway to another dimension. Patchwork scratched the door and the Paranatural being's tentacles burst through the door. The guys blasted at it and marched into the room. The being was nestled in an abyss. Winston shined a light on it and the being grabbed Slimer. The guys made sure to blast only the tentacle and saved Slimer. Winston got grabbed and was almost eaten himself. As the guys ran out of room, the situation looked hopeless. Egon pointed out it could only absorb so much energy. He instructed everyone to keep shooting it at full stream. Peter inquired what was going to happen next. Egon quickly answered the being would explode in five seconds. Without pause, the guys ran for it. The being exploded then vanished back down the abyss. The Ghostbusters returned to the front of the mansion and gave the Micawbs the good news. The relatives all arrived and one greeted the Ghostbusters. The maid offered the guys some hors d'oeuvres but Slimer ate them all. The Ghostbusters admonished Slimer.