Top 10: Real Ghostbusters Toys
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The Shredder
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The original four GBs will cost you a lot on Ebay. I just saw a graded 85+ Peter go for $700...So yeah they hold value. Of course condition matters but I've found a few at flea markets for almost nothing sealed(gross Grandma for $1 and Freighters Ray for $15). I really wish I could find a sealed Ecto but that isn't happening or I'd have to pay for it. Please feel free to share any of your RGB in the comments! This was a really tough list to make since I had so many..
10. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
9. Slimer
8. The Ghost Trap
It didn't work the greatest but I still really liked it! I mean for the look alone it was awesome. Very cartoon accurate. Glows in the dark too! I used to run around with it on my hip. Throw it out to catch a ghost and stomp on the petal and...nothing most the time would happen..
7. Ecto-2
This was a pretty fun toy. My son enjoys it too. Just having a GB dangle from the string was fun. I picking up a big ghost. It again looked just like the cartoon and Kenner did a great job doing that. I always parked it on the roof of HQ.
6. Egon Power Pack Hero
This was always my favorite Egon. I loved his black flight suit. I wish I could have gotten the others in black. His flying backpack wasn't bad either.
5. Ecto-Glow Ghostbusters Series
This has become a adult favorite as I never saw these as a kid. This was the last series that barley saw the light of day as Kenner was bought by Hasbro and line was pulled. They even use the original sculps of the first four. The cards and the figures are just a thing of beauty. I just bought Egon in Mint Mint Mint... MINT condition. This series will set you back as its the most valuable behind the Original four. I dropped $110 for Egon but with the case and it being Mint.. It was a steal.
4. Proton Pack
What a great toy and you got a PKE meter! I would run around the house busting ghosts and acting the cartoon out. My parents had a old farm house and I for sure busted some spooks with my Pack. Now my kids run around wit it on their back and that makes me happy.
3. Original Ghostbusters
The big 4! The originals! These got the most run with me. Sure the others are cool and do some funny stuff but these are it. The ghosts were always great too that came along with them. I just wish the proton packs would have been more durable as my broke and we used lots of super glue to keep them in service. Nothing was better then crossing the streams while playing and saving the world again and again. I would do terrible things to own these sealed.
2. Ecto-1
Man was it hard not putting this at one. I love this car. I had so much fun loading up the RGB and busting out of the fire house with my mouth siren blaring. Using the claw made for many RGB saves from cliffs... I know but it happened in my room. The down side was the doors had issues staying on and it could be very hard to get the guys in the front seat. I never used the black top seat. Didn't seem to fit much with the look of the car. Mine was in rough shape and I got some new stickers and a door and repainted. Looks good as new. I also bought the Ecto-1A and was a bit let down when it was the same car but with different stickers. I'm sure my mom was happy too...Its still Probably my favorite toy vehicle next to the Thundertank.
1. The Firehouse
I love this toy. I used this for years beyond RGB as it would used for other toy lines with my playing. I mean this thing is scaled for the Ecto which is something I wished my Thundertank was with Cats Lair but isn't. The guys can do all the things they can do in the show. You can go down the pole,put ghosts in the containment unit and work on Ecto in the garage. I loved busting through the doors with Ecto and heading out to busts some ghost. I never used the slim since I was afraid it might gunk up my toy. Not long ago I found my old one in rough shape in my mothers basement. I restored it and painted to be more movie accurate. You can see that process here. Now my kids use it all the time for a number of things and really enjoy it as much as I did. I'm still looking for the sign that goes outside so if anyone wants to donate one (:
The Kenner RGB is just an amazing line that got cut off from Kenner going out but the toys stand the test of time(not the proton packs) and still are a great time. Here are a few pics of my kids enjoying the line. If you are interested in my top 10 Real Ghostbusters episodes you can check those out here.
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Nice top and story and I want something like that when I have kids. See you
The Ghostbusters toys were very expensive in the 80s as well at the time. I remember wanting them and seeing their prices in the old school big book JC Penny Christmas Catalogs