South Carolina Ghostbusters

08/20/2026

👻 ROOP'S TRIVIA THURSDAY
Back off, man. It's Trivia Thursday.

Welcome, foolish mortals, to a brand-new weekly feature here at the South Carolina Ghostbusters! Kindly step all the way in and make room for everyone — there's no turning back now.

Every Thursday, we drop one question pulled from all corners of the franchise — the films, The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme, the comics, the games, Afterlife, Frozen Empire, and whatever Ray's got filed away in the basement.

Your ghost host with the most is Jon Roop, Windy City Ghostbusters 2021 Trivia Champ, holder of an advanced degree in Deep-Cut Spengler Facts, and a man whose PKE meter spikes every time someone misquotes Tobin's Spirit Guide.

House rules:
🚫 Don't cross the streams. (Translation: no Googling. We'll know. We have equipment.)
💬 Drop your answer in the comments — first, best, and funniest all count for something.
🏆 No cash prize, just bragging rights, glory, and the eternal gratitude of the Tri-State Area.

Print is dead. Trivia is not.

Grab your proton pack and let's find out who's a Class 7 full-roaming know-it-all… and who's just a Mini-Puft mashing the keyboard. 👻

⚡QUESTION: What were the Scolari Brothers tried for?

08/19/2026

"There’s nothing you can imagine that you can’t confront, if you do it with courage, and intelligence, and ingenuity, and good friends by your side." - Harold Ramis

08/18/2026

Welcome back to VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY, where we talk about all things collectable inspired from one of the greatest movies of all times. GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!

This week we have the original release of the Funko Ghostbusters! Back when Funko was an up and coming toy maker they released the 30th Anniversary Ghostbuster figures. They were released from 2014 to 2016. Across the line they had the four guys, slimer, Gatekeeper & Keymaster, and Stay Puft. Not just these figures but several variations as well.

The original figures came individually wrapped with the exception of Winston, Winston came with the Ecto 1. They also came as a marshmallow variant which is shown in the picture. This marshmallowed variant was a four pack and was a SDCC exclusive. There was also another SDCC variant with a slimed Peter and metallic green Slimer two pack. Another multi figure pack was the Dana in Gatekeeoer dress, Louis with colander hat on, and terror dog. Some of the other variants were a burnt, red, and glow-in-the-dark Stay Puft. Also, a slimed Ecto 1 with Egon driving.

All of these figures were of the older style Funko before they came out with the newer more accurate looking versions we know today.

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks edition about Ghostbusters collectables and hope you will join us again next week for another exciting edition of VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY!!!!

08/14/2026

HELP A FELLOW BUSTER!
Our fellow buster brother Zach Bradley is currently battling something tougher than ghosts: cancer. Zach and his wife Sierra are currently having a T-shirt fundraiser. Please take time, follow the link, show support, and let's help him as he kicks cancer's ass!

TO BUY YOUR SHIRT, HEAD TO THIS LINK:
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLY09S93M6NX4/checkout/OOHKUT6CHGOYKBY4ZUKY37WX?fbclid=IwY2xjawTsNsRwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTBSUGlianlPOXhXdms5dVNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKlUyoNNqzPCrJmiElmFmHC-6ZDbrqVYKq7i3kQVnJJxyvIHLgPUTjDutNJk_aem_U9L-cqregtpiXVE7oQT92Q&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0eedp4f6

Shirts are Gilden brand, soft style 640 in heathered purple (Zach's favorite color as well as his cancer ribbon color). Photos of the shirt will be in the comments.
All shirts, regardless of size, are $30... $15 of every shirt goes to his fund.
Turn around time is 2 weeks (or less, they are pressed as they are ordered).
Please select shipping or local pickup... there is a $6 shipping charge

Cancer sucks

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08/13/2026

👻 ROOP'S TRIVIA THURSDAY
Back off, man. It's Trivia Thursday.

Welcome, foolish mortals, to a brand-new weekly feature here at the South Carolina Ghostbusters! Kindly step all the way in and make room for everyone — there's no turning back now.

Every Thursday, we drop one question pulled from all corners of the franchise — the films, The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme, the comics, the games, Afterlife, Frozen Empire, and whatever Ray's got filed away in the basement.

Your ghost host with the most is Jon Roop, Windy City Ghostbusters 2021 Trivia Champ, holder of an advanced degree in Deep-Cut Spengler Facts, and a man whose PKE meter spikes every time someone misquotes Tobin's Spirit Guide.

House rules:
🚫 Don't cross the streams. (Translation: no Googling. We'll know. We have equipment.)
💬 Drop your answer in the comments — first, best, and funniest all count for something.
🏆 No cash prize, just bragging rights, glory, and the eternal gratitude of the Tri-State Area.

Print is dead. Trivia is not.

Grab your proton pack and let's find out who's a Class 7 full-roaming know-it-all… and who's just a Mini-Puft mashing the keyboard. 👻

⚡QUESTION: In Ghostbusters 2, what did Peter want Ray to buy him if he closed up the bookstore?

08/11/2026

Welcome back to VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY, where we talk about all things collectable inspired from one of the greatest movies of all times. GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!

This week we have two actual ghosts, ghost in a can that is! I literally found out while making this post that there are several of these out there. There are five from 1984 and 85 and ten from 1989. None of these were sold in the US.

The ones from the orginial film made in 1984 and 85 where simple cardboard tubes with metal ends. The no ghost logo also glows in the dark. These cans were produced by Cocoa Cola and sold in England, Sweden, Puerto Rico and Canada. The can on the right of the picture is from Canada.

The ones from GB2 made in 1989 were a little sophisticated. They were actual "coke cans" with printing done like actual coke cans. Just like the ones from 1984 and 85 these were produced by Cocoa Cola, only this time they had their branding on them. These were distributed more widespread that the 84/85 ones. These could be found in England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, and Argentina. Several of these were also sold by companies like Wimpy, BP, and 7-11. One of the versions sold in Hong Kong actually had a drink in it instead of a ghost. The one from Argentina the Sliner had horns and is considered a fake. The can only the left of the picture is from Australia.

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks edition about Ghostbusters collectables and hope you will join us again next week for another edition of VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY!!!!

08/10/2026

Welcome to another look into Doc Os Containment Unit. Let us take a deeper dive into the San Diego, comic con Citizen Ghost four pack. This amazing Four pack comes with tons of accessories. You can turn our favorite four heroes into the ghost versions of them and back to their human form with their classic jumpsuits, This time animated! Mondo did a great job on this one and no Mondo Ghostbusters pack would be complete without a version of Slimer. I really love this gluttonous version. There’s also two more ghosts. Can you guess which ones they are? I just love this set and I can’t wait for more. This is the third time they’ve used these particular molds. One being the Two-packs, second being single releases, and now a four pack. Mondo is very smart with their tooling as they do not waste it. Who thinks we may get these citizen ghosts as possible single packs in the future or some other version. Who else ordered and receive this amazing four pack? What do you hope to see next?

Also, wanted to remind you all that the ecto glow Louis Tully copter will go on sale today at 1 PM EST for premium members and tomorrow at the same time for non-premium members. Who plans to get this amazing edition to the Ecto glow series?

08/06/2026

Welcome to a new weekly feature at the South Carolina Ghostbusters: Roop's Trivia Thursday!!

Hosted by your ghost host with the most and Windy City Ghostbusters 2021 trivia champ, Jon Roop.

In Ghostbusters: What was Dana humming as she put away groceries before Zuul appeared in the fridge?

08/04/2026

Welcome back to VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY, where we talk about all things collectable inspired from one of the greatest movies of all times. GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!

This week we have the Kenner Ecto 1. This was first released by the Kenner Toy company in 1987 and just like the rest of the toy line it is based off of the animated series The Real Ghostbusters.

The vehicle had some playability built into it. The driver and passenger door would open and close. The front seat was big enough to fit two figures. The rear door would open up into a ramp revealing a claw to catch ghosts and a top mounted gunner seat. The interior boasted an accurate looking dashboard with steering wheel and bench seat. The claw in the back could latch on to a ghost and be reeled in. This was made possible by a gear that was activated by positioning the exhaust pipe.

The Ecto 1A was released in 1989 with the release of Ghostbusters 2. The only thing that was different from the Ecto 1 and the Ecto 1A were the stickers. The exact same car mold was used. While the Ecto 1 sticker set was just three no ghost logos, license plates, and a rear door window the Ecto 1A would include much more. Not just updated GB2 logos and license plates but caution striping, movie accurate phone number logos, and dot matrix stickers for the tanks molded on the roof. It didn't just come with stickers to make it look like the Ecto 1A but also stickers to make it look like it was slimed! You now had pink slime decals to place all over the car.

The 2021 re release of the classic Kenner Ecto 1 by Hasbro was highly anticipated! They used almost the exact same molds as the original and even reproduced the orginial box art! Now thr only difference is the gears used to retract the claw on the underside of the car has a cover over it, shown in the second picture.

In 2026 Hasbro launched another type of Ecto 1. An EctoGlow 1 inspired by the popular and final release Ecto Glow figures. As the name suggests the car glows, gas green racing stripes, pink fins, blue grill, and orange claws.

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks edition about Ghostbusters collectables and hope you will join us again next week for another edition of VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY!!!!

07/31/2026

Such an awesome cause and amazing experience for them!

Seven-year-old Brent became Calgary’s newest junior Ghostbuster after Make-A-Wish Canada, the Alberta Ghostbusters, and a host of local supporters joined forces to bring his dream adventure to life. 👻🚫

Complete with his own uniform and Proton Pack, Brent suited up to tackle spectral threats across the Stampede Grounds, joined by Ectomobiles, a towering Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and even Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas.

Full feature through the link in the comments.

Photo credit: Leya Russell Photography