South Carolina Ghostbusters

South Carolina Ghostbusters The South Carolina Ghostbusters are a fan page. We have no affiliation with Sony Pictures. We are a group of fans of the greatest movie from the 1980’s.

If you are interested in the Ghostbusters movies, this is the place for you. If you are interested in building and admiring the gear of the Ghostbusters, this is the place for you. If you would like for us to appear at an event, please feel free to message us at anytime. We will come suited up and ready catch some ghost. We do not have a functioning version of an Ecto at this time, but plans are i

n the works to make that happen. Now, if you will excuse us, there is a free roaming v***r running around Florence. Have to go catch the ugly little spud.

On October 17th the South Carolina Ghostbusters will be at Heroes and Dragons collecting toys and other donations for To...
06/23/2026

On October 17th the South Carolina Ghostbusters will be at Heroes and Dragons collecting toys and other donations for Toys for Tots. If you cannot make it and have toys to donate, just message us a location and we can pick it up from you!

Welcome back to VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY, where we talk about all things collectable from one of the greatest movies of all t...
06/23/2026

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

This week we jump ahead to something a little more recent, this time from Diamond Select Toys. Now DST is not the first toy company to produce figures based off the movie, in fact I am not sure who was the first. Probably Mattel in 2009 with the release of their 12" figures, if anyone knows please let us know! Back to DST, they started releasing their Ghostbusters line in December of 2015.

Series 1 - 5 had two different versions that they released. There was a basic version first released in December of 2015 and a select version first released in July of 2016. The basic version was just the figure with extra hands and accessory pieces. The select version had all the bits of the basic version but with an extra piece that was a special diaroma piece. Series 1-5 diaroma pieces, if you collected them all, would make up the roof top temple scene from the end of the 84 film. Series 6 - 8 had diaroma pieces that would make the doorway to the front of GB HQ/Hook & Ladder 8.

Collecting these were really my first start into collecting Ghostbuster "toys" outside of the Kenner line. Started with Dana, Peck, and Tully (basic versions) from Toys R Us right before they went out of business. Got lucky one day with a Facebook marketplace find with a complete rooftop diaroma for $200. Then found most of series 6 - 8 at a toy convention , the rest was mostly over paid from Ebay.

Pictured is two sets of the four guys and Dana, Tully Janine, and two slimers. The first set of the guys were DSTs first release of the guys, spread across series one and two. The second picture is their second release of the guys in 2017, these were re issues exclusive to Toys R Us. This time each figure had a ghost trap instead of just Winston and each figure had a set of two proton streams.

The last picture is Janine, two slimers, Tully, and Dana. These were spread across series 1 - 3. The Slimer had a variant exclusive to GameStop that was an exact copy of the standard version except that is glowed in the dark. The figures, other than the four guys, I really enjoyed. Most came with accessories that matched their figure. The Janine figure comes with a phone, chinese food boxes, and the buzzer call button. The Zombie Taxi Driver came with a steering wheel, and the Library Ghost came with a "symmetrical book stack".

Even though this was a very much sought after line when it came out it felt like they really didnt know what they were doing. They had reissues to fix fans complaining about only Winston had a trap and two proton streams. Later on in series 9 the RGB figures had name patches then in series 10 they were removed by painting over them but leaving a raised area were the patch was. The fans were also divided in liking how the figures were articulated.

We hope you have enjoyed this little bit of Ghostbusters collectable history and hope to see you next time on VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY!!

With the World Cup which ghosts do you think would do the best job on the pitch? We here at the South Carolina Ghostbust...
06/22/2026

With the World Cup which ghosts do you think would do the best job on the pitch? We here at the South Carolina Ghostbusters think Samhain would be magical as a goal stopper.

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there. Never be afraid to share your passions with your kids. You never k...
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there. Never be afraid to share your passions with your kids. You never know what your passions might inspire them to do.

06/17/2026

Forgot to post this last week! Introducing the new logo!

VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY, where we talk about all things collectable from one of the greatest movies of all times. GHOSTBUST...
06/17/2026

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

In honor of Ghostbusters 2 Day we are starting a new series where we talk avout all things collectable from the greatest movie of all times. That's right you guessed it, Ghostbusters! The release of the movie Ghostbusters in 1984 was an unsuspecting hit. No one ever expected the movie to be as popular as it was. So much that they had little to no merchandise ready when it waa released. It took two years for them to develop the hit cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters and a few months after that for the Kenner toy line to be released.

The movie Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984, The Real Ghostbusters cartoon was released September 13, 1986, and Kenner released the first toy line in January 1987. The original line was just Peter, Ray, Egon, Winston, Stay Puft, and Green Ghost. The line ended in 1991 and Hasbro re-released the original guys in 2020 with the delayed release of Afterlife. These figures mirrored their counterparts in the cartoon series but did not mirror their counterparts from the movie. The reason for this was due to copyrights over the likeness of the actors but also for marketing purposes. In the movie the guys wore matching uniforms and, for the most part, look the same. So if you buy one you pretty much have them all, but if they all look and dress different you need to collect them all.

From 1987 to 1991 all figures in the Kenner toy line have a copyright on them with the year 1984. Because of this their is no way to tell what year they were made. However in 1987 the proton packs were made different. The first year the yellow cord come out of the pack from the bottom. From 1988 to 1991 the yellow cord came out of the back in the middle of the cycloton for all packs.

In 2020 Hasbro re-released exact copys of the 1988 to 1991 figures with one exception. The copy right year was moved from the back of the figure just below where the pack plugs in to the bottom of the shoes.

We hope you enjoyed this bit of Ghostbusters history and hope you join us again next time for more VINTAGE TOY TUESDAY!

Happy Birthday to the man, the myth and the legend - Rob!!!!
06/11/2026

Happy Birthday to the man, the myth and the legend - Rob!!!!

South Carolina Ghostbuster’s reporter Jamie Knowles was at home base today for Ghostbuster’s Day! Much fun was had by al...
06/06/2026

South Carolina Ghostbuster’s reporter Jamie Knowles was at home base today for Ghostbuster’s Day! Much fun was had by all!

Happy Birthday to the amazing DJX! Dude is alway willing to travel and have a great time with the SCGB. Thank you for be...
05/30/2026

Happy Birthday to the amazing DJX! Dude is alway willing to travel and have a great time with the SCGB. Thank you for being you sir!

Would you like to own a piece of Ghostbuster fandom history? Rob is looking to part with the amazing Ecto-Glow Peter Ve...
05/27/2026

Would you like to own a piece of Ghostbuster fandom history? Rob is looking to part with the amazing Ecto-Glow Peter Venkman Costume that he made for DragonCon 2022! If so, don't wait another minute, pick up the message button,and hit up Rob Sosebee!

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