"Back in the Saddle" (Part 1) Production #136 Episode 37 Aired: Wednesday December 3, 1997 in Syndication Writer: Gary Stuart Kaplan, Larry Swerdlove Director: Tim Eldred

Synopsis: Ray, Winston and Peter return for Egon's birthday celebration and decide to bust some ghosts, just for nostalgia's sake. But then they decide they've "still got it," and the Extreme Ghostbusters now feel that they are the obsolete ones. That is, until the Real Ghostbusters get in trouble, and the Extreme Ghostbusters must save their butts.


Guest Stars

• Dave Coulier [Peter Venkman]
• Buster Jones [Winston Zeddemore]
• Frank Welker [Ray Stantz]

Fun Facts

• Title Reference: The phrase "back in the saddle" means to do something that you stopped doing for a period of time. "Back in the Saddle Again" was the signature song of American cowboy entertainer Gene Autry. The 1939 song was associated with Autry throughout his career and was used both as the name of his 1941 film and as the name of his 1976 autobiography.
• At the 8:25 mark, after Janine tells the crew that they have a call in the Hell's Kitchen area, there is a shot of ghosts in the sky, which is reused footage from "The Pied Piper of Manhattan". In the original episode, the longer piece of footage appears at the 8:45 mark. (Thanks to Matthew Jordan for noticing this.)
  
  
  

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