"Cold Cash and Hot Water" Production #76039 Season 1-Syndicated, Episode 39 Aired: Thursday October 8, 1987 in Syndication Writer: Richard Mueller

Synopsis: Peter's dad calls from Alaska and tells the guys he's found Hob Anagarak, "the first demon", frozen in a block of ice by the Inuits. It all breaks loose when Charlie brings the block of ice to New York and frees the demon with the "help" of Dr. Basingame, the scoundrel who once caused trouble for Ray's Aunt Lois!


Guest Stars

• Robert David Hall [Owner, Cop, Cab Driver]

Regular Cast Incidentals

• Arsenio Hall [Driver]
• Maurice LaMarche [Policeman, Dr. Bassingame]
• Lorenzo Music [Pops/Peter's Dad]
• Frank Welker [Woman Spectator]

Fun Facts

• Title Reference: "Cold cash" is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "money that a person has and can use immediately." When someone is said to be "in hot water", they are in a state of trouble.
• The voice actors were recorded on August 21, 1986.
• This finishes the "trilogy" of swapped episodes: the airing order was "Cold Cash and Hot Water", "Venkman's Ghost Repellers", then "The Spirit of Aunt Lois"; changing it to "Venkman's Ghost Repellers", "The Spirit Of Aunt Lois", then "Cold Cash and Hot Water" works better with the internal nature of the episodes.
• The story shares some similarities to the classic movie "King Kong."

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