41 Facts About Slimer

Slimer, originally referred to as "Onionhead" and sometimes "the Mean Green Ghost", is a character from the Ghostbusters franchise.

Slimer was voiced by Ivan Reitman and Adam Ray in the films and by Frank Welker in the animated series.

Now commonly known as "Slimer", it was not called that until the 1986 animated television series The Real Ghostbusters.

The Slimer design took six months, and approximately $300,000 to develop.

The day before his deadline, Johnson learned Aykroyd and Ramis had wanted Slimer to be an homage to John Belushi's likeness.

The full-size Slimer puppet was performed by Mark Bryan Wilson, who wore the foam rubber suit reinforced with spandex while being filmed against a black background.

The shot of Slimer phasing through the wall was shot at Entertainment Effects Group and incorporated optically later on.

Slimer was not always a definite part of the Ghostbusters II script.

Slimer's appeal was widespread among children thanks in part to the first movie and The Real Ghostbusters.

Slimer was given a subplot and written into the movie: Slimer would eat various foods in the Firehouse while Louis Tully would try to trap him, then they would become friends.

Michael Gross requested that elements of the animated version of Slimer be incorporated into the movie.

Two weeks later, Slimer was back in the script and had a bigger role.

The Slimer shoot was finished close to the first day of shooting.

Ultimately, Slimer's scenes were trimmed to two brief shots plus one during the end titles.

Slimer was marketed as "the Green Ghost" in initial merchandise for The Real Ghostbusters.

The in-narrative explanation for Slimer's name was revealed in the eleventh episode of The Real Ghostbusters, "Citizen Ghost".

Slimer is shown to be caring in The Real Ghostbusters, showing compassion from Ray Stantz, and kissing Janine.

In Erik Burnham's Tobin's Spirit Guide, it is believed by the Ghostbusters that Slimer was conjured by the Sedgewick Hotel's owner Godfrey M Sedgewick in the early 1920s after a ritual went awry.

For some reason, Gozer's approaching time of arrival provoked Slimer into being much more active than usual.

Slimer fled into the hotel's Alhambra Ballroom, where the Ghostbusters successfully caught and trapped him after causing extensive property damage.

Slimer took refuge in a hot dog cart soon afterward, surprising the vendor greatly upon opening it.

The last shot of the film is Slimer flying towards the screen, after which the film cuts to black, and the remainder of the credits roll.

Slimer appears in the 2016 film Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, voiced by Adam Ray and puppeteered by Ronald Binion and Rick Lazzarini.

Slimer is later seen driving the Ecto-1 around New York City and several of his ghostly friends.

In 1988, Slimer got his own cartoon series primarily aimed at young children.

Unlike the previous series, Slimer was able to talk very well.

Slimer was given personal enemies in the show, such as an eccentric scientist named Professor Dweeb who wanted to capture Slimer in order to study him, an alley cat named Manx, a dog named Bruiser, and two ghosts named Goolem and Zugg.

In 1997, when there was a sudden surge in supernatural activity, Slimer flew to Egon's class to inform him of the bad news.

Slimer's appearance was slightly different from the previous series, as he had a ghostly tail and a slightly bigger face, which was less compacted than the previous series.

Slimer's voice was noticeably higher in pitch than in The Real Ghostbusters, because he was voiced by Billy West, instead of Frank Welker, who reprised his role as Ray in the two-part series finale "Back in the Saddle".

At one point, Slimer was recaptured and kept in a Paranormal Containment Research Tank in the Firehouse in the lobby.

Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Slimer was playing with Peter Venkman's ESP cards inside the Paranormal Containment Research Tank.

Sure enough, Slimer was found by Ray, Peter, and Rookie eating and drinking off someone's tray in front of Room 1218.

The rookie took a shot but Slimer ran for it and tried to hide.

Rookie roused him out and Slimer flew off towards the elevators where he descended back to the ground floor.

Slimer is placed back into a working Paranormal Containment Research Tank when the team returns from Times Square.

When Ivo Shandor and his Gozarian cultists shut down the containment grid, Slimer is among the escapees.

Slimer appears as a playable character in Lego Dimensions, packaged with the "Slime Shooter" vehicle, with Frank Welker reprising his voice role.

Slimer makes cameo appearances in the main campaign, causing trouble for the heroes, while a bonus level adapting the first film recreates his original encounter with the Ghostbusters in the Sedgewick Hotel.

Slimer appears as a quest-giver in the Ghostbusters adventure world.

Slimer appears as part of the Ghostbusters Story Pack, recreating his role in the events of the rebooted film's story.