Winston Zeddemore PhD is a fictional character appearing in the Ghostbusters films, TV series, and video games.
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14 Facts About Winston Zeddemore
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Winston Zeddemore'scharacter was originally intended to represent the audience, but was rewritten to be "an outsider and a late addition" to the Ghostbusters team.
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Aware of his comic abilities, his characterization of Winston Zeddemore would have been in a semi-improvisational style, similar to Bill Murray's performance as Peter Venkman.
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Winston Zeddemore is a religious man to some extent, saying in a discussion in Ghostbusters that he believes in God and "loves Jesus' style".
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However, he continues to act as an 'everyman' and voice of reason for the team, and when the jailed Ghostbusters seriously propose asking a U S federal judge to release them because they must fight an invading god, Zeddemore reminds the others that no one will believe their claims.
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The episode "Cry Uncle" clarifies that, in the show's continuity, Winston Zeddemore has no doctorate; he informs Egon's skeptical Uncle Cyrus that, prior to becoming a Ghostbuster, he too doubted the existence of ghosts.
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In several other episodes it is shown that Winston Zeddemore loves mystery novels and detective stories, and in "Boodunnit" he is the one who solves the mystery novel left behind by a deceased mystery writer similar to Agatha Christie, allowing her soul to rest.
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Finally, in the episode "The Moaning Stones", Winston Zeddemore is revealed to be the reincarnation of Shima Buku, a shaman at war with an immortal demon known only as the Undying One.
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Winston Zeddemore is the primary driver of Ecto-1 for more than a few moments in the two films.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife would further this point, as Winston Zeddemore can be seen feeling the car in the film multiple times, examining the vehicle's condition after several years of neglect .
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Winston Zeddemore was featured as a playable character in Ghostbusters II for NES.
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Winston Zeddemore was featured as a playable character in New Ghostbusters II for NES and Game Boy.
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Winston Zeddemore appears in Lego Dimensions, with archival audio of Ernie Hudson being used to represent his character.
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Name "Winston Zeddemore" is misspelled as "Zeddmore" in the closing credits of Ghostbusters.
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