The Real Ghostbusters Episode Guide: "Afterlife in the Fast Lane"

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"Afterlife in the Fast Lane"

Production #140-510
Season 5, Episode 10

Aired: Saturday November 17, 1990
on ABC

Writer: Tony Marino

Synopsis: The Ghostbusters hold a charity car race and end up in the Netherworld. Can Janine and Louis save them?

Guest Stars

Rodger Bumpass [Louis Tully, Police Officer #1, Crowd, Diner Crowd]

Regular Cast Incidentals

Dave Coulier [Race Announcer, Motor Home Creature, Crowd, Diner Crowd]
Buster Jones [Police Officer #2, Mayor, Crowd, Diner Crowd]
Maurice LaMarche [Ghoul Cook, Crowd, Diner Crowd]
Kath Soucie [Crowd, Diner Crowd, Diner Crowd]
Frank Welker [Phantom, Bag Creature, Crowd, Diner Crowd]

Fun Facts

The storyboards for this episode can be found on The Real Ghostbusters Storyboards page.
Title Reference: "Life in the fast lane" is an expression meaning "To lead a risk-filled, thrill-seeking, hedonistic lifestyle." It's also the title of a song recorded by the American rock band Eagles on their 1976 studio album Hotel California.
The voice actors were recorded on May 16, 1990.
After a brief absence, Louis Tully returns.
There's actual text on the newspaper at the end.

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