The Real Ghostbusters Episode Guide: "You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks"

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"You Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks"

Production #140-503
Season 5, Episode 3

Aired: Saturday September 15, 1990
on ABC

Writer: Larry DiTillio

Synopsis: The Ghostbusters are pulled through a magician's cabinet to a dimension where a spirit wants Ray to teach him magic tricks.

Guest Stars

Greg Burson [Gorgoni, Gorgar]
Louise Vallance [Carmen, Magician's Assistant]

Regular Cast Incidentals

Buster Jones [Thingies, Swami]
Maurice LaMarche [Strazinski]
Kath Soucie [Magician's Assistant, Miranda]
Frank Welker [Magician's Assistant, Thingies]

Fun Facts

The storyboards for this episode can be found on The Real Ghostbusters Storyboards page.
Title Reference: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is a phrase used to describe it being impossible, or almost impossible, to change someone's habits, traits or mindset.
The voice actors were recorded on March 28 and April 4, 1990. Dave Coulier recorded alone on April 4, 1990.
"The Great Strazinski" was named in tribute to early story editor J. Michael Straczynski, returning the tribute JMS played to this episode's writer in "Ragnarok and Roll".

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