Finally. Time Life has released the long-awaited The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Collection on DVD. And it's frackin' loaded. The mammoth $179.99 set features all 147 eps of The Real Ghostbusters, plus more than twelve hours of extras, all packed in a box with hologram panels that resembles the firehouse from the show. Looks like I'm gonna have to sell my car. For $179.99.

I won't go on about how this animated spinoff of the Ghostbusters movie was the best thing on Saturday morning in the late 80s and early 90s (but it was), or how it was also the coolest thing to watch in syndication after school every day (but it was), or how Egon Spengler helped me overcome my own personal boogeyman (but he did). I also won't waste your time writing about the awesome Real Ghostbusters-inspired comics I used to create as a kid (but they were awesome), or how I still reference my favorite eps with my friends in casual conversation (but I do).

But I will ask you, dear TV Squad reader, to help make my Christmas wish come true by persuading my wife to buy me this box set. Because I really don't want to sell my car for $179.99.

How can you help? Just leave a comment on this post. Something like "He deserves to have this show for Christmas," or even a "Have pity on the poor bastard!" will do. She'll read. She'll feel the pressure. And she'll pay Time Life way too much money for a box of cartoons. What's the incentive for you? I promise to pitch retro-reviews of my favorite eps if I get this box set, and every review will feature a terribly geeky video clip like this one:



Here's a list of the set's special features, for those who need convincing that this is indeed a (pricey but) worthy buy.

The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Collection includes:

• The original promotional pilot for The Real Ghostbusters, never before aired
• 21 on-camera commentary tracks with producers, voice actors, writers, animators and production personnel
• 5 exclusive documentaries
• 86 episode introductions
• 16-page booklet, including episode synopses, trivia and art for every episode!
• Plus scripts, storyboards, image galleries, music and effects audio tracks, and much more!
• Interviews with J. Michael Straczynski (Writer & Story Editor), Maurice LaMarche (Voice of "Egon Spengler"), Laura Summer (Voice of First "Janine Melnitz"), Kath Soucie (Voice of Second "Janine Melnitz") and many others