Ghostbusters Ghost Command Vintage Playset - Schaper Filmation 1986 

I wonder if people do 3d scan old toys, because this playset really does benefit from it. Also, awesome review.

It’s finally here!

Great video guys! The Filmation Ghostbusters Ghost Command Play Set is finally in the Retroblasting Archives!

I saw this playset for sale on clearance at Blokker in Winschoten (The Netherlands/Holland) back in the 80s There were at least 4x sets. I didn't have the money to buy it back then. 2x of my friends has this playset and I played with it only a little bit because Ghost Command Playset, Ghost Buggy and Bone Troller were known to be very fragile among us kids back then already, it had several broken pieces but was massive (through kids eyes) and looked totally awesome! Fast forward I bought this Playset back in 2010 in The Netherlands (Holland). I lived there at the time. I still don't have the room to display it. My set is new in open box with unapplied sticker sheet. I loosley put my set together to see if all parts are there and to photograph a parts inventory. I scanned the stickersheets and put them up on the OGB fansite back in the day. It's awesome you finally got this white whale in your Collection Michael! Thank you for creating the review video, I enjoyed it a lot and agree with you about the quality. It's possible this playset was super limited and rare in the USA however I think this playset was made more available in Europe... At least in The Netherlands! I have no clue about the other Countries since all of my experiences were from the Netherlands including the set you acquired.

Its a beautiful playset.I remember back in 86 marveling how awesome it looked in a catalog.

That is so cool. A true Unicorn. Cheers for the run down👍🍻

What a beauty, what a holy grail!! Love when toys look similar to the cartoon!! And Mike is in really great condition due to its rarity!

One of the rarest playsets from the time I see the figs come up from time to time but never this awesome review

Holland saves the day again.

Seeing it in person, I can EASILY see why it was so enticing to both boys and girls. Like you said, it wasn't a pink dream house or a steel fortress but it's something that kids love; a goofy, spooky looking house. I really, REALLY wish there were more made because you know what something like this is calling for? Even more detailed paintwork for those tiny details on the molded features. Now imagine had they done more of that, the thing would have looked even MORE bombastic!

I love your T-shirt! That's one Great mash-up!

My childhood neighbor Kirk had this play-set, and the car. Kirk had a lot of cool toys!

Michael, great video as always. I’m so happy you finally have acquired this playset! Keep up the amazing work!

Growing up....I always remember the playset in the JCP catalog. NEVER saw it in stores.

Wow you got it! Missing this scooter, time hopper. Got everything else, I remember when I was a kid. My friend had all figs and ghostbuggy.

Ghostbusters in the hoooooouuuuse! (sorry) ;) Bravo, Michael! Love all the thoughtful features in this Playset!

This is one of those lines that I had forgotten about until this video. Then I remembered having the guy in the trench coat and circle ghost backpack, and the ape.

A wholehearted CONGRATULATIONS with getting your hands on this gem. Epic playset!

I would pay gold for a brand new line of filmation's ghostbusters AF!

I had the video tapes for this cartoon - loved it

Thank You RetroBlasting !!!

I used to use a rubber band to keep the trap door up. Of course that pulled it higher than it is supposed to be, but it did the job.

Ok, I knew I looked good, but I didn’t know it looked THAT good. Great review as always. I’ve been here since the original The Real Ghostbusters video, so I’m happy to see you finally acquired this great piece.

Congratulations! You ROCK!

Congratulations on hitting 55k and for giving us another quality video

"The Tower of Boredom" LOL

Great video guys, as usual. That Playset is truly a thing of beauty.

I still have the ghost command playset, although my younger sister made it into a dollhouse, it was fun, but like all things of this toyline, i was breaking of like glass!

It's beautiful! Congrats on finding one.

Didn’t realize it was so rare. Wish Tonka produced the Gobotron playset. Supposedly someone owns it but it was never seen in the wild.

Congrats on finally getting that playset. And the Collecting Community wasn't kidding, that set is amazing, though fragile. I remember having "The Real Ghostbusters" Firehouse playset as kid, but this playset puts that set to shame. I kinda now wish that Firehouse took ideas from that Ghost Command Center. :)

So happy for you guys!! It's certainly a beauty!!

1986 JC Penney Christmas catalog. I wanted it bad as a kid. Thank you for this video.

I can guarantee you it was sold in TRU's here in the states back in the day. That's where I first saw them. The legends of 250 made and only being sold in catalogs is sadly a legend that keeps growing. While Schaper only produced them for a year before being bought by Tycoin 1986. The toys continued to be shown in Tyco catalogs up through 1988 if I remember correctly. From how I understand it, Tyco just simply kept them in their Toy Fair Catalogs in order to continue to move the stock they acquired from Schaper's warehouses.

This is the coolest thing EVER.

Always love a new upload

You got one! I smiled when i saw this video posted, happy for you.

Excellent review!

Wonderful video. I barely remember that cartoon. Until you did your videos I never realized that there was a toy line. Not only did Retroblasting entertain but educate on this one!

What a gorgeous playset! I never had any playsets as a kid. Not a single one. But this... this I wish I had.

This was a Great and underrated toyline.

So glad you finally got that.

There's a very happy Michael!

Great play set and video Mike

It does look pretty flimsy in places, but it's beautifully sculpted almost everywhere

I've never seen one in and until today I found very few videos of thanks for the video and continue the great work

Wow. I as old as a Ghost Command Playset..... But none the less, it was great to finally see an in depth look at one of these. Great job.

Great review. Thanks for your great effort

Good video! This review somehow made me think of my childhood Rescue Heroes stuff. Especially when you mentioned the ghost tower playset, as it reminds me of the Rescue Heroes control tower playset I had as a kid (its in storage somewhere) that set could take a beating. I think the only damage it has is a bent flag at the top because I used to like to hang the grappling hook guys from there and swing them around. Definitely my intro into action figures as a kid.

You promise and you deliver thank you buddy.

Just found this channel a few days ago, really enjoying the content :D

Despite some issues, we know Michael can't stop feeling so happy when receiving this set after more than 30 years of yearning.

Loved the video Michael. Here in England I have no recollection of seeing the show. I do however remember explicitly that I received a colouring book from this series and was completely baffled as to why it was called Ghost Buster's yet there was no Ray, Egon, Peter or Winston!! Love what you do my friends.

I'll say it a third time. ENVY!

Finally! I’ve been waiting on this so bad. I’ve got to add one to our collection one day

Although I have managed to get 5 of the main characters, I do consider this the toy collection that got away. I regretted not getting each piece back in the day.

Awesome video!!! I actually had this as a kid!! Up until a few years ago I had it in my basement but i had to sell it due to financial reasons.

I had a friend when I was little that had one of these.

I also find it mildly amusing that a haunted house was haunting you. At least now it can rest in peace!

Wow, you finally got this set together! What a great and rare set to find. Without the interweb we would never be able to find those toys and playsets we had when we were kids. I was grown up by the time this series was aired , but I do remember the cartoons and vaguely remember the toys. I was too busy buying Transformers and GI Joe's for my kids. I wouldn't buy them Thundercats and opted for He Man instead. They seemed to like the gimmicks for those better. Beast Wars were big on thier list also. What a neat but fragile playset you've brought back to life! Thanks for sharing.

I had it all... the house, the buggy, the scare scooter, the bone troller, and lots of figures (jessica, futura, fangster, fib face, and more) and because we had to move to another city and my mom thought it would be a lot to take she just gave it all away to the neighbor's kid. :(

I was hoping you'd get one. I remember seeing the playset as a kid. Great memories.

once again great vid

Мечты сбываются, поздравляю) Great vid, btw

Excellent video.

I agree with the other comments that this holy grail will really benefit from 3D printed reproduction parts, especially for weak pieces like the Ghost Buggy and Skelevision's antenna, the elevator and hinges.

Michael: "because the Ghostbusters figures just don't feel complete without it" Me: wait, are you talking about the real Ghostbusters or the other real Ghostbusters?

The GRAIL!!!! AHHHHHHHH (Angels singing)

I loved the TV series despite it being a bit wacky. Thanks for an awesome review of this gem of a playset.

I have this playset in my collection and Michael is dead on in his assessment. Great looking, weak structurally. Still, a great display piece.

Good find, good for you.

I got mine from Lionel Playworld in Tampa I remember it vividly

Well done!

Despite its flaws, I would love to own this play set. I have the figures, but they need their home. Great video, stoked you finally have it to add to your collection!

I've been looking into these toys lately. I know people love and prefer the other GhostBusters, but for me I love them both. Filmation's GhostBusters just had some kinda stupid charm back then. But as I've been watching video after video on the toys and the effort people have been going through to collect them, I think I'll stay away. You are the first and only video I've seen lately that goes into what I've read online. About how fragile anything other than the action figures are. And I thank you, I've always respected that about this channel

Hell yea about time :)

At last you have---Wait 2014? It's been that long? Man I feeling old again! Great video guys.

This really isn't my thing, but I clicked and ended up watching till the end. Which just goes to showcase how well edited and scripted your videos are. I always enjoy your content. Thanks.

You know... now that you mention the Real Ghostbuster's compatibilty to the Schaper's playset, it sorta reminds me of the demonic house of Wat from that series; the one about the elderly old woman with a parakeet that was a Demon in-disguise.

I had this! I think confused relatives gifted it to me, not knowing it wasn’t related to the GB movie that I was crazy about. But I loved it!

I just realized that I had suppressed all memories of watching this show until I saw the clips and started getting flashbacks...weird vibes

Awesome!

To be honest. It kinda looks like a frat house for ghosts.😊

Wow, that has to be one, if not the best, playsets of the 1980's.

It's called Ansabo.... oh ok lol. This is so awesome, great video on this holy grail playset. A few years ago, I had 2 opportunities to purchase this from the SAME person and passed on both. Jordan the Toy Hunter had this for sale at NY Comic Con, and then later at his NJ store... and I just didn't want to fork over $1500 or anywhere near that. Even so, I still regret it and I want it even more after watching the video! A great underrated toyline (and cartoon as well) and awesome playset! =D

I'd of loved this when I was 9. I, for some odd reason, loved both GB cartoons at the time.

Couldn’t wait to get off work to watch this. Your original video had me looking for the figures on eBay... only to expand my Real Ghostbusters collection 🤷🏻‍♂️ P.S. Love the hair

I always liked this cartoon version of the ghostbusters better. So much creativity and effort went into that playset. I wish some other toy companies took notice!

Thank God The Real Ghostbusters got a toyline a year later

Hi Michael, thanks for the inside scoop on this Ghostbusters playset and the history of collecting it! Its so much fun walking through the good and the bad of the design of the set. I was wondering: you spent a bit of time talking about the rarity of the piece, even saying its been compared to the Holy Grail, but I'm still not exactly sure how you happen to have it. It probably came from a reseller, since you say, "the kid who originally owned it put the stickers in the wrong place". Wasn't it exciting to hear from this guy? Like, "Holy Grail" exciting? If I was scouring the globe looking for the Holy Grail, and got a call from someone wanting to sell it, I'd be super stoked! As long as I didn't "choose poorly" Fantastic vid!

What a nice toy awsome you got one ;)

Hey! It's the other Ghostbusters, and it's awesome

That is very cool looking and looks like a peace of work. For some resin could see this done in Lego form maybe, to maybe being brought back to be done into today's time if done to being updated or made a bit better?

Wow i never ever seen one. Congratulations :)

I think that with modern plastics this would be sturdier, also plastics tend to become brittle with age.

I collect haunted house/mansion playlets. I am building my dream one out of an old Fisher Price Loving Family doll house for my REMCO Mini Monsters right now. I have never seen this one. Not sure if I should hug or hit ya for showing this off seeing I will prob never add it to the collection. HAHA Just playing, thanks so much for sharing, that thing is absolutely beautiful.

A long awaited happy end to the story!

WOOOOOWWW I Remember!!! Fantastic playset, and fantastic review!!! Very nice... but it so fragile :-D (Vale B-) )

Congrats on finally getting this. Though I wasn't a viewer of this cartoon, I have to admit it's awesome looking. I find it hard to understand why on the skull TV the antenna couldn't just come out from the top. Didn't have to be a long antenna. Also no doors on the elevator? I may not be very intelligent but some things are just no brainers. Anyway congratulations and looking forward to more videos. I love the nostalgia of these toys.

Very cool