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{{quote|'''Winston''': Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis? Isn't that a law firm?}}
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. In the episode "Cry Uncle" (not to mention the original intro and the unaired pilot), he's depicted as a malevolent ghost. In all other appearances, he's actually quite benign and even acts as an ally twice... considering the guys and Slimer his friends. He doesn't even mind being trapped in the Containment Unit (the change may be justified and [[Lampshaded]] in the episode "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis" by Peter saying, "He's all better now... we think.").
* [[Chickification]]: Janine went from snarky secretary with a stereotypical Jersey Girl accent and hairdo with triangular glasses (in other words, you know, just like the movie... to the point that early on people thought the voice actress Laura Summer was simply Annie Potts using a ''non de guerre'' for some reason) to a softer spoken woman with straight hair and round glasses over the series, thanks to [[Executive Meddling]] from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (as noted below). It was even justified ([[Author's Saving Throw|sort of]]) in the episode "Janine, You've Changed" where it turned out Janine was under the influence of a malevolent spirit who played to her self-image and changed her appearance accordingly.
** More of [[Xenafication|an inversion]]. True, the suits wanted Janine to have a milder personality, but they also wanted to make her a full fledged Ghostbuster. J. Michael Straczynski wanted her to keep her personality, and her job as secretary. After J. Michael Straczynski left, Janine soon began training with the Ghostbusters, following them on missions, and eventually even got her own pink uniform with her name stitched on it. She was also a Ghostbuster in the action figure line.
*** It's worth noting that [[Kath Soucie]] (the one hired to voice the milder Janine) stated in DVD bonus material that she was skeptical of the softening of the character in the first place.
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