Richard Mueller is a writer whose Ghostbusters work began with the novelization of the 1984 film and grew into one of the most prolific writing credits on the animated The Real Ghostbusters. He was credited with writing or co-writing 23 episodes of that series, served (often uncredited at his own request) as a story editor across its run, and later wrote two episodes of Extreme Ghostbusters. Outside the franchise he is known for television writing on shows including Batman: The Animated Series.
Related to Ghostbusters
Mueller's first involvement with the franchise was as the writer of Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular, the novelization of the first Ghostbusters movie. Because he had written the novelization, J. Michael Straczynski brought him onto The Real Ghostbusters, where he ended up credited for writing or co-writing 23 episodes. He worked on the show for all seven seasons, frequently as a story editor and writer who, at his own request, went uncredited many times. He also wrote two episodes of Extreme Ghostbusters.
The Real Ghostbusters episodes
Mueller wrote or co-wrote the following episodes of The Real Ghostbusters:
- Rollerghoster
- Cold Cash and Hot Water
- You Can't Take It With You
- Venkman's Ghost Repellers
- Sticky Business
- The Revenge of Murray the Mantis
- The Spirit of Aunt Lois
- Bustman's Holiday
- I Am the City
- Beneath These Streets
- Hanging by a Thread
- Standing Room Only
- Short Stuff
- The Brooklyn Triangle
- Elementary My Dear Winston
- Partners in Slime
- Future Tense
- Venk-Man!
- Slimer's Curse
- Revenge of the Ghostmaster
- The Treasure of Sierra Tamale
- Attack of the B-Movie Monsters
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Street
Extreme Ghostbusters episodes
Mueller wrote two episodes of Extreme Ghostbusters: