Slimer, originally referred to as "Onionhead" and sometimes "the Mean Green Ghost" and "Ugly Little Spud", is a character from the Ghostbusters franchise. He appears in the films Ghostbusters (1984), See more

Film
Original continuity
Voiced by Ivan Reitman, Slimer (not named until The Real Ghostbusters) was a legendary ghost to all on the original staff of the Sedgewick Hotel. His usual territory was the … See more

• McCabe, Joseph (2016). "Making Magic". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. United Kingdom. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
• Waddell, Callum (2016). "Slimer Designer". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. … See more

Ghostbusters
During the pre-production of Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman remarked Slimer was sort of like Bluto in the film Animal House, like the ghost of John Belushi.
Special effects artist Steve Johnson sculpted the See more

Throughout the first film, Slimer appears to lack intelligence, only caring about gaining food to eat (such as hotdogs). In the second movie, … See more

• Slimer makes an appearance of RadioShack’s “the Phone Call” 2014 Super Bowl commercial, with Tom Spina Designs, Inc.'s digital artist Tyler Ham faithfully recreated the character's "Onionhead" looks from the original film through the use of … See more