20 Things You Somehow Missed In Ghostbusters

20. Slimer Has No Name

Perhaps the most surprising success of Ghostbusters was the fan reaction to the little green ghoul that haunted the Sedgwick Hotel. Forget the titans of 1980s comedy, Slimer had won the hearts of thousands. When the film span off into it's unanticipated children's television show, Slimer was a big part of it.

But the name itself is never uttered in the film. Ray refers to Slimer as an "ugly little spud" on tape, but in design and on set the creature was largely called "Onionhead". Dan Aykroyd would often say that Slimer's party hard attitude and love of excess was inspired by his late friend (and original casting choice for Peter Venkman) John Belushi.

Slimer became the official name by the time of The Real Ghostbusters cartoon and was used in the film's sequel.