In Ghostbusters, what question does the team use in its famous advertising slogan?

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In Ghostbusters, the team’s famous advertising slogan asks, “Who you gonna call?”

The line appears in the 1984 film’s fictional business advertising and became the central hook of Ray Parker Jr.’s theme song. It turns the supernatural crisis into a memorable commercial pitch for the Ghostbusters’ services.

The Ghostbusters are a paranormal-investigation and elimination business founded by Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, later joined by Winston Zeddemore. Their headquarters is a converted firehouse in New York City.

People sometimes remember the wording as “Who are you gonna call?” The film and song use “Who you gonna call?” The phrase is also strongly associated with the song, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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