Janine Melnitz

Janine Melnitz is a fictional character in the Ghostbusters series. She was played by Annie Potts in both movies and was voiced by Laura Summer and Kath Soucie in The Real Ghostbusters, and Pat Musick in Extreme Ghostbusters.

Over time, the Ghostbusters have come to count on Janine, not only for her work as a secretary keeping the business afloat, but also for help against ghosts. On numerous occasions, Janine has been forced to take up a 'busters uniform and proton pack to bail the guys out of trouble. Janine's jumpsuit was off-white in color, with bubblegum pink elbow and knee pads.

Throughout most Ghostbusters media, Janine often displayed as having a romantic attraction to Egon Spengler. This was shown in the first movie and more prodominatly in the Real Ghostbusters cartoons. In Ghostbusters II, however, she becomes involved with Louis Tully who had become the busters' financial advisor and lawyer. Despite this, Janine retained her attraction to Egon throughout the entire Real Ghosbusters series, and even into the "Extreme Ghostbusters" series.

Season 2 of Real Ghostbusters featured severe changes to the character- a new voice actor, a new character design, and a softened personality. In the season 5 episode Janine, You've Changed, it was revealed that her changes were the result of her wishes to a "makeoverus lotsabucks" (the name likely an insult at the network - J. Michael Straczynski, the writer of the episode, resigned from the series before season 2 over several show changes, Janine being one). Egon defeated the creature's hold over Janine. Strangely, by the time of Extreme Ghostbusters, Janine has apparently reverted back to the way she was before season 2 (note that the NOW comics ignored the changes completely).