claims that, as a child, the only toy he ever had was "part of a Slinky", which he straightened out. As implied in the first movie, Egon apparently is a junk food junkie, due to his affection for sweets and snack crackers. In the second film, revealed that he and Ray like takeout foods like pizzas and of Asian, Greek, and Mexican cuisine; even in the first film, there was a scene where Egon dined Chinese carryout with Peter and Ray, during which he eats egg rolls while finished building the proton packs. Despite being a stereotypical timid professor, Egon is prone to violent reactions when pushed too far temperamentally, as demonstrated by his attempt to assault Walter Peck. After Egon died, it is through the haunting in his farmhouse reveals that, like Ray, he was a skilled mechanic, able to repair the Ecto-1's engine with his grandson Trevor as a poltergeist. Appearances Film Ghostbusters (1984) Egon was very interested in paranormal phenomena, even while working with Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman at Columbia University. He and Ray Stantz studied paranormal literature in their spare time, and Egon personally follows John Horace Tobin's works including Tobin's Spirit Guide, and were interested in theories of reincarnation. Egon was usually the first to interview case subjects, adding to their mantra, "we're ready to believe you." Examples were Dana Barrett from her Zuul encounter and her carriage phenomenon with Oscar. Even people Peter called "schizo" always went to either Egon or Ray to describe their paranormal experiences, no matter how far-fetched their stories were. For his part, Venkman once took back everything negative he said about him, rewarding the fellow scientist with his favorite candy bar (a Crunch bar). Egon's only weakness is evidently junk food (or at least snacks), as he is seen, on occasion, snacking candies, crackers (like Cheez-It), and egg rolls. When house-hunting for their headquarters, Egon against Peter leasing the firehouse at North Moore Street due to its conditions and location (dilapidated wirings, neighborhood being plagued by criminal elements, etc.), but Ray is attached to the building due to his fondness with its fireman's pole and it is a place that they can afford with their then-pitiful budgets. In times, they renovated the building to suit their needs after their business takes off. He developed the technology behind the P.K.E. Meter, the Proton Pack, the Trap, the Aura Analyzer,