All intervals go off at the same time

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I’m still on my Pac Man game and I’m having trouble with intervals. I set them to go off ten to five seconds apart, yet they all go off at the same time. Here is my code.


function makeGhost(alias,toClear,depth){
    clearInterval(toClear);
    duplicateMovieClip(this.shell, alias, depth);
    if(depth==1){
        this.stinky._x = 257;
        this.stinky._y = 191;
        var myYello:Color = new Color(stinky);
        myYello.setTransform({ra:255,rb:60,ga:255,gb:60});
    }
    if(depth==2){
        this.blinky._x = 257;
        this.blinky._y = 191;
        var myBlub:Color = new Color(blinky);
        myBlub.setTransform({ba:60,bb:255});
    }
    if(depth==3){
        this.twinky._x = 257;
        this.twinky._y = 191;
        var myRed:Color = new Color(twinky);
        myRed.setTransform({ra:60,rb:255});
    }
    if(depth==4){
        this.drinky._x = 257;
        this.drinky._y = 191;
        var myGreen:Color = new Color(drinky);
        myGreen.setTransform({ga:60,gb:255});
    }
}
function begin(){
    var ghostA:Number;
    var ghostB:Number;
    var ghostC:Number;
    var ghostD:Number;
    this.interMe = setInterval(this,"dirListening",10);
    ghostA = setInterval(this, makeGhost('stinky',this.ghostA,1), 5000);
    ghostB = setInterval(this, makeGhost('blinky',this.ghostB,2), 10000);
    ghostC = setInterval(this, makeGhost('twinky',this.ghostC,3), 25000);
    ghostD = setInterval(this, makeGhost('drinky',this.ghostD,4), 30000);
}

this.onLoad = begin;

The code makes a different named ghost appear and clear the interval. That part works, but all my intervals go off instantly without delay. What am I doing wrong?