History WesternAnimation / ExtremeGhostbusters

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse example used in "Deadliners". Eduardo is mocked for reading a book series considered [[AnimationAgeGhetto mere children's stories]] that Roland's little brother reads. What does the book contain, you may ask? A trio of monsters that resemble [[Film/HellRaiser Cenobites]] [[XMeetsY mixed with]] [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Gentlemen]] [[AccidentalNightmareFuel who horrifically]] [[BodyHorror mutilate their victims' bodies]] [[ForTheEvulz for "Fun"]] while trapping the [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed author]] [[RLStine of]] [[GooseBumps the series.]] There is little doubt that this ep was made with a RealitySubtext in mind.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubsitute: With the exception of Kylie, the new team look like dead ringers for the original Ghost Busters, especially Garrett (who looks like Ray) and Roland (who looks like Winston).

* IronicFear: In the WhatDoTheyFearEpisode, Eduardo's fear is of death: ironic both because he was taunting Kylie earlier claiming she was afraid of death, and because he interacts with ghosts on a daily basis, so he knows there's an afterlife.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: InUniverse example used in "Deadliners". Eduardo is mocked for reading a book series considered [[AnimationAgeGhetto mere children's stories]] that Roland's little brother reads. What does the book contain, you may ask? A trio of monsters that resemble [[Film/HellRaiser Cenobites]] [[XMeetsY mixed with]] [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Gentlemen]] [[AccidentalNightmareFuel who horrifically]] [[BodyHorror mutilate their victims' bodies]] [[ForTheEvulz for "Fun"]] while trapping the [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed author]] [[RLStine of]] [[GooseBumps the series.]] There is little doubt that this ep was made with a RealitySubtext in mind.

* {{Expy}}: "Deadliners" delivers a double-helping. A special type of eldritch abomination called the Vathack invade the works of young adult horror genre writer "JN Kline". They bring to life the titular Deadliners, monsters which are clearly based on the ''{{Hellraiser}}'''s Cenobites.

* PaleSkinnedBrunette[=/=]RavenHairIvorySkin: Kylie

* SealedEvilInACan: Achira in "Darkness at Npon", who was sealed in an underground tunnel until it is broken by tunnel workers trying to open up a path for the subway. Her release also unleashes other ghosts at the end of the episode. Several other episodes had the team fight a few ghosts that were imprisoned until being recently freed, such as the Leprechaun in "Luck of the Irish", the Oil Demon in "Ghost in the Machine", and Cohila in "The Crawler".

* SealedEvilInACan: Achira in the first episode, who was sealed in an underground tunnel until it is broken by tunnel workers trying to open up a path for the subway. Her release also unleashes other ghosts at the end of the episode. Several other episodes had the team fight a few ghosts that were imprisoned until being recently freed, such as the Leprechaun in ''Luck of the Irish'', the Oil Demon in ''Ghost in the Machine'', and Cohila in ''The Crawler''.

* SealedEvilinaCan: Achira in the first episode, who was sealed in an underground tunnel until it is broken by tunnel workers trying to open up a path for the subway. Her release also unleashes other ghosts at the end of the episode. Several other episodes had the team fight a few ghosts that were imprisoned until being recently freed, such as the Leprechaun in ''Luck of the Irish'', the Oil Demon in ''Ghost in the Machine'', and Cohila in ''The Crawler''.

* ForbiddenChekhovsGun: Egon tells the new team never to do this in the pilot.

* CrossingTheStreams: Egon tells the new team never to do this in the pilot.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: People (such as Mayor [=McShane=]) don't believe in ghosts, believing instead that the original team tricked people and the new team is continuing the tradition. Note, however, that this series is in continuity with ''TheRealGhostbusters'', which featured many public instances of supernatural activity in New York, as well as others across the planet.

** [[spoiler: Also the other members of the original Ghostbuster during their brief appearance. When coming up against a ghost the current 'busters were having trouble with, they take it down in a matter of seconds.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: While the show retains the trademark ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' humor, it treats the horror elements more seriously than either the movies or ''TheRealGhostbusters''.

* EldritchAbomination: Many villains fall into this territory. A hell of a lot more often than in ''WesternAnimaiton/TheRealGhostbusters''.

* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[spoiler:TheRealGhostbusters' reunion in later episodes.]]

* RearrangeTheSong: A darker version of the famous ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' theme sung by JimCummings.

* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Slimer, although less so than in ''TheRealGhostbusters''.

* TakeThatMe: The FBI agents in "Eyes of a Dragon" are mostly there to parody ''MenInBlackTheSeries''.

** At one point or another, all the main characters from ''TheRealGhostbusters'' are accounted for, ''except'' for Louis Tully.

* '''Eduardo Rivera''': A slacker who only joined Egon's class for the "E-Z-A." He initially did not believe in ghosts but this changed when he had to go face-to-face with one. Like Peter, Eduardo can act like a smart alec at times and often speaks for the group, out of turn. His {{Catch Phrase}}s are "Maybe he's/she's dead" and "We're '''scientists'''."

* '''Eduardo Rivera''': A slacker who only joined Egon's class for the "E-Z-A." He initially did not believe in ghosts but this changed when he had to go face-to-face with one. Like Peter, Eduardo can act like a smart alec at times. His {{Catch Phrase}}s are "Maybe he's/she's dead" and "We're '''scientists'''."

** TheHero: Kylie

** TheSmartGuy: Roland

*** [[spoiler:The events of "Drool, the Dog-Faced Goblin" are also slyly referenced, where Egon compares the bowling alley case to "...the time we busted that Class-4 shape-shifter in the Poconos."]]

--->"There was a minor mishap followed by a major expolsion."

* TheOtherDarrin: Neither Laura Summer nor Kath Soucie returned to voice Janine. (Her voice actor in this series was Pat Musick.) Meanwhile, BillyWest took over for FrankWelker as Slimer, although Welker returned as Ray Stantz.

Developed by Jeff Kline and Richard Raynis, ''ExtremeGhostbusters'' is a SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' (which was itself a SpinOff of the first ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' film), airing for one season in [[TheNineties late 1997]].