Basic Trope: A parody of Ghostbusters.
- Straight: The Specter Catchers are a group of ghost hunters who wear matching boiler suits with an insignia of a crossed-out ghost, they drive a Cool Car, and they attack ghosts with wearable energy weapons called "electron packs".
- Exaggerated: In addition, the team consists of a horny Deadpan Snarker, a Genki Guy, a stoic genius, and an ex-marine, and they have an unamused secretary with an unrequited crush on the genius.
- Downplayed: While the Specter Catchers do chase after ghosts for a living, they aren't a straight-up parody or homage. However, they do occasionally say the odd Shout-Out like "We're ready to believe you".
- Justified: The team decided to intentionally reference Ghostbusters.
- Inverted:
- Subverted:
- Double Subverted:
- Parodied:
- Zigzagged: The Specter Catchers sometimes behave like the cast of Ghostbusters and sometimes more like Hollywood exorcists, depending on the episode.
- Averted:
- There is no ghost hunting.
- There is ghost hunting, but no Ghostbusters references are made.
- Enforced: "We've referenced a bunch of movies, let's do a Ghostbusters reference!"
- Lampshaded: "I thought I saw a group of people like you in a movie once."
- Invoked:
- Exploited:
- Defied: When they first found the Specter Catchers organisation, they avoid behaving too much like the cast of Ghostbusters lest their customers see the group as a joke.
- Discussed:
- Conversed: "This show has lots of pop-culture references. They had a Ghostbusters parody episode last week."
- Implied:
- Deconstructed:
- Reconstructed:
- Played for Laughs:
- Played for Drama:
- Played for Horror: The Specter Catchers end up being killed by the ghosts.
Back to The Real Spoofbusters to blast Data Vampires with an electron pack!
