History Main / SillySpook

* Elements of this can be found in Brad Greenquist's performance as the mutilated ghost of Victor Pascow in ''Film/PetSematary1989''. Although he's presented solely as a GhastlyGhost in the novel, in the film he can be seen cheerfully settling into his seat when Rachel returns to Maine from Chicago (even though he's still quite ghastly).

* Elements of this can be found in Brad Greenquist's performance as the mutilated ghost of Victor Pascow in ''Film/PetSematary1989''. Although he's presented seriously in the novel, in the film he can be seen cheerfully settling into his seat when Rachel returns to Maine from Chicago.

* The enemy ghosts in ''Franchise/Luigi'sMansion'' fall into this category, especially the greenies in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, who will seemingly grab anything to defend themselves, like swords, hammers or rolling pins.

* The enemy ghosts in ''Franchise/LuigisMansion'' fall into this category, especially the greenies in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, who will seemingly grab anything to defend themselves, like swords, hammers or rolling pins.

* Elizabeth, the CuteGhostGirl in ''Anime/{{Maburaho}}'', [[SkinshipGrope takes a liking]] to [[MsFanservice Kuriko]], because her large breasts remind Elizabeth of her mother. In fact, she mistakes Kuriko ''for'' her mother ''because'' of Kuriko's breasts. When Kazuki and the girls help Elizabeth out to escape from the house in which she's been bound, she opens up and becomes quite playful.

* In the Creator/AbbottAndCostello film ''Film/TheTimeOfTheirLives'' (1946), Lou Costello plays a ghost wrongly accused of treason, just trying to clear his name (with the typical Costello bumbling, cowardly comedy).

->''We spectres are a jollier crew than you, perhaps, suppose!''

At the night-bird’s wail\\

Then is the spectre’s holiday!\\
Then is the ghost’s high noon!

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* Yu from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' is a punny GenkiGirl of a ghost. With that said, she ''does'' outright try to kill others, but it's actually because she loves being a ghost so much that she wants others to feel the good effects of being one as well, but she's quite friendly otherwise.

The TropeNamer is ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' ride at Ride/DisneyThemeParks and the assorted media directly based upon it. Compare FriendlyGhost, who is also a non-scary but not necessarily funny spirit, or the ReluctantMonster who isn't even aware of its role. This is one of the polar opposites to GhastlyGhost.

Ghosts are often portrayed as inherently somber beings, doomed to remain near the place of their death and mourn their own demise forever. These ghosts however, will have none of that. Silly Spooks are the clowns of the undead, causing laughter instead of, or sometimes in addition to, fear. They can be examples of any CharacterAlignment from LawfulGood to ChaoticEvil. In some cases, the characters will be scared of the ghost while the audience laughs. Other times, the Silly Spook will be funny InUniverse and out. But at the end of the day, SOMEONE will have the giggles.

* Creator/FilmCow has the ''Ghost House'' series of videos, which are about a man stuck in a house full of silly ghosts.

* In Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's GothicHorror spoof ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'', the ghosts of the past [[AristocratsAreEvil Bad Baronets]] of the Murgatroyd family haunt their [[HauntedHouse ancestral castle]], acting like TheComicallySerious versions of {{Ghastly Ghost}}s. They also get an awesomely spooky song called "When the Night Wind Howls" about all the fun they have on [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight dark and stormy nights]].

* The TropeNamers are the ghostly stars of ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' ride at Ride/DisneyThemeParks, who are clearly more interested in partying than anything frightening or sinister. Even "Grim Grinning Ghosts", the ride's ThemeSong, admits that these ghosts only "\Pretend to terrorize\".

* Kogasa from ''Videogame/TouhouProject'' is a {{Karakasa}} whose main ambition in life is to JumpScare people and surprise them. Unfortunately, she's a CuteMonsterGirl, so all her attempts end in failure.

* In Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's GothicHorror spoof ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'', the ghosts of the past [[AristocratsAreEvil Bad Baronets]] of the Murgatroyd family haunt their [[OldDarkHouse ancestral castle]], acting like TheComicallySerious versions of {{Ghastly Ghost}}s.

-->-- '''Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, Bart (deceased)''', ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}''

* In the Creator/AbbottAndCostello film ''The Time of Their Lives'' (1946), Lou Costello plays a ghost wrongly accused of treason, just trying to clear his name (with the typical Costello bumbling, cowardly comedy).

* In ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'', the ghosts of the past [[AristocratsAreEvil Bad Baronets]] of the Murgatroyd family haunt their doomed estate. They act like {{Ghastly Ghost}}s, for the most part, but since the whole show is a very funny spoof of GothicHorror melodramas, they mostly come across as this trope.

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* Mort of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. He ''is'' supposed to scare people, actually, but when he's not on the job, he borders on EndearinglyDorky.
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* [[CuteGhostGirl Wanda]] from ''WebAnimation/BamanPiderman'' giggles, plays pranks and does cutesy things like boop Piderman on the nose and make an origami crane kiss Pumkin.
* [[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]] as portrayed by the ''WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic''. The silliness comes from how OutOfCharacter it is for {{Canon}} [[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]] to be malicious and from the fact that he's still not scary even with the meaner personality.
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* Hairy Scary, pictured above, more so than {{WesternAnimation/Casper|TheFriendlyGhost}} in ''WesternAnimation/CasperAndTheAngels''. Casper is supposed to be a "guardian ghost" to the SpaceCop Angels along with Hairy, but the latter brings about most of the show's laughs.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFunkyPhantom'', who is a scaredy-cat ghost.
* Slimer, the team mascot/pet in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. Instead of "busting" him, the team lets him hang around and be the ComicRelief.
* The ghosts in the WesternAnimation/{{classic Disney short|s}} "WesternAnimation/LonesomeGhosts". They call ghost exterminators Mickey, Donald and Goofy so they could have someone to scare, and are clearly having a ball while doing so.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Danny Phantom himself qualifies. Although he possesses the power to become a ghost (which tend to be the source of most misfortune in the Danny Phantom universe), he is generally a pretty outgoing, BookDumb kid who can be a bit of a ButtMonkey. There's also the Box Ghost ("[[CatchPhrase BEWARE]]!"), whose job is to haunt...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin boxes]]. Absolutely no one is afraid of him, and his bothering the main characters is a recurring gag.
* The TitleCharacter of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (see {{Film}} above).
** The animated character is ''far'' LighterAndSofter than the film version and fits the trope ''much'' better.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' episode "Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist" features two mischievous ghosts in the abandoned saloon. They play pranks on some of the racers, until Big Gruesome turns the tables on them.
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'''s Hi-Five ghost doesn't have much in the way of a developed personality, but his design is definitely silly. He looks like a BedsheetGhost or a ''VideoGame/PacMan'' ghost with a single arm and hand growing out of the top of his head.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMeetsTheBooBrothers'': The Boo Brothers, who come across as a ghostly version of the Three Stooges.
* ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' has Bogel and Weerd, two ghosts who originally tricked Scooby and Shaggy into opening the Chest of Demons, and in subsequent episodes would frequently act as bumbling minions to the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': Spanky and Crudde from the episode "Parents' Day" are two mischievous ghosts who live in the basement of Enid's house. Much to the annoyance of Enid's mom, Wilhamena, they like to possess house guests and make them do embarrassing or destructive things.
* Spooky, the little spook in the ''[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Cool Cat]]'' cartoon "Big Game Haunt", is a hybrid of Casper and Elmer Fudd.
* WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} encounters one in the 1960 short "Popeye and the Phantom".
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* Mort of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. He ''is'' supposed to scare people, actually, but when he's not on the job, he borders on {{Adorkable}}.

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