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* It could tie in to their memory loss as well, a sort of MorphicResonance, as they forget more of their previous lives, it extends to their forms losing their ego image, they still hold certain strong personality traits, hence why despite all the ghosts we see following a standard form, they still have distinct looks.
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* Important rule of Ghostbusting is "Never go Solo" even in the movies and series, simply wrangling one ghost is pretty difficult, never mind also putting down and leading them into a trap, so a trio of actively hostile ghosts is too much for one Buster.
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Dibs started out just like Casper only human: starved for affection, wanting a friend, and showing undying loyalty, being willing to do anything for his friends. However, whereas Casper met Kat, who is generally a decent person, Dibs ended up with Carrigan, who knew just how to take advantage of Dibs' self-sacrificing nature, taking him for granted and repeatedly throwing him under the bus whenever it was convenient for her. Eventually, when Dibs realized that Carrigan meant to kill him, he finally reached his breaking point and turned on Carrigan.

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Dibs started out just like Casper only human: starved for affection, wanting a friend, and showing undying loyalty, being willing to do anything for his friends. However, whereas Casper met Kat, who is generally a decent person, Dibs ended up with Carrigan, who knew just how to take advantage of Dibs' self-sacrificing nature, taking him for granted and repeatedly throwing him under the bus whenever it was convenient for her. Eventually, Over time, Dibs became more jaded and cynical, to the extent that, when Dibs realized that Carrigan meant to kill him, he finally reached his breaking point and turned on Carrigan.her.
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[[WMG:Dibs started out as a version of Casper]]
Dibs started out just like Casper, starved for affection, wanting a friend, and showing undying loyalty, being willing to do anything for his friends. However, whereas Casper met Kat, who is generally a decent person, Dibs ended up with Carrigan, who knew just how to take advantage of Dibs' self-sacrificing nature, taking him for granted and repeatedly throwing him under the bus whenever it was convenient for her. Eventually, when Dibs realized that Carrigan meant to kill him, he finally reached his breaking point and turned on Carrigan.

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[[WMG:Dibs started out as a (living) human version of Casper]]
Dibs started out just like Casper, Casper only human: starved for affection, wanting a friend, and showing undying loyalty, being willing to do anything for his friends. However, whereas Casper met Kat, who is generally a decent person, Dibs ended up with Carrigan, who knew just how to take advantage of Dibs' self-sacrificing nature, taking him for granted and repeatedly throwing him under the bus whenever it was convenient for her. Eventually, when Dibs realized that Carrigan meant to kill him, he finally reached his breaking point and turned on Carrigan.
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[[WMG:Dibs started out as a version of Casper]]
Dibs started out just like Casper, starved for affection, wanting a friend, and showing undying loyalty, being willing to do anything for his friends. However, whereas Casper met Kat, who is generally a decent person, Dibs ended up with Carrigan, who knew just how to take advantage of Dibs' self-sacrificing nature, taking him for granted and repeatedly throwing him under the bus whenever it was convenient for her. Eventually, when Dibs realized that Carrigan meant to kill him, he finally reached his breaking point and turned on Carrigan.
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Her father wasn't just some rich guy who foolishly invested in the creepy place before leaving it to her, it's in the family, and has been passed down through generations. Based on what we see of Casper in his human form, there is family resemblance.

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Her father wasn't just some rich guy who foolishly invested in the creepy place before leaving it to her, it's in the family, and has been passed down through generations. Based on what we see of Casper in his human form, having blond hair, there is family resemblance.
** Although they're probably only ''distantly'' related given their different surnames.
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* Alternatively, that's not actually Ray Stanz; it's ''Dan Ackryod acting as Ray Stanz'', who's just been hired by Carrigan to try and intimidate the ghosts of Whipstaff into leaving.
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[[WMG:Casper (from the early 1990s movie) is Charles Foster Kane.]]

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[[WMG:Casper (from the early 1990s movie) is [[Film/CitizenKane Charles Foster Kane.Kane]].]]
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* Maybe he just couldn't bust Casper's uncles in front of him because he had the same standards [[KillBill the Bride]] had, and he couldn't bust Casper himself [[WouldntHurtAChild because he was a child]].

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* Maybe he just couldn't bust Casper's uncles in front of him because he had the same standards [[KillBill [[Film/KillBill the Bride]] had, and he couldn't bust Casper himself [[WouldntHurtAChild because he was a child]].
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[[WMG:Carrigan went straight to Hell when she crossed over]]
Just to make her defeat that much more awesome, she'll be facing [[AndIMustScream an eternity of karma]] in the afterlife...
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* If you look carefully when Ray runs out of the manor, the emitter on his Nutrona Wand has come away from the rest of it and is hanging on its wire. Might be a little dangerous to use it again...
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* Or the movie takes place around the time it was made, and the events of ''Ghostbusters I'' and ''II'' (and maybe the [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters cartoon]]) already happened. The Ghostbusters were busy with an unseen case, and had only one of them go to deal with the Ghostly Trio.
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[[WMG: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Ray]] had a good reason to bail on the job.]]

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[[WMG: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ray]] had a good reason to bail on the job.]]



[[WMG: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter Venkman]] refused the job because Carrigan couldn't afford a down payment]]

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[[WMG:The movie is taken place in the same universe as [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbusters]] ]]

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[[WMG:The movie is taken place in the same universe as [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbusters]] ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''. ]]
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[[WMG:The movie is taken place in the same universe as [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbusters]] ]]
Around some time after the events of the first movie and before the events of the second movie. The Ghostbusters were all but broken up and Ray was the only one available.
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* Maybe he just couldn't bust Casper's uncles in front of him because he had the same standards [[KillBill the Bride]] had, and he couldn't bust Casper himself [[WouldntHurtAChild because he was a child]].
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[[WMG: Ghosts look more cartoonish over time.]]
Notice Kat's dad and Carrigan looked more or less like themselves in ghost form, whereas Casper and the trio look like cartoonish beings and barely resemble humans anymore. Kat's dad and Carrigan spent a couple hours as ghosts whereas Casper and the trio have been that way nearly a century (Casper died in early 1900s IIRC).
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* Maybe the ghosts were simultaneously too much of a threat for one, but not big enough to call in the whole group when they had bigger fish to fry. Or maybe she did make another appointment for all four, but they were so backed up that she couldn't see them for a while.
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Anyway, i think this is what I heard paranormal researchers believe (though I don't myself). If anyone knows anything else about this, feel free to fix any mistakes in understanding I have shown.

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Anyway, i I think this is what I heard paranormal researchers believe (though I don't myself). If anyone knows anything else about this, feel free to fix any mistakes in understanding I have shown.
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Think about it - John [=McFadden=]'s brothers all die violent and/or painful deaths. Then Casper dies of peunomia. No wonder [=McFadden=] wanted to make a machine to bring people back from the dead. I couldn't help but wonder what their unfinished business was. Casper's was looking after his dad.

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Think about it - John [=McFadden=]'s brothers all die violent and/or painful deaths. Then Casper dies of peunomia.pneumonia. No wonder [=McFadden=] wanted to make a machine to bring people back from the dead. I couldn't help but wonder what their unfinished business was. Casper's was looking after his dad.
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* Her father wasn't just some rich guy who foolishly invested in the creepy place before leaving it to her, it's in the family, and has been passed down through generations. Based on what we see of Casper in his human form, there is family resemblance.

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* Her father wasn't just some rich guy who foolishly invested in the creepy place before leaving it to her, it's in the family, and has been passed down through generations. Based on what we see of Casper in his human form, there is family resemblance.
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[[WMG: Carrigan is related to Casper.]]
* Her father wasn't just some rich guy who foolishly invested in the creepy place before leaving it to her, it's in the family, and has been passed down through generations. Based on what we see of Casper in his human form, there is family resemblance.
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** They use the surname [=McFadden=] in the cartoon.

[[WMG: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter Venkman]] refused the job because Carrigan couldn't afford a down payment]]
Peter got screwed so many times with unpaid jobs he now demands advanced payments and wouldn't believe Carrigan when she offers a share of the treasure.
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* We don't, but that doesn't mean Casper's father wouldn't want to bring them back, if they were friends.

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* ** We don't, but that doesn't mean Casper's father wouldn't want to bring them back, if they were friends.
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**BroadStrokes?
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* We don't, but that doesn't mean Casper's father wouldn't want to bring them back, if they were friends.
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Think about it - John McFadden's brothers all die violent and/or painful deaths. Then Casper dies of peunomia. No wonder McFadden wanted to make a machine to bring people back from the dead. I couldn't help but wonder what their unfinished business was. Casper's was looking after his dad.

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Think about it - John McFadden's [=McFadden=]'s brothers all die violent and/or painful deaths. Then Casper dies of peunomia. No wonder McFadden [=McFadden=] wanted to make a machine to bring people back from the dead. I couldn't help but wonder what their unfinished business was. Casper's was looking after his dad.


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* How do we know that they're not Casper's mom's brothers?
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* Maybe their unfinished business was looking after Casper and his dad? They seemed to have a soft spot for Casper. If they were close, they might have stuck around to watch over Casper while his dad was likely depressed over their deaths.
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[[WMG: The Ghostly Trio are another reason Casper's father invented the resurrector]]
Think about it - John McFadden's brothers all die violent and/or painful deaths. Then Casper dies of peunomia. No wonder McFadden wanted to make a machine to bring people back from the dead. I couldn't help but wonder what their unfinished business was. Casper's was looking after his dad.
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[[WMG: [[{{Ghostbusters}} Ray]] had a good reason to bail on the job.]]
It was one against three. Furthermore, wrangling ghosts with a proton stream ''and'' throwing a trap is probably a pretty hard job for just one person. Still, it was kind of stupid for him to go in alone.

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