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* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has quite a few over the course of its run: Danny and his friends, Jack and Maddie, the Masters Blasters, the Extreme Ghostbreakers, the Guys in White, and the Groovy Gang and the Scaredy Cats.

[[caption-width-right:350:They're ready to believe you!]]

* The titular brothers in ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters''.

* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]. To quote his Yellow Pages ad: "Harry Dresden--Wizard. Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No {{Love Potion}}s, [[BagOfHolding Endless Purses]], or Other Entertainment." If you need a cop, call 911. If you need a miracle, call Harry Dresden. (In fact, he gets a fair number of calls ''from'' the cops -- most usually from Karrin Murphy.) There's also [[ChurchMilitant the Knights of the Cross]], though you don't usually call for their help so much as [[BigDamnHeroes they show up at exactly the right moment to save the day.]] [[GodIsGood Working for the Almighty gives you]] [[ContrivedCoincidence a good sense of timing.]]

* The eponymous shop from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' hunts demons and devils for a fee. Apparently the business has been confused for a more generic WeHelpTheHelpless outfit before, hence Dante having a password that only those really needing demons slain would get. The Order of the Sword from the fourth game is supposed to act this way for the island of Fortuna, but it is eventually shown to be somewhat dubious. It has been suggested, at least in the questionably canon expanded materials like the novels, that there are other little demon-hunting outfits in the universe.

* The ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' episode [[Recap/DoomPatrol2019S2E04SexPatrol "Sex Men"]] sees the eponymous group basically as a sex-theme version of the Ghostbuster, trying to keep the world safe from sex-based extinction. They arrive at the Doom Ptrol's doostep after Elasti-Woman's [[[TheImmodestOrgasm immodest orgasm]] summons a demon capable of such a thing.

** The main character herself is a vampire who [[HunterOfHisOwnKind protects humans from supernatural threats]]. She is often aided by demon hunter Adam Van Helsing and the wizard Pendragon.
** During the 90s, Vampirella was allied with the Danse Macabre, an organization that fought supernatural threats with considerably more extreme measures. They were unfortunately wiped out by the villainess Nyx who killed Vampirella herself.

** A later run in 2001, introduced a covert branch of the FBI tasked with fighting supernatural threats called the World's End Circus.

%%* ComicBook/AtomicRobo and [[strike:his Tesladyne [[WeAreTeamCannonFodder Action Scientists]]]] [[HyperCompetentSidekick Jenkins]].

All kinds of ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight seem to plague the media. It seems you can't throw a TV remote without hitting ghosts, [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], TheLegionsOfHell, {{aliens|AndMonsters}}, or some other type of [[AliensAndMonsters monster]]. Fortunately, wherever there are monsters, there's likely to be people who hunt them, and [[TagLine they ain't afraid of no ghosts.]]

* The ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' episode [[Recap/DoomPatrol2019S2E04SexPatrol "Sex Men"]] sees the eponymous group basically as a sex-theme version of the Ghostbuster, trying to keep the world safe from sex-based extinction. They arrive at the Doom Ptrol's doostep after Elasti-Woman's [[The ImmodestOrgasm immodest orgasm]] summons a demon capable of doing suvh a thing.

* Every ghost hunting program ever like ''Series/GhostHunters'' and ''Series/GhostAdventures''. The paranormal investigators may be "concerned" citizens who investigate ghosts, but at least they have thier equipment like EMF meters to monitor ghostly activities, voice recorders to record EVP ghosts produce and video cameras to film supernatural occurences.

* Literature/JakubWedrowycz is an amateur exorcist, and yet one of the most effective experts in his profession in the world. The setting also includes traditional priest exorcists, while Jakub is just an old drunkard who makes a living by making moonshine, but he's not any less effective - though his methods rely less on religious rituals and more on CrazyAwesome blunt force (well, that and some RitualMagic).

* TheSixties TV series ''Series/TheInvadersTVSeries'' featured a lone Concerned Citizen fighting alien infiltration. Just as he started to gain some helpers, the show was canceled.

* TheSixties TV series ''Series/TheInvaders'' featured a lone Concerned Citizen fighting alien infiltration. Just as he started to gain some helpers, the show was canceled.

* Not coincidentally, Creator/SimonRGreen's latest series features ghost-hunting investigators from a government-affiliated agency called [[ShoutOut the Carnacki Institute]].
** Green's ''Hawk & Fisher'' fantasy tale ''The God Killer'' features the God Squad, a special unit of Haven's police force who deal with supernatural phenomena and entities.

* As noted in the Western Animation tab, the Franchise/{{ScoobyDoo}} gang don't wind up facing actual ghosts and the mysteries they stumble upon are usually unintentional. This is inverted in the Gold Key comic of Scooby, as starting with issue #14 the gang became ghost breakers for hire.

* Dr. Lesh and her crew, Ryan and Marty from ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''. They're just parapsychologists who study on ghosts, creaking doors and cold spots.

* Comicbook/DoctorStrange is the go-to guy for dealing with most supernatural threats in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, and people often come directly to him to deal with their supernatural problems. And since he's the Sorcerer Supreme, it's pretty much in his job description. Or Brother Voodoo if Strange isn't around.

* Franchise/TheDCU has a ''ton'' of people on hand to deal with this sort of thing. ComicBook/DoctorFate, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger, [[Comicbook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]], hell, even ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Theoretically backed by a Secret Society, and in one season an official government Agency turns up as well. The phrase itself is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E13TheKillerInMe The Killer in Me]]":

* Every ghost hunting program ever like ''Series/GhostHunters'' and ''Series/GhostAdventures''.

* "Who Ya Gonna Call?" was a 1988 fan story for the ''Series/DoctorWho'' fanzine Time Log that paired the sixth Doctor and Peri with the Real Ghostbusters. They're both investigating strange goings on in Arkham, Mass., although the Doctor resolutely refuses to believe in ghosts.

* "If there's something strange... in your neighborhood... [[TropeNamers who you gonna call?]]" "'''[[Film/Ghostbusters1984 GHOSTBUSTERS!]]'''" Probably the most well-known "concerned citizens" example who are formerly parapsychologists. Although they're also making money off it and for that reason, they encourage the {{muggles}} finding out!

* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', when talking to one of the goblins in the goblin temple, it may say that it sometimes hears a ghost. You have several options for the next line, two of which are, "I ain't afraid of no ghost!" and "Who you gonna call?"

* When the Columbia version became a hit, Creator/{{Filmation}} made an animated series (called simply ''[[WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters Ghostbusters]]'') that was based on their previous live-action series (which predated the Columbia version by nine years).

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Dexter mentions this trope while trying to flush the ghost of his deceased goldfish.

* Parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. When Bloo's cold cause's the inhabitants of the house to believe the house is haunted, Coco picks up a phone. Wilt asks "Who you gonna call?", which leads to Coco saying "Co-coco!" in a way reminiscent of the Ghostbusters' theme song. To which Wilt replies "They've been out of business for years!"

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
-->'''Fry:''' All I know is I have a ghost that needs bustin'!\\
'''Hermes:''' Who you gonna call?\\
'''Fry:''' Gho—\\
'''Operator:''' [[TakeThat The number you have dialed has been lame since 1989.]]

* {{Church Militant}}s in general.

* Though disbanded now, the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) was a group backed by a wealthy businessman that brought together various scientists to investigate reports of the paranormal/supernatural. Their most famous investigation was probably that of [[SkinWalker Skinwalker]] Ranch in Utah.