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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Samhain reshapes the firehouse into a twisted fortress from which he directs attacks.
* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Samhain's first line out is to mock the Ghostbusters this way.
-->'''Samhain:''' You didn't actually think you could keep Samhain, the spirit of Halloween, locked up forever, did you, Ghostbusters?\\
'''Peter:''' Well, yeah, actually we did.
-->'''Samhain:''' You didn't actually think you could keep Samhain, the spirit of Halloween, locked up forever, did you, Ghostbusters?\\
'''Peter:''' Well, yeah, actually we did.
* NoSell: The guys immediately try to exploit Samhain's vulnerability to bright light, but a barrier around his new fortress keeps it from affecting him. It also keeps the proton blasts from hitting him.
** Samahain also when he recognizes Slimer as the Ghostbusters' ally.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Samhain thinks of ghosts as his little ones and has a fatherly interest in them, but he is positively livid with the ones that failed to capture the Ghostbusters.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Samhain thinks of ghosts as his little ones and has a fatherly interest in them, but he is positively livid with the ones that failed to capture the Ghostbusters.
* ProperlyParanoid: Whereas others think the two goblins are just trick-or-treaters in costume, Slimer finds them suspicious. He's exactly right, as they open the Containment Unit when no one's looking.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Some of Samhain's goons have red eyes.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: RedEyesTakeWarning:
** Some of Samhain's goons have redeyes.eyes.
** Though normally black, Samhain sports these when berating his minions for failing to capture the Ghostbusters.
** Some of Samhain's goons have red
** Though normally black, Samhain sports these when berating his minions for failing to capture the Ghostbusters.
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* TacticalWithdrawal: With Samhain safe in his new fortress and ordering the mooks out after them, Ray suggests the guys beat their feet. Everyone agrees, piling into Ecto-1 and driving off.
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* ThisCannotBe: Egon over Samhain emerging from the Containment Unit.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Samhain screams in a rage over his fortress coming apart. Then he panics over being sucked back into the Containment Unit.
-->'''Samhain:''' No, not again! NOT AGAIN!
-->'''Samhain:''' No, not again! NOT AGAIN!
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It's Halloween, and Slimer is accompanying some kids trick-or-treating. As they leave a woman's house, they run into some little gnome-like creatures, but mistake them for other kids. The kids leave to trick-or-treat some more, but Slimer is suspicious and follows the creatures. He snatches the candy and shows the kids, then explains that the "kids" were actually goblins. One of the boys, Jason, doesn't believe him, but the other boy, Donald, and the girl do, and they decide to check them out.
They all follow the goblins into Ghostbusters HQ, where the Ghostbusters and Janine pull a Halloween prank on them. Everyone parties for a while, but then Slimer sees the goblins running into the basement through the closed door. He tells the kids, who walk after, only to find the door locked. Slimer goes through the door to find the goblins messing with the containment unit, then the alarm sounds, sending the guests running home.
The Ghostbusters knock down the basement door and find that Samhain (from "When Halloween was Forever") has escaped. Everyone runs out to the car, while Samhain wrecks the firehouse and assembles an army. He declares the firehouse his fortress, and the Ghostbusters try to defeat him with [[WeaksauceWeakness light]] again, then to trap him, but it doesn't work since he's made a force field.
The humans and Slimer drive off, while Winston uses a device on the roof to trap most of the ghosts. When the traps fill up, he delays the rest of them by venting smoke. The Ghostbusters drop the kids off at their clubhouse to keep them safe (despite them wanting to help), while Samhain tells off his underlings for being swayed by mortals.
The kids are bored in their clubhouse, then look out and see Samhain and his minions. Realising that if they're outside, the "fortress" must be empty, they decide to go out in a kiddie car and investigate, though Jason isn't so sure. Meanwhile, Egon has determined the source of the "fortress"'s power and determines that all they need to do to collapse it is change its shape.
The kids try to investigate, but find the firehouse is being guarded by goblins. They try to leave in their kiddie car, but the goblins chase them. Donald, however, knocks them over with a catapulted pumpkin. However, more monsters show up.
Egon, meanwhile, is unhappy due to not having the required knowledge of the fortress's configuration from the inside. Only spirits can enter, so Slimer is sent in with a camera in his mouth. He sneaks in, but accidentally breaks a statue, getting some of Samhain's minions' attention. They give chase, but luckily, Slimer escapes, and flies to a room where he finds the kids tied up and Samhain revealing his plan to use them as bait to kill the Ghostbusters. Luckily, Egon sees a stone with writing on it on the camera, and determines that it's the "keystone", which marks where the containment unit was, and which, if fired at, would collapse the fortress.
They drive back, then when Samhain confronts them, they pretend to surrender. Meanwhile, Janine tells Slimer to tease Samhain, who sics some of his lackeys after him. He sics more lackeys after the Ghostbusters, but they trap them, while Janine zaps the keystone.
Slimer and the kids make a break for it, and he slimes them so they can pass through walls. The fortress then collapses, the villains are re-trapped, and the firehouse rebuilds itself. Thus, everyone decides to resume their party.
!!This episode provides example of
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Jason doesn't believe in goblins, despite talking to a ghost.
* AteItAll: Slimer eats all the candy in the bowl when the woman holds out a bowl for the trick-or-treaters.
* BatmanGambit: Samhain ties the children up, knowing that the Ghostbusters will try to rescue them, so he can kill the Ghostbusters.
* BedsheetGhost: Slimer wears a bedsheet as part of his Halloween costume (which is especially odd since he's already a ghost).
* BlowingARaspberry: Slimer blows a raspberry at Samhain to anger him.
* BullyingADragon: Exploited when Slimer deliberately teases Samhain to anger him as part of the plan.
* ChildrenAsPawns: Samhain ties up three kids so that the Ghostbusters will come and rescue them, allowing him to kill them.
* ConformingOOCMoment: Egon and Janine are usually pretty no-nonsense, but they take part in a prank towards the beginning.
* CoveredInGunge: Exploited when Slimer rubs slime on the kids to allow them to phase through walls.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Peter calls Samhain "Pumpkin Breath" to his face.
* {{Ectoplasm}}: Exploited when Slimer coats the kids in ectoplasm so they'll be able to go through walls.
* EdibleAmmunition: Donald catapults a pumpkin at the goblins.
* EvilLaugh:
** Samhain laughs maniacally when shaking the walls.
** One of the goblins laughs evilly when attacking the kids.
* FirstNameBasis: Catherine refers to Ray by his first name.
* HalloweenEpisode: As the title suggests, this episode takes place on Halloween.
* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: Throughout the episode, Jason acts the most wary about everything and isn't quite so sure he wants to help defeat Samhain as it's dangerous.
* ISurrenderSuckers: When Samhain tells the Ghostbusters to surrender, they play along and pretend to do so.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The kids reference the theme song by saying they're "not afraid of no ghosts".
* MythologyGag: Peter calls Slimer "spud", which is what Ray called him in the movie.
* NobodyHereButUsStatues: Slimer pretends to be one of the statues to hide from Samhain's minions.
* NotSoAboveItAll: The usually-no-nonsense Egon and Janine join in on the Halloween prank.
* OhCrap:
** Slimer says, "Uh-oh" when he sees the goblins going into the basement, then screams when he sees them messing with the containment unit.
** Ray says after discovering Samhain's force field, "I think we need to ... get the heck out of here!".
** When Catherine notices the monsters, she says, "Uh-oh; more company!".
** Slimer looks scared when he realises he's gotten the attention of the baddies.
** Samhain looks fearful when he sees that the keystone is being zapped.
* PlatonicKissing: Janine kisses Slimer to compliment his bravery.
* ThePratfall: Jason is knocked onto his behind by the goblins.
* {{Pun}}: Upon arriving back at the firehouse-turned-fortress, Peter says, "Looks like the unwelcome mat is out".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Some of Samhain's goons have red eyes.
* ScaryShadowFakeout: The kids initially mistake a woman's shadow for that of a monster.
* SoMuchForStealth: Slimer calls attention to himself when trying to sneak through the firehouse/fortress by knocking over a statue.
* SpeakInUnison:
** The kids and Slimer say, "Trick or treat?" in unison.
** After pranking the kids and Slimer, the Ghostbusters and Janine say, "Happy Halloween!" in unison.
* TemptingFate: PlayedForLaughs at the end when Peter comments that he likes how quiet it is, but then everyone else decides to start partying again.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The theme tune plays in the background as Samhain is being defeated.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Samhain starts forming an army, Winston says, "We're gonna have our hands full on this one!" in an annoyed voice.
* TitleDrop:
** When Catherine refers to herself and her friends as "junior Ghostbusters", Donald says, "Yeah, but where are the ''real'' Ghostbusters?".
** Later, Jason suggests that he, Donald, and Catherine "call the real Ghostbusters" instead of investigating the fortress.
* WillNotTellALie: According to Catherine, Ray never lies.
* YouFool: Samhain refers to the Ghostbusters as "fools" for believing they could lock him up forever.
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They all follow the goblins into Ghostbusters HQ, where the Ghostbusters and Janine pull a Halloween prank on them. Everyone parties for a while, but then Slimer sees the goblins running into the basement through the closed door. He tells the kids, who walk after, only to find the door locked. Slimer goes through the door to find the goblins messing with the containment unit, then the alarm sounds, sending the guests running home.
The Ghostbusters knock down the basement door and find that Samhain (from "When Halloween was Forever") has escaped. Everyone runs out to the car, while Samhain wrecks the firehouse and assembles an army. He declares the firehouse his fortress, and the Ghostbusters try to defeat him with [[WeaksauceWeakness light]] again, then to trap him, but it doesn't work since he's made a force field.
The humans and Slimer drive off, while Winston uses a device on the roof to trap most of the ghosts. When the traps fill up, he delays the rest of them by venting smoke. The Ghostbusters drop the kids off at their clubhouse to keep them safe (despite them wanting to help), while Samhain tells off his underlings for being swayed by mortals.
The kids are bored in their clubhouse, then look out and see Samhain and his minions. Realising that if they're outside, the "fortress" must be empty, they decide to go out in a kiddie car and investigate, though Jason isn't so sure. Meanwhile, Egon has determined the source of the "fortress"'s power and determines that all they need to do to collapse it is change its shape.
The kids try to investigate, but find the firehouse is being guarded by goblins. They try to leave in their kiddie car, but the goblins chase them. Donald, however, knocks them over with a catapulted pumpkin. However, more monsters show up.
Egon, meanwhile, is unhappy due to not having the required knowledge of the fortress's configuration from the inside. Only spirits can enter, so Slimer is sent in with a camera in his mouth. He sneaks in, but accidentally breaks a statue, getting some of Samhain's minions' attention. They give chase, but luckily, Slimer escapes, and flies to a room where he finds the kids tied up and Samhain revealing his plan to use them as bait to kill the Ghostbusters. Luckily, Egon sees a stone with writing on it on the camera, and determines that it's the "keystone", which marks where the containment unit was, and which, if fired at, would collapse the fortress.
They drive back, then when Samhain confronts them, they pretend to surrender. Meanwhile, Janine tells Slimer to tease Samhain, who sics some of his lackeys after him. He sics more lackeys after the Ghostbusters, but they trap them, while Janine zaps the keystone.
Slimer and the kids make a break for it, and he slimes them so they can pass through walls. The fortress then collapses, the villains are re-trapped, and the firehouse rebuilds itself. Thus, everyone decides to resume their party.
!!This episode provides example of
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Jason doesn't believe in goblins, despite talking to a ghost.
* AteItAll: Slimer eats all the candy in the bowl when the woman holds out a bowl for the trick-or-treaters.
* BatmanGambit: Samhain ties the children up, knowing that the Ghostbusters will try to rescue them, so he can kill the Ghostbusters.
* BedsheetGhost: Slimer wears a bedsheet as part of his Halloween costume (which is especially odd since he's already a ghost).
* BlowingARaspberry: Slimer blows a raspberry at Samhain to anger him.
* BullyingADragon: Exploited when Slimer deliberately teases Samhain to anger him as part of the plan.
* ChildrenAsPawns: Samhain ties up three kids so that the Ghostbusters will come and rescue them, allowing him to kill them.
* ConformingOOCMoment: Egon and Janine are usually pretty no-nonsense, but they take part in a prank towards the beginning.
* CoveredInGunge: Exploited when Slimer rubs slime on the kids to allow them to phase through walls.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Peter calls Samhain "Pumpkin Breath" to his face.
* {{Ectoplasm}}: Exploited when Slimer coats the kids in ectoplasm so they'll be able to go through walls.
* EdibleAmmunition: Donald catapults a pumpkin at the goblins.
* EvilLaugh:
** Samhain laughs maniacally when shaking the walls.
** One of the goblins laughs evilly when attacking the kids.
* FirstNameBasis: Catherine refers to Ray by his first name.
* HalloweenEpisode: As the title suggests, this episode takes place on Halloween.
* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: Throughout the episode, Jason acts the most wary about everything and isn't quite so sure he wants to help defeat Samhain as it's dangerous.
* ISurrenderSuckers: When Samhain tells the Ghostbusters to surrender, they play along and pretend to do so.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The kids reference the theme song by saying they're "not afraid of no ghosts".
* MythologyGag: Peter calls Slimer "spud", which is what Ray called him in the movie.
* NobodyHereButUsStatues: Slimer pretends to be one of the statues to hide from Samhain's minions.
* NotSoAboveItAll: The usually-no-nonsense Egon and Janine join in on the Halloween prank.
* OhCrap:
** Slimer says, "Uh-oh" when he sees the goblins going into the basement, then screams when he sees them messing with the containment unit.
** Ray says after discovering Samhain's force field, "I think we need to ... get the heck out of here!".
** When Catherine notices the monsters, she says, "Uh-oh; more company!".
** Slimer looks scared when he realises he's gotten the attention of the baddies.
** Samhain looks fearful when he sees that the keystone is being zapped.
* PlatonicKissing: Janine kisses Slimer to compliment his bravery.
* ThePratfall: Jason is knocked onto his behind by the goblins.
* {{Pun}}: Upon arriving back at the firehouse-turned-fortress, Peter says, "Looks like the unwelcome mat is out".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Some of Samhain's goons have red eyes.
* ScaryShadowFakeout: The kids initially mistake a woman's shadow for that of a monster.
* SoMuchForStealth: Slimer calls attention to himself when trying to sneak through the firehouse/fortress by knocking over a statue.
* SpeakInUnison:
** The kids and Slimer say, "Trick or treat?" in unison.
** After pranking the kids and Slimer, the Ghostbusters and Janine say, "Happy Halloween!" in unison.
* TemptingFate: PlayedForLaughs at the end when Peter comments that he likes how quiet it is, but then everyone else decides to start partying again.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The theme tune plays in the background as Samhain is being defeated.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Samhain starts forming an army, Winston says, "We're gonna have our hands full on this one!" in an annoyed voice.
* TitleDrop:
** When Catherine refers to herself and her friends as "junior Ghostbusters", Donald says, "Yeah, but where are the ''real'' Ghostbusters?".
** Later, Jason suggests that he, Donald, and Catherine "call the real Ghostbusters" instead of investigating the fortress.
* WillNotTellALie: According to Catherine, Ray never lies.
* YouFool: Samhain refers to the Ghostbusters as "fools" for believing they could lock him up forever.
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