History WesternAnimation / ExtremeGhostbusters

* SelfDeprecation: The FBI agents in "Eyes of a Dragon" are mostly there to parody ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' (which was also adapted by Sony/Columbia to a cartoon series around the time that ''XGB'' was on, but unlike XGB it ran for a few more seasons, possibly because [=MiB=] was on Kids' WB whereas XGB was syndicated, and that might have been what doomed the show.)

* SelfDeprecation: The FBI agents in "Eyes of a Dragon" are mostly there to parody ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'' (which was also adapted by Sony/Columbia to a cartoon series around the time that ''XGB'' was on, but unlike XGB it ran for a few more seasons, possibly because [=MiB=] was on Kids' WB whereas XGB was syndicated, and that might have been what doomed the show.)

* DarkerAndEdgier: While the show retains the trademark ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' humor, it treats the horror elements more seriously than any other entry in the franchise so far – especially considering that ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' became LighterAndSofter as time went on, at the behest of ExecutiveMeddling.

* Kylie, [[spoiler:when she succumbs to her fear of maggots]], and Eduardo, [[spoiler:when he succumbs to his fear of death]], in the episode "Fear Itself".

** "Deadliners" has a triple play with an author named Kline, who's children's horror novels come to life. The children's horror theme is a play on R.L. Stine's ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' series, and the monster's designs look like [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Cenobites]], and when we see the author himself, he bears a resemblance to Creator/StephenKing.

* YourWorstNightmare: "Fear Itself"

* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite being rather chubby, Roland was quite limber and agile.

* BadassLongcoat: Kylie has one.
* BaitAndSwitchCredits: Samhain, who had appeared a few times on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', appears in the TitleSequence (and the toy line) but was never even cameoed in the actual show.

* Kylie, [[spoiler:when she succumbs to her fear of maggots]], and Eduardo, [[spoiler:when he succmbs to his fear of death]], in the episode "Fear Itself".

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: In "Killjoys", after freeing Roland from the monster he is in his birthday suit and covers himself. But it starts of as SceneryCensor.

* BigNo: Kylie, [[spoiler:when she succumbs to her fear of maggots]], and Eduardo, [[spoiler:when he succmbs to his fear of death]], in the episode "Fear Itself".

!!Tropes:

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: Samhain, who had appeared a few times on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', appears in the opening but was never even cameoed in the actual show.

* HandicappedBadass: Garrett takes this trope UpToEleven. One fan theory is that the executives started insisting that they had somebody in a wheelchair as was growing popular, assuming that this would be their nerd. The writers weren't fond of the meddling, so they gave them their wheelchair - and made him their TeamJock.

* TheCheerleader: Kylie used to be one. She's [[OldShame very ashamed of it]].

** Kylie, for example, is said to like Music/NineInchNails; she is also compared to Creator/{{Vampira}} (to her consternation).
** "Deadliners" has a triple play with an author named Kline, who's children's horror novels come to life. The children's horror theme is a play on R.L. Stine's ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' series, and the monster's designs look like [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Cenobites]], and when we see the author himself, he bears a resemblence to Creator/StephenKing.

* AdultFear: Just try to watch the episode "Grundelesque" without thinking of a sexual predator.
** Or "Home is where the Horror is."

** In "Fear itself while the ghost wasn't evil it was sealed up in bricked up catacombs and was perfectly happy that way since it was terrified of people and just wanted to be left alone. The episode ended with Ghistbuster with putting the "Fear itself ghost"in a small box in the catacombs and sealing them up again so that it would be left in peace.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: People (such as Mayor [=McShane=]) don't believe in ghosts, believing instead that the original team tricked people and the new team is continuing the tradition. Note, however, that this series is in continuity with ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', which featured many public instances of supernatural activity in New York, as well as others across the planet.

** A gang of neo-Nazis that harass a synagogue until a Jewish man sends a golem after them.
** Egon's old colleague Edward Kirilian invents a collar that can be used to enslave ghosts.

* ICantFeelMyLegs: When Garrett {{invoked}} it, you know it's PlayedForLaughs.
* IgnoredExpert: The Ghostbusters' warnings about the supernatural antagonists go unheeded by disbelieving idiots like Mayor [=McShane=] and Eduardo's police brother, Carl, the former not believing any of it and the latter thinking he and his police force are enough to do the job.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "Throw! The! Trap!" is what Roland says when the gang is about to catch ghosts in "Darkness at Noon" and in "Casting the Runes".