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* ExcusePlot: Bored with nothing to do (no one to scare, since they've scared everyone else), the ghosts tricked a ghost-busting crew to come to their house.

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* ExcusePlot: Bored with nothing to do (no one to scare, since they've scared everyone else), else off), the ghosts tricked trick a ghost-busting crew to come into coming to their house.
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* ExcusePlot: Bored with nothing to do (no one to scare, cause they're too good), the ghosts tricked a ghost-busting crew to come to their house.

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* ExcusePlot: Bored with nothing to do (no one to scare, cause they're too good), since they've scared everyone else), the ghosts tricked a ghost-busting crew to come to their house.
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* StandardSnippet: "The World Owes me a Livin'", originally written for ''The Grasshopper and the Ants'', later associated with Goofy beginning with "On Ice," plays in a minor key when Goofy looks at his "reflection" in the mirror.

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* StandardSnippet: "The World Owes me a Livin'", originally written for ''The Grasshopper and the Ants'', later associated with Goofy beginning with "On Ice," plays in a minor key [[{{Tonality}} key]] when Goofy looks at his "reflection" in the mirror.
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* PowderGag: Ghost chasers Mickey, Donald, and Goofy spend the whole show getting trounced by tricky ghosts. In the end, all three get coated in molasses, syrup, and flour so they [[FauxHorrific resemble ghosts]], and they accidentally [[HorrifyingTheHorror scare the real ghosts away]].
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* OffModel: Played with when Mickey and co. enter the house. The door initially falls inward, then it slides backwards and returns to its frame (as opposed to simply flipping back up), causing the doorknob to appear on the wrong side.

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: As Donald said, the ghosts may love to scare people, but when it comes to being scared themselves, they're big sissies.


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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: As Donald said, the ghosts may love to scare people, but when it comes to being scared themselves, they're big sissies.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When the molasses and flour fall on Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, the ghosts think that they're seeing ghosts and freak out... forgetting that ''they're ghosts themselves!''
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->''"Here are Mickey, Goofy and Donald; [[TropeMakers the world's first]] [[WhoYaGonnaCall ghost busters]]. They're about to have a close encounter of the weird kind."''

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->''"Here are Mickey, Goofy and Donald; [[TropeMakers the world's first]] [[WhoYaGonnaCall [[WhoYouGonnaCall ghost busters]]. They're about to have a close encounter of the weird kind."''
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* WhoYaGonnaCall: Probably not these guys. Conventional weapons don't work as well for Ghostbusters as proton packs.

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* WhoYaGonnaCall: WhoYouGonnaCall: Probably not these guys. Conventional weapons don't work as well for Ghostbusters as proton packs.
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* WhoYouGonnaCall: Probably not these guys. Conventional weapons don't work as well for Ghostbusters as proton packs.

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* WhoYouGonnaCall: WhoYaGonnaCall: Probably not these guys. Conventional weapons don't work as well for Ghostbusters as proton packs.
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* HauntedHouse: Takes place in one occupied by the titular characters. In fact, the reason the ghosts call the trio in the first place is because no one has come to the house due to its reputation as this.

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* HauntedHouse: Takes The cartoon takes place in one the old [=McShiver=] mansion, which is occupied by the titular characters. In fact, the reason the ghosts call the trio in the first place is because no one has come to the house due to its reputation as this.
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* HauntedHouse

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* HauntedHouseHauntedHouse: Takes place in one occupied by the titular characters. In fact, the reason the ghosts call the trio in the first place is because no one has come to the house due to its reputation as this.
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* HauntedHouse: Doy!

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* HauntedHouse: Doy!HauntedHouse
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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): Do you chase ghosts?
--> '''Goofy''' ''(chortles on phone, lowers to speak to Mickey and Donald)'': Do we chase ''ghosts''?
--> '''Donald''': ''(falls from the chair, landing tailfeathers first)''

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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): -->'''Ghost #1:''' ''[in a woman's voice]'' Do you chase ghosts?
--> '''Goofy''' ''(chortles
ghosts?\\
'''Goofy:''' ''[chortles
on phone, then lowers himself to speak to Mickey and Donald)'': Donald]'' Do we chase ''ghosts''?
--> '''Donald''': ''(falls
''ghosts''?\\
''[Donald falls
from the his chair, landing tailfeathers first)''tail feathers first.]''



* ParrotExposition: The early portion of the short features a RunningGag in which Mickey will exclaim something, Donald will repeat it in alarm, and Goofy will repeat it a third time as a question. This is done with the phrases "the telephone", "a customer", and finally, "ghosts".

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* ParrotExposition: The early portion of the short features a RunningGag in which Mickey will exclaim something, Donald will repeat it in alarm, and Goofy will repeat it a third time as a question. This is done with the phrases "the telephone", telephone," "a customer", customer," and finally, "ghosts"."ghosts."



* StandardSnippet: "The World Owes me a Livin'", originally written for ''The Grasshopper and the Ants'', later associated with Goofy beginning with "On Ice", plays in a minor key when Goofy looks at his "reflection" in the mirror.
* TooDumbToLive: Gee Goofy, you didn't get the hint that your reflection was really one of the ghosts sooner? Of course, it ''is'' Goofy.

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* StandardSnippet: "The World Owes me a Livin'", originally written for ''The Grasshopper and the Ants'', later associated with Goofy beginning with "On Ice", Ice," plays in a minor key when Goofy looks at his "reflection" in the mirror.
* TooDumbToLive: Gee Gee, Goofy, you didn't get the hint that your reflection was really one of the ghosts sooner? Of course, it ''is'' Goofy.
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* ParrotExposition: The early portion of the short features a RunningGag in which Mickey will exclaim something, Donald will repeat it in alarm, and Goofy will repeat it a third time as a question. This is done with the phrases "the telephone", "a customer", and finally, "ghosts".
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* HorrifyingTheHorror: see CoincidentalAccidentalDisguise above.

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* HorrifyingTheHorror: see CoincidentalAccidentalDisguise above.The ghosts get scared off when they mistake Mickey and friends covered in molasses and flour for much bigger, scarier ghosts.
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* OverlyLongGag: Goofy looking at the ghost in the mirror.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Not quite. The ghosts in question aren't so much lonesome as they are just bored that there wasn't anybody around their house to scare.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Not quite. The ghosts in question aren't so much lonesome as they are just bored that there wasn't anybody around their house to scare. (Since they already scared them off.)
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* CrossDressingVoices: [[InUniverse Done in the actual short]] by one of the ghosts in order to trick Mickey and co. into coming to the house.

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* CrossDressingVoices: [[InUniverse InUniverse. Done in the actual short]] short by one of the ghosts in order to trick Mickey and co. into coming to the house.
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* CrossDressingVoices: [[InUniverse Done in the actual short]] by one of the ghosts in order to trick Mickey and co. into coming to the house.
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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): Do you catch ghosts?

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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): Do you catch chase ghosts?



--> '''Donald''': ''(quacks in frustration, flying from his chair and landing ass-up on the floor)''

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--> '''Donald''': ''(quacks in frustration, flying ''(falls from his chair and the chair, landing ass-up on the floor)''tailfeathers first)''
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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): Hello? Ajax exterminating company? Do you catch ghosts?

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--> '''Ghost #1''' (in convincing woman voice): Hello? Ajax exterminating company? Do you catch ghosts?
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* RuleOfFunny: The ghosts being afraid of other ghosts and seemingly forgetting that they are ghosts themselves. It's even funnier considering they outnumber the fake ghosts 4 to 3.

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