History YMMV / ExtremeGhostbusters

** At one point in "Deadliners" Kylie calls Roland a simp, decades before that became an actual slang word.

* MemeticMutation: Some fans joke that the shows name comes not from the fact that it come out in the [[TotallyRadical 90s]], but because of the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids surprisingly disturbing and intense content]] as well as references to certainly family-unfriendly things like antisemitism, implied character death, psychological torture, a villain that's an allegory for child predators, as well as the Vathek, a trio of [[Franchise/Hellraiser Cenobite-]][[{{Expy}} expies]], with one of their members, Corpuscle, having a head that looks like a puckered anus, which is capable of spitting out a monster that's best described as a "rabid fetus-man" in a manner that's reminiscent of defecation, not to mention how the episode they appear in is filled to the brim with BodyHorror that's extreme even for their inspiration, among other decidedly inappropriate-for-children things.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show was quite popular on Continental Europe, to the level that it has a few video game adaptations. In Spain, particularly, ''this'' series is the first thing many people see whenever they think of the Ghostbusters franchise thanks to its successful TV runs in the 2000s.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Just like its brothers-in-arms, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', also produced by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision's Adelaide Productions, this series contained ''massive'' amounts of nightmarish imagery, to the point where it made its predecessors (including the movies!) look tame, not to mention it managed to become the most horrific entry in the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise. Its mere opening is enough to send chills down the spine of people who grew with the series in TheNineties, even if (or because) they are fans of the work, and it is safe to say the kind of monsters and artwork this series contained for a children show would be almost unimaginable today. Earlier episodes had characters implied to actually die (albeit offscreen), which is probably why they felt forced to establish in later episodes that trapping the MonsterOfTheWeek caused a ResetButton. That's probably why they went to syndication, as that meant not having to deal with network censors (considering the ExecutiveMeddling that its predecessor went through, that might not be surprising).

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Just like its brothers-in-arms, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', also produced by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision's Adelaide Productions, this series contained ''massive'' amounts of nightmarish imagery, to the point where it made its predecessor look tame, not to mention it managed to become the most horrific entry in the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise. Its mere opening is enough to send chills down the spine of people who grew with the series in TheNineties, even if (or because) they are fans of the work, and it is safe to say the kind of monsters and artwork this series contained for a children show would be almost unimaginable today. Earlier episodes had characters implied to actually die (albeit offscreen), which is probably why they felt forced to establish in later episodes that trapping the MonsterOfTheWeek caused a ResetButton. That's probably why they went to syndication, as that meant not having to deal with network censors (considering the ExecutiveMeddling that its predecessor went through, that might not be surprising).

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Just like its brothers-in-arms, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', also produced by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision's Adelaide Productions, this series contained ''massive'' amounts of nightmarish imagery, to the point where it made its predecessor look tame. Its mere opening is enough to send chills down the spine of people who grew with the series in TheNineties, even if (or because) they are fans of the work, and it is safe to say the kind of monsters and artwork this series contained for a children show would be almost unimaginable today. Earlier episodes had characters implied to actually die (albeit offscreen), which is probably why they felt forced to establish in later episodes that trapping a ghost caused a ResetButton. That's probably why they went to syndication, as that meant not having to deal with network censors (considering the ExecutiveMeddling that its predecessor went through, that might not be surprising).

* {{Narm}}: Having Egon keep a straight face when talking about all the problems that come with old age and mentioning that he's ''THIRTY-NINE''. Made even more laughable when you realize that’s how old Creator/HaroldRamis was when [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 the first film released]] annd not only were no jokes made about his age there but this show is also supposed to take place over after that film.

* {{Narm}}: Having Egon keep a straight face when talking about all the problems that come with old age and mentioning that he's ''THIRTY-NINE''. Made even more laughable when you that’s how old Creator/HaroldRamis was when [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 the first film released]] annd not only were no jokes made about his age there but this show is also supposed to take place over after that film.

* {{Narm}}: Having Egon keep a straight face when talking about all the problems that come with old age and mentioning that he's ''THIRTY-NINE''. Made even more laughable when you that’s how old Creator/HaroldRamis was when [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 the first film released]] and this show is suppose to take place over after that.

* {{Narm}}: Having Egon keep a straight face when talking about all the problems that come with old age and mentioning that he's ''THIRTY-NINE'' (though the stress of his job probably has made him feel old).

* FridgeBrilliance:
** Egon being the mentor of the new team makes even more sense than it initially appears since he clearly demonstrated ''massive'' PapaWolf tendencies in [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters the original show]].
** While Garrett's [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes claustrophobia]] is a fairly straight forward fear on the surface, it actually has a deeper layer to it; namely, that Garrett is afraid of ''being helpless''. This is supported by "In Your Dreams", where the thing that really freaks Garrett out in his dream isn't that he's out of his wheelchair, it's that he can't defend himself and there's no chance of making it stop, unlike most situations when he falls out of his wheelchair where either he can retrieve it himself or there's someone to help him.

** In the pilot, Garrett declares Creator/JackieChan movies are for wimps ([[AcceptableTargets and people from Long Island]]). Adelaide Productions went on to do ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' a couple years later.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show was quite popular on Continental Europe, to the level that it has a few video game adaptations. In Spain, particularly, ''this'' series is the first thing many people see whenever they think on the Ghostbusters franchise thanks to its successful TV runs in the 2000s.

* UglyCute: Slimer's redesign is a considerable improvement over the original.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Just like its brothers-in-arms, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', also produced by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision's Adelaide Productions, this series contained ''massive'' amounts of nightmarish imagery, to the point to make its predecessor look tame. Its mere opening is enough to send chills down the spine of people who grew with the series in TheNineties, even if (or because) they are fans of the work, and it is safe to say the kind of monsters and artwork this series contained for a children show would be almost unimaginable today. Earlier episodes had characters implied to actually die (albeit offscreen), which is probably why they felt forced to establish in later episodes that trapping a ghost caused a ResetButton. That's probably why they went to syndication, as that meant not having to deal with network censors (considering the ExecutiveMeddling that its predecessor went through, that might not be surprising. Heck this series is almost a near TakeThat to those).

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Despite putting teenaged characters[[note]]Though, considering that they all go to college, it's safe to say that they're at least between 18 and 22, the typical age bracket for college students[[/note]] front and center, the series generally avoided TotallyRadical territory. Except for the title (though the title could refer to the fact that the newer Ghostbusters are more badass and face more frightening ghosts than the original ones, rather than some executive's feckless attempt that making them "cool"). The racially/sexually diverse cast was another attempt to keep the show relevant to the 90's, though these days, it doesn't feel so out of place to have a cast that's racially and sexually diverse. In fact, most people insist on it.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the pilot, Garrett declares Creator/JackieChan movies are for wimps ([[AcceptableTargets and people from Long Island]]). Adelaide Productions went on to do ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' a couple years later.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the episode "Grease," Kylie offhandedly warns the others to not spend so much time on the Internet because the government could likely see and track everything they do. She's even reading a huge book about conspiracies in the scene. It doesn't seem like much, until you remember this was a ''cartoon that aired in 1997'', a whole ten years before the now-infamous PRISM surveillance programs were launched. (Of course, the ''fear'' of such surveillance goes back as far as [=FidoNet=]...)

* HarsherInHindsight: The premise of having Egon as the only active member of the original Ghostbusters can seem a bit darker since Creator/HaroldRamis (Egon's original actor) was the first of the original Ghostbusters to pass on in 2014.

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife Podcast]] would probably be ''delighted'' that [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] used to bust ghosts for college credit.

** The [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife second sequel]] to the original 1984 film has a similar premise of a next generation team to this show [[spoiler:as well as the original team showing up near the end to take down the final enemy]].

** The eventual second sequel to the original 1984 film is announced as having a similar premise (next generation team) to this show.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Despite putting teenaged characters[[note]]Though, considering that they all go to college, it's safe to say that they're at least between 18 and 22, the typical age bracket for college students[[/note]] front and center, the series generally avoided TotallyRadical territory. Except for the title (though the title could refer to the fact that the newer Ghostbusters are more badass and face more frightening ghosts than the original ones, rather than some executive's feckless attempt that making them "cool"). The racially/sexually diverse cast was another attempt to keep the show relevant to the 90's (though, these days, it doesn't feel so out of place to have a cast that's racially and sexually diverse. In fact, most people insist on it).
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Just like its brothers-in-arms, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', also produced by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision's Adelaide Productions, this series contained ''massive'' amounts of nightmarish imagery, to the point to make its predecessor look tame. Its mere opening is enough to send chills down the spine of people who grew with the series in TheNineties, even if (or because) they are fans of the work, and it is safe to say the kind of monsters and artwork this series contained for a children show would be almost unimaginable today. Earlier episodes had characters implied to actually die (albeit offscreen), which is probably why they felt forced to establish in later episodes that trapping a ghost caused a ResetButton. That's probably why they went to syndication, as that meant not having to deal with network censors (considering the ExecutiveMeddling that it's predecessor went through, that might not be surprising. Heck this series is almost a near TakeThat to those).