History YMMV / ExtremeGhostbusters

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "Home is Where the Horror Is", one of the children asks Roland if he is Batman. The voice actors of most of the Extreme Ghostbusters would later have roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' (Garrett's actor Jason Marsden playing Firefly, Kylie's actress Tara Strong playing Vicki Vale in the direct-to-video movie ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'', and Eduardo's actor Rino Romano playing the Dark Knight himself), with Roland's actor Alphonso Robero being the only one not to have a role on the series, making the boy's question more hilarious these days.

** In particular, there exists a version of the outro sequence without the theme song, and only has some ambiance while the viewer is presented with several disturbingly-detailed sketches of the series' supernatural beasties while some legitimately creepy "ghost sounds" are played back. Without the amazing theme song to groove to, the "ghost sounds" make the presentation of the ghost artwork extra spooky. Several viewers, including some commenters on YouTube, have admitted to being spooked by this "no-BGM" outro for ''years''.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "Home is where the Horror Is", one of the children asks Roland if he is Batmna. The voice actors of most of the Extreme Ghostbusters would later have roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' (Garrett's actor Jason Marsden playing Firefly, Kylie's actress Tara Strong playing Vicki Vale in the direct-to-video movie ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'', and Eduardo's actor Rino Romano playing the Dark Knight himself), with Roland's actor Alphonso Robero being the only one not to have a role on the series, making the boy's question more hilarious these days.

** 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...)

** Janine, likewise, is a "best of both worlds" version of her fluctuating character design and personality from the original series. She ''looks'' like her Season 4/5 version, but ''acts'' like an OlderAndWiser Season 1 version.
* 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. The diverse cast was another attempt to keep the show relevant to the 90's.

** The ectoplasmic being known only as "Piper," from "The Pied Piper of Manhattan," initially seems a savior to New York City when introduced, as his pipe has the ability to repel ghosts even the Ghostbusters are powerless against. Piper soon reveals his true colors, however: he is the one responsible for the sudden plague of ghosts, and when the Mayor attempts to pay him according to contract, Piper reveals he wants more. After his requests for a statue of himself down 5th Avenue and an office in city hall are denied, Piper uses his flute to hypnotize the children of the city and tries to [[WouldHurtAChild force them to drown themselves]], [[EvilGloating gloating]] the mayor will "rue the day he refused to pay the Piper." When the Ghostbusters intervene, Piper has no compunction using the kids as {{human shield}}s in the ensuing fight.
** The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns in "Grundelesque," 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks [[ForTheEvulz it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway]].
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Of the "tasteless after the September 11th attacks" variety: The second part of the series finale episode, "Back in the Saddle," has one scene in which the World Trade Center towers are being devoured by the blob-like ghost that's invading UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
** 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 10 years before the now-infamous PRISM surveillance programs were launched. (Of course, the ''fear'' of such surveillance goes back as far as FidoNet ...)

* HilariousInHindsight: In "Home is Where the Horror Is", one of the children asks Roland if he is Batman. Rino Romano, Eduardo's voice actor, would later voice Batman in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''.

** In particular, there exists a version of the outro sequence without the theme song, and only has some ambience while the viewer is presented with several disturbingly-detailed sketches of the series's supernatural beasties and some legitimately creepy "ghost sounds" are played back. Without the amazing theme song to groove too the 'ghost sounds' make the presentation of the ghost artwork extra spooky. Several viewers, including some commenters on Youtube, have admitted to being spooked by this "no-BGM" outro for ''years''.

** Additionally, his characterization is more in line with the early days of the prior series. Rather than act like a CousinOliver, he behaves the way that made fans like him in the first place: a BigEater that speaks incoherently and tries to do his best to help his friends. Most memorably, he tried to pull a HeroicSacrifice in one episode.
** Janine, likewise is a "best of both worlds" version of her fluctuating character design and personality from the original series. She ''looks'' like her season 4/5 version, but ''acts'' like an OlderAndWiser season 1 version.
* 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 'totally radical' territory. Except for the title. The diverse cast was another attempt to keep the show relevant to the 90's.

* NightmareFuel: It's even higher than in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. One can only wonder what another outing for the Boogieman would have been like on EGB.
** In particular, there exists a version of the outro sequence without the theme song, and only has some ambience while the viewer is presented with several disturbingly-detailed sketches of the series's supernatural beasties and some legitimately creepy "ghost sounds" are played back. Without the amazing theme song to groove too the 'ghost sounds' make the presentation of the ghost artwork extra spooky. Several viewers, including some commenters on Youtube, have admitted to being spooked by this "no-BGM" outro for ''years''.

** FridgeBrilliance: Ah, but, the Ghostbusters themselves are not "extreme." The ''ghosts'' are.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "The True Face of a Monster" dealing with the issues of racism (and anti-Semitism, since Garrett's old friends were the same hoodlums who trashed a synagogue and did it because they hate Jewish people) and how not to use hate to combat hate. It also shows Garrett being thrown out of his wheelchair, like the show's saying, "We made this disabled guy a jock, but we're still up to reminding you that he ''can't walk''. And that there are jerks who think that's hilarious."

* HarsherInHindsight[=/=]{{Irony}}: The premise of having Egon as the only active member of the 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.

** Additionally, his characterization is more in line with the early days of the prior series. Rather than act like a CousinOliver, he behaves the way that made fans like him in the first place: a BigEater that speaks incoherently and tries to do his best to help his friends.

* HarsherInHindsight[=/=]{{Irony}}: The premise of having Egon as the only active member of the Ghostbusters can seem a bit darker now that Creator/HaroldRamis (Egon's original actor) passed away, leaving only three of the original Ghostbusters alive.

* NightmareFuel: It's even higher than in ''TheRealGhostbusters''. One can only wonder what another outing for the Boogieman would have been like on EGB.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "The True Face of a Monster" dealing with the issues of racism (and anti-Semitism, since Garrett's old friends were the same hoodlums who trashed a synagogue and did it because they hate Jewish people) and how not to use hate to combat hate.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Downplayed. While unanimously agreed to be one of the best episodes of the show, some fans were disappointed that ''Back in the Saddle'' had Peter Venkman and Winston Zeddemore played by [[TheOtherDarrin their replacement voice actors]] David Coulier and Buster Jones rather than their original actors Lorenzo Music and Arsenio Hall.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Downplayed. While unanimously agreed to be one of the best episodes of the show, some fans were disappointed that Peter Venkman and Winston Zeddemore were played by [[TheOtherDarrin their replacement actors]] David Coulier and Buster Jones rather than their original actors Lorenzo Music and Arsenio Hall.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "The True Face of a Monster" dealing with the issues of racism and how not to use hate to combat hate.

** 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 16 years before the now-infamous surveillance programs were publicly revealed.

* FanFavorite: Kylie. To the point where she appeared in the ''ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}}'' comics from Creator/IDWPublishing, which is mostly based on the movies instead of the cartoons.

* The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns in "Grundelesque," 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks [[ForTheEvulz it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway]].

* CompleteMonster: The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns in "Grundelesque," 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks [[ForTheEvulz it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway]].

* CompleteMonster: The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns, 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks [[ForTheEvulz it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway]].

* CompleteMonster: The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns, 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway.

* CompleteMonster: The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' returns, 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway.

* CompleteMonster: The Grundel from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostBusters'' returns, 10 years after he was captured by the original Ghostbusters. It is revealed that he has a connection to one of the new Ghostbusters, Kylie. The Grundel tried to corrupt Kylie as a child, but she was too strong willed, so he corrupted her friend Jack instead. Deciding that Kylie's influence will mean that Jack will not be a keeper, the Grundel places Jack in a cocoon for 10 years, so that he will become another Grundel, thus managing to steal ten years of Jack's life. When Kylie confronts the original Grundel about this new Grundel, the Grundel taunts Kylie about their past history and the fate of her former childhood friend. The Grundel later escapes from the containment unit and tries to corrupt Roland's brother Casey. When Kylie manages to confront the Grundel, Kylie says she is not afraid of him, because his powers only work on children. The Grundel knows this, but thinks it would be fun to murder Kylie anyway.

** 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 16 years before the now-infamous surveillance programs were publicly revealed.

** FridgeBrilliance: Ah, but, the Ghostbusters themselves are not "extreme." The ''ghosts'' are.