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|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032133/ Ghostfacers]
|download= [http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/ghostfacers!/id265096577?i=279496051 iTunes], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018CO294 Amazon.com]
|outline= [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] find themselves on a reality TV show ''Ghostfacers'' – and in real danger.
|motw= [[Ghost]]
|timeline= February 28-29, 2008 <br />Two months before Dean’s deal is up.
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleton,_Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin]}}
|Synopsis= [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] work a case at the same place where the boys from Hell Hound's Lair, [[Ed Zeddmore]] and [[Harry Spangler]], are shooting the pilot for their reality show ''[[Ghostfacers]]''. Every leap year, beginning at midnight, a ghost who used to be a janitor at a local hospital kills people and keeps their corpses at the [[Morton House]] for company. Their spirits remain trapped in the house as well as any living person in the house at midnight. Sam and Dean become trapped in the house with the Ghostfacers crew and must figure out how to kill the ghost as it hunts them one by one.
Harry Spengler and Ed Zeddmore of [[1.17 Hell House]] fame are dressed up, sitting in front of a fireplace in chairs a la ''Masterpiece Theatre'', touting their new pilot as the bold new future of "reality TV.". Cue the ''Ghostfacers'' intro, showing Ed, Harry, Spruce, Maggie, Corbett, Sam and Dean (whose shadowed out middle finger is priceless) through shaky camera work in what looks like a haunted house setting.
Phase I: Homework. Ed and Harry pull up in their vintage AMC Gremlin doing the fake slo-mo. They reveal they can start ghost hunting at six o’clock thanks to the flexibility of their jobs at the Kinkos, and they hold their strategy meeting with the team a la ''Ghost Hunters'' in Ed’s parents' garage. Corbett is the Intern/Cook and very gay, Maggie is Ed’s adopted sister, and Spruce is 15/16 Jewish and 1/16 Cherokee, thus making him a “Shamanologist”“Shamanologist. ” They review a legend in which every four years on February 29th, Morton House becomes the most haunted place in America.[[File:GFwashere.jpg|right|236px]]Phase II: Infiltration. The Ghostfacers break into the Morton House, hearing the roar of the [[Impala]] and Grand Funk's "We're An American Band" in the background. They see Sam and Dean roll by, scoping out the place. The Ghostfacers set up "Command Center One: Eagle's Nest" in the main room and start rolling the cameras, which never stop the entire episode, no matter what horrors happen, much to the ire of Sam and Dean.
Phase IIIII: InfiltrationFace Time. The Ghostfacers break into search the Morton Househouse with their instruments, hearing the roar of the [[Impala]] taking readings and run into Sam and Grand Funk's "We're An American Band" Dean, who are impersonating cops. Ed recognizes them from their earlier encounter in the backgroundTexas. They see Sam and Dean roll try to get them out of the house byshowing them the missing persons reports, scoping but Team 2 records a ghost reliving his horrible death. Sam and Dean figure out they're dealing with a death echo, which isn't the placereal threat. The Ghostfacers set up "Command Center One: Eagle's Nest" in the main room Corbett then disappears and start rolling the camerasthey don’t make it out before midnight, which never stop trapping them in the entire episode, no matter what horrors happen, much to house for the ire of Sam and Deanevening.
Everyone (minus Corbett) leaves alive the next morning, taking Ed and Harry back to the fireplace to lament over the loss of their friend in a completely exploitative way, even showing the typical reality confessional moment. They show their pilot to Sam and Dean, who warn them that revealing such ghostly secrets usually lands them in straight jackets or gets them a punch in the face or both. Sam and Dean go, but leave a bag behind; Ed pulls out a large electromagnet, which proceeds to erase all the hard drives, including the ''Ghostfacers'' pilot. Sam and Dean peel off in the Impala, confessing they didn’t think the show was half bad.
|Characters=
* [[Sam Winchester]]
* [[Dean Winchester]]
* [[Freeman Daggett]]
|Pad_of_Definitions= * [[Title Card]]
* [[Ghosts]]
* [[Salt]]
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'''Harry:''' I don't really like rats. They're gross. Rats are like the rats of the world.<br>
:''In [[1.17 Hell House]]. Dean also says "I hate rats.".''
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'''Sam:''' Daggett was the Norman Bates stuff-your-mother kind of lonely.<br>
:''Norman Bates was the main character in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/ ''Psycho''], who kept the preserved corpse of his mother.''
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The ''Ghostfacers'' theme song is very reminiscent of the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332 ''Ghostbusters''] theme, also having a line about "who you're going to call.". Furthermore, the Ghostfacers have a huddle cheer similar to the one used by the Ghostbusters.}}
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The framing mechanism of the episode of ''Ghostfacers'' - Ed and Harry suited and sitting in front of a fire - is reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Theatre ''Masterpiece Theatre''], which would be introduced by the host who would be sitting in a great chair by an open fire.}}
|Minutiae=
[[ImageFile:Ghostfacers titlecardGF2.jpg|300px|thumb|right| Titlecard Title card of the [[Ghostfacers ]] pilot episode.]]
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The [[Deerdeer's Headhead]], a regular of ''Supernatural'' sets, appears on the wall of the Morton House.
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This episode takes place somewhere in Wisconsin. Ed and Harry's car has Wisconsin plates.}}
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A poster for the indie horror movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coven_%28film%29 ''Coven''] is seen at the Ghostfacers' base. This poster is also seen, framed, at [[Charlie Bradbury]]'s apartment in [[7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]].}}
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* [[3.13 Ghostfacers (transcript)]]