Ghostwriter (TV series): Difference between revisions

 

If you're looking for the trope that could have gone here, see [[Playing Cyrano]]. Not to be confused with a ''literary'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter ghostwriter], defined by [[That Other Wiki]] as "a writer who writes books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person". Also not to be confused with the film ''[[The Ghost Writer (Film)|The Ghost Writer]]''.

* [[Adult Fear]]:

** The "Over a Barrel" arc. Your kids helping out in an inner-city community garden can only be good, right? Except when they're getting sick from toxic waste and the government's dragging its heels over cleaning it up.

* [[Brother Chuck]]: Craig.

** The second episode (which was Craig's first, and only, appearance) was actually the pilot of the show; producers would later shoot a new premiere episode to better explain the origins of Ghostwriter.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Tina was around in the first arc, but didn't see Ghostwriter until the second.

* [[City of Adventure]]: Usually Brooklyn, once London, seeing as the BBC co-produced the series.

* [[Feet of Clay]]: Almost every episode.

* [[Five Five Five]]: Many phone numbers which prove key to solving cases.

* [[Five Token Band]]: Played somewhat realistically.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Every episode.

* [[Put On a Bus]]: Rob moved to Australia.

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]

* [[The Rival]]: Calvin.

* [[Sesame Workshop]]: Produced this show.

{{quote| '''Gooey Gus''': [[Sesame Street|"It's not easy being purple!"]]}}

* [[Show Within a Show]]: Gaby is a huge fan of the ''Galaxy Girl'' TV series.

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Rob.

* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: Lenni is a [[Downplayed Trope|downplayed version]] of this. She never tries to force anyone else to think her way, thus avoiding the usual [[Broken Aesop]] about that comes with the trope, but she often speaks out about her beliefs, especially through her music.

** Specifically [[Intangible Time Travel]] and [[Write Back to The Future]]: Ghost Writer is the one doing the [[Time Travel|TimeTraveling]], and he carries messages back and forth.

* [[Token Minority]]: Subverted; there are actually fewer white characters on the show than minorities. This is [[Justified Trope|justified]] since it takes place in the ethnically diverse New York.

* [[Very Special Episode]]: The episode "What's Up With Alex?" centered on Alex being accused of smoking marijuana by his father. It even aired with a warning that the episode would deal with issues that kids would need to ask their parents about for more information when it first aired on PBS. It never re-aired on Noggin.

* [[Viewer Friendly Interface]]: Complete with ''ridiculously'' slow typing.

* [[You Meddling Kids]]