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'''The League of S.T.E.A.M.''' (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management), a.k.a. the "Steampunk Ghostbusters", are a Southern Californian performance art troupe popular in the [[Steampunk]] community and specializing in live interactive themed entertainment.
The League is loosely modeled after the 1984 film ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', translating the idea of a "paranormal pest control service" into a neo-Victorian steampunk setting. The four main members of the League have created backpacks reminiscent of the Ghostbusters' backpacks, each allegedly performing some necessary paranormal investigative function. They are known for these and other creative steampunk "inventions" (functional props), and have also been written about and interviewed as leading examples of steampunk style.
They also produce a popular web series, ''The Adventures of the League of STEAM'', that has featured guest stars including ''[[
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* [[Action Girl]]: Lady Potts, Katherine Blackmoore, The Russian.
* [[Alien Blood]]: When the leprechaun in "Fool's Gold" is dispatched, he turns into a pile of green goo.
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* [[Bald of Evil]]: The main villain introduced in the Season 1 finale and seen throughout Season 2.
** {{spoiler|Lampshaded and lampooned in the Season 2 finale, "Dead End", when it's shown that he is a member of a league of bald villains, and their ultimate penalty for failure: being banished after having a wig glued onto his bald head.}}
* [[Batter Up]]: Zombie-slayer Katherine Blackmoore's primary weapon is a cricket bat. (Perhaps a shout-out to ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.)
* [[Best Served Cold]]: In "Tall Tails", Thaddeus has his revenge... and ''literally'' serves it afterward.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|The rest of the League arrives to save Crackitus, the Baron, Thaddeus and Katherine Blackmoore at the end of the Season 2 finale, "Dead End".}}
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** [[Ghostbusters]], obviously.
** In "Bitter Gnomes and Gardens", one of the plants Mrs. Potts is planting is [[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey II]].
*** Also it's noted that the gnomes' weakness is that they can only move if not seen, similar to the Weeping Angels of ''[[Doctor Who]]''
{{quote|'''Coyote:''' All the others have been moving, but ''that'' one [pointing to a gnome looking at a mirror] hasn't. So what if they can't move while they're being looked at?
'''Ellie:''' Like that situation that Doctor guy told us about.
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* [[Steampunk]]: Obviously.
* [[Steampunk Gadgeteers]]: Even more obviously.
* [[Tall Tale]]: In ''The Adventures of the League Of STEAM'' episode "Tall Tails", three League members sit around telling stories of their encounter with a [[Kraken and Leviathan|Kraken]]... some of them being a bit hard to swallow.
* [[Troll Bridge]]: The troll in "Big Trouble" lives under one.
* [[Who You Gonna Call?]]: The Ghostbusters TV ad from the film is even parodied in a short.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: {{spoiler|the fate of the villain in the Season 2 finale, "Dead End".}}
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