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2016
1 Season
5.7 (101)

Paranormal Action Squad is a comedy animated series available exclusively on YouTube Red, starring three of the biggest names in gaming and online content production - Adam Montoya, Scott Robison, and Evan Fong. The show was created by the same team behind the popular online game Smosh, and follows a trio of slacker friends who find themselves unexpectedly thrust into the supernatural world and tasked with saving the world from an army of demons.

The show premiered in November 2016 and quickly gained a devoted following thanks to its blend of irreverent humor, quick wit, and engaging animation. The show is notable for its impressive voice acting performances from its three stars, who bring their signature comedic styles and personalities to their characters in a way that feels natural and organic.

The three main characters of the series are Cody, Dirk, and Benny - three lifelong friends who have never really accomplished much in their lives but are content to coast along as long as they have each other. However, when they are suddenly given superpowers by a mysterious entity known only as The Master, they realize they might be the only ones who can stop a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the world as we know it. Alongside a lovable, foul-mouthed demon sidekick named Vanoss, the Paranormal Action Squad sets out on a series of hilarious, action-packed adventures that take them from their hometown to far-flung corners of the supernatural realm.

Throughout the series, the team faces a wide variety of villains and monsters, each with their own unique powers and abilities. From giant tentacle monsters to resurrected mummies to demon spies, the team has their work cut out for them as they attempt to prevent the end of the world. However, despite their inexperience, they quickly prove to be remarkably adept at handling themselves in high-pressure situations, thanks in part to their individual powers. Cody, for example, gains the ability to teleport, which proves invaluable in battle, while Dirk's strength and endurance make him a formidable opponent in close combat.

One of the things that makes Paranormal Action Squad so enjoyable is its melding of traditional action-adventure tropes with modern humor and references. The show is infused with pop culture references, memes, and humor that feel fresh and relevant without feeling forced or overbearing. Additionally, the show's action sequences are executed with impressive animation and visual effects that give it a distinctive look and feel.

Despite its lighthearted approach to the supernatural, Paranormal Action Squad also manages to touch on some deeper themes such as friendship, loyalty, and the value of hard work. Although the characters initially seem content to drift through life without much ambition, they soon learn that they are capable of greatness when they set their minds to it. Additionally, their unwavering loyalty to each other is a constant source of inspiration and motivation throughout the series.

In conclusion, Paranormal Action Squad is a wonderfully entertaining comedy series that offers a fresh take on the supernatural action-adventure genre. With its engaging animation, talented voice cast, and irreverent humor, the show is sure to delight fans of all ages. Whether you're a fan of classic sci-fi and horror films, or just someone who loves a good laugh, this show is definitely worth checking out.

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Seasons

8. Orb's Orbit

December 28, 2016

The day starts off just fine, with Paul holding a conference about paranormal activity to less than a dozen uninterested people. Out of nowhere, a portal opens with a tentacle grabbing Orb and pulling her through the portal, which closes moments after. Orb is just one of millions of vesself of knowledge for the people of Orbicon. Led by an Elder, the Orbicon people do not hold any regard for the millions of Orbs, only the information stored inside them. Orb escapes her cell by seducing a guard and manages to find her things, activating a beacon, that the people back on Earth can track. She is then recaptured and taken to the Elder, who deems the information she gathered in the last millennia useless, then she sentences Orb to a 1.000 years of confinement in a cave in 100.000 B.C. The crew back on Earth locate Orb's beacon, and find a usable portal on Earth to arrive in Orbicon. Paul, Vanoss and Pad rescue Orb, but Eddie is thrown into an unknown place and time.

7. A Master Class in Kicking Butt

December 21, 2016

Eddie and Paul attend a museum tour which is disrupted by Sasquatch, who has been taunting Eddie ever since he killed Eddie's wife, Jill. Eddie snaps and attacks Sasquatch, but the beast savagely beats him up. Afterwards, Paul tries to help him cope using a flute, but all his efforts go to waste, when the ghost of John Dickman, a legendary martial ats movie star arrives to train him. After a couple weeks of intense training, Dickman subjects him to the ultimate test of strength: a fight against Vanoss and Vanoss' lifelong best friend, H2O Delirious. Though it looks like Eddie's training was a waste of time, since Vanoss and Delirious also beat him up severely. Dickman bails on Eddie, and Eddie gives up as well. However, the next day Sasquatch and Eddie run into each other at the market. Eddie challenges the animal to a fight to the death, while the watching Delirious and Vanoss chant for them to fight. Dickman also shows up to watch how the fight goes down. Eddie is losing initially, but in a fit of rage, he brutally bashes Sasquatch's face a few times, winning. The crowd at the marked boo him, and Sasquatch is taken away by it's parents. As Eddie shamefully leaves the marked, Dickman comments, that "he didn't think he had it in 'em". Having learnt jis lesson, Eddie stays away from violence from now on, even with the still-healing Sasquatch teasing him.

6. Vanoss Vs. Evil

December 14, 2016

Vanoss passes all the tests, (albeit not without bumps) and it's come down to a live situation against the paranormal so that he can prove his mettle and join the team. He needs to kill an Abraxus demon, which is terrorising a local playground. However, he uses the wrong weapon to try and kill it with; and sends the entire team, the demon and himself twelve years into the future. In this timeline, Paul shrunk down to Orb's size and they got married, ended up having two children. Everyone blames Vanoss, so he deserts the group and meets a homeless man. When he sees his can of beans he realizes he can rebuild the weapon he discharged, that sent them into the future. However, he forgets to attach a key piece to the weapon. Meanwhile, the Abraxus demon attacks the others and has them cornered. Vanoss arrives, and once again discharges the faultily-assembled weapon and sends everyone to a different dimension, where they are surrounded by dozens of Abraxus demons. He leaps into action and takes a few demons down, before Paul and Eddie remove his VR helmet, revealing that the test was in their head all along. Vanoss isn't deemed ready, but he is hopeful.

5. The Ghost of Christmas Presents

December 6, 2016

Eddie and Paul go out to the forest looking for a tree to cut down for Christmas, but are attacked by a snowman possessed by a Muckus Demon, a descendant of the Krampus who wants to destroy Christmas. Eddie quickly kills the snowman, but the demon possesses the tree they take home. Meanwhile, Paul and Eddie activate Paul's gift for Christmas: a more advanced, highly intelligent flying robot named Cy, who is discreetly trying to take over Pad's role. The possessed Christmas tree awakens and feeds off electricity to grow in size and strength, then it heads for the city. Pad feels leaves, and Vanoss tries to join the team. They follow the tree to the power plant, where the tree uses the power to grow. Cy betrays the others and leaves. The others realize that the only way they can stop it from absorbing more power, is by disrupting the electricity, meaning that somebody has to sacrifice himself. Pad returns and jumps into the electricity, overloading the tree with too much power and destroying it, sacrificing itself. However, Orb uses her powers and resurrects her. Pad is willing to forgive them if they beat Cy to death, which they happily do.

4. Eddie Sucks

November 30, 2016

Alerted by Pad; Paul, Eddie and Orb go to a local bar that's getting thorn up by a vampire. A brawl ensues, Paul chickens out and Eddie is bit by the vampire. A rival paranormal activity hunting squad called the Destroyers arrive, led by the narcissistic Dunham. Eddie turns into a vampira and kills a few people, becoming a target for Dunham. Vanoss tries to calm his bloodthirst with his mother's badger, which Eddie promptly sucks dry. They learn that the only way Eddie can revert to his old stae is if they kill the vampire, who is hiding in a nearby cave. En route to the cave, the Destroyers attack vampire Eddie, but Vanoss arrives and incapacitates Dunham. Paul and Eddie enter the vampire's lair; and after being mocked by the vampire for his cowardice at the bar, Paul snaps and uses a nearby sword to decapitate the vampire, reverting Eddie to a human. Dunham arrives and congratulates Paul and tries to coerce him to join the Destroyers, but he and Eddie flip him off.

3. From Tusk til Dawn

November 22, 2016

Paul is trying to resurrect his childhood puppy shepherd dog Cinder using a device he created. However, things go awry and he unknowingly resurrects a zombie elephant which then proceeds to attack the local circus. Meanwhile, Eddie is training Vanoss in defensive hand-to-hand combat. The group is alerted by Pad about the havoc the zombie elephant is causing and they - minus Vanoss - go to the circus. Paul talks the zombie elephant down from doing any harm, but Eddie arrives and shoots it anyway, causing it to burst open and release a couple dozen mini-zombie elephants who run away. Paul and Eddie try to resurrect Cinder again and they succeed. Zombie Cinder rounds up the mini-zombie elephants and they allow Paul to put them out of their misery. Paul then has to euthanize zombie CInder, which he remorsefully does.

2. The Shape of Shifts to Come

November 16, 2016

The team are hired by a school principal to take care of a Shapeshifter problem at the school. They manage to drive the Shapeshifter away from the school, but it falls in love with Eddie. After taking many forms to get closer to Eddie - even through Vanoss and Pad -; the Shapeshifter assumes the form of Eddie's deceased wife Jill, who was killed by Sasquatch. They quickly start a relationship based on lust and everything seems to be going fine, until one night, Sasquatch invades Eddie's house, savagely rips the Shapeshifter to pieces and escapes.

1. The Party Gets Us Started

November 16, 2016

Paul and Eddie are veteran paranormal monster hunters and a new recruit named Vanoss desperately tries to join their team. They get alerted by an old lady that her house was taken over by ghosts who are partying to loud music. Paul and Eddie leave Vanoss behind, since he is inexperienced. They, aided by Pad - an extremely intelligent supercomputer designed to detect paranormal activity - and Orb - a football-sized magical sphere containing a powerful and immortal female being inside - , infiltrate the party and realize that the ghosts cannot leave, because they are controlled by DJ, a demon called a Canaanite Lord of the Covenant. The two find out how demon is controlling the ghosts: through the music. As they are cornered by the demon, Vanoss arrives to the rescue and changes the loud techno music to Paul's romantic tape, which destroys the demon and releases the ghosts.

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