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|image= [[File:SPN915.jpg|300px350px]]|title= #THINMANthinman
|episode= Season 9, Episode 15
|firstaired= March 4, 2014
|director= [[Jeannot Szwarc]]
|writer= [[Jenny Klein]]
|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3182874/ #THINMANthinman]
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|outline= While working a case involving a murdered teenage girl, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] once again cross paths with the [[Ghostfacers]].
|timeline= Six months since [[8.23 Sacrifice]]
|location= Springdale, Washington<br>Lebanon, Kansas
|prevep= 9.14 Captives
|nextep= 9.16 Blade Runners
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|Synopsis=
A teenage girl, [[CaseyMiles]], is taking selfies in her bedroom when she notices a mysterious figure in the background. As the lights go out, she hides in her closet and calls 911. While she is talking, a hand holding a knife appears behind her. Blood begins to pour through the closet doors.
[[Sam]] is doing research in the library when [[Dean]] comes in and tells Sam that he will be back. When Sam questions him about his leaving, Dean says he found a case, but he wasn't going to take Sam because he doesn't know what Sam wants. Sam wants to come along, so the boys head to Washington.
The boys return to the motel to research, and Sam checks the Ghostfacers website where they discover the Ghostfacers latest obsession: [[Thinman]]. The boys argue about whether they are hunting a [[ghost]] or Thinman. Meanwhile, Ed and Harry return to Casey's bedroom to record some footage for their fans. They continue to discuss Harry's ex-girlfriend. A frustrated Ed says they should bail on the case, but Harry insists they need to find Thinman to make all the haters eat their words.
As the boys continue to research at the motel, Dean is still skeptical of the Thinman legend. They wonder how the photo ended up online, so they head to the police station to gather more information. They get assistance from [[Deputy Tom Norwood]] who has also been talking to the Ghostfacers about the possibility of a supernatural killer.
That night, at the diner, the manager is going through receipts when a mysterious figure comes up behind him and slits his throat.
Harry and Ed discuss their relationship, and Sam and Dean watch as the Ghostfacers break up over a situation that mirrors their own. Harry leaves with the Boys as Ed sadly watches them. In the [[Impala]], Harry laments that he thought Ed would always be there and they would grow old together. It's obvious that Sam and Dean can relate, but they say nothing.
|Characters=
* [[Sam Winchester]]
* [[Dean Winchester]]
* [[Harry SpanglerSpengler]]
* [[Ed Zeddmore]]
* [[Roger]]
* [[Deputy Tom Norwood]]
* [[Casey Miles]]
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* [[Crossroads Demon]]
* [[Devil's trap (symbol)|Devil's Trap]]
* [[Ghost]]
* [[Ghostfacers]]
* [[Good Talk]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Men of Letters Bunker]]
* [[Serial Killers]]
* [[Table of Death]]
* [[Thinman]]
* [[Tulpa]]
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The title of the episode "#THINMANthinman" refers to the meme generally known as the [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slender-man "Slenderman,"] often called the internet's first urban legend. The meme was spawned by a "paranormal pictures" photoshop Photoshop contest on the Something Awful (SA) Forums. The idea may have in turn been inspired by the German legend of the Tall Man. The hashtag in the title is used on twitter Twitter to help other users search for terms.
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'''Dean:''' All right, shut up and listen. This is how it's gonna go. You two clowns are gonna get into that mystery machine outside, and you're gonna leave town or I'm gonna put holes in your knees.
:''[http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Machine The Mystery Machine] was the van which Scooby-Doo and his fellow supernatural investigators - Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy - traveled around in.''
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'''Harry:''' Fifty Shades of whey too much protein!
:''A reference to the erotic romance novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey Fifty Shades of Grey.]''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' Yeah, because everything started on the internet is true. Like, uh, oh, the shark attacking a helicopter - they write the book on that one, too?:''A reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_Shark Helicopter Shark], which was a widely circulated photo in 2001 which showed a great white shark leaping out of the water, attacking military personnel climbing into a helicopter.''
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'''Harry:''' When we find Thinman, are they gonna be on Dr. Phil?<br>'''Ed:''' No.<br>
'''Harry:''' We're gonna be on Dr. Phil.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_McGraw Dr. Phil] is a self-help guru, with a syndicated television show.''
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'''Sam:''' When did viral go from that baby chimp falling out of a tree to killer Candid Camera?
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candid_Camera Candid Camera] was a long running hidden camera/practical joke reality show, that first aired in 1948.''
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[httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20160527204627/https://storify.com/superwiki/livetweets-during-thinman Live tweets from the cast and crew during the episode broadcast.]}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=This is one of only six episodes to date where the [[monsters]] are human, the others being [[1.15 The Benders]], [[2.07 The Usual Suspects]], [[4.11 Family Remains]], [[11.08 Just My Imagination]], and [[13.11 Breakdown]].
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The manager Trey's name is a reference to writer [[Trey Callaway]] who invented the characters of [[Ed ]] and [[Harry ]] in [[1.17 Hell House]].
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This is the third time Dean has reiterated his views on dealing with people i.e. humans.
:'''Dean:''' Well Yeah, well, like I said, people are sick.
The first instance was in [[1.15 The Benders]]:
:'''Dean:''' Well, that’s the point. You know, with our usual playmates, there’s rules, there’s patterns. But with people, they’re just crazy.
:'''Dean:''' I’ll say it again—demons I get. People are crazy
The second was in [[4.11 Family Remains]]:
:'''Dean:''' Wow, a story ripped from an Austrian headline. Humans, man. So she's been locked up her whole life?
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* [[9.15 THINMAN thinman (transcript)]]
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