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* The episode makes a running gag of how Pras can't seem to release a song that doesn't sample another one that's far better known.
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* The episode makes a running gag of how Pras can't seem to release a song that doesn't sample another one that's far better known.known (an inversion of SampledUp).
* When introducing the song and its context, Todd mentions "the elephant in the room." [[StealthPun Cut to the political rally intro to the video.]][[note]](The elephant is the mascot of America's Republican party.)[[/note]]
* When introducing the song and its context, Todd mentions "the elephant in the room." [[StealthPun Cut to the political rally intro to the video.]][[note]](The elephant is the mascot of America's Republican party.)[[/note]]
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* The episode makes a running gag of how Pras can't seem to release a song that doesn't sample another one that's far better known.
* Todd pointing out that even on the only hit single in his solo career, Pras is ''still'' overshadowed by guest artists Mya and ODB.
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** If you know Spanish and you know [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ZHYfPZ9Ww the song]] those subs are funnier because, despite the [[TranslationWithAnAgenda intentional inaccuracy]], he isn't ''that'' far off. [[labelnote: Explanation]]The song is really about Gerardo basically half flirting, half harrasing the girl into giving him her name and a date, and she eventually caves in a "can you leave me alone now?" way.[[/labelnote]]
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* His sheer joy when the song gets to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Larry]] and [[ThirdPersonPerson Larry's desires]].
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* The BaitAndSwitch at the beginning making you think he was going to review a Music/ModestMouse song.
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* Did they deserve better?
--> '''Todd:''' **laughs**
--> '''Todd:''' **laughs**
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* Shut up, ladies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] One of the singers says he likes a woman who's quiet. This is Todd's reinterpretation, said in a sexy R&B voice. [[/labelnote]]
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* Todd can't hold it once he learned that AAF got their record deal from a friendship with "a band that would become huge"... PapaRoach.
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* Most of the shots against NuMetal. To single one out, Todd can't hold it once he learned that AAF got their record deal from a friendship with "a band that would become huge"... PapaRoach.
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* Todd can't hold it once he learned that AAF got their record deal from a friendship with "a band that would become huge"... PapaRoach.
--->! Oh, God, the memories. It was such a weird time in music; I can't believe we let this get popular. God, what do angry white boys listen to now? Do we just not have angry white boys anymore?
--->! Oh, God, the memories. It was such a weird time in music; I can't believe we let this get popular. God, what do angry white boys listen to now? Do we just not have angry white boys anymore?
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* When Todd explains that he couldn't get the whole movie on Netflix, there's a scene of his page which lists the movie as "Short wait" [[FreezeFrameBonus as he say it, an arrow points to Short wait and says "My ass, Netflix"]]
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* When Todd explains that he couldn't get the whole movie on Netflix, there's a scene of his page which lists the movie as "Short wait" wait". [[FreezeFrameBonus as As he say says it, an arrow points to Short wait and says "My ass, Netflix"]]
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* When Todd explains that he couldn't get the whole movie on Netflix, there's a scene of his page which lists the movie as "Short wait" [[FreezeFrameBonus as he say it, an arrow points to Short wait and says "My ass, Netflix"]]
** For a man who reviews pop songs for a living, he has an eclectic taste in film, seeing how in the "At Home" section, he's rented Theater/RichardIII, [[Film/TheEnigmaOfKasparHauser The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser]] and [[LeFilmArtistique Syndromes and a Century.]]
** For a man who reviews pop songs for a living, he has an eclectic taste in film, seeing how in the "At Home" section, he's rented Theater/RichardIII, [[Film/TheEnigmaOfKasparHauser The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser]] and [[LeFilmArtistique Syndromes and a Century.]]
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* "'''[[NWordPrivileges No!]]''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "[[{{Irony}} "[[{{Hypocrite}} Todd was born in San Diego.]]"
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* "'''No!''' "'''[[NWordPrivileges No!]]''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "Todd "[[{{Irony}} Todd was born in San Diego."]]"
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* Everything involving That Dude In The Suede and his attempts to bring actual knowledge about New Zealand to a profoundly disinterested Todd, culminating in Todd giving a hyperbolic description of how New Zealand mourned the sadly deceased lead singer, and Suede not even knowing he was dead.
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* Everything involving That Dude In The Suede ThatDudeInTheSuede and his attempts to bring actual knowledge about New Zealand NewZealand to a profoundly disinterested Todd, culminating in Todd giving a hyperbolic description of how New Zealand mourned the sadly deceased lead singer, and Suede not even knowing he was dead.
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* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) his Dark Horse review, still did not exactly describe it in glowing terms.
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* When finding out that Lucy Lawless is a featured artist on OMC's later "4 All Of Us", he's surprised that she can sing. Cut to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'''s {{Kiai}}. "(Doesn't count.)"
* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) hisDark Horse "Dark Horse" review, still did not exactly describe it in glowing terms.
* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) his
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* Everything involving That Dude In The Suede and his attempts to bring actual knowledge about New Zealand to a profoundly disinterested Todd, culminating in Todd giving a hyperbolic description of how New Zealand mourned the sadly deceased lead singer, and Suede not even knowing he was dead.
* Overanalysing the secondary chorus:
-->'''Singer''': Every time I look around/It's in my face.\\
'''Todd''': What? What's in your face? And if it's there 'every time you look around', it can't really be that bizarre, can it?
* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) his Dark Horse review, still did not exactly describe it in glowing terms.
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* Todd mentioning that when [[PawDugan Paw]] and [[VampireReviews Elisa]] went on honeymoon to the Bahamas, most of the music they heard there consisted of the Baha Men.
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* The Failed follow-up after Smooth Criminal being [[spoiler: a rerelease of Movies, a song Todd points out as having been released [[DiggingYourselfDeeper two times before. He compares Alien Ant Farm releasing the same bad single three times to buying ''A Diamond-Encrusted Dog Turd'.']]]]
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* The Failed follow-up after Smooth Criminal being [[spoiler: a rerelease of Movies, a song Todd points out as having been released [[DiggingYourselfDeeper [[TooDumbToLive two times before. before.]] He compares Alien Ant Farm releasing the same bad single three times to buying ''A Diamond-Encrusted Dog Turd'.']]]]']]
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* Todd struggles over how to pronounce the band's ethnicity.
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* Todd struggles over how to pronounce the band's ethnicity.nationality
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[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows Main]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] |[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | '''One-Hit Wonderland''' | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]]
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* On the anonymity of Eurodance bands: "For example, Allmusic's biography of Rednex could probably stand to be a little more detailed. 'The Swedish dance combo Rednex had an international novelty hit in 1995 with 'Cotton-Eyed Joe,' a driving number that reworks American country music into disco.' That's it, only one sentence, and they didn't even spell the name of the song correctly; [[TheyJustDidntCare that's how much AllMusic cares about them.]]"
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* His reaction to ''Starlight Express'', with someone in a strange costume rollerskating around singing about diesel engines.
-->''"The hell am I looking at?"''
* Bringing up the inspiring role of Memphis in American music, before cutting to some 1990s rap video of dubious quality.
* "Now I've never been to Memphis personally - the closest I got was watching ''Hustle and Flow'', which made it look like kind of a shithole..."
* Describing it as a "supereffective Memphis tourism ad", then performing "Take a vacation in Memphis..."
* This bit:
-->'''Song''': Tell me, are you a Christian, child?\\
'''Todd''': Well, Muriel, here's a hint:\\
(Cut to the record cover. Mark Cohn's surname is highlighted, accompanied by traditional Jewish music, while a Star of David and a menorah are photoshopped onto the cover.)
* "At that moment, he felt touched by God, or maybe by Elvis."
* "Elvis is still having skeevy groupie sex in the afterlife. She's probably underage, too!" ([[CrossesTheLineTwice thumbs up]])
* Responding to Cohn's next single, "Silver Thunderbird", by calling a Thunderbird "the butt-ugliest thing I've ever seen" and mentioning that it is "the size and shape of the Weinermobile".
* "'True companion' and 'making love' don't go in the same sentence. 'True companion' is what people call their dogs."
* "He was outrocked by Cheryl Crow, for God's sake."
* "Marc Cohn didn't really have a [[Music/PhilCollins Sussudio]] in him. ...Not that that's a bad thing."
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\"Seguro que han odo que yo soy educado / Soy un caballerito un chico bien portado / Un joven responsible y siempre bien vestido / Yo no se quien ha mentido\". That\'s not Blind Idiot Translation, that\'s the actual meaning of that passage. Todd doesn\'t do mistranslation jokes until later.
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* His BlindIdiotTranslation of Rico's Spanish verses:
-->'''Gerardo:''' ''captioned'' ♪I'm sure you have heard\ That I am educated\ I'm a gentleman\ A boy well-behaved\ A responsible young man\ [[BlatantLies And always well dressed]]♪
-->'''Gerardo:''' ''captioned'' ♪I'm sure you have heard\ That I am educated\ I'm a gentleman\ A boy well-behaved\ A responsible young man\ [[BlatantLies And always well dressed]]♪
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-->'''Gerardo:''' ''captioned'' ♪I'm sure you have heard\ That I am educated\ I'm a gentleman\ A boy well-behaved\ A responsible young man\ [[BlatantLies And always well dressed]]♪
-->'''Gerardo:''' ''captioned'' ♪I'm sure you have heard\ That I am educated\ I'm a gentleman\ A boy well-behaved\ A responsible young man\ [[BlatantLies And always well dressed]]♪
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* The Failed follow-up after Smooth Criminal being [[spoiler: a rerelease of Movies, a song Todd points out as having been released [[DiggingYourselfDeeper two times before. He compares Alien Ant Farm releasing the same bad single three times to buying ''A Diamond-Encrusted Dog Turd'.']]]]
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[[folder:Take On Me]]
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-->'''Todd:''' Our first act comes all the way from Oslo, Norway. Now, when I think Norwegian bands, generally I'm thinking of the kind of music that never charts even one song.
-->'''Dimmu Borgir:''' ♪'''SACRIFICE!'''♪
-->'''Todd:''' And for obvious reasons. But during the height of the MTV Era, three young men hit it back and became music video stars for one brief, shining moment. Those men were lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Pål...Waaktaar, and guitarist Mag...ne Fur(u)... holmen."
* "Now, I'd always heard that 'Take On Me' didn't get big until they'd made their one really good video, which I never understood. Kajagoogoo made it big around the same time, and they didn't have a good video. Or, for that matter, a good song. All they had was stupid hair!"
* "The sun always shines on TV...unless that TV is showing this music video, I guess. Thanks a lot, Steve Barron!"
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[[folder:Baby Got Back]]
* Todd admitting that "Baby Got Back" is so firm in pop culture that when he hears someone say, 'Oh my God,' he immediately adds, 'Becky, look at her butt.' "I'm told it's really annoying."
* "But lost in the discussion of Back Got Back's [[SophisticatedAsHell deeper meaning]] -- and [[SincerityMode yes, people were actually talking about this in exactly those kinds of terms]], [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not pulling any of this out of my ass]]... so to speak.
** "And since I got nothing better to do than contemplate the philosophical underpinnings of a man dancing on a giant ass, here goes."
* Any time he mentions that he knows the song (and video by heart.)
** Furthermore, when he mouths along to the words.
* "Where 'Baby Got Back' was inspired by his love of butts and his disgust with the prevailing cultural attitudes, 'Put 'Em on the Glass', by his own admission, was inspiring by his love of thick, fat [[BaitAndSwitchComparison royalty checks]] that he got from 'Baby Got Back'."
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[[folder:Kung Fu Fighting]]
* Todd calmly plays the intro to the song and when the real song starts to play, excitedly strikes a kung fu pose.
* "This week, we're going back to 1974, a year that I've read many writers describe as the worst year in pop music history. I don't think I'd agree, not when we've got 1980 (Air Supply), [[Music/VanillaIce 1990]] and [[Music/{{Nickelback}} 2001]] to compare it to."
* "Ok, well, let's take a look at [Kung Fu Fighting]. First off, keep in mind that this was put together by a Jamaican singer and an Indian producer in London. I'm gonna guess neither of these people know all that much about East Asian culture, although I heard Carl say once that he had Chinese cousins. Chinese-Jamaicans are a thing, [[http://kristie-stephenson.blogspot.com/2009/07/chinese-jamaicans.html I looked it up.]]"
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-->'''Todd:''' I read somewhere Carl was hoping that [Dance the Kung Fu] was gonna start a full-on dance craze like the Hustle, and I deeply wish I could see the alternate universe where that plan worked because I don't know what Carl was thinking. That was pretty clearly never going to happen. Like, ever. A song about kung fu? Maybe you could get away with that if you have a really catchy tune. But a dance about kung fu? Well, that's just stupid, right?
-->'''[[Webvideo/TheCinemaSnob Kung Tai Ted]]:''' On the contrary, dancing the kung fu is one of the finest and deepest traditions in all of martial arts. Listen to Carl Douglas's detailed instructions on this ancient ritual.
-->'''Carl Douglas:''' ♪You swing to your left, then you swing to your right♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' First you swing to your left, then you swing to your right.
-->'''Carl:''' ♪Hand to the hand then you make a little stand♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Hand to the hand then you make a little stand. You jump and dip your back up stiff.
-->'''Carl:''' This is all you do\ Oh, you dance the kung fu
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Then you dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, ''and'' dance the kung fu.
-->'''Todd:''' Wow, every move really is poetry in motion. Thanks, Kung Tai Ted!
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' No problem. (Sits down, takes a long drink, falls back)
* "Honestly, I wish he'd just kept it up and made more songs based on movies he'd seen. That could've been great. Like, he could make a cowboy song or a gangster movie song or a SlasherMovie song. ♪Everybody was...getting killed by a crazy ax murderer♪ Oh, what a waste."
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-->'''Captions:''' Did he deserve better?
-->'''Todd:''' [[HaHaHaNo *chuckling* No.]]
* "He released one more album in 2006 where he sings such gems as 'Return of the Fighter' and 'Film/GameOfDeath'".
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[[folder:Come On Eileen]]
* "They were a success in England almost immediately. And who could be surprised? After all, who better to emulate [[http://www.youtu.be/5KFYUJ63nk8 this genre of music]] than [[TheUnintelligible a guy]] who sounded like [[http://www.youtu.be/l1e9YRXMrTQ#t=49s this?]]"
*
-->'''Bugs Bunny:''' Now, with your kind indulgence, I'll play "Those Endearing Young Charms".
-->'''Todd:''' Sorry, I just can't hear the intro to this song without expecting [[XylophoneGag Daffy Duck to blow up]]. Ha! But I digress.
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-->'''Todd:''' [Come on Eileen] not only brought them their second #1 hit in the U.K.; it broke them into America, and wrestled the top spot away from MichaelJackson for a week. And after all, who could dislike a song with such amazing lyrics as this?
-->'''Captions:''' ♪Poor old Johnnie Ray\ Shada na na do do do\ Na na na something something♪
* "Rowland refused to release a single because it had to be understood as an ''[[ProgressiveRock album statement.]]'' You know, like he was fronting Music/PinkFloyd or something."
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[[folder:Rico Suave]]
* "Truly, without Gerardo, we would likely not have the many Hispanic sex symbols that today pervade our culture." (AntonioBanderas, Enrique Iglesias, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]])
* "But could a Latino - particularly one from the suburbs and not the streets - ever have enough cred to break into a hip-hop scene populated by black artists?" (DescriptionCut to a photo of MCHammer in parachute pants) "Like this guy?"
* "This song is a terrible, ridiculous, almost Jersey Shore-ian parody of unlikable douchebags bragging unconvincingly about their sexual prowess."
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-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪My only addiction has to do with the female species\ I eat 'em raw like sushi♪
-->'''Todd:''' Heh-heh. Hey, funny thing about that--he didn't even come up with the phrase himself. Raw Like Sushi was the debut album of Neneh Cherry. I think she meant "raw" in the sense of 'real', not 'raw' in the sense of Gerardo's oral sex technique being so terrible as to leave [[{{Squick}} painful abrasions.]] Also, you can't tie him down.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪You pop the question, that's it♪
-->'''Todd:''' Although I don't know why you'd want to. On top of that, he doesn't want to meet your parents. And if you drag him over there, he will insult your mom's cooking straight to her face.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪I'm used to good old-fashioned homestyle Spanish cookin'\ If I try that, I'll be pukin'♪
-->'''Todd:''' That doesn't rhyme.
-->'''Captions:''' *buzzer* [[GratuitousSpanish NO ES UNA RIMA]]
* "Despite his success, he was decried by other Latinos who said that he was perpetuating an exaggerated negative stereotype that further marginalized their culture, and that he might as well have just put on a sombrero and shouted, '¡Andale, andale!'"
* "None of these songs are meant for ladies anyway. Gerardo was quite upfront about the fact that he wrote the songs for 'the Spanish male.' Got it, [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Pedro?]] This is for you!"
* [[TranslationWithAnAgenda Translating the Spanish with subtitles.]]
-->'''Girl:''' Hey, aren't you the moron who sang "Rico Suave"?
-->'''Gerardo:''' No, that wasn't me. I swear you were thinking of someone else.
-->'''Girl:''' Yes, you are. I recognize your stupid hair.
-->'''Gerardo:''' You are correct. I am a ridiculous buffoon.
-->'''Girl:''' Don't touch me.
* Did he deserve better? "I hate this moron."
* "'Rico Suave' is an important historical milestone, regardless of its actual quality. ...Oh, wait, I forgot Mellow Man Ace. Crap, that guy was first. Ok, Gerardo is a moron of no significance whatsoever. Good night."
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[[folder:Achy Breaky Heart]]
* [[http://tinyurl.com/adb5ahb The title card. Just...the title card.]]
* This bit:
-->'''Todd:''' [Achy Breaky Heart] was offered to Music/TheOakRidgeBoys, who passed on it because their lead singer thought that 'achy breaky' was a stupid phrase to try and sing. And keep in mind that The Oak Ridge Boys are most famous for this:
-->(''cut to clip of "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys'')
--> '''Richard Sterban:''' ♪Giddyup, ba oom papa oom papa mow mow♪
* "It's tempting to call him the redneck Rico Suave, and I have to believe that was part of why he took off the way he did. But what about that big hit single? In retrospect, it's hard to figure out why this was such a big deal. Not to put too fine a point on it, but 'Achy Breaky Heart' is kind of a doofy song. Full disclosure: When I was eight, I thought Achy Breaky Heart was ''the shit.''"
*
-->'''Todd:''' It's amazing how much he sounds like Creator/{{Trey Parker|AndMattStone}}'s rock voice.
-->'''Trey Parker:''' ♪[[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice America, fuck yeah!]]♪
* "I guarantee that most people wouldn't know that there was a song called 'I Want My Mullet Back' without Hannah Montana."
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[[folder:Safety Dance]]
* The jokes he makes at the band's name, including "Men Without Work" (when he mentions they could have teamed up with Music/MenAtWork) and "Men Without Hits".
* "Frosty the Marshmallow Man there is actually Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the annual Quebec Winter Games and he is awful and I hate him. He became a sort of mascot for the band because having [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle]] dance around while you play wasn't creepy enough apparently."
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[[folder:Play That Funky Music]]
* "The Wild Cherry story basically belongs to their lead singer and songwriter, Rob Parissi. And fortunately for us, he put his own backstory in his biggest hit. So if you don't already know it, here it goes. ♪Once he was a boogie singer\ Playing in a rock 'n roll band\ He never had no problems\ Burning down the one-night stands\ Then everything around him\ Got to start to feelin' so low\ So he decided quickly, yes he did...♪ to [[BaitAndSwitch break up the band and go back to his day job]]."
* "To Parissi's eternal regret, he caved in and gave the studio execs exactly what they wanted; and for his obedience, he was rewarded with jack shit in the way of success. He himself called his follow-ups to his big hit the 'What's Happening Now!' of music, which, for the record, might be the most 70's way he could've put that."
* After gushing over the song for the whole video, his answer to whether Wild Cherry deserved better is a blunt "No."
* "By his own admission, he didn't save his money very wisely at first. But then in 1990, he discovered that Vanilla Ice had sampled his song without permission. So of course, he sued the silver lamé pants off of him."
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[[folder:Monster Mash]]
* "I've never done a Halloween episode before. Guess I should dress up. I don't usually dress up for Halloween, but I'm pretty sure I've accumulated some costume shit around here. Ok, there you go: blonde Zorro cowboy...in a mask. Perfect."
* His commentary on how silly early 60's pop music was, which includes clips from "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Witch Doctor]], "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh" and "The Purple People Eater"
--> "Yeah, remember that whenever your parents talk about how much better music was when they were kids, alright?"
* Todd stating that he actually found a downloadable copy of Boris Pickett's only full-length LP, which features a parody of teen idol Fabian entitled "Rabian, The Fiendage Idol". "I feel like my life is complete now."
* Did he deserve better? "Deserve better?! My God, this guy had one of the most amazing lives I've ever read about! I'd consider myself lucky if I accomplished even a fraction of the things this guy did!"
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[[folder:Tubthumping]]
* "Even if you do know more about them than just 'Tubthumping', you're probably fairly ignorant of the full scope of Chumbawamba's career, which lasted thirty goddamn years. Yes, thirty years of radical shifts in genre, popularity and influences. And I'm gonna try and fit it all into a twelve minute video. ...God help me."
** (Five minutes later) "Actually, you know what? I'm gonna have to skip ahead, or we're gonna be here all day."
* "Rest assured, they were pretty far to the left [politically], enough to make [[MaoZedong Chairman Mao]] look like he could be a FoxNews anchor."
* "Most people didn't know anything about 'Tubthumping', but those who did had to have some serious whiplash. [Tubthumping] was about as bizarre as if Music/PublicEnemy had recorded '[[Creator/WillSmith Gettin' Jiggy wit It]].'"
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[[folder:Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer]]
* "Did they deserve better?" Cue fifteen-second {{beat}}. "This episode was a mistake."
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[[folder:Party All The Time]]
* His recap of Eddie Murphy's career before "Party All The Time", presented as a montage of moments from his stand-up comedy oeuvre.
-->'''Todd''': But you already knew that.
* "Actually, 'Party All the Time' was not Eddie Murphy's first single. His first single was off of one of his comedy albums, a parody of early rap called 'Boogie in Your Butt'. I think I could say with...no hyperbole whatsoever that 'Boogie in Your Butt' is the best thing ever recorded in the history of everything."
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[[folder:Closing Time]]
* Todd opens the video with a split screen just like the original music video. One half displays him at the piano, the other him walking through his house. As he starts speaking, though, he forgets for a moment to stop the other video, just as he starts going through his refrigerator looking something to eat.
*
-->'''Todd:''' There was also my other favorite song on that album, "Get a Grip".
-->'''Dan Wilson:''' ♪Get a grip on yourself, you know you should\ I got a grip on myself and it feels good♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Get a Grip" is about... Yeah. It is also about masturbation. It's about how good and how healthy masturbation is. I'm sure there was a reason why I was such a fan of this album in high school, but I can't quite figure out what it might be.
-->'''Dan:''' ♪When the lights come on and the party's through\ There are always a few with nobody to do\ Well now don't despair♪
-->'''Todd:''' I know who I want to take me home, but in lieu of that person, there's always... (holds up [[ADateWithRosiePalms right hand]]) And that was the last single they ever released--a song about jerking off.
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[[folder:Me and Mrs. Jones]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul really did not want this to be his next single, but I guess the label was worried about his street cred?
-->'''Billy Paul:''' ♪Am I black enough for you\ Am I black enough for you\ We're gonna move on up, one by one\ We ain't gonna stop♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Am I Black Enough for You?" Yeah, believe it or not, a song with that title ''too'' [[ButNotTooBlack black for most mainstream audiences.]] No one could've predicted. Actually, pretty much everyone predicted. Billy Paul ''begged'' Kenny Gamble not to release it as his next single, as did pretty much all of Gamble's colleagues. Like, [[Series/TheBradyBunch Peter and Marcia Brady]] are gonna listen to a song this threatening in between their Music/CarlySimon and John Denver? Yeah, that was obviously never gonna happen.
**
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul said a lot of people would be turned off by it, and he was right. It went over about as well as this...
-->'''[[Film/BlazingSaddles Black Bart]]:''' 'Excuse me while I whip this out.
*
-->'''Todd:''' Paul didn't always have good material, but he was a very good singer, so I would highly recommend anything he recorded in the 70s 'cause that was just a good decade for soul music. He also recorded some stuff in the 80s, but I recommend that you stay far, far away.
-->'''Billy Paul:''' (in falsetto) ♪Girl, girl, you better wake up♪
-->'''Todd:''' Came up with an alternate title for that one.
-->'''Captions:''' Am I Crap Enough For You?
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[[folder:It's Raining Men]]
* At the beginning of the song, Todd dramatically unzips and opens his hoodie.
* After hearing Music/BarbraStreisand [[WTHCastingAgency was originally approached]] to sing this song, Todd imagining how her version would sound.
* "I really can't help it, I think this song is awesome. It's just so dumb. The joke is so belabored that you have to take it as literal. Like, literally, the skies have opened up and are sending hot guys [[FridgeHorror plummeting towards the ground.]] They're gonna get absolutely soaking wet with blood and guts covering the street. I know that's not where they meant to go with it, it's just hard not to think about it.
** During the montage of men raining from the sky, he includes a clip from Creator/MontyPython's "Falling From Building" sketch.
* "Mother Nature is sure rockin' that satin muumuu. You know, I didn't know that women wanted Mother Nature to send them flashers in trench coats."
* Todd sings "It's Raining Men"'s lyrics with Christmas references as he notices the Weather Girls' follow-up "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" is just their hit as [[ChristmasSongs Christmas song]].
-->'''Todd:''' ♪God bless Father Christmas, he's a single woman too.♪ It's ''snowing'' men! Hallelujah. Oh, my God, I wish all the bands I covered on this program did a Christmas version of their only hit. Think about it. "Kung Fu Santa", "Play That Christmas Music, Elf Boy", "♪Don't tell my heart, my holly, jolly heart.♪" If, for some reason, I ever wind up with a hit, I'm going to immediately repackage it for Christmas.
** What really makes it hilarious is that Todd is just ''barely'' resisting the urge to {{corps|ing}}e while reciting those lyrics.
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[[folder:Cotton-Eyed Joe]]
* "If you're a bunch of Europeans from a wealthy Socialist country, pretending to be a bunch of poor white trash from the DeepSouth… [[JeffFoxworthy you might be Rednex]]."
* "And today, we're taking a look at a bizarre attempt to mix CountryMusic with an entirely different genre." (''cue [[Music/BradPaisley Accidental]] [[Music/LLCoolJ Racist]]'') "No, no, no, no, no, not that one."
* His placeholder images for the three producers who created Rednex.
* "There is basically one trick and one trick only to Rednex's Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe': [[ShapedLikeItself mainly, that it's a Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe'."]]
* "'''No!''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "Todd was born in San Diego."
* "Let's see what they came up with next." ''["The Failed Follow-Up" titlecard]'' "[[SelfPlagiarism It's just the exact same song again.]]"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Unbelievable]]
* "They chose the name EMF. They've always been a little coy about what it stands for. However, they've always been dogged by rumours that EMF stands for Ecstasy Motherfuckers. And you know what? I would like to clarify the truth of the matter right now. Duh! Of course that's what it stands for. So, an indie dance band calling themselves EMF, and it's not an ecstasy reference? I'll believe that about as much as I believe a reggae band calling themselves THC and claiming it's not a pot reference. Bullshit! They're called EMF cause they were on ecstasy, motherfucker!"
* "Now in the UK, they had more time to get out some more singles, so they did notch a few more hits. But they must've been stung by the distrust because around this time, they started hanging out with Jane's Addiction and they decided their next album was gonna use no samples. It was gonna be darker. Always a good idea, a dark album. Plenty of allegedly lightweight acts have achieved greater success when they made a darker album such as...?...and...(band name not found) I'm sure there's at least one."
* His verdict: [[FunWithAcronyms Eh... Meh... Feh]].
* "Music/{{Nirvana}} [[GenreKiller killed]] a lot of careers people."
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[[folder:I Ran (So Far Away)]]
* His constant {{Take That}}s towards Music/AFlockOfSeagulls' lead singer's [[EightiesHair 80's hair]], which he describes as "part mullet, part {{emo}}-fringe, part PointyHairedBoss from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''."
* "It turns out, though, that there is a reason for all of this—the lyrics, the video, the hair, everything. And that reason is...[[Series/AncientAliens ALIENS]]."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
* His consistent attempts at Scottish accents.
* "The Proclaimers are identical twins Craig and Charlie Reid, which quite frankly, that doesn't that doesn't strike me as Scottish enough names to describe these guys. If it were up to me, they'd go by Angus [=MacHaggis=] [=MacDougal=] and Tam O'Shanter the Bruce, and they'd dress like Groundskeeper Willie. ...You know, that might be going overboard a bit."
*
-->'''The Proclaimers:''' ♪If I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be\ I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you♪
-->'''Todd:''' (with brogue) When they haver, they're gonna haver next to you. They would haver for a thousand miles if they could haver next to you. Seriously, "haver"? What the hell does that mean? Does that mean babbling out nonsense words? (haver: to talk nonsense; babble) Huh. Ok, that's exactly what it means.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:To Be With You]]
* "1989 did not need more hair metal. There were so many other new bands coming out that year that they had to compete against including Skid Row, Warrant, Enuff Z'nuff, Faster Pussycat, Vain, Shotgun Messiah, Dangerous Toys, Danger Danger, Bang Tango--oh my god, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer are these all]] [[PoesLaw real bands?]] I had to have made one of those up. ''Bang Tango?'' Undeterred, Mr. Big recorded a second album in 19... [[OverlyLongGag hold on a second. I'm missing bands here]]. Pretty Boy Floyd, Junkyard, Shark Island, Cats In Boots. [beat] The 80's, everyone."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:In-a-Gadda-da-Vida]]
* His vocal and pop up reactions to the band recording a deodorant jingle.
--> Todd: In-a-gadda-da-Speedstick baby. (After he says this, "Do hippies even wear deodorant?" pops up on screen.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Who Let the Dogs Out]]
* Their original name "High Voltage" fits the title of an Music/{{ACDC}} tribute band better.
* Todd struggles over how to pronounce the band's ethnicity.
-->'''Todd''': They became the Baha Men, so called because they're Bahamen. Ba... Bahamenian? Ba... I think it's Bahamian, actually. Anyway, they're from the Bahamas.
* He points out that, once again, a one-hit wonder Western band got really huge in Japan. Because, Japan.
* Upon hearing the original version he determines this
-->'''Todd''': Hey wait a minute. [[IntercourseWithYou This song is about sex.]]
* Late in the video he starts including his dog Kali in the review. He even ends the review by taking it for a walk.
-->'''Todd''': ♪Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof♪ ...say woof, doggie. Say woof. Say... useless.
* When discussing their career after WLTDO.
-->'''Todd''': In case you can't tell, at this point the Baha Men had found their new calling: mixing watered down hip-hop tropes and slick but soulless island inflected music, often using familiar samples that managed to be upbeat and yet deeply annoying when listened to for more than a minute. Or, in other words, they became '''the Caribbean Music/BlackEyedPeas'''.
* When riffing their music video, which has several white college-age kids telling the band they're unused to parties.
-->'''Todd''': Partying? Since when do which rich white frat boys like us know anything about partying?
* "Did they deserve any better?"
-->'''Todd''': Umm... in a better world, they would be famous for things other than what they are famous for.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Somebody's Watching Me]]
* Like last year's HalloweenEpisode, he tries to put together a costume, only to realize he's probably not going to be able to keep doing Halloween-themed One-hit Wonders, so he gives up.
* His "Did They Deserve Better?" serves as a great counter-point to Bobby Pickett the previous year:
-->'''Todd''': [[RapidFireNo NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOO]] [[BigNo NOOOHOHOHOHOHO!!!]] I can't emphasize how little business Rockwell had being a recording artist.
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[[folder:Smooth Criminal]]
* He introduces the episode as a look at a band whose success was built entirely on Music/MichaelJackson. And then remembers that this was also true of his previous OHW subject, Rockwell. And also Music/WeirdAlYankovic, [[FaceOfTheBand the other Jacksons]], [[FollowTheLeader nearly every other male pop singer since]]...
* Todd being confused by Film/{{Prometheus}}.
--> '''Todd''': "Their name comes from the idea that we're just an interstellar terrarium and that we were all just put here by aliens, like at the beginning of Prometheus. I think that's what Prometheus was about, [[MindScrew I have no idea what Prometheus was about]]."
* Todd making fun of their cited influences as Music/{{Primus}}, Edie Brickell, and TracyChapman because they sound nothing like them.
--> '''Todd''': "Do you guys not know what the word influence means?"
** Perhaps the "influence" was to sound the exact opposite.
* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis of Alien Ant Farm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for nu metal as a whole.
--> '''Todd''': "After listening to so much nu-metal that a Tapout logo spontaneously appeared on my hoodie..."
* His constant reminders of how fast your group's careers go up if their first hits are covers, just like Alien Ant Farm's.
** This is funnier when you consider that the stinger song is a version of Smooth Criminal from a [[Series/{{Glee}} certain famous cover band]].
* Did they deserve better? ''(imitating Michael Jackson)'' "No, no!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:You Light Up My Life]]
* Early on, when discussing the head of the Boone clan's cultural impact:
--> "In fact, [Pat Boone] and Elvis had a lot in common - they were both instrumental in bringing black music to white America. The difference between him and Elvis, though, was... uh... Pat Boone did it by [[LighterAndSofter making it suck]]."
* Todd lampshades the film's very obvious dub job for Didi Conn by referring to her as [[Film/SinginInTheRain "Lina Lamont"]], and compares it to [[Music/FlightOfTheConchords Kristen Schaal]] singing "I've Got the Power".
* When he [[CrossesTheLineTwice pulled up]] what songwriter Joseph Brookes did. [[spoiler: He raped someone and killed himself.]]
* Initially calling the song, [[FreudianSlip "You White Up My Life"]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)]]
* His claim that he will punch anyone that brings up the Flo Rida song "Right Round".
* On the inevitable fashion comparisons between Pete Burns and Boy George:
-->'''Todd:''' "Naturally, the two men dealt with it with all the down-to-earth, drama-free sensibility [[NewRomantic one would expec]]... it got catty immediately. Pete Burns accused George every which way of ripping off his style; in response, Boy George was quoted as saying, "It's not who did it ''first'', it's who did it ''best."''
-->'''*OH SNAP!*'''
-->'''BURN'''
* As soon as he mentions the production by Stock Aitken Waterman, he cuts to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", and then claims that it's not a {{Rickroll}} if it's relevant.
* [[BlatantLies "'You Spin Me Round' starts off with a slow buildup..."]]
** Also funny is Todd's mention that constant, over-blown synth excess was pretty much S.A.W.'s signature production style, while the more famous dance hits of theirs playing in the back (Music/{{Bananarama}}'s "Venus", Music/KylieMinogue's "The Loco-Motion") certainly don't discourage the assertion.
* Todd being spun right 'round by a hilariously sped-up version of the song.
* "Isn't there a video where he's twirling a parasol and riding a clam?" ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer There is, for the record.]])
* "Did they deserve better?"
-->"God, what makes a person think that much plastic surgery is a good idea? That's just grotesque. Sorry, what was the question? Uh, no. No they didn't."
** Even better considering Todd's earlier assertion that Burns was more handsome than George in the 1980's, whereas now George is better-looking simply by default, resembling a man in his fifties rather than "a cross between a [[Film/BattlefieldEarth Psychlo]] and a squashed tomato".
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[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Take On Me]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Our first act comes all the way from Oslo, Norway. Now, when I think Norwegian bands, generally I'm thinking of the kind of music that never charts even one song.
-->'''Dimmu Borgir:''' ♪'''SACRIFICE!'''♪
-->'''Todd:''' And for obvious reasons. But during the height of the MTV Era, three young men hit it back and became music video stars for one brief, shining moment. Those men were lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Pål...Waaktaar, and guitarist Mag...ne Fur(u)... holmen."
* "Now, I'd always heard that 'Take On Me' didn't get big until they'd made their one really good video, which I never understood. Kajagoogoo made it big around the same time, and they didn't have a good video. Or, for that matter, a good song. All they had was stupid hair!"
* "The sun always shines on TV...unless that TV is showing this music video, I guess. Thanks a lot, Steve Barron!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Baby Got Back]]
* Todd admitting that "Baby Got Back" is so firm in pop culture that when he hears someone say, 'Oh my God,' he immediately adds, 'Becky, look at her butt.' "I'm told it's really annoying."
* "But lost in the discussion of Back Got Back's [[SophisticatedAsHell deeper meaning]] -- and [[SincerityMode yes, people were actually talking about this in exactly those kinds of terms]], [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not pulling any of this out of my ass]]... so to speak.
** "And since I got nothing better to do than contemplate the philosophical underpinnings of a man dancing on a giant ass, here goes."
* Any time he mentions that he knows the song (and video by heart.)
** Furthermore, when he mouths along to the words.
* "Where 'Baby Got Back' was inspired by his love of butts and his disgust with the prevailing cultural attitudes, 'Put 'Em on the Glass', by his own admission, was inspiring by his love of thick, fat [[BaitAndSwitchComparison royalty checks]] that he got from 'Baby Got Back'."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kung Fu Fighting]]
* Todd calmly plays the intro to the song and when the real song starts to play, excitedly strikes a kung fu pose.
* "This week, we're going back to 1974, a year that I've read many writers describe as the worst year in pop music history. I don't think I'd agree, not when we've got 1980 (Air Supply), [[Music/VanillaIce 1990]] and [[Music/{{Nickelback}} 2001]] to compare it to."
* "Ok, well, let's take a look at [Kung Fu Fighting]. First off, keep in mind that this was put together by a Jamaican singer and an Indian producer in London. I'm gonna guess neither of these people know all that much about East Asian culture, although I heard Carl say once that he had Chinese cousins. Chinese-Jamaicans are a thing, [[http://kristie-stephenson.blogspot.com/2009/07/chinese-jamaicans.html I looked it up.]]"
*
-->'''Todd:''' I read somewhere Carl was hoping that [Dance the Kung Fu] was gonna start a full-on dance craze like the Hustle, and I deeply wish I could see the alternate universe where that plan worked because I don't know what Carl was thinking. That was pretty clearly never going to happen. Like, ever. A song about kung fu? Maybe you could get away with that if you have a really catchy tune. But a dance about kung fu? Well, that's just stupid, right?
-->'''[[Webvideo/TheCinemaSnob Kung Tai Ted]]:''' On the contrary, dancing the kung fu is one of the finest and deepest traditions in all of martial arts. Listen to Carl Douglas's detailed instructions on this ancient ritual.
-->'''Carl Douglas:''' ♪You swing to your left, then you swing to your right♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' First you swing to your left, then you swing to your right.
-->'''Carl:''' ♪Hand to the hand then you make a little stand♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Hand to the hand then you make a little stand. You jump and dip your back up stiff.
-->'''Carl:''' This is all you do\ Oh, you dance the kung fu
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Then you dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, ''and'' dance the kung fu.
-->'''Todd:''' Wow, every move really is poetry in motion. Thanks, Kung Tai Ted!
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' No problem. (Sits down, takes a long drink, falls back)
* "Honestly, I wish he'd just kept it up and made more songs based on movies he'd seen. That could've been great. Like, he could make a cowboy song or a gangster movie song or a SlasherMovie song. ♪Everybody was...getting killed by a crazy ax murderer♪ Oh, what a waste."
*
-->'''Captions:''' Did he deserve better?
-->'''Todd:''' [[HaHaHaNo *chuckling* No.]]
* "He released one more album in 2006 where he sings such gems as 'Return of the Fighter' and 'Film/GameOfDeath'".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Come On Eileen]]
* "They were a success in England almost immediately. And who could be surprised? After all, who better to emulate [[http://www.youtu.be/5KFYUJ63nk8 this genre of music]] than [[TheUnintelligible a guy]] who sounded like [[http://www.youtu.be/l1e9YRXMrTQ#t=49s this?]]"
*
-->'''Bugs Bunny:''' Now, with your kind indulgence, I'll play "Those Endearing Young Charms".
-->'''Todd:''' Sorry, I just can't hear the intro to this song without expecting [[XylophoneGag Daffy Duck to blow up]]. Ha! But I digress.
*
-->'''Todd:''' [Come on Eileen] not only brought them their second #1 hit in the U.K.; it broke them into America, and wrestled the top spot away from MichaelJackson for a week. And after all, who could dislike a song with such amazing lyrics as this?
-->'''Captions:''' ♪Poor old Johnnie Ray\ Shada na na do do do\ Na na na something something♪
* "Rowland refused to release a single because it had to be understood as an ''[[ProgressiveRock album statement.]]'' You know, like he was fronting Music/PinkFloyd or something."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rico Suave]]
* "Truly, without Gerardo, we would likely not have the many Hispanic sex symbols that today pervade our culture." (AntonioBanderas, Enrique Iglesias, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]])
* "But could a Latino - particularly one from the suburbs and not the streets - ever have enough cred to break into a hip-hop scene populated by black artists?" (DescriptionCut to a photo of MCHammer in parachute pants) "Like this guy?"
* "This song is a terrible, ridiculous, almost Jersey Shore-ian parody of unlikable douchebags bragging unconvincingly about their sexual prowess."
*
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪My only addiction has to do with the female species\ I eat 'em raw like sushi♪
-->'''Todd:''' Heh-heh. Hey, funny thing about that--he didn't even come up with the phrase himself. Raw Like Sushi was the debut album of Neneh Cherry. I think she meant "raw" in the sense of 'real', not 'raw' in the sense of Gerardo's oral sex technique being so terrible as to leave [[{{Squick}} painful abrasions.]] Also, you can't tie him down.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪You pop the question, that's it♪
-->'''Todd:''' Although I don't know why you'd want to. On top of that, he doesn't want to meet your parents. And if you drag him over there, he will insult your mom's cooking straight to her face.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪I'm used to good old-fashioned homestyle Spanish cookin'\ If I try that, I'll be pukin'♪
-->'''Todd:''' That doesn't rhyme.
-->'''Captions:''' *buzzer* [[GratuitousSpanish NO ES UNA RIMA]]
* "Despite his success, he was decried by other Latinos who said that he was perpetuating an exaggerated negative stereotype that further marginalized their culture, and that he might as well have just put on a sombrero and shouted, '¡Andale, andale!'"
* "None of these songs are meant for ladies anyway. Gerardo was quite upfront about the fact that he wrote the songs for 'the Spanish male.' Got it, [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Pedro?]] This is for you!"
* [[TranslationWithAnAgenda Translating the Spanish with subtitles.]]
-->'''Girl:''' Hey, aren't you the moron who sang "Rico Suave"?
-->'''Gerardo:''' No, that wasn't me. I swear you were thinking of someone else.
-->'''Girl:''' Yes, you are. I recognize your stupid hair.
-->'''Gerardo:''' You are correct. I am a ridiculous buffoon.
-->'''Girl:''' Don't touch me.
* Did he deserve better? "I hate this moron."
* "'Rico Suave' is an important historical milestone, regardless of its actual quality. ...Oh, wait, I forgot Mellow Man Ace. Crap, that guy was first. Ok, Gerardo is a moron of no significance whatsoever. Good night."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Achy Breaky Heart]]
* [[http://tinyurl.com/adb5ahb The title card. Just...the title card.]]
* This bit:
-->'''Todd:''' [Achy Breaky Heart] was offered to Music/TheOakRidgeBoys, who passed on it because their lead singer thought that 'achy breaky' was a stupid phrase to try and sing. And keep in mind that The Oak Ridge Boys are most famous for this:
-->(''cut to clip of "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys'')
--> '''Richard Sterban:''' ♪Giddyup, ba oom papa oom papa mow mow♪
* "It's tempting to call him the redneck Rico Suave, and I have to believe that was part of why he took off the way he did. But what about that big hit single? In retrospect, it's hard to figure out why this was such a big deal. Not to put too fine a point on it, but 'Achy Breaky Heart' is kind of a doofy song. Full disclosure: When I was eight, I thought Achy Breaky Heart was ''the shit.''"
*
-->'''Todd:''' It's amazing how much he sounds like Creator/{{Trey Parker|AndMattStone}}'s rock voice.
-->'''Trey Parker:''' ♪[[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice America, fuck yeah!]]♪
* "I guarantee that most people wouldn't know that there was a song called 'I Want My Mullet Back' without Hannah Montana."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Safety Dance]]
* The jokes he makes at the band's name, including "Men Without Work" (when he mentions they could have teamed up with Music/MenAtWork) and "Men Without Hits".
* "Frosty the Marshmallow Man there is actually Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the annual Quebec Winter Games and he is awful and I hate him. He became a sort of mascot for the band because having [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle]] dance around while you play wasn't creepy enough apparently."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Play That Funky Music]]
* "The Wild Cherry story basically belongs to their lead singer and songwriter, Rob Parissi. And fortunately for us, he put his own backstory in his biggest hit. So if you don't already know it, here it goes. ♪Once he was a boogie singer\ Playing in a rock 'n roll band\ He never had no problems\ Burning down the one-night stands\ Then everything around him\ Got to start to feelin' so low\ So he decided quickly, yes he did...♪ to [[BaitAndSwitch break up the band and go back to his day job]]."
* "To Parissi's eternal regret, he caved in and gave the studio execs exactly what they wanted; and for his obedience, he was rewarded with jack shit in the way of success. He himself called his follow-ups to his big hit the 'What's Happening Now!' of music, which, for the record, might be the most 70's way he could've put that."
* After gushing over the song for the whole video, his answer to whether Wild Cherry deserved better is a blunt "No."
* "By his own admission, he didn't save his money very wisely at first. But then in 1990, he discovered that Vanilla Ice had sampled his song without permission. So of course, he sued the silver lamé pants off of him."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Monster Mash]]
* "I've never done a Halloween episode before. Guess I should dress up. I don't usually dress up for Halloween, but I'm pretty sure I've accumulated some costume shit around here. Ok, there you go: blonde Zorro cowboy...in a mask. Perfect."
* His commentary on how silly early 60's pop music was, which includes clips from "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Witch Doctor]], "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh" and "The Purple People Eater"
--> "Yeah, remember that whenever your parents talk about how much better music was when they were kids, alright?"
* Todd stating that he actually found a downloadable copy of Boris Pickett's only full-length LP, which features a parody of teen idol Fabian entitled "Rabian, The Fiendage Idol". "I feel like my life is complete now."
* Did he deserve better? "Deserve better?! My God, this guy had one of the most amazing lives I've ever read about! I'd consider myself lucky if I accomplished even a fraction of the things this guy did!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tubthumping]]
* "Even if you do know more about them than just 'Tubthumping', you're probably fairly ignorant of the full scope of Chumbawamba's career, which lasted thirty goddamn years. Yes, thirty years of radical shifts in genre, popularity and influences. And I'm gonna try and fit it all into a twelve minute video. ...God help me."
** (Five minutes later) "Actually, you know what? I'm gonna have to skip ahead, or we're gonna be here all day."
* "Rest assured, they were pretty far to the left [politically], enough to make [[MaoZedong Chairman Mao]] look like he could be a FoxNews anchor."
* "Most people didn't know anything about 'Tubthumping', but those who did had to have some serious whiplash. [Tubthumping] was about as bizarre as if Music/PublicEnemy had recorded '[[Creator/WillSmith Gettin' Jiggy wit It]].'"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer]]
* "Did they deserve better?" Cue fifteen-second {{beat}}. "This episode was a mistake."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Party All The Time]]
* His recap of Eddie Murphy's career before "Party All The Time", presented as a montage of moments from his stand-up comedy oeuvre.
-->'''Todd''': But you already knew that.
* "Actually, 'Party All the Time' was not Eddie Murphy's first single. His first single was off of one of his comedy albums, a parody of early rap called 'Boogie in Your Butt'. I think I could say with...no hyperbole whatsoever that 'Boogie in Your Butt' is the best thing ever recorded in the history of everything."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Closing Time]]
* Todd opens the video with a split screen just like the original music video. One half displays him at the piano, the other him walking through his house. As he starts speaking, though, he forgets for a moment to stop the other video, just as he starts going through his refrigerator looking something to eat.
*
-->'''Todd:''' There was also my other favorite song on that album, "Get a Grip".
-->'''Dan Wilson:''' ♪Get a grip on yourself, you know you should\ I got a grip on myself and it feels good♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Get a Grip" is about... Yeah. It is also about masturbation. It's about how good and how healthy masturbation is. I'm sure there was a reason why I was such a fan of this album in high school, but I can't quite figure out what it might be.
-->'''Dan:''' ♪When the lights come on and the party's through\ There are always a few with nobody to do\ Well now don't despair♪
-->'''Todd:''' I know who I want to take me home, but in lieu of that person, there's always... (holds up [[ADateWithRosiePalms right hand]]) And that was the last single they ever released--a song about jerking off.
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[[folder:Me and Mrs. Jones]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul really did not want this to be his next single, but I guess the label was worried about his street cred?
-->'''Billy Paul:''' ♪Am I black enough for you\ Am I black enough for you\ We're gonna move on up, one by one\ We ain't gonna stop♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Am I Black Enough for You?" Yeah, believe it or not, a song with that title ''too'' [[ButNotTooBlack black for most mainstream audiences.]] No one could've predicted. Actually, pretty much everyone predicted. Billy Paul ''begged'' Kenny Gamble not to release it as his next single, as did pretty much all of Gamble's colleagues. Like, [[Series/TheBradyBunch Peter and Marcia Brady]] are gonna listen to a song this threatening in between their Music/CarlySimon and John Denver? Yeah, that was obviously never gonna happen.
**
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul said a lot of people would be turned off by it, and he was right. It went over about as well as this...
-->'''[[Film/BlazingSaddles Black Bart]]:''' 'Excuse me while I whip this out.
*
-->'''Todd:''' Paul didn't always have good material, but he was a very good singer, so I would highly recommend anything he recorded in the 70s 'cause that was just a good decade for soul music. He also recorded some stuff in the 80s, but I recommend that you stay far, far away.
-->'''Billy Paul:''' (in falsetto) ♪Girl, girl, you better wake up♪
-->'''Todd:''' Came up with an alternate title for that one.
-->'''Captions:''' Am I Crap Enough For You?
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[[folder:It's Raining Men]]
* At the beginning of the song, Todd dramatically unzips and opens his hoodie.
* After hearing Music/BarbraStreisand [[WTHCastingAgency was originally approached]] to sing this song, Todd imagining how her version would sound.
* "I really can't help it, I think this song is awesome. It's just so dumb. The joke is so belabored that you have to take it as literal. Like, literally, the skies have opened up and are sending hot guys [[FridgeHorror plummeting towards the ground.]] They're gonna get absolutely soaking wet with blood and guts covering the street. I know that's not where they meant to go with it, it's just hard not to think about it.
** During the montage of men raining from the sky, he includes a clip from Creator/MontyPython's "Falling From Building" sketch.
* "Mother Nature is sure rockin' that satin muumuu. You know, I didn't know that women wanted Mother Nature to send them flashers in trench coats."
* Todd sings "It's Raining Men"'s lyrics with Christmas references as he notices the Weather Girls' follow-up "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" is just their hit as [[ChristmasSongs Christmas song]].
-->'''Todd:''' ♪God bless Father Christmas, he's a single woman too.♪ It's ''snowing'' men! Hallelujah. Oh, my God, I wish all the bands I covered on this program did a Christmas version of their only hit. Think about it. "Kung Fu Santa", "Play That Christmas Music, Elf Boy", "♪Don't tell my heart, my holly, jolly heart.♪" If, for some reason, I ever wind up with a hit, I'm going to immediately repackage it for Christmas.
** What really makes it hilarious is that Todd is just ''barely'' resisting the urge to {{corps|ing}}e while reciting those lyrics.
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[[folder:Cotton-Eyed Joe]]
* "If you're a bunch of Europeans from a wealthy Socialist country, pretending to be a bunch of poor white trash from the DeepSouth… [[JeffFoxworthy you might be Rednex]]."
* "And today, we're taking a look at a bizarre attempt to mix CountryMusic with an entirely different genre." (''cue [[Music/BradPaisley Accidental]] [[Music/LLCoolJ Racist]]'') "No, no, no, no, no, not that one."
* His placeholder images for the three producers who created Rednex.
* "There is basically one trick and one trick only to Rednex's Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe': [[ShapedLikeItself mainly, that it's a Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe'."]]
* "'''No!''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "Todd was born in San Diego."
* "Let's see what they came up with next." ''["The Failed Follow-Up" titlecard]'' "[[SelfPlagiarism It's just the exact same song again.]]"
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[[folder:Unbelievable]]
* "They chose the name EMF. They've always been a little coy about what it stands for. However, they've always been dogged by rumours that EMF stands for Ecstasy Motherfuckers. And you know what? I would like to clarify the truth of the matter right now. Duh! Of course that's what it stands for. So, an indie dance band calling themselves EMF, and it's not an ecstasy reference? I'll believe that about as much as I believe a reggae band calling themselves THC and claiming it's not a pot reference. Bullshit! They're called EMF cause they were on ecstasy, motherfucker!"
* "Now in the UK, they had more time to get out some more singles, so they did notch a few more hits. But they must've been stung by the distrust because around this time, they started hanging out with Jane's Addiction and they decided their next album was gonna use no samples. It was gonna be darker. Always a good idea, a dark album. Plenty of allegedly lightweight acts have achieved greater success when they made a darker album such as...?...and...(band name not found) I'm sure there's at least one."
* His verdict: [[FunWithAcronyms Eh... Meh... Feh]].
* "Music/{{Nirvana}} [[GenreKiller killed]] a lot of careers people."
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[[folder:I Ran (So Far Away)]]
* His constant {{Take That}}s towards Music/AFlockOfSeagulls' lead singer's [[EightiesHair 80's hair]], which he describes as "part mullet, part {{emo}}-fringe, part PointyHairedBoss from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''."
* "It turns out, though, that there is a reason for all of this—the lyrics, the video, the hair, everything. And that reason is...[[Series/AncientAliens ALIENS]]."
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[[folder:I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
* His consistent attempts at Scottish accents.
* "The Proclaimers are identical twins Craig and Charlie Reid, which quite frankly, that doesn't that doesn't strike me as Scottish enough names to describe these guys. If it were up to me, they'd go by Angus [=MacHaggis=] [=MacDougal=] and Tam O'Shanter the Bruce, and they'd dress like Groundskeeper Willie. ...You know, that might be going overboard a bit."
*
-->'''The Proclaimers:''' ♪If I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be\ I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you♪
-->'''Todd:''' (with brogue) When they haver, they're gonna haver next to you. They would haver for a thousand miles if they could haver next to you. Seriously, "haver"? What the hell does that mean? Does that mean babbling out nonsense words? (haver: to talk nonsense; babble) Huh. Ok, that's exactly what it means.
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[[folder:To Be With You]]
* "1989 did not need more hair metal. There were so many other new bands coming out that year that they had to compete against including Skid Row, Warrant, Enuff Z'nuff, Faster Pussycat, Vain, Shotgun Messiah, Dangerous Toys, Danger Danger, Bang Tango--oh my god, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer are these all]] [[PoesLaw real bands?]] I had to have made one of those up. ''Bang Tango?'' Undeterred, Mr. Big recorded a second album in 19... [[OverlyLongGag hold on a second. I'm missing bands here]]. Pretty Boy Floyd, Junkyard, Shark Island, Cats In Boots. [beat] The 80's, everyone."
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[[folder:In-a-Gadda-da-Vida]]
* His vocal and pop up reactions to the band recording a deodorant jingle.
--> Todd: In-a-gadda-da-Speedstick baby. (After he says this, "Do hippies even wear deodorant?" pops up on screen.)
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[[folder:Who Let the Dogs Out]]
* Their original name "High Voltage" fits the title of an Music/{{ACDC}} tribute band better.
* Todd struggles over how to pronounce the band's ethnicity.
-->'''Todd''': They became the Baha Men, so called because they're Bahamen. Ba... Bahamenian? Ba... I think it's Bahamian, actually. Anyway, they're from the Bahamas.
* He points out that, once again, a one-hit wonder Western band got really huge in Japan. Because, Japan.
* Upon hearing the original version he determines this
-->'''Todd''': Hey wait a minute. [[IntercourseWithYou This song is about sex.]]
* Late in the video he starts including his dog Kali in the review. He even ends the review by taking it for a walk.
-->'''Todd''': ♪Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof♪ ...say woof, doggie. Say woof. Say... useless.
* When discussing their career after WLTDO.
-->'''Todd''': In case you can't tell, at this point the Baha Men had found their new calling: mixing watered down hip-hop tropes and slick but soulless island inflected music, often using familiar samples that managed to be upbeat and yet deeply annoying when listened to for more than a minute. Or, in other words, they became '''the Caribbean Music/BlackEyedPeas'''.
* When riffing their music video, which has several white college-age kids telling the band they're unused to parties.
-->'''Todd''': Partying? Since when do which rich white frat boys like us know anything about partying?
* "Did they deserve any better?"
-->'''Todd''': Umm... in a better world, they would be famous for things other than what they are famous for.
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[[folder:Somebody's Watching Me]]
* Like last year's HalloweenEpisode, he tries to put together a costume, only to realize he's probably not going to be able to keep doing Halloween-themed One-hit Wonders, so he gives up.
* His "Did They Deserve Better?" serves as a great counter-point to Bobby Pickett the previous year:
-->'''Todd''': [[RapidFireNo NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOO]] [[BigNo NOOOHOHOHOHOHO!!!]] I can't emphasize how little business Rockwell had being a recording artist.
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[[folder:Smooth Criminal]]
* He introduces the episode as a look at a band whose success was built entirely on Music/MichaelJackson. And then remembers that this was also true of his previous OHW subject, Rockwell. And also Music/WeirdAlYankovic, [[FaceOfTheBand the other Jacksons]], [[FollowTheLeader nearly every other male pop singer since]]...
* Todd being confused by Film/{{Prometheus}}.
--> '''Todd''': "Their name comes from the idea that we're just an interstellar terrarium and that we were all just put here by aliens, like at the beginning of Prometheus. I think that's what Prometheus was about, [[MindScrew I have no idea what Prometheus was about]]."
* Todd making fun of their cited influences as Music/{{Primus}}, Edie Brickell, and TracyChapman because they sound nothing like them.
--> '''Todd''': "Do you guys not know what the word influence means?"
** Perhaps the "influence" was to sound the exact opposite.
* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis of Alien Ant Farm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for nu metal as a whole.
--> '''Todd''': "After listening to so much nu-metal that a Tapout logo spontaneously appeared on my hoodie..."
* His constant reminders of how fast your group's careers go up if their first hits are covers, just like Alien Ant Farm's.
** This is funnier when you consider that the stinger song is a version of Smooth Criminal from a [[Series/{{Glee}} certain famous cover band]].
* Did they deserve better? ''(imitating Michael Jackson)'' "No, no!"
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[[folder:You Light Up My Life]]
* Early on, when discussing the head of the Boone clan's cultural impact:
--> "In fact, [Pat Boone] and Elvis had a lot in common - they were both instrumental in bringing black music to white America. The difference between him and Elvis, though, was... uh... Pat Boone did it by [[LighterAndSofter making it suck]]."
* Todd lampshades the film's very obvious dub job for Didi Conn by referring to her as [[Film/SinginInTheRain "Lina Lamont"]], and compares it to [[Music/FlightOfTheConchords Kristen Schaal]] singing "I've Got the Power".
* When he [[CrossesTheLineTwice pulled up]] what songwriter Joseph Brookes did. [[spoiler: He raped someone and killed himself.]]
* Initially calling the song, [[FreudianSlip "You White Up My Life"]].
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[[folder:You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)]]
* His claim that he will punch anyone that brings up the Flo Rida song "Right Round".
* On the inevitable fashion comparisons between Pete Burns and Boy George:
-->'''Todd:''' "Naturally, the two men dealt with it with all the down-to-earth, drama-free sensibility [[NewRomantic one would expec]]... it got catty immediately. Pete Burns accused George every which way of ripping off his style; in response, Boy George was quoted as saying, "It's not who did it ''first'', it's who did it ''best."''
-->'''*OH SNAP!*'''
-->'''BURN'''
* As soon as he mentions the production by Stock Aitken Waterman, he cuts to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", and then claims that it's not a {{Rickroll}} if it's relevant.
* [[BlatantLies "'You Spin Me Round' starts off with a slow buildup..."]]
** Also funny is Todd's mention that constant, over-blown synth excess was pretty much S.A.W.'s signature production style, while the more famous dance hits of theirs playing in the back (Music/{{Bananarama}}'s "Venus", Music/KylieMinogue's "The Loco-Motion") certainly don't discourage the assertion.
* Todd being spun right 'round by a hilariously sped-up version of the song.
* "Isn't there a video where he's twirling a parasol and riding a clam?" ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer There is, for the record.]])
* "Did they deserve better?"
-->"God, what makes a person think that much plastic surgery is a good idea? That's just grotesque. Sorry, what was the question? Uh, no. No they didn't."
** Even better considering Todd's earlier assertion that Burns was more handsome than George in the 1980's, whereas now George is better-looking simply by default, resembling a man in his fifties rather than "a cross between a [[Film/BattlefieldEarth Psychlo]] and a squashed tomato".
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