History Series / Roundhouse

* EatTheDog: In the intolerance episode, Ivan has an ImagineSpot about visiting his foreign crush's (Amy) house. During the visit, Amy shows him their puppy. Ivan remarks, "Wow, what a cute little puppy! Can I feed him?" to which the mother replies "Of course, we are fattening him up for dinner." This causes Ivan to freak out, causing the Imagine Spot to end.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* BareYourMidriff: Somewhat frequent in later seasons, most commonly done by either Amy Ehrlich or Lisa Vale.

The show ran from Snick's debut in 1992 until 1994 (although it remained in reruns until 1996), and it was conceived by Buddy Sheffield of ''In Living Color''. The official fansite, Easychair Expressway, is [[http://www.easychair-exp.com/index.html here]] No relation to Creator/ChuckNorris' [[RoundhouseKick most powerful attack]].

* YourTelevisionHatesYou: Done in the above-mentioned gang violence episode. After the son is accosted by two gangs in school, he talks to the dad about it, who replies, "What's the matter with kids these days? Where do they get these ideas?" We are then treated to a string of parodies related to the Aesop, such as ''[[Series/TheArsenioHallShow Arson Hall]]'', ''[[Series/NorthernExposure Northern Explosion]]'', and ''[[Series/ThePartridgeFamily The Cartridge Family]]'' (which [[NamesTheSame shares its name]] with an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').

** They go and take that [[OverlyLongGag a step]] [[UpToEleven further, too]]. The family of Anyfamily lives on Anystreet, in Anytown, USA, and the kids attend Anytown Junior High School, class of [[YearX 19Anyyear]].

The show ran from Snick's debut in 1992 until 1994 (although it remained in reruns until 1996), and it was conceived by Buddy Sheffield of ''In Living Color''. The official fansite, Easychair Expressway, is [[http://www.easychair-exp.com/index.html here]] No relation to Creator/ChuckNorris' most powerful attack.

* IAteWhat: At a discount theater, the family learns that the popcorn they've been enjoying was [[{{Squick}} swept off the floors]] of more legit theaters.

The oft forgotten show of the two-hour-long Creator/{{Snick}} block back in TheNineties. While ''Series/AllThat'', ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', and ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' are still remembered today, this show is often not.

* OffToSeeTheWizard: The episode about running away from home takes on this form. Among the references worked in are a BrickJoke about "Oreos and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]" [[note]the punchline being a {{Mondegreen}} for the Winkie guards' wordless chant from the movie[[/note]], [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Shannon Doherty]] as the Wicked Witch, and references to the bands Toto and Kansas.

* OffToSeeTheWizard: The episode about running away from home takes on this form. Among the references worked in are a BrickJoke about "Oreos and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]" [[note]]as in a {{Mondegreen}} for the Winkie guards' wordless chant from the movie[[/note]], [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Shannon Doherty]] as the Wicked Witch, and references to the bands Toto and Kansas.

* OffToSeeTheWizard: The episode about running away from home takes on this form. Among the references worked in are a BrickJoke about "Oreos and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]", [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Shannon Doherty]] as the Wicked Witch, and references to the bands Toto and Kansas.

* {{Troperiffic}}: And how.
* VerySpecialEpisode: The show was quite skilled at juxtaposing {{sketch comedy}} with mature, real-life issues, but none of their efforts were quite as effective as the season 3 gang violence episode. This being ''Roundhouse'', the episode was filled with the normal pun-based MundaneMadeAwesome RapidFireComedy (bullet-proof tests, ''Series/DennisTheMenace To Society'', John and Shawn as the AmericanGothicCouple, and [[ToiletHumor "gunderwear"]], to name a few). However, the ending had [[spoiler:it turn out to be AllJustADream of the Anyfamily son, who realizes the problem still exists in the "real world" and finds that the CatchPhrase doesn't work this time. He then wanders off confused just as the credits -- [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped which start with a text reminder that "Gang violence is no joke"]] -- start to roll silently.]]

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: The TropeNamer is spoofed in season 2 with a sketch called ''Film/TheCryingGame: The Early Years''. It's about a baby boy in the infirmary talking about a baby girl that he was attracted to. Until the nurse came to change her diaper, and we find out that she's actually a boy (played by castmember Seymour Green).
-->'''Mark''': "Someone must have taped that bow to his head by mistake! I was making passes at a GUY!!!"

* ShoutOut: Every pop culture reference on the show is either this or a TakeThat. And there are so, so many of them.

Basically, ''Roundhouse'' was {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s version of the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-type sketch show featuring a young cast of unknown performers and crazy, sometimes [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar controversial]] sketches with average to low production values, though the show played out more like a kids' version of ''Series/InLivingColor'', given that it was a 1990s sketch show that had a racially diverse cast in contrast with the mostly-white cast of ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''[[note]]similar to how ''In Living Color'' had more black people in its cast than ''SNL'' did in the early 1990s[[/note]]. It was Nickelodeon's first attempt at a SpiritualSuccessor to the aforementioned ''YCDTOTV'' (which was cancelled two years prior). Unfortunately, its [[DarkerAndEdgier offbeat and quirky]] ParentalBonus-slathered tone compared to most other Nick shows prevented it from reaching the popularity of the former series, and it was soon replaced by the far more popular (and [[LighterAndSofter kid-friendly]]) ''Series/AllThat''. However, this didn't stop it from becoming a CultClassic over time.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to just about any other Nick show being made at the time, dishing out some pretty heavy-handed humor (see GettingCrapPastTheRadar below) and featuring a relatively adult ensemble cast (a good portion of which was over the age of 21). Not to mention the titular "roundhouse" - which was a pretty (literally and figuratively) dark setting for what was supposed to be a kid's show. This is most likely the reason why the show never really took off with viewers, as it was pretty quickly replaced with the far more kid friendly (and better-remembered) ''Series/AllThat'' after airing for only two years and four seasons ([[BittersweetEnding at least it got a proper finale]]).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Now with its [[Radar/{{Roundhouse}} very own page]].

** The second episode of season 4 had one with [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvises]]. (The BStory of that episode involved the dad acting like Elvis after getting hit by a VHS.)

The oft forgotten show of the two-hour-long Creator/{{Snick}} block back in TheNineties. While ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', and ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' are still remembered today, this show is often not.

The oft forgotten show of the two-hour-long {{Snick}} block back in TheNineties. While ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', and ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' are still remembered today, this show is often not.

Basically, ''Roundhouse'' was {{Nickelodeon}}'s version of the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-type sketch show featuring a young cast of unknown performers and crazy, sometimes [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar controversial]] sketches with average to low production values, though the show played out more like a kids' version of ''Series/InLivingColor'', given that it was a 1990s sketch show that had a racially diverse cast in contrast with the mostly-white cast of ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''[[note]]similar to how ''In Living Color'' had more black people in its cast than ''SNL'' did in the early 1990s[[/note]]. It was Nickelodeon's first attempt at a SpiritualSuccessor to the aforementioned ''YCDTOTV'' (which was cancelled two years prior). Unfortunately, its [[DarkerAndEdgier offbeat and quirky]] ParentalBonus-slathered tone compared to most other Nick shows prevented it from reaching the popularity of the former series, and it was soon replaced by the far more popular (and [[LighterAndSofter kid-friendly]]) ''Series/AllThat''. However, this didn't stop it from becoming a CultClassic over time.

** The episode also features a string of [[ParodyCommercial Parody Commercials]] for non-existent Christmas Specials, including "How DavidLynch Stole Christmas" ("You're a weird one, Mister Lynch.") and "Shirley [=McClane=]'s 'It's A Wonderful Afterlife'".

The show ran from Snick's debut in 1992 until 1994 (although it remained in reruns until 1996), and it was conceived by Buddy Sheffield of ''In Living Color''. The official fansite, Easychair Expressway, is [[http://www.easychair-exp.com/index.html here]] No relation to ChuckNorris' most powerful attack.

* ChristmasEpisode: Among other things, it spoofed YetAnotherChristmasCarol with the Ghosts of Christmas Specials, who had to make their visitation quick because they had to make a ''SavedByTheBell'' appearance in less than an hour.