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* AsianSpeakeeEngrish: The Japanese Girlfirend speaks this way, but it's all an act.



** A relative of Dorian, Damian Ditsen, works at the factory in "Fashion is Blind". "A Day at the Park" reveals that they are brothers.

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** A relative of Dorian, Damian Ditsen, works at the factory in "Fashion is Blind". "A Day at the Park" reveals that they are brothers. The American Boyfriend also works there.
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* InstantaneousCostumeChange: Mom when she finds out she's late for their time at the park.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In "A Day at the Park", Dorian Ditsen says people have been talking about him, likely a referene to fan chatter after noticing his last name.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In "A Day at the Park", Dorian Ditsen says people have been talking about him, Damian, likely a referene to fan chatter after noticing his last name.

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** At the end of "The CEO", the titular character asks to arrange a company picnic. The picnic is why the Angry Office appears in "A Day At The Park".



* FakeNationality: InUniverse example. Vishalam turns out to be American, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend also turns out to be, breaking character when muttering under her breath.

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* FakeNationality: InUniverse example. Vishalam turns out to be American, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money.money, threatening to disqualify her from the minority program. Then, the Girlfriend also turns out to be, breaking character when muttering under her breath.


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* {{Mockumentary}}: "Theater Class" is presented as this.


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* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are two Donnas, Donna Wright from "Theater Class" and Donna, Sam's housemate.


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** Helen's shorts being pulled off.

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* BrickJoke:
** Anisol's side effect of blood farts.
** The "let it absorb" gag.



* CreepyMonotone: Elmer doesn't really have any expression in his voice.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Grandpa, Mom, and the Japanese Girlfriend, despite the former two's names being revealed in "A Day at the Park".

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Grandpa, Mom, the American Boyfriend and the Japanese Girlfriend, despite the former two's names being revealed in "A Day at the Park".



* MamaBear: While she's incredibly neurotic, Mom does seem to care about Timmy. Her baby...not so much.



* NiceGuy: Mason in "Theater Class" is the straight man of the group, and has a close bond with the incompetent and bizarre Mr. Rimmer.
* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa and Mom whose names were revealed by Donna in the "A Day at the Park" video. Downplayed with the CEO whose name was revealed in the end.

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* NiceGuy: NiceGuy:
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Mason in "Theater Class" is the straight man of the group, and has a close bond with the incompetent and bizarre Mr. Rimmer.
Rimmer.
** While he's odd and insensitive, Sam supports victims and the disabled, and is only nasty to Donna.
* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa and Mom whose names were revealed by Donna (Cathy and George, respecively) in the "A Day at the Park" video. Downplayed with the CEO whose name was revealed in the end.



** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, Donna herself may have been in a relationship with Grandpa, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.

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** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, Donna herself may have been in a relationship with Grandpa, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In "A Day at the Park", Dorian Ditsen says people have been talking about him, likely a referene to fan chatter after noticing his last name.
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* AllJustADream:
** [[spoiler: Grandpa's day at Disneyland is just a kid pretending to be him.]]
** [[spoiler: Mom is actually a drug addict.]]
** [[spoiler: "A Day At The Park" is just Mom's son Timmy playing with paper dolls.]]



* FakeNationality: InUniverse example. Vishalam turns out to be, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend turns out to be, too.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Grandpa, Mom, and the Japanese Girlfriend, despite the former two's names being revealed in "A Day at the Park".
* FakeNationality: InUniverse example. Vishalam turns out to be, be American, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend also turns out to be, too.breaking character when muttering under her breath.



* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa and Mom whose names were revealed by Donna in the "A Day at the Park" video. Downplayed with the CEO who name was revealed in the end.

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* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa and Mom whose names were revealed by Donna in the "A Day at the Park" video. Downplayed with the CEO who whose name was revealed in the end.


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* UnexpectedCharacter: Alex Rimmer in "A Day At the Park". The "Theater Class" videos were much older than Brandon's more well-known (and crazier) ensemble, so it wasn't expected that they shared a universe.
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** A relative of Dorian, Damian Ditsen, works at the factory in "Fashion is Blind".
*** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, Donna herself may have been in a relationship with Grandpa, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.

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** A relative of Dorian, Damian Ditsen, works at the factory in "Fashion is Blind". \n*** "A Day at the Park" reveals that they are brothers.
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The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, Donna herself may have been in a relationship with Grandpa, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.
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* FakeNationality: Vishalam turns out to be, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend turns out to be, too.

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* FakeNationality: InUniverse example. Vishalam turns out to be, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend turns out to be, too.
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*** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.

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*** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, Donna herself may have been in a relationship with Grandpa, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.
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* FakeNationality: Vishalam turns out to be, when the Japanese Girlfriend bribes her for money. Then, the Girlfriend turns out to be, too.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: Dorian Ditsen is heterophobic, behaving in the same way homophobes do, trying to get Damian "fixed" at a camp to make him gay.


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*** The subtlety is blown out the window by "A Day at the Park". Grandpa is indeed Mom's father, Mom is named Cathy and is Donna (and Sam)'s neighbor, and the CEO runs the Angry Office. Jurgen, Elmer, Helen, the Japanese Girlfriend, and Mr. Rimmer also make appearances.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Jurgen acts this way in "A Day at the Park".
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* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa (George), Mom (Cathy) and the CEO (Bryce Tankthrust).

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* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa (George), and Mom (Cathy) and whose names were revealed by Donna in the "A Day at the Park" video. Downplayed with the CEO (Bryce Tankthrust).who name was revealed in the end.
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* NoNameGiven: The daughter from the Nuclear Family. Subverted with Grandpa (George), Mom (Cathy) and the CEO (Bryce Tankthrust).
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--> '''Barbara:'''' Dammit, Daniel-

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--> '''Barbara:'''' '''Barbara:''' Dammit, Daniel-
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* BlindMistake: Essentially describes Jurgen's entire life.


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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: His videos run on this.


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* LiteralMinded: Daniel's mother, who refuses to call him his preferred name, Echo Noir.
--> '''Barbara:'''' Dammit, Daniel-
--> '''Daniel:''' ECHO!
--> '''Barbara:''' Dammit, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel...


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** Sam and "orbs".
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** The gay people Sam interrupts are the interns from the second "Angry Office" video.
** A relative of Dorian, Damian Ditsen, works at the factory in "Fashion is Blind".
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** Donna, Sam's housemate, is also one of Mom's neighbors.

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Brandon Rogers is a Youtuber who focuses on sketch comedy and offensive humor. His videos often feature characters who happen to be awful people, with surprisingly solid personalities.

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Brandon Rogers is a Youtuber [=YouTuber=] who focuses on sketch comedy and offensive humor. His videos often feature characters who happen to be awful people, with surprisingly solid personalities.



* GagCensor: The Cheshire Cat's breasts are censored first by mushrooms, then by a "DRINK ME" bottle, then Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

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* GagCensor: The Cheshire Cat's breasts are censored first by mushrooms, then by a "DRINK ME" bottle, then by Tweedledee and Tweedledum.Tweedledum.
* GRatedDrug: Candy for Grandpa. Justified, though, since the whole video was really a kid pretending to be Grandpa.



* Pun: The Nuclear Family, which is indeed a family of four with one girl and one boy, but it's also a family [[spoiler: of test mannequins]] eating their last meal before a nuclear detonation.

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* Pun: {{Pun}}: The Nuclear Family, which is indeed a family of four with one girl and one boy, but it's also a family [[spoiler: of test mannequins]] eating their last meal before a nuclear detonation.

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* GagCensor: The Jabberwock's breasts are censored first by mushrooms, then by a "DRINK ME" bottle.

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* GagCensor: The Jabberwock's Cheshire Cat's breasts are censored first by mushrooms, then by a "DRINK ME" bottle.bottle, then Tweedledee and Tweedledum.


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** The Flowers providing a JumpScare, "Take your chair with you!" and the Jabberwock's one-liner endings in the "Mad Tea Party" videos.

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* TheBusCameBack: The 'Mad Tea Party' characters make a return in ''Grandpa HATES Christmas'' as Grandpa's "spooky ass demons".

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* TheBusCameBack: The 'Mad Tea Party' characters make a return in ''Grandpa HATES Christmas'' as Grandpa's "spooky ass "spooky-ass demons".


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* Pun: The Nuclear Family, which is indeed a family of four with one girl and one boy, but it's also a family [[spoiler: of test mannequins]] eating their last meal before a nuclear detonation.


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** This is acknowledged by Brandon on "The Nulcear Family", stating that they don't tie into the universe [[spoiler: because they're not a real family, just test mannequins at a nuclear detonation test site.]]
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* GagCensor: The Jabberwock's breasts are censored first by mushrooms, then by a "DRINK ME" bottle.


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* TwoScenesOneDialogue: Used in "Grandpa Hates Christmas" to show an unconscious Grandpa in [[CallBack Wonderland]] while he's really being raped by a doctor...[[MindScrew who turns out to be the Hatter.]]
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* BadBoss: Averted with Regina Brothenstankle, but played straight with the CEO.
* TheBusCameBack: The 'Mad Tea Party' characters make a return in ''Grandpa HATES Christmas'' as Grandpa's "spooky ass demons".
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* TheVerse: All of the videos have connections.
** One of Mom's kids is named Samantha. One of the kids Grandpa looks after, the oldest, is implied to be the same Samantha, and Grandpa's watching her because of Mom's addiction.
** Another one of Mom's kids is Timmy, who is also the kid who confesses being gay to Helen at school.
** The CEO is in charge of the Angry Office, because Janet, the pregnant employee is the same one whose baby shower Dorian refuses to attend. Dorian's assistant, Diesel, is also seen on the files.
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* RapidFireComedy: The sketches are only 3-5 minutes long, but they have enough jokes to fill a 20-minute film.
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* AffectionateParody: His Auntie Fee videos, although the creator herself didn't approve.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Karen does get a few good moments, and one of the new students in the second season even becomes her boyfriend.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: Karen does get a few good moments, and one of the new students in the second season even becomes her boyfriend.boyfriend.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Grandpa has a vague accent, and is apparently an immigrant, but it's not stated where exactly he's from.
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* CatchPhrase: I'm a mom making a difference!"


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* MindScrew: "A Day with Mom" and "Grandpa HATES Disneyland" both end with the implication that the whole videos were AllJustADream due to highs, but it's not clear. Rogers stated that they deal with the effects of highs and addiction.


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** "Boy, pull up your goddamn pants!"


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** "More asiago!" and "I'm a mom making a difference!"

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Brandon Rogers is a Youtuber who focuses on sketch comedy and offensive humor. His videos often feature solid characters who happen to be awful people.

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Brandon Rogers is a Youtuber who focuses on sketch comedy and offensive humor. His videos often feature solid characters who happen to be awful people. people, with surprisingly solid personalities.



* CampGay: Dorian Ditsen in "Angry Office"

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* ButtMonkey: Karen from "Theater Class" is hated by everyone in the class itself and almost never catches a break.
* CampGay: Dorian Ditsen in "Angry Office"Office". Jaime has shades of this, and causes greater confusion when he colloquially calls Donna "girlfriend".
* FanDisservice: Jaime in almost every episode of "Theater Class".
* FourIsDeath: In the theater class horror movie, Room 4 is haunted.
* HiddenDepths: Linda proves to be smarter than she seems when talking to Dean Shaft, but it doesn't happen afterward.



* {{Keet}}: Linda is always cheerful and excitable, but incredibly naive.



* MissingMom: Karen's mom is dead for quite some time now, but she brings her ash urn to class several times.
* NiceGuy: Mason in "Theater Class" is the straight man of the group, and has a close bond with the incompetent and bizarre Mr. Rimmer.



** Grandpa's thing for pharmacists.

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** Grandpa and pharmacists.
** Grandpa's thing for pharmacists.not buying you any candy!



** The "flashlight" in "Grandpa HATES Halloween!"

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** The "flashlight" in "Grandpa HATES Halloween!"Halloween!"
* ThemeNaming: Karen and Kaden have a one-letter difference between their names, and they become a couple.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Karen does get a few good moments, and one of the new students in the second season even becomes her boyfriend.
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Brandon Rogers is a Youtuber who focuses on sketch comedy and offensive humor. His videos often feature solid characters who happen to be awful people.
Clips of Brandon's videos have become rather popular on Vine, with people often discovering his content after seeing them there.

!! Tropes exhibited in his videos:
* ACupAngst: Helen the hall monitor claims that her husband left her because of her bust size.
* CampGay: Dorian Ditsen in "Angry Office"
* JerkAss: In almost every video. With Helen, it's somewhat justified by the kids being little monsters to her.
* ManipulativeEditing: Used with some Donald Trump speeches to make them work with the WesternAnimation/InsideOut concept.
* MasochismTango: The entire workplace in "Angry Office" hates each other, but still regard working there rather fondly.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Downplayed, but several of the characters are intolerant and offensive, which is the whole joke.
* RunningGag:
** Grandpa's thing for pharmacists.
** "I don't want this anymore." *shoves item onto nearby shelf, creating a mess*
** The "flashlight" in "Grandpa HATES Halloween!"

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