History WebVideo / IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis

* Microwave ovens rely on having water molecules absorb the radition to heat things up. If there's no water in an object, even experiments that don't catch on fire can prove fatal to a microwave since they're practically cooking themselves - something the boys found out the hard way with Candy during the Lego experiment and later on ended up offing Emily after cooking the Justin Bieber doll.

* WeHardlyKnewHe:

** The naming and anthropomorphizing of microwaves evolved from a running gag into this when microwaves began to have funeral montages after they broke. The first true companion cube microwave, however, was Jackie, she lasted 19 experiments (during a time when microwaves were dying left and right) and some commenters expressed actual sadness when Jackie died after microwaving a slot machine. [[spoiler: A few people were relieved that she wasn't an actual person due to the nature of the comments.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first season, the tinfoil shield was just a flimsy piece of cardboard situated in the laboratory, rather than the door being covered in foil. Also, the microwave was turned on with a remote guiding arm rather than simply turning it on by hand and bolting out the door. The arm continued to be used in season two but would soon be phased out.

** Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name.

** Also any time the microwave dies, showing that microwaves can only handle so many experiments before they break down. The first time that happened they were unprepared and Jory asked "What are we gonna do now?"

* WhamEpisode: The "Microwave" experiment: They finally answered the request to microwave a microwave, Diane came back as the microwave to ''be'' microwaved, and it's the first instance of a microwave dying ''mid-season''.

** From the ''original'' version of the "Bubble Gum" experiment (using Helga):
-->'''Jory:''' (discovering that the bubble gum ''didn't microwave'') It didn't even ''pop'' that bubble. It's not even warm!
-->'''Jon:''' Is the microwave still working?
-->'''Jory:''' (silence; the camera turns to see [[OhCrap the look on his face]]) ...[[CurseCutShort shhhh!]]

* ScareEmStraight: The intros to later seasons in the beginning "Don't try this at home, you should end up seriously injured, or worse YOU COULD BE DEAD!". They likely took this tone in response to a young fan starting his own microwave show which led to an unrelated incident where he set his home on fire and killed his mother in the process.

** A decent portion of the "WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget" episode is spent riffing on how stupid the titular character is, with Jon in particular saying he's "dumber than Film/ForrestGump after he got hit by [a] truck".

* ScareEmStraight: The intros to later seasons in the beginning "Don't try this at home, you should end up seriously injured, or worse YOU COULD BE DEAD!". They likely took this tone in response to a young fan starting his own microwave show only to set his home on fire and kill his mother in the process.

The show ended its normal run after '''[[ArchivePanic ten]]''' seasons and three hundred experiments in 2011. From that point on, they did one-off episodes either at their usual location on stage in front of a live audience, but those stopped in 2015. You watch the show [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-CmFMcLKC2a_k0e-bOb5A here.]]

The show ended its normal run after '''[[ArchivePanic ten]]''' seasons and three hundred experiments. Once in awhile they'll do a one-off episode on stage in front of a live audience. You watch the show [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-CmFMcLKC2a_k0e-bOb5A here.]]

* IAmNotShazam: For whatever reason, towards the end of the "WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget" experiment, Jon takes to calling the character "Go Go Gadget".

** The "[=400w=] Sodium Bulb" video was made specifically because of "thousands of messages from viewers telling [Jon his] show is too long, that [he's] not funny, and that [they] should just 'skip right to the microwaving'". When the episode was uploaded, [[CompletelyMissingThePoint people complained that it sucked]].

** The "[=400w=] Sodium Bulb" video was made specifically because of "thousands of messages from viewers telling [Jon his] show is too long, that [he's] not funny, and that [they] should just 'skip right to the microwaving'". When the episode was uploaded, [[CompletelyMissingThePoint people were complaining that it sucked]].

* TakeThat: The entire "[[VideoGame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET Atari Game]]" experiment. They declared it to be a good idea to microwave ''based solely on the fact'' that it's the ET Atari game.

--> So, uh... no. ... [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere That's about it for "Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?", I'm Jory Caron!]]

->Let's find out! Here at Wiki/TVTropes, {{t|VTropesWillRuinYourLife}}roping is our number one concern.

* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: After a ton of YouTube requests to microwave another microwave, they finally did it in experiment 62 when they used Sandra to microwave Diane [[spoiler:which ended up killing Sandra]]. That has not stopped the requests, however.

* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: After a ton of YouTube requests to microwave another microwave, they finally did it in experiment 62 when they used Sandra to microwave Diane [[spoiler:which ended up killing Sandra]]. [[FanDumb That has not stopped the requests, however]].

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: [[WordOfGod Riley was running late during the second day of filming for Season 6]], so Jon and Jory just did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydroq4LPSBQ&list=EL2HsUKxaQiYg&index=19 two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEr7NrB-w0E&list=EL2HsUKxaQiYg&index=20 experiments]] without him.

-->'''Jory:''' (trying to determine which Atari game out of a bunch to microwave) But, I mean, it's really simple. 'Cause some of these are really good, like ''Asteroids'', and ''VideoGame/PacMan''[[note]]Uh huh, ''[[PortingDisaster surrre]]''...[[/note]], and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers ET's gonna die.]]

** Jory did not verbally give a verdict for the second experiment; Jon's graphic ruled it a bad idea.

* PercussiveMaintenance: Jory and Jon try this with Sandra after Diane breaks her. This is done with Sandra in most season 3 episodes that feature her, actually.