History YMMV / AaahhRealMonsters

-->'''Ickis:''' Well... nobody's perfect.
-->''(close up on the Judy puppet's grinning face)''
-->'''Ickis:''' ''(smiling sadly)'' ...But you were pretty close.
-->''(he walks off into the moonlight, and the episode ends)''

* UglyCute: Ickis. Actually, most of the monsters had this tendency, but in Ickis' case his appearance made it more difficult for him to be taken seriously. At least until [[OneWingedAngel he gets bigger...]] Ickis seem to be this ''in universe'', given Oblina's comment on a photo of him.
-->'''Oblina:''' This really does not do him justice, he's much uglier.

* HilariousInHindsight: People who've seen this cartoon along with ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' might get the idea that both this cartoon and the film have similar plot settings since both involve monsters who need to scare in order to collect energy for their society. Come ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', the setting of ''Monsters Inc.'' is even more similar to this cartoon, as the film involves monsters going to school in order to learn how to scare. Mike and Sulley even fill out roles similar to two of the three main characters of ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''; a super studious and hardworking student that relies heavily on books, and another student who is generally lazy but pressured with living up to the family legacy of being the best scarers.

* HilariousInHindsight: People who've seen this cartoon along with ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' might get the idea that both this cartoon and the film have similar plot settings since both involve monsters who need to scare in order to collect energy for their society. Come ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', the setting of ''Monsters Inc.'' is even more similar to this cartoon, as the film involves monsters going to school in order to learn how to scare. Mike and Sulley even fill out roles similar to two of the three main characters of ''Aaahh Real Monsters''; a super studious and hardworking student that relies heavily on books, and another student who is generally lazy but pressured with living up to the family legacy of being the best scarers.

** The first episode reveals that monsters find the idea of eating humans disgusting. This may seen comforting at first, until you remember that things that are disgusting to monsters are [[IAmAHumanitarian nice and pleasant to humans in this universe]].

* CultClassic: Compared to the success of fellow Nicktoons ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is less successful, in part due to the average writing and the far less amount of episodes, making it an obscure show. Still, there are fans who do find it creepy and enjoyable.

** Throughout the series, there are a few references to the "Era of Disbelief", a period sometime in the forties when humans stopped believing in monsters. If one tracks all the hints, one can work out that this period lasted from 1943-1945 - the period of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where the Allies managed to turn back the Axis Powers. Since the show later establishes that bad times for humans are good times for monsters, the implication is that the monsters gorged themselves during the Great Depression and the Holocaust, nearly disappeared as the world economy recovered and the Axis fell, and then recovered thanks to the Red Scare and the Cold War.

** The first episode reveals that monsters find the idea of eating humans disgusting. This may seen comforting at first, until you remember that things that are disgusting to monsters are [[IAmAHumanitarian nice and pleasant to humans in this universe.]]

* CultClassic: Compared to the success of fellow Nicktoons ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', Aaahh! Real Monsters is less successful, in part due to the average writing and the far less amount of episodes, making it an obscure show. Still, there are fans who do find it creepy and enjoyable.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter/TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The premise of the show is that it is about a school for monsters who scare people for assignments, and for their own enjoyment. The issue is that too much focus is given to the four main characters (Ickis, Krumm, Oblina, and the Gromble), giving little screen time to many of the other monsters (Horrifica, Hairyette, Zimbo and the Snorch, Dizzle, Smeldra, etc.) leaving them as either background or one-time characters. Their own methods of scaring humans is mostly not shown to the viewers.

** Late in the series, Oblina gets more episodes that focus on her. Not too surprisingly, she would ultimately end up being the main character to get playable representation in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl''.

-->'''Ickis:''' Well...nobody's perfect.
-->''Close up on the Judy puppet's grinning face.''
-->'''Ickis, smiling sadly:''' ...But you were pretty close.
-->''He walks off into the moonlight, and the episode ends.''

--> Oblina "This really does not do him justice, he's much uglier."

* {{TearJerker}}: Ickis realizing the Judy doll he's fallen head over heels for is just a puppet. He takes her back to where he found her and gently props her up, and we get what might very well be one of the saddest moments in the series.

* FridgeBillaince:

** A bespectacled character on a Nickelodeon show, who is determined to prove that a supernatural race is real, despite other people thinking he's crazy. [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Will we ever see this again?]] [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Yes]] (twice, in fact).

* {{Tearjerker}}: Ickis realizing the Judy doll he's fallen head over heels for is just a puppet. He takes her back to where he found her and gently props her up, and we get what might very well be one of the saddest moments in the series.

* NightmareFuel:
** The monsters in this cartoon can frighten young viewers.
** The episode "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?" It features [[spoiler:monsters disappearing due to their failure to scare people. That's right, failing to scare people pretty much ''erases them from existence''. And it nearly happens to Ickis, Oblina and Krumm, who respectively lose their body, arms and eyes.]] Also a TearJerker.

* NightmareFuel: The episode "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?" It features [[spoiler:monsters disappearing due to their failure to scare people. That's right, failing to scare people pretty much ''erases them from existence''. And it nearly happens to Ickis, Oblina and Krumm, who respectively lose their body, arms and eyes.]] Also a TearJerker.

** The first episode reveals that monsters find the idea of eating humans disgusting. Whilst this may seen comforting at first, until you remember that things that are disgusting to monsters are [[IAmAHumanitarian nice and pleasant to humans in this universe.]]

** The first episode reveals that monsters find the idea of eating humans disgusting. Whilst this may seen comforting at first, you have to remember that things that are disgusting to monsters are nice and pleasant to humans in this universe.

* HilariousInHindsight: People who've seen this cartoon along with ''/WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' might get the idea that both this cartoon and the film have similar plot settings since both involve monsters who need to scare in order to collect energy for their society. Come ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', the setting of ''Monsters Inc.'' is even more similar to this cartoon, as the film involves monsters going to school in order to learn how to scare. Mike and Sulley even fill out roles similar to two of the three main characters of ''Aaahh Real Monsters''; a super studious and hardworking student that relies heavily on books, and another student who is generally lazy but pressured with living up to the family legacy of being the best scarers.

* HilariousInHindsight: People who've seen this cartoon along with ''Monsters Inc.'' might get the idea that both the cartoon and the film have similar plot settings since both involve monsters who need to scare in order to collect energy for their society. Come ''Monsters University'', the setting is even more similar to the cartoon as it involves monsters going to school in order to learn how to scare. Mike and Sulley even fill out roles similar to two of the three main characters of the cartoon. A super studious and hardworking student that relies heavily on books, and another student who is generally lazy but pressured with living up to the family legacy of being the best scarers.
** Thanks to ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', this show is not the only one that has Creator/CharlieAdler voicing a red monster with mood swings...nor is it the first time he's voiced a [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures rabbit-looking character who goes to school]].

* CargoShip: Ickis falls for a Judy doll in the episode "Blind Love, Monster Love".

* CargoShip: Ickis falls for a Judy doll in the episode "Blind Love, Monster Love"
* EarWorm: "Ickis and Fungus, he's not a virus"
** "We're the cutest monsters you've ever seen, we are joyful and jolly and never mean!"

** Vlorana in ''"The Great Race"'' is adorably {{Moe}}, despite having three eyes, no nose, eight toes to each foot, and a slimy grean tongue so big she can use it as a surfboard.

* FridgeLogic: It's shown multiple times that Ickis is a surprisingly good dancer, until that moment you take account that dancing seems to be part of monsterkind's [[BizarreAlienReproduction reproduction process]]...