History YMMV / DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory

** Chuck Morris's cameo is funnier now that [[MemeticMutation "Chuck Norris Facts"]] gave him a pop culture boost, and the movie came out just around a year before that became a thing.

** Chuck Morris's cameo is funnier now that [[MemeticMutation "Chuck Norris Facts"]] qgave him a pop culture boost, and the movie came out just around a year before that became a thing.

** Creator/ChuckNorris' thumbs up for the Average Joes. Couple this with the ChuckNorrisFacts and bam! Instant ultimate approval icon.

** This was one of Creator/JoelDavidMoore's first movies. He'd come to wider recognition a few years later as Norm Spellman in ''Film/Avatar''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: The Average Joe's member who pines for the ugly Russian on the Cobra team [[Film/{{Avatar}} sure looks more familiar now.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: It was funny enough when Creator/{{ESPN}} renamed its streaming service (which primarily airs overflow coverage and events that are too niche for television) ESPN 3 (only five more to go until a "real Ocho"), but in reality, a much smaller, independent network [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_One beat them to the concept.]]

* ShippingGoogles: Many fans want Justin and Martha Johnstone together at the end, despite the fact that she appeared in only one scene at the beginning of the film, he clearly feels disgust for her, and the brief interaction between the two did not end well...

* FanFavoriteCouple: Many fans preferred that Justin stayed with Martha Johnstone, the BigBeautifulWoman cheerleader from his flashback.

%%* ValuesDissonance: Given White's behavior (used to be fat, is highly tempted by junk food even as a fitness-obsessed guy, then goes back to being fat), it's highly likely he has an eating disorder of some kind. This probably wouldn't be played for laughs nowadays.
%%* ValuesResonance: Conversely, the way Peter runs Average Joe's is very body-positive and forward-thinking. Everyone there's different, but they still think of each other as friends and don't make fun of each other's physical shortcomings like the way Globo Gym does (where GG puts focus on just getting thin on a strict schedule, or worse, tons of plastic surgery, AJ's puts more on going at your own pace, having fun and not mattering if you're rail-thin).

* ValuesDissonance: Given White's behavior (used to be fat, is highly tempted by junk food even as a fitness-obsessed guy, then goes back to being fat), it's highly likely he has an eating disorder of some kind. This probably wouldn't be played for laughs nowadays.
* ValuesResonance: Conversely, the way Peter runs Average Joe's is very body-positive and forward-thinking. Everyone there's different, but they still think of each other as friends and don't make fun of each other's physical shortcomings like the way Globo Gym does (where GG puts focus on just getting thin on a strict schedule, or worse, tons of plastic surgery, AJ's puts more on going at your own pace, having fun and not mattering if you're rail-thin).

* EpilecticTrees: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/3cfy13/white_goodman_from_dodgeball_is_tony_perkis_from/ Many believe that White]] [[https://jarrodterry.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-link-between-heavyweights-and-dodgeball/ is in fact Stiller's earlier fitness-obsessed character]] [[Film/{{Heavyweights}} Tony Perkis]].

** Martha Johnston, the cheerleader from Justin's flashback, for both being played by [[Series/AllThat Lori Beth Denberg]] and being a complete [[BigBeautifulWoman BBW]]. [[FanPreferredCouple Some people have even suggested]] [[CrackShip Justin should've hooked up with her instead of Amber]].

* {{Expy}}: Ben Stiller is essentially playing exactly the same role he played in the movie Heavyweights. A formerly fat jerkass fitness guru who escalates hostility with people he views as weaker than him. In this case it's Peter and his gym buddies while in Heavyweights it was obese children.

** Justin's flashback, White at the end of the movie, Owen and Fran in bed and literally licking each others' faces after Peter wins...
** White and his sexual appreciation of [[ItMakesSenseInContext the pizza slice]].
** The obese cheerleader telling Justin that she's not wearing panties, then falling crotch first on his face.
* ValuesDissonance: Given White's behavior, it's highly likely he has an eating disorder of some kind. This probably wouldn't be played for laughs nowadays.
* ValuesResonance: Conversely, the way Peter runs Average Joe's is very body-positive and forwards thinking. Everyone there's different, but they still think of each other as friends and don't make fun of each other's physical shortcomings like the way Globo Gym does (where GG puts focus on just getting thin on a strict schedule, AJ's puts more on going at your own pace and not mattering if you're rail-thin).

** Then ESPN announced that on August 8, 2017, it would actually rename its college sports-oriented channel ESPNU to ESPN 8 for the day (a relatively easy proposition, given that college sports are generally off at this time of year), airing an all-day marathon of obscure sports, including kabaddi, darts, arm wrestling, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' (the EVO 2017 finals), and yes, trampoline dodgeball. They have since reprised the stunt on ESPN2 multiple times.

** Then ESPN announced that on August 8, 2017, it would actually rename its college sports-oriented channel ESPNU to ESPN 8 for the day (a relatively easy proposition, given that college sports are generally off at this time of year), airing an all-day marathon of obscure sports, including kabaddi, darts, arm wrestling, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' (the EVO 2017 finals), and yes, trampoline dodgeball.

** Justin's flashback, White at the end of the movie, Owen and Fran in bed and literally licking each others' faces after Peter wins ...

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Patches and Steve the Pirate, the former having excellent comedy scenes (with the "dodge a wrench" skit being a notable highlight), and Steve being an endearingly weird character, even by the film's standards.

* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler: At the end, Peter owns both Average Joes and Globos. However, there's no indication that his business sense, which was what provided the situation to be exploited by Goodman in the first place, has gotten any better, so really they've just bought themselves some time, and made the inevitable screw-up even bigger. Of course, RuleOfHeartwarming is in full effect]].
** On the other hand, it can be assumed that [[spoiler:Kate could run the company behind closed doors and she is definitely smart enough and responsible enough to keep it in the black - and since she was unceremoniously fired from the bank because of White's lie, she has more than enough free time to do so. HappyEnding after all.]]

** On the other hand, it can be assumed that [[spoiler:Kate could run the company behind closed doors and she is definitely smart enough and responsible enough to keep it in the black. HappyEnding after all.]]

* RootingForTheEmpire: Youtube comments for the alternate ending suggest that some viewers would've preferred that White and Globo Gym won. They cite his successful business philosophy and fitness regime, comparing both favorably to Peter's laziness and slobbiness regarding both aspects of his life.

* RootForTheEmpire: Youtube comments for the alternate ending suggest that some viewers would've preferred that White and Globo Gym won. They cite his successful business philosophy and fitness regime, comparing both favorably to Peter's laziness and slobbiness regarding both aspects of his life.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Patches and Steve the Pirate.
** Who's Steve the Pirate?
*** Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks, for their excellent and hilarious commentary

* HarsherInHindsight: Lance Armstrong being stripped of his winnings for blood doping (which is considered cheating) in 2012 and his subsequent confession of the fact in 2013 changes the implications of the scene he appears in.

* HilariousInHindsight: It was funny enough when Creator/{{ESPN}} renamed its streaming service (which primarily airs overflow coverage and events that are too niche for television) ESPN 3 (five more to go until a "real Ocho"), but in reality, a much smaller, independent network [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_One beat them to the concept.]]

* LoveToHate: White Goodman

** Lance Armstrong's cameo is now being circulated as a ''joke'' around the Internet due to the athlete recently being stripped of his titles.

** ... White and the pizza slice.

* HilariousInHindsight: It was funny enough when ESPN renamed its streaming service (which primarily airs overflow coverage and events that are too niche for television) ESPN 3 (five more to go until a "real Ocho"), but in reality, a much smaller, independent network [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_One beat them to the concept.]]

* LoveToHate White Goodman