History YMMV / GingerOrphanPlayhouse

* InformedAttribute: [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Bully.]] He's described by The Salesman as the "basement bully," but aside from his mildly forceful demand that Cooper go get a parrot egg, he isn't really seen doing anything particularly malicious, and when he is, the other orphans [[JerkAss aren't exactly behaving any better.]]

* GrowingTheBead: "Living Life Underground" is when the show begins to pick up. What with the catchy song, the animation getting more dynamic, and the [[{{Foreshadowing}} hints of future plotlines]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: Despite being a [[TheDreaded feared force]] among those in the basement, even [[TheLeader The Salesman,]] Cooper is able to [[spoiler:kill King Parrot with a single vacuum swing.]] Possible [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance,]] however; Despite how intimidating he is, [[spoiler:King Parrot's still [[RealityEnsues just a bird]].]]

** ''Living Life Underground'' is such an upbeat little tune, that it's hard not to get into it. Doubles as [[FunnyMoments Funny,]] considering both the orphans' enthusiasm at their quite frankly awful situation, and when the song briefly turns into an [[spoiler:''impromptu rap'' for no real discernible reason.]]

* TearJerker: The basement door being closed by Prince Parrot during the finale. The SplashOfColor fades away and everyone despondently closes their eyes in sadness, not even uttering a word. This is soemwhat rectified by the DistantPrologue heavily implying that they do escape and the fact that the police are closer than ever to solving the missing orphans case.

* TearJerker: The basement door being closed by Prince Parrot during the finale. TheSplashOfColor fades away and everyone despondently closes their eyes in sadness, not even uttering a word. This is soemwhat rectified by the DistantPrologue heavily implying that they do escape and the fact that the police are closer than ever to solving the missing orphans case.

** ''The Parrot-sites.'' Despite only appearing for a few seconds, everything about them is just creepy, from their [[BodyHorror grotesque appearance,]] to the odd sounds they make, to them quite likely being ''contagious.'' However, what's arguably creepiest is that unlike most of the weirdness throughout the show's run, which could be dismissed as the results of the characters' strange behaviors, [[NothingIsScarier there's basically no explanation to what these things actually are.]] They're just brought up, act weird, and are forgotten about just as quickly.

** While it's nowhere ''near'' as morbid as the above examples, the entire tone of the series can count. See, while the animation style and absurdity of the characters makes it seem similar to a regular "wacky" cartoon, certain aspects of the setting, like the parrots not being anthropomorphic despite their behavior, the police keeping track of the kidnappings[[spoiler: as well as the Salesman's murders]], the absurd actions of the characters having a physical impact on the world, like the orphanage, to even the fairly grounded, monochrome color scheme can implant the idea in a viewer's head that this location has a level of reality to it, creating a weird dissonance between how the world seems fairly normal, but is seemingly intruded on by lunatics. Granted, this simultaneously makes the show [[BlackComedy absolutely hilarious at times]], [[Horror Comedy so how much this bothers you is up to your own feelings.]]

*** One particularly disturbing sequence at this location occurs when a [[spoiler:much older Vanessa]] slides down a hallway, passing by rooms filled with blood. This culminates in an entire room being absolutely *caked* in the stuff, all the way up to the ceiling. This would be disturbing on its own, but remember that those who arrive at this [[HellHotel place]] die via suicide. *What the hell did the person in there do to themselves?*

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The Salesman after the finale. Yes, [[spoiler:him being abandoned by his own father is saddening and likely trauma-inducing,]] and it was nice to see [[spoiler:accepting Cooper's friendship and being redeemed,]] but it can ring a bit hollow considering that he [[spoiler:''willingly and remorselessly murdered who-knows how many women and children in cold blood,'' the latter murders having likely continued for ''over two decades.'']]