History YMMV / HotRod

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "You're The Voice" by John Farnham, which plays during the crew's PowerWalk.

** While the crew immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshade how bizarre it was]], after that's over, nobody ever talks about the insane riot that occurred during their PowerWalk, or why the hell all those people were following them and breaking out into song.

* SignatureScene: The inspirational montage and PowerWalk set to "You're the Voice" which winds turning into a full on riot.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene is a lot sadder for those who [[CantUnhearIt can't unhear him]] as WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman, a character whose loved ones all gradually leave him due to his attitude, especially since the final season has him [[spoiler:attempting suicide after his half-sister, whom he loved to the point of smothering, disowns him]].

** Frank isn't really a bad guy, [[{{Jerkass}} but his relentless picking on Rod, even when he's trying to save his life]] (granted for selfish reasons) is quite entertaining and makes it easy to root for Rod to finally kick his ass. Being played by Ian McShane also means he's incredibly charismatic and witty, even as he acts horribly to Rod.

** Frank isn't really a bad guy, [[{{Jerkass}} but his relentless picking on Rod, even when he's trying to save his life]] (granted for selfish reasons) is quite entertaining and makes it easy to root for Rod to finally kick his ass.

** Rod is a ManChild and an utterly horrible stuntman. Rather than trying to [[WellDoneSonGuy earn the approval of his stepfather Frank]] by being a mature and decent member of society, he prefers to do it by getting into highly destructive physical confrontations with him, where Frank wins every single time. When Frank is revealed to be dying, Rod sets out to raise enough money to save his life, not out of genuine love, [[NominalHero but so he can beat the shit out of him when he's healthy]], a motivation that he doesn't even attempt to hide. Rod then earns this money by performing more and more stunts, [[FailureHero failing every single one of them but still accepting payment anyway from disgusted customers]]. When his stepbrother Kevin puts together a plan to raise more money by seeking tickets to watch a film of Rod's stunts, where the audience then laughs at his blatant incompetence. Upset over this, Rod destroys the expensive projector, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and is then forced to pay for it with all of the money he had raised for Frank's surgery]]. Depressed, Rod retires as a stuntman and tries to live as a responsible adult, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything which only consist of him dressing up]] and [[TheAlcoholic becoming an alcoholic]]. [[TenMinuteRetirement Before long he goes back to being a stuntman though]], performing one last enormous stunt to save Frank. Much like all of his prior ones, he fails, nearly killing himself, but the effort results in him getting enough funds anyway. Later, once Frank has had his surgery and made a full recovery, Rod challenges him once more, [[TookALevelInBadass finally defeating his paternal opponent]]. Even then, once Frank has admitted defeat and shown pride in his stepson, [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Rod prettily pulls off a move to make the old man shit his pants]]. While [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rod does indeed show a decent side to his friends and family]] throughout the film, and [[RightForTheWrongReasons his goal is technically admirable since it involves saving a life]], [[IdiotHero he's still an almost entirely incompetent idiot]] who tries to solve his problems with violence and endangers his life repeatedly doing something he's laughably terrible at.

** Creator/WillArnett as Jonathon for completely embracing his role as [[{{Jerkass}} the total douchebag]] [[RomanticFalseLead whose dating our hero's love interest]]. [[SignatureLine The famous]] [[VillainousBreakdown "Babe, wait"]] scene certainly helps.

** Barry Pasternak can count thanks to being a CloudCuckooLander even by this film's standards, Creator/ChrisParnell's [[LargeHam grandiose commentary of the climax]], provide a decent amount of [[LampshadeHanging lampshade hangings]], and also being instrumental in helping the crew and Frank.
* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene is a lot sadder for those who [[CantUnhearIt can't unhear him]] him as WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman, a character who's loved ones all gradually leave him due to his attitude, especially since the final season has him [[spoiler:attempting suicide after his half-sister, whom he loved to the point of smothering, disowns him]].

* OneSceneWonder: [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] shows up near the end with "a cooked goose for everyone". [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment This moment comes out of nowhere, makes no sense and is only briefly addressed by an astonished Barry Pasternak]], but damn if the sheer absurdity of his cameo isn't hilariously memorable.

--> So one afternoon, he set out to jump ten milk trucks. He nailed the take-off, but when he landed, something terrible happened. His front tire exploded like a cannonball, and his handle bars went straight through his head. Blood was everywhere. His teeth were ground down to a powder, and the front of his face exploded out the back of his skull. He died instantly... the next day.

** Rod is a ManChild and an utterly horrible stuntman. Rather than trying to [[WellDoneSonGuy earn the approval of his stepfather Frank]] by being a mature and decent member of society, he prefers to do it by getting into highly destructive physical confrontations with him, where Frank wins every single time. When Frank is revealed to be dying, Rod sets out to raise enough money to save his life, not out of genuine love, [[NominalHero but so he can beat the shit out of him when he's healthy]], a motivation that he doesn't even attempt to hide. Rod then earns this money by performing more and more stunts, [[FailureHero failing every single one of them but still accepting payment anyway from disgusted customers]]. When his stepbrother Kevin puts together a plan to raise more money by seeking tickets to watch a film of Rod's stunts, where the audience then laughs at his blatant incompetence. Upset over this, Rod destroys the expensive projector, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and is then forced to pay for it with all of the money he had raised for Frank's surgery]]. Depressed, Rod retires as a stuntman and tries to live as a responsible adult, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything which only consist of him dressing up]] and [[TheAlcoholic becoming an alcoholic]]. [[TenMinuteRetirement Before long he goes back to being a stuntman though]], performing one last enormous stunt to save Frank. Much like all of his prior ones, he fails, nearly killing himself, but the effort results in him getting enough funds anyway. Later, once Frank has had his surgery and made a full recovery, Rod challenges him once more, [[TookALevelInBadass finally defeating his paternal opponent]]. Even then, once Frank has admitted defeat and shown pride in his stepson, [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Rod prettily pulls off a move to make the old man shit his pants]]. While [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rod does indeed show a decent side to his friends and family]] throughout the film, and [[RightForTheWrongReasons his goal is technically admirable since it invokes saving a life]], [[IdiotHero he's still an almost entirely incompetent idiot]] who tries to solve his problems with violence and endangers his life repeatedly doing something he's laughably terrible at.

* OneSceneWonder: [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] shows up near the end with "a cooked goose for everyone". [[BigLippedAligatorMoment This moment comes out of nowhere, makes no sense and is only briefly addressed by an astonished Barry Pasternak]], but damn if the sheer absurdity of his cameo isn't hilariously memorable.

* OneSceneWonder: [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] shows up near the end with "a cooked goose for everyone". [[BigLippedAligatorMomsng This moment comes out of nowhere, makes no sense and is only briefly addressed by an astonished Barry Pasternak]], but damn if the sheer absurdity of his cameo isn't hilariously memorable.

** Chester Tam as Richardson, mainly for that [[http://youtu.be/mbHBZx3oIkY?t=24s weird dance he does]]. Also helps that [[NiceGuy he's legitimately nice to Rod and his crew]].

* OneSceneWonder: Chester Tam as Richardson, mainly for that [[http://youtu.be/mbHBZx3oIkY?t=24s weird dance he does]]. He makes another appearance later in the film where he puts up (read: throws) fliers while doing said dance to random pedestrians.

** Rod is a ManChild and an utterly horrible stuntman. Rather than trying to [[WellDoneSonGuy earn the approval of his stepfather Frank]] by being a mature and decent member of society, he prefers to do it by getting into highly destructive physical confrontations with him, where Frank wins every single time. When Frank is revealed to be dying, Rod sets out to raise enough money to save his life, not out of genuine love, [[NominalHero but so he can beat the shit out of him when he's healthy]], a motivation that he doesn't even attempt to hide. Rod then earns this money by performing more and more stunts, [[FailureHero failing every single one of them but still accepting payment anyway from disgusted customers]]. When his stepbrother Kevin puts together a plan to raise more money by seeking tickets to watch a film of Rod's stunts, where the audience then laughs at his blatant incompetence. Upset over this, Rod destroys the expensive projector, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and is then forced to pay for it with all of the money he had raised for Frank's surgery]]. Depressed, Rod retires as a stuntman and tries to live as a responsible adult, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything which only consist of him dressing up]] and [[TheAlcoholic becoming an alcoholic]]. [[10MinuteRetirement Before long he goes back to being a stuntman though]], performing one last enormous stunt to save Frank. Much like all of his prior ones, he fails, nearly killing himself, but the effort results in him getting enough funds anyway. Later, once Frank has had his surgery and made a full recovery, Rod challenges him once more, [[TookALevelInBadass finally defeating his paternal opponent]]. Even then, once Frank has admitted defeat and shown pride in his stepson, [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Rod prettily pulls off a move to make the old man shit his pants]]. While [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rod does indeed show a decent side to his friends and family]] throughout the film, and [[RightForTheWrongReasons his goal is technically admirable since it invokes saving a life]], [[IdiotHero he's still an almost entirely incompetent idiot]] who tries to solve his problems with violence and endangers his life repeatedly doing something he's laughably terrible at.

** Rod is a ManChild and an utterly horrible stuntman. Rather than trying to [[WellDoneSonGuy earn the approval of his stepfather Frank by being a mature and decent member of society]], he prefers to do it by getting into highly destructive physical confrontations with him, where Frank wins every single time. When Frank is revealed to be dying, Rod sets out to raise enough money to save his life, not out of genuine love, [[NominalHero but so he can beat the shit out of him when he's healthy]], a motivation that he doesn't even attempt to hide. Rod then earns this money by performing more and more stunts, [[FailureHero failing every single one of them but still accepting payment anyway from disgusted customers]]. When his stepbrother Kevin puts together a plan to raise more money by seeking tickets to watch a film of Rod's stunts, where the audience then laughs at his blatant incompetence. Upset over this, Rod destroys the expensive projector, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and is then forced to pay for it with all of the money he had raised for Frank's surgery]]. Depressed, Rod retires as a stuntman and tries to live as a responsible adult, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything which only consist of him dressing up]] and [[TheAlcoholic becoming an alcoholic]]. [[10MinuteRetirement Before long he goes back to being a stuntman though]], performing one last enormous stunt to save Frank. Much like all of his prior ones, he fails, nearly killing himself, but the effort results in him getting enough funds anyway. Later, once Frank has had his surgery and made a full recovery, Rod challenges him once more, [[TookALevelInBadass finally defeating his paternal opponent]]. Even then, once Frank has admitted defeat and shown pride in his stepson, [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Rod prettily pulls off a move to make the old man shit his pants]]. While [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rod does indeed show a decent side to his friends and family]] throughout the film, and [[RightForTheWrongReaaons his goal is technically admirable since it invokes saving a life]], [[IdiotHero he's still an almost entirely incompetent idiot]] who tries to solve his problems with violence and endangers his life repeatedly doing something he's laughably terrible at.

** Creator/WillArnett as Jonathon for completely embracing his role as [[{{Jerkass}} the total douchebag]] [[RomanticFalseLead whose dating our hero's love interest]]. [[SignatureLine The famous]] [[VillanousBreakdown "Babe, wait"]] scene certainly helps.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Cool beans."

* CultClassic: Very much so. The film has gained a big cult following, especially by those who follow [[Music/TheLonelyIsland The Lonely Island's]] work.
* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene is a lot sadder for those who [[CantUnhearIt can't unhear him]] him as WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman, a character who's loved ones all gradually leave him due to his attitude.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene is a lot sadder for those who {{can't unhear|it}} him as WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman, a character who's loved ones all gradually leave him due to his attitude.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene following his divorce from Creator/AmyPoehler. Even worse is when Arnett eventually went on to play [[WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman a character who's loved ones all gradually leave him due to his attitude]].

* OneSceneWonder: Chester Tam as Richardson, mainly for that [[http://youtu.be/mbHBZx3oIkY?t=24s weird dance he does]]. He makes another appearance later in the film where he puts up fliers while doing said dance to random pedestrians.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene following his divorce from Creator/AmyPoehler. Also, close your eyes and imagine WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman saying that and it becomes a thousand times worse.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene following his divorce from Creator/AmyPoehler. Also, close your eyes and imagine WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman saying that and it becomes a thousand times worse.

* HarsherInHindsight: Creator/WillArnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene following his divorce from Creator/AmyPohler. Also, close your eyes and imagine WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman saying that and it becomes a thousand times worse.

* HarsherInHindsight: Will Arnett's "WAIT BABE WAIT!" scene following his divorce from Amy Pohler. Also, close your eyes and imagine WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman saying that and it becomes a thousand times worse.

* CultClassic: Very much so. The film has gained a big cult following, especially by those who follow [[Music/TheLonelyIsland The Lonely Island's]] work.* NauseaFuel: The radio announcer explaining how the kid tattooed on his chest is peeing in two different directions.

* CultClassic: Very much so. The film has gained a big cult following, especially by those who follow [[Music/TheLonelyIsland The Lonely Island's]] work.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Chester Tam as Richardson, mainly for that [[HappyDance weird dance]] he keeps inflicting on everyone.

* NauseaFuel: The radio announcer explaining how the kid tattooed on his chest is peeing in two different directions.
* VindicatedByHistory: Not very successful on release, it has since developed a [[CultClassic Cult following]] and critical acclaim.

* VindicatedByHistory: Not very successful on release, it has since developed a Cult following and critical acclaim.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "You're The Voice" by John Farnham, which plays during the crew's PowerWalk.