History YMMV / LazyTown

* AdaptationDisplacement: While most people know that ''[=LazyTown=]'' was based on a play and its sequel, very few people have heard of the original children's book the first play was based on, released in ''1991''.

** The scene during "Master of Disguise" where Robbie sneaks up on Stingy, an 8 year old boy, while singing "You walk right by me, not knowing that I'm slimy!" complete with a [[MemeticMolester creepy predator-esque]] expression on his face.

* WidgetSeries: Between this and Music/{{Bjork}}, many in the US are convinced that Iceland is an absolute cradle of lunacy.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After fans near unanimously hated the [[AudienceParticipation dance break sequences]] within the songs of Season 3, they were removed in Season 4.

** Stefan Karl did a Website/{{Reddit}} [=AMA=] in 2016. One question was "Way deep down inside, what does Robbie '''really''' think about the residents of [=LazyTown=]?" Stefan's response? [[IJustWantToHaveFriends "I wish I could be their friend."]] He later clarified that Robbie thought about it in a selfish manner, but the implication deepens his character significantly. Stefán had previously stated in [[https://officiallazytown.tumblr.com/post/159348875105/can-you-please-give-us-a-link-to-the-interview an Icelandic-language interview]] seven years earlier that he didn't see Robbie as a villain, believing Sportacus would be long dead if this was the case.

** Stefan Karl did a Website/{{Reddit}} [=AMA=] in 2016. One question was "Way deep down inside, what does Robbie '''really''' think about the residents of [=LazyTown=]?" Stefan's response? [[IJustWantToHaveFriends "I wish I could be their friend."]] He later clarified that Robbie thought about it in a selfish manner, but the implication deepens his character significantly.

* EvenBetterSequel: While both of the original ''Latibær'' plays are well-received, the latter, ''Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ'', is generally seen as an improvement over ''Áfram Latibær'', due to it having more of a plot, and being the introduction of fan-favorite character Glanni Glæpur/Robbie Rotten.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In "You Are a Pirate", Stephanie sings the line "If you love to sail the sea, you are a pirate." Uh, Stephanie? Ever heard of a thing called ''[[EskimosArentReal sailors?]]''

*** Even the way Stefán Karl Stefánsson portrayed Glanni Glaepur compared to his later Robbie Rotten was unsettling, particularly his slinking movements and evil grins during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvEFo_EVrq4 his first appearance]], making his VillainSong that much creepier.

* EnsembleDarkGorse:

* FanFicFuel:

* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Obviously, we shouldn’t overindulge on junk food, but the junk food that Robbie eats looks so darn appetizing.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:

** Many fans have brushed the episode "The Baby Troll" under the rug due to its bizarre (even by ''[=LazyTown=]'' standards) plot, and the unintentionally creepy [[UncannyValley design of the troll]].

* UglyCute: While the puppet characters fall into the UncannyValley most of the time, their personalities are charming and likeable, making them seem adorable rather than creepy.
* UncannyValley:

** While some viewers find the puppets in the TV series creepy, the versions of them from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrqT0nFN2Q the 2002 test pilot]] are widely agreed to be ''even creepier'', especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4nnIx-ZdQo Wit puppets used in the show's preproduction]]. In the 2D storyboard art shown (due to the fact the the visuals for some parts were most likely lost despite the audio apparently comes from the supposed footage), the characters actually look pretty adorable... until we see them as puppets. [[FromBadToWorse And then Pixel stands up.]]
** Robbie's purple dinosaur disguise in "Cry Dinosaur" is pretty creepy as well. Thank god he kept [[TheKlutz bumping into things]].

* HoYay: Sportacus and Robbie are more this than {{Foe Yay}}, as the latter is really just a {{Friendly Enemy}} and {{Harmless Villain}}. These kind of moments usually involve Robbie touching Sportacus and [[SecurityCling jumping into his arms]]. It doesn’t help that Robbie has a few {{Ambiguously Gay}} traits to go on with. No wonder the Sportacus/Robbie Rotten pairing consists of so many shippers.

** Since Stephanie has no spoken last name, some have decided that she shares her uncle's last name "Meanswell", since he is her only known relative. WordOfGod claims that they were trying to give her the surname, "Sparkles" during the development of the show.

** Stefan Karl Stefansson claims that part of the reason his cancer went into remission is due to taking time to exercise. Considering that Robbie's whole schtick is trying to convince kids to be lazy...

** While many viewers find the puppets in the TV series creepy, the versions of them from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrqT0nFN2Q the 2002 test pilot]] are widely agreed to be ''even creepier'', especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4nnIx-ZdQo Wit puppets used in the show's preproduction]]. In the 2D storyboard art shown (due to the fact the the visuals for some parts were most likely lost despite the audio apparently comes from the supposed footage), the characters actually look pretty adorable... until we see them as puppets. [[FromBadToWorse And then Pixel stands up.]]

** Robbie's purple dinosaur disguise in "Cry Dinosaur" is pretty creepy as well. Thank god he kept [[TheChewToy bumping into things]].

* RootingForTheEmpire: Who ''doesn't'' want to see Robbie win for once? And guess what? We got our wish in "The First of Summer."

** In "New kid in town", Ziggy tells Robbie about a rock [[note]]as in stone, not music[[/note]] festival where he'll get to lift heavy rocks, and asks if he's coming too. Robbie responds that he already lifted some -- Ziggy takes at look at him and wonders how he'd be capable of such strength. However, the angle makes it look like Ziggy is staring at [[RagingStiffie Robbie's crotch]], which is not helped by his shocked expression, Robbie's embarassed expression nor the "boing" sound audible on the background.

* HoYay: Sportacus and Robbie are more this than {{Foe Yay}}, as the latter is only really a {{Friendly Enemy}} and {{Harmless Villain}}. No wonder the Sportacus/Robbie Rotten pairing consists of so many shippers.

* HoYay: There is so much Sportacus/Robbie slash out there that it outnumbers any other kind of story. And it doesn't come from nowhere either: As just one example, one episode had Robbie falling asleep and happily murmur "Hello, Sportacus."

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** Eat healthy and try to move around every once in a while.
** "Sportafake" teaches kids to speak up if something is wrong, and not to stay silent out of peer pressure or bullying. It's a powerful lesson that the show manages to teach in a simple yet effective way.
** "The Crystal Caper" teaches kids that we shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to us and mistakes do not just affect ourselves, but the people around us.

* WatchItForTheMeme: People who didn't grow up with the series have taken a shine to "We Are Number One" and view Robbie Rotten (and Stefan Karl Stefansson in general even after his death) a MemeticBadass rather than a kids' show character.

* WatchItForTheMeme: People who didn't grow up with the series have taken a shine to "We Are Number One" and view Robbie Rotten (and Stefan Karl Stefansson in general even after his death) as some sort of omnipotent meme god rather than a kids' show character.

** Some fans like to ignore the third and fourth seasons, which had a huge gap in between [=LazyTown=] Extra and the second season and saw some drastic changes in the show. “Robbie’s Dream Team”[[note]]the episode with “We Are Number One”[[/note]] and "The First Day of Summer"[[note]]Robbie's ADayInTheLimelight episode and the one with the ice cream meme[[/note]] being exceptions.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Robbie is a HarmlessVillain who wants kids to be lazy and quiet so he can get some sleep, and as such many [=LazyTown=] fans found Robbie easy to relate to as they got older, especially parents. A great amount of fanfiction and comments on official [=LazyTown=] videos are sympathetic to Robbie, especially in instances where everyone was ''really'' being noisy or he really needed sleep.