History YMMV / ParappaTheRapper

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sunny Funny. She's presented as [=PaRappa's=] sweet love interest you want him to be with, but for some reason not everyone thinks she's so sweet. Supposedly has to do with most of [=PaRappa's=] efforts going unacknowledged and Sunny being straight up insensitive at the start of the second game (granted, she apologizes later, but it's brought up often).

%%* HarsherInHindsight: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781553 It seems [=PaRappa=] took Prince Fleaswallow's lesson to heart.]]

** You [X]in' awful! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Snowclone based on the "Rappin' AWFUL" part of the game's performance meter, used to demonstrate that someone is doing something poorly.[[/labelnote]]

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlCGMm8Qag chinese]]", a video of ''[=PaRappa=] 2''[='=]s multiplayer mode, has seen some exposure.
** You [X]in' awful!

* ThatOneBoss: Potentially, ''any'' of the bosses, but [[MeaningfulName Cheap Cheap]] the Cooking Chicken is consistently hard for a lot of people.

* HilariousInHindsight: In episode 8 of the anime, a rumor is spread around that [=PaRappa=] and friends are working on a new gymnastics move called [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "Rocket Jumping."]]

* HilariousInHindsight: In episode 8, a rumor is spread around that [=PaRappa=] and friends are working on a new gymnastics move called [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "Rocket Jumping."]]

** A meme that went around in 2021 is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Batman/TMNT crossover comic]]. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYKIHMsLY0 Another popular example]] is the "pick up the can" sequence from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', except [=PaRappa=] can't say "can" so he ends up coming off as being a smartass to the metro cop, who proceeds to beat him to death.

Slurp it, suck it, I/you know we all like it.''

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Sunny Funny. She's presented as [=PaRappa's=] sweet love interest you want him to be with, but for some reason not everyone thinks she's so sweet. Supposedly has to do with most of [=PaRappa's=] efforts going unacknowledged and Sunny being straight up insensitive at the start of the second game (granted, she apologizes later, but it's brought up often).

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Newer gamers would probably look at the first game and wonder what the big deal is. It only has six stages, no customization, and can be beaten in under an hour. But when it first hit shelves back in 1997, nothing like it had ever existed before; not only did it pretty much [[TropeMaker invent]] the RhythmGame genre but its distinct art style hadn't been done in any video game either. It also defied the stereotypes about rap music at the time, due to its clean lyrics.

** In ''[=PaRappa=] 1'', "[=PaRappa=]'s Live Rap With MC King Kong Mushi" sounds a little like the rap version of "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December,_1963_%28Oh,_What_a_Night%29 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)]]" by Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Newer gamers would probably look at the first game and wonder what the big deal is. It only has six stages, no customization, and can be beaten in under an hour. But when it first hit shelves back in 1997, it was a big deal, largely because there hadn't been a game like it before; rhythm games as a genre were basically non-existent and its distinct art style hadn't really been done either. It also defied the stereotypes about rap music at the time, due to its clean lyrics.

* CriticalDissonance: The games received mostly average reviews from critics, but fan response is much more positive.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Newer gamers would probably look at the first game and wonder what the big deal is. It only has six stages, no customization, and can be beaten in under an hour. But when it first hit shelves back in 1997, it was a big deal, largely because there hadn't been a game like it before, and its distinct art style hadn't really been done either. It also defied the stereotypes about rap music, due to its clean lyrics.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', another call-and-response RhythmGame featuring a rapper getting into various music battles to prove his love for his lady. Many ''[=PaRappa=]'' fans consider ''Friday Night Funkin[='=]'' a successor to this series, and the creators of the latter cited ''[=PaRappa=]'' as one of their inspirations.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Despite being a girl, Instructor Mooselini is often confused as a boy, mostly owing to her androgynous voice and not having any noticeably feminine features aside from her easy-to-miss skirt. Possibly aware of this fact, [=NanaOn=]-Sha opted to make her sister, Instructor Moosesha, more obviously feminine, including giving her breasts, a tutu, and a BeehiveHairdo.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Despite being a girl, Instructor Mooselini is often confused as a boy, mostly owing to her androgynous voice and not having any noticeably feminine features aside from her easy-to-miss skirt. Possibly aware of this fact, [=NanaOn=]-Sha opted to make her sister, Instructor Moosesha, more obviously feminine, including giving her [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]], a tutu, and a BeehiveHairdo.

-->'''[=PaRappa=]:''' Alright, alright! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Thank you so much! This was all made possible 'cause I never gave up, and I always believed in my lovely Sunny Funny! Yeah! Thank you!\\

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Although it takes playing Cool Mode to hear the full conversation, [=PaRappa=]'s LoveConfession to Sunny at the end of Stage 6 in the first game is nothing short of adorable.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Despite being a girl, Instructor Mooselini is often confused as a boy, mostly owing to her androgynous voice and not having any noticeably feminine features aside from her easy-to-miss skirt. Possibly aware of this fact, [=NanaOn=]-Sha opted to make her sister, Instructor Moosesha, more obviously feminine, including giving her [[BuxomIsBetter breasts]], a tutu, and a BeehiveHairdo.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: The game actually encourages this as going freestyle can net you more points and allow you to create some pretty bizarre if not hilarious mixes. For example, [[https://youtu.be/AzMGJtu6Dac making Parappa rap about sex and drugs]].

* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: Boxy Boy's tutorials in ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', which interrupt cutscenes. They can be skipped with the start button, but it's never mentioned anywhere.