History YMMV / ScreenWipe

* AcceptableEthnicTargets: "There's something really wrong about this. ... It's so sick, it's almost ''German''."
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
-->'''Charlie''': So you're in advertising?\\
'''"Insider"'''[[note]]Actually an actor in a wig.[[/note]]: Yeah.\\
'''Charlie''': ''(punches him in the face)'' Sorry, that was a reflex action.\\
'''Insider''': That's alright.\\
'''Charlie''': Well, in that case... ''(punches him in the face again)''

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The series is a "programme all about television", but as it was in the late 2000s. As well as reviews of specific shows that were airing at the time, most of which have been forgotten by history, it's a good time capsule of telelvision as it was after the boom of reality TV and the launch of multichannels but before streaming services gained popularity.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "In a bizzare incident, [Jeremy] Kyle's show was cut short one evening when three monsters burst into the studio and pissed on him."

* AcceptableTargets:

** Specific examples cited during his TakeThat at ''My Super Sweet Sixteen'' (linked in the image caption) included people who use 'party' as a verb, anyone who breaks wind for comic effect, men who wear flat caps, people who consider the Comic Sans typeface acceptable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and Capricorns]].
--->'''Charlie:''' I don't know why I'm picking on them, actually; I think I'm just drunk with power.
** "There's something really wrong about this. ... It's so sick, it's almost ''German''."

* NightmareFuel: Masterfully combined with OverlyLongGag.
--> Because [Mr. Noseybonk] struck me precisely as the sort of figure who'd sneak into a stranger's bedroom in the dead of night and knife you, and knife you, and knife you, and knife you, and knife you, and knife you, and knife you, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU, AND KNIFE YOU '''AND KNIFE YOU!'''

-->'''Charlie''': I don't know why I'm picking on them, actually; I think I'm just drunk with power.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Charlie's tribute to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAftt3UnzoI Oliver Postgate]].
--> All of the ''Smallfilms'' shows radiate a gentle and natural warmth. Watching them feels like snuggling up in front of a fireplace, listening to a kindly uncle reading a bedtime story. [...] Postgate's voice - sometimes soothing, sometimes playful - was as modest and charming as everything else in the programmes. There's almost a hypnotic quality. Your consciousness seems to alter slightly the moment he starts to speak. [...] And it's probably only now that he's gone that we'll truly appreciate the perfectly-formed little gifts that he left for us.

* BaseBreaker: The "Poetry of Tim Key" segments. Some people find it funny, other people find it tedious and awkward.

** Any time Charlie [[Analysis/BreakingCharacter breaks character]] or [[{{Corpsing}} corpses]] can be this, because it shows that despite Charlie's onscreen cynical CausticCritic persona, deep down he's actually a very lovable, sweet guy, and the staffers he is often seen bullying in almost every episode really do enjoy working with him. It also quite often doubles as SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Charlie's tribute to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAftt3UnzoI Oliver Postgate]].
** Any time Charlie [[Analysis/BreakingCharacter breaks character]] or [[{{Corpsing}} corpses]] can be this, because it shows that despite Charlie's onscreen cynical CausticCritic persona, deep down he's actually a very lovable, sweet guy, and the staffers he is often seen bullying in almost every episode really do enjoy working with him. It also quite often doubles as CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The "Poetry of Tim Key" segments are this for some viewers. Some people find it funny, other people find it tedious and awkward.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "When suddenly three monsters burst into the studio and pissed on him."

-->'''Charlie''': "So you're in advertising?"\\
'''"Insider"'''[[note]]Actually an actor in a wig.[[/note]]: "Yeah."\\
'''Charlie''': ''(punches him in the face)'' "Sorry, that was a reflex action."\\
'''Insider''': "That's alright."\\
'''Charlie''': "Well, in that case..." ''(punches him in the face again)''

* HeyItsThatGuy: You may not believe it at first, especially when the man himself is uncredited, but Mr. Noseybonk was portrayed by [[spoiler:WebVideo/StuartAshen himself]]. [[http://www.ashens.com/post/1716177903/noseybox-on-the-tellybonk Really]].
** Charlie also comments that the principal from ''Series/BritanniaHigh'' is the bank manager from the Nationwide adverts. He's also [[HilariousInHindsight Chalky from]] ''WaterlooRoad''.
** In his review of ''{{Deadwood}}'', he refers to this trope as "Oh, It's ''Him''!".
-->The whole town is populated by one solid character actor after another, most of whom are real "Oh, It's ''Him''!" faces. For instance, "Oh, it's ''[[BradDourif him]]'' from ''[[Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''!" plays the kindly local doc; "Oh, it's ''him'' from ''[[FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]''!" plays the newspaper guy; and "Oh, it's ''him'' from ''Film/BladeRunner''!" plays the wonderfully creepy no-good mayor, so sleazy that every word he utters sounds like a gobful of worms landing in your lap.

** Forced is a strong word. It's perfectly possible that these people enjoyed their comedic appearances on the show, which must have been, at the very least, an interesting break from their typical job.

** Forced is an awfully strong word. It's also perfectly possible that these people enjoyed their comedic appearances on the show, which must have been, at the very least, an interesting break from their typical job.

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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnryzASF430&list=PL85FC2B3C1B1C4F7B The segment]] on TV's {{manipulative editing}} and flat-out lies included Konnie Huq's apology for ''BluePeter'' faking a phone-in quiz, which Charlie describes as "the sexiest apology ever", long before the two were married.

'''"Insider"'''[[hottip:*:Actually an actor in a wig.]]: "Yeah."\\

** Specific examples cited during his TakeThat at ''My Super Sweet Sixteen'' (linked in the image caption above) included people who use 'party' as a verb, anyone who breaks wind for comic effect, men who wear flat caps, people who consider the Comic Sans typeface acceptable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and Capricorns]].

* NightmareFuel: "And knife you. And knife you. And knife you. And knife you! '''And knife you! And knife YOU! AND KNIFE YOU! AND KNIFE YOU! AND KNIFE YOU!"'''

* NightmareFuel: "And knife you. And knife you! '''And knife you! And knife YOU! AND KNIFE YOU!"'''

* NightmareFuel: '''"And knifing you! And knifing you! And knifing you! And knifing you! And knifing you!"'''