History YMMV / TalesFromTheCryptkeeper

** The ending of "A Game Of Tag" in ''Manga/ZekkyouGakkyuu'' has the [[spoiler: villain be trapped in an eternal chase forever]]... something "The Works...In Wax" did first. *

* {{They Changed It Now It Sucks}}: What the usual sentiment is of the third season.

* KarmicOverkill: In "Game Over", two boys pay for skipping school to play video games by [[spoiler:being erased from existence]] at the end of the episode.

* HilariousInHindsight: In "The Avenging Phantom", when the Phantom confronts Jimmy, his first lines are "[[VideoGame/{{Persona4}} I am Shadow]]." In addition, he mentions existing only for revenge, which fits [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 another]] [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Shadow]] to a T.

* {{Main/Narm}}: In "Cold Blood, Warm Hearts", the female lead's BigNo when the captain attempts to shoot the sea monster.

* UglyCute: The sea monsters from "Cold Blood, Warm Hearts", which is an example of this being an InvokedTrope.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: All of it. ''[[UpToEleven Even the background music]].''

* FoeYay: Both the Old Witch and the Vault Keeper were really, ''really'' fond of tying the Crypt Keeper up or otherwise restraining him. The Old Witch calls him "Cryptie", openly flirts with him once (much to his disgust), and generally treats him like a third grade crush she can't stop teasing, while "Dead Men Can't Jump" involves a loosely dressed Crypt Keeper and Vault Keeper staring into each other's eyes like they're five seconds away from getting a room.

** In "Hunted", the egomaniac hunter is surrounded by all the animals he captured at the end. So far so good. Then they cut to the toucans, which are not known for being threatening.
*** His bizarre "Frightened" expressions also fit.

* The Old Witch looks a bit like [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Gruntilda]].

** The ending of "A Game Of Tag" in ''Manga/ZekkyouGakkyuu'' has the [[spoiler: villain be trapped in an eternal chase forever]]... something "The Works...In Wax" did first. ** The Old Witch looks a bit like [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Gruntilda]].

** The ending of "A Game Of Tag" in ''Manga/ZekkyouGakkyuu'' has the [[spoiler: villain be trapped in an eternal chase forever]]... something "The Works...In Wax" did first.

** "Gorilla's Paw" featured [[spoiler: someone nearly causing the end of the world via a wish granted by an ArtifactOfDoom]] seven years before ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' did. Bonus points for airing a month after the NA release seven years later, and the same month as the PAL release.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The third season had some reasonable morals; it just delivered them in an annoyingly hamfisted way. The episode "Unpopular Mechanics" had the moral that technological skill is only good when used constructively and the very loose adaptation of the comic story "Drawn and Quartered" explained how revenge against your enemies is never worth it.
** Season 2's "Uncle Harry's Horrible House of Horrors" has another valuable lesson: just because you're an adult doesn't mean you can't have fun or an imagination.
--->"The ability to enjoy life is measured in the depth of one's imagination."

** "Dead Men Don't Jump!": [[TheFaceless The faceless basketball player]] is a monstrous entity who tricks aspiring athletes into life-or-death rounds of basketball, using his demonic powers to give himself the advantage. When they inevitably lose, the being transforms his opponents into [[AndIMustScream withered undead husks]] that he collects as macabre trophies. Challenging the protagonist Nathan, the monster sadistically toys with the boy and sprains his ankle, laughing at his impending doom and taunting Nathan's brother Aaron when he steps up to finish the game.

* CompleteMonster: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Sleazy businessman Ben Arnold]], from season 3's "Town Gathering", is secretly working for a group of aliens who have [[ToServeMan developed a taste for human flesh]]. The aliens have hired Arnold to find a small town where they can capture the town's population and devour them, without attracting attention from the government. After stumbling across the small town of Deep Woods, Arnold goes to the mayor and suggests holding a town meeting to discuss a business proposal for the town, so that the aliens can capture the town's population all at once. When a local young girl named Erin discovers the aliens, Arnold [[HeKnowsTooMuch tries to silence her]] by [[WouldHurtAChild trying to feed her to the aliens]]. Arnold also reveals that after the aliens have devoured the town's population, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder he plans to sell them out to the government for a reward]].

* CompleteMonster: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Sleazy businessman Ben Arnold]], from season 3's "Town Gathering", is secretly working for a group of aliens who have [[ToServeMan developed a taste for human flesh]]. The aliens have hired Arnold to find a small town where they can capture the town's population and devour them, without attracting attention from the government. After stumbling across the small town of Deep Woods, Arnold goes to the mayor and suggests holding a town meeting to discuss a business proposal for the town, so that the aliens can capture the town's population all at once. When a local young girl named Erin discovers the aliens, Arnold tries to silence her by [[WouldHurtAChild trying to feed her to the aliens]]. Arnold also reveals that after the aliens have devoured the town's population, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder he plans to sell them out to the government for a reward]].

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Say what you will about the third season, but some of its lessons were actually valuable. The episode "Unpopular Mechanics" had the moral that technological skill is only good when used constructively and the very loose adaptation of the comic story "Drawn and Quartered" explained how revenge against your enemies is never worth it.

--> '''Sally:''' (cuts in while Mr. Klump stutters) No! No more "sister", no more "darling sweet cakes", nothing! My name is ''Sally''! And you Mr. Klump are on your own. And if that means '''never''' having to work with you again, THAT SUITS ME JUST FINE!!