History YMMV / TeamAmericaWorldPolice

* RetroactiveRecognition: creator/JeremyShada (AKA [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn the Human]]) as Jean Francois--a little boy seen in the opening Paris sequence.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Jeremy Shada (AKA [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn the Human]]) as Jean Francois--a little boy seen in the opening Paris sequence.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** The opening scenes in Paris, in which a group of terrorists open fire on random citizens, are a lot less funny after a real-life terrorist attack occurred in Paris on November 14th, 2015.
** Gary's brother died when he fell into the gorilla enclosure in a zoo, and [[KillerGorilla the gorillas beat him to death]]. On the 28th of May, 2016, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Harambe a similar incident]] happened in RealLife - resulting in the gorilla, named Harambe, getting shot by the zookeepers to save the child's life.

** Most of the ''actors that were parodied'' loved it, and just about ''all'' of those actors stated for the record that they wish Parker and Stone had contacted them so they could [[AsHimself voice themselves]] [[SelfDeprecation acting like pussies]].

** The aftermath of [[StuffBlowingUp blowing up]] [[MonumentalDamage the Panama Canal]], [[UncannyValley where all the puppets are floating "dead" in the water]] with sombre music playing, is a bit of a mood whiplash from them screaming "[[PoirotSpeak NO ME GUSTA!!!]]"

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: According to IMDB, "Despite almost getting an NC-17 Rating in the States, the film was promoted as a 'kids and family' movie in several European countries, and rated fit for all accordingly." Probably because just as in America [[AnimationAgeGhetto animation is automatically for kids]], in Europe puppets [[SarcasmMode must be automatically for kids]].

** A more positive way of looking at it is "violence is bad, of course, but promoting peace and diplomacy to people who are just too [[BloodKnight violent]] or [[KnightTemplar self-righteous]] to be reasoned with [[GoodIsImpotent just leaves you helpless]], [[NecessarilyEvil so it is at times quite necessary]]. The trick is to know when and where it is necessary to use it, and in what amounts, [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer and to not get too attached to it]]."
** Another way to see it is that virtue isn't enough to provide world peace; you need actual skills and experience to achieve it. Violence isn't always the answer but it's necessary when there are no other options, especially when that threat refuses to listen. If you solely focus on virtue and the greater good, it allows people to manipulate you.

* DesignatedHero: Team America themselves are a parody of this trope. They think of themselves as righteous combatants of terrorists when in actuality, they end up causing just as much damage. [[TropesAsTools This is likely the point though.]]

* DesignatedHero: Team America themselves are a parody of this trope. They think of themselves as righteous combatants of terrorists when in actuality, they end up causing just as much damage. This is likely the point though.

* InformedWrongness: Gary being treated like a “traitor” for giving up acting and abandoning Team America, even though it was out of retaliation for Team America’s incompetence and warmongering that resulting in the explosion of the Panama Canal.

* FightSceneFailure: Done deliberately, all of the "brawls" in the movie are just puppets [[WimpFight ineffectually slapping at each other.]] According to Parker and Stone, the puppeteers were actually good enough to do realistic fight scenes, but the duo had the crew make the puppet fights look [[StylisticSuck as half-assed as possible]] both because more realistic movements would have been [[UncannyValley uncomfortably distracting]] and it was [[RuleOfFunny funnier if the fights looked like shit.]]

* SpiritualAdaptation: Creator/GerryAnderson himself said this movie was what he wished the Live Action ''Thunderbirds'' movie was like. The only thing he disapproved of was the gross parts -- it meant that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids kids couldn't watch it]].

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is not a subtle film, but Stone and Parker have some very important points to make about the War on Terror. The final speech by Gary makes an especially profound statement, not just on the War on Terror, but also on conflicts involving opposing viewpoints on the home field against extremists.

* AcceptableTargets: The Film Actors Guild (F.A.G.) are all famous Hollywood actors with [[KnowNothingKnowItAll delusions of grandeur]] that use their reputations and acting ability to influence world politics. The directors did this because they believe that actors are some of the most narcissistic people out there. ttheir use of puppets instead of actual people being under the assumption that it would be easier than working with professional actors (there are only about ten voice actors in the entire movie, most of whom are in bit roles; the majority of characters are voiced by Parker and Stone, [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark again]]).

* AcceptableTargets: The Film Actors Guild (F.A.G.) are all famous Hollywood actors with [[KnowNothingKnowItAll delusions of grandeur]] that use their reputations and acting ability to influence world politics. The directors did this because they believe that actors are some of the most narcissistic people out there, their use of puppets instead of actual people being under the assumption that it would be easier than working with professional actors (there are only about ten voice actors in the entire movie, most of whom are in bit roles; the majority of characters are voiced by Parker and Stone, [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark again]]).

** Chris's reason for hating actors. [[spoiler:A child getting gang-raped by a bunch of actors?]] Horrifying and disgusting. [[spoiler:The actors being in costume for ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' and only ever referred to by their character names?]] Hilariously absurd.

** Less ambiguously, the movie very openly mocks actors with public political causes as idiots who don't know what they are talking about.

* NeverLiveItDown: Matt Damon's portrayal -- [[PokemonSpeak being capable of saying only his own name.]] Though he found it funny (and wished he could have done the voice work), fans--especially one known as Creator/{{KSI}}--still bring it up at every chance.

** This line:

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is not a subtle film, but Stone and Parker have some very important points to make about the War on Terror.
** The final speech by Gary makes an especially profound statement, not just on the War on Terror, but also on conflicts involving opposing viewpoints on the home field against extremists.

* SpiritualLicensee: Creator/GerryAnderson himself said this movie was what he wished the Live Action ''Thunderbirds'' movie was like. The only thing he disapproved of was the gross parts - it meant [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids kids couldn't watch it.]]

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Pretty much everyone on the political spectrum got pissed off at this movie: conservatives hated it for [[MoralGuardians all of the reasons one can imagine]], and liberals hated it because [[DoubleStandard they were being mocked as much as the conservatives]].

* EndingFatigue: Invoked in the VomitIndiscretionShot scene by having the music climax three times whenever Gary continues vomiting.

** The film's stereotypes of foreigners are so ridiculously hilarious it's impossible to take them seriously. Particularly their attempt to make Gary look middle eastern, which just involved slapping on some badly-applied cosmetics to make his skin darker and fake hair in a spotty fashion. Sails through flawlessly.

* AcceptableTargets: The Film Actors Guild (F.A.G.) are all famous Hollywood actors with [[KnowNothingKnowItAll delusions of grandeur]] that use their reputations and acting ability to influence world politics. The directors did this because they believe that actors are some of the most narcissistic people out there, their use of puppets instead of actual people being under the assumption that it would be easier than working with professional actors (there are only about ten voice actors in the entire movie, most of whom are in bit roles; the majority of characters are voiced by Parker and Stone, [[WesternAnimation again]]).

* AcceptableTargets: The Film Actors Guild (F.A.G.) are all famous Hollywood actors with [[KnowNothingKnowItAll delusions of grandeur]] that uses their reputations and acting ability to influence world politics. The directors did this because they believe that actors are some of the most narcissistic people out there, their use of puppets instead of actual people being under the assumption that it would be easier than working with professional actors (there are only about ten voice actors in the entire movie, most of whom are in bit roles; the majority of characters are voiced by Parker and Stone, [[WesternAnimation again]]).

*** For that matter, '''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has a scene where Peter Quill seems to mix up the definition of "Dicks" and "A(ss)holes" as defined by this movie, saying that he and his team are "A-holes" but "not 100% dicks."

*** For that matter, Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy has a scene where Peter Quill seems to mix up the definition of "Dicks" and "A(ss)holes" as defined by this movie, saying that he and his team are "A-holes" but "not 100% dicks."

** Gary's story of his brother's death is very reminiscent of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Harambe Harambe the Gorilla]].

* FanDisservice: The uncut version of the puppet sex scene gets very... [[{{Squick}} gross]].
* FanonDiscontinuity: Many fans refuse to acknowledge the uncut sex scene (mentioned above) ever existed, due to its inclusion of [[NauseaFuel scat and urination]], which, even by the movie's own standards, is just ''fucking disturbing''...