History YMMV / TheLaughingSalesman

* MisaimedMarketing: Because of how iconic the series is in Japan, Moguro inevitably found himself on a bevy of products and advertisements, including his own brand of liquor and a series of DigitalPiracyIsEvil {{PSA}}s. While the latter could be taken as metaphor, is someone like [[AffablyEvil Mog]][[DealWithTheDevil uro]] really someone you want shilling your product?

** The 1989 series' final episode, "The Way of the Husband and Wife", has Moguro encounter a man called Kaji Daisuke and his wife; Kaji wants to be able to help out around the house more because both of them are employed, so Moguro gives him lessons on how to be better at housework, with the warning that he mustn't forget that he's only supposed to be doing his share of the chores, not doing all of the housework for her. When he decides to quit his job and focus on the housework after his wife gets a higher-paying promotion, Moguro DON's him by [[MisterSeahorse making him pregnant with the child they wanted to have]]. In an era where stay-at-home househusbands have been normalized, this punishment feels rather unwarranted. It admittedly loses some of its sting because both Kaji and his wife seem to be perfectly happy even despite the oddness of their situation.

* ValuesDissonance: One episode of the 1989 series featured Moguro getting a woman's boss, who has been sexually harassing her, fired, under the condition that she never dates another man again. The episode's conflation of sexual harassment and consensual relationships as well as [[MisplacedRetribution the woman's punishment]] comes across much harsher to a modern audience.

* ValuesDissonance: One episode of the 1989 series featured Moguro getting a woman's boss, who has been sexually harassing her, fired, under the condition that she never dates another man again. The episode's conflation of sexual harassment and consensual relationships as well as [[MisplacedRetribution the woman's punishment]] comes across much harsher to a modern audience.

%%* UglyCute: Sometimes Moguro can look unconventionally adorable... [[AffablyEvil if you can ignore all the people he has screwed over...]]
* ValuesDissonance: One episode of the 1989 series featured Moguro getting a woman's boss, who has been sexually harassing her, fired, under the condition that she never dates another man again. The episode's conflation of sexual harassment and consensual relationships as well as [[MisplacedRetribution the woman's punishment]] comes across much harsher to a modern audience.
* WhatAnIdiot: While many of the clients fall into this trope, Mr. Yumemi from Episode 8A of ''NEW'' stands out as Moguro's dumbest customer. Moguro gave him a real easy rule to not break (take one pill a day), yet he not only blows it, but blows it in the stupidest way possible by downing the whole jar. All because he was too impatient to just wait and fall back asleep.
%%* TheWoobie: Several of Moguro's customers (at least the sympathetic ones) are this because while some of them have a perfect life or a decent life, Moguro just showing up automatically ruins it for them.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** Don't go overboard with your desires as it will blind your judgment.
** Don't take the life you have, whether good or bad, for granted, and appreciate what you have.
** When you make a promise to someone, always stay true to your word.
** Ultimately the only person responsible for your life getting better or worse is you. Relying too much on shortcuts or getting someone else to fight your battles will only backfire.

* ValuesDissonance: One episode of the 1989 series featured Moguro getting a woman's boss, who has been sexually harassing her, fired, under the condition that she never dates another man again. The episode's conflation of sexual harassment and consensual relationships as well as [[DisproportionateRetribution the woman's punishment]] comes across much harsher to a modern audience.

* InferredHolocaust: One episode has an artist lose his beloved bird because the building where he lives bans pets. Moguro gives him a eucalyptus tree to take care of instead, and the {{Jerkass}} neighbor who got his bird thrown out sneaks in and destroys the tree too. Since the artist is the rare client who did everything Moguro said to and never broke the deal, he brings it back to life and in the middle of the night the tree dishes out some payback to the {{Jerkass}} neighbor. While the artist sleeps his tree's branches are spreading all over the room, and as Moguro leaves to find his next victim he wonders how big the tree might eventually get, seeming to imply it might even become a danger to its beloved caretaker.

* InferredHolocaust: One episode has an artist lose his beloved bird because the building where he lives bans pets. Moguro gives him a eucalyptus tree to take care of instead, and the {{Jerkass}} neighbor who got his bird thrown out sneaks in and destroys the tree too. Since the artist is the rare client who did everything Moguro said to and never broke the deal, he brings it back to life and in the middle of the night the tree deals out some payback to the {{Jerkass}} neighbor. While the artist sleeps his tree's branches are spreading all over the room, and as Moguro takes his leave he wonders how big the tree might eventually get, seeming to imply it might even become a danger to its beloved caretaker.

%%* EarWorm: The opening song for ''NEW'', "Don't" by Nakamura Emi.

** The bartender that works or owns the "Demon's Nest". Moguro always goes there when he has a drink and usually does his business with his customers there. The bartender is just in the background while Moguro talks with his customers, with the bartender only occasionally observing them. In the original, when one customer asks him if he knew anything about Moguro, the bartender simply points to a small statue of the "[[MonkeyMoralityPose Three Wise Monkeys]]", indicating that he rather not get involved. Does the bartender know the true nature of Moguro and doesn't want to get involved with his business to avoid the same fate of Moguro's past customer? Does he know that even if he tries to warn or help Moguro's customers nothing will change and they're already doomed from the moment they met him? [[{{Brainwashed}} Or did Moguro already do something to the bartender]]?

%%* WhatAnIdiot: Whether you think they deserved it or not, majority of Moguro's customers have these, ignoring his limits and then later it backfires on them.

** Ultimately the only person responsible for your life getting better or worse is you. Trying to take shortcuts or get someone else to fight your battles will only backfire.

** Is Moguro a nearly remorseless HumanoidAbomination who [[ForTheEvulz delights in causing pain and suffering to others]] [[AffablyEvil while being incredibly polite about it?]] Or is he an odd fellow who genuinely ''does'' want to make life better for others and, when he gets spurned or betrayed, [[DisproportionateRetribution simply takes his revenge too far?]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Or are his motivations simply beyond the understanding of mere humans?]] There's enough evidence that any or even all three are true.