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17->''"It is so bad that a kind of grandeur creeps into it."''
18-->-- '''Creator/HLMencken''', on UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding's (mis)use of the English language
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20Once in a while, a work turns out to be so bad, it creates a disruption in the badness continuum and wraps right around to good. Rather than it unintentionally BreakingTheFourthWall like usual, something about the specifics of the work in question instead cause an enjoyable, though equally unintended, emotional response in the viewing public. Maybe the [[SpecialEffectFailure hubcap-on-a-wire flying saucers]] are cute, the spontaneous brothel scene goes on for [[OverlyLongGag so long it's hilarious]], or the technically oriented [[{{Narm}} find humor]] in the way the [[PlayfulHacker hacker]] can [[EverythingIsOnline suborn the traffic lights of New York]] with no perceptible effort.
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22Whatever the reason, a truly horrid piece of work can become an [[{{Narm}} unintentional riot]] and even get [[CultClassic its own fandom]] for its very lack of quality. This can well be an ongoing process as attitudes change, budgets grow, and cynicism increases.
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24Keep in mind that even when something is '''So Bad, It's Good''', it's still ''bad''. For most (if not all) entries on this list, there will be an almost unanimous opinion that they fail entirely at having the sort of appeal they intended. Far ''less'' unanimous will be the opinion that they have a sort of appeal that is unintentional. Even fans of these works will admit that they only enjoy them "ironically." Where the line lies between simply bad, this effect, and DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, is also controversial. In general, among the very large reserve of things that can be classified as "bad," works that get labeled So Bad It's Good tend to be loaded with unintended {{Narm}} and ludicrously crazy factors, while DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible is the place for works whose badness only makes them boring or offensive; or even their unintentional suckiness or StylisticSuck fails to charm and falls flat as comedy.
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26The difference between the three is essentially a bad movie is painful to watch but at least you can try to get into the story because there's something that's keeping you watching; a So Bad It's Good movie is one that is so bad that you can't suspend your disbelief enough to not laugh at it so you watch it just to riff on it and laugh at it; DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible is where not only is suspending your disbelief impossible, but it's not even fun to laugh at and merely watching it, even just to riff on it, is painful. Nonetheless, don't be surprised when you come across some items that wind up on both lists, such as ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'' or Music/SouljaBoy's song, "Anime". On occasion, the writers may ''intentionally'' [[IntendedAudienceReaction try to pull off this trope]]. Of course, this almost ''never'' actually results in something that fits because it's hard not to [[LampshadeHanging "wink at the camera"]], [[BetterThanABareBulb so to speak]] -- though it's often still funny. Among the Japanese MediaNotes/FightingGameCommunity, works of this nature are referred to as "[[FanNickname kusoge]]" (shitty game), where the foundation is fundamentally broken, but it's still fun to experience regardless. Sometimes, a work may fall on the line between bad and so bad it's good; most of these are box-office bombs with a strong cult following.
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28Something which is So Bad It's Good has a high probability of becoming a CultClassic and, in this day and age, a FountainOfMemes. Many are heavy on {{Camp}}, therefore falling far onto the silly side of the SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness, and are often considered GuiltyPleasures, although neither is necessary. See NarmCharm. This is also often seen in MemeticMutation when people combine two or more horrible things (or pieces thereof) into something good. LeeroyJenkins, for example.
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30If someone just keeps on churning out work that's considered So Bad It's Good, said person or people are probably GiftedlyBad. Of course, this could also be a result of SpringtimeForHitler.
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32Compare StylisticSuck (when this trope is applied intentionally and PlayedForLaughs), SoUnfunnyItsFunny (same) and SoBadItWasBetter (when the work improves but fans prefer it this way). Contrast DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible. Not to be confused with BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad.
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34'''Note:''' This page is not meant to showcase individual Tropers' opinions on works, despite the title. Only add a work to a subpage if there's a fairly unanimous consensus outside Website/TVTropes that the work is of poor quality, or at least that elements of it are. (For example, the early ''Franchise/MegaMan'' games have box art widely considered to be hilariously ugly, while the games themselves are thought of as some of the best platformers ever made.) Also, it does ''not'' mean GuiltyPleasure. If people find merit in a widely derided work instead of relishing its flaws, then it's NarmCharm or CriticalBacklash.
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36'''Additional note:''' The French cinephile community has come up with the word "nanar" to represent this concept, which is considered as a legitimate movie genre in this country where cinema was born. Although this term has been in use since the middle of the 20th century, it technically is a derivation of the 19th-century word "nanard," which would then refer to what you'd call nowadays an [[https://carboncostume.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Old-Joseph-Joestar.jpg "old geezer."]] Unlike popular belief in France, this word, therefore, doesn't come from "navet" (literally 'turnip'), which is used to designate a [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible movie so bad that it's just plain bad.]] The English-speaking film criticism world has also coined its own term for this: paracinema.
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39Once in a while, a work turns out to be so bad, it creates a disruption in the badness continuum and wraps right around to good. On the wiki, we call it '''So Bad, It's Good'''.
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41It happens when a work is entertaining to look at precisely because of how poorly made it is. It's often a result of people's fascination with ''how'' it got to be that bad. Sometimes, it's clearly an honest effort by a GiftedlyBad artist. But in other cases, it's so bizarre that the audience is left wondering just what kind of mind could have ''produced'' something like this. In either case, the work is objectively poorly made on a technical level. People aren't fascinated by the work itself so much as what's going on behind the scenes.
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43A work is very rarely So Bad, It's Good on purpose. Part of the thrill of consuming a work like this is the unintended consequence -- you can see where the creator was aiming, but they missed so badly, it's entertaining. This can be on either a technical level (like a SpecialEffectFailure) or an emotional one (like a scene that's supposed to be serious but [[{{Narm}} comes off as funny]]). Indeed, aiming for such a response usually [[SoBadItWasBetter doesn't have the same result even among films of similar quality]]. However, works can be deliberately {{camp}}y, [[SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness silly]], or [[StylisticSuck crude]] but not deliberately ''bad'' and still achieve this effect.
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45There's also a certain thrill to "finding" a work along these lines. Mainstream works tend not to be So Bad It's Good. However, a particularly entertaining work of this kind can be popular enough to become a CultClassic or a FountainOfMemes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be elevated by a PeripheryDemographic. To many viewers, such works are GuiltyPleasures.
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47This phenomenon has been around for a long time. Professional film critics call it ''paracinema'', reinforcing the idea that the entertainment lies not in the work itself but what's happening behind it. The French cinephile community has long used the word ''nanar'' to describe a film of this kind (with somewhat uncertain etymology).[[note]]Specifically, the word has been in use since the mid-20th century, but it's technically derived from the 19th-century word "nanard", translatable as "geezer". Popular belief in France, however, suggests that it comes from "navet", which literally means "turnip" but is itself used for movies that are so bad, [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible they're just bad]].[[/note]] Out here, however, we've just [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary gotten used to our own neologism for it]].
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49So Bad It's Good is contrasted from DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, the latter referring to works that are technically bad and ''unpleasant'' to watch. But since this relies heavily on AudienceReactions and personal taste, the division between them is poorly defined. Even from works that are too boring or offensive to actually sit through, there might be individual bits that are salvageable as NarmCharm or MemeticMutation.
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52We've got an extensive list of works that are So Bad It's Good, but if you want to add a work to the list, please keep the following in mind:
53* This isn't about your opinion. Don't add works just because ''you'' think they're So Bad It's Good. There should be a general consensus that it's So Bad It's Good outside of Website/TVTropes.
54* Remember the trope's definition -- this is for works which are enjoyable ''because'' they're bad. Works you enjoy ''in spite'' of their being bad are GuiltyPleasures. Works which are widely thought of as bad but have some salvageable elements might be subject to NarmCharm or CriticalBacklash. If they're not actually ''bad'', they're not So Bad It's Good.
55* It's possible for works to be listed both here and on DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible -- but that usually only happens when the work is unpleasant to consume but is still fun to laugh at outside of actually consuming it. One example is ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'' -- it's [[ObviousBeta so unplayable as to be unrewarding]], but it's hilarious to contemplate how it got to that point to begin with. Don't abuse this -- works don't end up on both pages because people have different opinions about it, but rather because enjoying its badness requires you not to actually consume it.
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57Compare SoUnfunnyItsFunny, StylisticSuck (a deliberate attempt to invoke it) and SoBadItWasBetter (when the work is less enjoyable after improvement). Not to be confused with BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad. Also see BileFascination, which very often leads to this.
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63[[index]]
64* SoBadItsGood/{{Advertising}}
65* SoBadItsGood/AnimeAndManga
66* SoBadItsGood/ComicBooks
67* SoBadItsGood/FanWorks
68* SoBadItsGood/{{Film}}
69* SoBadItsGood/{{Literature}}
70* SoBadItsGood/LiveActionTV
71* SoBadItsGood/{{Music}}
72* SoBadItsGood/NewMedia
73* SoBadItsGood/VideoGames
74* SoBadItsGood/{{Webcomics}}
75* SoBadItsGood/WesternAnimation
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84* The [[https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/doble-via/virales/benito-juarez-se-convierte-en-un-monumento-de-memes-extraterrestres-3215869.html Bust of Benito Juarez]], in the Mexican town of San Antonio, state of San Luis Potosí. The creator of the statue was paid $1500 [=MXN=] (roughly around $75 USD as of September 2021) to make this. The statue looks more like a [[TheGreys Grey alien]] disguised as the beloved Mexican President. Its crappiness had the unforeseen benefit of bringing more tourism into that town, just to see that statue, and also [[https://newsweekespanol.com/2019/03/estos-son-los-mejores-memes-por-busto-de-benito-juarez/ turning into]] a FountainOfMemes.
85* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Fountain Burnside Fountain]] of Worcester, Massachusetts. Affectionately known as the "Turtle Boy Love Statue", it apparently depicts a nude young man having improper relations with a sea turtle.
86* Many who dislike British conceptual artist Damien Hirst see him like this; there's just something disgustingly delightful about factory-made 'artworks' that were paid for in thousands of pounds just for the sake of making a splash. Really, one of his most famous 'works' is a skull studded entirely with diamonds. What's not to love? A review of the diamond-studded object also did a pretty good job of showcasing art politics, claiming that if anyone else made it, it would be horribly tacky, but because Damien Hirst made it it's a work of genius.
87** Nothing can ever top [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Physical_Impossibility_of_Death_in_the_Mind_of_Someone_Living the rotting, dead shark in a tank full of formaldehyde]]. Really, the whole of Young British Artists can be seen as this, especially Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin's works. There is even an entire movement called Stuckism that is against this kind of art. Stuckism was founded by Billy Childish (from Thee Headcoats) and Charles Thomson in 1999 and is still going strong.
88* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Lenin,_Seattle Lenin Statue of Fremont Washington]] is subject to this. Due to a convoluted sequence of events and the lack of a buyer, the revolutionary Communist propaganda statue ended up being installed in a neighbourhood in Seattle, in [[WhyWereBummedCommunismFell 1995]]. Locals dress it up with Christmas lights every holiday season, dress it in drag for Pride Week, put political signs or advertisements in its hands, etc.
89* The art community doesn't have an exact version of So Bad It's Good; the closest is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsch Kitsch]]. It typically refers to cornball works aimed at the lowest common denominator, and often so broad as to be completely unremarkable, apart from the irony of appreciating something so trite and banal. So Bad It's Good refers to a work that is so ''remarkably'' bad that you find yourself surprised, mystified, or hypnotized by the staggering depth of its inadequacy. It is not merely a failure; it's a ''compelling'' failure.
90* The [[http://www.museumofbadart.org/ Museum of Bad Art]] collects "art too bad to be ignored."
91* An elderly woman [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921 tried to restore an ancient Spanish fresco of Jesus]], only to end up making "a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic." The woman was a trained painter (though not a trained restorer), but was found out and interrupted before she could finish the restoration. But so many people flocked to see her work it raised a lot of funds for the church.
92* In 2009, a privately-commissioned statue of Creator/LucilleBall was erected in her home town of Celoron, New York. The statue, which was created by local artist and depicts Ball as her famous character from ''Series/ILoveLucy'', quickly became notorious [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150412120110/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2015/04/lucille_ball_statue_a_l.jpg when local residents noticed it looked more like Frankenstein's monster than the famous comedian.]] Dubbed "Scary Lucy", the residents petitioned to have it taken down, but it became an internet sensation soon after. In 2016, a new statue by a different artist was erected in its place, this one looking much more like Lucy and members of the human race in general.
93* The bust of association football star Cristiano Ronaldo, by Portuguese sculptor Emanuel Santos. [[https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/c185bcc09fcec271a3fb29d7d73329d5 The difference between the real Cristiano Ronaldo and the sculpture couldn't be any starker.]]
94* Overlapping with TrollingCreator, [[http://www.yacpdb.org/#295577 this chess problem.]] If you never heard of chess problems but are dying to understand the joke: Generically speaking, a chess problem should have a surprising key and thus it is bad to use game-like keys that give check, take a flight, capture an enemy or promote to queen. Of course, an experienced solver [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow knows]] ...and is the more surprised, since both sides are in zugzwang and the new mate on king to f8 is easily overlooked. The trick also works in solving competitions.
95* The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest near I-65, which is widely seen as the best representation of the ugliness of white supremacy. The face is so OffModel that Website/TheOtherWiki neutrally, purely factually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Statue describes it]] as "[bearing] little resemblance to Forrest himself, and more [resembling] a screaming deformed man", the expression looks somewhere between stoned and unhinged, the original coloring looked tacky and cartoonish, and the head is disproportionate to the body. Why "original coloring"? Because vandals painted it pink in 2017, and the owner is hoping to invoke NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity. The sculptor was Jack Kershaw, the lawyer who defended Martin Luther King Jr.'s murderer, and the co-founder of the League of the South; even the owner admits that Kershaw was not a good artist, and he only keeps it for political reasons. (It would eventually be removed in 2021, prompting a tidal wave of lampooning on Twitter.)
96* The Wikipedia article for the Newfoundland lake cryptid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cressie Cressie]] has as its page image... [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Cressie_comparison.PNG this]]. It is evidently drawn in MS Paint, and is all the funnier for it.
97* ''Art/LaserKiwiFlag'': As a national flag design, it would be nonsensical and strange, but this strangeness is what makes it so hilarious and beloved.
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101* [=DarkSydePhil=] has a reputation that can pretty much be summed up as "the Creator/TommyWiseau of the LetsPlay community", with his at best atrocious and at worst bigoted sense of humor, his complete inability to play any game, and his constant excuses for failing (it's almost always the fault of the game and not his own incompetence).
102* The ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' thrive on this, since as comedians often it's the bad games that give them the most material and, since it's unscripted, gives each other the most laughs:
103** They openly admit during ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'' that they ended up gleefully looking forward to the next time they get to play the [[ChristmasRushed clearly rushed]] and [[ObviousBeta barely cobbled together]] "glitch that is occasionally a game." They also fondly mention in later reviews that the game was "the gift that kept on giving" and even considering to go back and do a second playthrough without using the [[GoodBadBugs Knuckles Jump]] to skip 80% of the game. Danny still occasionally waxes poetic about it, describing it as "a big stupid drooling loyal dog that is always there for you."
104** It's also enforced in their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-LfKbCR0MI let's play of]] ''VideoGame/MickeyMousecapade''. Before playing they watched someone else's Lets Play, and found that the person was doing a downright ''terrible'' imitation of WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Arin takes this and runs with it, spending nearly the entire episode doing a deliberately bad ripoff of the ripoff and making dozens upon dozens of vulgar and/or uncreative jokes so horrible they're hilarious.
105** Ross's... [[FunnyForeigner odd humor]] is also a massive source of comedy for the show. To illustrate, after triumphantly demanding to start one of their sessions of ''VideoGame/NoTimeToExplain'' because he has "something awesome" for the opening, ends up telling [[https://youtu.be/IIhUrE2RM-M a ketchup pun]] (The character has a burger for a head). Simply how awkward and corny it ended up being more entertaining than any genuinely funny opening could have been:
106---> '''Ross:''' Hey guys. What's ketch-up?
107---> ({{Beat}})
108---> '''Arin:''' Are you serious? (Cracks up laughing)
109** As are some of Ross's levels from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker''. His level "audomadc mcdonald plz star", a ''deliberately'' terrible and incredibly short parody of the various "[[WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing Auto-Mario levels]]", easily has ten times the plays and stars as his levels that have genuine effort put into them.
110** Their fans are no strangers to this either. Terrible games that have the Grumps screaming in rage (Arin) or sobbing in bitter, cruel defeat (Danny) will get, by the Grumps own admission, around ten-times the views of play-throughs of good games. ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games in particular get this treatment owing to the series fiercely dedicated fanbase and the infamous "quality" of some of the later games, resulting in a brew of viewers who are pissed the Grumps are ripping on a franchise they love and viewers who just want to see the Grumps suffer, earning videos like the first episode of ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'' over a million views ''in it's first day''.
111* Keith Ballard’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3M6SDynzBw&list=PL5dr1EHvfwpOuBFWpvREFF6Yo-JQC0Sj2 playthrough]] of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' is a comedy of errors. Even though he had little platformer experience, he still showcased a remarkable inability to adapt to the challenges in the game (at least in the first half; the second is slightly better) and repeatedly took damage mere seconds after getting powerups (to the point where him finishing a level not as Small Mario is an event in itself) and often [[ForgotAboutHisPowers forgot several techniques]] (such as the Spin Jump) even after using them before several times, turning what ought to be simple sections into frustrating gauntlets, and for some reason had a habit of jumping right into an enemy despite it being very obviously present and even when there is no reason to jump at all. It also took him half the game to figure out how to use the Cape powerup properly, as he repeatedly pressed the X button instead of the Y button, canceling his flight as soon as he got off the ground, over and over again, entirely because [[DamnYouMuscleMemory he was remembering the Xbox control scheme and didn’t so much as look at the controller in his hand to see what he was doing wrong]]. With all this, [[YetAnotherStupidDeath he dies so often]] that it seems like a ''VideoGame/KaizoMarioWorld'' Let’s Play instead of the unaltered game. The only thing that saves the Let’s Play is that he had a sense of humor about the whole thing, [[SelfDeprecation joking about how bad he is]] and making sincere effort to improve, and being so nice that it’s very hard to dislike him or remain frustrated for long, such that ultimately the viewers are laughing with him and not at him. The second half mitigates it a little by him occasionally clearing [[AchievementsInIgnorance really difficult segments with very little effort]], such as finding and getting the infamously difficult secret exit to Valley Ghost House on his second attempt, and beating [[ThatOneLevel Tubular]] in far fewer attempts than normal.
112* The currently removed Omega Edge 29 let's play of ''Kaizo Mario 64''. The quality of the video is very good. Sadly, it seems that he's playing on the video a hack that's too hard for him, leaving him screaming and shouting at the game, whilst needing many tries only to get 1 star. Compare this with the oversensitive soundbox (because it registers his typing all the time) and you have something hilarious to watch. But the best thing about all of this is that he made ''Kaizo Mario 64''. It's also been retsupuraed [[http://blip.tv/slowbeef/that-s-so-kaizo-an-rp-mini-series-4999667 here]].
113* LetsPlay/{{Turpster}}'s old intro video "Turpstervision" (fan reupload [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myZ-rs7y6uA&channel=123trainmad456 here]]) has gained this reputation among fans of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}, as well as fellow members of the group. The reason for this is that the song is a parody of "Chucklevision" by the Chuckle Brothers, with Turps' bad rapping and poor singing as well as a nonsensical intro of him slicing a box open, ending with him wearing it on his head the way a child would pretend they're on TV. However, since Turps is Turps, it comes across as dorkishly endearing and funny.
114* ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' often do one-shot episodes and occasionally entire LP's on terrible games for comedic effect, even dedicating an entire weekly segment to terrible fighting games called ''Saturday Morning Scrublords''. In particular, they tend to mock [[Creator/QuanticDream David Cage]] and his games with this attitude in mind, and have so far played every one of them. This came back to bite them in the ass when they did an LP of the [[PortingDisaster bug-ridden PC port]] of the already obtuse and dated ''VideoGame/OmikronTheNomadSoul'', which swiftly became the most infamous playthrough in the channel's history, so far.
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118* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgG8wQ3Msqw promotional video]] for the ''Pinball/DemolitionMan'' pinball, which attempts to duplicate the atmosphere and special effects of the movie on a shoestring budget, while hyping up the game's gun-grip controllers, all intermixed with actual film clips. It fails spectacularly, but retains an innocent appeal, like watching an eight-year-old trying to duplicate a Creator/MichaelBay film in his backyard.
119* ''Pinball/HollywoodHeat'' qualifies for this trope by having a cheesy {{Mockbuster}} premise wrapped around a surprisingly fun and straightforward game. it is regarded as one of Creator/{{Gottlieb}}'s better titles, and renown designer Creator/SteveRitchie has called it one of his all-time favorites.
120* Creator/DataEast's ''Pinball/LaserWar'' mixes fast gameplay with a HamAndCheese premise and an amusingly schlocky translight starring futuristic warriors all sporting EightiesHair.
121* ''Pinball/DrDude'' sometimes dips into this with its ridiculous [[TheEighties 80's]] aesthetic; nothing exemplifies this more than getting the Gift of Gab, which causes a rap song to start playing:
122-->"My life was dull\
123My life was drab\
124'Till I acquired\
125''The Gift of Gab!''\
126Always be excellent!\
127Never be rude!\
128It's the Gift of Gab!\
129'''From Dr. Dude!'''"
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132[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
133* ProfessionalWrestling pretty much runs on this trope when it's not relying on being a GuiltyPleasure and an athletic exhibition.
134* Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestler [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} the Boogeyman]] is an almost-bald ScaryBlackMan with his entire head painted red with black spots, who walks like he's having a seizure, smashes giant antique clocks over his head, speaks almost entirely in singsongy nursery rhymes, eats worms by the handful, and his catchphrase is, "I'm... THE BOOGEYMAN! And I'm comin'... TO GETCHA!" The whole thing is as hilariously awful as it sounds.
135** His backstory actually {{lampshade| hanging}}s the ludicrousness involved -- an actor for a show that didn't materialize who snapped (falling too deep into method acting) and became the Boogeyman, but was [[ExecutiveMeddling sicced]] onto WWE's ''[[Wrestling/{{WWESmackDown}} WWE [=SmackDown!=]]]'' brand anyway to see what would happen and because he was still under contract. Seriously.
136** Even more hilariously awful is the time in one skit with [[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} DeGeneration X]], he appeared from underneath the ring, and told Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels: "I'm...THE BOOGEYMAN! And I'm comin' to - (briefly sans Boogeyman gimmick) - see if I can join DX."
137** The fact that he lisped his lines made all the better.
138* The Coal Miner's Glove (a leather glove, covered in metal studs) was a supposed to be a ShoutOut to an even worse match from before the Wrestling/MondayNightWars era. Going into the ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Halloween Havoc 92'' [=PPV=], held on October 25, Wrestling/{{Sting}} was feuding with [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], who devised that they "[[WheelOfDecisions Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal]]" a match where various gimmick matches were on a giant wheel, and whatever it landed on would be the match they would face off in. However, the wheel itself wasn't gimmicked, and it landed on the worst possible option -- a "Coal Miner's Glove" match. Whoever retrieved the glove from the pole first, would be allowed to "use" it on his opponent. The match wasn't much and Jake, due more to personal issues than bad booking decisions, was gone right after.
139* IWA Japan, a promotion that would be well known for hosting deathmatches in bizarre places, gave us a pair of "Bath House Death Matches" in August 1995. These tag team matches took place in an actual bath house, and the rules alone would qualify it for SBIG status. After getting a pinfall, the wrestler would have to take their opponent to one of the hot tubs and submerge their face for five seconds to get a win; meanwhile, their partners were confined to hot tubs of their own with ever-increasing heat, and would be disqualified if they left the tubs. And did we mention the hot tubs you had to dunk your opponent in were in the ''women's bath'', meaning pinfalls were invariably followed by masses of screaming women in various states of undress? The wetness led to men like Mr. Gannosuke, Shoji Nakamaki, and the Headhunters slipping around trying to execute moves, and they managed to get in some comedy spots like Tarzan Goto covering Keisuke Yamada in shampoo before dunking him. The result has to be seen to be believed.
140* Wrestling/MickFoley deliberately went for this while wrestling as Dude Love in order to separate the gimmick from his other personae (the sadistic Cactus Jack and the psychotic Mankind). It wasn't the first time he had done this. During his "anti-extreme" gimmick in Wrestling/{{ECW}} (a promotion that prided itself on high-quality, high-risk wrestling), Mick (as Cactus Jack) reduced his entire moveset to one move: a headlock. Thus, his matches would consist of nothing but ten straight minutes of assorted headlocks, gaining [[CheapHeat incredible heat]] from the quality-hungry ECW fans.
141* During Music/TheMisfits' stint in WCW, there was a backstage segment where they try to hit on Wrestling/DaffneyUnger, which leads to her attacking Jerry Only. After [[HypocriticalHumor they call her a freak]], she runs away screaming and laughing, almost like a WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck cartoon.
142* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3CL28vgE4U The]] [[Wrestling/FredOttman Shockmaster]]. And [[AscendedGlitch they capitalized on it]] with the Super-Shockmaster. For those who are not aware of the Shockmaster legend, it is no exaggeration to say that literally ''[[EpicFail everything]]'' that could have gone wrong with this promo went wrong. To recap, step one: The pyro goes off too early. Step two: While making his planned [[DynamicEntry dramatic entrance]] through a set wall, [[Wrestling/FredOttman the man in the costume]] trips over a 2x4 that was nailed too high on set and falls on his face, knocking off his [[FashionVictimVillain purple glittery Stormtrooper helmet]] and spoiling the big reveal. Step three: All the other wrestlers on stage lose it (while ''fully audible'' on live TV) and several have to leave the stage to keep from breaking character. Step four: [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]] tries valiantly to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously salvage this clusterfuck]], but even that's ruined by Ottman mistaking his cue and miming along to ''Sid's yelling'' instead of his own intended voiceover. Step five: Ole Anderson, performing the Shockmaster's voice, does deliver his threat to the heels as intended, but not before he can be heard [[{{Corpsing}} audibly snickering into the mic.]][[note]]Step six: even if steps 2 trough 5 hadn't happened we'd still have a guy in a glitter-painted Stormtrooper helmet doing a goofy promo clearly voiced by someone off camera with a voice modulator. In other words, even if this had gone off as intended it still would have flopped, only it would have been forgotten within days. For what it's worth Ottman [[https://youtu.be/xyFdRW3ZSkg?t=129 has a pretty good humor about the whole thing]], figuring that if nothing else people are still talking about him 30 years later while many more successful wrestlers have faded into obscurity.[[/note]] The only thing funnier than the failed intro itself were the candid reactions of the other wrestlers present, captured on audio for all eternity.
143-->'''Wrestling/RicFlair:''' I told you...[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh god...]]
144-->'''Sid:''' What, did he fall?
145-->'''Wrestling/BookerT:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Who is this motherfucker?]]
146-->'''Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith:''' He fell flat on his arse... he fell flat on his fucking arse!
147* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0pyWCNEIY The Ultimate Warrior vs Phil Collins!]]
148* Wrestling/TheUndertaker: One of the best big men in the wrestling business, and a solid Wrestling/{{WWE}} worker for thirty years before his retirement doesn't change the fact that he's a Satan-worshipping, gravedigging zombie cult leader Death Incarnate who was a biker for a while back at the turn of the century. It's even more NarmCharm in modern times when most wrestlers are less cartoonish, yet the Undertaker still is portrayed as a supernatural force.
149* NXT Season 3. The show is [[StylisticSuck so ridiculously bad on purpose]], that it seems like its target audience is those who read Website/{{WrestleCrap}} every week. It's almost as if WWE took everything that was {{narm}}y about the WWE Divas, [[AccentuateTheNegative highlighted it]], and placed a few other comedy acts on the show to act as foils, such as {{heel}} Wrestling/MichaelCole, Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, and LargeHam [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] Wrestling/VickieGuerrero. By Week 3, the show was so bad that you had Michael Cole banging a [[Series/TheGongShow gong]] at ringside following the rookie challenges. The show's entire appeal is the ensuing NarmCharm, as well as Cole and Josh Mathews sarcastic remarks on everyone else involved.
150** Episode 4 would up the ante even further by introducing Wrestling/CMPunk on commentary, reprising a role he once played in early Wrestling/RingOfHonor shows. Punk would play the role of DeadpanSnarker to perfection, even delivering a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]] when he pointed out that he wasn't wearing any pants (he had his ring gear on covered by a sports coat), and then pointed out that he watched NXT every week without pants. When Punk closed the show by announcing that he would be returning the next week, the five people that still watched the show rejoiced.
151** Sadly, that would turn out to be BlatantLies. However, Cole, Josh, and Matt Striker still brought the awesome every week until NXT was relaunched as WWE's developmental show.
152* WCW's San Francisco 49ers Match between Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/BookerT is one of the most hilariously stupid matches of all time. It's a glorified pole match (something Wrestling/VinceRusso [[AuthorAppeal was fond of]]) with 4 wooden boxes at the end of each pole; 1 contains the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] belt and the other 3 contain "weapons:" a blow-up doll, a framed picture of Wrestling/ScottHall, and a coal miner's glove. It began with an old lady trying to smack Jarrett with a shirt Wrestling/BookerT gave her and ended with Beetlejuice (not ''that'' Film/{{Beetlejuice}}, the Wack Packer from ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'') giving Jarrett 5 [[GroinAttack "high blows"]]. The title fell out of the box, and Booker T became the WCW Champion. When the belt fell out, David Penzer had to hand it to Booker. Thankfully, Russo wasn't sharp enough to change the finish and award the title to Penzer instead.
153* Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}} which is exactly what it sounds - [[PinkMeansFeminine pink ring ropes]], outlandish gimmicks, {{camp}} factor, a commentator that sounds like Creator/StanLee and a HurricaneOfPuns during every match. Yet also features [[AllStarCast the top women wrestlers in the country]] as the characters. It's safe to call it the ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' of indie wrestling.
154* Wrestling/{{TNA}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvACWh8k7Io Final Deletion.]] This unfathomably inane and hilarious mini-movie/bout includes such highlights as Wrestling/JeffHardy defending his house from his brother's army of attack drones with his acoustic guitar, Wrestling/MattHardy cackling madly as he drives a lawnmower over Jeff's lawn art, and some of the most stilted and wooden acting this side of Syfy. The best part? We haven't even gotten to the actual bout yet, which features Jeff missing Matt from a dive off of a tree onto a cropped-up ladder (which Jeff treated like it hit and attempted a pinfall), Jeff throwing Matt into a backyard screen, the two boys shooting each other with roman candles and attempting to drown each other in the lake, accompanied by jump cut edits and movie trailer music the whole way through. It's essentially the ''{{Film/Sharknado}}'' of wrestling mini-movies.
155** You can't have The Final Deletion without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzScgAhSt0 the infamous contract signing]] that drew attention to this nutty feud in the first place. Matt Hardy's opening address, the random music choices, the inexplicable acknowledgment of the gardener, Reby throwing a baby doll at Jeff, and Matt plunging Jeff in overwrought slow-mo through a rickety looking table that was randomly set up next to their ring. Surviving this without laughing is above most men (and of course you can't forget the MemeticMutation that is "BROTHER NERO"). This actually got people talking about TNA in a more positive light (though sarcastically or seriously is a matter of debate) and some TNA talent took the chance [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSmj28cCz88 to spoof it]] as well (which made it onto TNA's official [=YouTube=] page).
156*** For that matter, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Aar_AHwpA The Great War]] needs to be mentioned as a continuation of the angle. Broken Matt and Brother Nero reconcile and team up to take on Decay (Crazzy Steve & Wrestling/{{Abyss}}) for the TagTeam Championship. Among other highlights, we get Reby Sky performing the Broken Hardyz theme (with Brother Nero on vocals!), Broken Matt's drone spraying Rosemary with poison mist, Matt Hardy spouting gibberish and throwing fire to ignite [[ICallItVera Janice (Abyss's 2x4 with nails sticking out)]], a "fan" challenging Abyss, only for Rosemary to [[CurbstompBattle kick the fan's ass in short order]], and Brother Nero [[SplitPersonality turning into several of his other previous personas]], as well as [[VisualPun attacking Crazzy Steve by smashing pumpkins into him.]]
157* [[http://5dollarwrestling.com/ 5 Dollar Wrestling]] openly acknowledges itself as "Wrestling So Bad It's Good!" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSXQE8KXLc8 Let this promo show you what to expect.]]
158* The book ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' points out that a lot of people only watched Wrestling/{{WCW}} in its final two years because of this trope.
159* Amidst cameras being interrupted by static, Franchise/{{Robocop}} and Sting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGUJYLDgR8k busting into WCW to face The Four Horsemen]].
160* Any all-woman promotion David [=McLane=] was involved in, whether it be Wrestling/{{GLOW}}, Wrestling/{{WOW|WomenOfWrestling}}, or POWW. Stupid, cheesy fun with stupid, cheesy gimmicks, stupid, cheesy action, and stupid, cheesy [[FanService cheesecake]].
161** This also goes for David [=McLane=] as an announcer. His grating, high-pitched voice actually enhances his energy and enthusiasm behind the microphone.
162* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwkZv66Qp0 This DDP promo, where a motivational speaker wants to speak of how his friend Tony had a cat that was killed and it actually saved his marriage.]] [[LampshadeHanging Even the announcer was like "The Hell you say?"]]
163* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9pwCuJDQPQ Kittitas County Wrestling]] presents a dimly lit, crudely constructed wrestling arena featuring spotty commentary, stupid gimmicks, and not so much wrestling as pretend fighting. It feels more like a NoBudget buddy get-together than a professional wrestling association.
164* If you ever have a chance to find footage of it, it's always a hoot to watch the short-lived wrestling promotion Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX (WSX). Their content is notorious for things like a hyperactive ring announcer and the use of pyrotechnics and crazy camera work during their matches. Nothing they produced is ''good'', but it's still a fun romp if you're the type of pro wrestling fan who is able to turn off their brains.
165** Nowadays, Wrestling/LuchaUnderground ''[[InvokedTrope deliberately]]'' goes for a similar vibe to Wrestling Society X, and is somewhere between this and SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome depending on who you ask.
166* Shawn Michaels vs. Wrestling/HulkHogan at [=SummerSlam=] 2005 is infamous because Michaels got annoyed at Hogan canceling their rematch and demanding he go over, resulting in him overselling all of Hogan's offense and flopping around like crazy in protest. It's pretty kayfabe-breaking but it's hilarious, especially if you understand the context.
167* As far as wrestling announcers are concerned, [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] Mid-Atlantic's David Crockett will never be compared to greats like Wrestling/GordonSolie or Lance Russell. When he's not screaming at the top of his lungs during an unexpected or exciting turn of events, he's muttering obvious statements ("uh … look at him, [[Wrestling/TonySchiavone Tony]]"). Yet his enthusiasm is so infectious that his attempts at commentary can sometimes be downright ''enjoyable''.
168* In early 2019, Wrestling/BrayWyatt returned as host of "Firefly Fun House" a ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' / ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'' like series with [[OffTheShelfFX goofy looking puppets]], [[FillingTheSilence wacky sound effect abuse]] and canned kid reactions. The segments are extremely cheesy, but are among the highest rated segments on RAW due to Bray [[HamAndCheese really giving it his all]] and the SubvertedKidsShow vibe.
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172* Every Christmas/New Year holiday break, Radio New Zealand goes "mufti day" and hosts the "[[http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/matineeidle Matinee Idle]]" radio show, where bad, campy and novelty music is played back for laughs.
173* British radio presenter Radio/SarahKennedy presented the early breakfast show on BBC Radio Two for ten years. She was notorious for gaffes, fumbling, non-PC comments, political bias, and sometimes turning up for work in a state that the uncharitable might mistake for "drunk". (She blamed it on prescription medication.) On one occasion, her long slurring rambling alerted the station to the fact that something was seriously wrong and her show abruptly ended after twenty-five minutes. A relief presenter took over and she was sent home to sleep it off. Sir Radio/TerryWogan, who presented the following show, once famously quipped that "Sarah's been pouring the old gin over her cornflakes again!" People used to set their alarm clocks to wake them up earlier in the hope of catching another Kennedy classic. She no longer works for the BBC.
174* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' audio drama ''Doctor Who and the Pescatons''. It's nonsensical, puerile, [[OutOfCharacterMoment writes the Doctor with a totally different personality]], but its stupidity is quite enjoyable, [[HamAndCheese both Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen are well aware of how bad it is and are clearly having a great time]], and the Doctor ''sings'' in it.
175* James Brownyard was the owner and the only disk jockey for WHYP, a small CountryMusic AM radio station in the Erie, Pennsylvania area, who is still legendary in radio circles for the amazing level of incompetence he brought to the airwaves in the 1970s and 1980s. Not just for his gruff, monotonous voice, but also his tendency to go off on long, nonsensical rants in-between songs, letting records skip and repeat on the air, long stretches of dead air, and constantly interrupting songs to report on low-flying helicopters or thunderstorms in the vicinity of the studio. [[http://psychedelicfrogs.com/WHYP.htm Some examples]].
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179* A beloved complete failure in the sport of horse racing is the 18th Duc of Albuquerque (Beltrán Alfonso Osorio), famous for entering the Grand National steeplechase seven times and ''never being able to complete the course''. Each and every time he'd fall off the horse at one of the fences, and the bookmakers eventually caught on to this fact -- resulting in the Duc making history in 1963, when the bookies began offering odds of 66-1 against his managing to stay on the horse for the entire race. He never gave up, though; in 1974 he fell off the horse during training and entered the race itself with a broken collar bone and a leg in plaster. Amazingly enough, this turned out to be the only time in his career when he actually finished the race without falling off.
180* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22The_Eagle%22_Edwards Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards]], a British ski jumper who [[LoopholeAbuse qualified for the 1988 Winter Olympics]] because every country was (at the time) allowed to be represented in any given discipline, and he was the only British applicant. Edwards had the disadvantages of weighing 9 kg more than the next man in his category and being extremely far-sighted, and his general skills were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MmJIy0bjo less than stellar]] to say the least. Nevertheless, his sheer determination and love of the sport endeared him to audiences everywhere. [[StopHavingFunGuys The Olympic Committee]] was less enthusiastic about someone "making a mockery of the sport", however, and the rules for qualification were [[ObviousRulePatch changed next time around]], largely to prevent another such case from happening.
181** There's even a mini-meme attached to him. Every single [=YouTube=] video featuring him has, as one of the top-rated comments, "Legend".
182** Featured at the same Olympics were the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_bobsled_team Jamaican bobsled team]] who inspired the movie Film/CoolRunnings five years later. Though they haven't competed in the Olympics recently, the Jamaican bobsled team did place as high as 14th (ahead of the USA, Russia, France, and one Italian sled) in the 1994 Winter Olympics.
183* Hammadou Djibo Issaka of Niger became a media darling in the 2012 Olympics after becoming a wildcard development entry. He was beyond terrible in the single sculls (a full minute behind the second worst athlete in an event slated for about seven minutes), but the fact that he only started rowing three months before the Olympics gained him a lot of popularity.
184* Eric "the Eel" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea recieved equal media attention for his exploits in the swimming competition at the 2000 Olympics. Having learned to swim in a 12 metre hotel swimming pool, he had never seen an Olympic sized pool (50 metres) before, leaving him struggling in the final 15 metres of the 100 metre freestyle competition, with some commentators wondering if he would need a lifeguard. Inexplicably, despite a finishing time that more than twice that of the eventual winner of the competition, he managed to proceed to win his qualifying heat - by virtue of the sole two competitors' disqualifications due to false starts.
185* Stanford's band occasionally has the same reputation, but not for their music, which is quite good. Their conduct is what gets them recognized. For starters, they (since they're not a traditional marching band) don't wear uniforms in the same way that other bands do. What gets them the most attention, though, is their shows, which have earned the ire of some universities, since they have contained performances that others might find somewhat classless. Website/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Band#Stunts_and_incidents a listing]].
186* Stanford University's "mascot", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kGvdaANIzU the Stanford Tree]]. Despite Stanford not officially recognizing the Tree as its mascot, the Tree is allowed to dance around during games, and there is a special student committee that determines who gets to be the Tree each season. Whoever is the Tree has to design the costume, hence the varying quality of the Tree each year.
187* The 1962 New York Mets, whose 120 losses remain the post-1900 Major League Baseball record, remain one of the more beloved teams in history. Similarly, in games like football where it's a lot easier to lose every single game (because there are only 16 regular season games, which is a bit more than 10 times less than a standard baseball schedule), it's not uncommon for fans to cheer their team for a "perfect" losing season. (The 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns are good examples.)
188* As detailed in the 30 for 30 short "The Anti-Mascot", the San Francisco Giants "Crazy Crab" mascot, a guy in an unwieldy crab suit that the audience was expected to enjoy hating right off the bat. Perhaps a little too much so.
189* The University of Central Florida's original mascot, the Citronaut (a combination of an astronaut and an orange) was so unpopular that the student body petitioned to retire it after one year. However, it's seen a resurgence as a secondary mascot since 2014 because of its strangeness.
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193* The ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' [[http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/Tool.aspx?x=dnd/4new/tool/cng Character Name Generator]] has a tendency to produce unintentionally hilarious names.
194* At least for some readers, [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Gary Gygax's]] prose style is reminiscent of H. L. Mencken's quote.
195* ''[[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=93237 Strike Legion]]'' is what ''VideoGame/LimboOfTheLost'' wants to be: Something that ripped off so many sources it digs right out of the barrel-bottom of absolute shit and becomes hilarious awesome. [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=196770 Have an MST]] and mind the picture load.
196* To many, ''TabletopGame/{{World of Synnibarr}}'' qualifies. While the mechanics are terrible and the setting incoherent, it's still a game with a "midnight sunstone bazooka", mechanics that affect the ''next'' character you roll up, and an actual DeusExMachina roll to see if your patron deity turns up to save your life.
197** That said, only a complete fool or a masochist would play this game with strangers. Imagine a game that is literally ''made'' for {{Munchkin}}s. It's ''in the rules'' that players can override a GM, look over their game notes and demand in-game rewards if they deviate from the notes or their rules.
198* ''Via The New Legends'' is a Russian game made by a man who clearly has no idea how to create or play a tabletop game, is a game that's literally unfinished because [[RevenueEnhancingDevices the author has split the base rulebook into multiple releases]]. Yes, the ''base'' rulebook. There's also this bizarre and obstinate refusal to recognize the concept of roleplaying. In fact, roleplaying is literally illegal according to the rulebook. Even the GM is forced to strictly follow the outline in the book. It's against the rules to rob stores, even when playing a thief. It's against the rules to create random encounters outside of designated squares. [[RevenueEnhancingDevices It's against the rules to roll dice without having purchased the dice field from the game's website.]] It's even against the rules to ''share dice with your friends''. The way the game expects the players to just play the game like a quiet obedient machine, and be so enamored by this experience that they'll buy all the merchandise, is just so silly.
199* ''deadEarth'' (yes, that's the proper capitalization), a nuclear post-apocalyptic game that boasted extreme "realism", despite being best described as "''TabletopGame/GammaWorld'' [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on crack]]". The rules are mostly broken-but-unremarkable: challenge numbers rise so fast that it's unlikely for the average character to successfully punch even a dead body, some editions lack any entries for damage on the firearm tables, skills are so granular and prerequisite-locked to each other that characters are more likely to know horticulture than how to haggle, things like that. However, the game ''also'' boasts almost-entirely random character creation, and the 1000+ strong "Radiation Manipulations" table, which include everything from mundane illnesses[[labelnote:examples]] urinary tract problems, hernias, tendency to aneurysms[[/labelnote]] to not-so-{{Stock Superpowers|Index}}[[labelnote:examples]] flashlight eyes, the ability to challenge death to a duel for the souls of the dying, "myelinated nerves"[[/labelnote]] to the ''[[MindScrew outright bizarre]]''[[labelnote:examples]] literally fading from existence for lack of fame, an aura that makes everyone think you would make a great manservant no matter your actual skills, a life event that determines if you are still human despite your mutations via a random roll and then has you face the wrath of God[[/labelnote]], and also throws in lots of personality quirks and character background details that have no business being the results of exposure to radiation. Oh, and not an insignificant fraction of them will straight up kill the character or render them useless if rolled, [[PressStartToGameOver including during character creation]] ("020: Decapitation" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin). Still, with a bit of creativity and a lot of patience, a player can roll up some [[OurMonstersAreWeird truly odd]] [[EmergentNarrative stories]] [[RagtagBandOfMisfits and misfits]], from the paladin grandma who lost the ability to metabolize oxygen and left her home a smoldering radioactive crater by exploding repeatedly for a bit over a week, to the six-foot cockroach who is great at wrestling and computer programming, to the scientist who slowly turned into a man-eating dryad, to the lobotomized ex-child-prodigy self-replicating swarm of psychic fungus mummies, and much (much) more besides[[note]]All actual examples of created characters, pulled from [[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/necro-deadearth-why-isnt-this-game-on-anyones-worst-games-list.473443/ a thread]] on the game that lasted, off-and-on, for nine years[[/note]]. The game, almost certainly unintentionally, depicts an off-kilter world where truly almost anything can happen, and it's hard not to see a certain beauty in that.
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203* ShowWithinAShow example: ''Pyramus and Thisbe'' in ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''. The Duke and his guests order it performed just because it's so badly written and wretchedly performed that it's hilarious.
204** What's even better is that the ''Pyramus and Thisbe'' ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' refers to is an ''actual play'' that was notorious for the fact there is no possible way to perform it without it being ridiculous, even by skilled hands.
205* The 1955 musical ''Ankles Aweigh'' was the kind of vaudeville sister-act vehicle that was such a throwback at the time of its production that its publicity campaign didn't try to hide it. The score is a total ClicheStorm, from the OpeningChorus to TheElevenOClockNumber titled "An Eleven O'Clock Song." When the show was revived in 1989 by the Goodspeed Opera House, it was [[ParodyRetcon rewritten as a parody of musicals]].
206* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'':
207** TheMusical adaptation of Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' has acquired this reputation. Its commercial failure on Broadway became so notorious that it was the inspiration for the book ''Not Since Carrie'', a chronicle of Broadway musical flops of the latter half of the twentieth century (King himself reportedly liked it, though). Within the show itself, the pinnacle of accidental hilarity has to be "Don't Waste the Moon", a retread of the old "girls want relationships, boys want sex" chestnut with awesomely lame lyrics like "We would go bowling if you really cared / But you don't! ("I do!") You don't!"
208** The revival is a ''little'' better, with reworked songs and an official recording, plus better special effects, but it's still delightfully silly.
209* Like ''We Wish You a Turtle Christmas'', ''Theatre/ComingOutOfTheirShells'' has developed a cult following among the more forgiving ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' fans as a time-capsule of the Early '90's, its HamAndCheese delivery, its all-over-the-place messaging and cheap production design.
210* Every Easter since at least 2008, the Manitoba-based Church of the Rock has performed a pageant. These ''always'' end up being {{Jukebox Musical}}s that attempt to combine the story of Jesus' death and resurrection with something from popular culture (examples including ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and a play that's named after ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'' but comes off as a generic Western). Between the amateur performances, the shoehorned and often {{bowdlerised}} songs, the often hilariously inappropriate picks regarding which character gets the Christ role in each one ([[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack Sparrow]] getting crucified, anyone?), and the surprisingly good set designs, and you have some of the best worse cases of a church trying to be relevant to today's youth in recent history. WebVideo/JennyNicholson covers them [[https://youtu.be/ZK4gM7RC1M0 here.]]
211* From the team of [[Music/{{U2}} Bono, The Edge]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Julie Taymor]] comes the legendarily TroubledProduction of ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'', an avant-garde, disaster-prone production that very few people understood and appreciated in its original form, becoming slightly better when the entire show was revised.
212* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Coates_%28actor%29 Robert Coates]] was such an infamously bad actor people would flock to see him just to see how bad he was.
213* [[https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/61/fiasco This radio segment]] is about a production of ''Theatre/PeterPan'' that becomes an utter fiasco in which the flying apparatus smacks the actors into the furniture, and Captain Hook's hook flies off his arm and hits an old woman in the stomach. By the end of the evening, firemen have arrived and all the normal boundaries between audience and actors have completely dissolved.
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217* The [[ForTheEvulz Piraka]] [[GangstaRap rap]] from ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Listen to it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1CTPC02n0c here]] in all of its hilarious glory.
218** Before that, there was ''[[https://soundcloud.com/limeparadox/bionicle-brain BIONICLE Brain]]'', an intentionally horrible parody rap recorded on a promotional tour by the drivers of the "[[http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=1298 East Coast BIONICLE Unleashed Van]]", a certain Swift and Danny.
219** The various "Good Guy" and "Bad Guy" promo sets (basically random pieces thrown together to sorta make a figure or a bizarre weapon-thing) they would package with battery packs and the like. One of them eventually got canonized as the official toy representation of a certain character, which is more divisive than a clear-cut example of "so bad it's good".
220* Doggie Doo, in which you push on an air pump to make a plastic dog poop yellow play-doh; see it in its glory [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyOD1C67J0 here]]. It's notable for becoming an [[MemeticMutation internet sensation]] in Germany, and instantly became a meme when it arrived in America.
221* ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' Rocklords. Think ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', but instead becoming something cool like a car, a dinosaur, a plane, or a tank, they became rocks! You could choose between granite, quartz or shale amongst others!
222** The really stupid bit is in ''[=GoBots=]'' movie - they [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} transform and roll out]] and slowly clump away down the road like bricks turning under their own power.
223** Parodied in the Creator/TomHanks movie ''Big'', where Hanks - playing a kid who has been transformed into a grown-up - is shown a new toy that his employers are working on. It's an immobile skyscraper that turns into a giant robot. "So what's so fun about playing with a building? That's not any fun!" He then goes on to propose "a big prehistoric insect with maybe like giant claws that could pick up a car and crush it like that!" In what's probably a funny coincidence, multiple ''Transformers'' toys do indeed turn into buildings, though they're more like battle stations or playsets than mundane skyscrapers.
224* In 2006, to coincide with the new film, Jakks Pacific put out a line of ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' action figures, with characters from the entire series... and several extremely bizarre creative decisions throughout, to the point where it just becomes laughably absurd. Even though the figures were made at a six-inch scale, almost all of them used real fabric clothes, and it's impossible to make clothing thin enough to look good at such a small scale, so they invariably either made the figures look bloated or didn't line up, particularly [[http://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure.php?universeid=604&FID=13083&figure=adrian Adrian]]. What ''really'' sends this into surreal hilarity, though, was the idea to release ''the slab of meat Rocky trains on'' as [[http://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure.php?universeid=604&FID=13086&figure=meat its own action figure sold separately from anything else.]]
225* While there are lots of [[ShoddyKnockOffProduct shoddy knock-off toys]] you find in dollar stores that are just boring and poorly made, more than a few are completely bonkers in their presentation. Hideously OffModel, packages that display clear [[SerialNumbersFiledOff copyright violations]] and GratuitousEnglish or just plain BlindIdiotTranslation or TranslationTrainwreck instructions and eye-catching details or are just such utterly bizarre concepts that they can't help but make you laugh. [[http://www.badrobotninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Superman-on-Dinosaur.jpg Superman riding a dinosaur?]] [[https://www.wired.com/2009/08/thomas-the-transformer-steam-powered-railway-robots-in-disguise/ Thomas the Tank Engine Transformers?]] Oh, why the hell not.
226** And then they make "Super Hero Teams" consisting of random figures. What? You never heard of the time [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/nekusagi/1240520249333.jpg Naruto teamed up with Batman, Spider-Man, and Iron Man to fight crime?]] Or how about when [[https://imgur.com/gallery/gj0eM a blue Power Ranger teamed up Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, a blue Lightning McQueen and Shrek]] joined forces as the Sense of Right Alliance?
227* [[http://www.dinotoyblog.com/2010/06/15/tsintaosaurus-collecta/ This]] figure of a ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs Tsintaosaurus]]'', back when it was thought to have a {{Unicorn}}-esque slender crest that projected forward and thus looked like... something else, not helped by the decision to give it a pair of air sacs at the base of it, and the crest '''actually being shaped like one'''.
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231* A VHS company called The Video Bancorp made an [[https://youtu.be/EzQZLW3lP78 extremely cheesy logo]] that's literally just a picture of a computer screen with the logo on it. They didn't even bother to hide it either since the interface of a paint program is visible in it. Needless to say, the [[https://avid.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Video_Bancorp Closing Logos Group (now AVID)]] didn't give it the nickname "The ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'' of Logos" for nothing. Even funnier, poor graphic design misled the Closing Logos Group into thinking "The Video Bancorp" and "thanks you for using your product" were separate, resulting in seemingly terrible grammar.
232* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSB9RW0Pq4 Hikon Film Video Distribution]]'s logo is a glorious mess. An image of a cloudy sky is shown only to "ripple" to a video of a sunset sky over a beach just a while later, rendering the first image redundant, the logo's general animation reeks of some of the most cheesiest effects ever seen in an '80s home video logo, looking like it was made on Photoshop or Microsoft [=PowerPoint=], and while the music is fine (if a bit strange), the "Hikon, Hikon, Hikon...!" chanting that starts to sound like "pine cone" after a couple of seconds, shattering glass sound, and one of the potential voiceovers (drunk-sounding male voices shouting "A HIKON FILM!" loudly in unison) are too over-the-top, thus topping off an already ridiculous logo. The other potential voiceover is someone whispering "A Hikon Film" almost inaudibly, which just creates MoodWhiplash after the chaos that just happened.
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236* ''WebVideo/AISponge''. What happens when you try to get an AI to create ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episodes? You get awkward, poorly-pronounced and [[RefugeInAudacity bizarrely lewd]] TTS dialogue that DeterioratesIntoGibberish, characters that are basically their canon equivalents [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs overdosed on drugs]] (sometimes literally), and [[NoIndoorVoice Loudward]].
237* Similarly [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Video_Game_Nerd:_The_Movie Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie]] is an intentional case of this trope.
238* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/AnimationFilms1212/videos AnimationFilms1212]], who doesn't know the difference between "making cartoons for children" and [[ViewersAreGoldfish "dumbing down everything"]]. The [[UnintentionalUncannyValley "animation"]] is both hilarious and [[NightmareFuel creepy]]. The voice acting's amateurish at the very best, and the "jokes" are extremely predictable. And it manages to be unintentionally hilarious. While every single animation deserves to be here, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kn7I1H4AM "The Bunny Rabbit Movie"]] deserves a special mention, but no mere description will do it justice. It has to be ''seen to be believed.''
239** They have a second channel called [[https://www.youtube.com/user/AnimationVideos21?feature=watch AnimationVideos21]] for their "edgier" material. They try to do adult jokes, but it's still incredibly obvious (Children say "damn", "Jesus", and "effing" in the Halloween special, a character called "Spank the Monkey", a PedophilePriest joke and excessive blood in the Halloween special). It's definitely not for adults either, as the writing in these shows is just as insipid as Animation Films 1212's ones.
240* In ''Literature/Assignment2'', we read excerpts from main character Stanley Brown's novels, which are titled ''Lance MHS and His Adventures in Bigface's Castle Boat (With His Awesome Bass)'' and ''The Gift Horse Who Saved''. Both are ridiculously stupid, almost on Fanfic/MyImmortal levels. But without the eye-gouging spelling atrocities. A sample:
241-->"You!" shouted Yeevil. "You killed my father!"\
242"Kind of, but I didn't mean to," answered Hemmingway.\
243"How dare you," shouted Yeevil quietly.\
244"I DO WHATEVER I WANTED TO BE DOING!" muttered Hemmingway silently.
245* Referenced in Todd van der Werff's reviews for ''Website/AVClub'': he has said that he considers a D grade to be worse than an F because an F is so extraordinary in its horribleness that it is almost worth watching for that achievement, whereas a D is merely forgettable and dull.
246** SNL's Victoria Jackson had a similar guide to interpreting ratings. Three stars meant the movie was great; "They don't make 'em any better." Four stars were iffier; the movie might not be so good, but it could be. Two stars are the worst rating you can give a movie; these are the worst of the worst. And one star is "pretty good, too." Pretty easy to see the humor; four stars means it's an "art" movie made primarily for critics and culture snobs (but still might be good), whereas two stars meant bad and not interesting, and one star indicates this trope.
247* Azneyeswhitedragon's series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLt1ArD3Ww4 of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0KF3NMWxeE low]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXuHsPJtYw rated]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIBeXxx-4so duelists]]. Yes, it's basically two terrible duelists fighting against each other, but after facing off after so many pro decks it's just such a welcome break, because it features some amazingly hilarious combos and errors (not to mention by some that their fanboyness towards the anime is hilarious, to the point where their decks are based on it).
248* [[WebVideo/BackstrokeOfTheWest Star War The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West]] is a TranslationTrainWreck GagDub of [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Revenge of the Sith]], and is ridiculously hilarious. Some highlights include the lines "R2, do you is fucking?", "He is in my behind!", "[[MemeticMutation Do not want]]", and "This...is what who fuck?"
249* The entire oeuvre of WebVideo/DharMann, a self-styled "mission-driven entrepreneur" that aims to teach [[AnAesop important life lessons]] through Platform/YouTube. Basically all of the videos [[StrictlyFormula follow the same structure]]: two characters are in a room, character B [[{{Jerkass}} antagonizes character A for no real reason]] and in often [[BeigeProse blunt]] and rather stiled terms, a [[CaptainObvious didatic]] narrator explains what happens next and character B get their commeunpance [[LaserGuidedKarma in an ironic and telegraphed way]], capped off with Dhar Mann himself [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle explaining today's lesson]] as if what transpired was just too subtle. Add to that the [[DullSurprise poor acting]], [[BrokenAesop occasional warped morals]] and [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry unnatural]] writing and you get videos that often get the "[[DontShootTheMessage what he's trying to say comes from a good place but...]]'' treatment, as [[WebVideo/TinyMeatGang Cody Ko and Noel Miller]] [[https://youtu.be/593fcLPv4lo can attest]].
250* ''Literature/EmilyHTheVikingPrincess'' is typical bad fanfiction without technically being a fanfiction. The abundance of spelling and grammar mistakes, ridiculous prose, and most importantly [[AnachronismStew historical]] [[ArtisticLicenseHistory inaccuracy]] makes for an amusing read.
251* The rap album ''I Hate Birds'' by Sam Brass Knuckles. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJY18zm2E4&list=PL7CE65E16B050C578 Fuck Pigeons]]" is one of the more tolerable examples.
252* The Alphabet Songs by [=YouTube=] channel Have Fun Teaching are quite cheap looking even for being simple educational songs. ''Every song'' uses the same template along with extremely [[BrokenRecord repetitive]] lines like "Write an uppercase G in the air" being said several times in a row and the segments showing words that utilize the letters in each video use drawings done in an unappealing art style.
253* There are those that watch ''WebVideo/TheIrateGamer'' for this reason.
254* In Germany, [[http://www.karl-fritsch.de Karl Fritsch's website]] became (in)famous for being this. Some fan even wrote a [[http://www.gmnads.de/fritschalyzer/ "Karl-Fritschalyzer"]] which allows displaying any text in this style.
255* ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'': A group of over-acting non-actors in a silly plot about internet reviewers from Website/ChannelAwesome taking over a tiny micronation in Nevada. The ridiculous nature of the film is largely entirely deliberate. The same is true for the following film, ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''.
256* [[http://www.booksie.com/horror/short_story/deathsword/the-life-of-death-sword The Life of Death Sword]], a story about a fight between some guy named John Swords, also known as Death Sword, who was born missing many body parts, including half his brain, so they just got replaced by "[[AssPull alien machine parts from another world]]." He fights against his enemy, Death Screw, and then the gods interfere for some reason. Such a ridiculous plot, so badly written, and yet, so hilarious.
257* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nuttymadam3575 Nuttymadam3575]] is an obsessed fan of ''[[Literature/Twilight2005 Twilight]]'' whose videos trying (and failing) to defend the franchise from the wrath of the {{hatedom}}, as well as her reactions to the ''Breaking Dawn'' [[TheFilmOfTheBook movie]] trailers, make for a good laugh.
258* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYv8OEuF8xU Short Legs One]] - A live-action ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' CrackFic. 'Nuff said, surely.
259* The Website/{{Facebook}} page [[https://www.facebook.com/ShrekisloveShrekislife?ref=br_tf Shrek is love, Shrek is life]] is known for its "Shrektexts", vignettes that take the style of 4chan's "greentexts", feature poor spelling and grammar, and usually end with [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} Shrek]] raping the narrator.
260* ''Website/SomethingAwful'' would occasionally have a "Page of Shame" sub-feature at the end of their "Photoshop Phridays". They're usually classified as DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, but there are quite a few occasions that are considered as this trope:
261** [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/animal-anomalies.php?page=19 exploitedtroll's entries for the "Animal Anomalies" theme.]]
262** [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/paintings-light-part.php?page=5 The "Page of Smiles"]] (featuring a single image that's "too awful for usage and too good for the page of shame".)
263** [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/before-after-movies.php?page=4 The "Page of Wow"]] (featuring "Film/TheHuntForRedOctober [[Film/OctoberSky Sky]]".)
264* The Sonic Amigos, a plush-based web show featuring characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Homer Simpson, Super Mario, and others getting into various adventures. It has to be seen to be believed. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSonicAmigos YouTube channel]], if you're interested.
265* Website/ChannelAwesome runs on this, it's a bunch of people doing webshows on shoe-string budgets, and they love to play up the {{Narm}} of it.
266** Also, several of the reviewers specialize in movies that fit in this trope; ie. WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob, Creator/AllisonPregler, WebVideo/DiamandaHagan, and, to some extent, [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]].
267* ''WebVideo/TheTwilightChronicles'' - Imagine ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' as a BlackComedy, with a CastFullOfGay and a confusing LoveDodecahedron plot. Throw in writer's-strike writing and porn-worthy acting, and you've got this.
268* Platform/YouTube's captioning device (which is originally used for deaf people) qualifies when it has such word salad gems as "[[Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple I have a six-year-old and that may be headed for trouble]]", "[[Creator/AbbottAndCostello Fuck my sex life]]", "[[Anime/YuGiOh I designed this virtual stadium myself in prison]]", "[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Let me show you who's going to lose a lot of pot]]", "[[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd It's like you've given up on election day]]", "[[WesternAnimation/EdEddnEddy I learned that I'm alive]]" and "[[Anime/SonicX My brain, you know it going to die]]" being around. These captions are considered SugarWiki/FunnyMoments, even if the video shown is supposed to be serious and/or not funny. It's even more hilarious when you find shows and video games that are mainly meant for a younger audience and they find naughty words like "[[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Sexy]]", "[[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Vaginally]]", "[[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck S]][[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames h]][[Series/KenanAndKel i]][[VideoGame/MarioParty t]]", "[[VideoGame/MarioParty Genitals]]", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fuck]]", "[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Cock]]", "[[Creator/{{Disney}} Asshole]]", and "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Faggot]]". If you're on the hunt for hilarious and/or dirty misinterpretations, go click on the CC button for almost any video around if it's shown there. If you want to find some ''more'' of these pictures, click either [[http://youchew.net/forum/index.php?/topic/66074-post-inaccurate-youtube-transcribed-captions-here/ here]] or [[http://www.youchew.net/wiki/index.php/User:Crazy_Luigi/Funny_YouTube_Captions_Gallery here.]]. To show that Platform/YouTube's captioning system has ''indeed'' left a mark on the Internet, one needs to look no further than ''[[EnsembleDarkhorse/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Steven]] [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Magnet"]]'', a FanNickname given to a purple sea serpent that appeared in one episode ''because'' of the line given out during one of his scenes, ''and became his canon name''.
269* [=Pimpinmast3rDX=] is considered to be one of the worst ranters out there, but his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-MdLEnJPVg commentary]] on Just Keep That In Mind is just outstanding. Rather than talking about how bad this guy is he talks about how good he is. Best of all, it was live recorded, to the point that even his computer screen is visible.
270* Practically 98% of Platform/GoAnimate videos are this, with their effortless drag-and-drop animation, unappealing artstyle that looks like it was ripped directly from Seth [=McFarlane's=] cartoons, robotic text-to-speech voices that always mispronounce things, a limited amount of animation sets (i.e. Kissing is always done with two characters sticking their tongues out at each other), and a majority of the videos having a cut-and-paste plot of "so-and-so doing such-and-such and getting grounded for it". [[http://goanimatescreencaps.tumblr.com/ There's even a Tumblr blog that collects screenshots from many of these videos.]]
271* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHTqPVzpoMw This movie trailer]] for ''[=Killer7=]: The Movie'' is one of the most epic examples of this trope. Its scenario is set in the most laughable locations imaginable, it has horrible acting, horrible special effects, and horrible pacing. Yet it tried to be ridiculously faithful to its source material, which results in lots of Narm that just really feels charming.
272* The hammy voice acting done by a single guy in the official ''Toys/{{Bionicle 2015}}'' webisodes, especially when he begins using ridiculous exaggerated voices in an effort to make each character sound distinct. Some of the international dubs also count.
273* For deep youtube diggers, [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJHscdepRxR24-FvgvQ5lw Compent]] brings you his short web animations Blakfist (and Don Spaghetti, the sequel), fused with [[ChromaKey stock green screen clips]], characters made from hilarious stock photos, mediocre voice acting made by a minimal cast of two [=YouTubers=]!! According to some commenters, it is a loose parody of ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' and includes appearances of some [[NewMedia internet memes,]] such as the Left Shark from Super Bowl, ''Film/CoolCatSavesTheKids'' by Derek Savage (as one of the doctor's forms), and few other obscure content.
274** However, since of 18th March 2016 (its latest episode's upload) [[{{Vaporware}} the series hasn't seen any new episodes]] due to the author announcing his retirement after uploading Don Spaghetti Episode 2, but the channel remains up for posterity.
275** There was an announcement of a GrandFinale of the series as a Blakfist and Don Spaghetti crossover, but it was taken down shortly afterward, putting the brakes on the series for good.
276* Similarly to the AV Club example, Creator/NathanRabin's ''My Year of Flops'' featured three grades: "Secret Success" ([[VindicatedByHistory a movie that's actually good]], [[ScrewedByTheNetwork but failed for reasons beyond it]]), "Failure" (a movie that's just plain [[SoOkayItsAverage mediocre, uninteresting, or unwatchable]]), and "Fiasco" (this trope).
277* ''WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie'' is a feature-length animated web-film about wolf characters. However, it doesn't have the best animation out there, many of the designs don't mesh with the rest of the cast (including [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife yellow colored wolves]] and [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal earring-wearing wolves]]), and the plot is a haphazard mix of various animal fantasy tropes. However, it still has its amusing elements and it's impressive to see a film-length web animation.
278* {{WebVideo/MarioTehPlumber}}. Nowadays, it's almost unanimously agreed that he's a {{Troll}}, but his "reviews" consist of such over-the-top [[SensoryAbuse screaming into the microphone]], [[FreudWasRight sexual interpretations of mundane objects]], and [[ClusterFBomb Cluster]]/[[AtomicFBomb Atomic F-Bombs]] galore, that he sounds like a raving lunatic. [[https://youtu.be/-TsHdU6SdM4?t=10014 This]] video, for example, has the commentator crack up laughing after the introduction when his ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' "review" begins, and a few people have made videos parodying him, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU6-8LKwrqI this]] one.
279* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgeIReY04c This anti-piracy PSA]]. As a teenaged boy downloads Music/FooFighters music from a site labeled "Illegal Site" (a piece of paper with a download bar on it affixed to a computer monitor), a law enforcement agent kicks down the door, yells so loudly that he blows out the mic, then arrests the teenager at gunpoint. It's incredibly amateurish, which is unsurprising given that it's a high school project, but rather amusing to watch.
280* The works of the [=YouTubers=] [[https://www.youtube.com/c/lhugueny/videos LHUGUENY]] consist mostly of incredibly autotuned parodies of various songs, accompanied by OffModel video game characters and repetitive, jerky animation. The result is usually a combination of AccidentalNightmareFuel and {{Narm}}, with his two most [[MemeticMutation infamous]] works being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=982Vbt7qiFA&ab_channel=LHUGUENY FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 3 THE MUSICAL]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MobkO51msMI&ab_channel=LHUGUENY UNDERTALE THE MUSICAL]] (the latter usually being referred to as "Story of Undertale" to avoid confusion with Man On The Internet's [[WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical version]]).
281* Discussed by Georg Rockall-Schmidt in his " What Makes A Movie So Bad It's Good? " video. He claims that So Bad It's Good means "So bad it's enjoyable". He also states that very few movies actually achieve this status while most of the bad movies only have one or two scenes (like ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'') that qualify as this whille the rest of the movie is a slog to get through, or none at all. He also states that many so-called bad movies like ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' are simply a chore to get through with little entertainment. He also claims that the movies that deserve the title of being so bad they're good the most, are most likely made by narcissists that lack self-awareness, and who really think they are making a masterpiece.
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285* Christmas sweaters embody this. Uncomfortable and hilariously ugly. A relatively recent Irish tradition known as "The Twelve Pubs Of Christmas" is basically a pub crawl while wearing one of these ungodly items of clothing. Clothing shops have caught on and sell intentionally bad jumpers for this purpose.
286* Many Danish weekly magazines feature a page full of jokes submitted by readers. These jokes are notorious for being really, really bad. In fact, a local radio-station once did a short program called "Jokes that are funny because they aren't funny", where they literally just read that week's magazine-jokes.
287* Those who watched the Ride/DisneyThemeParks parade [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woie1UgPeWk Celebrate! A Street Party]] were "treated" to the sight of such Disney icons as WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, WesternAnimation/PeterPan, and Film/MaryPoppins doing the Macarena and dancing to "I Love Rock and Roll", among other things.
288* In Japan, there's a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tondemo yearly award]] for books which are "amusing from a perspective that differs from what the author intends".
289* In Scotland there exists a children's park called The Den and the Glen (formerly and more commonly known as Storybook Glen) which became infamous through a Vice article for [[UnintentionalUncannyValley its uncanny and downright terrifying interpretations of famous children's media icons]]. The statues quickly gained a reputation as [[MemeticMutation cursed images]] with internet users gawking and poking fun at the poor quality of these statues. The most widespread meme involving one of these statues is an image of a [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney the Dinosaur]] statue with a caption taken from the Cha Cha Slide.
290* Some genius made a mashup of a Music/JustinBieber song with a Slipknot one. Neither artist is exactly the best in its genre in the opinion of many. When you put the two songs together, it sounds weirdly catchy. Just... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kspPE9E1yGM watch it.]]
291** Corey Taylor himself thinks it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDJEQ-7Q_cw&feature=related hilarious.]]
292** Best (or worst) thing about it is that there are FAR too many people in the comments going "Anyone who likes this song isn't a true Slipknot fan!" "This is terrible, Bieber sucks!" etc. It's pretty funny to watch.
293* The Louis Tussauds Waxwork Museum, in Great Yarmouth, has been described repeatedly as such because the waxworks are dubbed the worst ever made. It was paraded on a Series 44 episode of ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'', where the guests had to guess who the waxwork was supposed to be.
294* This trope is usually cited for Pabst Blue Ribbon's adoption by the {{hipster}} subculture. Hipsters, in general, are particularly known for adopting this as their aesthetic, with a fetish for "irony."
295* ''[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/image/essay/1 Planes, Trains, and Plantains]]'', the self-proclaimed "worst term paper ever written." (The author explains the {{backstory}} behind it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCzxTzof_Pk here.]]) The amazing part was that it still managed to get a 61%, one point above failing, possibly because it still technically contained a correct overview of the story of ''Theatre/OedipusTheKing''.
296-->"In the version which must have been the favorite of Sophocles's Athenian audience, Oedipus found sanctuary at Colonus, outside of Athens. The kindness he was shown at the end made the city itself blessed. [[SophisticatedAsHell Which was the gayest ending ever]]."
297* The iPhone app [=SimStapler=]. The app just involves poking the stapler on the screen, and every ten times there is a voice that says "Splendid!". The stupidity of the app has garnered it a fanbase.
298** When the iPhone just started, there was an app called "I am Rich" that cost $999 (the {{Cap}} for app pricing) and showed a ruby that would flash when you clicked on it. That's it. Humor was derived from a) having enough money to burn on the app and b) schadenfreude in people failing to ReadTheFreakingManual and blindly buying it without checking the price.
299** There is also the iOS 6 maps made by Apple to replace Google Maps for its iDevices... and failing ''[[EpicFail miserably]]''. While Google Maps was really helpful, this map system is utterly useless. It consists of terrible 3D modeling, utterly loathsome photography, and a habit of giving out directions and even ''getting several famous landmarks wrong''. If you want to see for yourself, go to the tumblr showcasing screenshots of the mapping system [[http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/ here]].
300* Two pieces of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' FanArt have become much more famous and well-known thanks to their amateurish and poorly drawn quality than they could ever have been if they would have been mediocre or decent quality:
301** [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/006/360/gottago.jpg Gotta go fast]], a pencil drawing that depicts Sonic as a WaddlingHead that [[OffModel has completely round and separated eyes and is completely blue, even around the mouth]].
302** Even more infamous is [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/284/167/7b3.png sanic hegehog]], an extremely poorly-made MS Paint drawing with strange proportions such as significantly longer quills, from a video which claims to be an art tutorial (the video also has [[SensoryAbuse extremely loud music]] which is almost as infamous as the image itself). The image was later [[AscendedMeme made into an in-game t-shirt]] in ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' and received a cameo in the [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 live action Sonic movie]].
303* [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/top-dross-worst-world-dakota-elle-fanning This article]] discusses the So Bad It's Good phenomenon, only just stopping short of referencing the trope by name.
304* Half the reason for the fidget spinner craze was people fawning over what an amazingly dumb fad it is.
305* The Trabant, the epitome of TheAllegedCar and everything that was wrong with East Germany (and the Iron Curtain in general), still manages to have a cult following. [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6381759.stm Seriously.]]
306** Likewise, the Reliant Robin, an ugly three-wheeled "car" which did a barrel roll if you so much as looked at a sharp turn is a cherished (if often parodied) part of British culture, complete with enthusiast conventions and racing circuits.
307* Any Popsicle modeled after an iconic character. Such as [[http://cdn.foodbeast.com.s3.amazonaws.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sonic-popsicle.jpg this]], [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nnx7MSvv1qbj4t9o1_1280.jpg this]], and [[http://weliveinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Get-in-Touch-with-Your-Silly-Side-by-We-Live-Inspired-.com_.jpg this]].
308* Poorly designed and outdated websites that look like they are stuck in the '90s often embody this trope.
309** [[http://www.lingscars.com/ LINGsCARS]] takes the cake for being the embodiment of everything that's wrong with these webpages with [[AdvertOverloadedFuture a downright nauseating wall of advertisements]]. It's just hilarious.
310** [[http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/ This website]], with the "You are possible not secure in your own personal faith" security message and epileptic rainbow background. The abrupt cat meow and tacky, saccharine music complete the mix.
311* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_(drink) Beverly]] is a non-alcoholic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperitif_and_digestif aperitif]] produced by the Coca-Cola Company in Italy from 1969 to 2009, to modest success in its home country. The drink would have faded into obscurity, had it not been introduced to the Coca-Cola sampling stations at the company headquarters in Atlanta and Club Cool at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Epcot]], where it quickly became perhaps the only simultaneous example of AmericansHateTingle and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. American visitors, expecting a simple fruit-flavored soda and shocked by the drink's [[ForeignQueasine incredible bitterness]], came to love the experience of tasting it, and tricking their friends and family into drinking some. Beverly is now often considered an essential part of the Disney World experience by park enthusiasts and, after its discontinuation, is now solely produced for the American sampling stations.
312* ''VideoGAme/MafiaCity'' the mobile game is basically utterly unremarkable, hardly distinguishable from other mobile games of its tier. Mafia City ''ads'', however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yke9BhP1uks consistently defy comprehension in how absolutely WTFtastic they are]]. A perfect storm of reused assets, increasingly weird "Level X [occupation]" labels and rapid-fire sequences of ''utter friggin' nonsense''.
313-->''[[MemeticMutation That's how mafia works!]]''
314* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_VL-1 Casio VL-1]], a bizarre and poorly-constructed synthesizer/sequencer/''calculator'' hybrid capable only of producing low-fidelity blips and farts, is regarded by electronic musicians as being to synthesizers what the Trabant or Reliant Robin are to automobiles - that is, total crap, but endearingly so.
315* If there is one television channel that is so bad that it is good, then the majority of Hungarians will surely choose Budapest Eur"pa Telev" (formerly Budapest Telev"). The channel itself was a completely unviable attempt to compete with the more advanced commercial channels of the time, and thanks to its policy (it was not funded by advertisers between programmes, but by contractors who rented the screen for their own shows) the quality was low to say the least. Most programmes were full of mistakes, untalented presenters and other bloopers. This was quickly noticed by viewers and many of the recorded scenes were uploaded to Platform/YouTube, making the doomed channel legendary.
316** Just a few precious moments from the channel's legacy. There was a [[https://youtu.be/ZxzsryP43IIa singing performance with boxers in the background]], [[https://youtu.be/JRXQPpWaK8c farting into a phone]], [[https://youtu.be/zp9IDj9CcSw a complete breakdown of the background]] and a [[https://youtu.be/OBcPGORIq1o phantom operation]].
317** The channel disappeared from TV screens in 2009, but is still on the internet today, with the same poor quality, focusing on religious and music programmes. However, its infamy hasn't died because of the latter's absolutely terrible quality. The [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZCl3QQUeQeK-MRlPlUNGA/videos official youtube channel]] has almost all the "performances". (Special mention goes to [[https://youtu.be/Ph6qDPgBx1g "Diridári"]], which was so awful that the host was kicked off the channel).
318* Some flags end up being enjoyable to look at for reasons other than what their designers intended.
319** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah#/media/File:Flag_of_Provo,_Utah_(1989–2015).svg flag of Provo, Utah]] from 1989 to 2015. It consists of nothing more than the word "Provo" at an angle over a white background, with a rainbow line underneath. It's been compared to the labels on Centrum vitamins, which isn't exactly what you want out of a flag.
320** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocatello,_Idaho#/media/File:Proud_To_Be_Pocatello_Flag.gif flag of Pocatello, Idaho]] from 2001 to 2017 looks less like a flag, and more like a logo for some sort of restuarant or theme park. It was considered to be the absolute worst state flag in the entire United States by the North American Vexillogical Association.
321* The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2ZPeat-w4 Arabic]]" ringtone on Nokia phones gained an ironic following due to it featuring some ''very'' off-key and off-beat high-pitched notes. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uAZdIJIl8o This specific upload]] also gained some infamy due to accidentally capturing the sound of a baby crying alongside the ringtone, to the point that it's hard to find any discussion of the ringtone that doesn't also mention crying babies.
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325* In the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'', the [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction ImpSec]] building on Barrayar whose ugliness is such a RunningGag that children's cartoon characters are made out of its gargoyles.
326* In the ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' episode "The Fetal Kick Catalyst", Penny finds out that ''Serial Ape-ist'', a movie she acted for, has a fan following because of this.
327-->'''Daniel:''' I love your movie.\
328'''Penny:''' Well, thanks.\
329'''Daniel:''' It has got to be one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life.\
330'''Penny:''' Your love confuses me.
331* In ''Website/OrionsArm'', [[http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/483ae5827604f Glarion: The Glorious Conqueror]], a propaganda movie of Tylansia (a fascistic, racist, anti-AI, anti-tech, communistic planet, basically a UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Expy), is watched for laughs everywhere else and has reached MemeticMutation status.
332* In ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', ''Dedede: Comin' At Ya'' (King Dedede's animated series from "Cartoon Buffoon") winds up as this for the people of Cappytown. Tiff even calls this trope by name to describe it.
333* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Class 1-B puts on a play for the SchoolFestival that is basically a combination of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', with a bit of ''Franchise/StarWars'' thrown in. It's a rather incoherent mishmash of pop culture references, but the audience found it rather hilarious.
334* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has Timmy deciding to make a movie to impress Trixie. The low-budget scenes he filmed with his friends are so funny to the viewers that the movie wins him the award of "Best Comedy", even though he wasn't in that category to begin with.
335* ''Literature/ShangriLaFrontier'' revolves around Rakurou Hizutome, game-handle Sunraku, who is renowned throughout the gaming community as the "Trash Gamer" since he practically ''embodies'' BileFascination due to how the only games he cares much to buy are the ones so full of bugs and poor playtesting that they're clear {{Obvious Beta}}s, specifically due to a love of the CatharsisFactor that comes from finally beating them despite all the problems. The story also makes frequent mentions of various {{Fictional Video Game}}s the cast have played before, most frequently the kind Sunraku looks for like a fighting game utterly bloated with GoodBadBugs that provide major edges or an MMO with such terrible item-drop rates that it turned into an unofficial "looting simulator" in order for players to actually get anything they need or want. The story starts when after some egging on by a store-clerk he knows, Sunraku finally decides to give a genuinely ''good'' and properly balanced game a try by playing Shangri-La Frontier under the idea that his catharsis at playing bad games would be enhanced by playing something well-made.
336* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15800280 After "The Tower"]]'' sees the Avengers got to the premiere of a movie based off of the events of ''Film/TheAvengers2012''. Most of the performances range from HamAndCheese to DullSurprise, many liberties are taken with characterization (most egregiously, Black Widow becomes a rather {{Stripperiffic}} character) and events (no, Stark Tower doesn't have any giant spinning fans of death, nor did a heist happen there), the science is so bad that noted scientist Jane Foster is left ranting about it, and it's all peppered with massive CGI explosions and gratuitous slo-mo. Despite/because of how bad it is, the Avengers end up quoting it repeatedly around the tower, Tony buys everyone a copy of the DVD release, and watching it becomes a regular team activity.
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