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| 4 | %% If you're adding a new example of a trope in any React series, please check what has been added first in the folders below. |
| 5 | %% For example, if Trope X as appeared in Kids React before and the same trope has recently appeared in Teens React, |
| 6 | %% then you must move that trope and its existing example over from the original folder to the Series-wide folder before adding the new example. |
| 7 | %% Trope X should not be listed multiple times throughout the page. |
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| 14 | ->''"''Kids React ''to... Websites!''\ |
| 15 | ''This episode: Website/TVTropes!"'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ''React'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; various people of either different age groups or Internet fame are show viral videos, popular songs, Website/YouTube stars, video games, technology, and so on, and [[ReactionVideo react to them]]. The franchise was created by the Fine Brothers (Benny and Rafi Fine) and is produced by the company they founded, currently known as Creator/ReactMedia. |
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| 19 | As of 2018, the ''React'' franchise currently comprises eight series (along with two discontinued series): |
| 20 | * '''''Kids React''''' (October 16, 2010–present) – The series which launched the franchise, in which children from 4 to 14 years old react to various videos. This series won a special [[MediaNotes/EmmyAward Daytime Emmy Award]] in 2012 for "Best Viral Video Series" -- and it was no slouch in winning this, either, considering that the series went up against the likes of ''WebVideo/EpicMealTime'', Website/CollegeHumor's ''WebVideo/JakeAndAmir''... and [[Music/TheGregoryBrothers "Can't Hug Every Cat"]]. |
| 21 | * '''''Teens React''''' (November 17, 2011–present) – When teenagers that had been featured on ''Kids React'' enter high school, they "graduate" to this spin-off, the second age group for the metaseries. ''Teens React'' is based around a similar principle as its original parent series, but features teenagers ages 14 to 19. (After they graduate from high school, members of the ''Teens React'' cast can remain on the series until they turn 20.) |
| 22 | * '''''Elders React''''' (May 24, 2012–present) – The third series in the franchise, which obviously features senior citizens ages 55 and up in the main roles. |
| 23 | * '''''Creators React''''', formerly '''''[=YouTubers=] React''''' (December 6, 2012–present) – Essentially bringing the series' full circle with the site that carries it, the fourth series in the franchise features various [=YouTubers=] reacting to pop culture trends and viral videos. In November 2020, the series was renamed to ''Creators React'' to involve other content creators who use other social media. |
| 24 | * '''''React to That''''' (December 15, 2014–January 1, 2015) – Aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. It basically has the same premise as its predecessors but with additional activities such as games and challenges. |
| 25 | * '''''Adults React''''' (July 16, 2015–present) – Announced by the Fine Brothers in the early summer of 2015, the fifth series in the franchise features a cast composed of parents and younger adults (including former ''Teens React'' cast members who "graduated" to this series once they turned 20). |
| 26 | * '''''Parents React''''' (August 6, 2015–present) – The sixth series of the franchise, this ''Adults React'' spin-off features parents who also appear on the parent show reacting to pop culture trends and viral celebrities popular with children and teens. |
| 27 | * '''''College Kids React''''' (June 23, 2016–present) – A spinoff of ''Adults React'', featuring a cast that includes Reactors now attending college who either continue to also appear on ''Teens React'' or have also graduated from ''Teens'' to ''Adults React''. |
| 28 | * '''''Celebs React''''' (November 1, 2016–June 5, 2017) – The metaseries' eighth series, it originated on August 14, 2014 with the release of a special called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et3A0LCBUys "Celebrities React to Viral Videos"]], which obviously featured more mainstream, non-Internet celebrities. The show was relaunched on Fullscreen's subscription [=VOD=] streaming service (which was shut down one year later) on November 1, 2016, and ran for two seasons. However, the main [=YouTube=] series continues to feature guest appearances of mainstream celebrities. |
| 29 | * '''''Generations React''''' (February 27, 2018–present) – The ninth show of the metaseries, it originated on November 6, 2016 with the special "Generations React to Election 2016," in which kids, teens, adults and senior citizens discussed the election of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump to the presidency. The series returned on a periodic basis on February 27, 2018, featuring reactors from ''Kids React'', ''Teens React'', ''Adults React'' and ''Elders React'' discussing pop culture trends, social issues and participating in challenges. |
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| 31 | The React [=YouTube=] Channel also produces several spinoff segments featuring many of the cast members of the main shows: |
| 32 | * '''''React: Gaming''''' (July 27, 2014–present) – The series features cast members from the various ''React'' series (primarily those from ''Teens React'', ''College Kids React'' and ''Adults React'' as well as some segments featuring cast members from ''Kids React'' and ''Elders React'') playing modern, retro and virtual reality video games in single player and sometimes multiplayer modes. Complete playthroughs of games are featured in "Let's Play" segments, which are uploaded as multi-part episodes released within the show's main upload schedule. |
| 33 | * '''''People vs. Food''''' (July 31, 2014–present) – Originating as ''Kids vs. Food'' for its first two years before expanding to feature cast members from ''Teens React'' and ''Adults/College Kids React'' in 2016, it features Reactors tasting foreign or bizarre food or drink items, often closing with produces asking the participants whether they would recommend others to try the featured food. Occasionally, it features "Try Not to Eat Challenges," in which participants are challenged not to eat the various dishes presented to them during the segment. |
| 34 | * '''''Advice''''' (August 2, 2014–present) – A recurring segment featuring cast members from the various ''React'' series giving advice to viewer-submitted questions. |
| 35 | * '''''Lyric Breakdown''''' (August 7, 2014–present) – This series features groups of Reactors from one of the main series (with the exception of ''Kids React'') running through the lyrics of a particular line-by-line, and are challenged to guess the song and artist and the song's meaning. |
| 36 | * '''''Opinions''''' (August 14, 2014–present) – A recurring segment featuring cast members from the various ''React'' series giving their opinion on a particular question. |
| 37 | * '''''React Remix''''' (August 21, 2014–present) – This series consists of remixed versions of select videos from the ''React'' series. |
| 38 | * '''''Try Not to Laugh or Smile''''' (February 5, 2015–present) – A series featuring Reactors being challenged not to laugh or smile at the series of videos and other challenges they are asked to participate. |
| 39 | * '''''Do They Know It?''''' (April 2, 2015–present) – A segment in which Reactors from the various series (with the featured groups varying depending on the episodes) are shown a series of videos, images or songs, and are challenged as to whether they know it or have heard of it. |
| 40 | * '''''FBE [=StaffReacts=]''''' (April 9, 2016–present) – This series features [=FBE=]/''React'' staff participating in various challenges. |
| 41 | * '''''Challenge Chalice''''' (February 8, 2017–present) – Features cast members from ''Teens React'' and/or ''College Kids/Adults React'' features taking part in a challenge organized by the segment's producer. |
| 42 | * '''''The 10s''''' (April 3, 2017–present) – A "top-ten list" segment in which Reactors from the various series (with the featured groups varying depending on the episodes) being shown 10 viral trends, or funny or interesting images. |
| 43 | * '''''Guess That Song Challenge''''' (April 21, 2017–present) – A game in which two Reactors play against one another to guess the title of a song and its artist based on a short snippet of the song to earn points. |
| 44 | * '''''Poker Face''''' (April 16, 2018–present) – A game in which two reactors with boxes containing good or unusual items in front of them must choose to keep or switch said items, with the other reactor making their decision based on the first reactor's reaction before both open them. |
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| 46 | On January 27, 2016, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n97shWRfs4c the Fine Brothers released an announcement]] of a new project called '''''React World''''' that was intended to license the ''React'' brand to other creators that want to do react videos in the same vein as the brothers. However, this announcement was met with extreme backlash, with many people outraged over what seemed like an attempt to claim profits over a whole genre of [=YouTube=] videos that they didn't even make. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/43ihde/fine_brothers_currently_losing_32_subscribers_per/ The channel suffered for quite a while]] as a result, and [[https://medium.com/@FineBrothersEnt/a-message-from-the-fine-brothers-a18ef9b31777#.6em2g7wwq the brothers ultimately issued an apology and cancelled plans for the project]]. |
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| 48 | All main ''React'' episodes can be found on the REACT Website/YouTube channel (formerly Fine Brothers Entertainment) [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL23C220A2C5EC0FDE&feature=view_all here.]] ''Kids React'' was later moved to its own channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@KidsReact here,]] though its last video was posted on July 30, 2022. The food-focused videos are now posted on their own channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/@PeopleVsFood/videos People vs. Food,]] with the ''Try Not to'' series following suit with [[https://www.youtube.com/@TryNotTo/videos a channel of its own.]] |
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| 50 | More details about the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(media_franchise) React]]'' franchise can be found on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]]. |
| 51 | ---- |
| 52 | !!So what examples of tropes have been used in the ''React'' shows? |
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| 55 | [[folder:Series-wide]] |
| 56 | * ActuallyPrettyFunny: |
| 57 | ** Ethan's reaction to [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Paint Paint]] singing about Hurricane Katrina in the [[http://youtu.be/5-AqrzNMnFQ?t=1m56s the Disney Ever After 2 video.]] |
| 58 | ** When the Fine Bros set up [[spoiler:a fairly well-played rickroll]] in the "Sandstorm" episode, Jack does give them credit for it at the end. |
| 59 | ** Despite the overall negative reactions in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShL2_j8-q74 "Elders React to Mortal Kombat Fatalities"]], one of them still gets a laugh out of Johnny Cage's "[[Film/TheShining Here's Johnny]]" FinishingMove. The elder's name? Johnny. |
| 60 | ** Two of the more straight-edge teens, Jasser and Kaelyn, laugh as much as anyone else at WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}'s ClusterFBomb. |
| 61 | * AerithAndBob: |
| 62 | ** ''Kids'' has such names as Morgan, Emma, Athena, Samira and Brooke-Monae. |
| 63 | ** ''Elders'' has Diane, Don, Rock and Bill, versus Holgie and ''Yehuda''. |
| 64 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: |
| 65 | ** While definitely dorky, Athena acts very refined and rarely tolerates shenanigans unlike her castmates. The same can be said to her SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, Lydon. |
| 66 | ** While she has her dorky moments, the older and original Sydney has a tendency to be very straightforward, is often [[EmotionlessGirl unattached]] to the featured video, and is overall very refined. |
| 67 | ** Emma R. notably becomes increasingly cranky as she grows older. |
| 68 | ** Nora is often very reserved - in the ''Smash Bros.'' MeleeATrois she got to, after defeat she just watches the other two fight silently. Fans even point out part of her appeal is the calm and soothing voice. |
| 69 | ** Resident emo-girl Alix seems to invoke this. She's naturally a blonde, and has dyed her hair in multiple colors several times throughout the show, but dark brown is her preferred (and arguably signature) look. |
| 70 | ** Music/RebeccaBlack is notably composed during her earlier appearances in ''[=YouTubers=]''. Considering that a couple of the earliest videos of ''Kids'' have majority of its reactors not holding back on saying their opinions about her, there's probably a feeling of awkwardness (maybe even reservations) on her part for even appearing on its sister series. |
| 71 | ** Reina has a very refined demeanor and is always eloquent when voicing her opinions. |
| 72 | ** Notable subversions: |
| 73 | *** Mikaela, who has all the physical characteristics commonly associated with this trope ([[StatuesqueStunner tall]] and very beautiful with matching RavenHairIvorySkin) but she's far from being aloof, though she admitted that she was shy during her debut when reacting to it years later. |
| 74 | *** Tori, who is both very dorky and sassy but the former trait usually prevails on her. The same can be said for Becca. |
| 75 | *** The third and oldest Morgan, who has a tendency to be HotBlooded to really fit the trope. |
| 76 | *** Sheila, who has an IceQueen demeanor but is actually a textbook SpicyLatina. |
| 77 | -->'''Dylan''': "[[BerserkButton Everyone thinks I'm Japanese, I'M NOT JAPANESE!]] (I'm) Indonesian! Now you know!" |
| 78 | * AndStarring: The name of the SpecialGuest is usually listed below the episode's title with a "Featuring" citation. |
| 79 | * AnimalReactionShot: PlayedForLaughs in the ''Cats React'' episodes. There have been two so far, and both times went well as one would expect. "Desperate" to get a decent ReactionShot, both videos conclude with the Fines dressing few of the ''[=YouTubers=]'' cast in cat costumes. |
| 80 | * AprilFoolsDay: 2014's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSpFRcTeUQ4 "Cats React to Viral Videos".]] The video started with kittens on the ''Kids React'' set, then moved on to adult cats on the ''Teens React'' set, then finally "[=CatTubers=] React", which had some ''[=YouTubers=] React'' regulars appearing in cat costumes and makeup. 2018 had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDmse8M-3-Y "Teens React to Nothing"]], where everyone [[WrongGenreSavvy keeps expecting the worst]]. 2019 had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE5D3U631qc nothing reacts to teens react to nothing.]] which has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin no one reacting to last year's video,]] as in ''no one on the set but an empty chair and just the laptop''. |
| 81 | * AudienceParticipation: Almost every single topic is suggested by fans, although some viewers have negatively commented on the overwhelming preference for more recent topics. Some of the regulars on the ''React'' shows have even questioned why did viewers pick some of the videos they've watched, and have made pleas to the fans to pick something better than what they've put up with. |
| 82 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: |
| 83 | ** During "Kids React to Gay Marriage", Dylan is the only reactor to figure out the episode's topic simply by watching the videos shown. And he did it before "Question Time" too. |
| 84 | ** After just one round, Ethan James [[http://youtu.be/tnoIUyCp3dk?t=5m17s figures out how to beat the 2nd enemy]] from [[VideoGame/PunchOut Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]] by exploiting his attack pattern. |
| 85 | *** During the Jetpack Pro game of ''Happy Wheels'', he figures out the physics and becomes ''the only teen to complete it without LudicrousGibs.'' |
| 86 | ** Lucas had never seen the Skip-It before, but after checking out the illustration on the side of the toy and a commercial, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eud3eJloXEM&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K he mastered it.]]'' |
| 87 | * BerserkButton: |
| 88 | ** William really does not like Music/RebeccaBlack. |
| 89 | ---> '''William''': "For some reason, ''everything'' is her fault! Why is Gaddafi killing his own people? Oh, it's Rebecca Black's fault!" |
| 90 | ** Emma R. hates basketball. |
| 91 | ** Jaxon ''hates'' Music/OneDirection. |
| 92 | ** The bullying that was covered in Amanda Todd's video is a very understandable one. When asked if they had any words for the bullies, the teens were, unsurprisingly, furious and upset. |
| 93 | * BigFun: A number of the cast. |
| 94 | ** The original Morgan, who combined this trope with both GenkiGirl and TokenMiniMoe during the earliest episodes of the series. Even when she matured, she still retains her sunny aura. |
| 95 | ** Adam mostly appears that he is having a lot of fun. |
| 96 | ** Jonathan seems like the ''nicest'' and funniest guy on all of ''Adults React''. |
| 97 | ** Brandon, who is so chill he survived two Try Not to Get Mad Challenges unscathed, and provides hilarious quotes such as "I'm a young Mexican boy!". |
| 98 | * BigOlEyebrows: |
| 99 | ** Tom from ''Teens'', later ''Adults''. |
| 100 | ** Elle from ''Kids'', and later ''Teens''. (Yes, on a girl. She even talks about getting bullied for them when she was younger.) |
| 101 | * BilingualBonus: |
| 102 | ** Maksim ([[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous not the piano player]]) says goodbye in his native Russian at the end of "Dragon Baby" as well as something a bit longer at the end of "Kids React to Film/TheHobbit". Olga Kay does the same thing at the end of "[=YouTubers=] React to Vines". |
| 103 | ** Turns out [[WebVideo/MyDrunkKitchen Hannah Hart]] knows Japanese, who knew? |
| 104 | ** Jasser (Egyptian background), Nora (Syrian immigrant), and RNA (Iraqi background) speak Arabic; Labib (Pakistani-American) speaks Pashto; and Alberto, Luis, Magaly, Sergio, Sheila, and Tori (Hispanic) all speak Spanish or a bit of it (for some of them). |
| 105 | * BlackComedy: |
| 106 | ** Rock joking about how he'd probably ''die of a heart attack'' if faced with the CreepyChild. |
| 107 | ** Eric pointing out the Narmtastic Elizabeth Berkeley caffeine breakdown scene from Series/SavedByTheBell. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Then he re-enacts it.]] |
| 108 | %%* BlahBlahBlah: |
| 109 | %%** From one teen on WebVideo/ShaneDawson to one elder on UsefulNotes/BarackObama. |
| 110 | %%** And another elder on Mitt Romney! |
| 111 | * BorrowedCatchphrase: |
| 112 | --> '''Adam''': "[[WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}} See you later you crazy biches!]]"\ |
| 113 | '''Jake''': "[[Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo A thumbs up make me holla, Honey Boo Boo Child!]]" |
| 114 | * BreakoutCharacter: Likely due to being older, Creator/LiaMarieJohnson was significantly more popular than the other regular kids on ''Kids React''--which is probably what led to ''Teens React'', given that she appeared in the video that announced ''Teens React'', and it didn't even stop there. Her popularity continued such that she actually moved series again to ''[=YouTubers=] React'', the only reactor to ever make such a jump. |
| 115 | * BriefAccentImitation: |
| 116 | ** Every now and then with the kids and teens. In particular, the girls seem to get theirs from WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}}, and all the kids do a Southern drawl disturbingly well during "Kids React to Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo". |
| 117 | ** Sydney in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fulWj9-o3rk the Scott Sterling sketch.]] |
| 118 | * BrutalHonesty: Depending on the subject. It's even gotten its own [[RunningGag overlay]] in some episodes; HARSH but TRUTH. |
| 119 | * TheBusCameBack: Several departed reactors do come back eventually. ''Adults'' in particular mostly serves as a return platform for those who outgrew ''Teens React'' (more on that below). |
| 120 | ** There was a long period of time when Morgan was absent from ''Kids React'', but then returned to the series a bit older. [[SubvertedTrope She's not on as much again, and hasn't appeared since 2015.]] |
| 121 | ** There's also Paris, who disappeared from ''Kids'' for a while before reappearing... on ''React to That'' instead. (after all, she was on Nick's payroll at the time) |
| 122 | ** Both Ethan James and Madison were long gone from ''Teens'' but show up right on time for the first ''Adults React'' episode. |
| 123 | ** Brianna was last seen on "Teens React to Literature/TheFaultInOurStars" two years before reappearing on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufwfMo4BRak "College Kids React to the 1975"]]. |
| 124 | ** Ex-Teen Jourdan returned on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrCdXR2Wajk Adults React to Juju On That Beat]]". His twin brother even joined him. |
| 125 | ** Kostas has now returned in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8qXqjzdhU Adults React to #SaltBae Meme Compilation (Oddly Satisfying Salt Bae Videos)]]" |
| 126 | ** Jade, one of the original Teens and the first to give an on-air farewell, returned in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6rpvSS0dG4 Adults React to Paramore]]", three years after her original departure from "React". |
| 127 | ** Marlhy returns as a member of ''Teens'' during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcIZPbqrXw Male Rompers episode]] after last appearing in "Kids React to [[WebVideo/{{Nukazooka}} Mario vs. Minecraft]]" two years earlier. |
| 128 | ** After appearing on "Kids React to Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}", Krischelle disappears for two years before returning in "Kids React to WebAnimation/InAHeartbeat" now as a teenager (she eventually graduated to ''Teens'' the following year). |
| 129 | ** Cooper reappears during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6Yddc3DQA the 49th "Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning Challenge"]] after last appearing in "Kids React to WesternAnimation/FrozenFever" two years earlier. |
| 130 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/user/JPlexGaming Jake Lahs]], one of the original [''Kids''] reactors who left the series late in 2013, returned exactly four years later now as a member of ''Teens React'' during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyexzwiFE3U DACA episode]]. |
| 131 | ** Austin, an original ''Teens'' cast member who only appeared in the inaugural episode, returns in early 2018 as a member of the ''Adults'' cast. |
| 132 | ** Dash returns in early 2018 after a three year absence, just in time for his graduation to ''Teens'' only a few months later. |
| 133 | ** Yehuda Fine returns in mid 2018 during "Elders React to IHOP vs. [=IHOb=] ROASTS" after a three year absence. |
| 134 | ** Twins Michael & Miracle return as members of the ''Adults'' cast in 2019 after a two-year absence. |
| 135 | ** Creator/TheFineBrothers themselves have been notably missing since the ''React World'' controversy, with the hosting job for the videos being done by various FBE staffers since. However, they started showing up on-screen again individually more than a year later, and eventually appearing together during TheStinger of ''Elders React to Rammstein''. |
| 136 | * ByNoIMeanYes: |
| 137 | ** Shane Dawson having been asked if he did any "Gangnam Style" parodies. |
| 138 | --->'''Shane Dawson''': I've never done it... only three times... on all three of my channels. |
| 139 | ** ''Teens'' veteran Rachel on the subject of marijuana: |
| 140 | --->"I've done it once a month, when I can't sleep... ''Twice'' a month tops, but I'm ''not'' a stoner... That said, my birthday is on 4/20." |
| 141 | * CallBack: |
| 142 | ** Sometimes done with recycled footage, like one case involving Morgan dancing in the studio. |
| 143 | ** Adam making up a story about picking up girls with {{dubstep}} ("Teens React to WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}}") earns him the [[RunningGag PLAYA overlay]] a second time, but with an added [[EpicFail FAIL]]. |
| 144 | ** [[WebVideo/{{Smosh}} Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla]] mention Dylan's infamous "sushi [[{{Squick}} with [his] blood on it]]" comment from "Kids React to Smosh", which they were memorably disgusted by when ''they'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMGTtwE25s reacted to that episode.]] |
| 145 | ** Creator/{{Tobuscus}} and LetsPlay/{{PewDiePie}} get featured again in gameplay-footage format in "Teens React to VideoGame/{{Slender}}". |
| 146 | ** Invoked in "Kids React to Music/{{Schmoyoho}}" when Benny asks the kids which past video in the series they'd want to get the {{Autotune}} treatment. |
| 147 | ** You couldn't tell without watching the overlays, but Sam and Niko of WebVideo/CorridorDigital appear in "[=YouTubers=] React to Boxxy", which came right after "Kids React to WebVideo/CorridorDigital". |
| 148 | ** "Teens React to ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''" could be considered one to "Thrift Shop", from the sheer amount of {{Squee}} from the bulk of the teens to Ethan admitting that white rappers are growing as a thing. |
| 149 | ** During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Lh0GvL3sw the bonus clips from "[=YouTubers=] React to Coffeeshop Viral Prank"]], Mystery Guitar Man brings up the Scary Elevator Prank covered on Elders React a while back. (And the man himself originates from the same country!) |
| 150 | ** It took about half a month for Steve Cardynal to go from subject ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZFEhLTOM0 "Teens React to Wrecking Ball Chatroulette edition"]]) to participant ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTcVnkhi-Jc "YouTubers React to News Bloopers"]]). |
| 151 | ** Ethan James was immediately fixated with ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' once he saw what it was for himself, much like Lia with ''Series/DoctorWho''. |
| 152 | ** Crosses with PassingTheTorch in "Kids React to [[Music/AvrilLavigne Hello Kitty]]", when Emma R officially inherits the "Emma's Words of Wisdom" overlay from Emma Johnson! |
| 153 | ** We now have "Elders React to WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory" some time after the teens had one, down to a similar reaction to the [[DeadlyEuphemism "step in my shower"]] line. |
| 154 | ** "[=YouTubers=] React to The Slap" has the most targets-turned-guests to date, with first-timers Olajide "JJ" Olatunji ([=KSIolajidebt=]), Amazingphil and danisnotonfire alongside Jesse and Jeana of [=PrankVsPrank=] and Jon Cozart of "After Ever After" fame, all featured before on ''Teens''. |
| 155 | ** ''Gaming with Teens'' can sometimes bring back the subjects of the previous LetsPlay episodes, like ''Happy Wheels'' or ''[[VideoGame/{{Slender}} Slender The Eight Pages]]''. |
| 156 | ** The episode of Lyric Breakdown where the teens interpret Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit is one to the Teens React episode to Nirvana. In fact, Labib mentions he was in that episode when he found out what song it was. |
| 157 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLG93sqSKTE&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K They did the Try Not To Laugh challenge again.]] Complete with returning contenders! |
| 158 | ** There's a threefold version in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kku1PBl93-w&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K "YouTubers React to Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2 (Time)"]] - not only does it come after the [=YouTubers=] reacting to the original, but the Fines bring up the fact that ''the kids also had their own session with it.'' |
| 159 | ** After Josh had to be muted to avoid spoilering ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', "Teens React to [[Film/TheHungerGames Mockingjay pt 1]]" turns it into an OverlyLongGag due to the number of teens aware of that franchise by now. The whole thing actually started with "Teens React to Catching Fire", when Jade gave out numerous spoilers to the film. She even lampshades that she was spoiling. |
| 160 | ** "[=YouTubers=] React to Darude - Sandstorm" has Tom Syndicate saying it's "way better than the tentacle porn one", which is most certainly "[=DyE=] - Fantasy". |
| 161 | *** Speaking of which, the one with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-KWgP_teoc "ME!ME!ME!"]] also reminded the [=YouTubers=] of "Fantasy". |
| 162 | ** The first episode of ''React to That'' reuses Marquese's "Pumped Up Kicks" video from early in ''Kids React''! |
| 163 | ** Chelsea wears [[BookEnds the same]] flannel shirt she wore on her debut during her final ''Teens'' episode before graduating to ''Adults''. |
| 164 | ** Sydney graduated off-screen from ''Teens'' to ''Adults'' in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqHi58gges "College Kids React To Top 10 Viral TikToks of 2019: Pet & Animal Videos"]] but gave her post-graduation speech in the latter. The same thing happened when she graduated off-screen from ''Kids'' to ''Teens'' in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rbUsWXMLVfE "TEENS REACT TO MEAN GIRLS (10th Anniversary)"]]. |
| 165 | * {{Catchphrase}}: |
| 166 | ** Lia's "creeper" and Morgan's "Follow me, camera!" There's also Eric's "Swag". Another one for Lia is "I think [it's/(s)he's/they're] awesome!" |
| 167 | ** Lia did stop using "creeper" after, of all things, "Kids React to ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''", but she finally said it again in the ''Teens'' and ''Elders React'' crossover episode, "Teens/Elders React to Election 2012". |
| 168 | ** Invoked one time with Morgan (ignoring her no-longer-used, "Follow me, camera!" catchphrase). She yells out [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext "Pig supreme!"]] when reacting to the Rebecca Black video ("It was like "pig supreme". It's a dessert with a pig on top"), which would fit all the requirements of a catchphrase apart from her using it only one other time. (In the same filming session, but shown in a different video, she shouts, "Very fantastic. Pig Supreme," when reacting to Talking Twin Babies.) |
| 169 | ** In ''Elders React'', Richard's "Kind of leaves you speechless, doesn't it." |
| 170 | * CatSmile: Tom has a slight one. |
| 171 | * CelebrityResemblance: |
| 172 | ** Half the comments on "Elders React to the Scary Elevator Prank" are about how Yehuda Fine (the Fine Brothers' father!) looks like UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[BlackComedy if he were alive today.]] |
| 173 | ** Rachel has a passing resemblance to Creator/SibelKekilli. It finally pays-off during "Teens React to Series/GameOfThrones" in which Rachel remarks that Tyrion Lannister is her favorite character. Unsurprisingly, one of the most liked comment in that video is from someone saying that "she looks like Shae." |
| 174 | ** A lot of fans in the comments section frequently brings up that Olivia looks like Katherine Langford, the main star of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy''. |
| 175 | ** A lot of fans in the comments section frequently brings up that Mikaela looks like Music/VictoriaJustice. |
| 176 | ** A lot of fans in the comments section frequently brings up that Jackson looks like Music/HarryStyles. Appropriately enough, Jackson made his debut during "Kids React to Music/OneDirection - Drag Me Down". |
| 177 | ** The flip-side happens during the "Try Not To Laugh or Grin Challenge" featuring the Wrestling/{{WWE}} superstars when a few of them have commented that one guy in the video they were watching looks a lot like their colleague Wrestling/DeanAmbrose. |
| 178 | ** During the second "Try Not To Feel Old Challenge", the original Madison [[ProudBeauty compares herself]] to Creator/PamelaAnderson. |
| 179 | ** During "Adults React to Music/MarinaDiamandis", Dionte mentions that the singer reminds him of fellow reactor Sheila (the scene then follows with Sheila fangirling over the singer). |
| 180 | * ChekhovsGunman: |
| 181 | ** Majority of the ''[=YouTubers=]'' cast were covered by the ''Kids'', ''Teens'', and even the ''Elders'' long before their proper debut on the show. Some were even covered ''before'' the creation of ''[=YouTubers=] React''. |
| 182 | ** Jourdan frequently brings up his twin brother during his stint on ''Teens''. By the time [[TheBusCameBack he returns]] to the series as part of the ''Adults'' cast, said twin brother, Jeremy, shows up with him as a reactor himself. |
| 183 | ** An off-screen example. Benny Fine reveals that he met Sabrina D. during the series' first [=VidCon=] event, five or six years before the latter joins the ''Teens React'' cast. |
| 184 | * ChewingTheScenery: Quite a number of reactors are very theatrical. |
| 185 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Morgan, every now and then. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since she's five years old at the beginning of the series. In recent days she's been growing out of that, or at least she's better at expressing it... along with some HiddenDepths. |
| 186 | ** Dylan also started out as being a bit of this, but then later he started showing his own hidden depths... and started wearing glasses. |
| 187 | ** [[TheUnintelligible Royel and Emma R.]] are often this as well, and they're both about the same age at nine years old. Sadly Emma's been growing out of it, but Maksim (who's ''ten'' now!) is a serious contender. |
| 188 | --> '''Maksim''': "I wish my parents were witches and wizards, then I can do everything I want." |
| 189 | ** Maksim takes the cake and throws it to the moon during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8 the same-sex marriage episode]]. |
| 190 | --> '''Maksim''': "Does that mean they're a gate? Or the Golden Gay Bridge?" |
| 191 | --> '''Maksim''': "If I got a box of microscopes, would I be gay?" ''(After being explained that "gay" used to mean "happy")'' |
| 192 | --> '''Maksim'''(''Explaining the problems of some states not recognizing same-sex marriage''): "Some people wanna live in one state, and... and they wanna get married... and they just move to the other state, but I'm afraid there's tornadoes... I don't wanna go there, but I have to, because I wanna marry someone I like, that's not right." |
| 193 | ** Some of the elders are this when they get into things, especially Diane. Newcomer Laura can seem a bit... out of touch at times, then in "Elders React to VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto" she suddenly expressed a (disturbing) interest in illegal activity. Oooookay. |
| 194 | * ColorCodedCharacters: The shows' thumbnails on Website/YouTube; a yellow background for ''Kids'', cyan for ''Teens'', grey for ''Elders'', turquoise for ''Adults'', and fittingly, red for ''[=YouTubers=]''.[[note]]Well actually, ''[=YouTubers=] React''[='=]s thumbnails use a red frame surrounding a space shaped like the site's logo, which has [=YouTubers=] in front of a blue background within it.[[/note]] This one's actually consistent across all Fine Bros' works (blue for ''Spoilers'', pink for ''Last Moments of Relationships'', black for ''Emo Dad'' and purple for ''WebVideo/MyMusic''.) |
| 195 | ** The ''React'' channel takes this a little further, with the ''Gaming'' videos getting a pixelated version of whichever background that group (Kids, Teens ''and'' Elders) normally gets, and ''Kids vs Food'' has the usual yellow back but with a brick pattern. ''Opinions'' throws in a new green one, but ''Advice'' has the same purple one as My Music despite changing the pattern. ''Try Not to Laugh or Smile Challenge'' is blue, and ''Challenge Chalice'' (with few exceptions) is orange. |
| 196 | * ComedicSociopathy: |
| 197 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BTC7-CqOLU "Elders React to the Scary Elevator Prank"]]. Thanks to the trick being revealed early, the bulk of the reactions was basically the elders ''laughing their heads off at the poor victims''. |
| 198 | ** Of course, there are other instances of these reactions on the other ''React'' series, such as the [=YouTubers=] laughing at the German man jumping and falling on the frozen pool. |
| 199 | ** All over the place in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XQ7QOw8pg "Elders React to Men Giving Birth".]] [[EveryoneHasStandards Yes, even from the males.]] |
| 200 | ** Also in "Kids React to Scott Sterling". It's staged, but still. |
| 201 | ** Most ''Gaming'' episodes are either horror-themed or NintendoHard (if not downright PlatformHell!), so FBE certainly knows it's hilarious to see the TeensAdults suffer. |
| 202 | ** Occurs in some of the ''People vs. Food'' episodes, such as the Teens being given crickets to eat, or [[MasochistsMeal the challenges with spicy food]] (taken to extremes as the Adults try the five minute Toe of Satan challenge). |
| 203 | ** The Poker Face challenge has three parts of this by whoever gets the shortest straw. In one episode in particular, there's eating a spider, FeatherBoaConstrictor (or as summed up by Tori, "I had a snake on my neck!"), and watching an infamous NBA clip of a broken ankle. |
| 204 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: You expect one of the elders (Vera) to miss that every video is available online, but one of the ''teens'' (Jeannie)? |
| 205 | ** Don apparently missed the whole "satire" thing with Music/TheLonelyIsland. |
| 206 | ** In one ''Kids React'' video, Jake figures out that the Fine Brothers are actually brothers. |
| 207 | ** [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Two of the [=YouTubers=] dig instead at the vertical video]] during "[=YouTubers=] React to Viral Gift Videos". |
| 208 | ** In "Elders React to The Interview", Hanoch points out that the Russian tank in the movie is actually American. |
| 209 | ** In "Teens vs. Food: Guess That Pizza Challenge", despite being told that they'll be trying different delivery franchise pizzas, Jayka guesses Chuck E. Cheese (which doesn't deliver) for one slice, Alberto says [=DiGiorno=], then later he and Kaelyn both say Costco, the former being a grocery store bought brand and the other being exclusive to, of course, the afformentioned Costco. The [=DiGiorno=] is particularly facepalm-worthy, given that their slogan is "It's not delivery, it's [=DiGiorno=]". |
| 210 | * ComingOfAgeStory: This is more notable with reactors who grew up on the show. |
| 211 | * CommutingOnABus: Inevitable as the show has a ''very'' large cast, not to mention each of the said cast having their own personal schedules that determine their availability. It's even more obvious in the case of ''Teens'' or/and ''College Kids'' who decide to attend college far from Los Angeles and appear less and less (such as Sabrina in Stanford, Jeordy in England and Rachel in San Diego). |
| 212 | * [[CompilationMovie Compilation Series]]: |
| 213 | ** A television spin-off, ''React to That'', premiered on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} on December 15, 2014, as a 12-episode series[[note]]Though Nickelodeon gave the series a 13-episode order[[/note]] that aired five day a week until New Year's Day 2015. ''React to That'' was formatted differently from the web series: while it features Reactors and celebrities watching numerous viral videos, they also take part in various challenges related to those videos. The show was cancelled by Nick after only one season. |
| 214 | ** In November 2017, digital multicast network TBD – which focuses on online content – began airing three half-hour series comprising episodes of the ''React'' series and related segments from the Fine Brothers' other [=YouTube=] channels: ''FBE: React''[[note]](comprising segments from the various versions of the flagship show)[[/note]], ''FBE: React Gaming''[[note]](comprising the ''React Gaming'' segments)[[/note]] and ''FBE: Try Again''[[note]](comprising the React/[=FBE2=] channel's various challenge segments, including, among others, ''Challenge Chalice'', ''Do They Know It?'' and ''People vs. Food'')[[/note]]. The segments featured in each series are [[EditedForSyndication edited for profanity or, where applicable, for length due to the TBD series' half-hour time constraints]]. |
| 215 | * ComputerEqualsMonitor: Invoked in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7EpEnglgk&list=PL23C220A2C5EC0FDE Kids React to Old Computers]]" - pretty much all the kids found the monitor switch and expected that to start the old rig up. It wasn't quite like that back then. Also happened in "Teens React to Windows 95", with computers from a decade later but the "test subjects" still only turning on the monitor. |
| 216 | * CrossOver: |
| 217 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X66_tkXMQM When the kids encounter]] ''WebVideo/EpicMealTime''. |
| 218 | ** There is also the first (and so far, only) cross-generational ''React'' episode in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_caySWazzA Teens/Elders React to Election 2012]]". ''Kids React'' had a separate, individual episode, though their reactions were mentioned to both the teens and the elders. This episode would later be the foundation for Generations React, which itself is a crossover ''series'' for React as a whole. |
| 219 | ** William and Dylan in "Jedi A-holes Strike Back" by Creator/FreddieWong, who returns the favor by appearing in ''[=YouTubers=] React'' episode 2. |
| 220 | * CutenessProximity: Paris is practically {{Squee}}ing over the Dragon Baby video. |
| 221 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTTqpls77yY "Try Not to Touch Challenge"]] downright degrades to this once animals show up. |
| 222 | * TheCutie: Most Kids. And quite a few female Teens, even if they have some less than wholesome interests ([[https://streamable.com/ij5e7 just see]] Chelsea's adorable {{Squee}}ing over... ''The Walking Dead''). |
| 223 | * DawnOfAnEra: |
| 224 | ** Season 2 (2011) was the period when the series started gaining prominence, culminating with the launch of ''Teens''. |
| 225 | ** Season 3 (2012) was the last year for several first season reactors (more on that below), but it was also the year when ''Elders'' and ''[=YouTubers=]'' were launched. This was also the year where majority of the series' most prominent reactors made their debut. It helps that this was the year where the show got its Emmy win. |
| 226 | ** Season 5 (2014) saw the launch of the "Advice", "Gaming", "Lyric Breakdown", "Opinions" and "People vs. Food" episodes. This time was also where majority of the ''Kids'' cast from the first two seasons have moved to ''Teens''. Many prominent reactors also debuted during this time. |
| 227 | ** Season 6 (2015), while also an EndOfAnAge (more on that below), saw the launch of ''Adults'' and both the "Try Not To..." and "Do They Know It?" challenges. This time was also where nearly all of the original ''Kids'' cast have moved to ''Teens''. |
| 228 | ** Season 8 (2017) was the first year to feature ''Kids'' cast who were as old as the series (as in born during the year the show's inaugural season aired). Majority of the prominent ''Teens'' cast have also graduated to ''Adults'' by this time, and it was when both "Challenge Chalice" and the "Guess That Song" episodes were launched. To date it was also the year with the most [[TheBusCameBack comebacks of departed cast members]]. Most notably it saw the creation of the community team and the relaunch of [=FBE2=] in order to show more behind-the-scenes elements of the company. |
| 229 | ** Season 9 (2018) was the first year to feature a reactor to transition from ''Kids'' to ''Teens'' to ''Adults''. |
| 230 | ** Season 11 (2020) is the first year to feature ''Adults'' reactors who were born during the TurnOfTheMillennium. |
| 231 | * DeadpanSnarker: Plenty of the older kids fall into this, mostly Jake and William. Out of the teens, Rumor, Tom, Adam, Alix, and most definitely Eric have their moments. ''[=YouTubers=] React'' takes this up to eleven of course, and the elders are naturally in a class of their own. |
| 232 | ** This actually earns a LampshadeHanging [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaHsx_-qQa8&list=PLNKWJqxJf9ryz5bNztK0q6HWubH4y8-bI&index=1 down the line]]: |
| 233 | --> '''Benny Fine''': "Do you want to get married one day?"\ |
| 234 | '''Adam''': "Yes. (''{{Beat}}'') I couldn't think of anything smartass to say." |
| 235 | ** Former teen Morgan is a great example, even if emphasizing snark over deadpan as time went on. For instance, [[IHatePastMe reacting to herself]]: |
| 236 | --> '''2014 Morgan''': If high school dances were like this, I would want to go. |
| 237 | --> '''Present Morgan''': No you wouldn't! Bitch, you were lying on the couch reading ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' for the tenth time that year! Liar! Why you're lying?! |
| 238 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The title of the "Reactption" episodes (e.g. "College Kids React to Themselves on Teens React" or "Teens React to Music/LinkinPark Reacts to Teens React to Linkin Park"). |
| 239 | * DisneyOwnsThisTrope: The announcement that the Fine Brothers would trademark and license "React" series did not go over well on the Internet. |
| 240 | * DontTryThisAtHome: The Fine Brothers put up this warning for "Kids React to Cinnamon Challenge", "Elders React to Challenges ([[RecycledPremise Cinnamon]], Salt & Ice, and Milk Chug)", and "[=YouTubers=] React to Knife Game Song", and for good reason, too. |
| 241 | ** Also PlayedForLaughs in "Teens React to Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong": |
| 242 | --> '''Creator/JakeShort''': "All of the stuff in this video was attempted by non-professionals, so don't try this at home. Try it at your friend's house." |
| 243 | ** With "Elders React To Eyeball Licking", the Fine Brothers didn't out and out say this as they did with the other ones, ''but'' they did show all the health risks it involves, plus the phrase "if you don't want any of the 650+ diseases you can get from this, don't do it", and also highlighted the elders pointing out how stupid the idea is. |
| 244 | * DirtyOldMan: |
| 245 | ** Not really, but a few of the male elders had no particular qualms in commenting on the attractiveness of certain young females in the videos. |
| 246 | ** Boy, were the [=YouTubers=] disturbed when Benny mentioned that Magibon's most popular demographic were men 45 and older. |
| 247 | ** Downright exploited when the Elders were challenged to watch Music/CardiB's "Twerk" on a loop (although there were women... who didn't last as long as the men). |
| 248 | * DramaticallyMissingThePoint: |
| 249 | ** In "Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial", ''none of the kids'' knew what the internet uproar was about until Benny ''explicity'' pointed it out. |
| 250 | ** [[Creator/HuskyStarcraft Mike "Husky" Lamond]] in "[=YouTubers=] React to Look Up" is so pro-technology compared to everyone else in the episode (even those who were also pro-tech), and so oblivious to the message of not using your personal devices so much and to communicate more without them, that the shown video's idea of selling one's computer for a ring appalls him. To be specific, he doesn't like the idea that someone would get rid of a computer to get for someone else what is normally considered in Western society as a symbol of engagement or marriage, because a ring "does absolutely nothing for you unless it's a [[RingOfPower magical ring]] and a computer does everything for you and it's ''not'' magical". |
| 251 | * {{Eagleland}}[=/=]TestosteronePoisoning: The "BAD ASS" overlay involves camo patterns, warpaint, bullet holes, a bandolier with throwing knives and to top it off, a bald eagle carrying a machine gun. |
| 252 | ** Invoked (with the latter trope) during "Teens React to Creator/FPSRussia", of course. |
| 253 | --> '''Adam''': "It's too awesome for words, maybe short grunt noises like '''''UUHHH!! UURRRHH!!1'''''" |
| 254 | * EndOfAnAge: |
| 255 | ** Season 3 (2012) was the last year for several first season reactors, namely Emma, Sammie, Athena, and William. |
| 256 | ** Season 4 (2013) was the last year ''Kids React'' featured kids who were born in TheNineties. |
| 257 | ** Season 6 (2015) is this for the entire series, for major reasons. |
| 258 | *** It was the last year that a ''Kids React'' episode featured any of the inaugural cast or those who debuted in the first season on it.[[note]]Some graduated to ''Teens'', while others [[PutOnABus just stopped appearing]]. The last Season 1 reactors to remain were Dylan (graduated that very year), the original Morgan (left the show quietly) and Elle (also graduated).[[/note]] [[labelnote: Another note]]2018 could have featured an inaugural ''Kids'' cast on the show had either or both the aforementioned Morgan and Sammie (both the youngest of the original cast) choose to return before turning fourteen that year, but neither did[[/labelnote]] |
| 259 | *** It was also the last year that Creator/TheFineBrothers themselves did the regular hosting for the shows. |
| 260 | *** And it was the last year for several long-time and prominent reactors ([[TheBusCameBack at least for a while]]), such as the original Morgan (see first note), Riley, the male Shannon, and most notably [[SeriesMascot Lia]].[[note]]Marlhy, Cooper, and Krischelle also departed the series that year, but all returned in 2017 along with original cast member Jake who left in 2013[[/note]] |
| 261 | ** The period between late 2014-2017 (specifically the very end of Season 5 to Season 8) saw several of both inaugural and prominent cast members of ''Teens'' either leave the series altogether or graduate to ''Adults''. "Teens React to Music/GreenDay" in particular features Ethan, the last remaining member of the inaugural ''Teens'' cast, do the latter. Several of the departed teens did eventually return for ''Adults'', however. |
| 262 | ** The period of 2017-2018 is where most of the second generation ''Kids'' cast started graduating to ''Teens''. |
| 263 | ** Season 10 (2019) was the last year ''Teens React'' featured teens who were born in TheNineties. |
| 264 | * EpicFail: |
| 265 | ** Spoken by ''[[TheUnintelligible Royel]]'' of all kids when reacting to a Music/OneDirection music video. |
| 266 | ** Whenever [[ButtMonkey Chelsea]] plays video games, it tends to end badly. |
| 267 | ** The second "Try To Watch This Without Laughing Or Grinning" challenge. Laina aka the Overly Attached Girlfriend ''lasts about five seconds.'' |
| 268 | * EventTitle: The series is about people reacting to something or someone. |
| 269 | * {{Expy}}: Royel unintentionally appears like [[Film/TheLittleRascals Buckwheat]], just with a fluffy afro. |
| 270 | * EyeTake: |
| 271 | ** Morgan during the "''le Internet Medley''" video. She was laughing, and suddenly went "O_O ''what the heck''?!" when the ''ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US'' part barges in. |
| 272 | ** Some of the teens watching the honey badger tear up the snake. |
| 273 | ** Isaac during Teens React to FPS Russia. |
| 274 | ** Krischelle is the series' TropeCodifier, to the point that her eye takes were used as thumbnails in several videos (e.g. "Kids React to Harlem Shake" and "Kids React to Gay Marriage"). |
| 275 | ** Catherine had a ''huge'' one during "Elders React To Try Not To Sing Along Challenge" when [[https://youtu.be/-6ZWbUOo-5g?t=242 the first notes of "Sweet Home Alabama" started playing]]. [[Funny/{{React}} Then she let her head sink onto the table and started pounding her fist on it in despair.]] |
| 276 | * {{Facepalm}}: Done occasionally. Also in headdesk variant! |
| 277 | * {{Fanboy}}: |
| 278 | ** Lucas really loves ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', and ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''. |
| 279 | ** Libby makes an effort to identify the actors in ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest'', but her reactions to Creator/LiamNeeson almost reaches Series/KeyAndPeele levels. |
| 280 | ** There's a rare two-for-one deal when both newcomers Rae and Josh (and only a couple of the regulars) happen to be big fans in "Teens React to Attack on Titan". |
| 281 | * FieryRedhead: |
| 282 | ** Twins Megan and Shannon usually find themselves squabbling, especially during their earlier years. |
| 283 | ** Jeordy is always passionate about her opinions. |
| 284 | ** The younger Sydney is a ''very'' expressive person and always appears hyped. |
| 285 | * FlatWhat: When Ethan was told that some people think Nicki Minaj's song Anaconda was feminist. |
| 286 | * ForcedToWatch: The whole purpose of the "Try Not To Look Away" challenges. |
| 287 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a0tymHAiYw second "Try To Watch This Without Laughing Or Grinning" Challenge]] with the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'' superstars features four female wrestlers who acted accordingly: Wrestling/BeckyLynch ([[{{Corpsing}} somehow]]) [[{{Kayfabe}} stayed in her character]] as a {{Heel}}[=/=]AntiHero all throughout the challenge and acted smug (Choleric); Wrestling/AlexaBliss is the most cheerful and people-oriented of the bunch, even sharing some of her own experiences to the audience (Sanguine); Wrestling/AliciaFox is the most focused and GenreSavvy of the bunch due to also being part of the previous challenge with the WWE Superstars (Melancholic); and Wrestling/MickieJames is mostly laid-back (Phlegmatic). |
| 288 | * FreezeFrameBonus: Invoked in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYmybnv_pQ this special announcement]], where the newest additions to ''[=YouTubers=] React'' were subtly revealed in this fashion. Grace Helbig was revealed this way. |
| 289 | * FunTShirt: Several from the teens, [=YouTubers=] and even elders. |
| 290 | ** Of special note, Alix has a ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' one, and newcomer Richard from ''Elders'' has this 'Irish Yoga' one. |
| 291 | ** [[WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange Dane Boe]] just happened to have one with eagles on it [[BlackComedy when they were watching "Bunnies Can Fly - Proof!"]] |
| 292 | * GayAesop: The topic is mostly discussed in ''Kids'', specifically in the episodes regarding gay marriage, its ruling, and ''WebAnimation/InAHeartbeat''. The episode on the former has all the kids, bar one, telling gay people that they shouldn't need to be afraid about being gay. However, the ''Elders'' also reacted to the last one. |
| 293 | * GenderBlenderName: |
| 294 | ** The black chick on ''Teens'' is named Kennedy, and a blonde girl in ''Kids'' is named ''Cooper''. |
| 295 | ** The names "Alex", "Jordan", "Shannon", and "Cooper" (see above) have all been used by reactors of both genders. |
| 296 | * TheGenerationGap: All over the place, such as the kids dismissing old technologyhabits. It is particularly noticeable when more than one cast covers the same topic. |
| 297 | * GenkiGirl: |
| 298 | ** The original Morgan was frequently giddying during her early years in the show. She matures significantly by her fourth year. |
| 299 | ** Justine Ezarik ''can not sit still.'' |
| 300 | ** Rae from ''Teens'' is probably more hyper than half of the kids put together. |
| 301 | * GenreBlind: In spite of the many examples of GenreSavvy throughout all the shows, a few examples crop up every now and then. |
| 302 | ** Literally none of the [=YouTubers=] expected [[spoiler:that they would be the victims of a JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}]]. When the Fine Brothers offered to show them some news footage related to it, literally only three people worked out it was going to happen again, and of those three two of them were a double act. Lampshaded by Jack Douglass, who commented "Should have seen that coming!" |
| 303 | * GenreSavvy: There are ''many'' examples, and generally anyone who's on the show becomes this if they aren't already. |
| 304 | ** Yehuda is the first one to be suspicious of the mirrors in the elevator. Rock apparently anticipated the direction the video would take when the first male victim appeared. |
| 305 | ** Quite a few guys predicted the [[spoiler:screaming goat]] in ''[=YouTubers React=]'' #6. Similarly, WebVideo/{{Smosh}} even mentions RuleOfThree for the Knife Game one. |
| 306 | ** Kurt Schneider was the ''only'' person to predict that [[spoiler:Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared]] was going to suddenly get disturbing, even timing his guess as to when it was going to happen and getting it exactly right. |
| 307 | ** This gem from "Teens React to The Fox": |
| 308 | --> '''Tom''': "It's funny, 'cause I just seen these guys on ''Ellen'', the talk show and... I knew that was one of your questions ''I just knew it!''" |
| 309 | ** During "Teens React to Series/GameOfThrones", Mikaela was the only non-watcher to immediately correctly deduce that Joffrey Baratheon is a despicable villainous character. |
| 310 | ** "[=YouTubers=] React to the Farting Preacher". Phillip [=DeFranco=] was the first to assume Pastor Tilton met some kind of LaserGuidedKarma eventually, as well as predicting the "fart version" of the whole episode whether they consented or not. |
| 311 | ** Yehuda returns for "Elders React to Oculus Rift", and is ''the first'' to predict [[spoiler:a rollercoaster!]] |
| 312 | ** Similarly, Adande predicts the Fines bringing out an actual rope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR3Ae6IAOiM "YouTubers React to Ylvis - Trucker's Hitch"]]. |
| 313 | ** Labib eventually figures out that VideoGame/SonicExe was a CreepyPasta game. His first guess wasn't too far off (He said it was some Illuminati game). |
| 314 | ** In the Elders Play VideoGame/TheLastOfUs, both Catherine and Anne know right away from the dialogue that the soldier [[spoiler: is going to kill Joel and Sarah]]. |
| 315 | ** In Elders Play VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Catherine gets a nice quip in; |
| 316 | --->'''Catherine''': "That's his wife or his girlfriend? [Amanda drinks a cocktail.] Who's an alcoholic?" |
| 317 | --->'''Amanda''': "Six more of these and I'll be comatose enough to sleep with you." |
| 318 | --->'''Catherine''': "It's his wife." |
| 319 | ** In episodes featuring the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment reactors reacting to the reaction of the person involved in the video they previously reacted to]], some (specifically the younger Sidney in "Kids React to Music/{{Poppy}} Reacts to Kids React to Poppy", and Tori in "Teens React to Music/LinkinPark Reacts to Teens React to Linkin Park") have correctly guessed who that particular person is based solely from the host's introduction. |
| 320 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: The huge backlash against their announcement that they would [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope trademark and license "React" series]] resulted in them losing a chunk of their subscribers. They later apologized and dropped the plans altogether but the damage had already been done. |
| 321 | * GoshDarnItToHeck: Even if cuss words are bleeped, the cast certainly knows how to employ this. |
| 322 | ** Troy, misunderstanding the lyrics of Music/{{Psy}}'s "Gentleman" ("I�m a, mother-father-gentleman") |
| 323 | -->'''Troy''': "I'm a... mother-truckin' something." |
| 324 | ** Rock going "[[WebVideo/MyMusic Shut the front door!]]" and "scared spitless". |
| 325 | ** Horror games lead to things such as Mikaela's frequent "Fudge and crackers!" and [[https://youtu.be/jNm0UfYujSI?t=8m25s Becca screaming the overly long "Frickity-frack, knickknack paddy-whack, Caddyshack! Oh my gosh!"]]. |
| 326 | * GraduateFromTheStory: From ''Kids React'' (at age 14, upon entering high school) and then from ''Teens React'' (upon reaching age 19, then later extended to 20, after graduating from high school). From there, it's on to either or ''Adults React'' for those from 20-55, then ''Elders React'' for those who are 55 and up. ''College Kids React'' serves as a bridge between ''Teens'' and ''Adults'', as the age range of the cast (18-22) overlaps with that of the tail end of the age range for ''Teens'' and the beginning range for ''Adults''; as such, cast members appear on one of the latter two depending on their age at the time they begin appearing on ''College Kids''. |
| 327 | ** Lia pioneered the graduation from ''Kids'' to ''Teens''. Alex, Brooke-Monae, Bryson, Caden, Chloe, Claudia, Darius, Dash, Derek, Dylan, Elle, Emma R., Everhet, Jackson, Jacob, Jair, Jake, Janelle, Jaxon, Jayka, Kacey, Krischelle, Lydon, Marlhy, Megan & Shannon, Mikaela, Morgan A., Olivia, Riley, Royel, Seth, Sydney, Thomas, Troy, Tyler and Tyler F. have since followed in her footsteps. |
| 328 | *** Lia skipped the ''Teens'' age limit and, starting with "[=YouTubers=] React to News Bloopers 2013" at the age of 17, became the first person to go from ''Kids'' to ''Teens'' to ''[=YouTubers=]''. |
| 329 | *** Seth was the first person to make the transition from ''Kids'' to ''Teens'' to ''Adults''. Darius, Mikaela, Royel, Sydney, and Troy have since followed in his footsteps. |
| 330 | *** Mikaela is the only cast member (so far) to appear in ''Kids'', ''Teens'', ''Adults'' and ''Staff''. |
| 331 | *** Jaxon was the first ''Kids'' graduate to return to the show for an episode. |
| 332 | ** Lucas Cruikshank is an odd celebrity example. He was 18 when he made a one-off guest spot on ''Teens React''. The next time he's seen on a ''React'' series, he's 20 and appearing on ''[=YouTubers=] React'' with Jennifer Veal. |
| 333 | ** Ethan James, Jeannie and Madison were the first ''Teens React'' alumni to jump to ''Adults React''. Since then, they have been joined by Adam, Alberto, Alicia, Alix, Anna, Austin, Brianna, Brooklin, Carlos, Chelsea, Daniel, Darius, Eric, Ethan, Evelyn, Gavin, Geneva, Jade, Jasser, Jeordy, Jillian, Jourdan (now with his twin brother Jeremy), Kaelyn, Kennedy, Kenneth, Kostas, Labib, Leah, Leyla, Luis, Michael & Miracle, Mikaela, Moises, Morgan, Noah, Nora, Rachel, Rae, Reina, Sabrina, Sabrina D., Sam, Sergio, Seth, Shant, Sophia, the older and original Sydney, the second and younger Sydney, Talia, Tom, Tori, Troy, and Will. |
| 334 | *** Brooklin, Eric, Mikaela, Tom, Tori and Rachel have also appeared in ''Staff'' episodes due to also working for production as part of the FBE Community team, making them the only reactors to go from ''Teens'' to ''Adults'' to ''Staff''. In Rachel's case she moved to the ''Staff'' cast permanently since unlike the others mentioned, she became a full-time staff member in late 2018. |
| 335 | ** Brandon, Brooklin, Eric, Mikaela, Tom, Tori and Rachel were (so far) the only ''Adults'' cast to concurrently appear in the ''Staff'' episodes, again, due to being part of the FBE Community team (sans Rachel, who ends up being an full fledged FBE staffer instead of being part of the community team). |
| 336 | ** Special mention goes to Jade and Austin. The former was the first teen to formally graduate from ''Teens React'', but did so before the creation of ''Adults React'' (She would appear on ''Adults React'' after a lengthy absence from the series), while the latter only appeared in the very first ''Teens React'' episode before resurfacing as a member of the ''Adults'' cast six-and-a-half years later. |
| 337 | ** Similar to Austin above, both Marlhy and Jake disappeared for a few years before their official graduation (e.g reaching the age limit of fourteen) from ''Kids'', only to resurface as members of the ''Teens'' cast. |
| 338 | * GrammarNazi: |
| 339 | ** During "Kids React to Music/RebeccaBlack's Music/{{Friday}}", Athena voices her disdain for the singer for "butchering the English language" (specifically the song's [[YouNoTakeCandle "We, we we so excited"]] line). |
| 340 | -->'''Athena''': "What is wrong with her!? She can't even speak proper English! |
| 341 | ** Kennedy as mentioned on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A39cuQDl1GI Teens React to Jacksfilms]]". |
| 342 | -->'''Kennedy''': "My biggest pet peeve is when people don't use proper grammar. I just want to ''explode''. It just- it just bothers me so much." |
| 343 | %%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Lia is definitely one of the nicer people in the series. |
| 344 | %%-->'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brq-UOWEMYA&list=UL&t=1m20s AmeliaLauren]]''': "There we go! Be yourself, don't be a jerk! Yay!" |
| 345 | * HeadDesk: When Adam finds out that a large number of teenage boys and grown men like ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. |
| 346 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 347 | ** As mentioned above, Morgan and Dylan from ''Kids''. |
| 348 | *** Emma R may have raised a few gamer eyebrows when she somehow 'got' the concept of level editors (re. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RowTMIJvos8 Super Meat Boy]]). |
| 349 | ---> "I got a question - Are all these levels [[BuffySpeak makeable?]]" |
| 350 | ** Adam, Rumor and Jade from ''Teens''. The girls in particular may seem like unabashed {{Valley Girl}}s, but Rumor can rattle off all the character names in ''Film/MeanGirls'', while Jade can name every Creator/JenniferLawrence role, which is not easy. |
| 351 | * HugeSchoolgirl: |
| 352 | ** Mikaela's always looked somewhat out of place during her time on ''Kids React'' for this reason. During the ''Gaming with Teens'' head-to-head session, she's actually taller than Josh, who should be older than her. |
| 353 | ** Lia. At first it's justified as she's the oldest of the inaugural ''Kids'' cast. However, she's still visibly one of the tallest girls in ''Teens'' during her time there. |
| 354 | ** Lydon, who by her third year didn't look at all as still a ''Kid'' (and she was still two years away from turning 14 and graduating!). |
| 355 | * HypocriticalHumor: |
| 356 | ** Jayka ''issuing death threats'' in "Kids React to Harlem Shake" when ''she'' was the one laughing the hardest. |
| 357 | ** Steve Kardynal remarking on the audacity of photobombers in "[=YouTubers=] React to News Bloopers". This is a guy known for ''swinging naked on a yoga ball'', folks. |
| 358 | * IconicSequelCharacter: The series has had several reactors through the years, so any prominent reactor introduced starting its second season counts. |
| 359 | ** For easier context, the only prominent reactors who have been in the series during the first season are/were Lia, Dylan, Morgan, Elle, the twins Megan and Shannon, Emma, Athena, Jake, William, and Sammie (and of those eleven, only Lia, Dylan, Morgan, Jake, Emma, and Sammie were in the {{Pilot}}).[[note]]However, [[WordOfGod The Fine Brothers themselves consider]] the reactors who debuted during Season 2 of ''Kids'', such as Darius, Royel, Emma R., Marlhy, Bryson, Riley, Everhet, and ([[OneSteveLimit the first and older]]) Sydney, as originals due to the second season being released immediately after the first.[[/note]] |
| 360 | ** Further, the original cast of ''Teens'' (minus those who graduated from ''Kids'', obviously) were introduced near the end of the second season. The original cast of both ''Elders'' and ''[=YouTubers=]'' (minus eventually Lia[[note]]and arguably [[ChekhovsGunman those who were covered on the show's earliest episodes]][[/note]]) were introduced during the third season. And the original cast of ''Adults'' (minus those who graduated from ''Teens'') were introduced during the sixth season. |
| 361 | * IdenticalStranger: |
| 362 | ** Going by the Website/YouTube comments, Shant and Ethan James (despite the former having less hair and more muscle). |
| 363 | ** Mikaela mentions that people have often mistaken her and Tori for each other (despite the former being notably much taller and the latter frequently having dyed strands in her hair). |
| 364 | ** Tyler F. and Jackson (even if the latter has longer hair), if all the misnamings when Tyler plays in FBE's Twitch are an indication. |
| 365 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: |
| 366 | ** Megan and Shannon just part their hair differently, though in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05uQR5C2AXw "Kids React to Election 2012"]] they have identical hair but different colored outfits. After they moved to ''Teens React'', one of the twins would wear glasses on occasion (Shannon at first, now Megan). |
| 367 | ** There's also Kelli and Alisyn from the ''Adults'' side (yes, ''adults'') who were virtually identical from the neck up, but nowadays, Alisyn generally has shorter hair. |
| 368 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "[Age group or [=YouTubers=]] React to [Topic]" |
| 369 | * IHatePastMe: Whenever TeensAdults have to react to themselves (either videos as KidsTeens or their auditions), expect a lot of this. |
| 370 | * ImAHumanitarian: |
| 371 | ** Dylan (in)famously invoked this during "Kids React to WebVideo/{{Smosh}}", saying he will "eat a sushi with his blood on it". |
| 372 | ** During the raw meat episode of ''College Kids vs. Food'', the reactors were tricked that they just ate human meat. They were ''not'' amused. |
| 373 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: It's Lia, so it may well count as this: |
| 374 | -->'''Benny Fine''': "Which specific ex-boyfriend do you think [[Music/TaylorSwift "We are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together"]] was about?"\ |
| 375 | '''Lia''': "Oh my god, I can't name them ''all!''" |
| 376 | ** And during the exclusive "Kids React to Vidcon": |
| 377 | -->'''Benny Fine''': "What kind of people do you think go to Vidcon?"\ |
| 378 | '''Darius''': "People who don't have a job."\ |
| 379 | '''Everhet''': "People who have no life and are covered in acne." |
| 380 | ** Dylan going "he's too old to have that kind of girls" in response to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc1YWExO2dM One Pound Fish.]] The guy's only 31! |
| 381 | ** However, Dylan scores some points for knowing what Harlem is ("Kids React to the Harlem Shake"), while Everhet thought it was "a prison or a very bad neighborhood". |
| 382 | ** Jeannie from ''Teens'' has been afflicted with foot-in-mouth disease for quite a while now. |
| 383 | --> "He's like a... ''[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext nice]]'' [[DiggingYourselfDeeper child molester?]]" |
| 384 | ** Claudia may have earned a medal for this by now - first off, in the one with a film-using camera: |
| 385 | --> '''Benny''': "So it used to be, you had ''no idea'' how the pictures turned out, until you brought them to a store... and waited one hour for the film to be developed..." |
| 386 | -->'''Claudia''': "I feel bad for those people." |
| 387 | -->'''Rafi''': "''...Us.''" |
| 388 | -->'''Claudia''': "Oh, I'm sorry." |
| 389 | *** And in a later ep, when Benny says ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has been around for more than 20 years and that he and Rafi watched it when they were kids. |
| 390 | --->'''Claudia''': I didn't realize it was that old. I thought... |
| 391 | --->'''Rafi''': [[SarcasmMode Oh, thanks.]] |
| 392 | --->'''Claudia''': *while laughing* I'm sorry! |
| 393 | ** Jenna made epic ones during ''Kids React to the first [=iPod=]''. |
| 394 | --->'''Benny''': What you have there is the very first model of [=iPod=] ever made, and it was made from Apple 2001.\ |
| 395 | [The other kids giving their reactions]\ |
| 396 | '''Jenna''': I think that's when dinosaurs lived.\ |
| 397 | '''Benny''': We were all alive then!\ |
| 398 | '''Jenna''': Oh. Were my mom and dad?\ |
| 399 | '''Benny''': Yeah!\ |
| 400 | [Benny addresses to the kids how their [[WhatAreRecords reactions to older trends and technologies]] are oftentimes upsetting to adult, young adult, and even older teenaged viewers]\ |
| 401 | '''Jenna''': You think I'm calling them old. Sorry! I didn't know... [{{Beat}}] that you were alive!\ |
| 402 | ''[Cue "Aww... Cute!" overlay]'' |
| 403 | * IronicEpisodeTitle: The "Try Not To..." challenges are about suppressing emotions, contradicting the very word that the series was named after. |
| 404 | * ItsTheBestWhateverEver: |
| 405 | ** Darius on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DDwh1iKi-0 Schmoyoho]]. |
| 406 | ** Tom on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAvZGeLcLe4 "Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong"]] (jokingly. We think.) |
| 407 | * JawDrop: Kostas in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpS2a48ojWI "Teens React to Facebook Parenting"]]. |
| 408 | ** Adam has two in the Amanda Todd episode, out of shock for what happened to her. Madison also has one in the same episode. |
| 409 | ** A beautiful one from Don in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEvBshZTtQ "Elders React]] to WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends". |
| 410 | ** Paris and Morgan in "Golden Eagle Snatches Kid". |
| 411 | ** A perfect one from Lia when she finds out who originally did the cup song in "Teens React to the Cup Song". |
| 412 | ** Diane while watching the ''Series/JerseyShore'' cast get violent. |
| 413 | ** Royel in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KXqYZnJGVE "Kids React to Going To The Store"]]. And then ''he resets it manually.'' |
| 414 | ** Barbara in "Elders React to A Million Ways to Die in the West". |
| 415 | * JobTitle: ''[=YouTubers=] React'' feature several Website/YouTube personalities, while the ''Staff React'' episodes feature the FBE behind the scenes personnel. ''College Kids React'' feature both ''Adults'' and ''Teens'' cast who are going to college. |
| 416 | * JustifiedTitle: While the series has always been about getting {{Reaction Shot}}s, it was mainly for opinions. The series eventually branched out to other topics still having to deal with reaction such as the LetsPlay episodes and the "Try Not To..." challenges. |
| 417 | * {{Kayfabe}}: True to form, when wrestlers (particularly Wrestling/{{WWE}} superstars) are invited for episodes, expect at least one to appear in his/her current character. Notable examples were Wrestling/ChrisJericho, [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Lana]], Wrestling/BeckyLynch, and Wrestling/TheNewDay members Wrestling/KofiKingston and Wrestling/{{Big E|Langston}}.. |
| 418 | * LastEpisodeNewCharacter: PlayedWith. "Kids React to [=YouTube=] Stars (WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange, WebVideo/{{Fred}} and [=iJustine=])" was released after Elle and twins Megan and Shannon's debut episode "Kids React To Viral Videos # 5 (Charlie Bit My Finger, Golden Voice Homeless Man, Double Dream Hands)", but was officially listed as the inaugural SeasonFinale while the latter was instead listed as the second episode of Season 2. This also (technically) applies to the latter two of the eponymous [=YouTube=] Stars Lucas Cruikshank and Justine Ezarik, who would eventually become regular cast members of ''[=YouTubers=] React'' years later. |
| 419 | * LongRunnerCastTurnover: |
| 420 | ** The series has been around since 2010. Since then, it has grown and cast members either {{graduate|FromTheStory}} to another show or [[PutOnABus leave the show]] (altogether or [[TheBusCameBack for a time]]). |
| 421 | ** ''Adults'' has the largest gap between starting at age 20 (in many cases after graduating from ''Teens'') to graduating to ''Elders'' at 55. |
| 422 | * MediumAwareness: |
| 423 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WmB4MTIXn0&t=1m54s "HEY! YouTube videos AREN'T crappy."]] |
| 424 | ** The teens also became aware of the overlays as well, like the red X's and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVmF-dYv4U&t=2m17s green check mark]] for the rapid-fire Q&A. |
| 425 | ** This golden moment in "[=YouTubers=] React to Rewind Website/YouTube Style": |
| 426 | --> '''Mystery Guitar Man''': "I think it's a brilliant thing to get a bunch of [=YouTube=] stars to be in one specif- [[DelayedReaction Wait a second! WAIT A SECOND! I know what this is!]] I know - you guys are ''using me!''" ''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere (leaves in a mock hissy fit)]]'' |
| 427 | ** "[=YouTubers=] React to the Farting Preacher". Half of the guests actually ''sensed'' that the fart sounds were being added to the episode "right now" rather than in post-production. |
| 428 | ** A rare one from one of the kids in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeG08hC8gk&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K Kids React to ALS Ice Bucket Challenge]]". |
| 429 | --> '''Emma R''': And now of course it's, QUESTION TIME! ({{beat}} as we hear the Fines laughing) [[BadassBoast I've been here long enough to know everything!]] |
| 430 | ** Barbara has always proven rather GenreSavvy, until this moment in "Elders React to First Moon Party": |
| 431 | --> "I was in school, and I was like "I got it mom!", "Well come here, let's take care of it!" ({{beat}}) [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Oh gosh this is going on the internet...]]" |
| 432 | * MicDrop: When Mikaela, Seth and Rae are doing a Let's Play of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', Rae ignores their prompting to look for clues about a combination lock's solution in the fourth chapter of the game and inputs it from her memory of finding it in the first chapter (which was literally one of about ten clues they found then, and filmed nearly a month earlier). When it works she drops the controller and tosses her hands up in a victory salute, while Mikaela and Seth look on in disbelief. She does laughingly note a minute later that she didn't think she'd get it right. |
| 433 | * MoodWhiplash: |
| 434 | ** What follows "Teens React to Bullying (Amanda Todd)"? "Kids React to 'It's Thanksgiving' (Nicole Westbrook)". |
| 435 | ** Near the end of the latter episode, Morgan went from being calm and polite to mad and argumentative upon hearing that a lot of people dislike the song [[ForTheEvulz just for the heck of it]]. Note that Morgan was one of only a couple kids who likes this song and was very defensive of it. |
| 436 | -->'''Benny Fine''': So many people are so mean about this video, but you're so nice about it. |
| 437 | -->'''Morgan''': Thank you. |
| 438 | -->'''Rafi Fine''': So many people seem to find it fun to ''not'' like videos. |
| 439 | -->'''Morgan''': That is bad! '''Bad!''' Just don't even give it thumbs down, just say you hate it, but don't '''show it!''' |
| 440 | ** There's several cases of conflicting views lined up together. |
| 441 | ** "Elders React to 50 Shades of Grey Trailer" drops a MASSIVE one at the end, abruptly cutting to black immediately after giving one of the elderly women the "PLAYA!" overlay, and solemnly dedicating the video to one of the elders who had passed away that week. |
| 442 | ** During Chelsea and Brooklin's Let's Play of ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares'', they didn't discover the "hugging a Nome" mechanic until Chapter 4. They squee about how cute it is and joke that they want to adopt Six, then later simultaneously "d'awww" when a Nome offers the starving Six a sausage. And then Six ignores [[spoiler: the sausage in favor of killing and feeding on the Nome]]. |
| 443 | -->'''Chelsea:''' See, you show people love, and they pay with love in return. |
| 444 | -->'''Little Nightmares:''' ''*Six staggers toward the Nome*'' |
| 445 | -->'''Brooklin:''' Just eat it. He -- he is offering you something. |
| 446 | -->'''Chelsea:''' Eat it, honey. |
| 447 | -->'''Brooklin:''' Eat it. |
| 448 | -->'''Little Nightmares:''' ''[[spoiler:*Six pounces on the Nome and begins eating it alive*]]'' |
| 449 | -->'''Brooklin:''' ''*[[{{Gasp}} horrified gasp]]*'' No! No! ''*drops controller*'' I didn't do it! I didn't do it! |
| 450 | -->'''Brooklin & Chelsea:''' ''*stare in shock with hands over their mouths*'' |
| 451 | * MrFanservice: Tom, Labib, [[OneSteveLimit the original]] Jake, Shant, Ethan James, Kostas, and Eric are all very nice to look at and will occasionally turn up in vests or very short sleeved t-shirts. 90% of the comments on the Outlast series draw attention to Tom's good-looks. |
| 452 | * MsFanservice: The series has had many beautiful reactors through the years (even inspiring [[https://www.reddit.com/r/reactgirls/ their own]] [[Website/{{Reddit}} sub-Reddit]], which [[InternetJerk for]] [[PaedoHunt obvious reasons]] [[EveryoneHasStandards has a tough stance on comments]]), but the ones who occasionally turn up in revealing clothes (e.g shirts that are sleeveless, with plunging necklines, or/and [[FormFittingWardrobe just plainly tight]]) and are generally appealing/popular to the male ([[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and even female]]) fanbase are/were Alix, Becca, Blair Fowler, Brittany, Haley, Izzy, Jayka[[note]]who even got a MaleGaze from a male reactor onscreen[[/note]], [[OneSteveLimit the second]] [[GenderBlenderName female]] Jordan, Kaelyn, Lia, [[OneSteveLimit the older and original]] Madison, Marlhy, Mikaela, [[OneSteveLimit the third and oldest]] Morgan, Rachel, Riley, Sabrina D., Sophia, [[OneSteveLimit the older and original]] Sydney, Tori, and Justine Ezarik. |
| 453 | * MundaneMadeAwesome: |
| 454 | ** ''[=YouTubers=]React'' has the most dramatic background music, as if the Fine Bros are trying to tell us that watching [=YouTubers=] watching and reacting to other [=YouTube=] videos is awesome. |
| 455 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24OIg33Z53c Teens React to 90s Handheld Games]]. Clearing a round of Bo Jackson Football leads to a couple of ''touchdown celebrations.'' |
| 456 | * MythologyGag: Dash regarding one cat video as "quality internet video", referencing the Fine bros' "Spoilers" series. |
| 457 | * NightmareFetishist: |
| 458 | ** Adam reacts to ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}: The Eight Pages'' with ''glee''. |
| 459 | ** Rachel takes to ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' rather enthusiastically and later on when she's playing ''VideoGame/SonicExe'', she wonders why she's enjoying the stage she's on suddenly having blood all over. |
| 460 | ** Royel is gleefully singing along with the ''Don't Hug me, I'm Scared'' video and is frequently ecstatic with normally scary things. |
| 461 | * NonAppearingTitle: Both "Music/MotleyCrue Reacts to Kids React to Mötley Crüe" and "Music/LinkinPark Reacts to Teens React to Linkin Park" do not feature the entire band, but just a single member (Tommy Lee for the former, Mike Shinoda for the latter). |
| 462 | * NonIndicativeName: |
| 463 | ** Sometimes the kids are shown a viral video whose name has nothing to do with its subject matter, such as "Going to the Store", "Late For Meeting", or "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared". The brothers will always ask the kids what they think the title of the video is. Cue incredulous reactions such as "That doesn't make any SENSE!!!" when they are told the actual title. |
| 464 | ** Despite the show's title, ''Teens React'' doesn't include thirteen year olds. |
| 465 | * NoodleIncident: |
| 466 | --> '''Maksim''': "Once I bited one of my parents, and he had blood." |
| 467 | ** From "Elders React to Murdered My Wisdom Teeth": |
| 468 | -->'''Rock''': "I had a back operation... when I came out, I was really in a different place, ''and I thought I was in Vietnam.''" |
| 469 | ** In "Teens React to Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version)", the teens are asked how they'd react if someone like [[http://www.clickmusic.com/images/uploads/mariah-carey-steve-kardynal-christmas.jpg Steve Kardynal]] appeared on their screen. |
| 470 | -->'''Madison''': "I'd close my computer and be like, [[OhNoNotAgain 'Ah! No! Not again!']]" |
| 471 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: "[=YouTubers=] React to Japanese Commercials #2" scores a new first by getting ''actual Japanese folks'' to watch them as well. It's no secret that Japanese commercials are outlandish and ridiculous, but one of the Japanese [=YouTubers=] points out that there's Western commercials like that - [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike the Terry Crews Old Spice commercials.]] |
| 472 | * NWordPrivileges: |
| 473 | ** From Ethan laughing off the idea that he would still be a slave if not for progress and amendments, to Royel just blurting out "is he black?" in response to the One Pound Fish guy (Pakistani, for the record). |
| 474 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGepaq0g1-I "Teens React To Jonah Hill Controversy"]] is a very serious discussion about this trope, mostly regarding slang terms for LGBT. |
| 475 | ** During his reaction to his ''(Kids) React'' debut, Seth mockingly says that "he looked so Asian". |
| 476 | * OlderThanTheyLook: |
| 477 | ** For one, Creator/JakeShort returned to ''Teens React'' ("Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong") eight months after he first appeared in "Salad Fingers", and he '''has not aged a day'''. Same for Will, who looks like he's 9 but is actually ''Fifteen'' during his first few years on Teens React! |
| 478 | ** It's also hard to imagine Ethan James reaching 20 and leaving ''Teens React'' well ahead of longtime regulars like Tom, Adam, Rumor and Alix, but that's just how it is. |
| 479 | ** Madison barely aged since her debut in the very first ''Teens React'' episode back in 2011 when she reacted to it as parts of the ''Adults'' cast in 2017. Madison even lampshades that she still sounds the same. |
| 480 | ** The older and original Sydney barely aged when she reacted to her debut on a ''Teens'' episode, ''six years'' after her said debut on ''Kids''. She even lampshades this during the episode. |
| 481 | * OncePerEpisode: Question Time![[note]]Only ''Kids React'' shouts it; the others don't even have an exclamation point.[[/note]] |
| 482 | * OneDegreeOfSeparation: Alix got into the show because her high school teacher notified her (and her classmates) about a ''Teens React'' audition. This teacher happens to be Everhet's mom. |
| 483 | * OneSteveLimit: [[OneSteveLimit/{{React}} This page covers it fully in detail.]] |
| 484 | * {{Otaku}}: Several of the cast are anime lovers. Notable examples are Alix, Becca, Eric, Everhet, Jasser, Josh, Labib, Lydon, and Rae. |
| 485 | * PopCulturalOsmosis: Occurs sometimes with the ''Kids'' and ''Teens''. The latter in particular are more prone to SampledUp (one mistook "Every Breath You Take" for "I'll Be Missing You", another didn't know "Hide and Seek" wasn't something made by Music/JasonDeRulo, and another only knew "Dream On" because Eminem used it in a song). |
| 486 | * PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: On the other hand, this is much more to be expected. A glaring example is during "Do College Kids know 80s Action Movies" episode: |
| 487 | -->'''Jeannie''' [presented with ''Film/TheTerminator'' poster] This is Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. The governor. I don't know this movie, and I didn't know he acted. |
| 488 | * PrecisionFStrike: |
| 489 | ** Emma R getting "a little pissed off" at [[WebVideo/{{Nukazooka}} Mario vs. Minecraft]]'s ending. |
| 490 | ** Alix from ''Teens React'' delivers a contemptible "God dammit" when she's forced to play ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}''. |
| 491 | ** ''Several'' from the Amanda Todd one, and not without reason. |
| 492 | ** [[Music/{{PSY}} "He's on the floor singing and that guy was dryhumping his face!"]] Not only a bit of exaggeration, but the Japanese fansubs had to censor that bit. |
| 493 | ** A beautiful one at the end of "Elders React to Series/JerseyShore": |
| 494 | -->'''Catherine''': "Take a shower, wash your hair, put on some clothes, go out and get a job and leave us the f--k alone." |
| 495 | ** One of the rare meaningful ones from "Teens React to Dumb Ways to Die": |
| 496 | -->'''Kostas''': "Big things going ''really'' fast are gonna f--k you up, so don't f--k with trains."\ |
| 497 | ''Overlay'': "KNOWLEDGE (A public service announcement from ''Teens React'')" |
| 498 | ** We got one from Jordan Maron, aka LetsPlay/CaptainSparklez in "[=YouTubers=] React to Farting Preacher". Normally, he doesn't use swearwords beyond "crap", or "damn", but upon learning that [[spoiler:the farting videos were fake]] we get this gem. |
| 499 | -->'''Jordan Maron''': "I am so [[SoundEffectBleep fucking]] gullible!" |
| 500 | ** "Teens React to Demon Baby". SpecialGuest Creator/MaisieWilliams ([[Series/GameOfThrones yes, that one]]) described the one guy with ''zero reaction'' to the demon baby as "zero [[SoundEffectBleep f--ks]] were given". |
| 501 | ** During a Challenge Chalice episode where they play INever with fish sauce and hot sauce shots, Mikaela, who normally [[GoshDarnItToHeck uses creative expletives]], provides a loud "WHAT THE [[SoundEffectBleep *BLEEP*]]" by the fourth time she loses. |
| 502 | * ProductPlacement: Friskies sponsored their AprilFoolsDay 2014 video. |
| 503 | * PutOnABus: Some of the ''React'' series' old regulars have ended up leaving the show for no apparent reason. |
| 504 | ** The most notorious example was [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSuperSherman William Sherman]] of ''Kids React'', arguably the most popular of the kids (even over Lia), whose absence spurred frequent inquiry in the comments section of many ''Kids React'' videos and on William's own videos. Eventually, he gave [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX-CmCS20mM a reason for his departure.]] |
| 505 | ** Other departed original kids include Athena Stamakinley, Emma Johnson, the latter's sister Sammie, and Morgan Bertsch. |
| 506 | ** Several of the original teens from ''Teens React'' have aged out of the show and departed without fanfare, including Devin and Erin. Same goes for other prominent reactors such as Rumor, Rebecca, and Viktor. |
| 507 | ** Diane, a mainstay of the earliest ''Elders React'' episodes, suddenly stopped appearing and hasn't returned since. Other Elders who have stopped making appearances include Owen, Marty, Rhoda, Laura, Jon, Darlene, Hanoch (who has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE2gTfHqzrg harsh words]] on the subject), Liz, and Yehuda, the Fine Bros' dad. |
| 508 | ** SeriesMascot Lia herself has stopped appearing since 2015. |
| 509 | ** When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Fiona went to live with her parents in Australia. Due to the country locking down its borders during the pandemic, she hasn't been able to return to America, so only time will tell if [[TheBusCameBack her bus comes back]]. |
| 510 | * TheQuietOne: Rafi, probably because he's mainly operating the camera. Benny is usually the one who asks the questions, with Rafi speaking up or laughing along with Benny about a quarter of the time. |
| 511 | * RageQuit: |
| 512 | ** A minor version in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqyTN8bP-Rs&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K "Teens React to Happy Wheels"]], when Rachel goes through three attempts, only to come closer and closer to ''stopping short of the finish line.'' |
| 513 | ** Evan's final word on the Skip-It. |
| 514 | ** The ''FBE Reacts'' Try Not to Get Mad Challenge had one staffer angrily closing the laptop once a clip of ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' was played. |
| 515 | * ReactionShot: Well, duh. |
| 516 | * ReactionVideo: Pretty much the entire channel, obviously. |
| 517 | * RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Teens React to WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}" comes after the longest ''reverse'' period in which a subject turns ''Youtubers React'' guest. It's most likely triggered by Mark's appearance on ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive''. |
| 518 | * RecognitionFailure: ''Kids'', ''Teens'' and at times ''College Kids'' are prone to this during the "Do They Know It?" episodes. The Guess That SongMovie Challenge also has it, most blatantly when both people don't get it (or worse, they know the song but not either the title or artist). |
| 519 | * RecurringCharacter: Lia is the only person to have appeared in three of the different series. (She started on ''Kids React'', grew older and joined ''Teens React'', and due to having [[https://www.youtube.com/user/liamariejohnson her own YouTube channel]], got featured on ''[=YouTubers=] React''.) |
| 520 | * RecycledPremise: [[RecycledPremise/{{React}} This page covers it fully in detail.]] |
| 521 | * RunningGag: A few. |
| 522 | ** Emma's (and later others') Words of Wisdom. |
| 523 | ** "''Aw''... CUTE!" |
| 524 | ** There were also three or four instances of Words of Zen. |
| 525 | ** [=TRUTH=]! |
| 526 | ** [=PLAYA=]! |
| 527 | ** A ''Teens React''-specific one has Eric trying to hook up with the pretty women that he has just seen in the videos by giving out his phone number, only to be censored post-production after the 925 area code to protect his full identity and for privacy reasons. Ironic that he is now a couple with fellow reactor Tori. |
| 528 | ** The screen going DeliberatelyMonochrome and ''skewing'' when one of the folks starts getting ''scary''. This one gets cranked up to eleven with the addition of an EvilLaugh and a pair of steepled hands a la [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]]. |
| 529 | ** By "Elders React to A Million Ways to Die in the West", Don going [[CasanovaWannabe "I'm in love" at the sight of any nubile female]] is becoming one. |
| 530 | ** Many ''Try not to Get Mad'' challenges repeat certain clips over and over. And one ''Try not to Move Challenge'' played [[Series/{{Friends}} "I'll Be There For You"]] thrice to see if they would fall for the [[AudienceParticipation claps]]. |
| 531 | ** The "Try Not To Feel Old" Challenges always includes the [[{{Pun}} older]] and original Madison, much to her chargin. |
| 532 | * [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Girl]]: |
| 533 | ** Kennedy from ''Teens'' is a mild case. Maiya from ''Kids'' is a pretty straight example. |
| 534 | ** Brooke-Monae from ''Kids'' falls into this more often than not. |
| 535 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: A few times, like WebVideo/ShaneDawson mentioned above, and even Maksim in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6gzHg1ctE "Kids React]] to Music/ArianaGrande". |
| 536 | ** Lia finally got {{Squick}}ed into doing this in "[=YouTubers=] React to Little Baby's Ice Cream". |
| 537 | ** ''Kids vs Food'' has this gem. |
| 538 | --> '''Benny''': How much do you think a jar (of caviar) like this costs?\ |
| 539 | '''Sydney''': If you say $10,000 I'm just gonna walk out of this room. |
| 540 | ** Sharon from Parents React has this reaction after knowing the rapper girl [[https://youtu.be/zOdm5jNlQaQ?t=100 she had to react to]] was Bhad Bhabie, formerly known as Danielle Bregoli of "cash me outside" fame. |
| 541 | * SecondEpisodeIntroduction: |
| 542 | ** Darius was introduced "Kids React To Viral Videos # 5 (Charlie Bit My Finger, Golden Voice Homeless Man, Double Dream Hands)", the second episode of Season 2.[[note]]Elle and twins Megan and Shannon also debuted in this episode, but the episode they filmed in a later time was instead listed as the inaugural SeasonFinale[[/note]] |
| 543 | ** Brooke-Monae was introduced in "Kids React To [[Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme The Epic Split!]]", the second episode of Season 5. |
| 544 | ** Jenna and Daisy were introduced in "Kids React To Mutant Spider Dog", the second episode of Season 6. |
| 545 | * SelfDeprecation: From some of the girls on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2lneoO16yo Shit Girls Say.]] |
| 546 | --> '''[[WebVideo/{{Fred}} Lucas Cruikshank]]''': "I know some girls that are ''more manly than me!''" |
| 547 | ** Also during "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5kIRfbgnc Kids React to Here Comes Honey Boo Boo]]": |
| 548 | --> '''Shannon''': "It's called 'American entertainment'."\ |
| 549 | '''Megan''': "We are stupid."\ |
| 550 | ''Overlay'': '''[[RunningGag TRUTH]]''' |
| 551 | ** When "Elders React to WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends" gets way more laughs than it should: |
| 552 | --> '''Owen''': "I'm a sick f--k, what can I say?!" |
| 553 | ** From "Teens React to the Cup Song" |
| 554 | --> '''Kennedy''': "Some of my friends are like, 'I play the cup.' I think it's a "cool" instrument to play. I just play the didgeridoo and the violin" |
| 555 | ** From "[=YouTubers=] React to Rewind Website/YouTube Style" |
| 556 | --> '''Ian''': "It's just a bunch of random douchebags..."\ |
| 557 | '''Anthony''': "Some [=YouTube=] stars who "think" they are famous!" |
| 558 | ** This one from "Kids React to Grumpy Cat" when the kids try to come up with funny captions: |
| 559 | --> '''Bryson''': "'They canceled ''Kids React''[='=] and make him say 'Good'." |
| 560 | --> ''(The Fine Brothers laugh with Bryson.)'' |
| 561 | ** From "Teens React to Twilight" |
| 562 | -->'''Fine Brother''': "How does it make you feel about society knowing that things like ''Twilight'' are things that become so popular?"\ |
| 563 | '''Jeannie''': "We suck." |
| 564 | ** Nick Cannon in the first ever Celebs React: |
| 565 | --> "Yo, let's get in the studio. You make bad music, ''I'' make bad music. This could be amazing... a collaboration... it will go double ''cardboard''." |
| 566 | ** All over the place in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfflpGmOuk YouTubers React to (CollegeHumor's) Every YouTube Video Ever]]. |
| 567 | * SeriesContinuityError: Thanks to some episodes being released OutOfOrder, some reactors who already graduated from a certain show will oftentimes reappear in that show's future episodes. |
| 568 | * SeriesMascot: |
| 569 | ** Creator/{{Lia|MarieJohnson}} was undisputedly the face of the series in the first six seasons. Since her departure/sabbatical, it is generally agreed that either or both Tom and Tori have filled he role. |
| 570 | ** In addition, each of the shows had at least one: |
| 571 | *** ''Kids'': The role has been filled by Lia, the original Morgan, Dylan, Athena, the original William, Royel, Emma R., and Jaxon. Lucas and the second and younger Sydney currently fill the role. |
| 572 | *** ''Teens'': The role has been filled by Lia, the original Madison, Adam, Tom, Chelsea, Tori, and Alberto. Mikaela, the second female Jordan, Marlhy, and Jaxon currently fill the role. |
| 573 | *** ''Adults'': The role is filled by the original Madison, Ethan James, Jeannie, Tom, Eric, Brandon, Trudi, Scott, Tori, Sheila, and Brooklin. |
| 574 | *** ''Elders'': Catherine, Don, Bill, Rock, Holgie, Robert, and Yehuda all fill the role. |
| 575 | *** Averted with ''[=YouTubers=]'', as it is too much of an AllStarCast to have one. |
| 576 | * SheCleansUpNicely: |
| 577 | ** Jeordy from ''Teens''. |
| 578 | ** Catherine from ''Elders'' is almost unrecognizable in a pantsuit with her hair up. |
| 579 | ** Alix in "Teens React to Creator/JonahHill Controversy" is at her least emo yet. Floral top, people! |
| 580 | * ShesAllGrownUp: The audience can actually witness several people grow up and blossom in the series. This is notable with the ''Kids'' cast who are about to move to ''Teens''. Even some of the ''Teens'' who move to ''Adults'' will oftentimes look much better. |
| 581 | --> '''Marlhy:''' [on reacting to her debut episode] Thank God for puberty!\ |
| 582 | '''Everhet:''' [on reacting to his debut episode] [[ProudBeauty Hard to think that somebody this beautiful used to look that bad.]] |
| 583 | * ShoutOut: |
| 584 | ** Athena's words to the 2012 Olympians: "[[Literature/TheHungerGames May the odds be ever in your favor.]]" |
| 585 | ** On the subject of 'trashy' entertainment in "Elders React To Jersey Shore", Vera brings up ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''. |
| 586 | ** SpecialGuest [[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration Alex Steele]] in "Teens React to Honey Badger" recalled having watched ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'' in her childhood when asked if she ever watched educational shows. [[SmallReferencePools Rafi was unfamiliar with the series.]] |
| 587 | *** Victor's word on the honey badger: [[Music/TheLonelyIsland "Like a boss."]] |
| 588 | ** Adam on ''Shit Girls Say'': "Guys don't say that... No, we [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic brohoof!]]" |
| 589 | ** Jourdan [[InvokedTrope viewing]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri6wRz_NjiA&t=6m44s The Hunger Games]]'' as a CashCowFranchise, and immediately channeling Music/LilWayne from the "Make it Rain" music video. |
| 590 | ** When Elle pulls off the start of [[Music/NickiMinaj "Super Bass"]], you can hear the Franchise/FinalFantasy victory fanfare! |
| 591 | ** The ''[=YouTubers=] React'' tune may have been inspired by ''Film/{{Inception}}.''[='=]s |
| 592 | ** Jake on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgvuHCoXeEs Talking Twin Babies]]: "[[StockShoutOut What we have here is a failure to communicate!]]" |
| 593 | ** Brianna turns out to be a Franchise/{{Batman}} fangirl, saying "he brings hope." [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises One version of Batman comes to mind.]] |
| 594 | ** When asked to dissect Music/LadyGaga's image, William goes [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs "I don't wanna get all Hannibal Lecter over it..."]] |
| 595 | ** Devin on the Facebook Parenting video: "It's not like he's keeping her in [[Franchise/HarryPotter a little cupboard under the stairs]]." |
| 596 | ** Two of the girls in "Teens React to Dumb Ways To Die" immediately thought of ''Film/TheHungerGames'' when the "playing with a wasps' nest" guy came up.[[labelnote:*]]Katniss got the drop on a whole group of tributes by hiding up a tree, waiting for daybreak and dropping a hive of genetically enhanced bees on them.[[/labelnote]] |
| 597 | ** During the "Girlfriend Caught Cheating prank" part of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZRofjnXhAc "Teens React to PrankVsPrank"]], one guy said "he's gonna go ''Series/JerseyShore'' on her", and as the video approached the important bit he went "[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Beast Mode initiated"]]. |
| 598 | ** "One Pound Fish" naturally drew comparisons to [[{{Music/PSY}} Gangnam Style]]. |
| 599 | *** Emma R.'s comment about returning all fish to the oceans has resulted in half the Website/YouTube comments saying "[[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish are friends, not food.]]" |
| 600 | ** Lia describing [[Music/{{Macklemore}} "Thrift Shop"]] as "[[Film/MeanGirls so fetch]]". |
| 601 | ** Darius describing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ghNw8n5PY the golden eagle snatching a kid]] as a Franchise/{{Digimon}}. |
| 602 | ** [[WebVideo/MyDrunkKitchen Hannah Hart]] confusing Lucas ''Cruikshank'' with [[Franchise/HarryPotter Crookshanks]]. Easy mistake. |
| 603 | ** Jade's own hair decorating gaffe ("Teens React to Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong") "came out looking like [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Charizard]]!" |
| 604 | ** Ethan comparing ''Series/DoctorWho'' regeneration with ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}. |
| 605 | ** At least two of the kids in "Kids React to Rhett and Link" made the inevitable ''Legend of Zelda'' reference. Only one kid brought up [[WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens Missing Link]] though. |
| 606 | *** One kid's take on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdOyoqsXzo Famous Last Words]]": "[[Series/DoctorWho A weeping angel? Hold on let me rub my eyes...]]" |
| 607 | ** Labib on the InAWorld narration for the US release of ''Attack on Titan''. "[[MemeticMutation Everything changed when]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Fire Nation attacked!]]" |
| 608 | *** Ethan James did the obligatory Creator/DonLaFontaine impression. |
| 609 | ** During the VideoGame/{{Outlast}} ''Gaming'' session, Tori mentioned that the night vision only served to make things more scary, like in ''Film/ParanormalActivity''. |
| 610 | ** When they do a second "Try To Watch Without Laughing Or Grinning" challenge, Jason Maron aka Captainsparklez, by dint of passing that challenge, earns his own custom overlay this time. |
| 611 | -->'''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros A CHAMPION RETURNS!]]''' |
| 612 | ** During "Teens React to [[Music/NickiMinaj Anaconda]]", Jasser brings up ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' as an example of feminine empowerment in media done right. |
| 613 | ** Bill, conveniently bald with facial hair, doing his [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] voice in ''Opinions''. |
| 614 | ** ''Advice'' sometimes has questions like [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 "How To Build A Snowman"]] and [[Film/HarryPotter "How to Get Into Hogwarts"]]. |
| 615 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxcij0mssc8&x-yt-cl=84838260&x-yt-ts=1422327029 YouTubers React to Racist Mario]] has the Fines asking the [=YouTubers=] to guess how many views it got, and "[[Series/ThePriceIsRight see who gets the closest without going over.]]" |
| 616 | ** Playing VideoGame/PunchOut in "Teens React to the Power Glove". Ethan James found another practical application for the mantra "[[Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory dodge! dive! dip! duck! dodge!]]" |
| 617 | * SmallReferencePools: On average, about a fifth of the people already know of the subject matter. The teens (and [=YouTubers=]!) can be counted on to skew this figure up to a third, but not always - just watch what happened when Lia ''only just'' learned about [[TearJerker Amanda Todd.]] |
| 618 | --> '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWVuVt3j7Ro Pamela]]''' ''(reacting to ''[[{{Film/Twilight}} Breaking Dawn Part 2]]'')'': "I've seen this before on TV... Series/TheVampireDiaries." |
| 619 | ** Athena from ''Kids'' assuming {{dubstep}} was the same as techno (in particular, the ''Film/TronLegacy'' soundtrack by Music/DaftPunk). |
| 620 | ** "Kids React to Luigi Death Stare" might have been an effort at averting this - but at least ''one kid'' still call him 'Green Mario'. Then again you have the new kid Sydney, who really believes that "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's]] been around for the longest time there is". |
| 621 | ** "Elders React to WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory". At least one elder recognized Series/KeyAndPeele when they showed "Gandhi vs Martin Luther King", but never really bothered to figure out which was Key or Peele. |
| 622 | ** Sadly the bulk of the kids didn't recognise UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeG08hC8gk&list=PLwnD0jwK0yymKsniXGb3IQoNmjhGGlE9K Kids React to ALS Ice Bucket Challenge]]. |
| 623 | *** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZxrYuYsYB0&list=PL73YndQawY3NzwYlOEFV3D5SnJaMHMkcK The bonus material]] has a glaring case of BuffySpeak applied to history. |
| 624 | --> '''Evan''': What if back then, if these things happened and the same thing happened, and George Bush was writing the... Democracy of Independence or something... and out comes a big bucket full of ice water. Aaaaah! |
| 625 | ** This earns an epic LampshadeHanging with a new ''React'' segment of all things, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1a4gmuCiqU "Do They Know It?".]] |
| 626 | * SpecialGuest: |
| 627 | ** ''Kids React'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crHfzQULoIE Lauren and Dani]] from Music/{{Cimorelli}}. Also, their younger brothers Joey and Christian participated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQrU_Omn1ZM "Kids React to 'It's Thanksgiving' (Nicole Westbrook)"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc1YWExO2dM "One Pound Fish"]] respectively. |
| 628 | ** ''Teens React'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVmF-dYv4U Lisa and Amy Cimorelli]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A39cuQDl1GI and their brother Alex]], [[WebVideo/{{Fred}} Lucas Cruikshank]],[[note]]before ''[=YouTubers=] React'' was launched, which he would eventually appear in[[/note]] Creator/JakeShort (twice), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYM2UfiR4k Alex Steele]] from ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'', Creator/{{Maisie|Williams}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2I2vRJ1R4w Williams]] a.k.a. Arya Stark from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (five times!), and recently, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlySatupvR8 Karan Brar]] from ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' and ''Series/{{Bunkd}}''. |
| 629 | ** ''[=YouTubers=] React'' is virtually, "Special Guest: TheSeries". |
| 630 | ** Which makes ''Celebrities React'' "SpecialGuest: the one-off special", with such names as Nick Cannon, VideoGame/{{Tony Hawk|sProSkater}}, Creator/MariaMenounos, Sarah Hyland, Creator/EmilyOsment, Creator/DebbyRyan and [[Series/FridayNightLights Aimee Teegarden]]. There have been occasional ''Celebrities React'' episodes since then, though. |
| 631 | ** ''Creator/SethRogen and Creator/JamesFranco'', reacting to the Fines' fanmade ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' online game, after which they got to participate in ''Advice'' for the ''React'' channel! |
| 632 | ** ''React to That'' promises to pull in some extra kids and teens from other ''Nickelodeon'' programs. |
| 633 | ** ''Adults React'': ''Series/The100'' lead star Eliza Taylor is a frequent guest, while Music/{{Echosmith}} guested twice. |
| 634 | ** Several people whom the shows reacted to were sometimes invited to react to said videos. One notable mention is [[Series/AndiMack Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Joshua Rush]] doing that for the ''Generations React'' episode for their show. |
| 635 | * SpinOff: ''Teens React'', ''Adults React'', ''Elders React'', and ''[=YouTubers=] React'' are all really this to ''Kids React''. ''Parents React'' and ''College Kids React'' is this to ''Adults react''. ''[=ReactToThat=]'' will be a television one for both ''Kids'' and ''Teens''. ''Generations React'' is this to the ''Teens/Elders React to Election 2012'' episode, but this time also bringing in reactors from ''Kids'' and ''Adults''. |
| 636 | * {{Squee}}: |
| 637 | ** Morgan's first reaction to the Nyan Cat. |
| 638 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_129202&feature=iv&src_vid=XowMO-YXTnc&v=xVZO09M_aGs William's poignant words on VidCon.]] |
| 639 | --> "It's heaven... It's heaven on Earth. ''It's Heaven in July.''" |
| 640 | ** Nearly all the celebs in response to the Japanese commercial with the MegaNeko. |
| 641 | * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Lampshaded when the Fine Brothers tend to edit all the nearly-identical reactions in direct succession. |
| 642 | ** When the elders were asked about what they'd do to the CreepyChild ("Scary Elevator Prank") and the kids about what they'd do when approached by a stuffed dragon toy ("Dragon Baby"), the phrase "probably kick it" came up both times. Similarly, both Morgan from ''Kids'' and Madison from ''Teens'' say "put some pants on" in regards to the Harlem Shake. |
| 643 | * StrictlyFormula: We watch a bunch of people of a certain age group (or a bunch of Internet video celebrities) watch a video or a series of videos that are related to the subject of discussion and see their reactions to those videos. Then, two producer brothers ask them questions about what they've just watched. After that, the interviewees say goodbye to us and request that we give a thumbs up to the video we've watched, subscribe to the producers' Website/YouTube channel, and [[AudienceParticipation suggest a new topic for them to cover]]. |
| 644 | ** A few exceptions to the first part include "Teens React to VideoGame/{{Slender}}", "Teens React to VideoGame/HappyWheels", and "Elders React to VideoGame/FlappyBird", where they played a video game instead. These were popular enough for the Fine Bros to make a new [[LetsPlay series where they play games]] on the new ''React'' channel. "Kids React to Rotary Phones", "Kids React to Walkman", "Kids React to Old Computers", and "Kids React to Typewriters" had the kids actually interacting with real older technology. |
| 645 | ** The {{Very Special Episode}}s often lack the goodbyes and replace the intro with a message from the Fine Brothers explaining why they've decided to have them tackle these stronger subjects. |
| 646 | ** ''[=YouTubers React=]'' tends to be about two-thirds Internet culture (either [=YouTubers=] or memes) and one-third pop culture, up until they switched to a single video per session, which is the same with ''Kids React'' originally. |
| 647 | ** The first ''Celebrities React'' actually starts with the three-videos format just like ''Kids'' and ''[=YouTubers=]'' did! |
| 648 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: |
| 649 | ** Emma R. is a lot like Morgan back when the latter was 5. Amusingly, Morgan [[TheBusCameBack after her long break]] is now capable of deep insights just as Emma Johnson was known for. There are some differences between what they like and dislike though; Morgan loved the [=PonPonPon=] music video, while Emma R. was just screaming in horror. |
| 650 | ** Derek, who joins ''Kids'' just after Bryson graduated to ''Teens''. |
| 651 | ** Bryson could also be seen as an Expy of the long-absent William (though he joined the kids well before William actually left). Interestingly, William's snark and savvy seems to be separated between Eric and Adam from ''Teens''. |
| 652 | ** Lydon debuts during Athena's last season, and fills her role as the generally dorky but occasional AloofDarkHairedGirl afterwards. Around the same time, Tori (who is the same age as Athena) debuts on ''Teens'' by the time Athena could have done so herself and displays the "wise yet snarky" traits the latter is known for. |
| 653 | ** Rae in "Teens React to Manga/AttackOnTitan" is pretty much an Asian Lia (who's moved on to ''[=YouTubers=]'' instead). |
| 654 | ** Claudia in ''Kids'' takes the ValleyGirl reins from Paris, who's been absent for a while. |
| 655 | ** Ingrid Nilsen comes across as this for Blair Fowler in "[=YouTubers=]", and even their web channels have similar demographic appeal. |
| 656 | * TakeAThirdOption: |
| 657 | ** Literally in "Teens React to Rick Perry's Strong"; a snap poll is taken and it's a landslide vote against voting for Rick Perry, until Devin goes "I'm more of a UsefulNotes/RonPaul kind of guy". This is noted ''beside'' the scoreboard. |
| 658 | ** Music/TayZonday attempts the Knife Game handle down. |
| 659 | * TakeThat: With so many different reactions, some fall under this, such as this quote: |
| 660 | -->'''[[WebVideo/EpicMealTime Harley]]:''' Let us know in the comments what you think the Fine Brothers should be forcing other [=YouTubers=] to watch next. |
| 661 | ** From one ''Advice'' on the ''React'' channel: |
| 662 | --> ''TJ Loamanu: How do I become a member of [[Music/OneDirection 1D?]]''\ |
| 663 | '''Jaxon''': It's people like you that are wrong with this world!(sic) |
| 664 | * TeamTitle: Episodes featuring multiple or at least two generations do this. Also the ''Staff React'' episodes which literally feature the series' production team. |
| 665 | * TemptingFate: |
| 666 | ** Vera, when watching "YOLO" by Music/TheLonelyIsland: |
| 667 | -->"It's not violent for once." ''(piano falls on someone in the video)'' "Oops! I said it too soon." |
| 668 | ** New kid Evan on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. |
| 669 | -->(after dunking himself) "...oh my gosh... It's not so bad." (gets a second bucket) |
| 670 | ** The {{VideoGame/Outlast}} session. Tom gets through the AlmostDeadGuy scenario, then starts making his way out to the barricaded corridor, then randomly quips "ever get that feeling somebody's following you? I'm getting that right now." [[spoiler:Cue Chris Walker grabbing him and hurling him downstairs.]] |
| 671 | *** Even better: just minutes before that we had Seth going "I am so tense right now... just (exhales) just relax." Cue the first JumpScare. |
| 672 | ** ''Several'' instances have occurred on the "Try Not To..." challenges, only for the person who bragged to lose spectacularly. |
| 673 | * ThemeTwinNaming: The series has had several twins with {{alliterative|Family}} set of names, [[{{Pun}} namely]] Adolfo and Alonso, Jourdan and Jeremy, Michael and Miracle, and Vanessa and Veronica. Inverted by the show's original twins Mega'''n''' and Shanno'''n'''. Averted by ''Adults'' regulars Kelli and Alisyn. |
| 674 | * TokenMiniMoe: |
| 675 | ** ''Kids'' has had Morgan, Emma R. and Cooper. Sydney and Sophie currently fills this role. |
| 676 | ** Chelsea from ''Teens'', which is notable as she wasn't moved up there from ''Kids'' before. After she graduates to ''Adults'', Jaxon eventually fills the role upon moving there from ''Kids''. |
| 677 | ** Chelsea fills the role for the ''Adults'' upon graduating from ''Teens''. |
| 678 | ** If the ''Elders'' even qualify, Holgie actually fills this role. |
| 679 | * TranquilFury: Doing this is the only way to win the "Try Not To Get Mad" challenges. |
| 680 | * TryingNotToCry: The entire purpose of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Try Not To Cry Mad" challenges]]. |
| 681 | * TwinBanter: |
| 682 | ** Megan and Shannon get into this sometimes. They're notable for averting a lot of other TwinTropes, though, so the banter often comes from them having drastically different opinions on something. |
| 683 | ** Allisyn and Kelli during gaming episodes of ''Adults''. |
| 684 | ** Fully averted by Michael and Miracle, who are basically oil and water. |
| 685 | -->'''Rafi:''' So have you two ever played a game together before? |
| 686 | -->'''Miracle''' No! |
| 687 | -->'''Michael:''' The closest we've ever been is in the womb. |
| 688 | -->'''Miracle:''' Awww! ''*pats his arm*'' |
| 689 | -->'''Michael:''' Don't touch me. |
| 690 | * ValleyGirl: Paris from ''Kids''. "She is like [[BuffySpeak The Bomb dot com!]]" |
| 691 | * VerySpecialEpisode: Recognizable by the message screen before the opening, and the opening itself being more "solemn" (such as the ''Kids React'' opening lacking the "children" shouting the title). The ''Kids React'' episode for the interracial Cheerios commercial did not even have a title card. |
| 692 | ** ''Kids React'': The ones on Osama bin Laden's death, bullying, KONY 2012, [[http://youtu.be/VifdBFp5pnw the Cheerios "Just Checking" commercial]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8 same sex proposals]], its SequelEpisode on same sex marriage ruling, and ''WesternAnimation/InAHeartbeat'' were more serious and more thought-provoking than the average episode (especially the KONY 2012 video). |
| 693 | ** ''Teens React'' also covered bullying, having been shown the Amanda Todd video on ''React''[='=]s one hundredth episode. Weeks later, they've covered the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. They were also shown the "Jeff Bliss" video, although that wasn't quite as serious as the other two. The teens have also covered the creator/JonahHill controversy, which lead to a discussion about homophobic slurs. And on top of that, they have covered the topic of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMURZUg_kE drunk driving]]. In 2016, they did the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape scandal (even though there was a traditional title card opening). In 2017, they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyexzwiFE3U reacted to DACA]]. |
| 694 | ** The Memorial Day episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLylb4TfnlM&list=PL23C220A2C5EC0FDE "Elders React to Homeless Transformation"]] doesn't do anything different with the opening, but is intended as such. |
| 695 | ** College Kids react to Racism in America. |
| 696 | * TheVoice: The brothers never appeared onscreen until Benny appeared in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6H--CPrre8 the bonus footage]] of "Teens React to Prank vs. Prank'' (as well as Rafi's hand). Both of them appeared in a main video for the first time at the end of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0GGfpPzOA Teens React to Harlem Shake]]". This is because obviously they want the focus on the subjects, not on them. Besides, it doesn't matter much, since they have appeared in the flesh in their other shows well before these videos were made. |
| 697 | * TheVoiceless: More and more often in the ''React'' channel productions. |
| 698 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Any of the Reactors [[http://the-fine-bros.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Single_Appearance who appear in only one episode.]] Although this is slightly subverted in recent years - along with a React episode, the one-shots might also appear in a single Laugh Challenge or Do They Know It? filmed that same day. |
| 699 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: |
| 700 | ** Rebecca from ''Teens'' to [[MonsterClown clowns]] and [[spoiler:men in lingerie.]] |
| 701 | ** Tom brings up his worst fear, [[TemptingFate "inanimate objects coming to life"]] during ''Gaming'' with ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''. |
| 702 | ** Tori said she hates crickets in ''React to That'' and ''Advice''. So said bugs are the first Teens vs. Food episode, which opens right away with Tori jumping backwards while yelling a BigNo. |
| 703 | * WrongGenreSavvy: A few examples across all media. |
| 704 | ** In "Kids React to Never Say No to Panda", the children thought the titular series of adverts were from China (owing to there being a massive panda) or Japan (since adverts there are considered more weird and surreal compared to the United States). It was actually Egyptian. |
| 705 | ** In "[=YouTubers=] React to Rick Roll", Justine thought that the news report would be some news that Rick Astley had felt somebody up. |
| 706 | ** In "[=YouTubers=] React to Viral News Clips", Kurt Schneider, plus a few others, thought that the news clips would be autotuned. This caused them to get so distracted that they were not entirely sure as to what they'd just watched. |
| 707 | ** In both the ''Kids React'' and ''[=YouTubers=] React'' episodes of [[spoiler:Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared]], the participants mistook it for a British version of ''Series/SesameStreet''. It was ''far'' worse, needless to say. |
| 708 | * Worthy Opponent: Both Sharon and Nicole consider each other this. Sharon ''never'' gives in on the punishment foods because she knows that's what Nicole wants... and Nicole just keeps making them ''worse'' because it is, indeed, true that she wants to ''break'' Sharon. Despite ''vomiting'' after eating ''delicious shit'', Sharon is still going strong. |
| 709 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: The series has had Alix and Jaxon, so far. |
| 710 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Quite a few of the kids and teens. In particular, Mikaela only just joined ''Teens React'', by way of turning fourteen ''well after'' Bryson and Seth, both of whom easily look younger than her. |
| 711 | [[/folder]] |
| 712 | |
| 713 | [[folder:''Kids React'']] |
| 714 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Morgan, hands down. |
| 715 | * AdvertisedExtra: Marlhy is credited as a reactor during the "Harlem Shake" episode despite her sole appearance being in one of the videos made by the cast and crew that the kids reacted to. Everhet, who is a reactor that episode, wasn't credited. |
| 716 | * TheArtifact: Emma R. is still initialed ''years'' after the original Emma, Emma Johnson, has left the series. |
| 717 | * BigShutUp: Landon has one in the Nyan Cat episode when he's finally had enough of seeing the video. |
| 718 | * BigWhat: Morgan every now and then. |
| 719 | --> '''[[WebVideo/{{Smosh}} Anthony Padilla]]''': "Was she doing an impersonation of a parrot?" |
| 720 | * BlindingCameraFlash: When reacting to an '80s camera, several of the kids discover exactly why selfies didn't become a thing until cell phone cameras were around. |
| 721 | * {{Bowdlerisation}}: |
| 722 | ** While ''Elders'' and ''Teens'' got to react to "Anaconda" by Music/NickiMinaj, the Kids instead got "All About that Bass" by Music/MeghanTrainor, a family-friendly take on the same subject. |
| 723 | ** The "Music/MotleyCrue" episode omitted to show the music videos for "Dr. Feelgood" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" due to the drugs, violence and sex involved. |
| 724 | ** ZigZagged during the "Music/{{Madonna}}" episode. The singer's sexually-charged music videos were either heavily edited or not shown at all, but her costumes in the ones shown remain intact. Also, few of the kids did noticed the sexual nature of those videos anyway. |
| 725 | * CheerfulChild: Many, many, '''many''' kids. And they're all ''adorable''! ''[[RunningGag Aw]]''[[RunningGag ... CUTE!]] |
| 726 | ** Special mention goes to Cooper, currently holding the record for youngest child by joining up at the age of '''4'''. |
| 727 | ** Morgan, who wants to teach Honey Boo Boo how to play baseball. |
| 728 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: Occasionally subverted, but played straight a surprising number of times. For example, one kid commenting on "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared" (particularly a disturbing part where a cake is cut open to reveal red, raw meat) insisted it was just "peanut butter and jelly," prompting the ''Aw''... CUTE! overlay. Also, none of them understood why anyone would get angry over the Cheerios commercial portraying an interracial family. |
| 729 | * CoughSnarkCough: |
| 730 | ** Lia, when asked about what does she think about people who do {{LARP}}: "*cough* Nerds!" |
| 731 | ** Similarly, Seth on whether the Dragon Baby was real: "*cough*CG*cough*" |
| 732 | * CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: In "Kids React to Toys/TeddyRuxpin", each kid is given a Teddy Ruxpin doll. When they are asked why the dolls aren't popular anymore, Morgan A. responds: |
| 733 | -->Technology is like, booming and great and so by then we had computers and touch screen phones and all that and nobody really cared about Teddy anymore. ''(covers Teddy's ears)'' I hope he didn't hear that. |
| 734 | * CreepyChild: 6-year old Royel sometimes says some unnervingly morbid things. |
| 735 | --> (on caviar) "It tastes like eating another thing's dead body!" |
| 736 | --> (on the Luigi Death Stare) "I'd mostly aim for Luigi. [[BerserkButton You got that mad face bro? You got that mad face? You got that mad face? You got tha- UUHH!!]]" |
| 737 | * CuteMute: Royel, when he's not speaking. |
| 738 | * DeadpanSnarker: Dash, especially impressive considering he's not even ten years old. |
| 739 | --> ''[When prompted to enter his name in a game]'' I'm just gonna do DASH, because I have no imagination. |
| 740 | --> ''[When asked whether or not he recommends broccoli, in a completely flat tone]'' Yes. Look at it. Look how appetizing that looks. |
| 741 | * {{Dissimile}}: On "Kids React to Pumped Up Kicks Dubstep": |
| 742 | -->'''Benny Fine''': How would you describe the way he was dancing?\ |
| 743 | '''Emma''': Just like Music/MichaelJackson... except Michael Jackson's dead and that really sucks. |
| 744 | * TheDreaded: The kids are ''not'' fans of Music/{{Poppy}}, as they find her creepy. |
| 745 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Thanks to his long locks, Gabe looks very effeminate. He even lampshades the the fact during "Kids React to the Face Swap App". |
| 746 | * ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Emma R., though she eventually overcomes it. |
| 747 | * EntendreFailure: The suggestive lyrics from "[[Music/OneDirection Live While We're Young]]" are lost on some of the kids. |
| 748 | -->'''Benny Fine''': "'Tonight let's get some/And live while we're young'. Get some of what?" |
| 749 | -->'''Royel''': "Pancakes? Chicken [=McNuggets=]?" |
| 750 | -->'''Dylan''': "Sandwiches?" |
| 751 | * FailedASpotCheck: |
| 752 | -->'''Darius''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJSfD2ACWk0 "At first I was like 'who is this girl?', it shocked me that I didn't find out, 'cause there was big letters at the bottom saying Selena Gomez."]] |
| 753 | * FlatWhat: William's reaction to the existence of a six-hour version of Nyan Cat on Website/YouTube. |
| 754 | * FromTheMouthsOfBabes |
| 755 | * FunWithSubtitles: Occasionally, or rather especially when Royel is involved. |
| 756 | * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals[=/=]SecurityBlanket: Athena Stamakinley is virtually ''never'' seen without Toasty, her stuffed koala, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-bIPUtHQbQ which even appeared at the Emmys wearing a matching dress!]] That, and she's ''14'', pretty much ready to move on to ''Teens React''![[note]]She never made the move to ''Teens React''; she [[PutOnABus just disappeared from the series]] some time after her appearance on the Daytime Emmys.[[/note]] |
| 757 | * HarmfulToMinors: |
| 758 | ** When they compared Music/ArianaGrande to Music/MileyCyrus, a couple of the kids accidentally outed themselves as having watched Wrecking Ball. |
| 759 | ** Averted in "Kids React to Luigi Death Stare" - the videos use the most commonly used tune, "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire, but only the bridge and not the whole song. |
| 760 | ** Jaxon and Tyler F. have both seen the uncensored version of ''Film/{{The Room|2003}}'', as revealed when the kids reacted to the (censored version of the) film. |
| 761 | * HeroicBSOD: PlayedForLaughs during the episodes reacting to "Going to the Store" and "Late for Meeting". The kids were so confused and had no idea what they just saw for them to even say anything about them (the first especially). |
| 762 | * ImprobableHairstyle: Olivia's 'do is particularly bouffant for a 12-year-old. Same goes for Chloe. |
| 763 | * ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Morgan on the Nyan Cat: "Didn't you want to kidnap her, people?" |
| 764 | * IneffectualDeathThreats: Jayka infamously made these during ''Kids React to Harlem Shake'' (her debut, incidentally). |
| 765 | -->'''Jayka:''' If you make one more video, I will pull your brains out... and feed your liver to my dogs! |
| 766 | * ItsHardSoItSucks:[[invoked]] [[InUniverse Within the show,]] a ''lot'' of the kids have this reaction when presented with old technology. |
| 767 | * JitterCam: "Kids React to 10 Bets You Will Always Win", though this was only to get a close-up view of the kids' fingers when they attempted to replicate one of the pranks. |
| 768 | * {{Keet}}: A lot of the kids simply because they're so young and energetic, but Lucas and Sydney certainly stand out. |
| 769 | * LittleMissSnarker: A lot of the girls are snarky and sassy for their age. Notable examples are/were the original Emma, Marlhy, Emma R., Jayka, Brooke-Monae, and the younger Sydney. |
| 770 | * MenDontCry: When the brothers reveal the they cried at the end of ''The Return of the King'': |
| 771 | -->'''Paris''': "Men crying? You guys are kinda... weird." |
| 772 | * MouthyKid: Several. While those kids are too snarky for their age, most of them are also WiseBeyondTheirYears. |
| 773 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Maksim, as mentioned below. [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Dash is a pretty obvious one.]] |
| 774 | * NoJustNoReaction: Dominick has this reaction in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfogeh0uz7g Kids React to Bhad Bhabie]]'' after seeing her. |
| 775 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: During the earliest episodes, the wallpaper of the room is changed accordingly to match the gender of the featured kid. The original Morgan and Marlhy were notable exemptions, as they both mainly appeared in the blue room during their earliest episodes before eventually "complying" with the theme. |
| 776 | * PrecociousCrush: Morgan seemed to have one on Benny. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Until they told her that Smosh was more popular, anyway.]] |
| 777 | * RapidfireNo: Lucas. |
| 778 | * {{Retraux}}: Newcomers Thomas and Derek are rocking a '70s moptop and '90s slicked-back do respectively, something you really wouldn't expect to see in ''Kids''. |
| 779 | * SarcasmMode: Dylan. Frequently. |
| 780 | * SlowClap: From Bryson in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-b-hE68N_g "Kids React To Fake Celebrity Prank NYC"]]. |
| 781 | * SoBadItsGood: [[invoked]] The kids have {{discussed|Trope}} the BileFascination reputation of some works, such as Music/RebeccaBlack's songs (particularly Music/{{Friday}}) and ''Film/{{The Room|2003}}''. |
| 782 | * SpaceWhaleAesop: From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WNwbZzz7cI "Kids React to Simon's Cat"]]: |
| 783 | --> '''Bryson''': "Remember to feed your cat or he'll hit you with a bat in your sleep." |
| 784 | * SpeakInUnison: Megan and Shannon occasionally do this. |
| 785 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: One of the kids is spelled either Maksim or Maxim. Maksim is also a piano player while Maxim is an adult mag... Oddly enough, new episodes with him use the latter spelling. |
| 786 | * SpiritualAdaptation: [[invoked]] Lucas (rightfully) thinks that ''Kids React to [[WebVideo/BreakingTrail Brave Wilderness]]'' is essentially a ''Try Not To Look Away'' Challenge in all but name. |
| 787 | * TearsOfJoy: |
| 788 | ** The kids fake them at the end of "Lily's Disneyland Surprise...AGAIN!" |
| 789 | ** Elle plays this straight in "Kids React to Music/OneDirection". It has been a RunningGag since how much of a {{Fangirl}} she is. |
| 790 | * TitleScream: "Kids React to [Category]! This episode: [Subject]!" |
| 791 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Some of the things that comes out of Royel's mouth is not what you'd expect from a little kid. He also ''[[NightmareFetishist sings along]]'' to the "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared" video. |
| 792 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Both the original Morgan and Marlhy notably defy the PinkGirlBlueBoy setting of the earliest episodes by constantly appearing in the blue room during their first few episodes before eventually "complying" to the theme. Bonus points for Marlhy wearing a navy blue shirt in her debut. |
| 793 | * UnfortunateNames: Discussed during the "Music/LadyGaga" episode when Megan and Shannon mention the singer's name translating as "Lady Stupid" in Filipino, and the {{Narm}} it might cause everytime she goes there. |
| 794 | * TheUnintelligible: |
| 795 | ** Royel, when he's speaking. He sometimes has to be subtitled. |
| 796 | ** Same goes to Emma R. at times. |
| 797 | * TheUnreveal: During ''Kids React to Keyboard Cat'', Sammie quips her annoyance that her family can't have pets because her sister is allergic to animals. She didn't specify if it's Lia, Emma, or their other sister who's not part of the series. It doesn't help that Creator/TheFineBrothers' [[{{Corpsing}} immediate reaction]] to Sammie's remark suggest that the sister she's talking about [[ImStandingRightHere is right there]], despite both Emma and Lia mentioning in the same video that they like cats, the latter even openly {{Squee}}ing like Sammie throughout. |
| 798 | * UnusualEyebrows: Lucas. They look like a misplaced mustache. |
| 799 | * VillainSong: A "Do They Know It?" episode features the ones from the ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon''. |
| 800 | * WhatAreRecords: The kids in ''Kids React'' have no idea how to work a rotary phone. Granted, rotary phones have been obsolete for longer than some of the kids have been alive, but it's still interesting to watch their confused reactions. Dylan however is usually remarkably quick to pick up on whatever older tech the Brothers hand him and, [[UngratefulBastard unlike the some of the other kids]], appreciates how important its impact was. |
| 801 | * WhatWereTheySellingAgain: In "Kids React to The Epic Split", some of the kids don't even realize that the video they've seen was a commercial. |
| 802 | * WimpFight: What Megan and Shannon do when asked if they could do any karate moves. |
| 803 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: |
| 804 | ** "Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial" revealed this about several of them. |
| 805 | ** Morgan and Cooper's total ''lack of any aversion'' to "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared". Royel in particular ''had seen it before!'' |
| 806 | ** William has seen most of the videos on the show, is rather snarky, and shares pretty deep insight on sensitive subject matters such as bullying or politics - he even knew who Muammar Gaddafi was, which is pretty impressive for a kid his age. |
| 807 | ** Dash, in particular, is quite articulate and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] for being nine years old: |
| 808 | -->''(sees an old Mac computer)'' "How very hipster." |
| 809 | ** New girl Sydney may not be old enough to be snarky, but shows some surprising insight at times. |
| 810 | --> (re. [[VideoGame/MarioKart Luigi Death Stare]]) [[EasterEgg Maybe the people who created Mario want to be, the people playing the game, to be surprised.]] |
| 811 | ** "Kids React to Girl on Motorcycle vs Littering". While some of the "victims" certainly earned their comeuppance, Tyler's the first one to say "two wrongs don't make a right". |
| 812 | * YouBastard: The kids scold the viewers for having the Fine Bros show them ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared''. |
| 813 | [[/folder]] |
| 814 | |
| 815 | [[folder:''Teens React'']] |
| 816 | * AlwaysCamp: Sam, before he came out as gay, seemed CampStraight. |
| 817 | * AnimeHair: Eric describes [[Music/McFly Tom Fletcher]]'s hair as "looking like an anime character" in "Teens React to My Wedding Speech". |
| 818 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: |
| 819 | ** When a couple of the teens say there should be some limitations on transgender rights, the Fines ask how that would be different from the racial segregation of the '50s. They all need a moment to take that in and admit that they'll have to think long and hard on it. |
| 820 | ** After watching news reports on the killing of Cecil the lion, the teens all have some very strong words of outrage. The Fines then ask if they're vegetarians, which almost none of the are, and ask how that's different. Though this time some of them have a good response ready (the animals they eat were specifically bred for it). |
| 821 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When the teens are asked to say a few words to the {{Stage Mom}}s of ''Series/ToddlersAndTiaras'': |
| 822 | -->'''Kostas''': "Take it easy."\ |
| 823 | '''Sam''': "STOP!"\ |
| 824 | '''Adam''': "Listen to your kids, if they don't want to do it, you SHOULDN'T make them do it."\ |
| 825 | '''Rumor''': "And for the most of you, get on a treadmill! Oh my god." |
| 826 | * BestialityIsDepraved: In "Teens React to Music/TaylorSwift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", Victor noticing all of the actors dressed up in animal costumes. |
| 827 | -->'''Victor''': "Maybe she likes animals... [[ThatCameOutWrong No, not like 'likes animals' likes animals!"]] |
| 828 | * BigNo: Tom's reaction when he finds out he's playing ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' |
| 829 | -->'''Tom''': "If this is anything like the first game, [[BringMyBrownPants I'm probably gonna pee myself.]]" |
| 830 | ** Happens again when he finds out he's playing ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4''. |
| 831 | ** Will has this reaction (combined with RapidFireNo) during the play of ''Boogeyman'' when the team take the monitor away and pull out the Platform/OculusRift headset. |
| 832 | -->'''Will:''' ''NO! NO! NO! No,'' this i-''NO! No!'' No! ''<{{beat}}>'' No! ''<points accusingly at the Oculus>'' '''Nnnnno!''' |
| 833 | ** Rumor's reaction when she finds out she's reacting to Creator/MileyCyrus's "We Can't Stop." |
| 834 | * BookEnds: Chelsea deliberately wears the same flannel shirt she wore on her debut during her final ''Teens'' episode before graduating to ''Adults''. |
| 835 | * ButtonMashing: The teens give us a fine example in "Retro Gaming: ''[[VideoGame/PunchOut Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]''", with some even acknowledging the fact that they have no idea what they're doing and are just rapidly pressing random buttons. |
| 836 | * TheCameo[=/=]OneSceneWonder: [[spoiler:[[WebVideo/EpicMealTime Harley Morenstein]]]], what are you doing here? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You're not a teenager!]][[note]]In case you're wondering why was this person in "Teens React to Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong", [[SubvertedTrope it's actually]] footage of this person from "[=YouTubers=] React to Knife Game Song".[[/note]] |
| 837 | * CampGay: Sam, newcomer Gavin, and Teen!Sergio have these characteristics. |
| 838 | * CerebusRetcon: Labib's joke about Guantanamo Bay (re. "Gaming: VideoGame/HappyWheels #2") takes on a BlackComedy turn in "Teens React to Malala", where he and Jasser reveal that they really have had encounters with post-9/11 discrimination. |
| 839 | * ChivalrousPervert: Ethan sums it up with this mission statement (re. "Teens React to [[Music/NickiMinaj Anaconda]]"). |
| 840 | --> "As much as I enjoyed it, it was ''too much!''" |
| 841 | ** Troy in "Teens React to J-Pop" has one of these moments while watching the video for the Japanese girl group Music/AKB48's single, "Heavy Rotation". At one point, one of the group's members kisses her reflection in the mirror. Troy quickly looks away from the screen, then right back, and remarks: |
| 842 | --> "OK, [[BlatantLies I-I didn't know there was a mirror there!]]" |
| 843 | ** Seconds later, we see two members of the group kiss on the lips, and then kiss another member on each of her cheeks. Once again, Troy (this time, while giggling): |
| 844 | --> "OK, that wasn't a mirror! That was ''not'' a mirror!" |
| 845 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Kids React, Teens React tends to tackled more older and adult topics. In his first episode after graduating from Kids React, Troy lampshades the difference in topics. |
| 846 | --> '''Troy:''' This is different from Kids React. I was like watching WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}-things, now I'm watching Music/NickiMinaj butt-naked. |
| 847 | * DistractedByTheSexy: |
| 848 | --> (On the Film/PitchPerfect "Cup Game" clip with Creator/AnnaKendrick kinda bending over)\ |
| 849 | '''Rumor''': "Can I just say that on ''Film/PitchPerfect'', her... cleavage kinda bothered me..."\ |
| 850 | '''Ethan James''': (kinda stoned) "Like, she's really good... and she's hot, so I'd settle for her..." |
| 851 | * DoubleEntendre: Not often, but several of the teens can pull off some pretty nice ones if they get a chance. When the Reactors played ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' and learned about Lee's backstory (killing the man his wife was having an affair with), Becca smacked one out of the park after Clementine asked about it. |
| 852 | -->'''Clementine:''' That lady said you killed someone. Was that because he was one of the things trying to eat you?\ |
| 853 | '''Becca:''' No, he was trying to eat...someone ''else''. |
| 854 | * EmoTeen: Alix and Nora were both dour and kranky during their time on the show. They seem to have outgrown this when they moved to ''Adults''. |
| 855 | * FormerlyFat: Labib. Rather like the CerebusRetcon above, it's mentioned briefly in "Teens React to Malala" and soaked in SarcasmMode, but then in ''Opinions #5'' he goes into it a bit more. |
| 856 | ** DJ also mentions in the Amanda Todd episode that he used to he overweight and was bullied for it. |
| 857 | * FunWithAcronyms: When the teens attempt to guess what the FPS in Creator/FPSRussia stands for. |
| 858 | --> '''Madison''': "Oh. Future Pig... Sss... I have no idea."\ |
| 859 | '''Lia''': "For Peoples' Safety!"\ |
| 860 | '''Eric''': "Frequently... Piledriving... Sumo-wrestlers." |
| 861 | * EpisodeTitleCard: Sort of; it's the only ''React'' series that has a visibly unique TitleSequence for each episode, using black-and-white screenclips of some of the teens who appeared on the episode. |
| 862 | * EurekaMoment: Lyric Breakdown sometimes has the teens figuring out the song in a certain lyric (at times, ''the first''). Subverted when they still miss it (once the TitleDrop of "Gangnam Style" shows up, some don't notice that's that song translated!) or figure it out wrong ([[Music/ThePolice "Oh can't you see, you belong to me"]] has a guy thinking the song is [[Music/TaylorSwift "You Belong With Me"]]). |
| 863 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: |
| 864 | ** Lia's opinion on Creator/JenniferLawrence. "Boy or girl, they wanna marry her". |
| 865 | ** And again for "Blurred Lines": "These girls are so pretty, I can't even deal..." |
| 866 | * EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: [[invoked]] Lyric Breakdown is all about this, specially when WordSaladLyrics such as "I Am the Walrus" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" are presented. |
| 867 | * GamerChick: |
| 868 | ** Of all the girls on the show, Rae is usually the best all-around player (she nearly kills the first boss of ''Videogame/DarkSouls'' without the plunging attack!), and has spoken of her love for ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. When she, Mikaela and Seth play ''Life Is Strange'', she has the shortest adjustment to mastering the rewind system, and after struggling with the dual-thumbstick manipulation of another mechanic, a frustrated Seth hands her the controller; she nails it in about 3 seconds. |
| 869 | ** Tori is also quite successful. Highlights include winning the ''Videogame/{{Arms}}'' tournament, being the only to beat the second level of ''Videogame/IAmBread'' (with a C, much better than the D and E every victor in the other levels got), and getting to level 10 in ''Videogame/DuckHunt''. |
| 870 | * HalfIdenticalTwins: Michael and Miracle. |
| 871 | * IAmNotPretty: Marlhy and Lydon both reveal in the respective episodes where they were reacting to their debuts that they think they were unattractive as children. While [[ShesAllGrownUp puberty certainly did them well]] (as Marlhy herself puts it), they were regarded by many as two of the best looking cast members of ''Kids'' during their time there. |
| 872 | * TheIngenue: Madison gives off this vibe at times, from her hilariously dorky sense of humor to her being the most easily grossed out of all the teens. |
| 873 | * InnocenceLost: Happened to quite a few recent graduates from ''Kids'' during their first episode here. Troy and Jaxon in particular both made their debuts when their respective episode's topic is about a HotterAndSexier music video featuring [[MsFanservice very sensual]] IdolSinger [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl flaunting their assets]]. |
| 874 | * InTheHood: Ethan in "Teens React to Prank Vs Prank". May be justified as everyone seems to be dressed warmly for this one. |
| 875 | * KaizoTrap: In "Try Not To Get Mad Challenge #5," the last round required the teens to eat oreo with a glass of pickle juice. The crew then said they could eat the oreo alone as a form of apology for subjecting them to the challenge [[spoiler:only to find out the crème filling had been replaced with toothpaste]]. Troy and Jair who had not been angry up until that moment fell into the trap and immediately lost the challenge. |
| 876 | * KubrickStare: All the teens imitate it during the "Teens React To Jackfilms" video. |
| 877 | * TheLadette: |
| 878 | -->(''From "Teens React to Music/{{Psy}}'s Gentleman".'')\ |
| 879 | '''Lia''': "He farted and he put it in her face!" (laughing)\ |
| 880 | '''Benny Fine''': "Has anyone ever done that to you?"\ |
| 881 | '''Lia''': "''I'VE'' done that to someone else!" ([[CrossesTheLineTwice still laughing]]) |
| 882 | * LovableJock: Shant is oozing this from head to toe - musclebound, spiked-up hair (which has grown out a bit), chiseled jawline with PermaStubble and some kind of necklace sometimes, and just as articulate as any of the Teens. |
| 883 | ** Ethan James was certainly indulging his inner jock during ''Gaming'' with ''{{VideoGame/Trials}} Fusion.'' |
| 884 | * MakingUseOfTheTwin: [[invoked]] On how one would win ''Film/TheHungerGames'': |
| 885 | --> '''Jourdan''': "I have a twin brother; so you wanna know what that means?! I play for half the game, and when I get tired - switch out! And he'd be at full energy, like [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud smack-smack-smack-boom-boom-pow-pow-cut-cut!]] Easy." |
| 886 | * ManlyTears: Eric in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHrNDdUHG1E Teens React to My Wedding Speech]]. |
| 887 | --> '''Eric''': [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "I'm not crying, ]][[BlatantLies I don't know what you're talking about."]] |
| 888 | * MemeticBadass: [[invoked]]It seems this is what Ethan James sees about Creator/NormanReedus as the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SilentHills''. |
| 889 | -->'''Ethan James''': Oh, it's the guy from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''! If I knew I was [playing as] him, I would be fine all along! |
| 890 | * MondegreenGag: Adam misheard [[Music/{{PSY}} "Wet PSY"]] as "Westside". Easy mistake. |
| 891 | * NiceGuy: Tom just seems like one of the nicest guys ever. Case in point, ''Videogame/OutLast'' 4 when he ends up genuinely apologizing too and feeling bad for calling a video game character fat. Josh, Troy, Eric, Carson and Adam all count too. |
| 892 | * NothingIsScarier: The AprilFoolsDay video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDmse8M-3-Y&t=9s Teens React to Nothing]], elicited this reaction from some of the Teens. After staring at a blank screen for several minutes they became concerned that the video would turn into a screamer, or that somebody was going to jump out behind them. |
| 893 | * OhCrap: The general reaction to the ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'' episode of ''Teens React'' among the teens in question. [[NightmareFetishist Except for Adam, who's giggling in excitement.]] |
| 894 | * OpenMouthInsertFoot: A rather jarring one from Alix in the Amanda Todd episode. She talked about how "nobody gave a shit" about other people who committed suicide for "better reasons", which we can all agree is ''not'' an okay thing to say. One quick look through the comments in the video and you'll find dozens of angry comments deriding her for what she said. |
| 895 | * PrecisionFStrike: Quite a few during the more serious ones, AND in Slender. All their reactions are extremely justifiable in all these cases. |
| 896 | * PrettyBoy: Tom, natch. |
| 897 | * PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxYkLP4JRJM&t=1m28s Jeordy.]], Josh and Eric are all good examples. Jourdan is a rare Asian example. |
| 898 | --> '''Lia''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUq1pu9FqXo&t=2m16s "Me and my mom, we blast that in the car and we're driving home, (head-bobbing and lounging) 'wassuuuup'..."]] |
| 899 | * PungeonMaster: Madison at the end of ''Teens React'' episodes that feature her has her telling jokes that have {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s for punchlines. Carson and Josh have been like this in Gaming episodes lately. |
| 900 | * RealMenWearPink: Resident FaceOfAThug Adam doing impressions of Antoine Dodson, the "Honey Badger" guy and his idea of a girl from "Shit Girls Say". Seven ''Teens React'' episodes after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzozSSGETJo the one for]] ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', he's got his own brony tee. Not to mention the fact that he learned to play Music/TaylorSwift's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQCLSuNNzbM&t=3m18s "You Belong With Me" on guitar for, in his words, "y'know..."]] |
| 901 | -->''Overlay'': '''PLAYA!''' |
| 902 | * {{Retraux}}: Newcomer Carson has some ''real'' nice slicked-back hair, something you wouldn't expect a 15 year old to have. |
| 903 | * RunningGag: Unintentional, but despite repeatedly stating he's a gamer, Labib almost always produces [[ButtMonkey the worst results]] at video games. |
| 904 | ** Subverted in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeswKJd_2U8&list=PL73YndQawY3NzwYlOEFV3D5SnJaMHMkcK the third Happy Wheels outing,]] with a montage of Labib getting closer and closer to the finish line (but still dying). |
| 905 | ** Subverted in the ''Just Dance 2016'' gaming episode in which he got a higher score than Tori, who said she played the game regularly. And the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' tournament, where he even notes finally winning one of these. |
| 906 | ** Eric attempting to give out his number to a hot chick he wants to date/[=YouTuber=] he wants to do a video with, only to have his mouth blurred and his voice bleeped while giving out the seven digits after his area code (which is 925). |
| 907 | ** During [[https://youtu.be/-XPAdlkQYYA?list=PL73YndQawY3Op6_93FZdCL_lCUkbY-mzd "Teens play Dark Souls"]], ''every single one'' of the teens reacted the exact same way during the rematch with the Asylum Demon- they panicked, most of them futilely tried to run back through the fog gate again, the demon leaped up and smashed the platform they were standing on, they fell the to ground and it flattened them in 1 hit. Even the ones who'd read the note about plunging attacks. ''Every. Single. One of them.'' |
| 908 | * SamusIsAGirl: Courtesy of the TropeNamer herself! Several of the teens (especially Tori) are shocked to learn that the character they were playing as in "Teens React to ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid''" was a woman. |
| 909 | * SlasherSmile: Alex Music/{{Cimorelli}} gives off one ''hell'' of a SlasherSmile in "Teens React to WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}}". |
| 910 | * SoulBrotha: Isaac. |
| 911 | -->''(reacting to FPS Russia)'': "You wanna see guns, just walk into the 'hood!" |
| 912 | * SpoilerOpening: The title card shows black and white photos of the teens who appear in that particular episode. |
| 913 | * ThatManIsDead: PlayedForLaughs when the inevitable mention of [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Alex Steele being cast as two different characters from]] ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'' comes up. "[[BlackComedy She was attacked by a honey badger.]]" |
| 914 | * ThatsWhatSheSaid: Ethan James gleefully sneaks one in in the deleted reactions for "Teens React to 90s Internet", when a girl in "Film/TheKidsGuideToTheInternet" says, "It sounds like it'd be so hard!" |
| 915 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: When they're paired together, Rae and Mikaela come across like this. Not only is Mikaela more laid back than Rae, but she usually wears blouses and jewelry, while Rae often prefers t-shirts. |
| 916 | * UnkemptBeauty: Lia's embraced her ragamuffin side during the period that the [[{{Music/Macklemore}} "Thrift Shop"]] one took place, appropriately enough. |
| 917 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: During Mikaela, Seth and Rae's chapter 4 Let's Play of ''Life Is Strange'', all three are so focused on a cutscene that Seth never bats an eye when Rae reaches up under her t-shirt to adjust her bra. |
| 918 | * YouNeedToGetLaid: This was what Isaac felt LetsPlay/PewDiePie should do. |
| 919 | --> '''Isaac:''' Man, I honestly feel like he needs to get a hobby - or something, you know what I mean, get some females or something. He seems bored. |
| 920 | [[/folder]] |
| 921 | |
| 922 | [[folder:''Elders React'']] |
| 923 | * AlterKocker: Marty. Strangely averted with the Fine Brothers' own father - and he's named ''Yehuda!'' |
| 924 | * AudioErotica: Rhoda manages to sound pleasant no matter what she's saying, and Robert is pretty much the Creator/MorganFreeman of ''React''. |
| 925 | * CoolOldGuy: A lot of the elders can veer into this, especially the more relaxed and open-minded ones. |
| 926 | * CovertPervert: "Elders React to ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey''" confirms that Vera ''already read the book.'' And Laura takes to it a little ''too'' easily. |
| 927 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Vera originated from a Jewish Hungarian family during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and her family tried to escape from Europe twice. The second time she had to live in Argentina, until eventually moving the U.S. |
| 928 | * DueToTheDead: Anytime a reactor passes away, an InMemoriam will appear at the end of the video. The 100th Episode special even honored all those who have passed away. |
| 929 | * IWasQuiteALooker: Several, as revealed in the "Elders React to their Old Photos" episodes. |
| 930 | * LimitedWardrobe: Diane has worn the same bright pink dress since first ''Elders React'' episode was made. Even her more formal top for "Election 2012" is also pink! |
| 931 | ** Yehuda Fine in an identical sweater and even that cap of his in his second appearance. |
| 932 | * NewAgeRetroHippie: Catherine actually claimed to be "from the 60s" one time. Says it all, really. |
| 933 | * NewMediaAreEvil: Barbara strongly believes that video games such as ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' and modern-day films like ''Film/TheHungerGamesCatchingFire'' glorify violence and are corrupting youth because of that. |
| 934 | * NightmareFetishist: In "Elders React to ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends''", Owen busts out laughing after seeing a clip of Giggles getting her face ripped off by a falling wooden sign. |
| 935 | * NoJustNoReaction: The general reaction to ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends''. Some of the men thought it was BloodyHilarious, if rather disturbing, but one woman said [[NauseaFuel "Urgh, I think I reached my threshold for this..."]] |
| 936 | ** LetsPlay/{{Pewdiepie}} provoked a similar reaction, mostly for his language, one going so far as to say her faith in humanity had been lowered. Again though, several just thought he was hilarious. |
| 937 | * ARareSentence: From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mClWPog7Lsk "Elders React to Retarded Running Horse"]]: |
| 938 | -->'''Rock''': "A horse, a sheep and an elephant, with just two legs, running."\ |
| 939 | '''Benny''': "[[LampshadeHanging Did you ever think you would say that sentence?]]"\ |
| 940 | '''Rock''': "...No, I never did." |
| 941 | * ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Some of the elders have no problem with swearing. The teens sometimes get bleeped out, but the elders are the most foul-mouthed bunch on the channel. |
| 942 | * SeenItAll: |
| 943 | ** When asked what they'd do about the CreepyChild in the Scary Elevator Prank: |
| 944 | --> '''Vera''': "I'd ask what is wrong, why are you screaming? I was a school psychologist, I've been screamed at many times." |
| 945 | ** Also prevalent when they play horror games and more often than not, the Laugh Challenges. These elders are hard to impress! |
| 946 | * ShellShockedVeteran: |
| 947 | ** [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Rock brings up his military background and losing two brothers to wars, but he's one of the most jovial elders (not as much as Diane though). |
| 948 | ** Bill as well, which nobody would have suspected until "Elders React to Music/JustinBieber": |
| 949 | --> "When ''I'' was 19 years old, [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar I was up to here in rice paddy water (indicating eye level) looking for people to shoot!"]] |
| 950 | ** You want "unexpected military vets", how about ''Holgie'' serving with the USMC?! |
| 951 | * TheStoic: Robert has shades of this. He'll occasionally crack a smile or chuckle quietly, but that's pretty much it. |
| 952 | * TheVietnamVet: Bill often brings up his experiences during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. |
| 953 | * VirtualAssistantBlunder: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw95AZzPpsU episode]] about the google glass one of the elders had to record a video. Instead it showed him videos of "elastic dick video". |
| 954 | * {{Troll}}: Don reacting to "[=FourFiveSeconds=]", wondering why they're focusing on [[Music/PaulMcCartney that guitar player]], but he'll go places. |
| 955 | * WhamShot: Fans are often left shocked and heartbroken everytime an "InMemoriam" appears in the end of a video... |
| 956 | * WhenIWasYourAge: A number of the elders often does this everytime they find something disappointing about the current or younger generation. |
| 957 | * WhoWritesThisCrap: From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3x0vmnTPY Elders React to HowToBasic]]: |
| 958 | -->'''Benny''': Well, did they do a good job of teaching you how to cook?\ |
| 959 | '''Yehuda''': What a stupid question! I mean, come on! That's the stupidest question I've ever heard! Who wrote that up? Rafi? |
| 960 | [[/folder]] |
| 961 | |
| 962 | [[folder:''[=YouTubers=] React'']] |
| 963 | * AmbiguousSyntax: Thanks, Website/UrbanDictionary. |
| 964 | -->'''Lisa Schwartz''': "A song that will make you gush out rivers thru-" (EyeTake) ''What?!''\ |
| 965 | '''WebVideo/MatthewSantoro''': "...a song that will make you gush rivers (braces himself) through your ''genitals...''"\ |
| 966 | '''[[WebVideo/RhettAndLink Rhett McLaughlin]]''': "...as it has the power to penetrate your soul." ...is it your genitals or any genitals? It doesn't specify. |
| 967 | * AnswerCut: During the reaction of "Shoes", Tay Zonday wonders what the creator of the video, Liam Kyle Sullivan, is doing these days. The next shot is Liam Kyle Sullivan reacting to his own video. |
| 968 | * AsHimself: The show credits most of the [=YouTubers=] who have aliases under their real names (e.g Justine Ezarik instead of [=iJustine=], Joe Penna instead of Mystery Guitar Man, Creator/AnnaBrisbin instead of Brizzy Voices). |
| 969 | * AttractiveBentGender: |
| 970 | -->'''Ian Hecox''': I had to dance behind the Shit Girls Say guy, and it was very creepy because he looked like a very attractive woman. |
| 971 | * BaitAndSwitch: The [[spoiler:JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} that was in place of the bonus material]] doesn't count since that's the premise; that would be the sudden [[spoiler:Creator/NicolasCage]] during "[=YouTubers=] React to Goat Remixes". |
| 972 | * BookEnds: ''[=YouTubers=] React'' started with the subjects watching more than one clip, thus the episode itself is just numbered instead of "X React to Y", which is how ''Kids React'' started out like. This switched to standard format on the third episode. |
| 973 | ** The fact that episode one started with past dance crazes with "Evolution of Dance", and ended with one of the latest ones with "[[Music/{{PSY}} Gangnam Style]]". |
| 974 | * CaptainObvious: After Music/{{Hank|Green}} [[WebVideo/VlogBrothers Green]] watches ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared''. |
| 975 | -->'''Hank''': I have not seen that video. |
| 976 | -->({{beat}}) |
| 977 | -->'''Hank''': Now I have! |
| 978 | ** Also an example of SarcasmFailure. |
| 979 | * ClusterFBomb: [[WebVideo/EpicMealTime Harley]], naturally. |
| 980 | ** Tom Syndicate reacting to [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Bieber]]. |
| 981 | ** ClusterBleepBomb: When [[WebVideo/{{Smosh}} Ian and Anthony]] get rickrolled. |
| 982 | * ColdOpen: Used in "[=YouTubers=] React to Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning #2". |
| 983 | * ConfessionCam: Getting the losing parties to say a little something to whoever got though "Try to Watch Without Laughing or Grinning #2" is this in spirit. |
| 984 | * CurseCutShort: During the Music/JustinBieber one. |
| 985 | --> '''Shay Carl''': "And then he grew up into a total doucheba-" (''laughs'') |
| 986 | * DudeNotFunny: A telling reminder that Lia may have been pushed up alongside the adults of ''[=YouTubers=] React'' a bit soon - they've been scarred by it before, but after one session ''she's traumatized.'' |
| 987 | * TheEeyore: Shane Dawson is a genuine sourpuss, hardly ever finding anything funny. He was one of the only two to finish the laughing challenge, and did it effortlessly (unlike Justine, who was visibly suppressing her laughter). |
| 988 | * {{Fanservice}}: |
| 989 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hTt7aUTrA&t=1m19s Justine Ezarik (iJustine) getting up and working it to "Evolution of Dance".]] |
| 990 | ** [[WebVideo/{{Boxxy}} Catie]] can raise her leg pretty high in "[=YouTubers=] React to the Farting Preacher". |
| 991 | * FlatWhat: [[WebVideo/RhettAndLink Link]] does one at the end of [[WebAnimation/{{Kiwi}} "Kiwi"]]. |
| 992 | * FullNameBasis: Unlike the name cards of the other shows, majority of the ''[=YouTubers=]''[='=] full names are listed. It helps in fully averting the OneSteveLimit better compare to the other shows where one is only initialed. |
| 993 | * HadTheSillyThingInReverse: This obvious joke is only in the bonus material when the [=YouTubers=] watch the '57 Chevy gift video. |
| 994 | * HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: |
| 995 | -->'''WebVideo/ShaneDawson''': "That should be ''me'' humping Grace!" [[AsideGlance *knowing wink*]] |
| 996 | * IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Despite the general negative reaction, all the [=YouTubers=] went back to the "Gangnam Style" clip eventually. |
| 997 | * JumpScare: [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] attempts a rather cheesy one at the end of the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' trailer episode. [[spoiler:Then Nightmare Bonnie pops up and shows how it's done.]] |
| 998 | * MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: It's the fourth ''React'' series by the Fine Brothers, this time interviewing other [=YouTube=] personalities (including past ''targets'') such as WebVideo/{{Smosh}}, WebVideo/ShaneDawson, Juicystar07, Music/TayZonday and many, '''many''' more. |
| 999 | * MondegreenGag: In the K-pop episode, Anthony and Ian of WebVideo/{{Smosh}} misheard the main line of the Music/GirlsGeneration song as "I got a boy on my chin". The real line is part English and part Korean, and translates to "I got a boy, a handsome one". With them being Smosh, this quickly went viral. |
| 1000 | * MoreInsultingThanIntended: Harley Morenstein has a moment in the bonus reaction video for "YouTubers React to WebVideo/{{Fred}}". He makes it clear that he is ''not'' a fan of Fred ''at all'', but he takes his dislike a bit too far in the bonus reaction video when he makes the implication that only "special needs people" are capable of enjoying him, which comes across as unintentionally ableist. |
| 1001 | ** What makes this even HarsherInHindsight is that Tay Zonday, who appears in the same episode and is one of the reactors who ''is'' a Fred fan, happens to be autistic. |
| 1002 | * MythologyGag: The title animation is actually based on the one for the Fine Brothers' ''Spoilers'' series. |
| 1003 | * OldHeroNewPals: Lia's move to this show has made her the only reactor to date from the first two shows to have done the feat. She had reacted to (and met) most of her ''[=YouTubers=]'' cast-mates prior to being on this show, however.[[note]]It could be argued that this was also the case on Lia's time on ''Teens'', as her only contemporaries from ''Kids'' to graduate to the former show before her own graduation to ''[=YouTubers=]'' were Bryson and Riley, who both made their respective debut at the tail end of Lia's time on ''Kids''[[/note]] |
| 1004 | * PromotionToOpeningTitles: Several [=YouTubers=] were covered by the other shows, but now they're regulars. |
| 1005 | * RefrainFromAssuming: [[invoked]] Apparently Jon Cozart thought Music/TenaciousD released a song called "The Greatest Song In The World" (which is of course "Tribute") in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjSSHKcu1A "YouTubers React to Best Song Ever"]]. |
| 1006 | * RuleOfThree: Cited in "The Knife Game Song" by Ian Hecox, as this trope means the third video shown ''would'' result in injury. [[spoiler:He was right.]] |
| 1007 | * SelfDeprecation: Rebecca Black riffing on her own work. |
| 1008 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: |
| 1009 | -->'''Music/TayZonday''' ''(reacting to [[Music/{{PSY}} "Gangnam Style"]])'': It's actually a political critique on the bourgeois class... it's almost Dadaist.\ |
| 1010 | '''Timothy [=DeLaghetto=]''': [[LampshadeHanging I was gonna 'English-class' my way through that one.]] |
| 1011 | ** Tay Zonday in general, really. |
| 1012 | * SlowClap: Shane Dawson on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSojapj-LM the Knife Game]]. |
| 1013 | * TheSnarkKnight: Shane Dawson and Harley Morenstein fill this role. |
| 1014 | * SoundEffectBleep: [[ShoutOut Fittingly, a crow's caw]] covering up [[WebVideo/EpicMealTime Harley's]] swears. |
| 1015 | --> '''Harley''': "''Oh'', you've f[''caw'']ked up! You're so dumb! |
| 1016 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Smosh of course, leading to more two-at-once reactors like Jake and Finn, and Dan and Phil, who appeared separately before being deliberately paired up. |
| 1017 | * ToiletHumor: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYsBCa-v50U YouTubers React to the Farting Preacher]]". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5jdNpkxAeY And after that...]] |
| 1018 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Justine Ezarik and Blair Fowler, dancin' {{Keet}} and makeup expert. |
| 1019 | * TomatoInTheMirror: The "[=YouTubers React To Every YouTube Video Ever=]" episode was a perfect example of this. A video that pointed out that most of vloggers on [=YouTube=] rely on LOLRANDOM humor for an audience that [[FleetingDemographicRule keeps replacing itself after a few years]] to a bunch of vloggers that rely on LOLRANDOM humor for an audience that keeps replacing itself after a few years? Some [[GenreSavvy laughed along and knew it was true]], the younger ones didn't. |
| 1020 | * WrongGenreSavvy: Some of the guests figured that ''WebAnimation/{{Kiwi}}'' would be taking a ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' bent shortly... well, they were right about the MoodWhiplash, at least. |
| 1021 | [[/folder]] |
| 1022 | |
| 1023 | [[folder: ''Adults React'']] |
| 1024 | * AscendedExtra: Despite being an original ''Teens'' cast member, Austin only appeared in the ''Teens React'' premiere. He made frequent appearances on the shows once he joins ''Adults''. |
| 1025 | * BlackAndNerdy: Dominic. He's the main black guy on Adults but he enjoys superhero comics and plays ''Super Smash Bros.'' 24/7, according to him. |
| 1026 | * {{Cosplay}}: In ''Adults React to'' ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', Jennifer said she cosplayed as Harley Quinn multiple times. In ''College Kids React to Comic-Con Trailers'', Rachel and Chelsea both revealed they'd attended SDCC 2017, cosplaying as Princess Leia in a miniskirt and Clementine from ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' video game, respectively. Chelsea even ''sounds'' a bit like Clem. |
| 1027 | * EarlyBirdCameo: The ''College Kids React'' segments frequently features ''Teens'' who are in their last year on their respective program before their official graduation to actual members of the ''Adults'' cast (e.g Chelsea, Brooklyn, Nora, Tori). |
| 1028 | * FlashbackWithinAFlashback: During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6C5CdXG2iE Adults React to Try Not to Feel Old CHallenge #3]] when Madison was shown [[Music/{{Psy}} Gangnam Style]] video, she said she literally remembered reacting to it. Instead of having a proper flashback to the original video right away, a flashback of ''her reaction in [[https://youtu.be/6HCEKiDVHYA?t=362 another Psy video]]'', which contain a flashback to the original video, appeared instead. The way it was pieced made it look like this trope happened. |
| 1029 | * GirlinessUpgrade: Alix was notably an EmoTeen during her time on ''Teens'', but once she graduated here, her overall style gradually becomes more feminine and "cutesy". |
| 1030 | * GrowingUpSucks: {{Invoked|Trope}}, {{Enforced|Trope}} ''and'' PlayedForLaughs in the "Try Not To Feel Old Challenges". |
| 1031 | * KickedUpstairs: Rachel once she joins production full-time, has only appeared in the ''Staff'' episodes but rarely appears. |
| 1032 | * LipstickLesbian: [[https://twitter.com/MorganTebbe/status/918339352287068160 Morgan]], who never gave any indication of her orientation during the Teen years. |
| 1033 | * MyNaymeIs: Rna. It's supposedly pronounced "Renee", and always brings up comments calling her Ribonucleic Acid. |
| 1034 | * {{Retool}}: The Fine Bros. once considered making a Parents React, but ended expanding on that: Adults React now encompasses Young and Middle-Aged Adults [[note]](with several of the now college-aged Teens returning to the show.)[[/note]] with the occasional Parents episode for those with grown offspring. |
| 1035 | * PerkyGoth: Ary perfectly fits this trope. Alix is slowly becoming this as well, keeping her perky personality but becoming more emo as it progresses. |
| 1036 | * SoreLoser: Trudi every time she loses a challenge. |
| 1037 | * SuperDrowningSkills: In a clip on the Don't Smile Or Laugh where someone falls into a swimming pool, Michelle states that she can't swim and she would drown if it was her. |
| 1038 | * TheBigGuy: Beau is ''SEVEN'' feet tall. And a Challenge Chalice episode had him play "Siamese Twins" with the OneHeadShorter Chelsea... |
| 1039 | * TookALevelInCynic: Ethan James notably soured on the idea of love and marriage when he reacted to his debut ''Teens React to My Wedding Speech''. Specifically, he repeatedly lambasted his past self for being a WideEyedIdealist and is actively cringing all throughout. |
| 1040 | [[/folder]] |
| 1041 | |
| 1042 | [[folder:''React'' channel]] |
| 1043 | %%Note: Channel-exclusive shows only; tropes regarding the bonus videos for Kids, Teens, and Elders React do not go here. |
| 1044 | * TheAce: Usually with some of the games played, there will be at least one teen who is either extremely familiar with the game, or who [[InstantExpert catches onto the mechanics with relative ease.]] |
| 1045 | ** Newcomer Will has demonstrated his gaming prowess enough times that one of the other teens ''came up with a BadassBoast on his behalf.'' |
| 1046 | --> "[[PunnyName When there's a Will, there's a way.]]" |
| 1047 | ** In the Don't Smile or Laugh Videos, Sharon has not lost a single one since her debut to the challenge. |
| 1048 | * AchievementsInIgnorance: The long awaited ''Gaming'' with ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''. Sam realises the left door and light are glitched, then checks the tablet, causing Bonnie to jump him the moment the tablet goes down. Tom goes through the same thing, looks left and right and keeps hitting the switches without checking the tablet - and makes it to 6 am. |
| 1049 | ** More often than not, the Retro Gaming episodes will have the Teens falling to this. The very first (Teens React to the NES) has a few, including guest Maisie Williams, dying on the very first Goomba of ''Videogame/SuperMarioBros1''. And a blatant example is Jeannie ending ''Videogame/MegaMan1'' with [[EpicFail 0 points]] because ''she only found out the ability to shoot right before the game over''. |
| 1050 | * AdaptationExpansion: The first of the new ''React'' Channel shows (''React: Gaming'') basically takes the LetsPlay-esque ''React'' episodes (e.g. ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'' and ''VideoGame/FlappyBird'') and turns it into its own thing. |
| 1051 | ** Due to the popularity of the gaming sessions, the Fine Bros. decided to expand the videos to twice a week to allow the teens to complete Let's Plays of the longer games like ''VideoGame/{{Outlast}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs.'' |
| 1052 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ethan James comes across as this, claiming he'd clocked in the most experience with ''{{VideoGame/Trials}} Fusion'' - before proceeding to come in second (with [[JustForFun/OneOfUs Adam]] and Jeordy ''tying'' for first place). Turns out his real strength was in the trick flip round, where he proceeded to get ''[[CurbStompBattle over 35k points, with the second placer at about 15k.]]'' And he's been known for UnsportsmanlikeGloating, though he ''does'' have the skills to back it up. |
| 1053 | ** Comes full circle in the ''Super Smash Bros. Wii U'' competition, where Everhet ends up beating him with ease. |
| 1054 | --> '''Sabrina:''' I kind of suspected you were going to win though. I had this gut feeling cause like [[TakeThat he was talking smack but I feel like you actually knew what you were talking about.]] |
| 1055 | ** Troy gets to back up his talk when ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' plays to his true strength, FPS. |
| 1056 | * AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: Sydney on unagi (eel) sushi. |
| 1057 | --> '''Fine Bros:''' Ready for your next piece? |
| 1058 | --> '''Sydney:''' I shall slay the beast! |
| 1059 | --> ''(Unagi sushi is placed in front of her)'' |
| 1060 | --> '''Sydney:'''...I shall not slay the beast! |
| 1061 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: The ''VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy'' and ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' videos saw the kids and teens catching onto the game mechanics successfully through trial and error. |
| 1062 | * BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: The Adults vs. Food episode for hot wings coated in different sauces have them try out different wings that start off mild enough, then crank up the heat with each one! |
| 1063 | * BraggingRightsReward: The first few Try not to Eat Challenges don't have anything for the ones who eventually don't give into temptation. At a certain point it was fixed by giving the resistant people a special dish (and those who caved in a disgusting one). |
| 1064 | * ClusterBleepBomb: |
| 1065 | ** In the second ''Outlast'' video, Adam says "shit" about 25 times really fast when he's caught. However, since the Fine Bros. censor the word, this is the result. |
| 1066 | ** In the second ''PT'' video, Ethan James started LampshadeHanging his excessive cussing. |
| 1067 | -->"I'm just gonna be cussing the whole time until we get there 'cause of f[bleep]ing bullsh[bleep] out in f[bleeping]ing bullsh[bleep] alley, in the town of This Sucks Ass." |
| 1068 | ** In the second ''Affected'' video, Jeannie's response to a scary corridor. |
| 1069 | * ContinuityNod: |
| 1070 | ** The second session of ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'' is a fairly obvious one. Not only do they bring back some teens from the first one but their progress back then was listed, and Adam claims that getting only three pages became a NeverLiveItDown moment for him. [[FelonyMisdemeanor And it was the best any of them did, too!]] |
| 1071 | ** The first retro-themed ''Gaming'' deliberately reused the NES system from the first ''Teens React'' with retro technology. |
| 1072 | ** The ''Gaming'' session of ''VideoGame/{{Trials}} Fusion'' immediately drew comparisons to ''VideoGame/HappyWheels''. |
| 1073 | * CoolAndUnusualPunishment: ''Challenge Chalice'' has the losing team (or producer Alex, when it's everyone together) enduring one, usually edible. |
| 1074 | * CoveredInGunge: Many of the ''Challenge Chalice'' episodes, with indicative names such as Eat It or Wear It and Extremely Messy Twister. |
| 1075 | * CurbStompBattle: A few head-to-head ''Gaming'' battles. And when a Guess That Song Challenge goes 45-0 (Jordan or Catherine are usually involved). |
| 1076 | * DamnedByFaintPraise: In ''Kids vs. Food'' with caviar, Sydney said she preferred ''the crackers they put the caviar on.'' |
| 1077 | ** Dylan was the only one to recommend natto, if only for the experience. |
| 1078 | * {{Determinator}}: The PlatformHell games ''Sonic Unfair'' and ''Unfair Mario'' have some players not giving up until they beat it. In the latter's case, this includes Morgan, who's usually [[ButtMonkey not very lucky in the gaming episodes]]. ''Videogame/DarkSoulsIII'' also had one Teen taking ten attempts at defeating the first boss (while others - including Morgan... - gave up much earlier!). |
| 1079 | ** Some of the Food challenges count too - eating spicy food or being willing to eat dead tarantulaslive worms isn't for many! |
| 1080 | * DescriptionCut: Featured in [[https://youtu.be/hzX7B1ROjOw?t=8m1s part 3 of Teens Play Undertale]]. |
| 1081 | -->'''Tori:''' Wait, so is that an option, then? Like, even when he grants you mercy, to just kill him? That's sad. I don't know anyone who'd want to kill Papyrus. |
| 1082 | -->'''Seth:''' Yeah, let's kill him. [selects Fight command, delivering the mortal blow] |
| 1083 | * EarnYourFun: Often demonstrated in ''Gaming'', as bosses (''Dark Souls'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'') and cruel design (''Unfair Mario'', ''I Am Bread'') being overcome lead to ecstatic reactions. |
| 1084 | * EveryoneHasStandards: In the Google Feud video, Ethan writes "Die" for "The poor should..." just for the fun of it and was genuinely horrified that it was no.1 After losing that round, the remaining answers for that question horrified him just as much. |
| 1085 | * FakeFood: An AprilFoolsDay episode had the reactors served comfort food that was actually something else: grilled cheese(-shaped cake), (mashed potato) sundae, (krispies shaped as) chicken wings, burger(-shaped cupcake), and (ice cream) spaghetti. |
| 1086 | * FailedASpotCheck: Dylan didn't recognize (cubed) tofu in it's titular ''Kids vs. Food'' episode despite eating it on a regular basis. |
| 1087 | * ForeignQueasine: Apparently the point of ''Kids vs. Food'', but actually subverted as the items are a bit more common than you'd believe. Then again, Vegemite is an Australian thing so the "foreign" bit stands. |
| 1088 | ** Some of the dishes on ''Teens vs. Food'' too, including the terribly smelly Surströmming. |
| 1089 | * FourthWallMailSlot: ''Advice'' is all about submitting the same questions to Kids, Teens, ''and'' Elders. |
| 1090 | * GilliganCut: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7UxkZxZNaE&list=WL&index=3 Guess That Milkshake Challenge]], after the first milkshake, Tyler says he was worried that there would be weird milkshake flavours like bacon. The immediate next flavor is just that. |
| 1091 | * HairTriggerTemper: Sean, editor and vlog producer for FBE, gets mad at eight of eight videos during Staff Reacts' ''Try Not to Get Mad Challenge #3''. In the next mad challenge, while he doesn't get mad at all of them, he holds the record for the amount of videos he gets angry at. |
| 1092 | * HatedByAll: |
| 1093 | ** None of the ten kids in the "Vegemite" episode of ''Kids vs. Food'' liked the Australian delicacy. |
| 1094 | ** [[LeastCommonPizzaTopping Anchovies]] received a similar shut-out in the "Pizza Toppings" episode. You know it's bad when a few of the kids consider ''squid ink'' a step up. |
| 1095 | ** Natto wound up being recommended by Dylan, but only so that someone could understand just how horrible it is. |
| 1096 | ** Jellyfish also joined the list of "Kids vs. Food" shutouts. None of the kids were even able to swallow a bite. |
| 1097 | ** Now you can add bacon-flavored soda to the list. |
| 1098 | ** Ghost peppers were tried by the Adults...and none of them liked it. (the Carolina Reaper and Toe of Satan got some recommendations, if only as SchmuckBait) |
| 1099 | ** Same thing when they tried cat poop coffee. |
| 1100 | ** When it comes to Weird Burgers, none of the Kids liked salmon or canned burgers. |
| 1101 | * HereWeGoAgain: For either game series (''Five Nights at Freddy's'') or ones inspire multiple episodes (''I Am Bread''), sometimes the same player is brought again. If the experience was unpleasant to begin with, there will be revolt and threatens of RageQuit. |
| 1102 | %%* IAteWhat: Happens frequently in ''[Kids/Teens/Adults] vs. Food'', since "TheReveal" doesn't come until after they've tasted the featured food(s). |
| 1103 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: |
| 1104 | ** Troy ''owns'' the FPS parts of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs.'' |
| 1105 | ** Seth in ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' not only gets more than one perfect score, but manages to score hits while "just waving it around" and one time by ''looking away!'' |
| 1106 | * IncrediblyLamePun: From ''Advice'': |
| 1107 | --> ''[=TonyTigger=]'': What are some good warrior names for my cat?\ |
| 1108 | '''Elle''': [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss!]] (''[[LamePunReaction beats out her own {{rimshot}} on the table]]'') |
| 1109 | * JumpScare: Not counting all that happen in the horror games episodes, two challenges have one of those to make them {{Unwinnable|bydesign}} - "Try not to Get Scared" tricks the remaining reactors into thinking they would see one last clip as someone in a mask jumped on them, and "Adults Try not to Move" had ''everyone'' flinching to a video of [[CameraAbuse a snake attacking the camera]]. |
| 1110 | * KilledMidsentence: Don, when playing ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare'', recognizes an area he visited in real life (Greece), he starts talking about his visit until his character gets killed unexpectedly. |
| 1111 | * LetsPlay: This is pretty much what the ''React: Gaming'' series is, considering that it drops Question Time. Double for games such as ''Outlast'' and ''The Last of Us'', where people do a whole playthrough. |
| 1112 | * MasochistsMeal: The ''Vs. Food'' episodes have dealt with some of the food in that article (such as Century Eggs), plenty of spicy food (they had to eat both whole peppers and things such as buffalo wings with [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce progressively hotter sauce]]) and [[CordonBleughChef unsavory mixtures]] (e.g. the Pizza toppings challenge, where ham/alfredo sauce/egg/marshmallows/raspberries and goldfish candy/onion/peanut butter/pickles/tuna are the most edible ones...). ''Challenge Chalice'' takes it up to eleven, such as adding spicy food to already hot ramen, and making grosssourspicy smoothies. |
| 1113 | * MeleeATrois: [[spoiler:The first ever ''Gaming'' with Teens head-to-head battle leads up to three teens throwing it down in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. This also happens in ''Mario Kart 64'', ''Smash Bros. 4'', ''Arms'', and in ''Mario Kart 8'', a four-way with the winner of the Elder tournament. ]] |
| 1114 | * NoSell: Everhet is the only teen unimpressed with ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' because he finds the gameplay boring. When he dies on the first night, instead of being freaked out by the jump-scared like all the other teens, he [[SarcasmMode asks if that meant he won?]] The Elders as well generally had very subdued reactions to the game: a few of them did have fun with it, but the jump scares tended to make them laugh rather than cry out. When the Fine Bros. told them that some detractors believed that elderly people shouldn't play horror games for health reasons, they were alternately offended and baffled that anyone would think that was an issue. |
| 1115 | ** Also, Ethan once he finishes the Fire Noodle Challenge ("That wasn't a challenge. It was literally breakfast for me!"). |
| 1116 | * NotSoAboveItAll: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/22/7872463/gta-5-elders-play-react Elders playing]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV GTAV.]] At first they struggle getting the grasp of the controls. Then they marvel at the graphics and the variety of activities they can do in the game. And then they realize they have weapons and HilarityEnsues. |
| 1117 | * PacManFever: In the first-ever ''Gaming'' with Elders (featuring ''VideoGame/HappyWheels''), Libby starts asking where the joystick is. Just think about that for a bit. |
| 1118 | * PreviouslyOn: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] for multi-part gaming series by not only showing tiny snippets of video that fail completely to provide any context. Immediately followed by "This time, on..." |
| 1119 | * RearrangeTheSong: The theme tune for the ''React'' channel is done in different styles for each show. |
| 1120 | * RunningGag: |
| 1121 | ** Unintentionally, [[TheKlutz some sort of accident will befall Lucas]] in his appearances on ''Kids vs. Food'', be it accidentally dropping the food (Tofu) or getting some of it on him (Squid ink pizza). |
| 1122 | ** Sharon has several going on for her in Try Not To Eat Challenges. |
| 1123 | *** Her tendancy to eat the food straight away before it's even described to them. |
| 1124 | *** Also she puts them away into tupperware containers so she can take them back (sometimes licking or biting it on purpose so she can put it into a container). |
| 1125 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: We get more and more of these with all the SurvivalHorror games suggested. [[TakeThatAudience You know whose fault that is.]] |
| 1126 | * {{Sequelitis}}: Tom's in universe opinion on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' as a series is this. While he enjoyed playing the first game because of its simplicity, he feels the sequels aren't as good. |
| 1127 | * SpeakIllOfTheDead: During the gaming episode featuring ''Teens'' playing ''VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker'', quite a few made explicit jokes referring to the late singer's child molestation allegations and botched plastic surgery. |
| 1128 | * SpiritedCompetitor: Jasser during the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' Tournament. He quickly catches on to Sub Zero's moveset, allowing him to [[CurbStompBattle steamroll over everyone else.]] But then, he was also being [[NiceGuy humble]] about it, even giving his competitors pointers on how to play better. |
| 1129 | * SpitTake: A variant of the "Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning" [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by having the participants do the challenge [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6dMSU8t-Kw with water in their mouths]]. |
| 1130 | * SurpriseDifficulty: Most ''Retro Gaming'' episodes have the Teens either shocked at how old games are NintendoHard (the co-op episodes on ''Videogame/{{Battletoads}}'' and ''Videogame/{{Contra}}'' are downright ComedicSociopathy!), or struggling to overcome ones that are fairly easier (''Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' has only three beating Green Hill Zone). [[invoked]] |
| 1131 | * TastesLikeChicken: What multiple kids compared frog legs to in the corresponding ''Kids vs. Food'' episode. Likely justified because the legs were cooked similarly to fried chicken, so that was probably the first thing to come to mind as far as taste comparison. |
| 1132 | * TastesLikeFeet: Appears a lot in ''Kids vs. Food''. |
| 1133 | ** Samirah during "Kids vs. Salmiakki". |
| 1134 | -->'''Samirah:''' ''(on salmiakki)'' It tastes like I licked a tablecloth. Yes, I licked a tablecloth before, I was really little. |
| 1135 | ** During the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7UxkZxZNaE&list=WL&index=3 Guess That Milkshake Challenge]], Anita guesses the flavor of the Bacon milkshake as "Existence". |
| 1136 | * TastesLikePurple: ''Kids vs. Food'', inevitably. |
| 1137 | -->'''Derek''' ''(on caviar)'': "It tastes like sadness." |
| 1138 | * ThatCameOutWrong: Said word for word by Tom at the beginning of " Adults vs. Food - Hot Wings Challenge (because he hadn't eaten lunch that day). |
| 1139 | -->'''Tom:''' I'm so hungry that I'm gonna swallow anything. ''*beat*'' That came out wrong. |
| 1140 | -->'''Jeannie:''' ''*completely loses it*'' |
| 1141 | * ThisIsGonnaSuck: Common reaction in ''Gaming'' episodes for horror games - double if it's an Oculus Rift title! Sometimes occurs in ''People Vs. Food'' too as the raw product is shown. |
| 1142 | * VersusTitle: The ''People vs. Food'' episodes. The ''Gaming'' episodes featuring two or more generations competing against each other are also named like this. |
| 1143 | * WaxingLyrical: This moment from ''Advice'': |
| 1144 | --> ''Daenerys Targaryen'': How do I become as fancy as Music/IggyAzalea?\ |
| 1145 | '''Troy''': You can't become as fancy as Iggy Azalea, because... you already know... she's in the fast lane, from LA to Tokyo... |
| 1146 | ** In the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' episode, Sabrina reacts to her death by WarmUpBoss with "[[Music/MileyCyrus He came in like a wrecking ball]]." |
| 1147 | ** Will gives words of advice to his adversary, Chelsea, playing ''Madden NFL'': "So you got [[Music/{{Eminem}} one shot, do not miss your chance to go, this opportunity comes once in a lifetime!]]" |
| 1148 | * WhenEldersAttack: "Elders Gaming" with ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' counts, kinda. |
| 1149 | * WrongGenreSavvy: On "Kids vs Food--??????" [[spoiler: the kids are shown a cake, and a few of them think there will be a cruel twist with what cake they get to eat, with one referencing how that happened on the Pizza episode. They're wrong; it's to celebrate the React channel's 1 year anniversary; the only "catch" is they have to [[JabbaTableManners eat it without utensils.]]]] |
| 1150 | [[/folder]] |
| 1151 | |
| 1152 | [[folder:''React to That'']] |
| 1153 | * AdaptationExpansion[=/=]AdaptationDistillation: On the one hand, they leave out Question Time; on the other, they do a "Finish the Story" bit where the kids discuss the ramifications and fallout of the videos, and challenges where the kids get to mimic what was just shown (which in the FBE podcast was noted as an "OG Challenge Chalice"). Also the "Try Not to Laugh" challenge done a couple of times on [=YouTubers=] React is now OnceAnEpisode (it eventually became a regular show with the Reactors). |
| 1154 | * CanonImmigrant: Only three reactors from this show would move on to the main shows: Reina, Becca, and Will. |
| 1155 | * DoNotTryThisAtHome: Opens every episode, along with "Don't send us your videos". |
| 1156 | * ImagineSpot: "Finish the Story" has one reactor imagining what happened after the video. |
| 1157 | * LighterAndSofter: While some of the teens are involved, they make sure to clean up the material a bit. Of course, it's no lighter and softer than the ''Kids React'' stuff. |
| 1158 | [[/folder]] |
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| 1160 | -->'''Morgan''': "Thanks for reading!"\ |
| 1161 | '''Eric''': "[[AudienceParticipation Let us know in the comments what we should check out next!]]"\ |
| 1162 | '''Don''': "If you liked this article, give it a big thumbs up!"\ |
| 1163 | '''Royel''': "An' you gotta subscwibe or the tropers will break into your kitchen and eat all your cookies."\ |
| 1164 | '''[[WebVideo/{{Smosh}} Anthony Padilla]]''': "And while you're at it, may as well subscribe to ''all of us''."\ |
| 1165 | '''[[WebVideo/{{Smosh}} Ian Hecox]]''': "Especially the one with the two brunette guys. ''([[ShamelessSelfPromotion not-at-all-subtle pointing]])'' [[OverlyLongGag Right there. There. See that? That right there.]]"\ |
| 1166 | '''Vera''': "To watch deleted reactions, click the box below."\ |
| 1167 | '''Maksim''': "''[[BilingualBonus Das vedanya!]]''"\ |
| 1168 | '''Creator/{{Lia|MarieJohnson}}''': "Gimme a sec..." ''[[WikiWalk (staring into the monitor, clicking a few times)]]'' "No, later. ''({{Beat}})'' I'm just kidding, bye everybody!" ''(giggling, goes back to clicking)''\ |
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