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| 2 | * AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are the people who refuse to help being mean or are they (especially when the help would consist of giving money) afraid of being scammed? Also, have any of the people who did help figure out it was a show and were just trying to look good? |
| 3 | %%* {{Anvilicious}}: In many cases, the case Aesop can be a bit preachy. |
| 4 | * HollywoodPudgy: One scenario at a beach had a guy gripe at his wife for carrying too much baby weight for a bikini. You know, in spite of the fact that the actress was actually quite pretty and rather skinny, which was the point the show was trying to make. |
| 5 | * InformedWrongness: A few of the marks are portrayed as being terrible for not standing up in the scenario, and while there are a few that [[ValuesDissonance truly deserve to be called out for it]], more than a few marks have completely understandable reasons for not stepping in. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32jBWpwb-SI One scenario]] had a woman unable to afford a promised toy for their kid for getting straight As in school. The marks that didn't step up are portrayed as bad because they thought the situation seemed extremely scam-y; however, most of the comments on said video don't blame the marks who thought it was a scam, as the way it was presented (the mother saying the kid could have anything he wants despite knowing they couldn't afford it, the large amount needed to make up the difference and how the mother got on her knees to tell the kid they couldn't afford it, while both are intentionally being loud enough to easily overhear) ''did'' kind of reek of being a scam. |
| 6 | * NightmareFuel: When the show staged a kidnapping, it took two hours before anyone did anything despite the girl screaming that the dad grabbing her was not her father and crying for help. Her mother admitted to being very disturbed. |
| 7 | * ParanoiaFuel: The opening narration could be interpreted this way. "[[{{Invocation}} Hidden cameras, ON.]] When you ''think'' no one is watching...we ''are''. [[TitleDrop What would you do?]]" |
| 8 | * RetroactiveRecognition: Some well known actors had appeared in some of the show's scenarios before they went on to star in popular TV shows and movies, such as Creator/CalebMcLaughlin (''Series/StrangerThings''), Creator/MegDonnelly (''Series/AmericanHousewife'', ''Film/Zombies2018'') and Creator/JessicaRothe (''Film/HappyDeathDay''). |
| 9 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The intros to segments often include original music in the background meant to mimic that of a song related to the scenario. For example, the background music in a segment on a waiter serving food that fell on the floor is similar to (of all songs) Music/CeeLoGreen's "F*** You". |
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