Line #22 YMMV/GoodBurger


1	* AccidentalInnuendo: This line from Kurt:
2	--> '''Kurt:''' If anyone can get the sauce out of Ed...''she'' (Roxanne) can.
3	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
4	** ''Series/SiskelAndEbert'' argued on whether Ed was truly stupid (what [[Creator/GeneSiskel Siskel]] believed) or [[ObfuscatingStupidity faking it to be ironic]] (what [[Creator/RogerEbert Ebert]] believed). Given he talks about wanting to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass circumvent legal procedures that Kurt could've loopholed]] by sabotaging Mondo Burger with the chemicals so they'd be caught in the act, Ed at least is knowledgable about things people wouldn't expect him to be.
5	** Did Mr. Wheat intend to extort Dexter into paying for add-ons to his car too as opposed to just the damages caused in the wreck?
6	** In the sequel, was the security guard at Mega-Corp stupid enough to let Ed and Dexter into Katt's office easily, or did Katt tell him that she wanted to see them and he didn't directly mention it to Ed and Dex?
7	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
8	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN1xFZ2vfwY Parliament-Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep"]]
9	** Less Than Jake's "We're All Dudes" with Creator/KelMitchell providing vocals. They had never played the song in concert, except for a show in Chicago in 2008. And who should join them on stage, but Herbert J. Budworth dressed as Ed!!
10	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNxYpuAk1WY&ab_channel=HumanReSources Yung Gravy's "Gravy's Delight"]] in the sequel.
11	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
12	** [[MindScrew Ed's dream]] in the beginning, which features talking hamburgers and him flying around with them before getting dropped into a pit.
13	** Ed getting all of the patients in a mental hospital to do a Music/MichaelJackson style dance number to a Music/GeorgeClinton song.
14	* BrokenBase: There is very little grey area in this movie's appeal. It's either a harmless light teen comedy with some appealing 90s nostalgia or a horribly dated attempt to turn a {{catch phrase}} into a feature film. The one thing most viewers agree on, however, is that your opinion on it depends heavily on whether or not you were a fan of the two Nickelodeon shows it's based on, ''Series/AllThat'' and ''Series/KenanAndKel'', beforehand.
15	* CriticalDissonance: Compare the negative reaction from critics, and how fondly it's remembered now, with modern reactions to the movie tending to place it in SoBadItsGood territory. Even at the time of its release, it still fit, managing to make a small profit for Nickelodeon despite being bashed by critics.
16	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Ed asking Dexter (who, like Ed, is Black), with his usual utmost sincerity, if the reason he doesn't want to be partners any more is because Ed is black. It's too stupid to even consider being offensive.
17	* CultClassic: The film remains popular among 90's kids that grew up with ''Series/AllThat'' and ''Series/KenanAndKel''.
18	* DesignatedMonkey: Mr. Wheat had every right to be furious with Dexter for wrecking his car, especially since Dexter admitted to driving without a license. So a lot of the mishaps he endures tends to come off as DisproportionateRetribution as he's simply trying to get along with his day. One could argue that him possibly making Dexter pay for some additional work he might've had on his car too would take him out of this, but it's left to audience interpretation though. At least he'll be legally allowed to sue Mondo Burger for a new car given their illegal additives are responsible for ruining his car.
19	* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Heather claims to be a psychopath but displays symptoms of schizophrenia.
20	* HarsherInHindsight: Pretty much any scene with Creator/DanSchneider who plays Good Burger manager Mr. Bailey given the revelations of how much of a bastard he was behind the scenes at Nickelodeon as shown in ''Series/QuietOnSet''.
21	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: There are numerous jokes about how old Otis (Abe Vigoda) is, from him working with an oxygen mask to Ed sincerely asking how much longer Otis could possibly live. Vigoda would end up living almost twenty years after the film's release, dying at the ripe old age of 94.
22	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Dexter calling Ed "buddy" and Ed taking it to heart, and Ed buying Dexter a light-up yo-yo with his wages (that are severely depleted because [[spoiler:Dexter is scamming him]]) after he hears Dexter's DisappearedDad story come to mind.
23	* HilariousInHindsight:
24	** Two rival restaurants located on opposite ends of the street with one constantly trying to take advantage of the other's secret recipe? With the latter owing much of its success to a lovable moron? In a Nickelodeon production? [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Sounds familiar...]]
25	** This line from Dexter when asked if he can handle the Burgermobile: "I don't know. I've never driven a sandwich before!" Seven years later, in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] takes the wheel of the Patty Wagon (without a license) and declares "You don't need a license to drive a sandwich!"
26	* HoYay:
27	** There's more than quite a bit between Ed and Dexter.
28	** And between Ed and Kurt. There's the whole "He's just trying to ''use'' you!" / "Well, that's not 'natural'" exchange after Kurt [[WeCanRuleTogether tries to get Ed to work for him]]. And then there's the scene where Kurt tries to intimidate Ed into revealing his sauce recipe, and their faces are close enough to kiss. It doesn't help that [[ItMakesSenseInContext Ed is wearing women's underwear at the time]].
29	* LoveToHate: Kurt Bozwell is a CorruptCorporateExecutive with absolutely no qualms about poisoning his own customers, but his LargeHam performance makes very hilarious and entertaining to watch.
30	* MemeticMutation: "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, may I take your order?"
31	** Also, see HilariousInHindsight.
32	** [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/033/313/018.jpg Dexter's face]] as he runs up to meet Shaquille O'Neal, which has seen use as a reaction image. Most frequently it's used when describing immense pleasure or a "sick burn."
33	** The aforementioned lyrics to Ed's "We're All Dudes" song: "I'm a dude! He's a dude! She's a dude! We're all dudes, hey!"
34	** "You don't wanna be partners? Is it because I'm black?"
35	* MoralEventHorizon:
36	** Kurt crosses this when he breaks into Good Burger and puts shark poison in Ed's sauce. Though he already toe'd the line with his indifference to the potential side effects of the chemicals he used for his burgers.
37	** In the sequel, if Katt blowing up Ed and Dex’s Burgermobile didn’t send her across the edge, then trapping Ed and Dex in an automated BMW and trying to crash them in it was definitely crossing the line.
38	* NightmareFuel:
39	** The burgers ''with eyes''.
40	** Kurt's plot to feed people shark poison.
41	** The possible side effects of consuming a [[spoiler:chemically enlarged]] Mondo Burger, which Kurt doesn't care about.
42	** The panicked customers fleeing the Mondo Burger as the giant burger explosions cause everything to go haywire. The giant wall decorations nearly crush people. and the Mondo Burger neon sign comes down in a flurry of sparks and broken wire.
43	** In the sequel where the GoodBurger mobile gets destroyed and then Ed and Dex are sent home in a self-driving car that seemingly tries to kill them. Because it ''is'' trying to do just that with MegCorp's corrupt CEO remotely at the helm.
44	* QuestionableCasting: Abe Vigoda in a kids' movie would be one of the last things anyone would have thought of.
45	--> '''[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Doug Walker]]''': You were in ''[[Film/TheGodfather Godfather]]'', man! Show some dignity!
46	* RetroactiveRecognition:
47	** Creator/LindaCardellini as Heather.
48	** Creator/JAugustRichards as Griffin.
49	* SpecialEffectFailure: When Ed blindly runs into the basketball court with a baby accidentally in tow, the kid is clearly just a doll in most of the shots.
50	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: From a critical standpoint, ''Good Burger 2'' ended up reviewing considerably better than the original movie, with a 62% on Rotten Tomatoes compared to the first movie's 33%, while fans of the original movie deemed it a worthy follow-up that succeeded fairly well in re-capturing the zaniness and lunacy of the first movie.
51	* TearJerker:
52	** The roof scene, where we learn that Dexter's father gave him a yo-yo before leaving (though it's unclear if his parents divorced or if he abandoned them).
53	** The jokes about Otis' age become this now that Abe Vigoda has passed away, albeit at the age of 94 nearly twenty years after the fact. Also sobering is the death of Ron Lester, who played Spatch, whose morbid obesity in his youth caused him considerable health problems long after he'd lost the weight.
54	* ValuesDissonance: This film's depiction of the mentally ill is more than a little tasteless. True, it's all {{played for laughs}}, but that doesn't make it less uncomfortable.
55	* TheWoobie: Roxanne's injuries at the hands of Ed (granted, unintentionally) might make some feel sorry for her. Luckily, the sequel shows that she recovered from her injuries and is now on friendly terms with Ed.

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