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[[caption-width-right:350:Andrew, Zubin, Ross, [[Music/RobCantor Rob]] and Joe]]
->''"We think we're playing in a band\\
But we'd love to give you all a hand!"''
-->--'''From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygxzooUCcw "Welcome to Tally Hall"]]'''

Tally Hall is a five-piece band based in Ann Arbor, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}. They're best known for their [[ColourCodedCharacters color-coordinated ties]], upbeat melodies, and whimsical-yet-clever lyrics. They formed in 2002 at the University of Michigan with five members: Music/RobCantor (yellow tie, guitar and vocals), Steven Gallagher (gray tie, drums), Joe Hawley (red tie, guitar and vocals), Andrew Horowitz (green tie, keys and vocals), and Zubin Sedghi (blue tie, bass and vocals). When the band decided to take themselves more seriously as musicians, Steve bowed out and was replaced by Ross Federman.

They released an eleven-part online [[SketchShow comedy series]] called [[http://www.hiddeninthesand.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tally_Hall%27s_Internet_Show "Tally Hall's Internet Show"]] (often abbreviated to T.H.I.S.) in 2008 and 2009. Each episode is roughly ten minutes long and sometimes debuts a music video.

Not to be confused with American soccer goalkeeper Talmon Hall, who goes by the nickname "Tally".

!!'''Do You Want Discography? Peel It Down, And Go Mm, Mm, Mm, Mmm!:'''
* There are two official albums:
** ''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum'' (2005, re-recorded in 2008)
** ''Good & Evil'' (2011)
* In addition, there's also Music/MiracleMusical, a solo project by Joe Hawley which involves several returning members of Tally Hall. The only album is ''Hawaii: Part ii'' (2012).
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!!Going once, going twice, every trope here has a price:

* AffectionateParody: Many quick ones in the music video for "Good Day".
* AlbumTitleDrop: ''MMMM'' in "Welcome to Tally Hall"; ''Good & Evil'' in "A Lady".
* AlliterativeName: One of their [=YouTube=] videos is named '''H'''enry '''H'''ume's Muffin Collection.
* AlliterativeTitle: '''''M'''arvin's '''M'''arvelous '''M'''echanical '''M'''useum''.
* AmnesiaLoop: Ross encounters one of these in T.H.I.S. when he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgAGrIxYRIw wakes to discover a string on his finger]], which reminds him that he needs to remember something. He forgets that he needs to remember something, discovers it again, and then is reminded ''again'' that he needs to remember something. He forgets that he needs to remember something, discovers it again, and then…
* AnimatedMusicVideo: Many: "Ruler of Everything", "Hidden in the Sand", "The Whole World and You", "Turn the Lights Off", "Taken For A Ride", and parts of "Banana Man".
* AudienceParticipationSong:
** Often happens in their live sets during "Welcome to Tally Hall", with the lines "Can I get a "T"?" and "we think we're playing in a band, but we'd love to give you all a hand".
** In their song "The Whole World and You", they'll often ironically get the audience to clap along after the line "Please don't just laugh and clap right now, this is serious".
* BachelorAuction: "The Bidding" is set in an auction house, with various men giving their reasons why they should be bought. For instance, one appears to be a homeless alcoholic, while another has "dated every woman in the atmosphere". Over the chorus, the auctioneer gets increasingly desperate ("won't these gentlemen suffice?"), to the point he auctions off each man four times.
-->''So many ladies are wanting for mates\\
And the prospects are good, but the date's never great\\
Over here, over there, over where? Anywhere\\
They're too busy with winning the bidding to care\\
And he's sold!''
* BackgroundMusic: An instrumental version of "Haiku" is playing in "Convenience Store Musical".
** An instrumental version of "Banana Man" is playing in Joerilla's car when he attempts to parallel park in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyLOsTGYSA "Gorilla Parking"]]. It's abruptly replaced with Satie's "Gnossienne No. 1" (Joerilla's {{Leitmotif}}) when he damages the other car.
* BigNo: In T.H.I.S. episode two, Rob does an impressively [[IncrediblyLongNote long]] one (and ends it with an explosion sound effect) after [[spoiler:Zubin dies.]]
** Also done in "Henry Hume's Muffin Collection" by Henry and the narrator.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: They ''love'' to do this in T.H.I.S.
-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvIUrtCtW5w "You were just supposed to narrate!!"]]
* CallAndResponseSong:
** "Can I get a T?" in "Welcome to Tally Hall".
** Also, "is my amp too high?" with the response, "no, turn it up more!" in the same song.
* TheCameo: The band makes one in Ludo's video for "Love Me Dead".
* CatchPhrase:
** Joe's is JOEHAWLEY, repeated [[MadnessMantra ad nauseum]], while "attacking" a victim [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0H9tYmpEYQ (usually Rob)]].
** Due to Bora's pranks, Joe also has "is this a video?"
* ClocksOfControl: Mr. Fluglemeyer, the singer character of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHGWyIh6ooI Cuckoo]]", produces cuckoo clocks using child slaves (whom he treats cruelly). He sings about his ambitions to become wealthy from selling his clocks, but it's clear that he just wants to have more people who he can tell what to do.
* ColourCodedCharacters: Their signature ties:
** Andrew is [[green:green]]
** Joe is [[red:red]]
** Rob is [[gold:yellow]]
** Ross is [[gray:gray]]
** Zubin is [[blue:blue]]
** Bora, who is basically an honorary member of the band, is [[cinnamon:orange]]
** Casey Shea, who replaced Joe on the 2010 tour, is '''black'''
*** This originally was used to make them stand out from other Ann Arbor bands, and the colors were chosen based on their instrument colors. Ross "inherited" Steven's gray tie when he replaced him in the band.
*** They've said before that [[purple:purple]] can be the tie color for fans.
* CrocodileTears: Rob and Joe, almost immediately, during Andrew's [[RousingSpeech argument for killing]] [[spoiler:Ross]] in "Death Request". {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when we see Rob putting eye drops in his eyes.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Good & Evil'' is much more serious and grounded, compared to their previous album, which was mostly lighthearted in nature.
* DeathByIrony: In T.H.I.S.: when Rob, Joe, and Andrew are unsure whether to [[spoiler:kill Ross (because his death request was not to be killed, something they could [[LogicBomb only fulfill if they killed him]]), a MexicanStandoff takes place. The four of them runimate what should be done, when finally, Ross eats one of Andrew's cupcakes, unaware that they were poisoned.]]
* DemonicPossession: Well, ''something's'' going on at the bridge of "Turn the Lights Off"...
** Including a reading of The Satanic Bible by Bora, & Ross' voice being manipulated to sound like a demon.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title of "Ruler of Everything" can be interpreted to mean either "the source of the rules that all things must follow" or "the instrument which all things can be measured against".
* DreamSequence: Each member of the band has their own "Dream Journal" in T.H.I.S.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhKrca9Ta5o Zubin's]] birthday
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pBZNKmk0vM Joe's]] working with his dad
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it_NfBRrIOs Rob's]] walking
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqfg6w7RLeM Ross']] interview
** Andrew's is the [[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6077459/tally_hall_internet_show_3_taken_for_a_ride/ entire third episode of T.H.I.S., "Taken for a Ride".]]
* DuelToTheDeath: Subverted in their video "Duel".
* DumbAndDrummer: Absolutely averted in that Ross is frequently referred to as the smartest member of the band by the other members, but parodied in T.H.I.S. episode two: once by Joe ("Ross is just a drummer") when he's trying to reason why Zubin would want them to kill Ross, and again when Andrew is making his argument for ''killing'' Ross.
* EpicRocking:
** "Fate of the Stars" (6:50).
** Subverted in the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ54SA_wa68 music video for "Two Wuv"]], where the video is 10 minutes long, but the song only starts around the 8 minute mark... only for it to be cut short roughly two minutes later.
* FakeGuestStar: In a way, Bora Karaca. Bora is unofficially the sixth member of Tally Hall; he's recorded with them, [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA861A56296FD502 filmed several vlogs for them]], been a roadie for them, and has his own 15-second segment (called "15 Seconds of Bora") on each episode of T.H.I.S. During their Good & Evil tour in 2011, he donned an orange tie and played onstage with them.
* FunWithPalindromes: One of the [[FakeBand fake bands]] in the music video for "Good Day" is called Partyboobytrap, which is the name of a Tally Hall EP, and also was considered among possible band names before they decided on Tally Hall.
* GenreBusting: The most people classify them is indie pop/rock but they're way too eccentric for even that genre. The band themselves refer to their genre as "wonky rock".
* GenreSavvy: In their "Club Can't Handle Me" cover, Rob's rap bridge.
-->Showed it to [=FloRida=] but he didn't like it\\
Hurts the pride, but we tried it\\
Maybe it's the song\\
We didn't write it
* TheGoldenRule:
** Referenced in Andrew's [[spoiler:Why We Should Kill Ross]] speech in T.H.I.S. episode two.
** Also referenced in the song "&". "When the golden rule and the jungle meet", referring to both being different ideologies, "there'll be nothing to love and there'll be no one to beat".
* GreenAesop: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqoDaQmkq4k "Slap Brigade",]] though it's averted, since the offender doesn't seem to learn anything about not littering.
* HiddenTrack: "Hidden in the Sand" for ''MMMM''.
* HypocriticalHumor: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3m8YUl5R9E "Salt"]], a sketch appearing in T.H.I.S.:
-->'''Joe:''' A lot of people say that we're silly, but it's not necessarily the phrase that can be used to completely describe us, you know. We do a lot of things that I would consider to be serious, although it isn't always, uh… ''(he passes a giant canister labeled "SALT")'' it isn't always ridiculous, sometimes we try to... ''(he digs in his pockets, pulling out a handful of salt, and sprinkles it into the canister)''
* IdenticalStranger: Joe Hawley and Christian Camargo.
* IncrediblyLongNote: Tally Hall is ''very'' fond of this trope, in performances and sketches alike.
** Andrew begins the "Convenience Store Musical" with this.
** Done using some VocalTagTeam among Joe, Rob, and Zubin when the band performed their cover of Music/FatboySlim's "Praise You".
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS4NO9MNC6w "Directions"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY98fNNeLNY "Enchirito"]] videos rely on this.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Gradually in "The Whole World and You". The singer appears to be addressing the ruler of a kingdom, and praises him at the start. However, he doesn't say anything about what they do or what makes them so great; he describes everyone ''else'' nearby instead. He passive-aggressively says "I hope you're happy now", and then suggests that since he's written a song about them, he should take over instead.
* InvisibleBackupBand: "Convenience Store Musical", though it features some [[SpontaneousChoreography very real backup singers and dancers]].
* LastNoteNightmare: "All of My Friends" ends on some increasingly loud frustrated piano smashing.
* LastRequest: Made by [[spoiler:Zubin in T.H.I.S. episode two, aptly titled "Death Request". He asks that Rob, Joe, & Andrew kill Ross. A MexicanStandoff then leads to GunpointBanter when Ross' LastRequest is that the other guys ''not'' kill ''him''.]]
** [[spoiler:Joe, Rob, & Andrew]] take this request to startling degrees of [[IGaveMyWord commitment]].
* LaymansTerms: Subverted by Rob in Boralogue VI:
-->"My amplifier is having problems. To put it into terms the layperson could understand... its [[CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer right ohm amplitudinous calibration is out of phase]]".
* LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar: Rob is the band's lead guitarist as well as a lead vocalist due to being part of their VocalTagTeam.
* {{Leitmotif}}: From ''Good & Evil'', "The Trap" and "Turn the Lights Off" incorporate parts from "A Lady" (which in turn has the same melody as the verses in "&").
%%**Joerilla's is "Gnossienne No. 1" by Erik Satie.
* LemonyNarrator: Played by Rob in an episode of T.H.I.S., narrating the story of Henry Hume IV. Rob is not only an InteractiveNarrator, he also [[spoiler:turns out to be the one who ruined Henry’s prized muffin collection.]]
* LongestSongGoesLast: Not only is "Fate of the Stars" the longest and last song on ''Good & Evil'', it's also the longest and last song in the band's entire discography.
%%* LongRunnerLineUp
* LyricalColdOpen: Plenty. "Good Day", "&", "Mucka Blucka", "Hymn for a Scarecrow", and "You". "The Bidding" counts if you're feeling generous (it starts with "mms").
* MakeAWish: The first episode of T.H.I.S. features a Questions Answered sketch in which each band member is asked what they would do if they had one wish. Joe wishes for advancements in the field of renewable energy; Andrew wishes to create the most beautiful piece of music ever; Rob wishes for more wishes; Ross copies Joe's wish; Zubin wishes to be the greatest basketball player of all time. HilarityEnsues when Andrew wishes to be a greater basketball player than ''Zubin'', allowing Ross to steal Andrew's wish and play the background music for a very short basketball game between Zubin and Andrew.
** Also in T.H.I.S., [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ4bBFOa_WY a fish appears]] to Rob and Ross, claiming to be a magical being who will grant them anything they wish for. Rob and Ross exchange an excited glance, and then it [[JumpCut jump cuts]] to [[spoiler:the pair of them eating the fish.]]
* MinisculeRocking:
** From ''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum'', "The Whole World and You" (1:44), "13" (0:13), and "Hidden in the Sand" (1:53).
** From ''Good & Evil'', "A Lady" (1:05).
* MoodWhiplash: Hidden in the Sand, which ends with about a minute of nothing but ocean sounds, is followed by Mucka Blucka, which is a song which immediately starts out with chicken sounds.
* MotorMouth: Joe during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1RjwdVJgo&t=2m50s the stunning bridge to "Ruler of Everything"]] (which peaks with ''three people'' singing the MotorMouth line simultaneously).
** At the end of "The Bidding", one can ''barely'' make out Ross speaking like an auctioneer in the background. The isolated audio can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqViNiDl610 listened to here]].
* MusicalNod: To "The Chicken Dance" in parts of "Mucka Blucka".
* MyParentsAreDead: In T.H.I.S. episode three, "Taken for a Ride".
-->[[spoiler:'''Zubin:''' Did both of your parents just die?\\
'''Joe:''' YES. (cue sobbing, LaughTrack, CreditsGag.]]
* NegativeContinuity: T.H.I.S., and how. Or else [[spoiler:Zubin would be dead for most of the series.]]
** [[spoiler:So would Ross. And Rob, depending on your interpretation of his Dream Journal. You know, probably all of them would have been dead by the end.]]
* ObsessionSong: "Two Wuv".
-->"And I think that it'd be totally cool\\
if I [[StalkerWithACrush hung around your apartments and enrolled in your school]]".
* OrphanedPunchline: Ross does this a few times in T.H.I.S.
** "And so the whole experience was really amazing. I couldn't even tell whether she was a hologram, or a robot, or what".
** "I ended up being airborne for more than five minutes. That's how I got the nickname Ross".
* OverlyLongGag: Obviously the Dream segments, I mean hell Andrew's dream segment was a ''Whole Episode''.
** The Henry Hume's Muffin Collection skit has 2 of these, Henry cries after seeing his muffin collection destroyed for 18 seconds straight. And the no section after the reveal which is a possible a reference to [[CallBack Death Request]].
* ParodyCommercial: A few nonsensical ads for raisins appear in T.H.I.S.
** ''"Introducing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNG0ffEz98 the hottest thing to happen to pizza]] since jalapeño..."''
* PerformanceVideo: Very cleverly done in "Good Day"; the band is not only performing in many different places, but the medium displaying their performance is constantly changing.
** "Two Wuv", until [[spoiler:the clown stops the whole thing [[{{Pun}} dead]].]]
* PhotoBoothMontage: The music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygxzooUCcw "Welcome to Tally Hall"]].
* PlanetOfSteves: Every girl shown or mentioned in T.H.I.S. is named Sally.
* PostModernism: [[spoiler:Zubin's]] LastWords in T.H.I.S. episode two are "these are my last words".
** The joke of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEWmDdO7tME "Reading Lines"]] sketch.
* PrecisionFStrike:
** Rob hushes Joe with one of these in T.H.I.S., episode two. Notable because the members of Tally Hall almost ''never'' swear on camera, and when they slip up, it's [[SoundEffectBleep bleeped out]] (as seen in the Boralogues).
-->'''Andrew:''' Guys! I came as soon as I heard. We should definitely do it.\\
'''Joe:''' Oh, this is ridiculous.\\
'''Rob:''' Shut the f--k up! Go ahead, Andrew.
** A RealLife example during the "South by Southwest" episode: Andrew's advertising one of their websites "Welcome to Now" when a passerby pulls his stool from beneath his feet. Andrew, without missing a beat, confronts him with a [[TranquilFury "What the fuck, sir?"]] through his megaphone.
* PublicServiceAnnouncement: All of the "What You Don't Know" segments from T.H.I.S. parody it. Doubly subverted in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cknOAzIIhGY "Practice"]]:
-->"Everyone knows that practice is a recipe for success. What you don't know is that it's also a recipe for [[color:red:''acid rain'']] .......which can be chemically treated, boiled, and used to prepare delicious jambalaya!"
* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The recap of "The Ross Show" at the beginning of the second episode of T.H.I.S.
* RunningGag: Several times in the Boralogues, Bora pranks Joe by telling him to pose for a picture, when he's in fact taking a video. Joe falls for this every time, posing until he realizes Bora's filming.
** This has led to the creation of a CatchPhrase for Joe, who usually asks some variation of "is this a video?" when he suspects he's being set up.
** Joe lampshades this during Boralogue II, realizing with mild frustration, "it's a video, isn't it?" when Bora tells him to smile in the hotel room.
* RunningTimeInTheTitle: "13" is 13 seconds long.
* {{Scatting}}: ''Sort of'' done in "Haiku", during the only actual haiku in the song:
-->Lah dah dee diddum\\
Lah dah dah dum doo ditto\\
Dum doo lah dee doh
* SelfBackingVocalist:
** Zubin's "ooh" segment in "Fate of the Stars" could be considered this. In the studio, he recorded his entire vocal range, note-by-note, shown in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ejk57Pnyg&t=1m0s this Boralogue.]]
** Bora likes to employ this in the Boralogues, too.
* SelfDemonstratingSong: "Haiku" is about the protagonist's inability to write a haiku. With the exception of one phrase of nonsense lyrics and the line following it, the entire song is written in almost-haikus (syllabic structures of 5-7-6, instead of traditional haiku form, 5-7-5).
* SelfReferentialTrackPlacement: "13" is the 13th track on ''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum'', and it is exactly 13 seconds long.
* SeriesContinuityError: Parodied in [[http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNG0ffEz98 Pepperoni 2]], with Rob's hat being on in some scenes and off in others without any explanation.
* SesameStreetCred: The group provides the singing voices for the monsters in the preschool cartoon ''WesternAnimation/HappyMonsterBand'', or at least the American English original (the British English dub doesn't feature them).
* ShaveAndAHaircut: After a few random honks, Ross instigates the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrj46wdh9jo Honk War]] with this.
* ShoutOut:
** Zubin does this in "Welcome to Tally Hall"; "gray in the back sipping 'gnac" is a reference to Pharoahe Monch's "Simon Says".
** A line later he references Detroit Pistons player, Bill Laimbeer.
** In the same song, Rob says "on [[{{Pun}} booty duty]] like your name was [[ShownTheirWork Eddie Thatch]]". Edward Thatch is one of the names (others including Edward Teach) thought to be the real identity of the pirate UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}.
** Several shout outs are placed in the music video for "Good Day", although most of them are probably intended as [[AffectionateParody affectionate parodies]].
** When Rob and Joe find a treasure chest in T.H.I.S. episode two, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk7hYoME8nk "unlock secret" sound]] from ''VideoGame/{{The Legend Of Zelda|I}}'' [[HeyItsThatSound plays]]. It plays again when they find a second treasure chest within the first.
** From the "Natural Ketchup" sketch:
--->'''Joe:''' [[Series/WhatsMyLine Is it… smaller than a breadbox?]]
* SiameseTwinSongs: "Good Day" and "Greener".
** Also "Welcome to Tally Hall" and "Taken for a Ride".
** "13" is a short unlisted instrumental right before "Ruler of Everything".
* SideEffectsInclude: Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCU6WOHrsIM Boralogue VI]].
** ''"Placidiomaxecia. Talk to your doctor".''
* SingerNamedrop: "Welcome to Tally Hall" introduces each member by the color of the tie they're wearing.
%%* SingleStanzaSong: "A Lady"
* SmokingIsCool: Parodied in the music video for "Good Day", when Rob smokes a cigarette, exhales, [[DontExplainTheJoke and smokes another cigarette in the other hand]].
** Subverted in the music video for "Welcome to Tally Hall", when Joe is seen enthusiastically smoking and then immediately coughing afterwards.
* SoloSideProject: Andrew Horowitz is "edu" when left to his own devices. He released his debut album only on cassette tape in 2012. Rob Cantor also began a solo career in 2012.
* SongStyleShift: The band appears to be fond of these, as there are several of them in "Fate of the Stars", "Good Day", "The Bidding", "Hymn for a Scarecrow", "Taken for a Ride" and "Ruler of Everything", just to name a few.
* SoundtrackDissonance: "Banana Man" is an upbeat calypso-styled tune that wouldn't sound out-of-place for a tropical beach scene. Despite that, the actual music video takes place in a city, with shots of dirty alleyways and offices. Granted, the whole thing is meant to be a SurrealMusicVideo, anyway.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Their cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_hxQUbSPM "Club Can't Handle Me"]] with Casey Shea. Complete with piano flourishes, Rob's brilliantly GenreSavvy rap in the middle, and an a cappella chorus near the end.
* SpeakingSimlish: Quite literally—they re-recorded "Good Day" in Simlish for ''The Sims 2: Apartment Life''.
* SpinOffBabies: At the end of the video for "Good Day", brief baby videos of each member of the band are shown.
* SpitTake: Rob does a fantastic one in T.H.I.S. when Ross tells him that [[spoiler:Zubin is dying.]]
** Also done by Joe in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ITzlMFL4Oo "Natural Ketchup"]].
* SpokenWordInMusic: Used rather often.
** Cacophonies of it in "Good Day" and at the beginning of "Haiku"
** "If they would just give me a chance..." in "Two Wuv".
** The bridge of their cover of "Just a Friend"
* StandardSnippet: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0305AMD-NQ "Something Extraordinarily Satisfying"]], Rossini's "William Tell Overture (Finale)", during the agonizingly slow crawl of the steamroller.
* StealthPun:
** "Ruler of Everything"'s chorus tells us that mechanical hands[[note]]i.e., the hands of a clock[[/note]] are the rulers of everything. As in, they both control and measure ''everything''.
** "OH MY GOD. Where's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5g2AFThXA Colonel Popcorn?"]]
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Ross sometimes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP_ZdyVrQB0 sings]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GajG0fimx3Q lead vocals]] when the band covers songs on tour.
** Andrew sings the lead vocals on "You", "The Whole World And You", and "Taken for a Ride", all of which are songs he wrote.
* StopAndGo: In "Taken for a Ride".
-->"The actor with his world renown was thinking 'bout his last real day of silence...was it over?"
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Very cleverly done in the song "Haiku":
-->I've never thought much of formulaic verse anyway\\
And rhymes are not my forte. [pronounced in the song as "fort"]
* SurrealHumor: Most episodes of T.H.I.S. feature this, particularly episode three, "Taken for A Ride"). For example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcqx7-AVzEg "Spaghetti Bath"]].
* SurrealMusicVideo: "Banana Man", like whoa. An office worker is taking out the trash, only to be confronted by... fake songbirds? With human heads and clown facepaint?
** "Good Day", to an extent.
* TalkyBookends: Nearly the entire music video for "Two Wuv" is the band going on a road trip to Los Angeles to find Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The actual song doesn't even come in until the last few minutes, [[spoiler:and even then, it's cut off when Zubin is knocked out by a clown.]]
* TemporarySubstitute: Casey Shea filled in for Joe, who chose not to tour with the band in 2010. Casey wore a black tie for the occasion.
* ThemeTuneRollCall: The second verse of "Welcome to Tally Hall" introduces each of the five band members individually, referring to them by their tie colors.
* {{Theremin}}: Used in their ''Good & Evil'' tour in 2011; they held a contest in which winners would get to come on stage to play the theremin alongside the band in the song "The Trap".
* TomatoSurprise: Bizarrely [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zagged]] in "Natural Ketchup".
-->'''Joe:''' [[GenreSavvy Is it smaller than a breadbox?]]\\
'''Zubin:''' I guess that depends on--\\
'''Joe:''' Yes or no.\\
'''Zubin:''' Uhhh, yes!
* TravelMontage: Parodied in Boralogues V-IX; it shows their journey from what is presumably Bora's house to the studio, but it's a very short distance on the map.
* {{Troll}}: Many instances of this (scripted and in RealLife), but notably in the segment "Craigslist Caller" from T.H.I.S. They call someone who's listed a washing machine for sale on Craigslist literally only to let the hopeful seller know they're not interested in it.
* TyopOnTheCover: "There's lots of pretty people here sharing sotries and passing letters" in "The Whole World and You". Sotries is, of course, supposed to be "stories" but was misprinted in the lyrics booklet. Andrew, who wrote the song, said in an interview with Fearless Radio that he doesn't back down from a mistake, and [[ThrowItIn left it in the lyrics]].
** Lampshaded in the music video--there's a shelf labelled "SRCEWS", and the person singing it is named Andrew ''Sotry''.
* UncommonTime:
** The verses of "Good Day" are in 13/4 time, subdivided as 4+4+5.
** The instrumental intro of "Greener" contains a subtle example of polymeter, with the guitar temporarily following an 11/8 pattern while the drums are in 4/4. In this case, the 11/8 pattern is terminated partway through a measure in order to align with the 4/4.
** A very subtle example occurs in "Two Wuv", where there is a single bar of 2/4 at the end of some of the choruses in an otherwise 4/4 song.
* VillainSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHGWyIh6ooI Cuckoo]]", an unreleased song by Rob Cantor, is sung by a character named Mr. Fluglemeyer, a corrupt "cuckoo clock supplier" singing about his ambitions to become rich and famous by selling his clocks... which are assembled by child slaves, a fact that he takes pride in. Also, it's implied that the clocks somehow kill people.
* VocalTagTeam: All members have sung lead vocals, including Ross, who is the lead singer of Mucka Blucka.
* WickedPretentious: Mr. Fluglemeyer in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHGWyIh6ooI Cuckoo]]" dreams of being in the upper class, but it's clear from the lyrics that he's a crude and horrible person who cheats his customers, uses child slaves, and just wants everyone to do his bidding. The song itself uses the tune of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's "Für Elise", just to hammer in how he attempts to appear cultured.
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-> ?ylsuoires erom esnesnon koot ew fi ffo retteb eb dlrow eht t'ndluoW [[labelnote:*]][[SdrawkcabSpeech Wouldn't the world be better off if we took nonsense more seriously?]][[/labelnote]]
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