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** In 2024, during an intermission featuring both ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' on the 3DS Virtual Console, the top screen of the former was covered up by the Switch version of ''VideoGame/SuikaGame'' instead.

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** In 2024, during an intermission featuring both ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' on the 3DS Virtual Console, the top screen of the former was covered up by the Switch version of ''VideoGame/SuikaGame'' instead. The stream also featured the "[=Unregistered HyperCam 2=]" logo in the corner, and for the entirety of the day, the only music playing was from the free [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ml1mQXKqZm2uS8aU6KOg0mMM0OtHuPd_0 "Track One Recordings Vol.1"]] album by Music/AlexanderPerls.
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** In 2024, during an intermission featuring both ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' on the 3DS Virtual Console, the top screen of the former was covered up by the Switch version of ''VideoGame/SuikaGame'' instead.
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** 2024: He posted a video where he claims to review the game's first level, "Stereo Madness", from a newbie's standpoint, only for him to end up complaining about the level not being beginner-friendly enough. He then reviews other games such as ''VideoGame/TheImpossibleGame'', ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'', only to complain that their first levels (or tutorial in ''Cuphead''[='s=] case) are also not beginner-friendly.
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* ''WebVideo/TheTemplinInstitue'' celebrates April Fools' Day every year (except 2020, when no videos were posted from February to April):

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* ''WebVideo/TheTemplinInstitue'' ''WebVideo/TheTemplinInstitute'' celebrates April Fools' Day every year (except 2020, when no videos were posted from February to April):



** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-D-u_HJgsw 2023]], they attempt to rank the galactic powers of, of all things, ''Series/{{Fraiser}}''. (Also features {{Call Back}}s to the Box Factory and SCP videos.)

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** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-D-u_HJgsw 2023]], they attempt to rank the galactic powers of, of all things, ''Series/{{Fraiser}}''.''Series/{{Frasier}}''. (Also features {{Call Back}}s to the Box Factory and SCP videos.)
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* ''WebVideo/TheTemplinInstitue'' celebrates April Fools' Day every year (except 2020, when no videos were posted from February to April):
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyQsQaHLsI 2018]], they attempted to cover [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the Springfield Box Factory]].
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPDOlwfA3k 2019]], they document the first pharmacy of [[Franchise/StarWars the Galactic Empire]].
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSd2X02JtGk 2021]], they look at Papa John's as it appeared in ''Film/Ghostbusters2016''.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTHP-3Hl4_k 2022]], they finally featured the Website/SCPFoundation... [[StylisticSuck in amateur fashion]].
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-D-u_HJgsw 2023]], they attempt to rank the galactic powers of, of all things, ''Series/{{Fraiser}}''. (Also features {{Call Back}}s to the Box Factory and SCP videos.)
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF044eTh2bU 2024]], they went over how the ''Star Wars'' universe doesn't work... [[spoiler:[[MusicalEpisode in SONG!]]]]
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* Every April 1, Viva Reverie uploads a video related to her ''WebAnimation/ButReallyReallyFast'' series, which tends to be more nonsensical than the norm such as...
** 2019: The first Really Really Fast video going really really slow instead.
** 2020: Recapping Viva's library of work while framed as Jotaro going on a search for Josuke.
** 2021: Viva directly addresses her creations as the Narrator to talk about the creative process (And then announces that a ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan'' video will be released just a few days later).
** 2022: Recapping the entire [=JoJo=] series thus far while going ''so fast'' that none of the characters has time to get off the set before the next arc starts).
** 2023: Giorno eats King Crimson and has [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] try to convince everyone that it was only an image of him.
** 2024: La Squadra has an early Halloween, and Ghiaccio takes some time to complain about Articuno's change in designs following ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Yellow]]''.
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* ''WebVideo/LifeSMP'': The ''WebVideo/RealLifeSMP'' was a one-off special released on April 1st, 2024, where the players are participating in the season under the first season's rules in Minecraft VR. Shenangians and motion sickness ensue.
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* On April 1, 2022, WebVideo/SarahZ posted a tweet advertising a four-hour video essay on LetsPlay/{{Dream}}. The link in her tweet leads to a one-hour JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}.

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* On April 1, 2022, WebVideo/SarahZ posted a tweet advertising a four-hour video essay on LetsPlay/{{Dream}}.WebVideo/{{Dream}}. The link in her tweet leads to a one-hour JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}.
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*** In 2009, Doug's three main characters switched series for an episode. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic had to answer questions meant for [[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]], Ask That Guy had to do a review of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' in style of [[WebVideo/BumReviews Chester A. Bum]], and Chester had to do a review of ''Film/TheNeverendingStory'' instead of the Critic.

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*** In 2009, Doug's three main characters switched series for an episode. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic had to answer questions meant for [[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]], Ask That Guy had to do a review of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' in style of [[WebVideo/BumReviews Chester A. Bum]], and Chester had to do a review of ''Film/TheNeverendingStory'' ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory1984'' instead of the Critic.

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** In 2014, the author brought back Waluigi in the Family, concluding with a comic in which Daisy and Luigi tell Waluigi off, and he goes to work for Wario at Wario Ware Inc.

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** In 2014, the author brought back Waluigi in the Family, concluding with a comic in which Daisy and Luigi tell Waluigi off, that the joke has worn out and he goes should stop. Waluigi then shifts to work for a more on-model appearance than usual and mopes to his house... [[spoiler:only to find Wario at that suggests him to move on and take over ''the other Nintendo franchises'' instead of just the comic. The day after, a whole series of comics where Wario Ware Inc.and Waluigi replace the main characters in various Nintendo games was posted, ending with Waluigi being sealed into the Assist Trophy item to stop his madness.]]



** In 2016, the Super Mario Wiki and the ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' wiki Pikipedia announced the launch of a Nintendo Cinematic Universe, starting with ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Pikmin'' movies (whose plots are [[SerialNumbersFiledOff blatant copypastes]] of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/AntMan1'' respectively).
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** On April 1, 2024, LootBoxes were added to the chat program. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc2-4ci4G84 A trailer]] was made to go along with them, and the way they embedded the link to it in the client managed to make the video accidentally obtain 1.4 billion views in 24 hours.
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** On April 3, 2024, he released a ''38-hour retrospective'' on ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies''. It would have been released on April Fool's Day, but [=YouTube=] had probably never rendered such a long video before.

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* WebVideo/DanAndPhilCRAFTS, a parody channel spun-off of WebVideo/DanAndPhilGAMES featuring an almost robot-like ParallelUniverse version Creator/DanAndPhil, who create strange arts and crafts videos that increasingly turn into horrific ritual practices with every release. Originally a trilogy launched in 2015 with subsequent videos in 2016 and 2017, the channel returned in 2024 with an actual horror short film.

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WebVideo/DanAndPhilCRAFTS, a parody channel spun-off of WebVideo/DanAndPhilGAMES featuring an almost robot-like ParallelUniverse version Creator/DanAndPhil, who create strange arts and crafts videos that increasingly turn into horrific ritual practices with every release. Originally a trilogy launched in 2015 with subsequent videos in 2016 and 2017, the channel returned in 2024 with an actual horror short film.film.
** In the years they didn't do DAPC, Dan and Phil would do other April Fool's Day gags, like hours-long Pigeon Fest and Norman Fest streams of their balcony and fish tank respectively, an Stereo show in 2021 pretending it's 2011, and fake [=OnlyPhans=] announcement in 2023.
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* DanAndPhilCRAFTS, a parody channel spun-off of DanAndPhilGAMES featuring an almost robot-like ParallelUniverse version Creator/DanAndPhil, who create strange arts and crafts videos that increasingly turn into horrific ritual practices with every release. Originally a trilogy launched in 2015 with subsequent videos in 2016 and 2017, the channel returned in 2024 with an actual horror short film.

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* DanAndPhilCRAFTS, WebVideo/DanAndPhilCRAFTS, a parody channel spun-off of DanAndPhilGAMES WebVideo/DanAndPhilGAMES featuring an almost robot-like ParallelUniverse version Creator/DanAndPhil, who create strange arts and crafts videos that increasingly turn into horrific ritual practices with every release. Originally a trilogy launched in 2015 with subsequent videos in 2016 and 2017, the channel returned in 2024 with an actual horror short film.
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* DanAndPhilCRAFTS, a parody channel spun-off of DanAndPhilGAMES featuring an almost robot-like ParallelUniverse version Creator/DanAndPhil, who create strange arts and crafts videos that increasingly turn into horrific ritual practices with every release. Originally a trilogy launched in 2015 with subsequent videos in 2016 and 2017, the channel returned in 2024 with an actual horror short film.

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** Episode 11 of BFDIA was released on April 1st, 2024, and while the episode itself is legit, it begins with the character Jack from Michael Huang's very old animation ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZRmHFWp3C0 I Can Make a Difference!]]'' (it's even older than ''WebAnimation/XFindsOutHisValue''!) interacting with Fries, who proceeds to incapacitate him before telling the viewer "April Fools!" and fading away, leaving only his hair behind, which shows up a couple more times throughout the episode.

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** Episode 11 of BFDIA was released on April 1st, 2024, and while the episode itself is legit, it begins with the character Jack Frew from Michael Huang's very old animation ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZRmHFWp3C0 I Can Make a Difference!]]'' (it's even older than ''WebAnimation/XFindsOutHisValue''!) interacting with Fries, who proceeds to incapacitate him before telling the viewer "April Fools!" and fading away, leaving only his hair behind, which shows up a couple more times throughout the episode.


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* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd0Szm4jvOU compilation]] of every single ''VideoGame/HappyWheels'' video {{WebVideo/Jacksepticeye}} ever made, for April 1st 2024. Hope you have the rest of your day cleared (literally).
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* ''Webanimation/BattleForDreamIsland'':
** Episode 16 begins with the announcement that due to budget cuts (a RunningGag throughout BFDI) the episode would be animated [[ArtShift using puppets]]. This goes on for a couple of minutes until the art style shifts back to normal and [[BreakingTheFourthWall the characters tell the viewer that was all just an April Fools' Day prank.]]
** For a more traditional prank, one day before episode 25 was released, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyuE23W4At0 a fake episode 25]] was released, and it's just as bad as you'd think it'd be. It does refer to the characters of Foldy, Stapy and Liy years before they'd appear in ''WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI'', however.
** Episode 11 of BFDIA was released on April 1st, 2024, and while the episode itself is legit, it begins with the character Jack from Michael Huang's very old animation ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZRmHFWp3C0 I Can Make a Difference!]]'' (it's even older than ''WebAnimation/XFindsOutHisValue''!) interacting with Fries, who proceeds to incapacitate him before telling the viewer "April Fools!" and fading away, leaving only his hair behind, which shows up a couple more times throughout the episode.

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** 2024 saw a variety of pranks: Ookami Mio's news having joke stories involving soumen and Miofa updates [[ZigZaggingTrope along with genuine news of a new cover]], Botan getting a more lionlike model, Fauna's ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' stream [[StylisticSuck done in HyperCam 2]], Advent having to save one of their own members from a curse, and Holostars ARMIS doing a belated announcement while swapping [=VAs=][[labelnote:*]]Jurard with Ruze, Goldbullet with Octavio[[/labelnote]].


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* WebAnimation/PhaseConnect announces a shift into the coffee industry in 2024, with some of its talents shilling the new branding.

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