History for Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland

Changed: 16

Removed: 2832

Feb 19th 2023 at 6:59:02 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

The subpages within it are redundant to the navigation; also pop song reviews doesn't have a general page

Changed line(s) 1,23 (click to see context) from:

[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows Main]]\\
Pop Song Reviews ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2015Episodes 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2016Episodes 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2017Episodes 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2018Episodes 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2019Episodes 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2020Episodes 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2021Episodes 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2022Episodes 2022]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2023Episodes 2023]] )\\
'''One Hit Wonderland''' ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2018 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2019 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2020 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2021 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2022 2022]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2023 2023]] )\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords Trainwreckords]] ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2017 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2018 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2019 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2020 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2021 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2022 2022]] )\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsCinemadonna Cinemadonna]]\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]]

----
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 OHW 2012 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 OHW 2013 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 OHW 2014 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 OHW 2015 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 OHW 2016 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 OHW 2017 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2018 OHW 2018 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2019 OHW 2019 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2020 OHW 2020 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2021 OHW 2021 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2022 OHW 2022 episodes]]
* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2023 OHW 2023 episodes]]
----
!In General
* The covers Todd chooses to close the episodes are often hilarious, if only for being unexpected. More often than not, it's a heavy metal or hardcore punk version.

to:

GrafVonTirol

Changed: 54

Feb 19th 2023 at 5:16:25 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:

'''One Hit Wonderland''' ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2018 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2019 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2020 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2021 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2022 2022]] )\\

to:

GrafVonTirol

Added: 66

Feb 19th 2023 at 5:15:34 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2023 OHW 2023 episodes]]

hscgarfd

Changed: 46

Jan 28th 2023 at 4:47:53 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:

Pop Song Reviews ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2015Episodes 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2016Episodes 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2017Episodes 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2018Episodes 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2019Episodes 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2020Episodes 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2021Episodes 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2022Episodes 2022]] )\\

to:

herospawn

Changed: 54

Mar 19th 2022 at 4:33:01 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:

to:

herospawn

Added: 66

Mar 19th 2022 at 4:18:17 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2022 OHW 2022 episodes]]

GrafVonTirol

Added: 1703

Changed: 1837

Mar 2nd 2022 at 5:08:40 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows ~~Main]] |~~ Main]]\\
Pop Song Reviews ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2015Episodes 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2016Episodes 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2017Episodes 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2018Episodes 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2019Episodes 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2020Episodes 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2021Episodes 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2022Episodes 2022]] | )\\
'''One Hit ~~Wonderland (General)''' |~~ Wonderland''' ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 ~~OHW~~ 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 ~~OHW~~ 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 ~~OHW~~ 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 ~~OHW~~ 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 ~~OHW~~ 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 ~~OHW~~ 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2018 ~~OHW~~ 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2019 ~~OHW~~ 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2020 ~~OHW~~ 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2021 ~~OHW~~ 2021]] ~~| [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsCinemadonna Cinemadonna]] |~~ )\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords ~~Trainwreckords (General)]] |~~ Trainwreckords]] ( [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2017 ~~Trainwreckords~~ 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2018 ~~Trainwreckords~~ 2018]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2019 ~~Trainwreckords~~ 2019]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2020 ~~Trainwreckords~~ 2020]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2021 ~~Trainwreckords~~ 2021]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsTrainwreckords2022 ~~Trainwreckords 2022]]~~2022]] )\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsCinemadonna Cinemadonna]]\\
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]]

Pachylad

Changed: 412

Feb 26th 2022 at 3:28:37 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

POWERStarz2004

Changed: 46

Jan 21st 2022 at 10:21:41 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

POWERStarz2004

Changed: 196

Aug 16th 2021 at 7:02:59 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

Dancedom

Added: 66

Changed: 58

Mar 3rd 2021 at 7:18:48 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2021 OHW 2021 episodes]]

Dancedom

Added: 66

Changed: 58

Feb 3rd 2020 at 6:13:22 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2020 OHW 2020 episodes]]

Dancedom

Added: 66

Changed: 58

Feb 5th 2019 at 4:41:27 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2019 OHW 2019 episodes]]

igordebraga

Added: 174

Sep 29th 2018 at 8:21:24 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:

----

to:

~~----~~----
!In General
*The covers Todd chooses to close the episodes are often hilarious, if only for being unexpected. More often than not, it's a heavy metal or hardcore punk version.

Dancedom

Changed: 58

Jun 10th 2018 at 12:02:19 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

Dancedom

Changed: 58

Jun 7th 2018 at 7:25:45 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:

to:

qpa

Added: 66

Feb 12th 2018 at 9:10:58 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

* [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2018 OHW 2018 episodes]]

JamesAustin

Changed: 1043

Removed: 84551

Oct 5th 2017 at 5:45:38 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

The contents of this page have been moved to Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2012, Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2013, Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2014, Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2015, Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2016, and Todd In The Shadows One Hit Wonderland 2017.

Changed line(s) 1,746 (click to see context) from:

[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows Main]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2015Episodes 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2016Episodes 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2017Episodes 2017]] | '''One-Hit Wonderland''' | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsCinemadonna Cinemadonna]]

[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Take On Me]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' I'm gonna need a really good one to kick off this project with...''[Rustles through papers looking for an idea]''...hmm...[[DoubleMeaning A-ha!]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Our first act comes all the way from Oslo, Norway. Now, when I think Norwegian bands, generally I'm thinking of the kind of music that never charts even one song.
-->'''Dimmu Borgir:''' ♪'''SACRIFICE!'''♪
-->'''Todd:''' And for obvious reasons. But during the height of the MTV Era, three young men hit it back and became music video stars for one brief, shining moment. Those men were lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Pål...Waaktaar, and guitarist Mag...ne Fur(u)... holmen."
* "Now, I'd always heard that 'Take On Me' didn't get big until they'd made their one really good video, which I never understood. Kajagoogoo made it big around the same time, and they didn't have a good video. Or, for that matter, a good song. All they had was stupid hair!"
* "The sun always shines on TV...unless that TV is showing this music video, I guess. Thanks a lot, Steve Barron!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Baby Got Back]]
* Todd admitting that "Baby Got Back" is so firm in pop culture that when he hears someone say, 'Oh my God,' he immediately adds, 'Becky, look at her butt.' "I'm told it's really annoying."
* "But lost in the discussion of 'Baby Got Back''s [[SophisticatedAsHell deeper meaning]] -- and [[SincerityMode yes, people were actually talking about this in exactly those kinds of terms]], [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not pulling any of this out of my ass]]... so to speak."
** "And since I got nothing better to do than contemplate the philosophical underpinnings of a man dancing on a giant ass, here goes."
* Any time he mentions that he knows the song (and video) by heart.
** Furthermore, when he mouths along to the words.
* "Where 'Baby Got Back' was inspired by his love of butts and his disgust with the prevailing cultural attitudes, 'Put 'Em on the Glass', by his own admission, was inspiring by his love of thick, fat [[BaitAndSwitchComparison royalty]] [[MoneyDearBoy checks]] that he got from 'Baby Got Back'."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kung Fu Fighting]]
* Todd calmly plays the intro to the song and when the real song starts to play, excitedly strikes a kung fu pose.
* "This week, we're going back to 1974, a year that I've read many writers describe as the worst year in pop music history. I don't think I'd agree, not when we've got [[Music/AirSupply 1980]], [[Music/VanillaIce 1990]] and [[Music/{{Nickelback}} 2001]] to compare it to."
* "Ok, well, let's take a look at [Kung Fu Fighting]. First off, keep in mind that this was put together by a Jamaican singer and an Indian producer in London. I'm gonna guess neither of these people know all that much about East Asian culture, although I heard Carl say once that he had Chinese cousins. Chinese-Jamaicans are a thing, [[http://kristie-stephenson.blogspot.com/2009/07/chinese-jamaicans.html I looked it up.]]"
*
-->'''Todd:''' I read somewhere Carl was hoping that [Dance the Kung Fu] was gonna start a full-on dance craze like the Hustle, and I deeply wish I could see the alternate universe where that plan worked because I don't know what Carl was thinking. That was pretty clearly never going to happen. Like, ever. A song about kung fu? Maybe you could get away with that if you have a really catchy tune. But a dance about kung fu? Well, that's just stupid, right?
-->'''Webvideo/KungTaiTed:''' On the contrary, dancing the kung fu is one of the finest and deepest traditions in all of martial arts. Listen to Carl Douglas's detailed instructions on this ancient ritual.
-->'''Carl Douglas:''' ♪You swing to your left, then you swing to your right♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' First you swing to your left, then you swing to your right.
-->'''Carl:''' ♪Hand to the hand then you make a little stand♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Hand to the hand then you make a little stand. You jump and dip your back up stiff.
-->'''Carl:''' This is all you do\ Oh, you dance the kung fu
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Then you dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, ''and'' dance the kung fu.
-->'''Todd:''' Wow, every move really is poetry in motion. Thanks, Kung Tai Ted!
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' No problem. (Sits down, takes a long drink, falls back)
** What makes it really funny are some of the ridiculous poses Kung Tai Ted makes when trying to "dance the kung fu".
* "Honestly, I wish he'd just kept it up and made more songs based on movies he'd seen. That could've been great. Like, he could make a cowboy song or a gangster movie song or a SlasherMovie song. ♪Everybody was...getting killed by a crazy ax murderer♪ Oh, what a waste."
*
-->'''Captions:''' Did he deserve better?
-->'''Todd:''' [[HaHaHaNo *chuckling* No... no. ]]
* "He released one more album in 2006 where he sings such gems as 'Return of the Fighter' and 'Film/GameOfDeath'".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Come On Eileen]]
* "They were a success in England almost immediately. And who could be surprised? After all, who better to emulate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFYUJ63nk8 this genre of music]] than [[TheUnintelligible a guy]] who sounded like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1e9YRXMrTQ#t=49s this?]]"
*
-->'''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny:''' Now, with your kind indulgence, I'll play "Those Endearing Young Charms".
-->'''Todd:''' Sorry, I just can't hear the intro to this song without expecting [[XylophoneGag Daffy Duck to blow up]]. Ha! But I digress.
*
-->'''Todd:''' [Come on Eileen] not only brought them their second #1 hit in the U.K.; it broke them into America, and wrestled the top spot away from Music/MichaelJackson for a week. And after all, who could dislike a song with such amazing lyrics as this?
-->'''Captions:''' ♪Poor old Johnnie Ray\ Shada na na do do do\ Na na na something something♪
* "Rowland refused to release a single because it had to be understood as an ''[[ProgressiveRock album statement.]]'' You know, like he was fronting Music/PinkFloyd or something."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rico Suave]]
* "Truly, without Gerardo, we would likely not have the many Hispanic sex symbols that today pervade our culture." (Creator/AntonioBanderas, Music/EnriqueIglesias, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]])
* "But could a Latino - particularly one from the suburbs and not the streets - ever have enough cred to break into a hip-hop scene populated by black artists?" (DescriptionCut to a photo of Music/MCHammer in parachute pants) "Like this guy?"
* "This song is a terrible, ridiculous, almost ''Series/JerseyShore''-ian parody of unlikable douchebags bragging unconvincingly about their sexual prowess."
*
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪My only addiction has to do with the female species\ I eat 'em raw like sushi♪
-->'''Todd:''' Heh-heh. Hey, funny thing about that--he didn't even come up with the phrase himself. Raw Like Sushi was the debut album of Neneh Cherry. I think she meant "raw" in the sense of 'real', not 'raw' in the sense of Gerardo's oral sex technique being so terrible as to leave [[{{Squick}} painful abrasions.]] Also, you can't tie him down.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪You pop the question, that's it♪
-->'''Todd:''' Although I don't know why you'd want to. On top of that, he doesn't want to meet your parents. And if you drag him over there, he will insult your mom's cooking straight to her face.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪I'm used to good old-fashioned homestyle Spanish cookin'\ If I try that, I'll be pukin'♪
-->'''Todd:''' That doesn't rhyme.
-->'''Captions:''' *buzzer* [[GratuitousSpanish NO ES UNA RIMA]]
* "Despite his success, he was decried by other Latinos who said that he was perpetuating an exaggerated negative stereotype that further marginalized their culture, and that he might as well have just put on a sombrero and shouted, '¡Andale, andale!'"
* Todd painting Gerardo as a CasanovaWannabe.
-->'''Todd:''' Seriously, close your eyes and pretend you don't know what this guy looks like. [[LatinLover Does this sound like the man of your dreams, ladies?]]
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪There's not woman who can handle a man like me\ That's why I juggle two or three.♪
-->'''Todd:''' Or does he sound like this (Shows picture of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jean-Ralphio]]) to you?
* "None of these songs are meant for ladies anyway. Gerardo was quite upfront about the fact that he wrote the songs for 'the Spanish male.' Got it, [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Pedro?]] This is for you!"
* Todd pointing out that "Love" is a shameless ripoff of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by Music/PMDawn. And this is right after he'd just found that two of Gerardo's other post-"Rico Suave" singles were shameless ripoffs of [[Creator/MarkWahlberg Marky Mark]]'s "Good Vibrations" and Tone Loc's rapping style.
-->'''Todd:''' You've gotta be ''kidding'' me. Okay! (talks about "Set Adrift" a little and shows a clip of it) You ''may'' notice a ''few'' minor resemblances between the two songs. Like the whispered vocals, smooth R&B hook, chord structure, the instrumentation, the fact that one's a complete ripoff of the other in every conceivable way... a few other minor details like that. This is blatant. Heh, his Latino critics were right, he ''is'' perpetrating negative stereotypes! Namely, that they '''''steal''''' and that they're '''''lazy!'''''
* [[TranslationWithAnAgenda Translating the Spanish with subtitles.]]
-->'''Girl:''' Hey, aren't you the moron who sang "Rico Suave"?
-->'''Gerardo:''' No, that wasn't me. I swear you were thinking of someone else.
-->'''Girl:''' Yes, you are. I recognize your stupid hair.
-->'''Gerardo:''' You are correct. I am a ridiculous buffoon.
-->'''Girl:''' Don't touch me.
** If you know Spanish and you know [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ZHYfPZ9Ww the song]] those subs are funnier because, despite the [[TranslationWithAnAgenda intentional inaccuracy]], he isn't ''that'' far off. [[labelnote: Explanation]]The song is really about Gerardo basically half flirting, half harrasing the girl into giving him her name and a date, and she eventually caves in a "can you leave me alone now?" way.[[/labelnote]]
* Did he deserve better? "I hate this moron."
* "'Rico Suave' is an important historical milestone, regardless of its actual quality. ...Oh, wait, I forgot Mellow Man Ace. Crap, that guy was first. Ok, Gerardo is a moron of no significance whatsoever. Good night."
* The stinger is Music/WeirdAl's parody "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPC0vViz9us Taco Grande]]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Achy Breaky Heart]]
* [[http://tinyurl.com/adb5ahb The title card. Just...the title card.]]
* This bit:
-->'''Todd:''' [Achy Breaky Heart] was offered to Music/TheOakRidgeBoys, who passed on it because their lead singer thought that 'achy breaky' was a stupid phrase to try and sing. And keep in mind that The Oak Ridge Boys are most famous for this:
-->(''cut to clip of "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys'')
--> '''Richard Sterban:''' ♪Giddyup, ba oom papa oom papa mow mow♪
* "It's tempting to call him the redneck Rico Suave, and I have to believe that was part of why he took off the way he did. But what about that big hit single? In retrospect, it's hard to figure out why this was such a big deal. Not to put too fine a point on it, but 'Achy Breaky Heart' is kind of a doofy song. Full disclosure: When I was eight, I thought Achy Breaky Heart was ''the shit.''"
*
-->'''Todd:''' It's amazing how much he sounds like Creator/{{Trey Parker|AndMattStone}}'s rock voice.
-->'''Trey Parker:''' ♪[[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice America, fuck yeah!]]♪
* "I guarantee that most people wouldn't know that there was a song called 'I Want My Mullet Back' without Hannah Montana."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Safety Dance]]
* The jokes he makes at the band's name, including "Men Without Work" (when he mentions they could have teamed up with Music/MenAtWork) and "Men Without Hits".
* "Frosty the Marshmallow Man there is actually Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the annual Quebec Winter Fest [[ShockingSwerve and he is awful and I hate him.]] He became a sort of mascot for the band because having [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle]] dance around while you play wasn't creepy enough apparently."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Play That Funky Music]]
* "The Wild Cherry story basically belongs to their lead singer and songwriter, Rob Parissi. And fortunately for us, he put his own backstory in his biggest hit. So if you don't already know it, here it goes. ♪Once he was a boogie singer\ Playing in a rock 'n roll band\ He never had no problems\ Burning down the one-night stands\ Then everything around him\ Got to start to feelin' so low\ So he decided quickly, yes he did...♪ to [[BaitAndSwitch break up the band and go back to his day job]]."
* "To Parissi's eternal regret, he caved in and gave the studio execs exactly what they wanted; and for his obedience, he was rewarded with jack shit in the way of success. He himself called his follow-ups to his big hit the 'What's Happening Now!' of music, which, for the record, might be the most 70's way he could've put that."
* After gushing over the song for the whole video, his answer to whether Wild Cherry deserved better is a blunt "No."
* "By his own admission, he didn't save his money very wisely at first. But then in 1990, he discovered that Vanilla Ice had sampled his song without permission. So of course, he sued the silver lamé pants off of him."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Monster Mash]]
* "I've never done a Halloween episode before. Guess I should dress up. I don't usually dress up for Halloween, but I'm pretty sure I've accumulated some costume shit around here. Ok, there you go: blonde Zorro cowboy...in a mask. Perfect."
* His commentary on how silly early 60's pop music was, which includes clips from "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Witch Doctor]], "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh" and "The Purple People Eater"
--> "Yeah, remember that whenever your parents talk about how much better music was when they were kids, alright?"
** Made even clearer when he points out that the song was produced by a member of the Hollywood Argyles, and plays a clip from their #1 hit "Alley Oop".
* Todd stating that he actually found a downloadable copy of Boris Pickett's only full-length LP, which features a parody of teen idol Fabian entitled "Rabian, The Fiendage Idol". "I feel like my life is complete now."
* Did he deserve better? "Deserve better?! My God, this guy had one of the most amazing lives I've ever read about! I'd consider myself lucky if I accomplished even a fraction of the things this guy did!"
* "Creator/TheBBC actually [[BannedInChina banned it]] that year for being too macabre. And people say [[BritishStuffiness the Brits have a stick up their ass]]. Pshaw!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tubthumping]]
* "Even if you do know more about them than just 'Tubthumping', you're probably fairly ignorant of the full scope of Chumbawamba's career, which lasted thirty goddamn years. Yes, thirty years of radical shifts in genre, popularity and influences. And I'm gonna try and fit it all into a twelve minute video. ...God help me."
** (Five minutes later) "Actually, you know what? I'm gonna have to skip ahead, or we're gonna be here all day."
* "Rest assured, they were pretty far to the left [politically], enough to make [[UsefulNotes/MaoZedong Chairman Mao]] look like he could be a Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} anchor."
* "Most people didn't know anything about 'Tubthumping', but those who did had to have some serious whiplash. [Tubthumping] was about as bizarre as if Music/PublicEnemy had recorded '[[Creator/WillSmith Gettin' Jiggy Wit It]].'"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer]]
* "Yes, today for 'One Hit Wonderland', we are looking at a holiday classic. One of the few post-Baby-Boomer additions to the accepted canon of Christmas music—the jolliest, most festive song about [[ShockingSwerve vehicular manslaughter]]."
* "Did they deserve better?" Cue fifteen-second {{beat}}. "This episode was a mistake."
* At the end he declares that there's only one Christmas song he wants to hear ever again: [[CallBack Mistletoe by Justin Bieber]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Party All The Time]]
* His recap of Creator/EddieMurphy's career before "Party All The Time", presented as a montage of moments from his stand-up comedy oeuvre.
-->'''Todd''': But you already knew that.
* "Actually, 'Party All the Time' was not Eddie Murphy's first single. His first single was off of one of his comedy albums, a parody of early rap called 'Boogie in Your Butt'. I think I could say with...no hyperbole whatsoever that 'Boogie in Your Butt' is the best thing ever recorded in the history of everything."
* Todd saying that he can't see Eddie singing without thinking of him playing [[Film/TheLittleRascals Buckwheat]] on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': "Unce, tice, fee tines a mady…"
* "Please stop feeling, Eddie Murphy. I revoke your right to have feelings."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Closing Time]]
* Todd opens the video with a split screen just like the original music video. One half displays him at the piano, the other him walking through his house. As he starts speaking, though, he forgets for a moment to stop the other video, just as he starts going through his refrigerator looking something to eat.
*
-->'''Todd:''' There was also my other favorite song on that album, "Get a Grip".
-->'''Dan Wilson:''' ♪Get a grip on yourself, you know you should\ I got a grip on myself and it feels good♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Get a Grip" is about... Yeah. It is also about masturbation. It's about how good and how healthy masturbation is. I'm sure there was a reason why I was such a fan of this album in high school, but I can't quite figure out what it might be.
-->'''Dan:''' ♪When the lights come on and the party's through\ There are always a few with nobody to do\ Well now don't despair♪
-->'''Todd:''' I know who I want to take me home, but in lieu of that person, there's always... (holds up [[ADateWithRosiePalms right hand]]) And that was the last single they ever released--a song about jerking off.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Me & Mrs. Jones]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul really did not want this to be his next single, but I guess the label was worried about his street cred?
-->'''Billy Paul:''' ♪Am I black enough for you\ Am I black enough for you\ We're gonna move on up, one by one\ We ain't gonna stop♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Am I Black Enough for You?" Yeah, believe it or not, a song with that title ''too'' [[ButNotTooBlack black for most mainstream audiences.]] No one could've predicted. Actually, pretty much everyone predicted. Billy Paul ''begged'' Kenny Gamble not to release it as his next single, as did pretty much all of Gamble's colleagues. Like, [[Series/TheBradyBunch Peter and Marcia Brady]] are gonna listen to a song this threatening in between their Music/CarlySimon and John Denver? Yeah, that was obviously never gonna happen.
**
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul said a lot of people would be turned off by it, and he was right. It went over about as well as this...
-->'''[[Film/BlazingSaddles Black Bart]]:''' 'Excuse me while I whip this out.
*
-->'''Todd:''' Paul didn't always have good material, but he was a very good singer, so I would highly recommend anything he recorded in the 70s 'cause that was just a good decade for soul music. He also recorded some stuff in the 80s, but I recommend that you stay far, far away.
-->'''Billy:''' (in falsetto) ♪Girl, girl, you better wake up♪
-->'''Todd:''' Came up with an alternate title for that one.
-->'''Captions:''' Am I Crap Enough For You?
* Todd, when gushing about the song, briefly goes off on a tangent as he imagines what Mr. Jones is like. The short version: Todd doesn't think favorably of the guy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:It's Raining Men]]
* At the beginning of the song, Todd dramatically unzips and opens his hoodie.
* After hearing Music/BarbraStreisand [[WTHCastingAgency was originally approached]] to sing this song, Todd imagining how her version would sound.
* "I really can't help it, I think this song is awesome. It's just so dumb. The joke is so belaboured that you have to take it as literal. Like, literally, the skies have opened up and are sending hot guys [[FridgeHorror plummeting towards the ground.]] They're gonna get absolutely soaking wet with blood and guts covering the street. I know that's not where they meant to go with it, it's just hard not to think about it.
** During the montage of men raining from the sky, he includes a clip from Creator/MontyPython's "Falling From Building" sketch.
* "Mother Nature is sure rockin' that satin muumuu. You know, I didn't know that women wanted Mother Nature to send them flashers in trench coats."
* Todd sings "It's Raining Men"'s lyrics with Christmas references as he notices the Weather Girls' follow-up "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" is just their hit as [[ChristmasSongs Christmas song]].
-->'''Todd:''' ♪God bless Father Christmas, he's a single woman too.♪ It's ''snowing'' men! Hallelujah. Oh, my God, I wish all the bands I covered on this program did a Christmas version of their only hit. Think about it. "Kung Fu Santa", "Play That Christmas Music, Elf Boy", "♪Don't tell my heart, my holly, jolly heart.♪" If, for some reason, I ever wind up with a hit, I'm going to immediately repackage it for Christmas.
** What really makes it hilarious is that Todd is just ''barely'' resisting the urge to {{corps|ing}}e while reciting those lyrics.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cotton-Eye Joe]]
* "If you're a bunch of Europeans from a wealthy Socialist country, pretending to be a bunch of poor white trash from the DeepSouth… [[Creator/JeffFoxworthy you might be Rednex]]."
* "And today, we're taking a look at a bizarre attempt to mix CountryMusic with an entirely different genre." (''cue [[Music/BradPaisley Accidental]] [[Music/LLCoolJ Racist]]'') "No, no, no, no, no, not that one."
* On the anonymity of Eurodance bands: "For example, Allmusic's biography of Rednex could probably stand to be a little more detailed. 'The Swedish dance combo Rednex had an international novelty hit in 1995 with 'Cotton-Eyed Joe,' a driving number that reworks American country music into disco.' That's it, only one sentence, and they didn't even spell the name of the song correctly; that's how much AllMusic cares about them."
* His placeholder images for the three producers who created Rednex.
* "There is basically one trick and one trick only to Rednex's Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe': [[ShapedLikeItself mainly, that it's a Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe'."]]
* "'''[[NWordPrivileges No!]]''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "[[{{Hypocrite}} Todd was born in San Diego.]]"
* "Let's see what they came up with next." ''["The Failed Follow-Up" titlecard]'' "[[SelfPlagiarism It's just the exact same song again.]]"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Unbelievable]]
* "They chose the name EMF. They've always been a little coy about what it stands for. However, they've always been dogged by rumours that EMF stands for Ecstasy Motherfuckers. And you know what? I would like to clarify the truth of the matter right now. Duh! Of course that's what it stands for. So, an indie dance band calling themselves EMF, and it's not an ecstasy reference? I'll believe that about as much as I believe a reggae band calling themselves THC and claiming it's not a pot reference. Bullshit! They're called EMF cause they were on ecstasy, motherfucker!"
* "Now in the UK, they had more time to get out some more singles, so they did notch a few more hits. But they must've been stung by the distrust because around this time, they started hanging out with Jane's Addiction and they decided their next album was gonna use no samples. It was gonna be darker. Always a good idea, a dark album. Plenty of allegedly lightweight acts have achieved greater success when they made a darker album such as...?...and...(band name not found) I'm sure there's at least one."
* "Music/{{Nirvana}} [[GenreKiller killed]] a lot of careers people."
* "So yeah, just a few short years later, the landscape had shifted in British rock too, from baggy pants to...[[Music/{{Oasis}} giant monobrows]], and EMF were left by the wayside.
* His verdict: [[FunWithAcronyms Eh... Meh... Feh]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I Ran (So Far Away)]]
* His constant {{Take That}}s towards Music/AFlockOfSeagulls' lead singer's [[EightiesHair 80's hair]], which he describes as "part mullet, part {{emo}}-fringe, part PointyHairedBoss from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''."
* "It turns out, though, that there is a reason for all of this—the lyrics, the video, the hair, everything. And that reason is...[[Series/AncientAliens ALIENS]]."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
* Stating that to anyone, the duo would seem "like a Mike Meyers character was somehow brought to life and cloned." Then goes on to show Creator/MikeMeyers singing with half of the Proclaimers "because how the hell could he possibly not?"
* His consistent attempts at Scottish accents.
* "The Proclaimers are identical twins Craig and Charlie Reid, which quite frankly, that doesn't that doesn't strike me as Scottish enough names to describe these guys. If it were up to me, they'd go by Angus [=MacHaggis=] [=MacDougal=] and Tam O'Shanter the Bruce, and they'd dress like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Groundskeeper Willie]]. ...You know, that might be going overboard a bit."
* Finally getting around to the song, which was: [[spoiler:[[AC:Not a hit]]]] --At least at first.
-->[[spoiler:[[AC:OK, now the hit]]]]
* On the meaning of "haver," sarcastically asking, "Does that mean babbling out nonsense words?" Only to find out [[spoiler:that's exactly what it means]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:To Be With You]]
* "1989 did not need more hair metal. There were so many other new bands coming out that year that they had to compete against including Skid Row, Warrant, Enuff Z'nuff, Faster Pussycat, Vain, Shotgun Messiah, Dangerous Toys, Danger Danger, Bang Tango--oh my god, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer are these all]] [[PoesLaw real bands?]] I had to have made one of those up. ''Bang Tango?'' Undeterred, Mr. Big recorded a second album in 19... [[OverlyLongGag hold on a second. I'm missing bands here]]. Pretty Boy Floyd, Junkyard, Shark Island, Cats In Boots. [beat] The 80's, everyone."
* Todd describing Music/MrBig's lineup[[labelnote:note]]All of whom were incredibly talented musicians well-respected by their peers but would never be recognized by anyone but the most hardcore of HairMetal fans[[/labelnote]] as "a [[DreamTeam supergroup]] of people who weren't famous."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]
* The intro:
-->'''Todd:''' ...and this week we're gonna get ''groovy'' and ''funky'', and I recommend that you get ''high as balls'' because this is about to get trippy.
* "I guarantee you, this is the only episode I will ever do that's actually shorter than the song it's reviewing."
* His vocal and pop up reactions to the band recording a deodorant jingle.
-->'''Todd:''' In-A-Gadda-Da-Speedstick baby. (After he says this, "Do hippies even wear deodorant?" pops up on screen.)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Who Let The Dogs Out]]
* "This was just supposed to be a stupid, quickie episode about a stupid band; but holy God, the amount of cultural research I had to do to understand the goddamn 'Who Let the Dogs Out' band is ''staggering.'' So the Baha Men started in the early 80s, when they were called High Voltage, which would be a much better name for an Music/{{ACDC}} cover band, which I assume is why they changed it. In 1991, they became the Baha Men, so called because they're Bahaman. Bahamanian? I think it's Bahamian, actually. Anyway, they're from the Bahamas."
* "Obviously, this didn't make it over here to America, but it made them huge stars in the Caribbean. And Japan, weirdly enough. Because Japan."
*
-->'''Todd:''' I wanna take you back to the original song by Trinidadian singer Anslem Douglas. Honestly, it doesn't sound all that different from the Baha Men version that you know and love. (...?) But listening to it, I discovered something I didn't actually realize before.
-->'''Anslem:''' ♪Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone\ All doggy hold ya' bone♪
-->'''Todd:''' Holy crap, [[IntercourseWithYou this song is about sex.]]
* "It's a catchphrase far more than a song. It's basically just 'wazzup!' except three minutes long."
** Which is even funnier that there is actually a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic-EsjAsc3w three-minute song based around "Wazzup!"]]
* Late in the video he starts including his dog Kali in the review. He even ends the review by taking it for a walk.
-->'''Todd''': ♪Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof♪ ...say woof, doggie. Say woof. Say... useless.
* When discussing their career after WLTDO.
-->'''Todd''': In case you can't tell, at this point the Baha Men had found their new calling: mixing watered down hip-hop tropes and slick but soulless island inflected music, often using familiar samples that managed to be upbeat and yet deeply annoying when listened to for more than a minute. Or, in other words, they became '''the Caribbean Music/BlackEyedPeas'''.
* When riffing their music video, which has several white college-age kids telling the band they're unused to parties.
-->'''Todd''': Partying? Since when do which rich white frat boys like us know anything about partying?
* Todd mentioning that when [[WebVideo/PawDugan Paw]] and [[WebVideo/VampireReviews Elisa]] went on honeymoon to the Bahamas, most of the music they heard there consisted of the Baha Men.
* "Did they deserve any better?"
-->'''Todd''': Umm...in a better world, they would be famous for things other than what they are famous for.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Somebody's Watching Me]]
* "It's Halloween again, boils and ghouls, and that means it's time for the annual One Hit Wonderland Spooktacular Edition, a proud tradition that dates all the way back to last year. And I'm probably not gonna do another one. But, you know, woo-hoo, Halloween! Guess I should costume again. Let's see what we've got in the prop box here. I'm a...Chinese pirate-carpenter!"
* "When the King of Pop heard it, he found himself irresistibly attracted to this song about a terrified, privacy-obsessed paranoiac losing his mind. God only knows why."
* After Todd gave off the impression in his "Party Rock Anthem" that he didn't think the song was very good, he gives an intro that leads viewers into thinking he's just going to be saying the same thing but then does a bait and switch by declaring "'Somebody's Watching Me' is just an awesome song."
*
-->'''Todd:''' You know those artists, like Music/DavidBowie and Music/{{Madonna}}, who evolve and reinvent themselves with every successive album? We don't cover those on this show.The video for his failed follow-up has him coming straight from a Rockwell concert, being mobbed by screaming Rockwell fans.
-->'''Captions:''' shitthatdidnthappen.mov
*
-->'''Todd:''' His next single was titled "Knife". You'd think that's continuing the stalker/horror theme, but it's actually a soft, slow R&B ballad, and it is here where he demonstrates the full extent of his talent.
-->'''Rockwell:''' ♪You cut away the heart of my life♪
-->'''Todd:''' You cut out "the heart of my life." This sounds like some badly translated Asian karaoke song.
* His "Did They Deserve Better?" serves as a great counter-point to Bobby Pickett the previous year:
-->'''Todd''': (to the tune of "Somebody's Watching Me" opening riff) [[RapidFireNo NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOO]] [[BigNo NOOOHOHOHOHOHO!!!]] I can't emphasize how little business Rockwell had being a recording artist.
* At the end of the video, Todd is unable to find out what Rockwell is doing these days because the man has apparently disappeared off the face of the planet. Todd suspects he must be hiding from the myriad of stalkers he sang about over his career, before coming to a terrible conclusion: "Or maybe...maybe they ''got'' him."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Smooth Criminal]]
* "Our subject this week is one that owes their entire career to the King of Pop, Music/MichaelJackson. ...Wait, wasn't that the last episode? Huh, weird. Yes, Rockwell wasn't the only person whose career was launched by Michael. There's also [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al]], [[FaceOfTheBand all the other Jacksons]], [[FollowTheLeader nearly every other male pop singer since...]]"
* "For a brief moment in 2001, when Music/{{Korn}} and Music/LimpBizkit were still some of the biggest names in music, Alien Ant Farm looked like they might be able to step up and take their place alongside those legends of rock. ...Kill me."
* Todd being confused by Film/{{Prometheus}}.
--> '''Todd''': "Their name comes from the idea that we're just an interstellar terrarium and that we were all just put here by aliens, like at the beginning of Prometheus. I think that's what Prometheus was about, [[MindScrew I have no idea what Prometheus was about]]. Their official biography says that this whole idea came from a 'daydream' their guitarist had, and [[http://tinyurl.com/p3j7f7m you can infer what that means on your own."]]"
* "According to Allmusic, their main influence is Music/{{Primus}}. Well, congratulations, guys, you sound absolutely nothing like Primus. Lead singer Dryden Mitchell (consulting script) also counts among his influences Edie Brickell and Music/TracyChapman. (Drops script. Cue clips from "What I Am" and "Fast Car") You guys not know what the word 'influence' means?"
*
-->'''Todd:''' Actually did score a major label deal after striking up a powerful friendship. Yes, they lucked into a very lucrative relationship with a band that was soon to be music legends.
-->'''Papa Roach:''' ♪Cut my life into pieces\ This is my last resort\ Suffocation...♪
-->'''Todd:''' Pfft! Oh, God, the memories. It was such a weird time in music; I can't believe we let this get popular. God, what do angry white boys listen to now? Do we just not have angry white boys anymore?
*
-->'''Captions:''' The failed follow-up.
-->'''Todd:''' Ha, they just released "Movies" again. Yep, they apparently really thought "Movies" had it in it to be a big hit. Which is weird because this isn't a fun song. At all. As far as I can tell, it's a poorly written breakup song.
-->'''Dryden:''' ♪In our short years, we come long way\ To treat it bad and throw away♪
-->'''Todd:''' "We come long way to treat it bad." Did the Incredible Hulk write this? The fact that they kept throwing money at this lousy song is just astonishing to me. It's like they made a giant, glittering, diamond-encrusted statue of a dog turd.
* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis of Music/AlienAntFarm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for NuMetal as a whole.
--> "After listening to so much nu-metal that a Tapout logo spontaneously appeared on my hoodie, I can now say Alien Ant Farm ''weren't whiny enough''."
* His constant reminders of how fast your group's careers go up if their first hits are covers, just like Alien Ant Farm's.
** This is funnier when you consider that the stinger song is a version of Smooth Criminal from a [[Series/{{Glee}} certain famous cover band]].
* Did they deserve better? ''(imitating Michael Jackson)'' "No, no!"
* "Even Creator/MichaelJackson would have it better [[TurnOfTheMillennium that decade]] than Alien Ant Farm. [[CrossesTheLineTwice And he]] ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure died]]''!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:You Light Up My Life]]
* "We're gonna look at the one stunning hit of the most softacular, milquetoast, blank, Good Housekeeping balladeer of all time, and then we're just gonna keep digging further. Look, I just need to wash the taste of Miley out of my brain, alright? So, Debby Boone: [[FreudianSlip 'You White Up My Life'.]] You...light up my life. Let's go."
* "Pat Boone was one of the original teen idols, and, in terms of chart success, he rivaled the King himself. In fact, he and Elvis have a lot in common. They were both instrumental in bringing black music to white America. The difference between him and Elvis was Pat Boone did it by [[LighterAndSofter making it suck.]] In other words, for decades, Pat Boone would've been [[Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow the whitest kid you know."]]
* Todd lampshades the film's very obvious dub job for Didi Conn by referring to her as [[Film/SinginInTheRain "Lina Lamont"]], and compares it to [[Music/FlightOfTheConchords Kristen Schaal]] singing "I've Got the Power".
* When Todd explains that he couldn't get the whole movie on Netflix, there's a scene of his page which lists the movie as "Short wait". [[FreezeFrameBonus As he says it, an arrow points to Short wait and says "My ass, Netflix"]]
** For a man who reviews pop songs for a living, he has an eclectic taste in film, seeing how in the "At Home" section, he's rented ''Theatre/RichardIII'', ''Film/TheEnigmaOfKasparHauser'' and ''[[LeFilmArtistique Syndromes and a Century.]]''
*
-->'''Todd:''' Songwriter Joseph Brooks never came out and said it was about Jesus, but I have to believe he must have been some kind of devout Christian. This is the kind of song he wrote, and it just goes to reason. He had to be some kind of Bible-thumping goody-goody. I bet he became, like, a musical director for Pat Robertson or somebody. What is he doing now?
-->'''New York Post article:''' [[spoiler:"Sicko songwriter, accused rapist Joseph Brooks kills self"]]
-->'''Todd:''' [[BlackComedy Huh.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)]]
* "Today, we are getting as in-your-face 80s as we can get, as you can tell by the fact that our singer appears to be dressed as a geisha pirate. Yes, even in an era where everyone pretty much dressed ridiculous, we're going to look at a band that made everyone else look about as gawdy and colorful as the [[http://www.thatericalper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dave+Matthews+Band.jpg Dave Matthews Band.]]"
* "Actually, I want to point out that the full name of the song is 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)', not 'Right Round'. Anyone who confuses it with the Flo Rida song will get punched."
* On the inevitable fashion comparisons between Pete Burns and [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]]:
-->'''Todd:''' "Naturally, the two men dealt with it with all the down-to-earth, drama-free sensibility [[NewRomantic one would expec]]... it got catty immediately. Pete Burns accused George every which way of ripping off his style; in response, Boy George was quoted as saying, "It's not who did it ''first'', it's who did it ''best."''
-->'''*OH SNAP!*'''
-->'''BURN'''
* They got tired of being Music/TheCure or Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees's fun sibling, and they went full-on, high energy dance pop after they met an up-and-coming production team known as Stock, Aitken and Waterman. (cue {{Rickroll}}) Ha! It's relevant! So it doesn't count! Ha!"
* [[BlatantLies "'You Spin Me Round' starts off with a slow buildup..."]]
** Also funny is Todd's mention that constant, over-blown synth excess was pretty much S.A.W.'s signature production style, while the more famous dance hits of theirs playing in the back (Music/{{Bananarama}}'s "Venus", Music/KylieMinogue's "The Loco-Motion") certainly don't discourage the assertion.
* Todd being spun right 'round by a hilariously sped-up version of the song.
* "I know what you're thinking. Isn't there a video where he's twirling a parasol while riding a clam? (There is, for the record.)
* "Did they deserve better?"
-->"God, what makes a person think that much plastic surgery is a good idea? That's just grotesque. Sorry, what was the question? Uh, no. No they didn't."
** Even better considering Todd's earlier assertion that Burns was more handsome than George in the 1980's, whereas now George is better-looking simply by default, resembling a dumpy man in his fifties rather than "a cross between a [[Film/BattlefieldEarth Psychlo]] and a squashed tomato". Made even better that, since 2016, George slimmed down and grew a beard, looking even better than before, pretty much just looking like an olde, suaver, rougher version of his iconic image.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Walking In Memphis]]
* His reaction to ''Theatre/StarlightExpress'', with someone in a strange costume rollerskating around singing about diesel engines.
-->''"The hell am I looking at?"''
*
-->'''Todd:''' Truly just a profoundly important part of American music, and it's hard not to feel a profound sense of spiritual uplift when you hear music from the great city of Memphis.
-->'''[[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J:]]''' ♪They call me the Juice when I'm at the strip club\ I put down a hundred or a du-uh-uh-uhhhb\ It don't matter to a player I'm a stu-uh-uh-uhhhd\ Cause when I leave the club I'ma fu-uh-uh-uhhhck♪
-->'''Todd:''' That came out after "Walking in Memphis", but I'm sure Cohn finds it just as inspiring.
* "Now I've never been to Memphis personally - the closest I got was watching ''Hustle And Flow'', which made it look like kind of a shithole..."
* "Really, the song is a super-effective Memphis tourism ad. ♪Take a vacation in Memphis\ Walk out on the street with an open cup of beer\ It's awesome drinking in Memphis\ And don't go anywhere else except Beale Street because there's nothing else there.♪"
* This bit:
-->'''Marc:''': ♪Tell me, are you a Christian, child?♪
-->'''Todd''': Well, Muriel, here's a hint: (Cut to the record cover. Mark Cohn's surname is highlighted, accompanied by Hava Nagila, with a Star of David and a menorah photoshopped onto the cover.) Actually, from what I can tell, Cohn is kind of agnostic. But at that moment in Memphis, he felt touched by God, or...Elvis. Same thing, I guess.
*
-->'''Marc:''' ♪They just hovered round his tomb\ But there's a pretty little thing\ Waiting for the King\ Down in the jungle room♪
-->'''Todd:''' Yes Elvis is still having skeevy groupie sex in the afterlife. She's probably underage too. (thumbs up)

* Responding to Cohn's next single, "Silver Thunderbird", by calling a Thunderbird "the butt-ugliest thing I've ever seen" and mentioning that it is "the size and shape of the Weinermobile".
* "'True companion' and 'making love' don't go in the same sentence. 'True companion' is what people call their dogs."
* "He was outrocked by Music/SherylCrow, for God's sake."
* "Marc Cohn didn't really have a [[Music/PhilCollins Sussudio]] in him. ...Not that that's a bad thing."
* Todd's awkward ending. "Um...go Grizzles."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:How Bizarre]]
* Everything involving WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede and his attempts to bring actual knowledge about UsefulNotes/NewZealand to a profoundly disinterested Todd, culminating in Todd giving a hyperbolic description of how New Zealand mourned the sadly deceased lead singer, and Suede not even knowing he was dead.
* Overanalysing the secondary chorus:
-->'''Pauly Fuemana''': Every time I look around/It's in my face.\\
'''Todd''': What? What's in your face? And if it's there 'every time you look around', it can't really be that bizarre, can it?
* When finding out that Lucy Lawless is a featured artist on OMC's later "4 All Of Us", he's surprised that she can sing. Cut to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'''s {{Kiai}}. "(Doesn't count.)"
* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) his "Dark Horse" review, still did not exactly describe it in glowing terms.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Float On]]
* The BaitAndSwitch at the beginning making you think he was going to review a Music/ModestMouse song.
-->'''Todd:''' Yes, in case you thought ''[[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Anchorman]]'' was a parody of the 70's, now you know that there was, in fact, a time where guys could plausibly say in public, "Let me take you... to Loveland".
* Shut up, ladies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] One of the singers says he likes a woman who's quiet. This is Todd's reinterpretation, said in a sexy R&B voice. [[/labelnote]]
* His sheer joy when the song gets to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Larry]] and [[ThirdPersonPerson Larry's desires]].
* Did they deserve better?
--> '''Todd:''' **laughs**
* "Hi, Charles." The best part of that is you can ''hear'' Todd grinning as he says it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]
* The episode makes a running gag of how Pras can't seem to release a song that doesn't sample another one that's far better known (an inversion of SampledUp).
* When introducing the song and [[Film/{{Bulworth}} its context]], Todd mentions "the elephant in the room." [[StealthPun Cut to the video's political-rally intro.]] [[note]](The elephant is the mascot of America's Republican party.)[[/note]]
* Todd wondering why more rappers don't try to emulate politicians:
-->'''Todd:''' Who is a bigger gangsta than a politician? Why do people want to be Film/{{Scarface|1983}}? Because he had the money, the power, the respect, the women, the impunity against the law? You know who has all that in real life? ''Duh! Politicians!''
* Todd pointing out that even on the only hit single in his solo career, Pras is ''still'' overshadowed by guest artists Mya and ODB.
* The entirety of Todd explaining Pras's terrible, mercifully short big-screen acting career.
-->'''Todd:''' But what about Pras himself - how is ''he'', ''in'' the movie ''(Turn it Up)''? Well, um... you know how Warren Beatty was an actor who shouldn't rap?
-->'''Pras:''' ''(Incredibly flat monotone)'' 'Kindagamesareyouplayin'. Comin'downlikeyouhaven'tbeengoneforthelasttwelveyears.
-->'''Todd:''' ...Yeah, it works in reverse, too. Pras should've stuck to music, because he is the ''worst'' actor who ''ever lived''.
-->'''Pras:''' ''(While standing over the prostrate body of his own mother)'' Yescanyougetanambulanceherequick, um, mymompassedout.
-->'''Todd:''' The ''WORST''... ''ACTOR''... ''WHO EVER LIVED''. Worse than, like... worse than [[Film/TheRoom Tommy Wis]] - no, just worse than ''everything''. THE WORST.
-->'''Pras:''' Gotsomethin'Iwantyout'listento. Whenitcomesout, it'sgon'changeourlivesforever.
-->'''Todd:''' He's perfectly passable as a rapper, but on film, he's just, like, this walking lump of cottage cheese, so I hope you'll forgive me if I didn't bother to research the rest of his filmography.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Absolutely (Story of A Girl)]]
* After playing the song's verse as his piano intro, he sings the premise of One-Hit Wonderland to the chorus.
--> ''This is the story of a band''\\
''Whose career didn't go as they planned''\\
''But while they never had a second hit, we absolutely love them''\\
''For one song!''\\
** And then refuses to do the outro in the same way.
* Todd talking about Nine Days' background as the local band who hit it big, to the point where he calls them a real life version of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Mouse Rat]].
* Todd feeling "a little torn" on what he thinks of the song.
-->'''Todd''': It's basically a terrible, unimpressive piece of garbage. As a matter of fact, just about the only interesting thing about it is that it may be the greatest song of all time.
* Todd describing the song as something that could only have been popular in 1998, choosing to ignore the fact that it actually came out two years after that.
* His criticism that the song's chorus, while immediately catchy, promises far more than the rest of the song delivers.
-->'''Todd''': For one thing, it promises a story.
* After learning that lead singer John Hampson became an English teacher after the band split up, he imagines him trying to work the song into his curriculum. Less than an hour after he posted the video, someone on Twitter found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnaKRs_KFEY a video of exactly that]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Groove Is In The Heart]]
* His description of the song as the kind that makes you want to get up and dance. Even if you can't dance, because as he demonstrates with various clips, Deee-Lite can't either.
* "All this time I thought groove was in the butt!"
* The line "We're gonna groove to ''Literature/HortonHearsAWho''" confuses him. Then he sees relevant footage from the 2008 film. It doesn't help.
* Todd talking about the social "issues" sung in the [[FollowUpFailure second album.]]
-->'''Todd:''' And that's not even getting into the bigger problem with that album, which is that they got a lot less "Deee-Gorgeous" and a lot more "[[{{Anvilicious}} Deee-Preachy]]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Just A Friend]]
* The opening, with Todd mimicking both the "YOUUUUUU" and Biz Markie on the piano.
* Todd gives a short overview of Biz Markie's song "Pickin' Boogers", and explains that picking boogers was 80s slang for [[spoiler:nope, it's exactly what you thought it was. Todd was just screwing with you]]. No, really.
* The whole episode has a lot of giggleworthy moments. Biz Markie just does not take himself seriously, and the world is a funnier place for it.
-->'''Biz:''' OH, BEBBEH, YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
* "It's a story about being played for a chump, but unlike [[Music/LimpBizkit Fred Durst]] [[WaxingLyrical he didn't even get the nookie]]."
* Todd expressing his excitement over Biz Markie being on Series/YoGabbaGabba.
-->'''Todd:''' Think about it...a whole generation of kids will grow up having been taught by Biz Markie. That just makes me proud to be a human being, you know?
** The funniest part of this is that Todd loves Biz and his goofy charm, so he likely means this genuinely.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI5liEgXPc Todd gets interrupted by a screaming kid.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Informer]]
* "Yeah, the '90s were a good time for rapid fire, hard-to-karaoke pop jams, but even people who can do '[[Music/{{REM}} It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)]]' from memory without stuttering don't dare to take on 'Informer'. Not only does it go faster than Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog on cocaine, the words themselves didn't seem to make any sense. People might have assumed it was 'cause the song was from some foreign country, and they would be right, although that country was [[CanadaEh a little further north that they realize]]. They probably expected this to be from some dreadlocked Rasta, not a guy who looked like a forgotten [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 90210]] cast member. And his name was ''Snow'', for God's sakes. It was like he went, 'what's a name that'll get across as quickly as possible that I'm white and Canadian? Snow! Of course!'"
* Todd relates watching the ''{{Series/In Living Color}}'' parody with Jim Carrey on YouTube:
-->'''Todd:''' [They] didn't think this guy was funny, they were ''offended''. To them, Snow was a disgusting [[{{Blackface}} minstrel-show act]] who stole and watered down black culture, and embodied everything wrong with the hypocritical standards of a racist society and record industry. (Beat) ...Holy ''shit'', that's a lot of heavy stuff to throw on "Informer", of all things! I was just looking for Homey the Clown videos, goddamn.
* The comparison of Snow's mild facial resemblance to Vanilla Ice by superimposing {{WesternAnimation/Johnny Bravo}}'s pompadour on a photo of him.
* Reacting to him delivering lines about getting strip searched.
-->'''Todd:''' Yeah, not so hardcore. [[IronicEcho Lickey boom boom down]], indeed.
* Snow's absurd claim that people say he speaks like he comes from Jamaica.
-->'''Todd:''' ''Dude'', that's not how you ''sound!'' We KNOW that's not how you sound! You don't talk like that; your ''parents'' don't talk like that! It sounds fake! YOU'RE a fake! Nobody buys it!
-->'''[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Holden Caulfield:]]''' You're a phony! Hey, everyone! This guy's a great big ''phony!''
* Todd's attempted deconstruciton of American's image of Canada as a "clean, magical place without poverty, crime, major cities or any other culture besides boring white people:"
-->'''Todd:''' Of course I mean that was back ''then''. Now that Music/{{Drake}}'s gotten big ''he's'' bestowing onto Toronto all his hardcore, dirty, gangsta street cr--''[cracks up]'' [[TakeThat Couldn't finish that sentence]].
* About a cameo of one of the Series/TrailerParkBoys (specifically, Bubbles) in one of Snow's later videos:
--> '''Todd:''' (Awestruck) "My ''God'', this is Canadian."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hooked On A Feeling]]
* It starts with the title card: Todd [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy is Groot]].
* Upon learning that the group's name is Blue Swede, he brings in WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede for his commentary again, only to be informed that the group is not named for suede and is in fact Swedish. Undeterred, Todd tries to get his input as a Swede instead. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere With predictable results.]]
* Todd is horribly confused by how this song is associated with "[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy a talking raccoon]], Creator/DavidHasselhoff and [[Series/AllyMcBeal a neurotic lawyer's fear of her own biological clock as represented by]] [[MemeticMutation an animaged GIF of]] [[ConspicuousCG a terrifying dead-eyed baby]]".
* Todd "sure can't figure this song out, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons can]] ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns yoooouuuu?]]''"
* He names the lead singer as Björn Skifs, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer a name that he did not just make up]], and his first band as the Slam Creepers, a name that he also did not just make up because it's ''too awesome''.
* Unable to find a video for Blue Swede's first single, "Silly Milly", he creates his own--by dubbing it in over a clip of [[Series/TheMuppetShow the Swedish Chef]].
* After going through Blue Swede stomping the crap out of plenty of old pop songs, he sees their cover of Music/DeepPurple's Hush and says, flatly and unconvincingly: "honestly this is kind of awesome."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Maniac]]
* He attempts to make this a Halloween episode, despite admitting that the song's connection to the holiday is a stretch. It's still a good effort, considering the song's title, tone, original lyrics as a tribute to a slasher film, Sembello contributing to the ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' soundtrack, and ultimately the scariest part of the review: [[spoiler:Creator/RonHoward's moustache in the video for [[Film/{{Cocoon}} "Gravity"]]]].
* His attempt to dance/workout to the song resulting in him falling down in exhaustion.
* The mere existence of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_kBTbbulQ Automatic Man]]". Todd understands perfectly well that nothing he could say would add to it.
-->'''Todd''': I believe in God now.
* His not-entirely-inaccurate summary of ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'' as "the movie where old people get horny."
* His dumbfounded "Hi buddy" upon seeing what Michael Sambello looks like.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Lullaby]]
* Todd's impression of Mullins' speak-singing voice from the introduction ("Welcome back...to One Hit Wonderland...") on down.
* This SarcasmMode subversion:
-->'''Shawn Mullins:''' Her parents threw big parties, everyone was there / They hung out with folks like Creator/DennisHopper, Music/BobSeger and Sonny and Music/{{Cher}}
-->'''Todd:''' So as you can see, this girl, she had it rough. ''No one'' should have a childhood that involves [[ObviouslyEvil Dennis Hopper]]
-->''[cue clips of Dennis Hopper maniacally shouting]''
* When talking about his experience with Shawn Mullins's later project The Thorns, he is unfamiliar with third member Pete Droge. Complete with [[MemeticMutation Doge]] lines over his picture.
** His belief that Sweet Mullins Droge would work as an UnusualEuphemism.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Word Up]]
* The title card itself. On top of referencing the original Cameo video with Todd wearing a codpiece, Todd's dog Kali makes an appearance in reference of the Korn video. Kali's appearance is also in reference to Todd's obsession with Kali, specifically her small size, on Twitter.
* When talking about Cameo's earlier track "Shake Your Pants", Todd responds to the track by [[LiteralMinded shaking a pair of trousers.]]
-->'''Todd''': [something falls on the floor as he shakes his pants] Well there's my keys.
* "{{Prince}} can't carry the banner for '80s funk alone. He's a tiny, tiny man."
* Noting that anyone not already familiar with the song has likely been spending the whole video until now waiting for him to talk about the codpiece.
** He describes the codpiece as the male equivalent of the Wonderbra. "It lifts and separates." Followed by immediate VerbalBackspace as he considers his words.
** Similarly, Todd failing not to laugh when "Back And Forth" opens with a zoom-in on said codpiece...then starts swinging back and forth like a pendulum.
-->'''Todd''': Oh man, that's great. I... I can't even...next.
* To help the viewers recognize Creator/LeVarBurton in the Word Up music video, Todd poorly superimposes [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi's]] visor on his face, barely even matching it up with his eyes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]
* In the beginning of the video, Todd talks about his Patreon campaign and takes a minute to thank the fans who payed $20, giving them the right to choose a song for OHW. That changes when the first guy asks for Blue (Da Ba Dee).
-->"You [[CurseCutShort motherfu-]]"
* "Now listen up! Here's a story! About a shadow guy who listens to dumb songs! And all day and all night and everything is just DUMB. DUMB lyrics with a DUMB video and a DUMB chorus that no one should ever LISTEN toooo..."
* When seeing [[ConspicuousCGI the music video for]] "Love is Forever":
-->'''Todd''': "Does anyone else want to play ''{{VideoGame/Myst}}'' for some reason?"
* "Surely, there had to be more to this song than a never-ending list of monochromatic objects wrapped around a gibberish chorus. Nope! That's it. That's literally all it is. A bunch of nonsense syllables, and a list of blue things...His house is blue. [[WesternAnimation/BluesClues His dog is blue]]. [[Film/OldSchool His boy is blue]]...His chicken cordon is bleu. Everything is just...blue."
* Todd notes that their "Failed Follow Up" didn't actually fail; it was actually successful in every country it was released except America. Why?
-->'''Todd''': "Because we live in ''the greatest country on Earth. God bless the USA''." *salutes*
* His realization that Eiffel 65 DJ "Gabry" Ponte's biggest solo hit features Pitbull, confirming that he has collaborated with ''everyone''.
* Todd concluding that Eiffel 65 [[spoiler:''[[StealthPun blew]]'']].
* When discussing "My Console," Eiffel 65's song about their favorite UsefulNotes/PlayStation games.
-->"I would like this song more if I had ever played any of those games. But uh, I didn't have a [=PlayStation=], I had an N64. Heh, who needs [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear]] or VideoGame/ResidentEvil? I was busy playing VideoGame/{{Glover}} and VideoGame/{{Quest64}}!"
* By the time he's gotten to their third hit, "Too Much of Heaven"
-->'''Todd''': Guys, I think Eiffel 65 think they're a BoyBand. Matter of fact, that nasal whine he's doing, does it remind anyone else of, uh...
-->'''Music/{{NSYNC}}''': ♪Guess what? It's gonna be me!♪
* His discovery of Zorotl (Eiffel 65's weird alien mascot) having a SOLO SINGLE. And finding his relic-of-1999 website detailing his entire backstory and universe.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)]]
* Despite being British, John Parr is the most American man Todd has ever seen.
* After revealing that one of John Parr's first major gigs was being one of Music/MeatLoaf's songwriters... in the 1980s. The magic is in how he says it:
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] [[SarcasmMode Everyone's]] ''[[SarcasmMode favorite]]'' [[SarcasmMode era of Meat Loaf: '80s Meat Loaf.]] When Meat Loaf performs live, everyone screams for him to perform "Blind Before I Stop" and "Midnight at the Lost and Found"... [[BlatantLies Yep...]]
* Todd's excitement to see the film of the same name the song is tied to, until he realizes that [[Creator/JoelSchumacher Joel Schumacher]] directed it. One viewing later, he is decidedly less than pleased with the film.
-->"Schumacher's serious movies are so much worse than his comic books, so I don't wanna hear [[WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic another complaint about]] [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Bat Nipples]] ever again!"
** Which turns into a running gag over how he can't even ''discuss'' the movie without becoming enraged over it.
* "[[FridgeLogic Wait, are they calling themselves Rock and Roll Sellouts?]]"
* Todd reveals something ''else'' John Parr made that's of note: [[spoiler:"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThDBf14qPsc Gillette! The best a man can get!]]"]]
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Not kidding.]]
** Which is quickly one-upped in terms of "What." by Todd revealling that, in 2011, John Parr re-recorded "St. Elmo's Fire" to be about [[spoiler:[[http://lyrics.wikia.com/John_Parr:Tim_Tebow%27s_Fire Tim Tebow]]]].
--->Gonna be a man in motion!\\
All I need is [[spoiler:my Broncos team]].\\
Take me where my future's lyin'\\
[[spoiler:Tim Tebow's Fire!]]
* Todd's unenthusiastic sigh when he reads a Patreon supporter's request for a future OHW episode on [[spoiler:[=MMMbop=] by Hanson]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=MMMBop=]]]
* Following up how the last episode ended, Todd reveals that he didn't want to do this episode '''''[[BaitAndSwitch not]]''''' because he hates the song. Rather, he didn't want to do this episode because ''Music/{{Hanson}} isn't a one-hit wonder''.
* "You know me, I'm a soft touch, I'll do anything for my fans [-if they give me money-]."
* Todd revealing that he is a huge Music/{{Hanson}} fan:
-->'''Todd''': Liking Hanson is something you have to hit ''mega'' hipster points to reach. ''Anyone'' can say they were into a band before they were famous. ''I'' was into Hanson ''after'' they were famous! ''Pssh''.
* His difficulty with making a "Before they were famous" section, given how young the boys were at the time of their big hit.
* Todd hoping that the last Patreon suggestion for OHW is a band that's actually a one-hit wonder. Cue request for [[spoiler:Music/{{Rage Against The Machine}}]].
-->'''Todd''': That's a flat "no" dude.[[note]]"Killing In The Name" was RATM's only real hit in the UK, but they have more notable songs in the US.[[/note]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Turning Japanese]]
* Todd receiving a message from his Patreon backer, changing his request to this from [[spoiler:[[Music/JamesBlunt "You're Beautiful"]]]]
** His sheer joy upon hearing this news, enthusiastically launching into the song on the piano.
-->'''Todd:''' Friends, it's been too long since we had a good old 80s new wave act on this show.
* Todd describing the music scene of 1980 (in America at least):
-->'''Todd:''' There wasn't much room for Vapors in all the [[JustForPun Air Supply]] we had.
* Todd's air guitar while praising the song's guitar work.
* The brief shout-out to the opening sentence of ''Literature/TheMetamorphosis''
* "Certainly, I know plenty of people who would love to turn Japanese..." ''[cue bearded Manga/SailorMoon cosplayer]''
* Describing how the song is supposedly about [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]:
-->'''Todd:''' Or... Maybe Dave Fenton was ahead of the curve and realized that someday Japan would be very well known for its pornography. ''Yeah'', Japan and masturbation go hand-in-hand. ...Well, something in hand.
-->'''Todd:''' The 80s had a lot of songs that sounded like they were about some self-lovin' [[note]][cue [[Music/BillyIdol "Dancing With Myself"]], [[Music/BillySquire "The Stroke"]], [[Music/{{Devo}} "Whip It"]], "Hold On Loosely," and [[Music/MichaelJackson "Beat It"]]] [[/note]]
* His realization that Dave Fenton is [[spoiler:"[a]n actual suit-and-tie lawyer who does law things"]] now. He sets that section to the theme of ''Series/NightCourt''.
** Todd wanting to make a TV show of it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Butterfly]]
* Todd describing how this was the "boy-bandification of nu-metal"
-->'''Todd:''' They were these tattooed, rap-metal guys rapping about how much they ''loved ya, girl.''
** Then further making his point by dumping on the song title, complete with shout-outs to ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' and the Music/MariahCarey song.
* Juxtaposing their 2nd single with the white-boy dance from [[Music/TheOffspring "Pretty Fly for a White Guy"]]
** This AnalogyBackfire:
-->'''Shifty:''' Crazy Town, we strike like ''Film/DeepImpact''!
-->'''Todd:''' ...you get overshadowed by [[Film/{{Armageddon}} similar things that are even dumber but more popular]]? Yeah, that sounds about right.
* On their "Butterfly"-follow-up single:
-->'''Todd''': So why didn't this hit big? ''[plays snippet of song]'' Oh right, Crazy Town sucks.
* Todd noting how Crazy Town quickly became Music/LinkinPark [[FollowTheLeader wannabes]] by their second album. The lead single was called "Drowning," which Todd can't believe didn't go:
-->'''Todd:''' ♪ [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Drowwwwwwwwwning in my fleeeeessssh / These cuuuuuuuts don't appear to be mendiiiiiiing!]] ♪
* Todd points out that the [[FollowUpFailure commercial failure of their second album]] led to the band breaking up for a few years...
-->'''Todd:''' How can you go back to being a serious metal band after [[NeverLiveItDown releasing something called]] [[BlackSheepHit "Butterfly"?]]
-->'''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Principal Skinner]]:''' I didn't burn down the school, it was the butterfly, I tell you! [[FluffyTheTerrible The butterfly!]]
-->''[Bart, [[ItMakesSenseInContext reincarnated as a butterfly]] with a gasoline can, hovers above, laughing maniacally]''
-->'''Todd:''' [[NoJustNoReaction ...no.]]
* ''Did they ever do anything else?''
-->'''Todd''': Yes! Drugs. ''Lots and lots of drugs.''
** And then, when discussing Shifty's later life:
--->'''Todd''': After that, you probably don't know anything about them, unless you saw Shifty on ''Celebrity Rehab'', ''Celebrity Rehab 2'', ''Sober House'', and [[SarcasmMode my favorite VH1 reality show]], [[spoiler:''[[http://www.mtv.com/news/1682332/shifty-shellshock-coma/ Possibly Drug-Induced Coma]]'']].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band]]
* Todd throws on what he thinks is one of Meco's few original compositions, "Topsy."[[note]] It's actually a cover of [[BigBand Count Basie]].[[/note]] After listening in TranquilFury for about ten seconds, he only says "This is the sound of Hell."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mickey]]
* Todd's barely-caring attempts at cheerleading ("[[SelfDeprecation I'm bad at everything...]]").
* He's surprised to learn that Toni Basil choreographed the Music/TalkingHeads' "Once In A Lifetime", having previously assumed that the dance was the result of some form of neurological disorder.
* The comparisons Todd makes between "Mickey" and "[[Music/TaylorSwift Shake It]] [[CallBack Off]]".
-->''Todd'': (During the song's intro.) [[WaxingLyrical I stay out too late!]]
* The entirety to Todd's reaction to Toni Basil's follow-up, [[spoiler:"Shoppin' From A to Z". The CallBack to Meghan Trainor is a plus.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Eve of Destruction]]
* Meta: he released this episode... on AprilFoolsDay 2016.
* Introducing Barry [=McGuire=] a "this dude with the frog voice and the paige haircut."
* About the UnintentionalPeriodPiece-ness of it:
-->I mean, check out all his concerns. Human-rights abuses in Communist China, war in the Middle East, racial tension & violence in America. In other words, [[SarcasmMode it has zero relevance to the modern day.]]
* When describing the New Cristy Minstrals, the folk band [=McGuire=] was originally a part of:
-->'''Todd''': Okay, have you ever seen ''Film/AMightyWind''? The Christopher Guest mockumentary? Okay, you know the smiley-smile, squeaky clean group the other folkies hate? [[TakeThat That's supposed to be the New Christy Minstrels.]] I don't think the Minstrels were [[spoiler:[[{{Cult}} a cult that worshiped colors]]]], but... yeah, that's supposed to be them.
* "Okay, I don't know if you know this, [[CaptainObvious but the '60s were really intense, and a lot of shit happened.]]"
* Noting that Music/BobDylan "[[SuspiciouslySimilarSong might as well have sued]], if there weren't also a billion other Dylan wannabes he had to worry about."
* The TakeThat against [[AnswerSong "response records"]] (in this case, one called "Dawn of Correction").
-->Sorry if he's harshing your ''buzz,'' man. But sometimes you just need a person to look at all the shit going on and yell, ''"Fuck this! Fuck everything!"''
** Speaking ''of'' "Dawn of Correction", here is Todd's summarization:
--->'''Todd''': [I]t argued that, you know, things are actually getting better and no one's actually crazy enough to start a nuclear war, and seriously, quit whining. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And also, there's some stuff in there about how we need to gear up and fight the Commies.]]
* Comparing and contrasting UsefulNotes/TheSixties:
-->'''Todd''': Yeah, segregation is over, and the Jordan Water War isn't happening anymore, but... (increasing exasperated) the Middle East still sucks, racism is still ugly, people are still blowing up, Franchise/{{Superman}} ''[[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice kills people now]]''... Boy, [[SarcasmMode that was a fun movie to watch when I was writing this episode]]. That felt really appropriate, not gonna lie.
* The Failed Follow-Up is... [[spoiler:"California Dreamin'" (or rather it was ''going'' to be before The Mamas and the Papas decided to keep it for themselves)]]
* [[CallBack Calling back]] to his "Butterfly" review by noting that he did "drugs. A looot of drugs."
* Cracking up upon hearing his 2012 version of "Eve of Destruction," dismissing it as the "Music/KidzBop version."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ridin']]
* "In fact, I am risking the real possibility that the artist in question could have another hit any day now. I mean, I didn't think I'd be covering a Mike Posner song in 2016, but here we are."
* The numerous jokes about Chamillionaire's name, including:
-->'''Todd''': Chamillionaire also started his own label at that point, Chamillitary Entertainment. Yes, he had a Chamillitary. I kinda wish he had just continued with that; he could marry [[Creator/MilaKunis Chamilla Kunis]], his children would be Chamillennials...
** "I need a name that conveys wealth and success, and also that I am a small lizard." Bonus points for offering [[Film/WallStreet Gordon Gekko]] as an alternative.
* Upon learning that Chamillionaire has performed under the stage name "King Koopa", Todd suggests that he hunt down [[CallBack Mario of "Break Up" fame]].
* "I mean, there was probably a ton of provocative hip-hop that I'm not remembering, but the way it felt, the sum total of hip-hop making a statement in the 2000s was..."
-->'''Kanye West''': [[NeverLiveItDown George Bush doesn't care about black people.]]
-->'''Todd''': ...which, you know, was not gonna go down as one of the great speeches in history.
* His reaction to "Good Morning," which samples "Free Fallin'":
-->'''Todd''': Oh, God, poor Tom Petty. This is the worst thing to happen to "Free Fallin'" since...John Mayer.
* The reveal that Chamillionaire invested his money in [[spoiler:Maker Studios]], meaning that [[spoiler:money from viewing Todd's videos goes straight into Chamillionaire's pocket]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]
* Todd's ''pure enthusiasm'' introducing the band and his love for them circa 2003.
-->"Welcome back to One Hit Wonderland, yeah yeah yeah, Music/{{THE DARKNESS}}!!"
* Todd's attempt at mimicking Justin Hawkins' falsetto has him understandably have a vocal fault and say "I'm not doing that again...".
* When talking about "The average age of one of my fans," he shows a picture of a baby at a computer keyboard.
* On understanding the critical hate for them:
-->'''Todd:''' Comparing [[Music/LedZeppelin the original metal gods]] to them is like comparing ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' to ''Film/{{Sharknado}}''.
* WaxingLyrical on them losing the UK Christmas #1 spot to Gary Jules' "overrated" [[CoveredUp version of]] "Mad World":
-->'''Todd:''' which I think is kind of funny, but mostly kinda sad.
** And again when describing their breakup:
-->'''Todd:''' The official statement from the band was that they were in a spin, but everything would be A-OK. ...Literally, that's in the press release."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Living in a Box]]
* Joking about their SelfTitledAlbum ''and'' song.
* Trying to remember this band or how the song goes:
--> '''Todd: '''You remember this one, it goes... [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} ♪ I'm livin' in a box! ♪]] No? Uh, maybe it was [[Music/BonJovi ♪ Ooooohhh, livin' in a box! ♪]] ''[shrugs shoulders]]''
* [[{{Handwave}} Handwaving]] the name of the gutarist/lead singer's early band, Zu Zu Sharks, "because it was TheEighties."
* Todd describing the ridiculous look of NewWaveMusic to contrast it with "SophistiPop" (a name he's not a fan of either).
* Comparing and contrasting the song's inspiration--something a friend of theirs said about living in Sheffield, England--to the relatively-nonsensical lyrics.
** "I mean, I know all about living in a box, but that's because I live in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. I'm actually filming this in a shipping container. It's only $2200 a month, y'know, so it's not bad."
* In talking about its unoriginal sound and how other bands did it better, [[RickRoll "Never Gonna Give You Up"]] keeps trying to creep in.
** He also mashes it up with Animotion and one of their follow-ups with ''SonicTheHedgehog2'''s "Chemical Plant Zone"
* Todd having almost nothing to say about their Failed Follow-Up, citing the huge amount of mediocre music he's discovered doing One-Hit Wonderland.
** Describing their next-biggest single with one word--"Boring!"--before immediately moving on to the Did They Do Anything Else segment.
* A band named Living In A Box just asks for a RunningGag. For instance, follow-up single "Blowing the House Down" earns "it's easy to do that if you're living in a cardboard box!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Love You Always Forever]]
* "If not for the cultural juggernaut that was the ''goddamn "Macarena"'', this would be a #1 single."
* Todd states that Donna Lewis is [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Welsh]], and assumes her name is actually spelt "Donnllwwya Llwegys".
* Todd notes that Donna Lewis's followup song "Without Love" didn't even make it onto Creator/VH1's Top 50 list for that year, which included two songs from the second Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish album. To fully rub it in, he remarks that that album "was the first record to be released directly to the Used CD rack."
* The breakdown hypnotizing Todd.
* "The [[PoorMansSubstitute poor man's]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Disney]] got the poor man's Music/MichaelBolton! (Shows pictures of Bolton and Richard Marx, then switches them around) Wait, think I got them wrong..."
* At the end of the episode, Todd checks his phone for his next Patreon request:
-->'''Todd''': (sigh) [[TemptingFate Please tell me there's something more interesting for the next one...]] (checks phone) ({{Beat}}) [[{{Foreshadowing}} Oh.]] That ''will'' be interesting. (puts phone away) I don't, uh... [[SpiritualAntithesis That's like the exact opposite of this...]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar I don't know if I've ever covered anything that dirty on "One Hit Wonderland"...]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Touch Myself]]
* The [[ADateWithRosiePalms subject matter]] just calls for jokes.
-->This means I finally get to bust out ''my Australian accent. Say some of my favorite Aussie phrases like "good day, mate," and [[CrocodileDundee "that's not a knife,"]] and "I masturbate frequently." Oy!''
** "There's more to this band than some Aussie chick [[UnusualEuphemism tossing shrimp on her barbie]]."
-->"...I hate myself"
* "Never forget: Every Australian knows each other. Next time you meet one, just ask them what Creator/MargotRobbie is like and they'll tell you"
* On bragging about the song's subject matter:
-->'''Todd:''' That is ''exclusively'' a female privilege. You cannot be a guy & just go "Hey girl, I jerked off thinking about you in the shower this morning." "Well, ''go on, big boy!''"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mexican Radio]]
* "You never saw Music/{{Devo}} do any cowboy stuff." ''[clip from the "Whip It" video plays]'' "...That doesn't count."
* Todd's flat bewilderment at Wall of Voodoo's CoverVersion of "Ring of Fire".
* "Back in the day, MTV would throw anything on, the weirder the better. [[WidgetSeries Wall of Voodoo benefited greatly from this]]."
** His pure bewilderment at a similar video that was ''actually'' a hit: "Dog Police" by... [[SelfTitledAlbum Dog Police]], and practically begging people to request it for a future OHW.
* Todd gets political:
-->"I think at some point there was a plan to stop these airwaves from getting across the border by...building a giant wall, or something. I don't know if [[Creator/DonaldTrump anyone]]'s still promoting that."
* Todd [[WordSaladLyrics trying and failing to figure out what the hell the song is about]].
-->"He's listening to Mexican talk radio? [[TakeThat I don't know why you'd want to listen to that in English!]]"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: One Tin Soldier]]
* While it is an obvious and mandatory joke, Todd utterly sells the buildup and letdown of covering a satanic band and then learning that their one hit is a hippie anti-war anthem.
-->'''Todd''': Uh... Happy Halloween? ''Why can't I have this one thing?!'' That's all I ask for, one... (buries head in hands)
* The loads of FridgeLogic about the plot, including how the valley people have no redeeming qualities, the mountain people are unable to handle obvious problems, and how this story actually ends with peace because the conflict has been resolved.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Flood]]
* After stating his distaste for ChristianRock in several earlier videos, "Flood" finally gives Todd an excuse to directly tear the genre a new one...[[spoiler:[[OhCrap until he sees the requester is a reverend.]]]]
-->"Wasn't I just reviewing a band of Satan worshippers last week?"
* Pretending to look up TheBible verse from where the band gets its name... Only to reveal that it's just "a ''Television/GameOfThrones'' [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire book]]."
* "Alt Rock in the [[TheNineties mid-nineties]] had absolutely ''no'' interest in matters of God!" [[[ImmediateSelfContradiction cue]] "Counting Blue Cars" and "One Of Us"[[note]]--both from [[OneHitWonder One Hit Wonders![[/note]]]]]
* Todd's immediate RapidFireNo and {{Squick}}-y reaction to their Christian follow-up, "Love Song for a Savior", comparing it to [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Faith + 1's]] [[Recap/SouthParkS7E9ChristianRockHard love songs for Jesus]].
* Todd repeatedly getting their mainstream-rock sound mixed up with other songs/bands of the era.
** And On Jars of Clay's audible adjustment to changing musical trends in the late 90s:
--->[[Music/SmashMouth "Hey now, you're a God star, get your Lord on, go... pray"]]
* ''Did they ever do anything else?'' "They were a Christian band good enough to cross over, ye-yeah, what do you think? ''Of course'' they did."
* Todd gives Jars of Clay the best review he can give a Christian group: [[DamnedByFaintPraise that he could almost mistake them for a real band]].
* When rocking out to one of their better songs, Todd throws up the metal devil sign... and then sheepishly notes how inappropriate it is, given the context.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Beds Are Burning]]
* Todd's comments about [[Music/MidnightOil Midnight Oil]]'s frontman, Peter Garrett, remarking that he looks like [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]] on steroids. Then, upon seeing a clip of him in performance, remarks that he also ''dances'' like Michael Stipe on steroids.
* Todd says the band is so political that even Music/RageAgainstTheMachine would tell them to talk about something else.
* "Name one Australian Prime Minister! I don't know, [[Film/MadMax MasterBlaster]]?" And related, noting how Midnight Oil taught Todd a lot about Australian tragedies, he starts thinking if ''Film/MadMax'' is an improvement.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rock Me Amadeus]]
* As Todd reveals, despite saying he wouldn't do requests for a while, [[EpicFail he actually wound up forgetting some people]]. This request in particular? It took Todd roughly '''[[UpToEleven two years]]''' to realize he missed it.
-->'''Todd''': ...I'm not good at interacting with people...
* Introducing Falco as "The Austrian superstar of the 80s..." ''[picture of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger]'' "No, the other one."
* WildMassGuessing regarding the origin of his name, before finally settling on "I guess he [[RuleOfCool just thought the name was cool]]"
-->[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros FALCO!]]
* After learning that Falco's "Body Next To Body" is a duet with [[Film/RedSonja Brigitte Nielsen]], he acknowledges that there are [[Music/PublicEnemy worse musicians]] [[Series/FlavorOfLove she could have worked with]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Video Killed the Radio Star]]
* As Todd kinda-surprisedly admits, The Buggles wound up [[spoiler:joining Music/{{Yes}}]].
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Ye]][[WhosOnFirst s.]] [[spoiler:''[[StealthPun Yes]]''.]]
** This is ''then'' followed up by Todd revealing that later, Downs (along with members of [[spoiler:Music/{{Yes}} and Music/KingCrimson]] would wind up putting together "a new little band known as '''[[spoiler:Music/{{Asia}}]]'''".
* Todd's utter bafflement at the fact that Trevor Horn essentially shaped 80s and 90s pop music, including producing "Kiss From A Rose" and most bizarrely, Music/{{Tatu}}'s "All The Things She Said".
-->'''Todd''': What else has he produced? Well, ''everything''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Freak Like Me]]
* The titlecard shows Todd imitating the cover of Adina's album, complete with booty shorts and his hoodie.
** This has the bonus of, as one comment put it, making a thumbnail that can be "succinctly described as '[[FunWithAcronyms TITS]] and ass'."
* Todd makes clear how Adina Howard's raw sexuality [[IllBeInMyBunk makes him feel]]:
-->'''Todd''': This gets the Todd Seal of Approval.
-->''Note: The Todd Seal of Approval is worthless.''
* Todd's reaction to discovering that one of Howard's last songs was written by Creator/JamieFoxx:
-->'''Todd''': Who the hell let the ''Series/InLivingColor'' guy think he should be involved in music? Stick to [[Series/TheJamieFoxxShow your stupid WB sitcom]] [[TakeThat no one watches]], because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn you're never having a music career]].
* When Todd learns how Adina quit the music business, went to culinary school, and started her own restaurant, he suggests a few punny entree names based on her songs, like "Freak Like Meatloaf" and "T-Shirt and Paninis".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Right Now]]
* Todd is utterly perplexed at what [[WordSaladLyrics "fake plastic submarine"]] could mean. Urban Dictionary only responds with a shrug emoji.
* Todd's editors have to interject when he goes on a long anti-Baltimore rant.
* Todd suffering through the wildly misinformed follow-up single, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad "Politically Correct."]]
-->"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the [[CallBack 'Accidental Racist']] of 2000."
** Just the fact that as soon as he reads the title, an alarm reading [-THIS IS A BAD IDEA-] rings should say something.
-->If you think people are too sensitive in the year 2-0-0-0... jeez, you're not gonna like the future.
* Some [[TheFourChordsOfPop familiar chords]] are back to haunt him...
* Mitch Allan commenting on how you couldn't make a Creator/MelBrooks movie today (mentioning his previous day's viewing of ''Film/BlazingSaddles'') as a protest against being overly politically correct is enough to make Todd [[KillItWithFire torch the works.]]
** And then later he does a FreezeFrameBonus caption.
-->ATTENTION: You are NOT Mel Brooks\\
So you'd better be sure you are exactly as funny as Mel Brooks before you even try to be him I shouldn't have to say this Jesus Christ
* Todd mentions that Allan's Twitter bio says "You know that song on the radio you hate? [[SelfDeprecation I probably wrote it]]." Upon realizing he's the one responsible for [[BerserkButton Jason Derulo's]] "Want to Want Me," he agrees.
* Todd getting furious over people calling 'Right Now' a Music/Sum41 [[MisattributedSong song.]]
* Since their follow-up 'Tomorrow' was blatantly ripping off Music/LinkinPark, Todd brings back an old gag.
-->'''Todd:''' ♪ [[CallBack Every word you speak to me / Takes me one motion nearer to the verge! / And I'm to the point of rupturing!]] ♪
[[/folder]]

[[folder:In the Summertime]]
* Todd is unwilling to believe that Ray Dorset is entirely white because of his [[SeventiesHair spectacular afro]].
* Todd's recreates his exaggerated memory of the song, which contains clown horns and fart noises as percussion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Laffy Taffy]]
* Todd spends the episode trying to remember why group member Shawty Lo's name was in the news last year, and then realizes it was because [[spoiler: he died.]]
-->'''Todd''': The one time I try to rush something out and it turns out [[spoiler: the guy just died!]]
* Really, the entire pretense that Todd was about to go on vacation. As such, he chose the easiest subject possible to make the episode as quickly as possible.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Give It to You]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I'm Too Sexy]]
[[/folder]]

to:

[[Funny/ToddInTheShadows Main]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsFromTheVaults Pre-TGWTG]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2010Episodes 2010]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2011Episodes 2011]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2012Episodes 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2013Episodes 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2014Episodes 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2015Episodes 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2016Episodes 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadows2017Episodes 2017]] | '''One-Hit Wonderland''' | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 OHW 2012]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 OHW 2013]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 OHW 2014]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 OHW 2015]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 OHW 2016]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 OHW 2017]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsSpecials Specials]] | [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsCinemadonna Cinemadonna]]

[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Take On Me]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' I'm gonna need a really good one to kick off this project with...''[Rustles through papers looking for an idea]''...hmm...[[DoubleMeaning A-ha!]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Our first act comes all the way from Oslo, Norway. Now, when I think Norwegian bands, generally I'm thinking of the kind of music that never charts even one song.
-->'''Dimmu Borgir:''' ♪'''SACRIFICE!'''♪
-->'''Todd:''' And for obvious reasons. But during the height of the MTV Era, three young men hit it back and became music video stars for one brief, shining moment. Those men were lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Pål...Waaktaar, and guitarist Mag...ne Fur(u)... holmen."
Cinemadonna]]
----
* "Now, I'd always heard that 'Take On Me' didn't get big until they'd made their one really good video, which I never understood. Kajagoogoo made it big around the same time, and they didn't have a good video. Or, for that matter, a good song. All they had was stupid hair!"
* "The sun always shines on TV...unless that TV is showing this music video, I guess. Thanks a lot, Steve Barron!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Baby Got Back]]
* Todd admitting that "Baby Got Back" is so firm in pop culture that when he hears someone say, 'Oh my God,' he immediately adds, 'Becky, look at her butt.' "I'm told it's really annoying."
* "But lost in the discussion of 'Baby Got Back''s [[SophisticatedAsHell deeper meaning]] -- and [[SincerityMode yes, people were actually talking about this in exactly those kinds of terms]], [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not pulling any of this out of my ass]]... so to speak."
** "And since I got nothing better to do than contemplate the philosophical underpinnings of a man dancing on a giant ass, here goes."
* Any time he mentions that he knows the song (and video) by heart.
** Furthermore, when he mouths along to the words.
* "Where 'Baby Got Back' was inspired by his love of butts and his disgust with the prevailing cultural attitudes, 'Put 'Em on the Glass', by his own admission, was inspiring by his love of thick, fat [[BaitAndSwitchComparison royalty]] [[MoneyDearBoy checks]] that he got from 'Baby Got Back'."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kung Fu Fighting]]
* Todd calmly plays the intro to the song and when the real song starts to play, excitedly strikes a kung fu pose.
* "This week, we're going back to 1974, a year that I've read many writers describe as the worst year in pop music history. I don't think I'd agree, not when we've got [[Music/AirSupply 1980]], [[Music/VanillaIce 1990]] and [[Music/{{Nickelback}} 2001]] to compare it to."
* "Ok, well, let's take a look at [Kung Fu Fighting]. First off, keep in mind that this was put together by a Jamaican singer and an Indian producer in London. I'm gonna guess neither of these people know all that much about East Asian culture, although I heard Carl say once that he had Chinese cousins. Chinese-Jamaicans are a thing, [[http://kristie-stephenson.blogspot.com/2009/07/chinese-jamaicans.html I looked it up.]]"
*
-->'''Todd:''' I read somewhere Carl was hoping that [Dance the Kung Fu] was gonna start a full-on dance craze like the Hustle, and I deeply wish I could see the alternate universe where that plan worked because I don't know what Carl was thinking. That was pretty clearly never going to happen. Like, ever. A song about kung fu? Maybe you could get away with that if you have a really catchy tune. But a dance about kung fu? Well, that's just stupid, right?
-->'''Webvideo/KungTaiTed:''' On the contrary, dancing the kung fu is one of the finest and deepest traditions in all of martial arts. Listen to Carl Douglas's detailed instructions on this ancient ritual.
-->'''Carl Douglas:''' ♪You swing to your left, then you swing to your right♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' First you swing to your left, then you swing to your right.
-->'''Carl:''' ♪Hand to the hand then you make a little stand♪
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Hand to the hand then you make a little stand. You jump and dip your back up stiff.
-->'''Carl:''' This is all you do\ Oh, you dance the kung fu
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' Then you dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, dance the kung fu, ''and'' dance the kung fu.
-->'''Todd:''' Wow, every move really is poetry in motion. Thanks, Kung Tai Ted!
-->'''Kung Tai Ted:''' No problem. (Sits down, takes a long drink, falls back)
** What makes it really funny are some of the ridiculous poses Kung Tai Ted makes when trying to "dance the kung fu".
* "Honestly, I wish he'd just kept it up and made more songs based on movies he'd seen. That could've been great. Like, he could make a cowboy song or a gangster movie song or a SlasherMovie song. ♪Everybody was...getting killed by a crazy ax murderer♪ Oh, what a waste."
*
-->'''Captions:''' Did he deserve better?
-->'''Todd:''' [[HaHaHaNo *chuckling* No... no. ]]
* "He released one more album in 2006 where he sings such gems as 'Return of the Fighter' and 'Film/GameOfDeath'".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Come On Eileen]]
* "They were a success in England almost immediately. And who could be surprised? After all, who better to emulate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFYUJ63nk8 this genre of music]] than [[TheUnintelligible a guy]] who sounded like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1e9YRXMrTQ#t=49s this?]]"
*
-->'''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny:''' Now, with your kind indulgence, I'll play "Those Endearing Young Charms".
-->'''Todd:''' Sorry, I just can't hear the intro to this song without expecting [[XylophoneGag Daffy Duck to blow up]]. Ha! But I digress.
*
-->'''Todd:''' [Come on Eileen] not only brought them their second #1 hit in the U.K.; it broke them into America, and wrestled the top spot away from Music/MichaelJackson for a week. And after all, who could dislike a song with such amazing lyrics as this?
-->'''Captions:''' ♪Poor old Johnnie Ray\ Shada na na do do do\ Na na na something something♪
* "Rowland refused to release a single because it had to be understood as an ''[[ProgressiveRock album statement.]]'' You know, like he was fronting Music/PinkFloyd or something."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rico Suave]]
* "Truly, without Gerardo, we would likely not have the many Hispanic sex symbols that today pervade our culture." (Creator/AntonioBanderas, Music/EnriqueIglesias, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]])
* "But could a Latino - particularly one from the suburbs and not the streets - ever have enough cred to break into a hip-hop scene populated by black artists?" (DescriptionCut to a photo of Music/MCHammer in parachute pants) "Like this guy?"
* "This song is a terrible, ridiculous, almost ''Series/JerseyShore''-ian parody of unlikable douchebags bragging unconvincingly about their sexual prowess."
*
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪My only addiction has to do with the female species\ I eat 'em raw like sushi♪
-->'''Todd:''' Heh-heh. Hey, funny thing about that--he didn't even come up with the phrase himself. Raw Like Sushi was the debut album of Neneh Cherry. I think she meant "raw" in the sense of 'real', not 'raw' in the sense of Gerardo's oral sex technique being so terrible as to leave [[{{Squick}} painful abrasions.]] Also, you can't tie him down.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪You pop the question, that's it♪
-->'''Todd:''' Although I don't know why you'd want to. On top of that, he doesn't want to meet your parents. And if you drag him over there, he will insult your mom's cooking straight to her face.
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪I'm used to good old-fashioned homestyle Spanish cookin'\ If I try that, I'll be pukin'♪
-->'''Todd:''' That doesn't rhyme.
-->'''Captions:''' *buzzer* [[GratuitousSpanish NO ES UNA RIMA]]
* "Despite his success, he was decried by other Latinos who said that he was perpetuating an exaggerated negative stereotype that further marginalized their culture, and that he might as well have just put on a sombrero and shouted, '¡Andale, andale!'"
* Todd painting Gerardo as a CasanovaWannabe.
-->'''Todd:''' Seriously, close your eyes and pretend you don't know what this guy looks like. [[LatinLover Does this sound like the man of your dreams, ladies?]]
-->'''Gerardo:''' ♪There's not woman who can handle a man like me\ That's why I juggle two or three.♪
-->'''Todd:''' Or does he sound like this (Shows picture of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jean-Ralphio]]) to you?
* "None of these songs are meant for ladies anyway. Gerardo was quite upfront about the fact that he wrote the songs for 'the Spanish male.' Got it, [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Pedro?]] This is for you!"
* Todd pointing out that "Love" is a shameless ripoff of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by Music/PMDawn. And this is right after he'd just found that two of Gerardo's other post-"Rico Suave" singles were shameless ripoffs of [[Creator/MarkWahlberg Marky Mark]]'s "Good Vibrations" and Tone Loc's rapping style.
-->'''Todd:''' You've gotta be ''kidding'' me. Okay! (talks about "Set Adrift" a little and shows a clip of it) You ''may'' notice a ''few'' minor resemblances between the two songs. Like the whispered vocals, smooth R&B hook, chord structure, the instrumentation, the fact that one's a complete ripoff of the other in every conceivable way... a few other minor details like that. This is blatant. Heh, his Latino critics were right, he ''is'' perpetrating negative stereotypes! Namely, that they '''''steal''''' and that they're '''''lazy!'''''
* [[TranslationWithAnAgenda Translating the Spanish with subtitles.]]
-->'''Girl:''' Hey, aren't you the moron who sang "Rico Suave"?
-->'''Gerardo:''' No, that wasn't me. I swear you were thinking of someone else.
-->'''Girl:''' Yes, you are. I recognize your stupid hair.
-->'''Gerardo:''' You are correct. I am a ridiculous buffoon.
-->'''Girl:''' Don't touch me.
** If you know Spanish and you know [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ZHYfPZ9Ww the song]] those subs are funnier because, despite the [[TranslationWithAnAgenda intentional inaccuracy]], he isn't ''that'' far off. [[labelnote: Explanation]]The song is really about Gerardo basically half flirting, half harrasing the girl into giving him her name and a date, and she eventually caves in a "can you leave me alone now?" way.[[/labelnote]]
* Did he deserve better? "I hate this moron."
* "'Rico Suave' is an important historical milestone, regardless of its actual quality. ...Oh, wait, I forgot Mellow Man Ace. Crap, that guy was first. Ok, Gerardo is a moron of no significance whatsoever. Good night."
* The stinger is Music/WeirdAl's parody "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPC0vViz9us Taco Grande]]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Achy Breaky Heart]]
* [[http://tinyurl.com/adb5ahb The title card. Just...the title card.]]
* This bit:
-->'''Todd:''' [Achy Breaky Heart] was offered to Music/TheOakRidgeBoys, who passed on it because their lead singer thought that 'achy breaky' was a stupid phrase to try and sing. And keep in mind that The Oak Ridge Boys are most famous for this:
-->(''cut to clip of "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys'')
--> '''Richard Sterban:''' ♪Giddyup, ba oom papa oom papa mow mow♪
* "It's tempting to call him the redneck Rico Suave, and I have to believe that was part of why he took off the way he did. But what about that big hit single? In retrospect, it's hard to figure out why this was such a big deal. Not to put too fine a point on it, but 'Achy Breaky Heart' is kind of a doofy song. Full disclosure: When I was eight, I thought Achy Breaky Heart was ''the shit.''"
*
-->'''Todd:''' It's amazing how much he sounds like Creator/{{Trey Parker|AndMattStone}}'s rock voice.
-->'''Trey Parker:''' ♪[[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice America, fuck yeah!]]♪
* "I guarantee that most people wouldn't know that there was a song called 'I Want My Mullet Back' without Hannah Montana."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Safety Dance]]
* The jokes he makes at the band's name, including "Men Without Work" (when he mentions they could have teamed up with Music/MenAtWork) and "Men Without Hits".
* "Frosty the Marshmallow Man there is actually Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the annual Quebec Winter Fest [[ShockingSwerve and he is awful and I hate him.]] He became a sort of mascot for the band because having [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle]] dance around while you play wasn't creepy enough apparently."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Play That Funky Music]]
* "The Wild Cherry story basically belongs to their lead singer and songwriter, Rob Parissi. And fortunately for us, he put his own backstory in his biggest hit. So if you don't already know it, here it goes. ♪Once he was a boogie singer\ Playing in a rock 'n roll band\ He never had no problems\ Burning down the one-night stands\ Then everything around him\ Got to start to feelin' so low\ So he decided quickly, yes he did...♪ to [[BaitAndSwitch break up the band and go back to his day job]]."
* "To Parissi's eternal regret, he caved in and gave the studio execs exactly what they wanted; and for his obedience, he was rewarded with jack shit in the way of success. He himself called his follow-ups to his big hit the 'What's Happening Now!' of music, which, for the record, might be the most 70's way he could've put that."
* After gushing over the song for the whole video, his answer to whether Wild Cherry deserved better is a blunt "No."
* "By his own admission, he didn't save his money very wisely at first. But then in 1990, he discovered that Vanilla Ice had sampled his song without permission. So of course, he sued the silver lamé pants off of him."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Monster Mash]]
* "I've never done a Halloween episode before. Guess I should dress up. I don't usually dress up for Halloween, but I'm pretty sure I've accumulated some costume shit around here. Ok, there you go: blonde Zorro cowboy...in a mask. Perfect."
* His commentary on how silly early 60's pop music was, which includes clips from "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Witch Doctor]], "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh" and "The Purple People Eater"
--> "Yeah, remember that whenever your parents talk about how much better music was when they were kids, alright?"
** Made even clearer when he points out that the song was produced by a member of the Hollywood Argyles, and plays a clip from their #1 hit "Alley Oop".
* Todd stating that he actually found a downloadable copy of Boris Pickett's only full-length LP, which features a parody of teen idol Fabian entitled "Rabian, The Fiendage Idol". "I feel like my life is complete now."
* Did he deserve better? "Deserve better?! My God, this guy had one of the most amazing lives I've ever read about! I'd consider myself lucky if I accomplished even a fraction of the things this guy did!"
* "Creator/TheBBC actually [[BannedInChina banned it]] that year for being too macabre. And people say [[BritishStuffiness the Brits have a stick up their ass]]. Pshaw!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tubthumping]]
* "Even if you do know more about them than just 'Tubthumping', you're probably fairly ignorant of the full scope of Chumbawamba's career, which lasted thirty goddamn years. Yes, thirty years of radical shifts in genre, popularity and influences. And I'm gonna try and fit it all into a twelve minute video. ...God help me."
** (Five minutes later) "Actually, you know what? I'm gonna have to skip ahead, or we're gonna be here all day."
* "Rest assured, they were pretty far to the left [politically], enough to make [[UsefulNotes/MaoZedong Chairman Mao]] look like he could be a Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} anchor."
* "Most people didn't know anything about 'Tubthumping', but those who did had to have some serious whiplash. [Tubthumping] was about as bizarre as if Music/PublicEnemy had recorded '[[Creator/WillSmith Gettin' Jiggy Wit It]].'"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer]]
* "Yes, today for 'One Hit Wonderland', we are looking at a holiday classic. One of the few post-Baby-Boomer additions to the accepted canon of Christmas music—the jolliest, most festive song about [[ShockingSwerve vehicular manslaughter]]."
* "Did they deserve better?" Cue fifteen-second {{beat}}. "This episode was a mistake."
* At the end he declares that there's only one Christmas song he wants to hear ever again: [[CallBack Mistletoe by Justin Bieber]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Party All The Time]]
* His recap of Creator/EddieMurphy's career before "Party All The Time", presented as a montage of moments from his stand-up comedy oeuvre.
-->'''Todd''': But you already knew that.
* "Actually, 'Party All the Time' was not Eddie Murphy's first single. His first single was off of one of his comedy albums, a parody of early rap called 'Boogie in Your Butt'. I think I could say with...no hyperbole whatsoever that 'Boogie in Your Butt' is the best thing ever recorded in the history of everything."
* Todd saying that he can't see Eddie singing without thinking of him playing [[Film/TheLittleRascals Buckwheat]] on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': "Unce, tice, fee tines a mady…"
* "Please stop feeling, Eddie Murphy. I revoke your right to have feelings."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Closing Time]]
* Todd opens the video with a split screen just like the original music video. One half displays him at the piano, the other him walking through his house. As he starts speaking, though, he forgets for a moment to stop the other video, just as he starts going through his refrigerator looking something to eat.
*
-->'''Todd:''' There was also my other favorite song on that album, "Get a Grip".
-->'''Dan Wilson:''' ♪Get a grip on yourself, you know you should\ I got a grip on myself and it feels good♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Get a Grip" is about... Yeah. It is also about masturbation. It's about how good and how healthy masturbation is. I'm sure there was a reason why I was such a fan of this album in high school, but I can't quite figure out what it might be.
-->'''Dan:''' ♪When the lights come on and the party's through\ There are always a few with nobody to do\ Well now don't despair♪
-->'''Todd:''' I know who I want to take me home, but in lieu of that person, there's always... (holds up [[ADateWithRosiePalms right hand]]) And that was the last single they ever released--a song about jerking off.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Me & Mrs. Jones]]
*
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul really did not want this to be his next single, but I guess the label was worried about his street cred?
-->'''Billy Paul:''' ♪Am I black enough for you\ Am I black enough for you\ We're gonna move on up, one by one\ We ain't gonna stop♪
-->'''Todd:''' "Am I Black Enough for You?" Yeah, believe it or not, a song with that title ''too'' [[ButNotTooBlack black for most mainstream audiences.]] No one could've predicted. Actually, pretty much everyone predicted. Billy Paul ''begged'' Kenny Gamble not to release it as his next single, as did pretty much all of Gamble's colleagues. Like, [[Series/TheBradyBunch Peter and Marcia Brady]] are gonna listen to a song this threatening in between their Music/CarlySimon and John Denver? Yeah, that was obviously never gonna happen.
**
-->'''Todd:''' Billy Paul said a lot of people would be turned off by it, and he was right. It went over about as well as this...
-->'''[[Film/BlazingSaddles Black Bart]]:''' 'Excuse me while I whip this out.
*
-->'''Todd:''' Paul didn't always have good material, but he was a very good singer, so I would highly recommend anything he recorded in the 70s 'cause that was just a good decade for soul music. He also recorded some stuff in the 80s, but I recommend that you stay far, far away.
-->'''Billy:''' (in falsetto) ♪Girl, girl, you better wake up♪
-->'''Todd:''' Came up with an alternate title for that one.
-->'''Captions:''' Am I Crap Enough For You?
* Todd, when gushing about the song, briefly goes off on a tangent as he imagines what Mr. Jones is like. The short version: Todd doesn't think favorably of the guy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:It's Raining Men]]
* At the beginning of the song, Todd dramatically unzips and opens his hoodie.
* After hearing Music/BarbraStreisand [[WTHCastingAgency was originally approached]] to sing this song, Todd imagining how her version would sound.
* "I really can't help it, I think this song is awesome. It's just so dumb. The joke is so belaboured that you have to take it as literal. Like, literally, the skies have opened up and are sending hot guys [[FridgeHorror plummeting towards the ground.]] They're gonna get absolutely soaking wet with blood and guts covering the street. I know that's not where they meant to go with it, it's just hard not to think about it.
** During the montage of men raining from the sky, he includes a clip from Creator/MontyPython's "Falling From Building" sketch.
* "Mother Nature is sure rockin' that satin muumuu. You know, I didn't know that women wanted Mother Nature to send them flashers in trench coats."
* Todd sings "It's Raining Men"'s lyrics with Christmas references as he notices the Weather Girls' follow-up "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" is just their hit as [[ChristmasSongs Christmas song]].
-->'''Todd:''' ♪God bless Father Christmas, he's a single woman too.♪ It's ''snowing'' men! Hallelujah. Oh, my God, I wish all the bands I covered on this program did a Christmas version of their only hit. Think about it. "Kung Fu Santa", "Play That Christmas Music, Elf Boy", "♪Don't tell my heart, my holly, jolly heart.♪" If, for some reason, I ever wind up with a hit, I'm going to immediately repackage it for Christmas.
** What really makes it hilarious is that Todd is just ''barely'' resisting the urge to {{corps|ing}}e while reciting those lyrics.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cotton-Eye Joe]]
* "If you're a bunch of Europeans from a wealthy Socialist country, pretending to be a bunch of poor white trash from the DeepSouth… [[Creator/JeffFoxworthy you might be Rednex]]."
* "And today, we're taking a look at a bizarre attempt to mix CountryMusic with an entirely different genre." (''cue [[Music/BradPaisley Accidental]] [[Music/LLCoolJ Racist]]'') "No, no, no, no, no, not that one."
* On the anonymity of Eurodance bands: "For example, Allmusic's biography of Rednex could probably stand to be a little more detailed. 'The Swedish dance combo Rednex had an international novelty hit in 1995 with 'Cotton-Eyed Joe,' a driving number that reworks American country music into disco.' That's it, only one sentence, and they didn't even spell the name of the song correctly; that's how much AllMusic cares about them."
* His placeholder images for the three producers who created Rednex.
* "There is basically one trick and one trick only to Rednex's Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe': [[ShapedLikeItself mainly, that it's a Europop re-working of 'Cotton-Eye Joe'."]]
* "'''[[NWordPrivileges No!]]''' [Redneck] is ''our'' word! ''We'' are allowed to use it, not you!" Caption: "[[{{Hypocrite}} Todd was born in San Diego.]]"
* "Let's see what they came up with next." ''["The Failed Follow-Up" titlecard]'' "[[SelfPlagiarism It's just the exact same song again.]]"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Unbelievable]]
* "They chose the name EMF. They've always been a little coy about what it stands for. However, they've always been dogged by rumours that EMF stands for Ecstasy Motherfuckers. And you know what? I would like to clarify the truth of the matter right now. Duh! Of course that's what it stands for. So, an indie dance band calling themselves EMF, and it's not an ecstasy reference? I'll believe that about as much as I believe a reggae band calling themselves THC and claiming it's not a pot reference. Bullshit! They're called EMF cause they were on ecstasy, motherfucker!"
* "Now in the UK, they had more time to get out some more singles, so they did notch a few more hits. But they must've been stung by the distrust because around this time, they started hanging out with Jane's Addiction and they decided their next album was gonna use no samples. It was gonna be darker. Always a good idea, a dark album. Plenty of allegedly lightweight acts have achieved greater success when they made a darker album such as...?...and...(band name not found) I'm sure there's at least one."
* "Music/{{Nirvana}} [[GenreKiller killed]] a lot of careers people."
* "So yeah, just a few short years later, the landscape had shifted in British rock too, from baggy pants to...[[Music/{{Oasis}} giant monobrows]], and EMF were left by the wayside.
* His verdict: [[FunWithAcronyms Eh... Meh... Feh]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I Ran (So Far Away)]]
* His constant {{Take That}}s towards Music/AFlockOfSeagulls' lead singer's [[EightiesHair 80's hair]], which he describes as "part mullet, part {{emo}}-fringe, part PointyHairedBoss from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''."
* "It turns out, though, that there is a reason for all of this—the lyrics, the video, the hair, everything. And that reason is...[[Series/AncientAliens ALIENS]]."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
* Stating that to anyone, the duo would seem "like a Mike Meyers character was somehow brought to life and cloned." Then goes on to show Creator/MikeMeyers singing with half of the Proclaimers "because how the hell could he possibly not?"
* His consistent attempts at Scottish accents.
* "The Proclaimers are identical twins Craig and Charlie Reid, which quite frankly, that doesn't that doesn't strike me as Scottish enough names to describe these guys. If it were up to me, they'd go by Angus [=MacHaggis=] [=MacDougal=] and Tam O'Shanter the Bruce, and they'd dress like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Groundskeeper Willie]]. ...You know, that might be going overboard a bit."
* Finally getting around to the song, which was: [[spoiler:[[AC:Not a hit]]]] --At least at first.
-->[[spoiler:[[AC:OK, now the hit]]]]
* On the meaning of "haver," sarcastically asking, "Does that mean babbling out nonsense words?" Only to find out [[spoiler:that's exactly what it means]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:To Be With You]]
* "1989 did not need more hair metal. There were so many other new bands coming out that year that they had to compete against including Skid Row, Warrant, Enuff Z'nuff, Faster Pussycat, Vain, Shotgun Messiah, Dangerous Toys, Danger Danger, Bang Tango--oh my god, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer are these all]] [[PoesLaw real bands?]] I had to have made one of those up. ''Bang Tango?'' Undeterred, Mr. Big recorded a second album in 19... [[OverlyLongGag hold on a second. I'm missing bands here]]. Pretty Boy Floyd, Junkyard, Shark Island, Cats In Boots. [beat] The 80's, everyone."
* Todd describing Music/MrBig's lineup[[labelnote:note]]All of whom were incredibly talented musicians well-respected by their peers but would never be recognized by anyone but the most hardcore of HairMetal fans[[/labelnote]] as "a [[DreamTeam supergroup]] of people who weren't famous."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]
* The intro:
-->'''Todd:''' ...and this week we're gonna get ''groovy'' and ''funky'', and I recommend that you get ''high as balls'' because this is about to get trippy.
* "I guarantee you, this is the only episode I will ever do that's actually shorter than the song it's reviewing."
* His vocal and pop up reactions to the band recording a deodorant jingle.
-->'''Todd:''' In-A-Gadda-Da-Speedstick baby. (After he says this, "Do hippies even wear deodorant?" pops up on screen.)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Who Let The Dogs Out]]
* "This was just supposed to be a stupid, quickie episode about a stupid band; but holy God, the amount of cultural research I had to do to understand the goddamn 'Who Let the Dogs Out' band is ''staggering.'' So the Baha Men started in the early 80s, when they were called High Voltage, which would be a much better name for an Music/{{ACDC}} cover band, which I assume is why they changed it. In 1991, they became the Baha Men, so called because they're Bahaman. Bahamanian? I think it's Bahamian, actually. Anyway, they're from the Bahamas."
* "Obviously, this didn't make it over here to America, but it made them huge stars in the Caribbean. And Japan, weirdly enough. Because Japan."
*
-->'''Todd:''' I wanna take you back to the original song by Trinidadian singer Anslem Douglas. Honestly, it doesn't sound all that different from the Baha Men version that you know and love. (...?) But listening to it, I discovered something I didn't actually realize before.
-->'''Anslem:''' ♪Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone\ All doggy hold ya' bone♪
-->'''Todd:''' Holy crap, [[IntercourseWithYou this song is about sex.]]
* "It's a catchphrase far more than a song. It's basically just 'wazzup!' except three minutes long."
** Which is even funnier that there is actually a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic-EsjAsc3w three-minute song based around "Wazzup!"]]
* Late in the video he starts including his dog Kali in the review. He even ends the review by taking it for a walk.
-->'''Todd''': ♪Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof♪ ...say woof, doggie. Say woof. Say... useless.
* When discussing their career after WLTDO.
-->'''Todd''': In case you can't tell, at this point the Baha Men had found their new calling: mixing watered down hip-hop tropes and slick but soulless island inflected music, often using familiar samples that managed to be upbeat and yet deeply annoying when listened to for more than a minute. Or, in other words, they became '''the Caribbean Music/BlackEyedPeas'''.
* When riffing their music video, which has several white college-age kids telling the band they're unused to parties.
-->'''Todd''': Partying? Since when do which rich white frat boys like us know anything about partying?
* Todd mentioning that when [[WebVideo/PawDugan Paw]] and [[WebVideo/VampireReviews Elisa]] went on honeymoon to the Bahamas, most of the music they heard there consisted of the Baha Men.
* "Did they deserve any better?"
-->'''Todd''': Umm...in a better world, they would be famous for things other than what they are famous for.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Somebody's Watching Me]]
* "It's Halloween again, boils and ghouls, and that means it's time for the annual One Hit Wonderland Spooktacular Edition, a proud tradition that dates all the way back to last year. And I'm probably not gonna do another one. But, you know, woo-hoo, Halloween! Guess I should costume again. Let's see what we've got in the prop box here. I'm a...Chinese pirate-carpenter!"
* "When the King of Pop heard it, he found himself irresistibly attracted to this song about a terrified, privacy-obsessed paranoiac losing his mind. God only knows why."
* After Todd gave off the impression in his "Party Rock Anthem" that he didn't think the song was very good, he gives an intro that leads viewers into thinking he's just going to be saying the same thing but then does a bait and switch by declaring "'Somebody's Watching Me' is just an awesome song."
*
-->'''Todd:''' You know those artists, like Music/DavidBowie and Music/{{Madonna}}, who evolve and reinvent themselves with every successive album? We don't cover those on this show.The video for his failed follow-up has him coming straight from a Rockwell concert, being mobbed by screaming Rockwell fans.
-->'''Captions:''' shitthatdidnthappen.mov
*
-->'''Todd:''' His next single was titled "Knife". You'd think that's continuing the stalker/horror theme, but it's actually a soft, slow R&B ballad, and it is here where he demonstrates the full extent of his talent.
-->'''Rockwell:''' ♪You cut away the heart of my life♪
-->'''Todd:''' You cut out "the heart of my life." This sounds like some badly translated Asian karaoke song.
* His "Did They Deserve Better?" serves as a great counter-point to Bobby Pickett the previous year:
-->'''Todd''': (to the tune of "Somebody's Watching Me" opening riff) [[RapidFireNo NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOO]] [[BigNo NOOOHOHOHOHOHO!!!]] I can't emphasize how little business Rockwell had being a recording artist.
* At the end of the video, Todd is unable to find out what Rockwell is doing these days because the man has apparently disappeared off the face of the planet. Todd suspects he must be hiding from the myriad of stalkers he sang about over his career, before coming to a terrible conclusion: "Or maybe...maybe they ''got'' him."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Smooth Criminal]]
* "Our subject this week is one that owes their entire career to the King of Pop, Music/MichaelJackson. ...Wait, wasn't that the last episode? Huh, weird. Yes, Rockwell wasn't the only person whose career was launched by Michael. There's also [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al]], [[FaceOfTheBand all the other Jacksons]], [[FollowTheLeader nearly every other male pop singer since...]]"
* "For a brief moment in 2001, when Music/{{Korn}} and Music/LimpBizkit were still some of the biggest names in music, Alien Ant Farm looked like they might be able to step up and take their place alongside those legends of rock. ...Kill me."
* Todd being confused by Film/{{Prometheus}}.
--> '''Todd''': "Their name comes from the idea that we're just an interstellar terrarium and that we were all just put here by aliens, like at the beginning of Prometheus. I think that's what Prometheus was about, [[MindScrew I have no idea what Prometheus was about]]. Their official biography says that this whole idea came from a 'daydream' their guitarist had, and [[http://tinyurl.com/p3j7f7m you can infer what that means on your own."]]"
* "According to Allmusic, their main influence is Music/{{Primus}}. Well, congratulations, guys, you sound absolutely nothing like Primus. Lead singer Dryden Mitchell (consulting script) also counts among his influences Edie Brickell and Music/TracyChapman. (Drops script. Cue clips from "What I Am" and "Fast Car") You guys not know what the word 'influence' means?"
*
-->'''Todd:''' Actually did score a major label deal after striking up a powerful friendship. Yes, they lucked into a very lucrative relationship with a band that was soon to be music legends.
-->'''Papa Roach:''' ♪Cut my life into pieces\ This is my last resort\ Suffocation...♪
-->'''Todd:''' Pfft! Oh, God, the memories. It was such a weird time in music; I can't believe we let this get popular. God, what do angry white boys listen to now? Do we just not have angry white boys anymore?
*
-->'''Captions:''' The failed follow-up.
-->'''Todd:''' Ha, they just released "Movies" again. Yep, they apparently really thought "Movies" had it in it to be a big hit. Which is weird because this isn't a fun song. At all. As far as I can tell, it's a poorly written breakup song.
-->'''Dryden:''' ♪In our short years, we come long way\ To treat it bad and throw away♪
-->'''Todd:''' "We come long way to treat it bad." Did the Incredible Hulk write this? The fact that they kept throwing money at this lousy song is just astonishing to me. It's like they made a giant, glittering, diamond-encrusted statue of a dog turd.
* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis of Music/AlienAntFarm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for NuMetal as a whole.
--> "After listening to so much nu-metal that a Tapout logo spontaneously appeared on my hoodie, I can now say Alien Ant Farm ''weren't whiny enough''."
* His constant reminders of how fast your group's careers go up if their first hits are covers, just like Alien Ant Farm's.
** This is funnier when you consider that the stinger song is a version of Smooth Criminal from a [[Series/{{Glee}} certain famous cover band]].
* Did they deserve better? ''(imitating Michael Jackson)'' "No, no!"
* "Even Creator/MichaelJackson would have it better [[TurnOfTheMillennium that decade]] than Alien Ant Farm. [[CrossesTheLineTwice And he]] ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure died]]''!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:You Light Up My Life]]
* "We're gonna look at the one stunning hit of the most softacular, milquetoast, blank, Good Housekeeping balladeer of all time, and then we're just gonna keep digging further. Look, I just need to wash the taste of Miley out of my brain, alright? So, Debby Boone: [[FreudianSlip 'You White Up My Life'.]] You...light up my life. Let's go."
* "Pat Boone was one of the original teen idols, and, in terms of chart success, he rivaled the King himself. In fact, he and Elvis have a lot in common. They were both instrumental in bringing black music to white America. The difference between him and Elvis was Pat Boone did it by [[LighterAndSofter making it suck.]] In other words, for decades, Pat Boone would've been [[Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow the whitest kid you know."]]
* Todd lampshades the film's very obvious dub job for Didi Conn by referring to her as [[Film/SinginInTheRain "Lina Lamont"]], and compares it to [[Music/FlightOfTheConchords Kristen Schaal]] singing "I've Got the Power".
* When Todd explains that he couldn't get the whole movie on Netflix, there's a scene of his page which lists the movie as "Short wait". [[FreezeFrameBonus As he says it, an arrow points to Short wait and says "My ass, Netflix"]]
** For a man who reviews pop songs for a living, he has an eclectic taste in film, seeing how in the "At Home" section, he's rented ''Theatre/RichardIII'', ''Film/TheEnigmaOfKasparHauser'' and ''[[LeFilmArtistique Syndromes and a Century.]]''
*
-->'''Todd:''' Songwriter Joseph Brooks never came out and said it was about Jesus, but I have to believe he must have been some kind of devout Christian. This is the kind of song he wrote, and it just goes to reason. He had to be some kind of Bible-thumping goody-goody. I bet he became, like, a musical director for Pat Robertson or somebody. What is he doing now?
-->'''New York Post article:''' [[spoiler:"Sicko songwriter, accused rapist Joseph Brooks kills self"]]
-->'''Todd:''' [[BlackComedy Huh.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)]]
* "Today, we are getting as in-your-face 80s as we can get, as you can tell by the fact that our singer appears to be dressed as a geisha pirate. Yes, even in an era where everyone pretty much dressed ridiculous, we're going to look at a band that made everyone else look about as gawdy and colorful as the [[http://www.thatericalper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dave+Matthews+Band.jpg Dave Matthews Band.]]"
* "Actually, I want to point out that the full name of the song is 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)', not 'Right Round'. Anyone who confuses it with the Flo Rida song will get punched."
* On the inevitable fashion comparisons between Pete Burns and [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]]:
-->'''Todd:''' "Naturally, the two men dealt with it with all the down-to-earth, drama-free sensibility [[NewRomantic one would expec]]... it got catty immediately. Pete Burns accused George every which way of ripping off his style; in response, Boy George was quoted as saying, "It's not who did it ''first'', it's who did it ''best."''
-->'''*OH SNAP!*'''
-->'''BURN'''
* They got tired of being Music/TheCure or Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees's fun sibling, and they went full-on, high energy dance pop after they met an up-and-coming production team known as Stock, Aitken and Waterman. (cue {{Rickroll}}) Ha! It's relevant! So it doesn't count! Ha!"
* [[BlatantLies "'You Spin Me Round' starts off with a slow buildup..."]]
** Also funny is Todd's mention that constant, over-blown synth excess was pretty much S.A.W.'s signature production style, while the more famous dance hits of theirs playing in the back (Music/{{Bananarama}}'s "Venus", Music/KylieMinogue's "The Loco-Motion") certainly don't discourage the assertion.
* Todd being spun right 'round by a hilariously sped-up version of the song.
* "I know what you're thinking. Isn't there a video where he's twirling a parasol while riding a clam? (There is, for the record.)
* "Did they deserve better?"
-->"God, what makes a person think that much plastic surgery is a good idea? That's just grotesque. Sorry, what was the question? Uh, no. No they didn't."
** Even better considering Todd's earlier assertion that Burns was more handsome than George in the 1980's, whereas now George is better-looking simply by default, resembling a dumpy man in his fifties rather than "a cross between a [[Film/BattlefieldEarth Psychlo]] and a squashed tomato". Made even better that, since 2016, George slimmed down and grew a beard, looking even better than before, pretty much just looking like an olde, suaver, rougher version of his iconic image.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Walking In Memphis]]
* His reaction to ''Theatre/StarlightExpress'', with someone in a strange costume rollerskating around singing about diesel engines.
-->''"The hell am I looking at?"''
*
-->'''Todd:''' Truly just a profoundly important part of American music, and it's hard not to feel a profound sense of spiritual uplift when you hear music from the great city of Memphis.
-->'''[[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J:]]''' ♪They call me the Juice when I'm at the strip club\ I put down a hundred or a du-uh-uh-uhhhb\ It don't matter to a player I'm a stu-uh-uh-uhhhd\ Cause when I leave the club I'ma fu-uh-uh-uhhhck♪
-->'''Todd:''' That came out after "Walking in Memphis", but I'm sure Cohn finds it just as inspiring.
* "Now I've never been to Memphis personally - the closest I got was watching ''Hustle And Flow'', which made it look like kind of a shithole..."
* "Really, the song is a super-effective Memphis tourism ad. ♪Take a vacation in Memphis\ Walk out on the street with an open cup of beer\ It's awesome drinking in Memphis\ And don't go anywhere else except Beale Street because there's nothing else there.♪"
* This bit:
-->'''Marc:''': ♪Tell me, are you a Christian, child?♪
-->'''Todd''': Well, Muriel, here's a hint: (Cut to the record cover. Mark Cohn's surname is highlighted, accompanied by Hava Nagila, with a Star of David and a menorah photoshopped onto the cover.) Actually, from what I can tell, Cohn is kind of agnostic. But at that moment in Memphis, he felt touched by God, or...Elvis. Same thing, I guess.
*
-->'''Marc:''' ♪They just hovered round his tomb\ But there's a pretty little thing\ Waiting for the King\ Down in the jungle room♪
-->'''Todd:''' Yes Elvis is still having skeevy groupie sex in the afterlife. She's probably underage too. (thumbs up)

* Responding to Cohn's next single, "Silver Thunderbird", by calling a Thunderbird "the butt-ugliest thing I've ever seen" and mentioning that it is "the size and shape of the Weinermobile".
* "'True companion' and 'making love' don't go in the same sentence. 'True companion' is what people call their dogs."
* "He was outrocked by Music/SherylCrow, for God's sake."
* "Marc Cohn didn't really have a [[Music/PhilCollins Sussudio]] in him. ...Not that that's a bad thing."
* Todd's awkward ending. "Um...go Grizzles."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:How Bizarre]]
* Everything involving WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede and his attempts to bring actual knowledge about UsefulNotes/NewZealand to a profoundly disinterested Todd, culminating in Todd giving a hyperbolic description of how New Zealand mourned the sadly deceased lead singer, and Suede not even knowing he was dead.
* Overanalysing the secondary chorus:
-->'''Pauly Fuemana''': Every time I look around/It's in my face.\\
'''Todd''': What? What's in your face? And if it's there 'every time you look around', it can't really be that bizarre, can it?
* When finding out that Lucy Lawless is a featured artist on OMC's later "4 All Of Us", he's surprised that she can sing. Cut to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'''s {{Kiai}}. "(Doesn't count.)"
* Did they deserve better? "I was not expecting to say this when I started, but yes." Bonus points for coming at the end of an episode that, while not as negative as (say) his "Dark Horse" review, still did not exactly describe it in glowing terms.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Float On]]
* The BaitAndSwitch at the beginning making you think he was going to review a Music/ModestMouse song.
-->'''Todd:''' Yes, in case you thought ''[[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Anchorman]]'' was a parody of the 70's, now you know that there was, in fact, a time where guys could plausibly say in public, "Let me take you... to Loveland".
* Shut up, ladies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] One of the singers says he likes a woman who's quiet. This is Todd's reinterpretation, said in a sexy R&B voice. [[/labelnote]]
* His sheer joy when the song gets to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Larry]] and [[ThirdPersonPerson Larry's desires]].
* Did they deserve better?
--> '''Todd:''' **laughs**
* "Hi, Charles." The best part of that is you can ''hear'' Todd grinning as he says it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]
* The episode makes a running gag of how Pras can't seem to release a song that doesn't sample another one that's far better known (an inversion of SampledUp).
* When introducing the song and [[Film/{{Bulworth}} its context]], Todd mentions "the elephant in the room." [[StealthPun Cut to the video's political-rally intro.]] [[note]](The elephant is the mascot of America's Republican party.)[[/note]]
* Todd wondering why more rappers don't try to emulate politicians:
-->'''Todd:''' Who is a bigger gangsta than a politician? Why do people want to be Film/{{Scarface|1983}}? Because he had the money, the power, the respect, the women, the impunity against the law? You know who has all that in real life? ''Duh! Politicians!''
* Todd pointing out that even on the only hit single in his solo career, Pras is ''still'' overshadowed by guest artists Mya and ODB.
* The entirety of Todd explaining Pras's terrible, mercifully short big-screen acting career.
-->'''Todd:''' But what about Pras himself - how is ''he'', ''in'' the movie ''(Turn it Up)''? Well, um... you know how Warren Beatty was an actor who shouldn't rap?
-->'''Pras:''' ''(Incredibly flat monotone)'' 'Kindagamesareyouplayin'. Comin'downlikeyouhaven'tbeengoneforthelasttwelveyears.
-->'''Todd:''' ...Yeah, it works in reverse, too. Pras should've stuck to music, because he is the ''worst'' actor who ''ever lived''.
-->'''Pras:''' ''(While standing over the prostrate body of his own mother)'' Yescanyougetanambulanceherequick, um, mymompassedout.
-->'''Todd:''' The ''WORST''... ''ACTOR''... ''WHO EVER LIVED''. Worse than, like... worse than [[Film/TheRoom Tommy Wis]] - no, just worse than ''everything''. THE WORST.
-->'''Pras:''' Gotsomethin'Iwantyout'listento. Whenitcomesout, it'sgon'changeourlivesforever.
-->'''Todd:''' He's perfectly passable as a rapper, but on film, he's just, like, this walking lump of cottage cheese, so I hope you'll forgive me if I didn't bother to research the rest of his filmography.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Absolutely (Story of A Girl)]]
* After playing the song's verse as his piano intro, he sings the premise of One-Hit Wonderland to the chorus.
--> ''This is the story of a band''\\
''Whose career didn't go as they planned''\\
''But while they never had a second hit, we absolutely love them''\\
''For one song!''\\
** And then refuses to do the outro in the same way.
* Todd talking about Nine Days' background as the local band who hit it big, to the point where he calls them a real life version of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Mouse Rat]].
* Todd feeling "a little torn" on what he thinks of the song.
-->'''Todd''': It's basically a terrible, unimpressive piece of garbage. As a matter of fact, just about the only interesting thing about it is that it may be the greatest song of all time.
* Todd describing the song as something that could only have been popular in 1998, choosing to ignore the fact that it actually came out two years after that.
* His criticism that the song's chorus, while immediately catchy, promises far more than the rest of the song delivers.
-->'''Todd''': For one thing, it promises a story.
* After learning that lead singer John Hampson became an English teacher after the band split up, he imagines him trying to work the song into his curriculum. Less than an hour after he posted the video, someone on Twitter found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnaKRs_KFEY a video of exactly that]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Groove Is In The Heart]]
* His description of the song as the kind that makes you want to get up and dance. Even if you can't dance, because as he demonstrates with various clips, Deee-Lite can't either.
* "All this time I thought groove was in the butt!"
* The line "We're gonna groove to ''Literature/HortonHearsAWho''" confuses him. Then he sees relevant footage from the 2008 film. It doesn't help.
* Todd talking about the social "issues" sung in the [[FollowUpFailure second album.]]
-->'''Todd:''' And that's not even getting into the bigger problem with that album, which is that they got a lot less "Deee-Gorgeous" and a lot more "[[{{Anvilicious}} Deee-Preachy]]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Just A Friend]]
* The opening, with Todd mimicking both the "YOUUUUUU" and Biz Markie on the piano.
* Todd gives a short overview of Biz Markie's song "Pickin' Boogers", and explains that picking boogers was 80s slang for [[spoiler:nope, it's exactly what you thought it was. Todd was just screwing with you]]. No, really.
* The whole episode has a lot of giggleworthy moments. Biz Markie just does not take himself seriously, and the world is a funnier place for it.
-->'''Biz:''' OH, BEBBEH, YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
* "It's a story about being played for a chump, but unlike [[Music/LimpBizkit Fred Durst]] [[WaxingLyrical he didn't even get the nookie]]."
* Todd expressing his excitement over Biz Markie being on Series/YoGabbaGabba.
-->'''Todd:''' Think about it...a whole generation of kids will grow up having been taught by Biz Markie. That just makes me proud to be a human being, you know?
** The funniest part of this is that Todd loves Biz and his goofy charm, so he likely means this genuinely.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI5liEgXPc Todd gets interrupted by a screaming kid.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Informer]]
* "Yeah, the '90s were a good time for rapid fire, hard-to-karaoke pop jams, but even people who can do '[[Music/{{REM}} It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)]]' from memory without stuttering don't dare to take on 'Informer'. Not only does it go faster than Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog on cocaine, the words themselves didn't seem to make any sense. People might have assumed it was 'cause the song was from some foreign country, and they would be right, although that country was [[CanadaEh a little further north that they realize]]. They probably expected this to be from some dreadlocked Rasta, not a guy who looked like a forgotten [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 90210]] cast member. And his name was ''Snow'', for God's sakes. It was like he went, 'what's a name that'll get across as quickly as possible that I'm white and Canadian? Snow! Of course!'"
* Todd relates watching the ''{{Series/In Living Color}}'' parody with Jim Carrey on YouTube:
-->'''Todd:''' [They] didn't think this guy was funny, they were ''offended''. To them, Snow was a disgusting [[{{Blackface}} minstrel-show act]] who stole and watered down black culture, and embodied everything wrong with the hypocritical standards of a racist society and record industry. (Beat) ...Holy ''shit'', that's a lot of heavy stuff to throw on "Informer", of all things! I was just looking for Homey the Clown videos, goddamn.
* The comparison of Snow's mild facial resemblance to Vanilla Ice by superimposing {{WesternAnimation/Johnny Bravo}}'s pompadour on a photo of him.
* Reacting to him delivering lines about getting strip searched.
-->'''Todd:''' Yeah, not so hardcore. [[IronicEcho Lickey boom boom down]], indeed.
* Snow's absurd claim that people say he speaks like he comes from Jamaica.
-->'''Todd:''' ''Dude'', that's not how you ''sound!'' We KNOW that's not how you sound! You don't talk like that; your ''parents'' don't talk like that! It sounds fake! YOU'RE a fake! Nobody buys it!
-->'''[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Holden Caulfield:]]''' You're a phony! Hey, everyone! This guy's a great big ''phony!''
* Todd's attempted deconstruciton of American's image of Canada as a "clean, magical place without poverty, crime, major cities or any other culture besides boring white people:"
-->'''Todd:''' Of course I mean that was back ''then''. Now that Music/{{Drake}}'s gotten big ''he's'' bestowing onto Toronto all his hardcore, dirty, gangsta street cr--''[cracks up]'' [[TakeThat Couldn't finish that sentence]].
* About a cameo of one of the Series/TrailerParkBoys (specifically, Bubbles) in one of Snow's later videos:
--> '''Todd:''' (Awestruck) "My ''God'', this is Canadian."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hooked On A Feeling]]
* It starts with the title card: Todd [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy is Groot]].
* Upon learning that the group's name is Blue Swede, he brings in WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede for his commentary again, only to be informed that the group is not named for suede and is in fact Swedish. Undeterred, Todd tries to get his input as a Swede instead. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere With predictable results.]]
* Todd is horribly confused by how this song is associated with "[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy a talking raccoon]], Creator/DavidHasselhoff and [[Series/AllyMcBeal a neurotic lawyer's fear of her own biological clock as represented by]] [[MemeticMutation an animaged GIF of]] [[ConspicuousCG a terrifying dead-eyed baby]]".
* Todd "sure can't figure this song out, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons can]] ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns yoooouuuu?]]''"
* He names the lead singer as Björn Skifs, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer a name that he did not just make up]], and his first band as the Slam Creepers, a name that he also did not just make up because it's ''too awesome''.
* Unable to find a video for Blue Swede's first single, "Silly Milly", he creates his own--by dubbing it in over a clip of [[Series/TheMuppetShow the Swedish Chef]].
* After going through Blue Swede stomping the crap out of plenty of old pop songs, he sees their cover of Music/DeepPurple's Hush and says, flatly and unconvincingly: "honestly this is kind of awesome."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Maniac]]
* He attempts to make this a Halloween episode, despite admitting that the song's connection to the holiday is a stretch. It's still a good effort, considering the song's title, tone, original lyrics as a tribute to a slasher film, Sembello contributing to the ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' soundtrack, and ultimately the scariest part of the review: [[spoiler:Creator/RonHoward's moustache in the video for [[Film/{{Cocoon}} "Gravity"]]]].
* His attempt to dance/workout to the song resulting in him falling down in exhaustion.
* The mere existence of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_kBTbbulQ Automatic Man]]". Todd understands perfectly well that nothing he could say would add to it.
-->'''Todd''': I believe in God now.
* His not-entirely-inaccurate summary of ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'' as "the movie where old people get horny."
* His dumbfounded "Hi buddy" upon seeing what Michael Sambello looks like.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Lullaby]]
* Todd's impression of Mullins' speak-singing voice from the introduction ("Welcome back...to One Hit Wonderland...") on down.
* This SarcasmMode subversion:
-->'''Shawn Mullins:''' Her parents threw big parties, everyone was there / They hung out with folks like Creator/DennisHopper, Music/BobSeger and Sonny and Music/{{Cher}}
-->'''Todd:''' So as you can see, this girl, she had it rough. ''No one'' should have a childhood that involves [[ObviouslyEvil Dennis Hopper]]
-->''[cue clips of Dennis Hopper maniacally shouting]''
* When talking about his experience with Shawn Mullins's later project The Thorns, he is unfamiliar with third member Pete Droge. Complete with [[MemeticMutation Doge]] lines over his picture.
** His belief that Sweet Mullins Droge would work as an UnusualEuphemism.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Word Up]]
* The title card itself. On top of referencing the original Cameo video with Todd wearing a codpiece, Todd's dog Kali makes an appearance in reference of the Korn video. Kali's appearance is also in reference to Todd's obsession with Kali, specifically her small size, on Twitter.
* When talking about Cameo's earlier track "Shake Your Pants", Todd responds to the track by [[LiteralMinded shaking a pair of trousers.]]
-->'''Todd''': [something falls on the floor as he shakes his pants] Well there's my keys.
* "{{Prince}} can't carry the banner for '80s funk alone. He's a tiny, tiny man."
* Noting that anyone not already familiar with the song has likely been spending the whole video until now waiting for him to talk about the codpiece.
** He describes the codpiece as the male equivalent of the Wonderbra. "It lifts and separates." Followed by immediate VerbalBackspace as he considers his words.
** Similarly, Todd failing not to laugh when "Back And Forth" opens with a zoom-in on said codpiece...then starts swinging back and forth like a pendulum.
-->'''Todd''': Oh man, that's great. I... I can't even...next.
* To help the viewers recognize Creator/LeVarBurton in the Word Up music video, Todd poorly superimposes [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi's]] visor on his face, barely even matching it up with his eyes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]
* In the beginning of the video, Todd talks about his Patreon campaign and takes a minute to thank the fans who payed $20, giving them the right to choose a song for OHW. That changes when the first guy asks for Blue (Da Ba Dee).
-->"You [[CurseCutShort motherfu-]]"
* "Now listen up! Here's a story! About a shadow guy who listens to dumb songs! And all day and all night and everything is just DUMB. DUMB lyrics with a DUMB video and a DUMB chorus that no one should ever LISTEN toooo..."
* When seeing [[ConspicuousCGI the music video for]] "Love is Forever":
-->'''Todd''': "Does anyone else want to play ''{{VideoGame/Myst}}'' for some reason?"
* "Surely, there had to be more to this song than a never-ending list of monochromatic objects wrapped around a gibberish chorus. Nope! That's it. That's literally all it is. A bunch of nonsense syllables, and a list of blue things...His house is blue. [[WesternAnimation/BluesClues His dog is blue]]. [[Film/OldSchool His boy is blue]]...His chicken cordon is bleu. Everything is just...blue."
* Todd notes that their "Failed Follow Up" didn't actually fail; it was actually successful in every country it was released except America. Why?
-->'''Todd''': "Because we live in ''the greatest country on Earth. God bless the USA''." *salutes*
* His realization that Eiffel 65 DJ "Gabry" Ponte's biggest solo hit features Pitbull, confirming that he has collaborated with ''everyone''.
* Todd concluding that Eiffel 65 [[spoiler:''[[StealthPun blew]]'']].
* When discussing "My Console," Eiffel 65's song about their favorite UsefulNotes/PlayStation games.
-->"I would like this song more if I had ever played any of those games. But uh, I didn't have a [=PlayStation=], I had an N64. Heh, who needs [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear]] or VideoGame/ResidentEvil? I was busy playing VideoGame/{{Glover}} and VideoGame/{{Quest64}}!"
* By the time he's gotten to their third hit, "Too Much of Heaven"
-->'''Todd''': Guys, I think Eiffel 65 think they're a BoyBand. Matter of fact, that nasal whine he's doing, does it remind anyone else of, uh...
-->'''Music/{{NSYNC}}''': ♪Guess what? It's gonna be me!♪
* His discovery of Zorotl (Eiffel 65's weird alien mascot) having a SOLO SINGLE. And finding his relic-of-1999 website detailing his entire backstory and universe.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)]]
* Despite being British, John Parr is the most American man Todd has ever seen.
* After revealing that one of John Parr's first major gigs was being one of Music/MeatLoaf's songwriters... in the 1980s. The magic is in how he says it:
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] [[SarcasmMode Everyone's]] ''[[SarcasmMode favorite]]'' [[SarcasmMode era of Meat Loaf: '80s Meat Loaf.]] When Meat Loaf performs live, everyone screams for him to perform "Blind Before I Stop" and "Midnight at the Lost and Found"... [[BlatantLies Yep...]]
* Todd's excitement to see the film of the same name the song is tied to, until he realizes that [[Creator/JoelSchumacher Joel Schumacher]] directed it. One viewing later, he is decidedly less than pleased with the film.
-->"Schumacher's serious movies are so much worse than his comic books, so I don't wanna hear [[WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic another complaint about]] [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Bat Nipples]] ever again!"
** Which turns into a running gag over how he can't even ''discuss'' the movie without becoming enraged over it.
* "[[FridgeLogic Wait, are they calling themselves Rock and Roll Sellouts?]]"
* Todd reveals something ''else'' John Parr made that's of note: [[spoiler:"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThDBf14qPsc Gillette! The best a man can get!]]"]]
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Not kidding.]]
** Which is quickly one-upped in terms of "What." by Todd revealling that, in 2011, John Parr re-recorded "St. Elmo's Fire" to be about [[spoiler:[[http://lyrics.wikia.com/John_Parr:Tim_Tebow%27s_Fire Tim Tebow]]]].
--->Gonna be a man in motion!\\
All I need is [[spoiler:my Broncos team]].\\
Take me where my future's lyin'\\
[[spoiler:Tim Tebow's Fire!]]
* Todd's unenthusiastic sigh when he reads a Patreon supporter's request for a future [[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2012 OHW episode on [[spoiler:[=MMMbop=] by Hanson]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=MMMBop=]]]
* Following up how the last episode ended, Todd reveals that he didn't want to do this episode '''''[[BaitAndSwitch not]]''''' because he hates the song. Rather, he didn't want to do this episode because ''Music/{{Hanson}} isn't a one-hit wonder''.
* "You know me, I'm a soft touch, I'll do anything for my fans [-if they give me money-]."
* Todd revealing that he is a huge Music/{{Hanson}} fan:
-->'''Todd''': Liking Hanson is something you have to hit ''mega'' hipster points to reach. ''Anyone'' can say they were into a band before they were famous. ''I'' was into Hanson ''after'' they were famous! ''Pssh''.
* His difficulty with making a "Before they were famous" section, given how young the boys were at the time of their big hit.
* Todd hoping that the last Patreon suggestion for OHW is a band that's actually a one-hit wonder. Cue request for [[spoiler:Music/{{Rage Against The Machine}}]].
-->'''Todd''': That's a flat "no" dude.[[note]]"Killing In The Name" was RATM's only real hit in the UK, but they have more notable songs in the US.[[/note]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Turning Japanese]]
* Todd receiving a message from his Patreon backer, changing his request to this from [[spoiler:[[Music/JamesBlunt "You're Beautiful"]]]]
** His sheer joy upon hearing this news, enthusiastically launching into the song on the piano.
-->'''Todd:''' Friends, it's been too long since we had a good old 80s new wave act on this show.
* Todd describing the music scene of 1980 (in America at least):
-->'''Todd:''' There wasn't much room for Vapors in all the [[JustForPun Air Supply]] we had.
* Todd's air guitar while praising the song's guitar work.
* The brief shout-out to the opening sentence of ''Literature/TheMetamorphosis''
* "Certainly, I know plenty of people who would love to turn Japanese..." ''[cue bearded Manga/SailorMoon cosplayer]''
* Describing how the song is supposedly about [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]:
-->'''Todd:''' Or... Maybe Dave Fenton was ahead of the curve and realized that someday Japan would be very well known for its pornography. ''Yeah'', Japan and masturbation go hand-in-hand. ...Well, something in hand.
-->'''Todd:''' The 80s had a lot of songs that sounded like they were about some self-lovin' [[note]][cue [[Music/BillyIdol "Dancing With Myself"]], [[Music/BillySquire "The Stroke"]], [[Music/{{Devo}} "Whip It"]], "Hold On Loosely," and [[Music/MichaelJackson "Beat It"]]] [[/note]]
* His realization that Dave Fenton is [[spoiler:"[a]n actual suit-and-tie lawyer who does law things"]] now. He sets that section to the theme of ''Series/NightCourt''.
** Todd wanting to make a TV show of it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Butterfly]]
* Todd describing how this was the "boy-bandification of nu-metal"
-->'''Todd:''' They were these tattooed, rap-metal guys rapping about how much they ''loved ya, girl.''
** Then further making his point by dumping on the song title, complete with shout-outs to ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' and the Music/MariahCarey song.
* Juxtaposing their 2nd single with the white-boy dance from [[Music/TheOffspring "Pretty Fly for a White Guy"]]
** This AnalogyBackfire:
-->'''Shifty:''' Crazy Town, we strike like ''Film/DeepImpact''!
-->'''Todd:''' ...you get overshadowed by [[Film/{{Armageddon}} similar things that are even dumber but more popular]]? Yeah, that sounds about right.
* On their "Butterfly"-follow-up single:
-->'''Todd''': So why didn't this hit big? ''[plays snippet of song]'' Oh right, Crazy Town sucks.
* Todd noting how Crazy Town quickly became Music/LinkinPark [[FollowTheLeader wannabes]] by their second album. The lead single was called "Drowning," which Todd can't believe didn't go:
-->'''Todd:''' ♪ [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Drowwwwwwwwwning in my fleeeeessssh / These cuuuuuuuts don't appear to be mendiiiiiiing!]] ♪
* Todd points out that the [[FollowUpFailure commercial failure of their second album]] led to the band breaking up for a few years...
-->'''Todd:''' How can you go back to being a serious metal band after [[NeverLiveItDown releasing something called]] [[BlackSheepHit "Butterfly"?]]
-->'''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Principal Skinner]]:''' I didn't burn down the school, it was the butterfly, I tell you! [[FluffyTheTerrible The butterfly!]]
-->''[Bart, [[ItMakesSenseInContext reincarnated as a butterfly]] with a gasoline can, hovers above, laughing maniacally]''
-->'''Todd:''' [[NoJustNoReaction ...no.]]
* ''Did they ever do anything else?''
-->'''Todd''': Yes! Drugs. ''Lots and lots of drugs.''
** And then, when discussing Shifty's later life:
--->'''Todd''': After that, you probably don't know anything about them, unless you saw Shifty on ''Celebrity Rehab'', ''Celebrity Rehab 2'', ''Sober House'', and [[SarcasmMode my favorite VH1 reality show]], [[spoiler:''[[http://www.mtv.com/news/1682332/shifty-shellshock-coma/ Possibly Drug-Induced Coma]]'']].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band]]
* Todd throws on what he thinks is one of Meco's few original compositions, "Topsy."[[note]] It's actually a cover of [[BigBand Count Basie]].[[/note]] After listening in TranquilFury for about ten seconds, he only says "This is the sound of Hell."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mickey]]
* Todd's barely-caring attempts at cheerleading ("[[SelfDeprecation I'm bad at everything...]]").
* He's surprised to learn that Toni Basil choreographed the Music/TalkingHeads' "Once In A Lifetime", having previously assumed that the dance was the result of some form of neurological disorder.
* The comparisons Todd makes between "Mickey" and "[[Music/TaylorSwift Shake It]] [[CallBack Off]]".
-->''Todd'': (During the song's intro.) [[WaxingLyrical I stay out too late!]]
* The entirety to Todd's reaction to Toni Basil's follow-up, [[spoiler:"Shoppin' From A to Z". The CallBack to Meghan Trainor is a plus.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Eve of Destruction]]
* Meta: he released this episode... on AprilFoolsDay 2016.
* Introducing Barry [=McGuire=] a "this dude with the frog voice and the paige haircut."
* About the UnintentionalPeriodPiece-ness of it:
-->I mean, check out all his concerns. Human-rights abuses in Communist China, war in the Middle East, racial tension & violence in America. In other words, [[SarcasmMode it has zero relevance to the modern day.]]
* When describing the New Cristy Minstrals, the folk band [=McGuire=] was originally a part of:
-->'''Todd''': Okay, have you ever seen ''Film/AMightyWind''? The Christopher Guest mockumentary? Okay, you know the smiley-smile, squeaky clean group the other folkies hate? [[TakeThat That's supposed to be the New Christy Minstrels.]] I don't think the Minstrels were [[spoiler:[[{{Cult}} a cult that worshiped colors]]]], but... yeah, that's supposed to be them.
* "Okay, I don't know if you know this, [[CaptainObvious but the '60s were really intense, and a lot of shit happened.]]"
* Noting that Music/BobDylan "[[SuspiciouslySimilarSong might as well have sued]], if there weren't also a billion other Dylan wannabes he had to worry about."
* The TakeThat against [[AnswerSong "response records"]] (in this case, one called "Dawn of Correction").
-->Sorry if he's harshing your ''buzz,'' man. But sometimes you just need a person to look at all the shit going on and yell, ''"Fuck this! Fuck everything!"''
** Speaking ''of'' "Dawn of Correction", here is Todd's summarization:
--->'''Todd''': [I]t argued that, you know, things are actually getting better and no one's actually crazy enough to start a nuclear war, and seriously, quit whining. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And also, there's some stuff in there about how we need to gear up and fight the Commies.]]
* Comparing and contrasting UsefulNotes/TheSixties:
-->'''Todd''': Yeah, segregation is over, and the Jordan Water War isn't happening anymore, but... (increasing exasperated) the Middle East still sucks, racism is still ugly, people are still blowing up, Franchise/{{Superman}} ''[[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice kills people now]]''... Boy, [[SarcasmMode that was a fun movie to watch when I was writing this episode]]. That felt really appropriate, not gonna lie.
* The Failed Follow-Up is... [[spoiler:"California Dreamin'" (or rather it was ''going'' to be before The Mamas and the Papas decided to keep it for themselves)]]
* [[CallBack Calling back]] to his "Butterfly" review by noting that he did "drugs. A looot of drugs."
* Cracking up upon hearing his 2012 version of "Eve of Destruction," dismissing it as the "Music/KidzBop version."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ridin']]
episodes]]
* ~~"In fact, I am risking the real possibility that the artist in question could have another hit any day now. I mean, I didn't think I'd be covering a Mike Posner song in 2016, but here we are."~~
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2013 OHW 2013 episodes]]
* The numerous jokes about Chamillionaire's name, including:
-->'''Todd''': Chamillionaire also started his own label at that point, Chamillitary Entertainment. Yes, he had a Chamillitary. I kinda wish he had just continued with that; he could marry [[Creator/MilaKunis Chamilla Kunis]], his children would be Chamillennials...
** "I need a name that conveys wealth and success, and also that I am a small lizard." Bonus points for offering [[Film/WallStreet Gordon Gekko]] as an alternative.
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2014 OHW 2014 episodes]]
* ~~Upon learning that Chamillionaire has performed under the stage name "King Koopa", Todd suggests that he hunt down [[CallBack Mario of "Break Up" fame]].~~
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2015 OHW 2015 episodes]]
* "I mean, there was probably a ton of provocative hip-hop that I'm not remembering, but the way it felt, the sum total of hip-hop making a statement in the 2000s was..."
-->'''Kanye West''': [[NeverLiveItDown George Bush doesn't care about black people.]]
-->'''Todd''': ...which, you know, was not gonna go down as one of the great speeches in history.
[[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2016 OHW 2016 episodes]]
* His reaction to "Good Morning," which samples "Free Fallin'":
-->'''Todd''': Oh, God, poor Tom Petty. This is the worst thing to happen to "Free Fallin'" since...John Mayer.
* The reveal that Chamillionaire invested his money in [[spoiler:Maker Studios]], meaning that [[spoiler:money from viewing Todd's videos goes straight into Chamillionaire's pocket]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]
* Todd's ''pure enthusiasm'' introducing the band and his love for them circa 2003.
-->"Welcome back to One Hit Wonderland, yeah yeah yeah, Music/{{THE DARKNESS}}!!"
* Todd's attempt at mimicking Justin Hawkins' falsetto has him understandably have a vocal fault and say "I'm not doing that again...".
* When talking about "The average age of one of my fans," he shows a picture of a baby at a computer keyboard.
* On understanding the critical hate for them:
-->'''Todd:''' Comparing [[Music/LedZeppelin the original metal gods]] to them is like comparing ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' to ''Film/{{Sharknado}}''.
* WaxingLyrical on them losing the UK Christmas #1 spot to Gary Jules' "overrated" [[CoveredUp version of]] "Mad World":
-->'''Todd:''' which I think is kind of funny, but mostly kinda sad.
** And again when describing their breakup:
-->'''Todd:''' The official statement from the band was that they were in a spin, but everything would be A-OK. ...Literally, that's in the press release."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Living in a Box]]
* Joking about their SelfTitledAlbum ''and'' song.
* Trying to remember this band or how the song goes:
--> '''Todd: '''You remember this one, it goes... [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} ♪ I'm livin' in a box! ♪]] No? Uh, maybe it was [[Music/BonJovi ♪ Ooooohhh, livin' in a box! ♪]] ''[shrugs shoulders]]''
* [[{{Handwave}} Handwaving]] the name of the gutarist/lead singer's early band, Zu Zu Sharks, "because it was TheEighties."
* Todd describing the ridiculous look of NewWaveMusic to contrast it with "SophistiPop" (a name he's not a fan of either).
* Comparing and contrasting the song's inspiration--something a friend of theirs said about living in Sheffield, England--to the relatively-nonsensical lyrics.
** "I mean, I know all about living in a box, but that's because I live in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. I'm actually filming this in a shipping container. It's only $2200 a month, y'know, so it's not bad."
* In talking about its unoriginal sound and how other bands did it better, [[RickRoll "Never Gonna Give You Up"]] keeps trying to creep in.
** He also mashes it up with Animotion and one of their follow-ups with ''SonicTheHedgehog2'''s "Chemical Plant Zone"
* Todd having almost nothing to say about their Failed Follow-Up, citing the huge amount of mediocre music he's discovered doing One-Hit Wonderland.
** Describing their next-biggest single with one word--"Boring!"--before immediately moving on to the Did They Do Anything Else segment.
* A band named Living In A Box just asks for a RunningGag. For instance, follow-up single "Blowing the House Down" earns "it's easy to do that if you're living in a cardboard box!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Love You Always Forever]]
* "If not for the cultural juggernaut that was the ''goddamn "Macarena"'', this would be a #1 single."
* Todd states that Donna Lewis is [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Welsh]], and assumes her name is actually spelt "Donnllwwya Llwegys".
* Todd notes that Donna Lewis's followup song "Without Love" didn't even make it onto Creator/VH1's Top 50 list for that year, which included two songs from the second Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish album. To fully rub it in, he remarks that that album "was the first record to be released directly to the Used CD rack."
* The breakdown hypnotizing Todd.
* "The [[PoorMansSubstitute poor man's]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Disney]] got the poor man's Music/MichaelBolton! (Shows pictures of Bolton and Richard Marx, then switches them around) Wait, think I got them wrong..."
* At the end of the episode, Todd checks his phone for his next Patreon request:
-->'''Todd''': (sigh) [[TemptingFate Please tell me there's something more interesting for the next one...]] (checks phone) ({{Beat}}) [[{{Foreshadowing}} Oh.]] That ''will'' be interesting. (puts phone away) I don't, uh... [[SpiritualAntithesis That's like the exact opposite of this...]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar I don't know if I've ever covered anything that dirty on "One Hit Wonderland"...]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: I Touch Myself]]
* The [[ADateWithRosiePalms subject matter]] just calls for jokes.
-->This means I finally get to bust out ''my Australian accent. Say some of my favorite Aussie phrases like "good day, mate," and [[CrocodileDundee "that's not a knife,"]] and "I masturbate frequently." Oy!''
** "There's more to this band than some Aussie chick [[UnusualEuphemism tossing shrimp on her barbie]]."
-->"...I hate myself"
* "Never forget: Every Australian knows each other. Next time you meet one, just ask them what Creator/MargotRobbie is like and they'll tell you"
* On bragging about the song's subject matter:
-->'''Todd:''' That is ''exclusively'' a female privilege. You cannot be a guy & just go "Hey girl, I jerked off thinking about you in the shower this morning." "Well, ''go on, big boy!''"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mexican Radio]]
* "You never saw Music/{{Devo}} do any cowboy stuff." ''[clip from the "Whip It" video plays]'' "...That doesn't count."
* Todd's flat bewilderment at Wall of Voodoo's CoverVersion of "Ring of Fire".
* "Back in the day, MTV would throw anything on, the weirder the better. [[WidgetSeries Wall of Voodoo benefited greatly from this]]."
** His pure bewilderment at a similar video that was ''actually'' a hit: "Dog Police" by... [[SelfTitledAlbum Dog Police]], and practically begging people to request it for a future OHW.
* Todd gets political:
-->"I think at some point there was a plan to stop these airwaves from getting across the border by...building a giant wall, or something. I don't know if [[Creator/DonaldTrump anyone]]'s still promoting that."
* Todd [[WordSaladLyrics trying and failing to figure out what the hell the song is about]].
-->"He's listening to Mexican talk radio? [[TakeThat I don't know why you'd want to listen to that in English!]]"
[[/folder]]

[[folder: One Tin Soldier]]
* While it is an obvious and mandatory joke, Todd utterly sells the buildup and letdown of covering a satanic band and then learning that their one hit is a hippie anti-war anthem.
-->'''Todd''': Uh... Happy Halloween? ''Why can't I have this one thing?!'' That's all I ask for, one... (buries head in hands)
* The loads of FridgeLogic about the plot, including how the valley people have no redeeming qualities, the mountain people are unable to handle obvious problems, and how this story actually ends with peace because the conflict has been resolved.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Flood]]
* After stating his distaste for ChristianRock in several earlier videos, "Flood" finally gives Todd an excuse to directly tear the genre a new one...[[spoiler:[[OhCrap until he sees the requester is a reverend.]]]]
-->"Wasn't I just reviewing a band of Satan worshippers last week?"
* Pretending to look up TheBible verse from where the band gets its name... Only to reveal that it's just "a ''Television/GameOfThrones'' [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire book]]."
* "Alt Rock in the [[TheNineties mid-nineties]] had absolutely ''no'' interest in matters of God!" [[[ImmediateSelfContradiction cue]] "Counting Blue Cars" and "One Of Us"[[note]]--both from [[OneHitWonder One Hit Wonders![[/note]]]]]
* Todd's immediate RapidFireNo and {{Squick}}-y reaction to their Christian follow-up, "Love Song for a Savior", comparing it to [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Faith + 1's]] [[Recap/SouthParkS7E9ChristianRockHard love songs for Jesus]].
* Todd repeatedly getting their mainstream-rock sound mixed up with other songs/bands of the era.
** And On Jars of Clay's audible adjustment to changing musical trends in the late 90s:
--->[[Music/SmashMouth "Hey now, you're a God star, get your Lord on, go... pray"]]
* ''Did they ever do anything else?'' "They were a Christian band good enough to cross over, ye-yeah, what do you think? ''Of course'' they did."
* Todd gives Jars of Clay the best review he can give a Christian group: [[DamnedByFaintPraise that he could almost mistake them for a real band]].
* When rocking out to one of their better songs, Todd throws up the metal devil sign... and then sheepishly notes how inappropriate it is, given the context.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Beds Are Burning]]
* Todd's comments about [[Music/MidnightOil Midnight Oil]]'s frontman, Peter Garrett, remarking that he looks like [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]] on steroids. Then, upon seeing a clip of him in performance, remarks that he also ''dances'' like Michael Stipe on steroids.
* Todd says the band is so political that even Music/RageAgainstTheMachine would tell them to talk about something else.
* "Name one Australian Prime Minister! I don't know, [[Film/MadMax MasterBlaster]]?" And related, noting how Midnight Oil taught Todd a lot about Australian tragedies, he starts thinking if ''Film/MadMax'' is an improvement.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rock Me Amadeus]]
* As Todd reveals, despite saying he wouldn't do requests for a while, [[EpicFail he actually wound up forgetting some people]]. This request in particular? It took Todd roughly '''[[UpToEleven two years]]''' to realize he missed it.
-->'''Todd''': ...I'm not good at interacting with people...
* Introducing Falco as "The Austrian superstar of the 80s..." ''[picture of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger]'' "No, the other one."
* WildMassGuessing regarding the origin of his name, before finally settling on "I guess he [[RuleOfCool just thought the name was cool]]"
-->[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros FALCO!]]
* After learning that Falco's "Body Next To Body" is a duet with [[Film/RedSonja Brigitte Nielsen]], he acknowledges that there are [[Music/PublicEnemy worse musicians]] [[Series/FlavorOfLove she could have worked with]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Video Killed the Radio Star]]
* As Todd kinda-surprisedly admits, The Buggles wound up [[spoiler:joining Music/{{Yes}}]].
-->'''Todd''': [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Ye]][[WhosOnFirst s.]] [[spoiler:''[[StealthPun Yes]]''.]]
** This is ''then'' followed up by Todd revealing that later, Downs (along with members of [[spoiler:Music/{{Yes}} and Music/KingCrimson]] would wind up putting together "a new little band known as '''[[spoiler:Music/{{Asia}}]]'''".
* Todd's utter bafflement at the fact that Trevor Horn essentially shaped 80s and 90s pop music, including producing "Kiss From A Rose" and most bizarrely, Music/{{Tatu}}'s "All The Things She Said".
-->'''Todd''': What else has he produced? Well, ''everything''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Freak Like Me]]
* The titlecard shows Todd imitating the cover of Adina's album, complete with booty shorts and his hoodie.
** This has the bonus of, as one comment put it, making a thumbnail that can be "succinctly described as '[[FunWithAcronyms TITS]] and ass'."
* Todd makes clear how Adina Howard's raw sexuality [[IllBeInMyBunk makes him feel]]:
-->'''Todd''': This gets the Todd Seal of Approval.
-->''Note: The Todd Seal of Approval is worthless.''
* Todd's reaction to discovering that one of Howard's last songs was written by Creator/JamieFoxx:
-->'''Todd''': Who the hell let the ''Series/InLivingColor'' guy think he should be involved in music? Stick to [[Series/TheJamieFoxxShow your stupid WB sitcom]] [[TakeThat no one watches]], because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn you're never having a music career]].
* When Todd learns how Adina quit the music business, went to culinary school, and started her own restaurant, he suggests a few punny entree names based on her songs, like "Freak Like Meatloaf" and "T-Shirt and Paninis".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Right Now]]
* Todd is utterly perplexed at what [[WordSaladLyrics "fake plastic submarine"]] could mean. Urban Dictionary only responds with a shrug emoji.
* Todd's editors have to interject when he goes on a long anti-Baltimore rant.
* Todd suffering through the wildly misinformed follow-up single, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad "Politically Correct."]]
-->"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the [[CallBack 'Accidental Racist']] of 2000."
** Just the fact that as soon as he reads the title, an alarm reading [-THIS IS A BAD IDEA-] rings should say something.
-->If you think people are too sensitive in the year 2-0-0-0... jeez, you're not gonna like the future.
* Some [[TheFourChordsOfPop familiar chords]] are back to haunt him...
* Mitch Allan commenting on how you couldn't make a Creator/MelBrooks movie today (mentioning his previous day's viewing of ''Film/BlazingSaddles'') as a protest against being overly politically correct is enough to make Todd [[KillItWithFire torch the works.]]
** And then later he does a FreezeFrameBonus caption.
-->ATTENTION: You are NOT Mel Brooks\\
So you'd better be sure you are exactly as funny as Mel Brooks before you even try to be him I shouldn't have to say this Jesus Christ
* Todd mentions that Allan's Twitter bio says "You know that song on the radio you hate? [[SelfDeprecation I probably wrote it]]." Upon realizing he's the one responsible for [[BerserkButton Jason Derulo's]] "Want to Want Me," he agrees.
* Todd getting furious over people calling 'Right Now' a Music/Sum41 [[MisattributedSong song.]]
* Since their follow-up 'Tomorrow' was blatantly ripping off Music/LinkinPark, Todd brings back an old gag.
-->'''Todd:''' ♪ [[CallBack Every word you speak to me / Takes me one motion nearer to the verge! / And I'm to the point of rupturing!]] ♪
[[/folder]]

[[folder:In the Summertime]]
* Todd is unwilling to believe that Ray Dorset is entirely white because of his [[SeventiesHair spectacular afro]].
* Todd's recreates his exaggerated memory of the song, which contains clown horns and fart noises as percussion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Laffy Taffy]]
* Todd spends the episode trying to remember why group member Shawty Lo's name was in the news last year, and then realizes it was because [[spoiler: he died.]]
-->'''Todd''': The one time I try to rush something out and it turns out [[spoiler: the guy just died!]]
* Really, the entire pretense that Todd was about to go on vacation. As such, he chose the easiest subject possible to make the episode as quickly as possible.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Give It to You]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I'm Too Sexy]]
[[/folder]][[Funny/ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland2017 OHW 2017 episodes]]
----

jormis29

Changed: 9

Oct 5th 2017 at 2:14:15 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 280 (click to see context) from:

* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis of Alien Ant Farm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for NuMetal as a whole.

to:

* The episode's slow but continuous transformation from an analysis ~~of Alien Ant Farm's~~ of Music/AlienAntFarm's career into a look at Todd's utter contempt for NuMetal as a whole.

Dancedom

Added: 34

Sep 29th 2017 at 9:05:02 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

[[/folder]]

[[folder:I'm Too Sexy]]

nombretomado

Changed: 16

Sep 16th 2017 at 6:05:58 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Changed line(s) 670 (click to see context) from:

* Todd's immediate RapidFireNo and {{Squick}}-y reaction to their Christian follow-up, "Love Song for a Savior", comparing it to [[Series/SouthPark Faith + 1's]] [[Recap/SouthParkS7E9ChristianRockHard love songs for Jesus]].

to:

* Todd's immediate RapidFireNo and {{Squick}}-y reaction to their Christian follow-up, "Love Song for a Savior", comparing it to ~~[[Series/SouthPark~~ [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Faith + 1's]] [[Recap/SouthParkS7E9ChristianRockHard love songs for Jesus]].

Dancedom

Added: 36

Sep 6th 2017 at 9:47:27 PM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Give It to You]]

AdelePotter

Added: 157

Aug 26th 2017 at 8:07:25 AM

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

None

Added DiffLines:

* When rocking out to one of their better songs, Todd throws up the metal devil sign... and then sheepishly notes how inappropriate it is, given the context.

History Funny / ToddInTheShadowsOneHitWonderland