Release: January 13, 2009
Shows
- You Can't Do That on Television (1979-1990)
- Clarissa Explains It All (1991-94)
- Hey Dude! (1989-91)
- Salute Your Shorts (1991-92)
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993-96)
This episode contains examples of:
- Abusive Parents: He went through being Raised as the Opposite Gender for an unknown length of time.
- Alternative Character Interpretation: Invoked when discussing Artie, "the strongest man.... in the world", from Pete and Pete:Critic: Is Artie, um, special??
- Call-Back: To "Adventure Ho!", used in the previous review. But The Critic immediately realizes he accidentally called Clarissa a "ho" and said the phrase wasn't very nice in this context.
- Jeopardy! Thinking Music: Plays when the Critic guesses the genders of some of the kids on You Can't Do That on Television.
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome: When reviewing Hey Dude!, the Critic is annoyed that there isn't action in the show. When the characters announce that they have to round up horses and fix a gate, the Critic gets excited that he'll finally see some action. But it turns out all the action happens off-screen, and joins the characters after they've already finished.Critic: Hey! HEEEEEYYYY! That was one horse, and we didn't even see you get it! Good God, you get more of the Wild West by listening to Slim Whitman, for crying out loud!
- Too Much Information:Bobby: I tell a ghost story and you buy it hook, line and stinker, I just cut one.
Critic: ...Thanks for sharing. - Viewer Gender Confusion: Invoked; the Critic is thoroughly confused about the gender of some of the kids in You Can't Do That on Television.
