History YMMV / Roundhouse

* AcceptableTargets: They can't seem to go several episodes without making a jab at ''Series/BeverlyHills90210''.
** Or [[Music/TheJacksonFive the Jacksons]], specifically Tito and [=LaToya=].

* CultClassic

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The new baby episode had a brief ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' parody that noted that Creator/DickClark was turning 105 (and Music/{{Madonna}} was old enough to know better). Sadly, Clark died at 83, in 2012.

** In the ChristmasEpisode, the dad is visited by the "Ghosts of Christmas Specials", who are represented by NoCelebritiesWereHarmed versions of three celebrities: Creator/BillCosby (Alfred), Creator/PatrickSwayze (Munoz) and Music/VanillaIce (Mark), the joke being that none of them are dead yet (though Cosby's film ''Film/GhostDad'' died at the box office and Ice's career had been CondemnedByHistory), and Swayze points out that he was in the movie ''Film/{{Ghost}}'', so that's good enough. The real Swayze would die in 2009, while Cosby and Ice are still very much alive as of this writing (though Cosby's career is pretty much dead in light of several abuse allegations in late 2014).

** In the ChristmasEpisode, the dad is visited by the "Ghosts of Christmas Specials", who are represented by NoCelebritiesWereHarmed versions of three celebrities: Creator/BillCosby (Alfred), Creator/PatrickSwayze (Munoz) and Music/VanillaIce (Mark), the joke being that none of them are dead yet (though Cosby's film ''Film/GhostDad'' died at the box office and Ice's career was DeaderThanDisco), and Swayze points out that he was in the movie ''Film/{{Ghost}}'', so that's good enough. The real Swayze would die in 2009, while Cosby and Ice are still very much alive as of this writing (though Cosby's career is pretty much dead in light of several abuse allegations in late 2014).

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The show provided a ''very'' unique combination of DomCom and SketchComedy, with [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar humor that]] [[TakeThat makes the show]] [[BlackComedy look like it]] [[BitingTheHandHumor got lost]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids on its]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice way to]] Creator/{{MTV}}, and [[NoFourthWall rapid fourth-wall breaking]], almost dipping its way into BornInTheTheater. Perhaps it was a bit ''too'' unconventional compared to [[Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll some of]] [[Series/HeyDude the]] [[Series/DoubleDare1986 other shows]] Creator/{{Nick|elodeon}} [[Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete had at]] [[Series/SaluteYourShorts the time]], and the show never truly caught on.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: You know ''Roundhouse'' is a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} show in a whole other league when they have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amIV4C6vw0g a song about sex education]] in the ''fourth episode''. Add to that the surprisingly deep lyrics, mild swearing ("hell" and "crap" show up a few times, mostly during the first two seasons) and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar jokes that will go over the target audience's heads]].

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkhuyocVnF4 The theme song]]: ''Whenever my life gets me so down...'' as well as a number of other songs on the show.
** ''Round and round and round and round...''
** "Sex Education", "TV Head" and "Be A Rebel" are probably the definitive {{Ear Worm}}s of season 1.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yc1k7byk_E Be Popular]] as well.
** The vocal bumpers can elicit this reaction as well: "U.B. The Judge", "I'll Be On Your Mind", "Work It Out" and "Nobody Like You" are the standouts.
** Season 4's "What Took You So Long", especially towards the end when the verse is sung in a round.

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3gllkUqn2c The theme song]]: ''Whenever my life gets me so down...'' as well as a number of other songs on the show.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Plenty of people who watch the episodes on YouTube nowadays usually watch it for either the ''Film/{{Newsies}}'' cast members or Crystal Lewis.

* EarWorm: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-nogZ6zNbU The theme song]]: ''Whenever my life gets me so down...'' as well as a number of other songs on the show.

* BaseBreaker: Okay, there's not much of a base to break about it, but Dominic Lucero and Crystal Lewis' departures from the show qualifies, as well as the latter seasons, which tend to have a different feel from the first season.[[note]]this factor could also be because the show moved production from [[Ride/UniversalStudios the Florida Nickelodeon Studios]] to the Creator/{{CBS}} Studio Center in Hollywood.[[/note]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: You know ''Roundhouse'' is a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} show in a whole other league when they have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amIV4C6vw0g a song about sex education]] in the ''fourth episode''. Add to that the surprisingly deep lyrics, mild swearing ("hell" and "crap" show up a few times, mostly during the first two seasons) and [[ParentalBonus references that will go over the target audience's heads]].

* EarWorm: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTxqN-a0ges The theme song]]: ''Whenever my life gets me so down...'' as well as a number of other songs on the show.

** Speaking of ''Series/{{Today}}'', back in 1983 that show's (now semi-retired) weatherman Willard Scott once did a spectacular Carmen Miranda impression on-air, complete with PimpedOutDress. In season 4 of ''Roundhouse'', Carmen Miranda and Willard Scott were spoofed in two consecutive episodes. "Objection" features a quick MirandaRights gag involving Lisa Vale doing an impression of the actress while reading said rights. While in the episode "Claptrap", David Sidoni briefly appears as "Willard Snot" giving a weather report (true to the episode's themes, the bit involves opening an umbrella indoors), complete with birthday greeting to a 105-year-old.

* CriticalDissonance: The show won no less than ''four'' different awards during its time (including an Ollie Award for "Excellence In Television Programming For America's Children") but never managed to find an audience. This is sad, since (despite what WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic says) many of the show's jokes and sketches were actually pretty funny, and you could tell that the cast had a lot of fun doing the series (not to mention that the show had many fantastic original songs, two of which also won awards for Best Song).