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* RageBreakingPoint: In "What Is Fash Ism?", after it's clear he's lost the ''VideoGame/RaidShadowLegends'' sponsorship on account of Goofball continually screwing up the video, he finally cracks and attempts to strangle him to death (despite Goofball being a ghost).
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Informed Attribute — Dream Drama video


** Happens again in ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', though this is actually PlayedForDrama, as opposed to how it was last time. When Goofball forces him to talk about his feelings to help him with his mental health issues, Max G. dissociates, claiming he "wasn't wired for this introspection".

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** Happens again in ''ALL "ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', date)", though this is actually PlayedForDrama, as opposed to how it was last time. When Goofball forces him to talk about his feelings to help him with his mental health issues, Max G. dissociates, claiming he "wasn't wired for this introspection".



* AmbiguouslyBi: Though openly stated to be gay, he stated in ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'' that he's straight sometimes and when he is he has a girlfriend. It's clear he isn't romantically interested in her, but it isn't clear if this is purely sexual, [[TheHedonist hedonistic]], or if he's just interested in seeing polyamorous relationships fail.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Though openly stated to be gay, he stated in ''ALL "ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'' date)" that he's straight sometimes and when he is he has a girlfriend. It's clear he isn't romantically interested in her, but it isn't clear if this is purely sexual, [[TheHedonist hedonistic]], or if he's just interested in seeing polyamorous relationships fail.



** In ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', he rather explicitly states that he cares about Max G. [[TheGadfly despite busting his chops on a regular basis]] and even tries to help him through his mental issues.

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** In ''ALL "ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', date)", he rather explicitly states that he cares about Max G. [[TheGadfly despite busting his chops on a regular basis]] and even tries to help him through his mental issues.



* InformedAttribute: [[WordOfGay Stated to be]] and claims that he's gay, but whatever actual sexual attraction he ends up showing keeps being for women. In "What Is Fash Ism?", [[spoiler: he even enjoys a make-out session (and, [[SmokingHotSex by implication]], likely a little more) with a lady ghost from down the hall and taunts his ghost ex-girlfriend by text message]].

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* InformedAttribute: Is [[WordOfGay Stated stated to be]] and claims that he's gay, but whatever actual sexual attraction he ends up showing onscreen keeps being for women. In women, such as the mermaid in Max's campaign in "Dungeons in Dragons", his girlfriend Natalie from "ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)" (see AmbiguouslyBi above), and the green ghost he [[DumpedViaTextMessage dumps Natalie for]] in "What Is Fash Ism?", [[spoiler: he even enjoys a make-out session (and, [[SmokingHotSex by implication]], likely a little more) with a lady ghost from down the hall and taunts his ghost ex-girlfriend by text message]].Ism?".
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* InformedAttribute: Stated to be gay, but the only legit sexual attraction he's ever shown anyone was for a female.

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* InformedAttribute: [[WordOfGay Stated to be be]] and claims that he's gay, but the only legit whatever actual sexual attraction he's ever shown anyone was he ends up showing keeps being for women. In "What Is Fash Ism?", [[spoiler: he even enjoys a female.make-out session (and, [[SmokingHotSex by implication]], likely a little more) with a lady ghost from down the hall and taunts his ghost ex-girlfriend by text message]].



* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets strangled ([[PlayedForHorror in a non-comical way]]) while on the receiving end of a ReasonYouSuckSpeech by Max in "What is Fascism?" after his joke [[ItMakesSenseInContext about drinking a glass of cum]] derails and ruins Max's entire video. Notably unlike in most cases, it actually causes Goofball to genuinely lose his usually smug attitude and (somewhat) relents in fear.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets strangled ([[PlayedForHorror in a non-comical way]]) while on the receiving end of a ReasonYouSuckSpeech by Max in "What is Fascism?" Is Fash Ism?" after his joke [[ItMakesSenseInContext about drinking a glass of cum]] derails and ruins Max's entire video. Notably unlike in most cases, it actually causes Goofball to genuinely lose his usually smug attitude and (somewhat) relents in fear.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets strangled ([[PlayedForHorror in a non-comical way]]) while on the receiving end of a ReasonYouSuckSpeech by Max in "What is Fascism?" after his joke [[ItMakesSenseInContext about drinking a glass of cum]] derails and ruins Max's entire video. Notably unlike in most cases, it actually causes Goofball to genuinely lose his usually smug attitude and (somewhat) relents in fear.

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* InformedAttribute: Stated to be gay, but the only legit sexual attraction he's ever shown anyone was for a female.


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* TheVoiceless: Can only talk through text. Just about the only sound she's ever made is a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Fearow cry]] when she got mad at Burnbot for spilling the beans on her relationship with Max's microwave.

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* TheVoiceless: Can only talk through text. Just about the only sound she's ever made is a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Fearow cry]] when she got mad at Burnbot Goofball for spilling the beans on her relationship with Max's microwave.
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-->'''''Goofball:''' So wait, if you're not a creep, then why are your arms and legs so disproportionately long? How come you chew your fingernails? Why do you have a beard on your neck? How come you only shower, like, twice a week? Why did you see a psychiatrist for two years? What do you guys talk about? Why do you own these books? How come you don't have any friends? How come the bottom of your feet are so dirty? Why do you know the words to Westernanimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure? Why do you watch so many documentaries about serial killers? Why would a man who knows all the words to Raggedy Ann And Andy: A Musical Adventure also be a man who watches so many documentaries about serial killers?''

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-->'''''Goofball:''' So wait, if you're not a creep, then why are your arms and legs so disproportionately long? How come you chew your fingernails? Why do you have a beard on your neck? How come you only shower, like, twice a week? Why did you see a psychiatrist for two years? What do you guys talk about? Why do you own these books? How come you don't have any friends? How come the bottom of your feet are so dirty? Why do you know the words to Westernanimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure? Why do you watch so many documentaries about serial killers? [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Why would a man who knows all the words to Raggedy Ann And Andy: A Musical Adventure also be a man who watches so many documentaries about serial killers?''killers?]]''

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* HeroicBSOD: When Goofball manages to get Max G. to eliminate any source of information to help him understand his own reality, Max has a mental breakdown. Complete with actually [=BSoD=]'ing.

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When Goofball manages to get Max G. to eliminate any source of information to help him understand his own reality, Max has a mental breakdown. Complete with actually [=BSoD=]'ing.[=BSoD=]'ing.
** Happens again in ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', though this is actually PlayedForDrama, as opposed to how it was last time. When Goofball forces him to talk about his feelings to help him with his mental health issues, Max G. dissociates, claiming he "wasn't wired for this introspection".


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* AmbiguouslyBi: Though openly stated to be gay, he stated in ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'' that he's straight sometimes and when he is he has a girlfriend. It's clear he isn't romantically interested in her, but it isn't clear if this is purely sexual, [[TheHedonist hedonistic]], or if he's just interested in seeing polyamorous relationships fail.
--> '''Max G.:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards That sounds... greedy and self-destructive.]]\\
'''Goofball:''' Pretty much. But let me tell ya, it's one hell of a ride on the way down, ''hoo hoo hoo hoo''!
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* BiTheWay: Despite being confirmed as gay in and out of universe, he states that when he's "not gay" he has a girlfriend.
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: During his ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', when Goofball [[LampshadeHanging notes how Max's reviews seem to be colored by his own]] [[LoserProtagonist failings]], Max retorts that he could either claim to be impartial (which he considers impossible), or admit to his own biases.

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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: During his ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' video, when Goofball [[LampshadeHanging notes how Max's reviews seem to be colored by his own]] [[LoserProtagonist failings]], Max retorts that he could either claim to be impartial (which he considers impossible), or admit to his own biases.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[DownplayedTrope While not necessarily evil]] (He's more of a {{Jerkass}} than anything else), Goofball has shown concern for both [[BigBrotherInstinct his sister]] and [[OddFriendship Burnbot]] on two separate occasions. He even went as far as admitting respect for Burnbot.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: BiTheWay: Despite being confirmed as gay in and out of universe, he states that when he's "not gay" he has a girlfriend.
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[[DownplayedTrope While not necessarily evil]] (He's more of a {{Jerkass}} than anything else), Goofball has shown concern for both [[BigBrotherInstinct his sister]] and [[OddFriendship Burnbot]] on two separate occasions. He even went as far as admitting respect for Burnbot.Burnbot.
** In ''ALL Dream Drama Explained!! (2021) (Up to date)'', he rather explicitly states that he cares about Max G. [[TheGadfly despite busting his chops on a regular basis]] and even tries to help him through his mental issues.
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* HeroicBSoD: When Goofball manages to get Max G. to eliminate any source of information to help him understand his own reality, Max has a mental breakdown. Complete with actually [=BSoD=]'ing.

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* HeroicBSoD: HeroicBSOD: When Goofball manages to get Max G. to eliminate any source of information to help him understand his own reality, Max has a mental breakdown. Complete with actually [=BSoD=]'ing.
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* HeroicBSoD: When Goofball manages to get Max G. to eliminate any source of information to help him understand his own reality, Max has a mental breakdown. Complete with actually [=BSoD=]'ing.
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* FlowerInHerHair: The digital face that displays on her screen has a little flower at the top-left corner.
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--> '''Max:''' Goofball, I don't ''need'' to apologize to a ''TV''.\\

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--> '''Max:''' --->'''Max:''' Goofball, I don't ''need'' to apologize to a ''TV''.\\
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: During his ''Disney/{{Moana}}'', when Goofball [[LampshadeHanging notes how Max's reviews seem to be colored by his own]] [[LoserProtagonist failings]], Max retorts that he could either claim to be impartial (which he considers impossible), or admit to his own biases.

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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: During his ''Disney/{{Moana}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', when Goofball [[LampshadeHanging notes how Max's reviews seem to be colored by his own]] [[LoserProtagonist failings]], Max retorts that he could either claim to be impartial (which he considers impossible), or admit to his own biases.

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* HiddenDepths: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuR8HQ43byQ BEST youtuber apology video EVER! (2020)]]'' Goofball has been shown to be at least adept at arts and crafts, showing off his admittedly adorable Burnbot papercraft.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: A semi-common occurrence for him. So far, he has been choked, shoved into a fart jar, and left stranded on an desolate stretch of road in the middle of the night.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: A semi-common occurrence for him. So far, he has been choked, shoved into a fart jar, and left stranded on an a desolate stretch of road in the middle of the night.
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* ArtEvolution: Her 2.0 makeover has her display a more nitid face, her hair colored and her flower actually being an actual flower outside of the screen.

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* ArtEvolution: Her 2.0 makeover has her display a more nitid face, her hair colored and her flower actually being an actual flower outside of the screen. During the insult and end cards, she also has a humanoid avatar (needless to say, certain fans went [[Main/Rule34 crazy]]).



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:She drives away from Max's house at the end of TOP 10 REASONS THE GRINCH IS BULLSHIT after deciding she's had enough of his insensitive remarks.]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:She drives away (despite not having hands or feet) from Max's house at the end of TOP 10 REASONS THE GRINCH IS BULLSHIT after deciding she's had enough of his insensitive remarks.]]

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* SelfDeprecation / LoserProtagonist: Half of the series' comedy stems from Max's joking self-loathing.

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* SelfDeprecation / LoserProtagonist: SelfDeprecation: Half of the series' comedy stems from Max's joking self-loathing.



** On a more serious note, she doesn't appreciate [[spoiler: [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman being called soulless due to the fact that she's a robot]]. Max made the mistake of doing this and she's been gone for two episodes]].

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** On a more serious note, she doesn't appreciate [[spoiler: [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman being called soulless due to the fact that she's a robot]]. Max made the mistake of doing this and she's been gone she disappears for two episodes]].five entire episodes before negotiating with Max prior to his apology video, and even then, she doesn't forgive him until she coaxes him into a sincere apology with a GroinAttack]].
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:She returns to work at ''Brain Dump'' only with the conditions of being upgraded, paid, and apologized to by Max, the last of which she forces out of him with a [[GroinAttack punch to the nads]].]]



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: She drives away from Max's house at the end of TOP 10 REASONS THE GRINCH IS BULLSHIT after deciding she's had enough of his insensitive remarks.]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She drives away from Max's house at the end of TOP 10 REASONS THE GRINCH IS BULLSHIT after deciding she's had enough of his insensitive remarks.]]



* TheBusCameBack: spoiler: She returns to work Brain Dump only with the conditions of being upgraded, get paid and getting an apology from Max

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* ArtEvolution: Her 2.0 makeover has her display a more nitid face, her hair colored and her flower actually being an actual flower outside of the screen.


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* TheBusCameBack: spoiler: She returns to work Brain Dump only with the conditions of being upgraded, get paid and getting an apology from Max
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*WordOfGay: Max G. has confirmed on Twitter that Goofball is gay.

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* TheDogBitesBack: When Goofball comes to annoy/ridicule Max, he usually doesn't really do anything to stop him.
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* TheDogBitesBack: When Goofball comes to annoy/ridicule Max, he usually doesn't really do anything to stop him. \n However, there are a few instances where he finally retaliates.

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* TheDogBitesBack: When Goofball comes to annoy/ridicule Max, he usually doesn't really do anything to stop him. However, there are a few instances where he finally retaliates.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Tumblr's not gonna like this..."
* TheDogBitesBack: When Goofball comes to annoy/ridicule Max, he usually doesn't really do anything to stop him.
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* TheVoiceless: Can only talk through text.

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* TheVoiceless: Can only talk through text. Just about the only sound she's ever made is a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Fearow cry]] when she got mad at Burnbot for spilling the beans on her relationship with Max's microwave.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Understandably, he ''really'' doesn't like the DomesticAbuse [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Slimer]] dishes out to his sister.

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** In "Special Guest SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Discusses Upcoming Movie!", he seems disgusted with Max G. for putting Sonic the Hedgehog on his show after he had [[NoodleIncident some apparent accident]]. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny At first, at least]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the Halloween special, when his sister is reduced to a sobbing wreck after Goofball confronts her about leaving [[DomesticAbuser Slimer]], he says "Uh, I'm sorry, I gotta go take care of this" and actually ''leaves'' (with his sister). Max lampshades this by saying "[[MoodWhiplash Well that went in a dark direction]]".

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the Halloween special, when his sister is reduced to a sobbing wreck after Goofball confronts her about leaving [[DomesticAbuser [[DomesticAbuse Slimer]], he says "Uh, I'm sorry, I gotta go take care of this" and actually ''leaves'' (with his sister). Max lampshades this by saying "[[MoodWhiplash Well that went in a dark direction]]".
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** On a more serious note, she doesn't appreciate [[spoiler: [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman being called soulless due to the fact that she's a robot]]. Max made the mistake of doing this and she's been gone for two episodes]].

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