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* At the end of 'Do I Hear $1?', Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.
* The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.
* In "The Bachelor", Grant repeatedly agonizes over having to send home contestants, complaining that they are all nice and he doesn't want to disappoint any of them. At the end of the show, Grant is left to chose between two contestants. He asks to talk with Sam backstage, and when they come back out, Sam announces that, since Grant couldn't chose, the promised vacation for two is now a vacation for ''three''.
* In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and Ash Minnick tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.
* 'Sam Says 2':
** The episode includes the prompt "Show some real vulnerability." Jacob goes first, but his mouth is immediately censored, since whatever he is saying is apparently "'''TOO VULNERABLE FOR TV.'''" Within seconds, Ally and Zac go to hug and comfort Jacob, who easily wins the round.
** The last prompt, "Sam says go", sees Zac running off down the street, Jacob driving home, and Ally flying to New York, implying that they each went their own way. The 'Cut For Time' episode, however, shows Zac picking up Ally and the two of them meeting back up with Jacob. The three grab take-out (paid for by Sam) before dropping Ally at the airport. When Sam video-calls and points out the lack of competitiveness, Ally says the three of them are best friends.
* In 'Battle Royale' part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.
* 'Second Place':
** Despite losing a chance to own a 2nd-edition volume of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', when Oscar says "I have never seen or read Lord of the Rings, and I'm gonna start ''today''" - the knowledge that they'd still be appreciated by their owner was enough to calm Brennan down.
** One of the prompts is for each of the contestants to compliment Sam, with Brennan and Oscar both giving very heartfelt and sincere compliments.
** While Brennan's last monologue quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset. He also says that Ally and Oscar should be the ones celebrated, since they both came in first.
* 'The Newlywebs':
** All the interactions between Sam and his wife, Elaine. In the behind-the-scenes for the episode, they reveal they've been married for twenty years.
* 'Sam Says 3'
** Henry, the pig in a little cowboy hat, whose tail wags when he's happy.
-->'''Sam''': It's goin' like a helicopter!
** While the contestants aren't initially allowed to look at Henry, the Behind the Scenes reveals that Sam did eventually allow the players to look at and interact with him, though it was cut for time.
-->'''Sam:''': I'm not a monster!
* 'Bingo':
** One of Brennan's first challenges was to list five things that he likes about Mike Trapp. Brennan's problem was narrowing it down to only five. He deeply respects Trapp as a comedian and adores him as a person.
*** Brennan notes the real challenge is finding things he only likes about Trapp, as there are many things he ''loves'' about Trapp. When they cut to Trapp in the green room, he's clearly touched by Brennan's words.
*** Brennan's first note was that he owes his job to Trapp, as he was initially hired to work on WebVideo/UmActually
** At the end, when the full truth of the episode was revealed, Brennan [[HeroicBSOD absolutely bluescreened.]] Raph took a moment to comfort him, and Sam asked him if he was okay.
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** The final part of the video is a call from Grant's father, who tells him how happy he is to have him as a son, remarks on how Grant has always looked after his mother and sister, and expresses happiness that Grant is doing what he loves (an ironic callback to the previous episode). By the end, Grant is nearly in tears.

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** The final part of the video is a call from Grant's father, who tells him how happy he is to have him as a son, remarks on how Grant has always looked after his mother and sister, younger siblings, and expresses happiness that Grant is doing what he loves (an ironic callback to the previous episode). By the end, Grant is nearly in tears.

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** The last prompt, "Sam says go", sees Zac running off down the street, Jacob driving home, and Ally fly to New York, implying that they each went their own way. The 'Cut For Time' episode, however, shows Zac picking up Ally and the two of them meeting back up with Jacob. The three grab take-out before dropping Ally at the airport.
* In 'Battle Royale' part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.

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** The last prompt, "Sam says go", sees Zac running off down the street, Jacob driving home, and Ally fly flying to New York, implying that they each went their own way. The 'Cut For Time' episode, however, shows Zac picking up Ally and the two of them meeting back up with Jacob. The three grab take-out (paid for by Sam) before dropping Ally at the airport.
airport. When Sam video-calls and points out the lack of competitiveness, Ally says the three of them are best friends.
* In 'Battle Royale' part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.


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* 'The Newlywebs':
** All the interactions between Sam and his wife, Elaine. In the behind-the-scenes for the episode, they reveal they've been married for twenty years.
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** He gave Brennan suggestions for ''WebVideo/Dimension20'' that became some of the most beloved elements of that show[[note]] Namely, having Stephen Sondheim act as one of the magical guardians of NYC in ''The Unsleeping City''[[/note]].

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** He gave Brennan suggestions for ''WebVideo/Dimension20'' that became some of the most beloved elements of that show[[note]] Namely, show.[[note]]Namely, having Stephen Sondheim act as one of the magical guardians of NYC in ''The Unsleeping City''[[/note]].City''.[[/note]]
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*** Brennan notes the real challenge is finding things he only likes about Trapp, as there are many things he ''loves'' about Trapp. When they cut to Trapp in the green room, he's clearly touched by Brennan's words.
*** Brennan's first note was that he owes his job to Trapp, as he was initially hired to work on WebVideo/UmActually
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* 'Sam Says 3'
** Henry, the pig in a little cowboy hat, whose tail wags when he's happy.
-->'''Sam''': It's goin' like a helicopter!
** While the contestants aren't initially allowed to look at Henry, the Behind the Scenes reveals that Sam did eventually allow the players to look at and interact with him, though it was cut for time.
-->'''Sam:''': I'm not a monster!
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* 'Bingo':
** One of Brennan's first challenges was to list five things that he likes about Mike Trapp. Brennan's problem was narrowing it down to only five. He deeply respects Trapp as a comedian and adores him as a person.
** At the end, when the full truth of the episode was revealed, Brennan [[HeroicBSOD absolutely bluescreened.]] Raph took a moment to comfort him, and Sam asked him if he was okay.

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* In the Finale of ''Total Forgiveness'', having come to realise that they were hurting each other for money, Ally sets their final challenge to Grant to be simply having a day of fun with his friends Katie and Jess. Grant, in turn, made his last challenge to Ally be "share three nice mezcals with me". But with Grant behind in the money count, Ally chose to pour out their last drink, thereby failing the challenge and giving Grant the remaining money. Grant [[ManlyTears burst into tears,]] and he and Ally hugged.




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* In the Finale of ''Total Forgiveness'', having come to realise that they were hurting each other for money, Ally sets their final challenge to Grant to be simply having a day of fun with his friends Katie and Jess. Grant, in turn, made his last challenge to Ally be "share three nice mezcals with me". But with Grant behind in the money count, Ally chose to pour out their last drink, thereby failing the challenge and giving Grant the remaining money. Grant [[ManlyTears burst into tears,]] and he and Ally hugged.
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-->'''Sir John Doe:''' So what if this young woman has a poster of Audrey Hepburn across from a poster of the Eiffel tower catty-cornered to a mural that says "Live, laugh, love" framed in Christmas lights?
-->'''Jessica:''' (''delighted'') What?! How did you know that?
-->'''Sir John Doe:''' Cause of course you do! Because those things are ''wonderful''! Audrey Hepburn is an icon, Paris is romantic, Christmas lights can make small depressing rooms feel warm and welcoming, and "Live, laugh, love" is ''great'' advice for ''anybody''!

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-->'''Sir John Doe:''' So what if this young woman has a poster of Audrey Hepburn across from a poster of the Eiffel tower catty-cornered to a mural that says "Live, laugh, love" framed in Christmas lights?
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lights?\\
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John Doe:''' Cause of course you do! Because those things are ''wonderful''! Audrey Hepburn is an icon, Paris is romantic, Christmas lights can make small depressing rooms feel warm and welcoming, and "Live, laugh, love" is ''great'' advice for ''anybody''!



--->'''Woman''': How to... feel... normal?\\
'''Google''': Look, it's normal to not feel normal. We've never gone through anything like this as a modern society, so go easy on yourself, and look for pleasant distractions.\\
'''Woman''': (''{{Beat}} as she thinks'') [[MeaningfulEcho Exclamation point but for quiet]].\\
'''Google''': (''Smiles understandingly'') Let's find out.

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--->'''Woman''': --->'''Woman:''' How to... feel... normal?\\
'''Google''': '''Google:''' Look, it's normal to not feel normal. We've never gone through anything like this as a modern society, so go easy on yourself, and look for pleasant distractions.\\
'''Woman''': '''Woman:''' (''{{Beat}} as she thinks'') [[MeaningfulEcho Exclamation point but for quiet]].\\
'''Google''': '''Google:''' (''Smiles understandingly'') Let's find out.



-->'''Owen:''' Calm the heck down! Okay, you know what, I think Darian and Damien are very nice boys.
-->'''Darian:''' You do?
-->'''Damien:''' We are?
-->'''Owen:''' Yeah. Just because they're shy and sticky doesn't mean that beneath their Cheeto-crushed and tooth-plaqued exterior, they're not two very special young men.

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-->'''Owen:''' Calm the heck down! Okay, you know what, I think Darian and Damien are very nice boys.
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boys.\\
'''Darian:'''
You do?
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do?\\
'''Damien:'''
We are?
-->'''Owen:'''
are?\\
'''Owen:'''
Yeah. Just because they're shy and sticky doesn't mean that beneath their Cheeto-crushed and tooth-plaqued exterior, they're not two very special young men.
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** Despite losing a chance to own a 2nd-edition volume of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', when Oscar says "I have never seen or read Lord of the Rings, and I'm gonna start ''today''" - the knowledge that they'd still be appreciated by their owner was enough to calm Brennan down.

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* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbWCRNFsrQ one episode]], Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.

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* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbWCRNFsrQ one episode]], At the end of 'Do I Hear $1?', Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.



* The episode 'Sam Says 2' includes the prompt "Show some real vulnerability." Jacob goes first, but his mouth is immediately censored, since whatever he is saying is apparently "'''TOO VULNERABLE FOR TV.'''" Within seconds, Ally and Zac go to hug and comfort Jacob, who easily wins the round.
* In Battle Royale part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.
* While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.

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includes the prompt "Show some real vulnerability." Jacob goes first, but his mouth is immediately censored, since whatever he is saying is apparently "'''TOO VULNERABLE FOR TV.'''" Within seconds, Ally and Zac go to hug and comfort Jacob, who easily wins the round.
** The last prompt, "Sam says go", sees Zac running off down the street, Jacob driving home, and Ally fly to New York, implying that they each went their own way. The 'Cut For Time' episode, however, shows Zac picking up Ally and the two of them meeting back up with Jacob. The three grab take-out before dropping Ally at the airport.
* In Battle Royale 'Battle Royale' part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.
* 'Second Place':
** One of the prompts is for each of the contestants to compliment Sam, with Brennan and Oscar both giving very heartfelt and sincere compliments.
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While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.upset. He also says that Ally and Oscar should be the ones celebrated, since they both came in first.

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* In Battle Royal part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.

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* The episode 'Sam Says 2' includes the prompt "Show some real vulnerability." Jacob goes first, but his mouth is immediately censored, since whatever he is saying is apparently "'''TOO VULNERABLE FOR TV.'''" Within seconds, Ally and Zac go to hug and comfort Jacob, who easily wins the round.
* In Battle Royal Royale part 4, Sam's mom appears as a guest judge who the contestants have to charm. Jacob Wysocki spends his first minute talking about how all the ways Sam has helped him, including paying the fact that Sam paid Jacob's rent for several months, and thanks her for raising him so well. This causes both Jacob and Sam to tear up.
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** The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.

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** * The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.

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* ''Game Changer'':
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbWCRNFsrQ one episode]], Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.
** The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.
** In "The Bachelor", Grant repeatedly agonizes over having to send home contestants, complaining that they are all nice and he doesn't want to disappoint any of them. At the end of the show, Grant is left to chose between two contestants. He asks to talk with Sam backstage, and when they come back out, Sam announces that, since Grant couldn't chose, the promised vacation for two is now a vacation for ''three''.
** In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and Ash Minnick tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.
** While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.

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* ''Game Changer'':
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In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbWCRNFsrQ one episode]], Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.
** The **The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.
** * In "The Bachelor", Grant repeatedly agonizes over having to send home contestants, complaining that they are all nice and he doesn't want to disappoint any of them. At the end of the show, Grant is left to chose between two contestants. He asks to talk with Sam backstage, and when they come back out, Sam announces that, since Grant couldn't chose, the promised vacation for two is now a vacation for ''three''.
** * In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and Ash Minnick tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.
** * While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.upset.
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** In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and one person tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.

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** In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and one person Ash Minnick tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.

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** While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.



* While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.

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* While Brennan's last monologue in "Second Place" quickly devolves into criticising Sam, the first part is really sweet: he says that coming in first, second or anything else doesn't matter, what matters is that you gave it your best effort, and if you do that, that's all anyone can really ask for and you shouldn't be upset.
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* The endings to most of 'The Six...' videos, after their largely humorous tone mocking you and the protagonist of them
** In "The Six Ways You'll See Your Father", after describing how you see your father as a superhero, an embarrassing clown, a tyrant, a sell-out and a source of income, you'll realise that [[ParentsAsPeople he's just a regular guy, like you, trying to make his way in the world, with similar hopes and dreams]].
** At the end of "The Six Ways You'll Try to Get out of the Friendzone", the main character gives up, after considering faking his death, trying to be more mysterious or making his friend jealous. Instead he just decides to hang out with her, as friends, and accidentally gets closer to her.
** The conclusion of "Your Girlfriend's Six Friends". Your girlfriend's friends may be a pain in the arse, but you care about her, and she's your friend too, so you put up with them. After all she puts up with your mates.
** "The Six Christmas Movies You'll Live Through". When you're a kid, Christmas is like an animated Holiday special, where everything's perfect and upbeat. As you get older and more cynical, it turns into a classic Holiday movie, then a Holiday comedy about dysfunctional families. When you fall in love on Christmas, it's a Holiday romance. [[SecondActBreakup But after the romance goes wrong,]] it's ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'', where you just can't stand the Christmas spirit any more. Until that "Ghost from the Past" catches up with you again... and it turns into a home movie.
** "The Six Girls You'll See Back Home". With the set-up being "you" coming home for the holidays, only to then head out to the bar after an argument breaks out, the video has the sixth one be "The One Who Loves You", aka. your mom, as shown with "you" heading back home and seeing a pie left out for "you". [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash Granted, the mood is soured a bit with the punchline that "you" entered the wrong house,]] but the sentiment is still there.]]
* The "Horror Movie Daycare" sketch is funny, but oddly sweet, in a way. Despite dealing with {{Creepy Child}}ren from every horror movie imaginable, the teacher still loves the kids, and clearly isn't put off by all the supernatural weirdness surrounding them. She just treats them the same as you would any other students, and does her best to give them a place where they can have fun and just enjoy being kids.
** It's subtle, but the way the kids interact with the teacher imply that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes the feeling is mutual]]. Some commenters have even speculated that this could lead to a LoveRedeems situation.
* "Defender of the Basic", on the surface, pokes fun at the kind of things that people with middle-of-the-road tastes enjoy, but at the same time it's actually a surprisingly sincere and good-natured defense of those exact same things.
-->'''Sir John Doe:''' So what if this young woman has a poster of Audrey Hepburn across from a poster of the Eiffel tower catty-cornered to a mural that says “Live, laugh, love” framed in Christmas lights?
-->'''Jessica:''' (''delighted'') What?! How did you know that?
-->'''Sir John Doe:''' Cause of course you do! Because those things are ''wonderful''! Audrey Hepburn is an icon, Paris is romantic, Christmas lights can make small depressing rooms feel warm and welcoming, and “Live, laugh, love” is ''great'' advice for ''anybody''!
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogb2ctOfV4 Crippling Levels of Manliness]]" starts of as a RatedMForManly commercial for whisky, until the spokesman starts [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder legitimately questioning]] ''why'' he insists on acting so manly, and starts taking steps toward exploring his more feminine side as he realizes he's afraid of what society will think of him - concluding that he should embody RealMenWearPink instead.
* The woman asking for terrier pictures and her adorable reaction to them in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B759dzymyoc If Google Was a Guy (Part 2)]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aliY82008tk Google as a Guy: Quarantine Edition.]] Animated, calmer, but also informative about the Covid-19 epidemic.
** Particularly the final exchange of the episode, in which the woman who'd earlier asked how long the quarantine would last asks...
--->'''Woman''': How to... feel... normal?\\
'''Google''': Look, it's normal to not feel normal. We've never gone through anything like this as a modern society, so go easy on yourself, and look for pleasant distractions.\\
'''Woman''': (''{{Beat}} as she thinks'') [[MeaningfulEcho Exclamation point but for quiet]].\\
'''Google''': (''Smiles understandingly'') Let's find out.
* "Maybe THIS Stupid Thing Will Fix My Life" has Trapp undergoing SanitySlippage as the various journals, apps and other coping mechanisms he's using to manage his life only stress him out even more. In TheStinger, [[BenevolentBoss Sam]] finds him struggling to multitask in a state of extreme agitation, smiles understandingly and kneels down on the floor next to his chair to give him a CooldownHug while whispering, "It's okay."
* In ''WebVideo/HardlyWorking'''s "Sticky Kids," Thomas Middleditch and Josh Ruben appear as a pair of [[ThePigpen grimy]], hyperactive, [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] BrattyHalfPint siblings that Pat is charged with keeping an eye on, annoying him to no end. While Pat snaps at them and threatens to call their mom, Owen ultimately [[AffectionHatingKid kills them with kindness]] (while acknowledging that [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex their annoying behavior is probably the result of nervousness]]).
-->'''Owen:''' Calm the heck down! Okay, you know what, I think Darian and Damien are very nice boys.
-->'''Darian:''' You do?
-->'''Damien:''' We are?
-->'''Owen:''' Yeah. Just because they're shy and sticky doesn't mean that beneath their Cheeto-crushed and tooth-plaqued exterior, they're not two very special young men.
* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-4GM3bNyz8 The Hottest Lesbian Kiss Ever]]", a trio of college guys at a frat party spot a pair of lesbians talking and eventually making out, and begin Lesbian gushing about how sweet the relationship between them is. In the span of a few minutes, the lesbian lovers meet each other's parents, move in together, get married, adopt kids, watch as the kids go to college, and become grandmothers, all while the guys continue to be amazed. It all ends on a bittersweet note when one of the lesbians dies with her lover at her side...[[OhCrap until the guys realize that there's a dead old lady in their frat house.]]
* In a weird way, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOTfn91fs9M Grant and Katie helping Trapp come up with a good insult]].
* In the Finale of ''Total Forgiveness'', having come to realise that they were hurting each other for money, Ally sets their final challenge to Grant to be simply having a day of fun with his friends Katie and Jess. Grant, in turn, made his last challenge to Ally be "share three nice mezcals with me". But with Grant behind in the money count, Ally chose to pour out their last drink, thereby failing the challenge and giving Grant the remaining money. Grant [[ManlyTears burst into tears,]] and he and Ally hugged.
* ''Game Changer'':
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbWCRNFsrQ one episode]], Grant, Ally and Raph compete over 3000 dollars, going to the person who does the craziest thing to a bunch of crickets. Rather than engage in another bidding war, Grant offers to just wave at the crickets, and if the other players don't challenge him, he'll share the money. Ally and Raph agree, and even Sam congratulates them on having beaten him in his own game.
** The episode "Don't Cry" turns out to be a trap for contestant Jess Ross, who was unable to have her wedding to her longtime fiancee Kait due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The episode slowly turns out to be a long series of positive and loving affirmations to Jess from her family and friends, all citing her as a wonderful human being and a ray of sunshine in all of their lives, culminating in an on-set wedding between Jess and Kait officiated by none other than Bob the Drag Queen of ''Drag Race'' fame. Jess, naturally, is declared the "loser" of the episode, having lost all of her points due to being completely incapable of turning off the waterworks. At the very end of the episode, Rehka is declared the "winner" and immediately gives the prize up to Jess: a honeymoon trip for Jess and Kait paid for by the company.
** In "The Bachelor", Grant repeatedly agonizes over having to send home contestants, complaining that they are all nice and he doesn't want to disappoint any of them. At the end of the show, Grant is left to chose between two contestants. He asks to talk with Sam backstage, and when they come back out, Sam announces that, since Grant couldn't chose, the promised vacation for two is now a vacation for ''three''.
** In 'Name A Number', at one point, Becca's challenge is to add a bunch of her friends to a group chat and tell them she needs over $3400 dollars. Of the responses we see, most assume she was hacked and one person tells the person they assume stole Becca's phone that there will be consequences. Later in the episode, Becca has to get fifteen sincere compliments from Sam, Izzy and Erika, who come up with some really nice and genuine things to say about her.
* In "Um, Aah!ctually: Halloween Edition", the players are extremely chill and non-competitive, cheering each other on all the time. For one question, where they have to guess a movie from review quotes, they ''all'' get the point because they all figure out the answer and then shout it out in sync.
-->'''Betsy, Jessica, and Oscar:''' One...two...three...[[Film/{{Leprechaun}} Leprechaun]]!
* The third episode of "True Facts About Grant Anthony O'Brien" flips the script by having the newscasters all recount stories about Grant being a good friend and kind person.
** He took time out of his week to help Rekha find a new car and accompanied her on all her test drives.
** He was so kind and charming to Lily that she may have developed a crush on him.
** He gave Brennan suggestions for ''WebVideo/Dimension20'' that became some of the most beloved elements of that show[[note]] Namely, having Stephen Sondheim act as one of the magical guardians of NYC in ''The Unsleeping City''[[/note]].
** He offered to take Sam out for drinks after ''losing his job'' when [=CollegeHumor=] lost its funding simply because Sam "looked sad."
** He sat in on Raph's first interview and made him feel at ease with his caring attitude. Immediately after reading this, Grant goes off-script to compliment one of Raph's pitches from that interview, which Raph points out proves his point.
** According to the producer Paul, Grant once drove him home, then when he realized he had forgotten his keys at the office, drove him there and back again, which the subtitles points out is over two hours of extra driving.
** The final part of the video is a call from Grant's father, who tells him how happy he is to have him as a son, remarks on how Grant has always looked after his mother and sister, and expresses happiness that Grant is doing what he loves (an ironic callback to the previous episode). By the end, Grant is nearly in tears.
** The episode ends with the whole cast giving Grant a group hug.
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