History Memes / TheNostalgiaCritic

* '''ADVENTURE HO!!'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on a short-lived RunningGag where the Critic tries to spice up what could've been a very boring premise. Format goes like: "[Product] is about [Premise] and... umm, yeah, that's it. It's just about [Premise]. *{{Beat}}* ... '''ADVENTURE HO!!'''"[[/labelnote]]

* [[DudeNotFunny That's not funny,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxY0tQk-dU you sick fuck.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic's reaction to [[Film/TheRoom2003 Johnny]]'s giggle after Mark tells him the story about a woman he knew who suffered from domestic abuse.[[/labelnote]]

* "I Have a Small Penis!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From his Angry Video Game Critic video on Bebe’s Kids, a video made as a response to the [=Angry Video Game Nerd=] during their [[FriendlyRivalry “feud”]], the Critic says that line towards the Nerd as an insult, which has become a running gag in many Nostalgia Critic-esque [[YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] in recent years, [[InsultBackfire often used to insult the Critic himself]].[[/labelnote]]

* "This is JumpingTheShark, coming back, shooting [[GroinAttack it in the balls]], [[BestialityIsDepraved RAPING IT]], EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, ''MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE'' '''WALL''', '''''AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!!!''''' " [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic's enraged reaction to the Rockbiter from ''Film/TheNeverendingStoryIIIEscapeFromFantasia'' [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment unexpectedly bursting into a rendition]] of Music/{{Steppenwolf}}'s "Born to Be Wild" during his complaint about how the characters from the original story have been butchered.[[/labelnote]]

* No Nostalgia Critic November[[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme that began on Twitter in November 2021 parodying No Nut November, where if you watch Nostalgia Critic during the month of November, you have to change your icon to Critic for the rest of the month. [[https://twitter.com/ChannelAwesome/status/1460403325300625408 The official Channel Awesome Twitter account]] even [[MemeAcknowledgment got in on it]]. [[/labelnote]]

* [[DudeNotFunny That's not funny,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxY0tQk-dU you sick fuck.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic's reaction to [[Film/TheRoom Johnny]]'s giggle after Mark tells him the story about a woman he knew who suffered from domestic abuse.[[/labelnote]]

* Our hero, ladies and gentlemen![[labelnote:Explanation]]When the protagonist in question is either a IdiotHero or a DesignatedHero.[[/labelnote]]

* [[Film/JingleAllTheWay PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN]]! [[StupidStatementDanceMix ~Down! Down, down, cookie down! Down, cookie down! PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN, NOW!~]]

* For whatever reason, "50 Impressions in 50 Seconds" gets a lot of use in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

* "I Have a Small Penis!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From his Angry Video Game Critic video on Bebe’s Kids, a video made as a response to the [=Angry Video Game Nerd=] during their [[FriendlyRivalry “feud”]], the Critic says that line towards the Nerd as an insult, which has become a running gag in many Nostalgia Critic-esque [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] in recent years, [[InsultBackfire often used to insult the Critic himself]].[[/labelnote]]

* "IT'S NOT POPTARTS!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A commercial for Poptarts has the slogan "So hot, they're cool -- so cool, they're hot!", making the Critic snap that it's like an IceCreamKonan. The quote is an angry response from a Buddhist monk.[[/labelnote]]

* "IT'S NOT POPTARTS!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A commercial for Poptarts has the slogan "So hot, they're cool -- so cool, they're hot!", making the Critic snap that it's like a Zen riddle. The quote is an angry response from a Buddhist monk.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN2Bx_LK2io A CHUCKA NORRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSS!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic creating Creator/ChuckNorris into a MemeticBadass. Also got RunningGagged due to Critic seeing the joke as being the kind of humor he wants to move on from, and after the revival, it hasn't returned, mostly because of Norris' possible homophobia.
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* '''"[[CatScare CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT]]!"'''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A jump scare involving a cat during his ''Film/EndOfDays'' review commences a freak out between him and the cast of ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''.[[/labelnote]]

* "These Nostalgia Critic thumbnails have now reached the point of abysmal. This is honestly just sad"[[labelnote:Explanation]] A series of tweets mocking the UncannyValley of his thumbnails, in the revival series.[[/labelnote]]

* "I've been foiled by the power of love!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic's impression of the villain whenever the heroes use ThePowerOfFriendship to defeat them.[[/labelnote]]

* "DRAT! I'VE BEEN FOILED BY [[ThePowerOfLove THE POWER OF LOVE!!]]"

** "It will never leave! IT WILL NEVER LEAVE!!"

** ''[[Film/HowardTheDuck DuckTits]], '''''WOOHOO!!''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FreezeFrameBonus shows a female duck in the bath with her human-like breasts exposed above the CensorSuds. The Critic freaks out, asking who would write that in (and flashes a photo of Creator/GeorgeLucas), and questions whether he should [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere stop the episode]], stating that [[TheCameo cameos]] from WesternAnimation/CareBears, [[Franchise/StarWars Jar Jar Binks]] and [[Series/HappyDays The Fonz]] wouldn't top it.[[/labelnote]]

* Our hero, ladies and gentlemen![[labelnote:Explanation]]When the protagonist in question is either a IdiotHero or a DesignatedHero.[[/labelnote]]

* Spiders! A giant, legion of spiders![[labelnote:Explanation]]The quote from the Critic's rendition of [[Film/LostInSpace Dr. Smith]]. Tends to accompany appearances of literal legion of spiders in varying medias.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBc6y4XG28s Doug Walker crying on the computer]][[labelnote:Explanation]] During the [[ShallowParody "review"]] of the film, the mid-review advertisement involved Doug making several comical overreactions to the Honey web extension. It wound up being the most memeable part of the review, with many dubbing music and/or sound effects. For a more recent example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aegF2L5eXkk this video]] combines it with the infamous whip crack sound effect from ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.[[/labelnote]]

* [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar You know,]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids for kids!]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBc6y4XG28s Doug Walker crying on the computer]][[labelnote:Explanation]] During the same review, the mid-review advertisement involved Doug making several comical overreactions to the Honey web extension. It wound up being the most memeable part of the review, with many dubbing music and/or sound effects. For a more recent example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aegF2L5eXkk this video]] combines it with the infamous whip crack sound effect from ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.[[/labelnote]]

* "Hey, Critic. Leave Music/TheWall Alone!" [[labelnote:Explination]] A common response fans of Music/PinkFloyd had towards Nostalgic Critic’s The Wall album, which served as an “''[[ShallowParody affectionate parody]]''” that poorly [[TakeThat mocked the original album, the movie adaptation and its fans more or less]]. This quote especially became popular after WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop reviewed the album and sung those very words while singing to "Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2". [[/labelnote]]

* '''"[[CatScare CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT]]!"'''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A jump scare involving a cat during his ''Film/EndOfDays'' review commences a freak out between him and the cast of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.[[/labelnote]]

* "I Have a Small Penis!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From his Angry Video Game Critic video on Bebe’s Kids, a video made as a response to the [=Angry Video Game Nerd=] during their [[FriendlyRivalry “feud”]], the Critic says that line towards the Nerd as an insult, which has become a running gag in many Nostalgia Critic-esque [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] in recent years, [[InsultBackfire often used to insult the Critic himself]].[[/labelnote]]

* "This is JumpingTheShark, coming back, shooting [[GroinAttack it in the balls]], [[BestialityIsDepraved RAPING IT]], EATING IT'S FLESH, CONSUMING IT'S SOUL, ''MOUNTING IT'S HEAD ON THE'' '''WALL''', '''''AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!!!''''' " [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Critic's enraged reaction to the Rockbiter from ''Film/TheNeverendingStoryIIIEscapeFromFantasia'' [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment unexpectedly bursting into a rendition]] of Music/{{Steppenwolf}}'s "Born to Be Wild" during his complaint about how the characters from the original story have been butchered.[[/labelnote]]

* "I Have a Small Penis!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From his Angry Video Game Critic video on Bebe’s Kids, a video made as a response to the AVGN during their [[FriendlyRivalry “feud”]], he says that line towards the Nerd. What was used to insult towards to him has become a running gag in many Nostalgia Critic-esque [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] in recent years, [[InsultBackfire often used to insult the Critic himself]].[[/labelnote]]