History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS9E17

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: [[InUniverse The Critic claims]] the film was made by a staff gorging on bottles of Elmer's rubber cement.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Parts of the review were filmed during the ''Nostalgia Critic'' crew's trip to the 2016 Fanworld convention at Niagara Falls, New York.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Razor Teeth's VillainSong has the seashells singing the chorus "Oh, you, you, there's no one meaner than you." However, their response was so garbled the Critic mishears them.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: InUniverse, the Critic claims that the film was made by a staff gorging on bottles of Elmer's rubber cement.

** When it is revealed that not only do screwdrivers exist in Atlantis (despite being supposedly outlawed), but are also sentient, the Critic sarcastically complains that denying certain races the right to live in a country is supposed to be America's job, while showing a picture of a UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump supporter flashing the Nazi salute.

* DubNameChange: The Critic relates how the film's title was changed from the original Italian "Tentacolino" to "In Search of the Titanic" for the English release.

* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The Fanworld crowd's reaction to the Critic finally yielding to their demand to review ''In Search of the Titanic''.

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* {{Mondegreen}: Razor Teeth's VillainSong has the seashells singing the chorus "Oh, you, you, there's no one meaner than you." However, it was so unintelligible the Critic mishears them.

* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Just like his two previous ''Titanic'' cartoon reviews, the Critic begins this one with claiming that he truly sees ''In Search of the Titanic'' as the worst of the lot.

* TheCameo: WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, Cricket Leigh (Mai from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''), Creator/DanteBasco and WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob appear as the Critic's guests whom he kidnapped during their Fanworld trip for what was supposed to be an acted-out review of ''Niagara'' (Creator/MarilynMonroe's breakout film).

* MyGodYouAreSerious: The Critic's reaction to the Fan World crowd coercing him into reviewing the film.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: In the tradition of [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS2E13 his two]] [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E20 previous animated]] ''Titanic'' movie reviews, the Critic begins this one with claiming that he truly sees ''In Search of the Titanic'' as the worst of the lot.

** For every confusing scene the Critic has given trying to explain, a clip of Creator/MattDamon's exasperated "Okay" line from ''Film/TheDeparted'' is shown.

* TheCameo: [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd James "Angry Video Game Nerd" Rolfe]], Cricket Leigh (Mai from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''), Creator/DanteBasco and [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones]] appear as the Critic's guests whom he kidnapped during their Fanworld trip for what was supposed to be an acted-out review of ''Niagara'' (Creator/MarilynMonroe's breakout film).
* CurseCutShort: The Nerd lets out a big long "FUCK!" when he realizes the Critic has accidentally locked him, Lee, Basco and the Snob again at the end of the review, which is immediately cut off by the closing credits.

** When it is revealed that not only are screwdrivers (which are supposed to be outlawed there) do exist in Atlantis, but are also sentient, the Critic sarcastically complains that denying certain races the right to live in a country is supposed to be America's job, while showing a picture of a UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump supporter flashing the Nazi salute.

** Some mice speaking in horribly stereotypical Chinese accents have been compared to Creator/MickeyRooney's most infamous role as the blatantly {{Yellowface}} character [[Film/BrekafastAtTiffanys Mr. Yunioshi]], calling them "WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Rooney".

* TakeThat: The Critic states that the subplot with the rats makes so little sense, you could call it "Brexitlantis".

** The search for the HMS ''Titanic'' is compared to finding UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart after watching ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E1The37s The 37's]]" episode.

* ShoutOut: Malcolm and Tamara, drunken off a planet-sized Jägermeister, sing "[[Music/{{Fun}} We Are Young]]" as they rocket off into the Sun.

* WhatDoYouMeanThisWasntMadeOnDrugs: InUniverse, the Critic claims that the film was made by a staff gorging on bottles of Elmer's rubber cement.

* ShoutOut: Malcolm and Tamara, drunken off a planet-sized Jägermeister, sing [[Music/{{Fun}} We Are Young]] as they rocket off into the Sun.

* TheCameo: [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd James "Angry Video Game Nerd" Rolfe]], Cricket Leigh (Mai from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''), Creator/DanteBasco and [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones]] appear as the Critic's guests whom he locked up during their trip to Fan World.

* SustainedMisunderstanding: The Critic deliberately mishears the crowd's requests for him to review ''In Search of the Titanic'' (which he once claimed he will never ever review) with ''Niagara'' (Creator/MarilynMonroe's breakout film).

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Parts of the review were filmed during the ''Nostalgia Critic'' crew's trip to the 2016 Fanworld convention at Niagara Falls, New York.