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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the early episodes, the tinfoil shield was just a flimsy piece of cardboard situated in the same room as the microwave, rather than the door being covered in foil. Also, the microwave was turned on with a remote guiding arm rather than simply turning it on by hand and bolting out the door.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the early episodes, first season, the tinfoil shield was just a flimsy piece of cardboard situated in the same room as the microwave, rather than the door being covered in foil. Also, the microwave was turned on with a remote guiding arm rather than simply turning it on by hand and bolting out the door.door.
** Jory also intentionally spoke in a more deadpan voice. He began to emote more in season 2.
** Jory also intentionally spoke in a more deadpan voice. He began to emote more in season 2.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''Film/{{Alien}}''".
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the "the scream from]] from ''Film/{{Alien}}''".
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* UnnecessaryCensorship: Jon admits that he does this because the bleeps are funnier than the swear words, while "shit" and "fuck" are bleeped out, sexual comments remain uncensored (with one episode being Jackie actually microwaving a dildo and later being fingered by Jory to orgasm) as do other things that would normally merit an R-rating, such as gory descriptions of death.
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* UnnecessaryCensorship: ThisTropeIsBleep: Jon admits that he does this because the bleeps are funnier than the swear words, while "shit" and "fuck" are bleeped out, sexual comments remain uncensored (with one episode being Jackie actually microwaving a dildo and later being fingered by Jory to orgasm) as do other things that would normally merit an R-rating, such as gory descriptions of death.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''{{Alien}}''".
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''{{Alien}}''".''Film/{{Alien}}''".
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* ReallyDeadMontage: On the occasion that an experiment ends up destroying the microwave, that episode will sometimes end with one of these.
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* MorePopularSpinoff: Although not the most famous, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", which began in July 2007, is not the first microwaving show on the web, that would be "dOvetastic Microwave Theater", which began in 1991 and whose modern incarnation began in March 2006, when dOvetastic posted a video of him microwaving a light bulb. Unfortunately, that does not stop FanDumb from annoying dOvetastic by [[BerserkButton claiming that he's ripping these guys off]]. Initially the two shows' creators were friends until they had a falling out in 2010.
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* MorePopularSpinoff: Although not the most famous, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", which began in July 2007, is not the first microwaving show on the web, that would be "dOvetastic Microwave Theater", which began in 1991 and whose modern incarnation began in March 2006, when dOvetastic posted a video of him microwaving a light bulb. Unfortunately, that does not stop FanDumb from annoying dOvetastic by [[BerserkButton claiming that he's ripping these guys off]]. Initially the two shows' creators were friends until they had a falling out in 2010.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Many people assume these guys to be in high school. Only Riley was in high school for any of his run on the show.
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* {{Big Damn Heroes}}: Jon actually said if Jory ever died in the series [[spoiler:JORY WOULD ALLOW IT TO BROADCAST ON YOUTUBE.]] And it is said on one of Hon's videos.
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* {{Big Damn Heroes}}: Jon actually said if Jory ever died in the series [[spoiler:JORY WOULD ALLOW IT TO BROADCAST ON YOUTUBE.]] And it is said on one of Hon's Jon's videos.
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* {{Big Damn Heroes}}: Jon actually said if Jory ever died in the series [[spoiler:JORY WOULD ALLOW IT TO BROADCAST ON YOUTUBE.]] And it is said on one of Hon's videos.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Before she microwaved a slot machine, Jon called Jackie the "queen of the sluts" because of the dildo episode. [[spoiler: She actually died after the slot machine experiment]].
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* HoYay: Jory and Riley invoke it for laughs.
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** Microwaves often hate when you misspell their names or forget their brand. Such as the very particular "Marissa with ONE r".
* OneDialogueTwoConversations: When an electric fan is being microwaved.
-->''Riley'': She (referring to St. Margaret II the microwave) does actually still work, right?
-->''Jory'': (thinking Riley was referring to the fan) No, she kinda worked, then she kinda didn't, then I ripped the cord out and now she really doesn't.
-->''Jon'': I think Riley was talking about St. Margeret the microwave.
-->''Jory'': Ohhhhhhh! Yeah.
-->''Riley'': She (referring to St. Margaret II the microwave) does actually still work, right?
-->''Jory'': (thinking Riley was referring to the fan) No, she kinda worked, then she kinda didn't, then I ripped the cord out and now she really doesn't.
-->''Jon'': I think Riley was talking about St. Margeret the microwave.
-->''Jory'': Ohhhhhhh! Yeah.
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* OnlySaneMan: The guys take turns with this role.
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* CompanionCube: The naming and anthropomorphizing of microwaves evolved from a running gag into this when microwaves began to have funeral montages after they broke. The first true companion cube microwave, however, was Jackie, she lasted 19 experiments (during a time when microwaves were dying left and right) and some commenters expressed actual sadness when Jackie died after microwaving a slot machine.
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* CompanionCube: The naming and anthropomorphizing of microwaves evolved from a running gag into this when microwaves began to have funeral montages after they broke. The first true companion cube microwave, however, was Jackie, she lasted 19 experiments (during a time when microwaves were dying left and right) and some commenters expressed actual sadness when Jackie died after microwaving a slot machine. [[spoiler: A few people were relieved that she wasn't an actual person due to the nature of the comments.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: Before she microwaved a slot machine, Jon called Jackie the "queen of the sluts" because of the dildo episode. [[spoiler: She actually died after the slot machine experiment]].
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* {{Yandere}}: Diane was dynamited but still found a way to wreak havoc, by [[MurderTheHypnoteuse killing Sandra]] [[AxCrazy along with a lot of other microwaves]].
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* {{Yandere}}: Diane was dynamited but still found a way to wreak havoc, by [[MurderTheHypnoteuse [[MurderTheHypotenuse killing Sandra]] [[AxCrazy along with a lot of other microwaves]].
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* CompanionCube: The naming and anthropomorphizing of microwaves evolved from a running gag into this when microwaves began to have funeral montages after they broke. The first true companion cube microwave, however, was Jackie, she lasted 19 experiments (during a time when microwaves were dying left and right) and some commenters expressed actual sadness when Jackie died after microwaving a slot machine.
** Fans were always happy to see Margaret II ressurect.
** A few fans were actually upset when Zelda died and had to be reminded that it's just a microwave.
** Subverted with single microwave experiments with the exception of Summer (the airbag microwave), since there's not enough time to get attached to them.
** Fans were always happy to see Margaret II ressurect.
** A few fans were actually upset when Zelda died and had to be reminded that it's just a microwave.
** Subverted with single microwave experiments with the exception of Summer (the airbag microwave), since there's not enough time to get attached to them.
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* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]].
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* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]]. Even when the tradition, early on (seasons 2 and 3) it was mostly still referred to as "the microwave".
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** TheHero: Jory
** TheLancer: Riley
** TheSmartGuy: Jon
** TheBigBuy: Ezra
** TheChick: The microwave
** TheHero: Jory
** TheLancer: Riley
** TheSmartGuy: Jon
** TheBigBuy: Ezra
** TheChick: The microwave
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** Also, the tinfoil shield protects from a slow one of these.
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** Jon and Jory also make fun of themselves during the show itself.
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* {{Yandere}}: Diane was dynamited but still found a way to wreak havoc, by [[MurderTheHypnoteuse killing Sandra]] [[AxCrazy along with a lot of other microwaves]].
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* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[{{Pun}} nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
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* BreakTheCutie: About as literal as you can get with the microwaves. Many microwaves weren't just broken but blown to pieces. In fact, so far only Unnamed and the special edition microwaves have ended their run still usable for microwaving food. Subverted with Saint Margaret II, she survived things multiple times that would have killed off other microwaves.
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[{{Pun}} nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8. One time when Jory used it, Jon told him it was SoLastSeason (his ExactWords).
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[{{Pun}} nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8. One time when Jory used it, Jon told him it was SoLastSeason (his ExactWords).
* ScareEmStraight: The intros to later seasons in the beginning "Don't try this at home, you should end up seriously injured, or worse YOU COULD BE DEAD!".
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* TemptingFate: "Any chance this'll blow the door off?" "Naah." Said shortly before a group of ping-pong balls EXPLODE and do, indeed, blow the door off.
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* TemptingFate: "Any chance this'll blow the door off?" "Naah." Said shortly before a group of ping-pong balls EXPLODE and do, indeed, blow the door off.off.
** Also in the second lava lamp episode when they were making fun of 1000 Ways To Die because their first experiment was just a small explosion, the lava lamp does indeed blow the door open and shoot projectile glass everywhere.
* UnnecessaryCensorship: Jon admits that he does this because the bleeps are funnier than the swear words, while "shit" and "fuck" are bleeped out, sexual comments remain uncensored (with one episode being Jackie actually microwaving a dildo and later being fingered by Jory to orgasm) as do other things that would normally merit an R-rating, such as gory descriptions of death.
** Also in the second lava lamp episode when they were making fun of 1000 Ways To Die because their first experiment was just a small explosion, the lava lamp does indeed blow the door open and shoot projectile glass everywhere.
* UnnecessaryCensorship: Jon admits that he does this because the bleeps are funnier than the swear words, while "shit" and "fuck" are bleeped out, sexual comments remain uncensored (with one episode being Jackie actually microwaving a dildo and later being fingered by Jory to orgasm) as do other things that would normally merit an R-rating, such as gory descriptions of death.
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* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''", and the airbag would simply just blow her door open.
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* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''", and the airbag would simply catch fire and just blow her door open.
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* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. The remote guiding arm was rarely used after the season 2 debut. Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.
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* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. The remote guiding arm was rarely used after the season 2 debut. debut (although a variation of it did make an appearance as recently as episode 301). Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.7.
** Also, the definition of a "broken microwave" changed after the first two seasons, where Unnamed and Diane sustained minor damage and were determined to be pretty much done (subverted with Diane however, since although she still worked in damage form after experiment #43, she was blown to pieces by the dynamite). After using Sandra (who was kinda broken to begin with) for most of Season 3, the guys began pushing their microwaves really far.
** Also, the definition of a "broken microwave" changed after the first two seasons, where Unnamed and Diane sustained minor damage and were determined to be pretty much done (subverted with Diane however, since although she still worked in damage form after experiment #43, she was blown to pieces by the dynamite). After using Sandra (who was kinda broken to begin with) for most of Season 3, the guys began pushing their microwaves really far.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: After a ton of YouTube requests to microwave another microwave, they finally did it in experiment 62 when they used Sandra to microwave Diane [[spoiler: which ended up killing Sandra]]. [[FanDumb That has not stopped the requests, however]].
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** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]].
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** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]]. That microwave survived in much better condition, however.
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* PercussiveMaintenance: Jory and Jon try this with Sandra after Diane breaks her.
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: Overlaps with SpoofAesop in this case, but some comparisons are made between microwaved items and smoking.
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** Cindy became "[[TheUndead undead]]" while microwaving a model [[BackToTheFuture DeLorean]] (only her turntable still worked).
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** Cindy became "[[TheUndead undead]]" while microwaving a model [[BackToTheFuture [[Film/BackToTheFuture DeLorean]] (only her turntable still worked).
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* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.
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* LongRunner: Ten seasons over four years (2007-11), with 300 experiments and slightly more episodes.
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* LongRunner: Ten seasons over four years (2007-11), with 300 experiments and slightly more episodes. Specials still continue to be made to this date.
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* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''"
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* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''"WORK!!!]]'''", and the airbag would simply just blow her door open.
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* TemptingFate: "Any chance this'll blow the door off?" "Naah." Said shortly before a group of ping-pong balls EXPLODE and do, indeed, blow the door off.
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* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
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* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon [[{{Pun}} nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
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In a nutshell, two (later three) guys decide to put various things [[KillItWithFire into a microwave oven]] and post their findings on YouTube. Test subjects range from the mundane (like grapes and a bar of soap) to the truly bizarre (like a [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu doll]], a toilet bowl, and rubber duckies) and even the dangerously stupid (like two iPods, fireworks, smoke bombs, and ''an airbag'' - '''twice''').
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In a nutshell, two (later three) guys decide to put various things [[KillItWithFire into a microwave oven]] and post their findings on YouTube.Website/YouTube. Test subjects range from the mundane (like grapes and a bar of soap) to the truly bizarre (like a [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu doll]], a toilet bowl, and rubber duckies) and even the dangerously stupid (like two iPods, fireworks, smoke bombs, and ''an airbag'' - '''twice''').
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-->'''Jon''': Riley, are you trying to use Jedi Mind Tricks on our YouTube Website/YouTube audience?
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* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: In later episodes, each member of the cast asks you to subscribe not to the channel you're watching, but to their personal YouTube channels instead.
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* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: In later episodes, each member of the cast asks you to subscribe not to the channel you're watching, but to their personal YouTube Website/YouTube channels instead.
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* NoJustNoReaction: Usually, at the end of an episode, Jory says "So, you may be wondering, is it a good idea to microwave [insert item here]?" and then answers the question. For the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua1rlJTlf4k&feature=channel&list=UL Zune]]" experiment, he cuts to the chase:
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* NoJustNoReaction: Usually, at the end of an episode, Jory says "So, you may be wondering, is it a good idea to microwave [insert item here]?" and then answers the question. For the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua1rlJTlf4k&feature=channel&list=UL Zune]]" experiment, he cuts to the chase:however:
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* NoJustNoReaction: Usually, at the end up an episode, Jory says "so, you may be wondering, is it a good idea to microwave [insert item here]?" andf then answers the question. For the "Zune" experiment, he cuts to the chase:
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* NoJustNoReaction: Usually, at the end up of an episode, Jory says "so, "So, you may be wondering, is it a good idea to microwave [insert item here]?" andf and then answers the question. For the "Zune" "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua1rlJTlf4k&feature=channel&list=UL Zune]]" experiment, he cuts to the chase:
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* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.
* AwesomeYetPractical: Microwaving pipe cleaners. They act like makeshift fireworks, and with no smell or afterburn.
* BackFromTheDead: Saint Margret II did it '''three times'''!
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
* AwesomeYetPractical: Microwaving pipe cleaners. They act like makeshift fireworks, and with no smell or afterburn.
* BackFromTheDead: Saint Margret II did it '''three times'''!
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
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* ClusterFBomb: An outtake from "Gasoline" shows Jory doing this after he cracks up on a take.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Jonathan Paula (normally the camera guy) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG_ncja7gA #120]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fVGW4XiGo #150]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LqfuvkrO4 #182]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6moRys9aZw #228]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWSrY-CMOqY #247]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadHvwmxHwY #283.]]
*** He played the sidekick role in Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3f2lhViqx8 #157]], #195, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwyp0TkW4Sw #254]], and #290.
** Riley [=McIlwain=] (normally the sidekick) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oac6chHwtqU #195]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYm7WY3CPSg #268]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQU63xcRZ8Y #290.]]
* DeadlyGas: Well, not really, but whenever they heat something plastic in their microwave oven, they experience noxious fumes.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]] (Episode #136).
** The [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyi1S4Bngvo Mighty Putty]] (Episode #196)]], although it wasn't so much "deadly" as it was smelling horrifyingly bad.
*** Ditto for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Two Furbys]].
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Jonathan Paula (normally the camera guy) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG_ncja7gA #120]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fVGW4XiGo #150]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LqfuvkrO4 #182]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6moRys9aZw #228]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWSrY-CMOqY #247]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadHvwmxHwY #283.]]
*** He played the sidekick role in Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3f2lhViqx8 #157]], #195, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwyp0TkW4Sw #254]], and #290.
** Riley [=McIlwain=] (normally the sidekick) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oac6chHwtqU #195]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYm7WY3CPSg #268]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQU63xcRZ8Y #290.]]
* DeadlyGas: Well, not really, but whenever they heat something plastic in their microwave oven, they experience noxious fumes.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]] (Episode #136).
** The [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyi1S4Bngvo Mighty Putty]] (Episode #196)]], although it wasn't so much "deadly" as it was smelling horrifyingly bad.
*** Ditto for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Two Furbys]].
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** Averted on "Ammonia Inhalers", but only because they tested it out on themselves before nuking.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jon, occasionally.
* {{Determinator}}: Saint Margret II. Despite losing her plate, half her window, and some of her side paneling she managed to revive herself from the inevitable microwave death after attempting to heat a Nintendo {{Wii}}. This feat was promptly repeated after the electric fan experiment, and after taking a violent medicine bottle explosion without even slowing down revives herself one last time after heating a bunch of metal stuff. She ended up being a very rare surviving microwave, having lived through the end of the season before being retired.
* [[DodgeThis Detect This]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: These guys have come very close to killing themselves a few times.
** The most obvious example is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjHAPw1q-M Episode #167]], [[spoiler:the first "Airbag"]]. Seriously, [[spoiler:JORY WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD IF HE DIDN'T BOLT AFTER TURNING THE MICROWAVE ON]]!
** [[InvokedTrope By name]], with the tagline "Do it in a dorm."
* DeadpanSnarker: Jon, occasionally.
* {{Determinator}}: Saint Margret II. Despite losing her plate, half her window, and some of her side paneling she managed to revive herself from the inevitable microwave death after attempting to heat a Nintendo {{Wii}}. This feat was promptly repeated after the electric fan experiment, and after taking a violent medicine bottle explosion without even slowing down revives herself one last time after heating a bunch of metal stuff. She ended up being a very rare surviving microwave, having lived through the end of the season before being retired.
* [[DodgeThis Detect This]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: These guys have come very close to killing themselves a few times.
** The most obvious example is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjHAPw1q-M Episode #167]], [[spoiler:the first "Airbag"]]. Seriously, [[spoiler:JORY WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD IF HE DIDN'T BOLT AFTER TURNING THE MICROWAVE ON]]!
** [[InvokedTrope By name]], with the tagline "Do it in a dorm."
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* EyeScream: The eyes of the Furbies they microwaved ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Episode #46]]) were ''burnt out''. Sleep well, children. No, seriously, now that the Furbies are dead...
* FanService: Riley dressed as a [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike certain character from a famous series of ads]] in Episode #268.
* ForScience: Naturally.
* GrandFinale: [[http://youtu.be/QGBu7sOPHK8 Episode #300.]]
* GroinAttack: The bonus video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drw0GAit9oE Episode #266]] ("Shotgun Microphone"), aptly titled "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFlfJM51Gk Getting Flicked In The Balls]]".
* FanService: Riley dressed as a [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike certain character from a famous series of ads]] in Episode #268.
* ForScience: Naturally.
* GrandFinale: [[http://youtu.be/QGBu7sOPHK8 Episode #300.]]
* GroinAttack: The bonus video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drw0GAit9oE Episode #266]] ("Shotgun Microphone"), aptly titled "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFlfJM51Gk Getting Flicked In The Balls]]".
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* HoYay: Jory and Riley invoke it for laughs.
* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]].
* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]].
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Discussed in "Ammonia Inhalers".
* JediMindTrick: Parodied many times. From Episode #284...
* JediMindTrick: Parodied many times. From Episode #284...
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* LongRunner: Ten seasons over four years (2007-11), with 300 experiments and slightly more episodes.
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "Here at Jory Caron Laboratories, [something about safety]."
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: In Season 8, they called their microwave oven ([[spoiler:Sarah]]) different names, [[BerserkButton much to the chagrin of cameraman Jon]]. [[spoiler:Luckily, Jory managed to get it right by her last experiment.]]
* NearDeathExperience / NightmareFuel: Episodes #167 (the first "Airbag") and #256 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukwJxHV03k the second "Lava Lamp"]]) [[InUniverse had the boys genuinely fearing for their lives]].
* OhCrap: Their shock that one of their microwaves outright '''exploded''' as a result of [[spoiler:sticking an airbag inside it (Episode #167). Most of it got blown clean across the garage, but the ''door'' got the most distance...and made it to eBay]]. They also let this loose when they saw that the tinfoil shield actually did its job.
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "Here at Jory Caron Laboratories, [something about safety]."
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: In Season 8, they called their microwave oven ([[spoiler:Sarah]]) different names, [[BerserkButton much to the chagrin of cameraman Jon]]. [[spoiler:Luckily, Jory managed to get it right by her last experiment.]]
* NearDeathExperience / NightmareFuel: Episodes #167 (the first "Airbag") and #256 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukwJxHV03k the second "Lava Lamp"]]) [[InUniverse had the boys genuinely fearing for their lives]].
* OhCrap: Their shock that one of their microwaves outright '''exploded''' as a result of [[spoiler:sticking an airbag inside it (Episode #167). Most of it got blown clean across the garage, but the ''door'' got the most distance...and made it to eBay]]. They also let this loose when they saw that the tinfoil shield actually did its job.
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--> So, uh... no. ... [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere That's about it for "Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?", I'm Jory Caron!]]
* OhCrap: Their shock that one of their microwaves outright '''exploded''' as a result of [[spoiler:sticking an airbag inside it (Episode #167). Most of it got blown clean across the garage, but the ''door'' got the most distance...and made it to eBay]]. They also let this loose when they saw that the tinfoil shield actually did its job.
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** Made even more epic with the fact that, had he not been fast enough, Jory would've almost certainly been severely injured, if not outright killed by the flying debris.
** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]].
* [[OneOfUs Three Of Us]]
* OverlyLongGag: THREE! POINT! [=OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo=]...
* {{Pilot}}: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1E04oWZm8 Jonny's Leftover Emporium]]", where among the many items are four microwaves. The first experiment was "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I294xoqGcE Light Bulb]]".
** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]].
* [[OneOfUs Three Of Us]]
* OverlyLongGag: THREE! POINT! [=OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo=]...
* {{Pilot}}: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1E04oWZm8 Jonny's Leftover Emporium]]", where among the many items are four microwaves. The first experiment was "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I294xoqGcE Light Bulb]]".
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* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: In later episodes, each member of the cast asks you to subscribe not to the channel you're watching, but to their personal YouTube channels instead.
* PottyFailure: Episode #256, the reprise of "Lava Lamp".
* PottyFailure: Episode #256, the reprise of "Lava Lamp".
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''{{Alien}}''".
* SpoofAesop: Since you really shouldn't do this at home, answering the TitleDrop ends up as one of these.
* SpoofAesop: Since you really shouldn't do this at home, answering the TitleDrop ends up as one of these.
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* StuffBlowingUp: As a general rule, never try heating bottled containers of alcohol or flammable chemicals in your microwave oven at home.
* TakingYouWithMe: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudhnqlPpok Episode #62]], they tried microwaving the remains of their old microwave Diane inside her replacement Sandra. The microwave lights flashed on and off, strange noises were heard, and the new microwave then stopped working in a heartbeat.
* TakingYouWithMe: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudhnqlPpok Episode #62]], they tried microwaving the remains of their old microwave Diane inside her replacement Sandra. The microwave lights flashed on and off, strange noises were heard, and the new microwave then stopped working in a heartbeat.
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* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''"
** The ''entire cast and crew''. Not that they've necessarily been injured, but the stuff they do is so beyond safe it approaches from the other direction. They have almost gotten killed on at least one occasion.
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** Cindy became "[[TheUndead undead]]" while microwaving a model [[BackToTheFuture DeLorean]] (only her turntable still worked).
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** The "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]]" (Episode #136).
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** The "[[http://www.[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]]" Battery]] (Episode #136).
*** Ditto for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Two Furbys]].
-->'''Jory:''' The masks! They do nothing!
-->'''Jory:''' The masks! They do nothing!
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-->"Bottle rocket was not a good idea. Firecrackers are a ''damn good idea''!"
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* FanService: Riley dressed as a [[TheManYourManCouldSmellLike certain character from a famous series of ads]] in Episode #268.
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** Played straighter when after [[spoiler: [[JustinBieber a Justin Bieber doll]] killed ''Emily'']], they set it on fire.
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->Let's find out! Here at the TVTropesWiki, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife troping]] is our number one concern.
In a nutshell, two (later three) guys decide to put various things [[KillItWithFire into a microwave oven]] and post their findings on YouTube. Test subjects range from the mundane (like grapes and a bar of soap) to the truly bizarre (like a [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu doll]], a toilet bowl, and rubber duckies) and even the dangerously stupid (like two iPods, fireworks, smoke bombs, and ''an airbag'' - '''twice''').
The show ended after '''[[ArchivePanic ten]]''' seasons, which you can watch [[http://www.youtube.com/show/isitagoodideatomicrowavethis here.]]
----
!!This show provides examples of:
* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.
* AwesomeYetPractical: Microwaving pipe cleaners. They act like makeshift fireworks, and with no smell or afterburn.
* BackFromTheDead: Saint Margret II did it '''three times'''!
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
** Also "Release the Kraken!"
* CatchphraseInterruptus: A RunningGag of the earlier seasons had Riley interrupting Jory during his catchphrase.
* ClusterFBomb: An outtake from "Gasoline" shows Jory doing this after he cracks up on a take.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Jonathan Paula (normally the camera guy) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG_ncja7gA #120]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fVGW4XiGo #150]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LqfuvkrO4 #182]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6moRys9aZw #228]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWSrY-CMOqY #247]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadHvwmxHwY #283.]]
*** He played the sidekick role in Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3f2lhViqx8 #157]], #195, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwyp0TkW4Sw #254]], and #290.
** Riley [=McIlwain=] (normally the sidekick) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oac6chHwtqU #195]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYm7WY3CPSg #268]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQU63xcRZ8Y #290.]]
* DeadlyGas: Well, not really, but whenever they heat something plastic in their microwave oven, they experience noxious fumes.
** The "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]]" (Episode #136).
** The [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyi1S4Bngvo Mighty Putty]] (Episode #196)]], although it wasn't so much "deadly" as it was smelling horrifyingly bad.
** Averted on "Ammonia Inhalers", but only because they tested it out on themselves before nuking.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jon, occasionally.
* {{Determinator}}: Saint Margret II. Despite losing her plate, half her window, and some of her side paneling she managed to revive herself from the inevitable microwave death after attempting to heat a Nintendo {{Wii}}. This feat was promptly repeated after the electric fan experiment, and after taking a violent medicine bottle explosion without even slowing down revives herself one last time after heating a bunch of metal stuff. She ended up being a very rare surviving microwave, having lived through the end of the season before being retired.
* [[DodgeThis Detect This]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: These guys have come very close to killing themselves a few times.
** The most obvious example is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjHAPw1q-M Episode #167]], [[spoiler:the first "Airbag"]]. Seriously, [[spoiler:JORY WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD IF HE DIDN'T BOLT AFTER TURNING THE MICROWAVE ON]]!
** [[InvokedTrope By name]], with the tagline "Do it in a dorm."
** Parodied with "try it at your parent's house," since the show is filmed in Jon's parents' house.
* EyeScream: The eyes of the Furbies they microwaved ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Episode #46]]) were ''burnt out''. Sleep well, children. No, seriously, now that the Furbies are dead...
* FanService: Riley dressed as a [[TheManYourManCouldSmellLike certain character from a famous series of ads]] in Episode #268.
* ForScience: Naturally.
* GrandFinale: [[http://youtu.be/QGBu7sOPHK8 Episode #300.]]
* GroinAttack: The bonus video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drw0GAit9oE Episode #266]] ("Shotgun Microphone"), aptly titled "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFlfJM51Gk Getting Flicked In The Balls]]".
* HollywoodNewEngland: All three boys are from the Boston area, but they have been known (espeically Jonny) to deliberately play up their accents, and Bahstunian types, for effect.
* HoYay: Jory and Riley invoke it for laughs.
* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]].
* IdiotBall: Jory touching things which have just gotten out of the microwave and complaining it's hot.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Discussed in "Ammonia Inhalers".
* JediMindTrick: Parodied many times. From Episode #284...
-->'''Riley''': You will not try this at home.
-->'''Jon''': Riley, are you trying to use Jedi Mind Tricks on our YouTube audience?
-->'''Jory''': [[HypnoFool I will not try this at home.]]
* LongRunner: Ten seasons over four years (2007-11), with 300 experiments and slightly more episodes.
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "Here at Jory Caron Laboratories, [something about safety]."
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: In Season 8, they called their microwave oven ([[spoiler:Sarah]]) different names, [[BerserkButton much to the chagrin of cameraman Jon]]. [[spoiler:Luckily, Jory managed to get it right by her last experiment.]]
* NearDeathExperience / NightmareFuel: Episodes #167 (the first "Airbag") and #256 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukwJxHV03k the second "Lava Lamp"]]) [[InUniverse had the boys genuinely fearing for their lives]].
* OhCrap: Their shock that one of their microwaves outright '''exploded''' as a result of [[spoiler:sticking an airbag inside it (Episode #167). Most of it got blown clean across the garage, but the ''door'' got the most distance...and made it to eBay]]. They also let this loose when they saw that the tinfoil shield actually did its job.
-->'''Riley''': The tinfoil shield, it actually worked!!
** Made even more epic with the fact that, had he not been fast enough, Jory would've almost certainly been severely injured, if not outright killed by the flying debris.
** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]].
* [[OneOfUs Three Of Us]]
* OverlyLongGag: THREE! POINT! [=OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo=]...
* {{Pilot}}: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1E04oWZm8 Jonny's Leftover Emporium]]", where among the many items are four microwaves. The first experiment was "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I294xoqGcE Light Bulb]]".
* PercussiveMaintenance: Jory and Jon try this with Sandra after Diane breaks her.
* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: In later episodes, each member of the cast asks you to subscribe not to the channel you're watching, but to their personal YouTube channels instead.
* PottyFailure: Episode #256, the reprise of "Lava Lamp".
-->'''Jory''': I don't have to go to the bathroom anymore.
* PyroManiac: Well, ''Micro-Maniacs'', really.
** Played straighter when after [[spoiler: [[JustinBieber a Justin Bieber doll]] killed ''Emily'']], they set it on fire.
* SelfDeprecation:
-->'''Jon''': Please DontTryThisAtHome.
-->'''Jory''': We're what you call "stupid".
** Also counts as a ShoutOut to {{Mythbusters}}
* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''{{Alien}}''".
* SpoofAesop: Since you really shouldn't do this at home, answering the TitleDrop ends up as one of these.
-->"Bottle rocket was not a good idea. Firecrackers are a ''damn good idea''!"
* StuffBlowingUp: As a general rule, never try heating bottled containers of alcohol or flammable chemicals in your microwave oven at home.
* TakingYouWithMe: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudhnqlPpok Episode #62]], they tried microwaving the remains of their old microwave Diane inside her replacement Sandra. The microwave lights flashed on and off, strange noises were heard, and the new microwave then stopped working in a heartbeat.
* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''"
** The ''entire cast and crew''. Not that they've necessarily been injured, but the stuff they do is so beyond safe it approaches from the other direction. They have almost gotten killed on at least one occasion.
-->"Isn't ink petroleum based?....yeah, we should put that out."
-->"No, this is good, this is good."
** Cindy became "[[TheUndead undead]]" while microwaving a model [[BackToTheFuture DeLorean]] (only her turntable still worked).
----
In a nutshell, two (later three) guys decide to put various things [[KillItWithFire into a microwave oven]] and post their findings on YouTube. Test subjects range from the mundane (like grapes and a bar of soap) to the truly bizarre (like a [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu doll]], a toilet bowl, and rubber duckies) and even the dangerously stupid (like two iPods, fireworks, smoke bombs, and ''an airbag'' - '''twice''').
The show ended after '''[[ArchivePanic ten]]''' seasons, which you can watch [[http://www.youtube.com/show/isitagoodideatomicrowavethis here.]]
----
!!This show provides examples of:
* ArtEvolution: After the first 20 or so videos, the guys began gaining more confidence and adding ever more elaborate safety protection. Also, the show switched to HD at the end of Season 7.
* AwesomeYetPractical: Microwaving pipe cleaners. They act like makeshift fireworks, and with no smell or afterburn.
* BackFromTheDead: Saint Margret II did it '''three times'''!
* CatchPhrase: "That's why we hide behind this tinfoil shield. It's to protect our nuts. Because [[AWorldwidePunomenon nobody likes roasted nuts]]." Has been used on and off as of season 8.
** Also "Release the Kraken!"
* CatchphraseInterruptus: A RunningGag of the earlier seasons had Riley interrupting Jory during his catchphrase.
* ClusterFBomb: An outtake from "Gasoline" shows Jory doing this after he cracks up on a take.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Jonathan Paula (normally the camera guy) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG_ncja7gA #120]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fVGW4XiGo #150]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LqfuvkrO4 #182]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6moRys9aZw #228]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWSrY-CMOqY #247]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadHvwmxHwY #283.]]
*** He played the sidekick role in Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3f2lhViqx8 #157]], #195, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwyp0TkW4Sw #254]], and #290.
** Riley [=McIlwain=] (normally the sidekick) has hosted Episodes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oac6chHwtqU #195]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYm7WY3CPSg #268]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQU63xcRZ8Y #290.]]
* DeadlyGas: Well, not really, but whenever they heat something plastic in their microwave oven, they experience noxious fumes.
** The "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwyiR-FnhQ Lithium Polymer Battery]]" (Episode #136).
** The [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyi1S4Bngvo Mighty Putty]] (Episode #196)]], although it wasn't so much "deadly" as it was smelling horrifyingly bad.
** Averted on "Ammonia Inhalers", but only because they tested it out on themselves before nuking.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jon, occasionally.
* {{Determinator}}: Saint Margret II. Despite losing her plate, half her window, and some of her side paneling she managed to revive herself from the inevitable microwave death after attempting to heat a Nintendo {{Wii}}. This feat was promptly repeated after the electric fan experiment, and after taking a violent medicine bottle explosion without even slowing down revives herself one last time after heating a bunch of metal stuff. She ended up being a very rare surviving microwave, having lived through the end of the season before being retired.
* [[DodgeThis Detect This]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: These guys have come very close to killing themselves a few times.
** The most obvious example is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjHAPw1q-M Episode #167]], [[spoiler:the first "Airbag"]]. Seriously, [[spoiler:JORY WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD IF HE DIDN'T BOLT AFTER TURNING THE MICROWAVE ON]]!
** [[InvokedTrope By name]], with the tagline "Do it in a dorm."
** Parodied with "try it at your parent's house," since the show is filmed in Jon's parents' house.
* EyeScream: The eyes of the Furbies they microwaved ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOzpjuPGlE Episode #46]]) were ''burnt out''. Sleep well, children. No, seriously, now that the Furbies are dead...
* FanService: Riley dressed as a [[TheManYourManCouldSmellLike certain character from a famous series of ads]] in Episode #268.
* ForScience: Naturally.
* GrandFinale: [[http://youtu.be/QGBu7sOPHK8 Episode #300.]]
* GroinAttack: The bonus video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drw0GAit9oE Episode #266]] ("Shotgun Microphone"), aptly titled "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFlfJM51Gk Getting Flicked In The Balls]]".
* HollywoodNewEngland: All three boys are from the Boston area, but they have been known (espeically Jonny) to deliberately play up their accents, and Bahstunian types, for effect.
* HoYay: Jory and Riley invoke it for laughs.
* ICallItVera: Nearly every microwave from Season 2 onward has had a name. Subverted when Jory kept referring to "Sarah" as different names until the Grill Brush experiment, [[spoiler:her LAST one]].
* IdiotBall: Jory touching things which have just gotten out of the microwave and complaining it's hot.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Discussed in "Ammonia Inhalers".
* JediMindTrick: Parodied many times. From Episode #284...
-->'''Riley''': You will not try this at home.
-->'''Jon''': Riley, are you trying to use Jedi Mind Tricks on our YouTube audience?
-->'''Jory''': [[HypnoFool I will not try this at home.]]
* LongRunner: Ten seasons over four years (2007-11), with 300 experiments and slightly more episodes.
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "Here at Jory Caron Laboratories, [something about safety]."
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: In Season 8, they called their microwave oven ([[spoiler:Sarah]]) different names, [[BerserkButton much to the chagrin of cameraman Jon]]. [[spoiler:Luckily, Jory managed to get it right by her last experiment.]]
* NearDeathExperience / NightmareFuel: Episodes #167 (the first "Airbag") and #256 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukwJxHV03k the second "Lava Lamp"]]) [[InUniverse had the boys genuinely fearing for their lives]].
* OhCrap: Their shock that one of their microwaves outright '''exploded''' as a result of [[spoiler:sticking an airbag inside it (Episode #167). Most of it got blown clean across the garage, but the ''door'' got the most distance...and made it to eBay]]. They also let this loose when they saw that the tinfoil shield actually did its job.
-->'''Riley''': The tinfoil shield, it actually worked!!
** Made even more epic with the fact that, had he not been fast enough, Jory would've almost certainly been severely injured, if not outright killed by the flying debris.
** They redid the experiment in Season 10 ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14 Episode #274]]), but done outside like Episode #44 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjPiNI2mubs Dynamite]]"). The results were [[StuffBlowingUp the same as before]].
* [[OneOfUs Three Of Us]]
* OverlyLongGag: THREE! POINT! [=OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo=]...
* {{Pilot}}: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1E04oWZm8 Jonny's Leftover Emporium]]", where among the many items are four microwaves. The first experiment was "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I294xoqGcE Light Bulb]]".
* PercussiveMaintenance: Jory and Jon try this with Sandra after Diane breaks her.
* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: In later episodes, each member of the cast asks you to subscribe not to the channel you're watching, but to their personal YouTube channels instead.
* PottyFailure: Episode #256, the reprise of "Lava Lamp".
-->'''Jory''': I don't have to go to the bathroom anymore.
* PyroManiac: Well, ''Micro-Maniacs'', really.
** Played straighter when after [[spoiler: [[JustinBieber a Justin Bieber doll]] killed ''Emily'']], they set it on fire.
* SelfDeprecation:
-->'''Jon''': Please DontTryThisAtHome.
-->'''Jory''': We're what you call "stupid".
** Also counts as a ShoutOut to {{Mythbusters}}
* SoundtrackDissonance: During Episode #77 ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHbqdwI520 Fireworks]]"), the American national anthem is used over a slo-mo replay of the fireworks going off...which culminates in something like "[[NightmareFuel the scream from]] ''{{Alien}}''".
* SpoofAesop: Since you really shouldn't do this at home, answering the TitleDrop ends up as one of these.
-->"Bottle rocket was not a good idea. Firecrackers are a ''damn good idea''!"
* StuffBlowingUp: As a general rule, never try heating bottled containers of alcohol or flammable chemicals in your microwave oven at home.
* TakingYouWithMe: For [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudhnqlPpok Episode #62]], they tried microwaving the remains of their old microwave Diane inside her replacement Sandra. The microwave lights flashed on and off, strange noises were heard, and the new microwave then stopped working in a heartbeat.
* WhyWontYouDie: Saint Margaret II managed to resurrect '''three times''' after microwaving the Wii, electric fan, and gold and copper...after which she was retired. If you were to put an airbag in her, she'd be thinking "Why are you trying to kill me? '''[[BerserkButton IT WON'T WORK!!!]]'''"
** The ''entire cast and crew''. Not that they've necessarily been injured, but the stuff they do is so beyond safe it approaches from the other direction. They have almost gotten killed on at least one occasion.
-->"Isn't ink petroleum based?....yeah, we should put that out."
-->"No, this is good, this is good."
** Cindy became "[[TheUndead undead]]" while microwaving a model [[BackToTheFuture DeLorean]] (only her turntable still worked).
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