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The brothers' feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was later released theatrically on July 27 of that year, being distributed by Creator/{{A24}}. In between both premieres, it was announced that the brothers are working on a new ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' film for Legendary Entertainment.

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The brothers' feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was later released theatrically on July 27 of that year, being distributed by Creator/{{A24}}. In between both premieres, it was announced As of April of that year, the brothers are working on a new ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' film for Legendary Entertainment.
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Their feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', was released theatrically on July 27, 2023, and was distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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Their The brothers' feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was later released theatrically on July 27, 2023, and was 27 of that year, being distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.
Creator/{{A24}}. In between both premieres, it was announced that the brothers are working on a new ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' film for Legendary Entertainment.
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[=RackaRacka=] is a Website/YouTube channel created in 2013 by Australian twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou. The channel is known for producing comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody gross-out humor, as well as Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts created by nothing more than an independent amateur crew. One of the most famous aspects of the channel is the brothers' twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]].

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[=RackaRacka=] is a Website/YouTube channel created in 2013 by Australian twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou. The channel is known for producing comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody gross-out humor, as well as Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts created by nothing more than an independent amateur crew. One of the The most famous aspects of popular character from the channel is the brothers' twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]].

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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', was released theatrically on July 27th, 2023, and was distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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[=RackaRacka=] is a Website/YouTube channel created in 2013 by Australian twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make Philippou. The channel is known for producing comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate gross-out humor, as well as Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're stunts created by nothing more than an independent amateur crew. One of the most famous for their aspects of the channel is the brothers' twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. McDonald]].

Their feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', was released theatrically on July 27th, 27, 2023, and was distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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* AlternateRealityGame: All of their livestreams are disguised as real behind-the-scenes videos with no cuts, but they're actually just really long horror short films.



* AlternateRealityGame: All of their livestreams are disguised as real behind-the-scenes videos with no cuts, but they're actually just really long horror short films.
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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', is set to be released theatrically on July 27th, 2023, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, ''Film/TalkToMe'', is set to be was released theatrically on July 27th, 2023, and will be was distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.
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* {{Flanderization}}: In "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", Ronald only attacks Graham when the latter provokes him, and they have a brief but harmless fistfight with neither being seriously injured. Ronald's later appearances place a much stronger emphasis on his psychotic sadism, to the point where he's willing to outright murder people, [[WouldHurtAChild including children]], if he's even slightly offended. {{Justified}} in the fact that "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", and Ronald's two wrestling matches against the Grahams, were live events in front of real people, whereas most of Ronald's more violent appearances are scripted, completely fictitious productions.

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* {{Flanderization}}: In "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", Ronald only attacks Graham when the latter provokes him, and they have a brief but harmless fistfight with neither being seriously injured. Ronald's later appearances place a much stronger emphasis on his psychotic sadism, to the point where he's willing to outright murder people, [[WouldHurtAChild including children]], if he's even slightly offended. {{Justified}} {{Justified|Trope}} in the fact that "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", and Ronald's two wrestling matches against the Grahams, were live events in front of real people, whereas most of Ronald's more violent appearances are scripted, completely fictitious productions.
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* KillItWithFire: When the Burger King tries to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, his assistant - actually Ron in disguise - throws gasoline on him instead and burns him alive. [[Subverted|Trope]] when "Meet The [=McDonalds=]" reveals that the King survived this, but his face is now hideously melted and disfigured as a result.

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* KillItWithFire: When the Burger King tries to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, his assistant - actually Ron in disguise - throws gasoline on him instead and burns him alive. [[Subverted|Trope]] [[SubvertedTrope Subverted when "Meet The [=McDonalds=]" reveals that the King survived this, but his face is now hideously melted and disfigured as a result.result]].

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* DisguisedHorrorStory: [[spoiler:"Stunt Gone Wrong" is set up as a behind-the-scenes livestream, but it's actually a dead serious BodyHorror story.]]



* SurpriseCreepy: [[spoiler:"Stunt Gone Wrong" is set up as a behind-the-scenes livestream, but it's actually a dead serious BodyHorror story.]]
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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, "Talk To Me", is set to be released theatrically on July 27th, 2023, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, "Talk To Me", ''Film/TalkToMe'', is set to be released theatrically on July 27th, 2023, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.
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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, "Talk To Me", is set to premiere on July 28th, 2022, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, "Talk To Me", is set to premiere be released theatrically on July 28th, 2022, 27th, 2023, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.
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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]].

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Danny and Michael Philippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]]. Their feature film debut, "Talk To Me", is set to premiere on July 28th, 2022, and will be distributed by Creator/{{A24}}.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In Ronald's first appearance, he angrily reprimands Grandpa Graham for throwing a [=McDonald's=] burger on the floor, then physically attacks the old man when he refuses to pick it up. These two traits - Ronald's narcissistic protectiveness of his [=McDonald's=] products, and his sadistic habit of resorting to violence - define Ronald's character and his actions in all his appearances on the channel.
* {{Flanderization}}: In "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", Ronald only attacks Graham when the latter provokes him, and they have a brief but harmless fistfight with neither being seriously injured. Ronald's later appearances place a much stronger emphasis on his psychotic sadism, to the point where he's willing to outright murder people, [[WouldHurtAChild including children]], if he's even slightly offended. {{Justified}} in the fact that "Ronald [=McDonald=] Assaults Grandpa", and Ronald's two wrestling matches against the Grahams, were live events in front of real people, whereas most of Ronald's more violent appearances are scripted, completely fictitious productions.



* GrossOutShow: Their videos are as disgustingly over-the-top as possible, with photorealistic special effects to compound it.

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* GrossOutShow: Their videos are as disgustingly over-the-top as possible, with photorealistic special effects to compound it. The "WWE Beatdown" videos serve as an unintentional example, since the serious injuries that Michael (Ronald) suffered there - such as being accidentally stabbed in the ribs with a light tube and having a chunk of his bank torn off - were real.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: They even slap around porn stars.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Ron has a very high opinion of himself and fully basks in the glory when he's praised and cheered for something, as proven during his entrances in both the WWE Beatdown videos. If he feels that someone has disrespected him or the [=McDonalds=] products in some way, his ever-violent reactions will swiftly be there.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Ron has a very high opinion of himself and fully basks in the glory when he's praised and cheered for something, as proven during his entrances in both the WWE Beatdown videos. If he feels that someone has disrespected him or the [=McDonalds=] [=McDonald's=] products in some way, his ever-violent reactions will swiftly be there.



* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate. Bottom line is, if he gets disrespected, there's no limits to what he'll try to do in heinous and chaotic retaliation.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate. Bottom line is, if he gets disrespected, there's no limits to what he'll try to do in heinous and chaotic retaliation.retaliation.
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* CoolVsAwesome: A staple series of theirs. They've done Harry Potter VS. Star Wars, Game of Thrones VS. Lord of the Rings, Marvel VS. DC, Halo VS. Call of Duty, and Walking Dead VS. Last of Us.

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* CoolVsAwesome: A staple series of theirs. They've done Harry Potter VS. Star Wars, Game of Thrones VS. Lord of the Rings, Marvel VS. DC, Halo VS. Call of Duty, and Walking Dead VS. Last of Us.Us, and Ronald [=McDonald=] VS. Cookie Monster.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Though Ron has, as proven via the WWE Beatdown videos, been respectful enough to high-five fans and has been known to leave others alone by default, his M.O. is that if someone disrespects him in some way, his ever-violent reactions will swiftly be there. Such triggers would naturally and most often include disrespecting the McDonald's products, but when the corporation fired him for a while, he lashed out at them.
* KillItWithFire: Ron burns the Burger King alive.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Though Ron has, has a very high opinion of himself and fully basks in the glory when he's praised and cheered for something, as proven via during his entrances in both the WWE Beatdown videos, been respectful enough to high-five fans and has been known to leave others alone by default, his M.O. is videos. If he feels that if someone disrespects has disrespected him or the [=McDonalds=] products in some way, his ever-violent reactions will swiftly be there. Such triggers would naturally and most often include disrespecting the McDonald's products, but when the corporation fired him for a while, he lashed out at them.
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* KillItWithFire: Ron burns When the Burger King alive.tries to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, his assistant - actually Ron in disguise - throws gasoline on him instead and burns him alive. [[Subverted|Trope]] when "Meet The [=McDonalds=]" reveals that the King survived this, but his face is now hideously melted and disfigured as a result.
-->'''Ron:''' Burger's looking burnt, King.



* TheRival: For Ron, it's a tie between Grandpa and the Burger King. There's also the Hamburglar, but they actually team up in the WWE sequel.

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* RewatchBonus: The Grahams' intense hatred of Ronald takes on a whole new meaning following the reveal in "Family Reunion" that [[spoiler:their daughter is another fast food mascot, Wendy]].
* TheRival: For Ron, it's Ron was first introduced getting into a tie between fist fight with Grandpa and Graham, leading to an overarching story chronicling their rivalry that eventually concluded in "[=McDonald's=] Family Reunion". He also has the Burger King. There's also the King and Hamburglar, but they actually team up in though the former only appeared twice and Ron eventually teamed up with the latter for the second WWE sequel.fight.



* UnexplainedRecovery: "Meet The [=McDonalds=]" revolves around Ron visiting his family to pay respects to his grandmother, intending to get his late grandfather's secret recipe from her before she passes. Though Grandma [=McDonald=] was shown on her deathbed during this sketch, she later appears alive and well in "[=McDonalds=] Family Reunion", with no mention of her previous illness.



* WouldHurtAChild: "Ronald [=McDonald=] Playground Slaughter!"

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* WouldHurtAChild: "Ronald [=McDonald=] Playground Slaughter!"Slaughter!" revolves around the titular character being summoned to an indoor play area during a young boy's birthday party. After the children start attacking him, Ron finally loses it and starts killing all of them.
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* {{Gorn}}: UpToEleven.

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* VillainProtagonist: Given Ronald stars as the mascot of this channel, he's pretty much one.

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* AxCrazy: Almost every video with Ronald ends with him mercilessly killing everyone.

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* AxCrazy: Almost every video with Ronald ends with him mercilessly killing everyone.everyone, or anywhere from one to a whole bunch of people.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Though Ron has, as proven via the WWE Beatdown videos, been respectful enough to high-five fans and has been known to leave others alone by default, his M.O. is that if someone disrespects him in some way, his ever-violent reactions will swiftly be there. Such triggers would naturally and most often include disrespecting the McDonald's products, but when the corporation fired him for a while, he lashed out at them.



* MonsterClown: Ronald would give ComicBook/TheJoker a run for his money.

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* MonsterClown: Though he has yet to transform into something monstrous in a physical sense, mentally, Ronald would give ComicBook/TheJoker a run for his money.



* TrashTheSet: There's a guarantee that any time a video takes place indoors, the entire room will be wrecked by the end.

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* TrashTheSet: There's a guarantee that any time a video takes place indoors, the entire room will be wrecked by the end.end - at least.



* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate. Bottom line is, if he gets disrespected, there's no limits to what he'll try to do in heinous and chaotic retaliation.
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* RealityEnsues: "Real Life Street Fighter" includes a part where during an intense fight, Ryu smacks M. Bison in the face with a pole. It actually breaks his nose and he reprimands Ryu for actually hurting him and leaves in a huff.

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* RealityEnsues: ThisIsReality: "Real Life Street Fighter" includes a part where during an intense fight, Ryu smacks M. Bison in the face with a pole. It actually breaks his nose and he reprimands Ryu for actually hurting him and leaves in a huff.
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* StylisticSuck: As a TakeThat to ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'''s disastrous buggy launch, "Cyberpunk 2077 in real life" is full of intentionally crappy special effects including bad green-screening, poorly composited muzzle flashes, and obvious continuity errors between shots.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the Cheaters parody, Ron starts a BarBrawl when he finds out his girlfriend cheated on him.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate. \n* YourCheatingHeart: In the Cheaters parody, Ron starts a BarBrawl when he finds out his girlfriend cheated on him.
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* RealityEnsues: "Real Life Street Fighter" includes a part where during an intense fight, Ryu smacks M. Bison in the face with a pole. It actually breaks his nose and he reprimands Ryu for actually hurting him and leaves in a huff.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Danny's made it known that he's the Responsible twin to Michael's Foolish. Michael is usually the one in front of the camera, doing the batshit stuff and getting a chunk of his back torn off in WWE wrestling matches while Danny is the one filming and editing.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The reason why the ZombieApocalypse is happening is because [[Series/TheWalkingDead Carl]] stupidly wished for one for his birthday. Rick isn't happy.


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* TrashTheSet: There's a guarantee that any time a video takes place indoors, the entire room will be wrecked by the end.
* WorldOfHam: Every video is essentially a screamfest between young men with TestosteronePoisoning.

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Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou

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Australian twins Danny and Michael PhilippouPhilippou, [=RackaRacka=], are a couple of batshit insane [=YouTubers=]. They make comedy skits full of outrageous and bloody grossout humor. They particularly stand out because, despite being independent and amateur content creators, their crew can generate Hollywood-level practical effects and stunts. They're most famous for their twisted interpretation of [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} Ronald McDonald]].
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*AxCrazy: Almost every video with Ronald ends with him mercilessly killing everyone.
*AlternateRealityGame: All of their livestreams are disguised as real behind-the-scenes videos with no cuts, but they're actually just really long horror short films.
*BigScrewedUpFamily: Ronald's family (all clowns) is ''huge'', and the extent of their depravity is proportionate to their size.
*BlackComedy: Pretty much only [=RackaRacka=] could make children getting graphically murdered funny.
*BloodyHilarious: Their {{Gorn}} is (almost) always played entirely for laughs.
*BodyHorror: Tongues are ripped out, heads are torn apart, people are disemboweled, eyes are gouged out, but it's all played for laughs. [[spoiler:Except the Lovecraftian example in "Stunt Gone Wrong".]]
*BrotherSisterIncest: Just as a cherry on top of the Shock Value sundae, Ron and his sister make out at the end of "Meet the [=McDonalds=]".
*CoolVsAwesome: A staple series of theirs. They've done Harry Potter VS. Star Wars, Game of Thrones VS. Lord of the Rings, Marvel VS. DC, Halo VS. Call of Duty, and Walking Dead VS. Last of Us.
*EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The elderly couple in "Stunt Gone Wrong" turn out to be this. They're very ''Film/TheThing1982''-esque.]]
*EvilOldFolks: The Grahams, an elderly man and his wife, are [[{{Heel}} Heels]] for Ronald.
**The elderly couple in "Stunt Gone Wrong" are multiple versions of this. First, they just seem like crazy dangers to society, taking road rage to murderous levels. [[spoiler:But then it turns out they've been sexually harassing and stalking a child for months, and kidnapped him. And ''then'' it turns out that they're actually Lovecraftian monstrosities disguised as humans.]]
*{{Gorn}}: UpToEleven.
*GrossOutShow: Their videos are as disgustingly over-the-top as possible, with photorealistic special effects to compound it.
*KillItWithFire: Ron burns the Burger King alive.
*MonsterClown: Ronald would give ComicBook/TheJoker a run for his money.
*OutOfGenreExperience: All of their videos are, in the end, comedy. Even the horror videos are over-the-top parodies. But [[spoiler:"Stunt Gone Wrong" is genuine, bone-chilling NightmareFuel.]]
*TheRival: For Ron, it's a tie between Grandpa and the Burger King. There's also the Hamburglar, but they actually team up in the WWE sequel.
*SlapstickKnowsNoGender: They even slap around porn stars.
*SurpriseCreepy: [[spoiler:"Stunt Gone Wrong" is set up as a behind-the-scenes livestream, but it's actually a dead serious BodyHorror story.]]
*WouldHurtAChild: "Ronald [=McDonald=] Playground Slaughter!"
*WouldHitAGirl: Ron doesn't discriminate.
*YourCheatingHeart: In the Cheaters parody, Ron starts a BarBrawl when he finds out his girlfriend cheated on him.
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