History WebVideo / TalkingClassics

* FanDisservice: We ''really'' needed to see Keith dance in his tighty-whiteys. Worse yet is his bare ass in part 2 of the E3 2010 video.

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* MissingEpisode: Sort of. The episode "Tetris" was deleted of the official channel, and lost. But it was available on YouTube (Just with the handicap of have Spanish Subtitles on it).

* TheKlutz: A lot of gags in both normal and convention videos involve Keith crashing into things or falling. In fact, the Virtual Boy video consists entirely of him crashing into things while playing the Virtual Boy in public.

* FanDisservice: We ''really'' needed to see Keith dance in his tighty whities. Worse yet is his bare ass in part 2 of the E3 2010 video.

* UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars: Keith prefers [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: "Keith Apicary's Victory Dance" consists of Keith dancing in various public places such as malls and plazas clad only in his tighty whities. Doubles as a FunnyMoment and an AwesomeMoment, since he somehow didn't get arrested.

->''The New York Examiner wrote a story on me recently. They're like, "Keith Apicary has the mind of a 14-year-old boy, and the body of your uncle." But what they forgot to mention is that I've got the energy of the UltimateWarrior, the agility of [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels the Heartbreak Kid]], and the durability of [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind!]]''

A late '90s documentary about a 28-year-old gaming geek named Keith Apicary, shown primarily on Internet sites such as Website/ScrewAttack, [=GameTrailers=], and Website/YouTube. Keith is an archetypical loser: balding, socially awkward, a CasanovaWannabe, and not very bright. He's a huge fan of video games, particularly more obscure ones like {{SNK}}'s Neo Geo, various Creator/{{Sega}} consoles like the Genesis and Dreamcast, and Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s Virtual Boy. Many of the Talking Classics videos are interviews with keith, who talks about and gives reviews of the games or consoles in question. They're often interspersed with scenes seemingly of Keith's daily life, which is... interesting, to say the least. He frequently collaborates with other Internet personalities like Music/{{Brentalfloss}} and Fantomenk.

* UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars: Keith prefers [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] to [[SuperMarioBros Mario]].

* {{Sleepyhead}}: Certain videos involve Keith sleeping in various (public) places. In the Super Mario Land review, the entire premise is that Keith wants to visit New York (where Mario is from in certain adaptations) to see what the big fuss is about Mario. In the end, he sleeps through his plane ride (and landing), instead ending up in France. He never notices and thinks he's in New York the whole time.

* CasanovaWannabe
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

* GenkiGirl: Kelly.

* LoserProtagonist

* {{Mockumentary}}

* NerdsAreVirgins
* NoSocialSkills
* OneOfUs: One of the driving factors behind his antics at the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 was to prove that many of the guests and people there weren't actual video game fans. Some of them (like Creator/AliHillis) really ''did'' turn out to be fans, though.

In the current StoryArc, Keith has called out WWE wrestler DolphZiggler, claiming he needs an "attitude adjustment". Every so often, they respond to each other in video form. [[note]]For the record, Dolph is in on it. The whole series is a joke.[[/note]]

->''The New York Examiner wrote a story on me recently. They're like, "Keith Apicary has the mind of a 14-year-old boy, and the body of your uncle." But what they forgot to mention is that I've got the energy of the UltimateWarrior, the agility of [[ShawnMichaels the Heartbreak Kid]], and the durability of [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind!]]''

->''The New York Examiner wrote a story on me recently. They're like, "Keith Apicary has the mind of a 14-year-old boy, and the body of your uncle." But what they forgot to mention is that I've got the energy of the UltimateWarrior, the agility of [[ShawnMichaels the Heartbreak Kid]], and the durability of [[MickFoley Mankind!]]''

A late '90s documentary about a 28-year-old gaming geek named Keith Apicary, shown primarily on Internet sites such as Website/ScrewAttack, [=GameTrailers=], and Website/YouTube. Keith is an archetypical loser: balding, socially awkward, a CasanovaWannabe, and not very bright. He's a huge fan of video games, particularly more obscure ones like {{SNK}}'s Neo Geo, various {{Sega}} consoles like the Genesis and Dreamcast, and Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s Virtual Boy. Many of the Talking Classics videos are interviews with keith, who talks about and gives reviews of the games or consoles in question. They're often interspersed with scenes seemingly of Keith's daily life, which is... interesting, to say the least. He frequently collaborates with other Internet personalities like Music/{{Brentalfloss}} and Fantomenk.

A late '90s documentary about a 28-year-old gaming geek named Keith Apicary, shown primarily on Internet sites such as Website/ScrewAttack, [=GameTrailers=], and Website/YouTube. Keith is an archetypical loser: balding, socially awkward, a CasanovaWannabe, and not very bright. He's a huge fan of video games, particularly more obscure ones like {{SNK}}'s Neo Geo, various {{Sega}} consoles like the Genesis and Dreamcast, and Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s Virtual Boy. Many of the Talking Classics videos are interviews with keith, who talks about and gives reviews of the games or consoles in question. They're often interspersed with scenes seemingly of Keith's daily life, which is... interesting, to say the least. He frequently collaborates with other Internet personalities like {{Brentalfloss}} and Fantomenk.

* GeniusDitz: Not only is Keith naturally ''really'' good at video games (especially MetalSlug), but he's actually a great dancer.

* ConsoleWars: Keith prefers [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] to [[SuperMarioBros Mario]].

* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: A rather funny one. During the [=VGAs=], Keith asks voice actress AliHillis for her address, and then she offhandedly mentions having a husband. After that, she pauses for a moment and looks at the camera, as if realizing what she just said.

* OneOfUs: One of the driving factors behind his antics at the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 was to prove that many of the guests and people there weren't actual video game fans. Some of them (like AliHillis) really ''did'' turn out to be fans, though.

-->Keith Apicary

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[[caption-width-right:272:The man himself.]]

In the current StoryArc, Keith has called out WWE wrestler DolphZiggler, claiming he needs an "attitude adjustment". Every so often, they respond to each other in video form. [[hottip:*:For the record, Dolph is in on it. The whole series is a joke.]]

* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: A rather funny one. During the VGAs, Keith asks voice actress AliHillis for her address, and then she offhandedly mentions having a husband. After that, she pauses for a moment and looks at the camera, as if realizing what she just said.

A late '90s documentary about a 28-year-old gaming geek named Keith Apicary, shown primarily on Internet sites such as Website/ScrewAttack, [=GameTrailers=], and Website/YouTube. Keith is an archetypical loser: balding, socially awkward, a CasanovaWannabe, and not very bright. He's a huge fan of video games, particularly more obscure ones like {{SNK}}'s Neo Geo, various {{Sega}} consoles like the Genesis and Dreamcast, and {{Nintendo}}'s Virtual Boy. Many of the Talking Classics videos are interviews with keith, who talks about and gives reviews of the games or consoles in question. They're often interspersed with scenes seemingly of Keith's daily life, which is... interesting, to say the least. He frequently collaborates with other Internet personalities like {{Brentalfloss}} and Fantomenk.

* BizarroEpisode: The only thing stopping "Keith Apicary's Victory Dance" from being one is that he responds to Dolph Ziggler at the beginning.

Keith also makes appearances at gaming conventions such as PAX, E3, and SGC, where he usually goofs around with his fans, pulls stunts, has awkward conversations with random people, and gets into bizarre hijinks. Perhaps not coincidentally, he has also been kicked out of many conventions. He has been referred to as "the {{Borat}} of the gaming world".

In the current StoryArc, Keith has called out WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler, claiming he needs an "attitude adjustment". Every so often, they respond to each other in video form. [[hottip:*:For the record, Dolph is in on it. The whole series is a joke.]]

->''The New York Examiner wrote a story on me recently. They're like, "Keith Apicary has the mind of a 14-year-old boy, and the body of your uncle." But what they forgot to mention is that I've got the energy of the Ultimate Warrior, the agility of the Heartbreak Kid, and the durability of mankind!''

* CatchPhrase: Shouting "ASSASSIN'S CREED!" and then diving headfirst into a trash can (which usually falls over).

* {{Corpsing}}: Keith is clearly laughing at his own jokes in the Dolph Ziggler videos.

* {{Sleepyhead}}: Certain videos involve Keith sleeping in various (public) places. In the Super Mario Land review, the entire premise is that Keith wants to visit New York (where Mario is from in certain adaptations) to see what the big fuss is about Mario. In the end, he sleeps the entire trip and instead ends up in France. He never notices and thinks he's in New York the whole time.

* PainfulRhyme: In the Neo Geo music video.
-->'''Keith:''' Yeah, Screw Attack is really cool but I ran out of materi-ool!

->''The New York Examiner wrote a story on me recently. They're like, 'Keith Apicary has the mind of a 14-year-old boy, and the body of your uncle.' But what they forgot to mention is that I've got the energy of the Ultimate Warrior, the agility of the Heartbreak Kid, and the durability of mankind!''

A late '90s documentary about a 28-year-old gaming geek named Keith Apicary, formerly aired on Website/ScrewAttack but now a fixture of GameTrailers. Keith is an archetypical loser: balding, socially awkward, a CasanovaWannabe, and not very bright. He's a huge fan of video games, particularly more obscure ones like {{SNK}}'s Neo Geo, various {{Sega}} consoles like the Genesis and Dreamcast, and {{Nintendo}}'s Virtual Boy. Many of the Talking Classics videos are interviews with keith, who talks about and gives reviews of the games or consoles in question. They're often interspersed with scenes seemingly of Keith's daily life, which is... interesting, to say the least. He frequently collaborates with other Internet personalities like {{Brentalfloss}} and Fantomenk.

Keith also makes appearances at gaming conventions such as PAX, E3, and SGC, where he usually goofs around with his fans, pulls stunts, has awkward conversations with random people, and gets into bizarre hijinks. Perhaps not coincidentally, he has also been kicked out of many conventions. He has been referred to as "the Borat of the gaming world".

In actuality, the show's a {{Mockumentary}} produced in the late 2000s by actor and comedian Nathan Barnatt. Keith is just a character Nathan plays. The series can be watched either on [[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/partners/talking-classics Screw Attack]], [[http://www.gametrailers.com/game/talking-classics/14202 GameTrailers]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/nathanjbarnatt Nathan Barnatt's YouTube channel]]. The series' website can be found

-->'''Keith:''' I've fallen off of roofs, I've been hit by cars, I've hit cars, I've fallen down stairs, I've climbed convention centres, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment I've fallen down stairs]], I've taken blows to the body from foreign objects, [[RuleOfThree I've fallen down stairs]], I've been dragged by vehicles, AND performed high-risk moves!

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Many of the stunts he pulls at conventions, particularly the ones involving him jumping up on stage during someone else's panel. Prime examples include going on stage during James Cameron and Peter Jackson's panel at Comic-Con and then pouring himself a glass of water while talking about how thirsty he is, or interrupting Rooster Teeth's panel at Pax East to drop his pants and do a dance. YMMV; some find his antics to be DudeNotFunny.
* DeathIsCheap: Keith is nearly killed during the Virtual Boy music video, but the Virtual Boy saves him.

* GenkiGirl: Keith's sister Kelly.

* ManChild: Keith, naturally.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: "Keith Apicary's Victory Dance" consists of Keith dancing in various public places such as malls and plazas clad only in his tighty whities. Doubles as a FunnyMoment and an AwesomeMoment, since he inexplicably didn't get arrested.