History Webvideo / TheCartoonPhysicist

* ArtEvolution: By 2016, she finally has an up-to-date [[UsefulNotes/HighDefinition HD]] video camera. The in-universe reason for the sudden change of quality is that Cambot got an upgrade for the revival of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.

* DropTheHammer: Her giant mallet, which she calls Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

The Cartoon Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Cartoon Physicist's Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2009, aka the bulk of her childhood. One could say it's a [[WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic ''critique'' of her ''nostalgia'']]. The series is currently posted to Website/ManicExpression, Website/RTGomerProductions, [[http://leagueswordfish.blogspot.com.au League Swordfish]], Website/TeamNightSaturn, [[http://reviewersunite.com The Reviewers Unite]], [[http://thezerolevel.com Channel Zero]], her [[https://thecartoonphysicist.wordpress.com website]], and of course her [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7QsQEWraK7hTLCzANYFsVg?/ youtube channel]]

** Lauren herself appeared as a guest host on an episode of the [[Wiki/LostMediaWiki Lost Media Chronicles]] to talk about the various lost creations of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.

%%* WeaponOfChoice: Her mallet.

* WeekendInventor: She is just a physicist, it's literally in her name. And yet she managed to invent highly advanced technology like a time machine, just for the hell of it.

* NiceHat:
** Physicist wears the same red hat in every episode.
** Nyarlathotep sports a [[DashinglyDapperDerby bowler hat]].

Lauren herself also runs a {{Podcast}} with her friends called ''Schlock & Terror: A Retrospective of [[VideoNasties Video Nasties]]''.

** She utterly despises the [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy movie adaptation]] of [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]].

* ArtEvolution: By 2016, she finally has an up-to-date [[UsefulNotes/HighDefinition HD]] video camera. The in-universe reason for the sudden change of quality is that Cambot got an upgrade for the revival of [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mystery Science Theater 3000.]]

** Physicist herself makes a cameo in [[WebVideo/TheReviewReviewer The Review Reviewer's]] review of Nostalgia Critic's Let's Play of Bart's Nightmare. But she doesn't just make an appearance, she ends up setting off a [[spoiler: shakri cube in Reviewer's house which ends up stopping his heart.]]
** "H.P. Lovecraft" from [[WebVideo/AskLovecraft Ask Lovecraft]] has a brief cameo in Physicist's review of ''Film/{{Dagon}}''.

** [[Webvideo/TheRapCritic The Rap Critic's]] one second cameo in Physicist's review of The Call of Cthulhu.
** Physicist has a brief cameo in Michael Gleason's 100th Episode of [[Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair The Literary Lair.]]

** Toby Mobias has a brief cameo in her Top 6 Animated Revivals & Reboots video, showing how much of a [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scooby Doo]] fan he is.
** Physicist appears via voice mail in [[Webvideo/ThePunchline The Punchline]], specifically the episode when the Comic Strip Critic returns.
** Her one year anniversary special contains the most amount of cameos on her show. Including [[Creator/LadyJess Lady Jess]], [[Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair Michael Gleason and Dr Mikesano]], [[Webvideo/TheRapCritic the Rap Critic]], [[http://frillythingy.deviantart.com title card artist Madi Long]], Toby Mobias, Jane Grey, [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and his cast]], [[Webvideo/AskLovecraft HP Lovecraft]], [=SurferClock=] and TAP-G from "What's the Attraction?" Podcast, Randy [=McNeely=] and his mobster parrot Fred, Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt (then Doctor Holocaust), [[Webvideo/TheShadowsOfThePast the Shady Reviewer]], Angry Taco, [[Webvideo/ThePunchline Comic Strip Critic]], Magnetrex, Xandrew, [[Comicbook/AtomicRobo Atomic Robo]], Some Loudmouth on the Internet, Brandon the Bambi Man, Kurgan Media, Matt from Lost in the Warp Pipe, Detective Steve, Cferra, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], [=DichterDenkerChaoten=], WebVideo/TheHappySpaceman, Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, and Larsen Halleck of Fist Flicks.

** Her very late second anniversary includes [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and Mr It]], [=SurferClock=], Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt, Magnetrex, Xandrew, Detective Steve, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], WebVideo/TheHappySpaceman, Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, Grim of Grin and Grim, Whyboy, JD [=DeMotte=], [[Webvideo/TheCartoonHero the Cartoon Hero]], David Green (formerly DJ Soundbite), WebVideo/CrashThompson, Deadwest and Billy of Screaming Soup, [[Webvideo/SomeJerkWithACamera Some Jerk with a Camera]], Artie (the crazy parody of a studio executive that constantly appears on review shows) played by Nicholas Bogroff Ganssle, [[Webvideo/TheIsleOfRangoon Sunny Jim]], Creator/MrMendo, [=QuilSniv=], Zenithwillrule, and [[Webvideo/DiamandaHagan Diamanda Hagan]].

** [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer The Review Reviewer]] reviews Grim Tales Down Below with Physicist.
** Physicist does a Top 10 List with [[Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair Michael Gleason from The Literary Lair.]]
** Again, Michael Gleason reviews Inspector Gadget 2 with Physicist on his other show, How to Fix It.
** Lauren herself appeared as a guest host on an episode of the [[Wiki/LostMediaWiki Lost Media Chronicles]] to talk about the various lost creations of [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mystery Science Theater 3000]].

** For her three-part second anniversary, she reviewed ''[[Film/TheHitchhikersGuidetoTheGalaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' with [[Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair Michael Gleason]], Jane Grey, Grumpy Old Manchild, and Toby Mobias.

** The title card of her review of Series/BetterOffTed was drawn by [[https://twitter.com/beeseverywhere Remi P]].
** The title card of the Top 11 list concerning [[Creator/KevinSmith Kevin Smith's]] TV reboot of Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension was drawn by [[https://twitter.com/rachel0w0miller Rachel Miller]], since Lauren wanted the art style to match the popular art style of the film's [[TheEighties time period]]. This prompted her to hire Miller to draw the late title card for her review of ''Hellraiser: Deader''.
** The second anniversary's cameo-packed title card was drawn by [[Webvideo/FamiliarFaces Chad Rocco]] in the style of Creator/SergioAragones.

* GaleForceSound: Physicist showed [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer the Review Reviewer]] that was what Gabriel's horn was capable of.

* GoshDangItToHeck!: Ted Turner does this, likely thinking that swearing will [[ThinkoftheChildren corrupt children]].

* MetalHead: Definitely a fan of [[Music/IronMaiden Iron Maiden]]

* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Cyberspace Trinity, with [[Main/MatrixRainingCode green raining code]] in their faces' place. Although they did interact with Physicist, so their 'vagueness' is in question.

* PromotedFanboy: Now part of [[Website/RTGomerProductions RT Gomer Productions]] and Channel Zero, which includes some of her favourite reviewers and riffers.

* RightHandAttackDog: Physicist thought her two guard dogs were going attack the Cyberspace Trinity once they broke into her home, [[Main/GilliganCut but then we see her two dogs sleeping in bean bags with an instrumental lullaby playing in the background.]]

* TheTrickster: She tricked Ted Turner to fight himself in a [[BigBallOfViolence Big Ball of Violence]] by simply walking out of the ball of smoke. [[PassThePopcorn Before calmly setting up a chair and sitting down to watch him and eat chips.]]

* {{Troll}}: Grendel, one of the members of the Cyberspace Trinity, is the Guardian of Trolls and leading general of many [[FlameWar Flame Wars.]]

* WalkingTheEarth: She essentially walked [[Main/TheMultiverse the multiverse]] and such before settling down and starting her own review show.

** Her very late second anniversary includes [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and Mr It]], [=SurferClock=], Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt, Magnetrex, Xandrew, Detective Steve, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], [=TheHappySpaceman=], Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, Grim of Grin and Grim, Whyboy, JD [=DeMotte=], [[Webvideo/TheCartoonHero the Cartoon Hero]], David Green (formerly DJ Soundbite), WebVideo/CrashThompson, Deadwest and Billy of Screaming Soup, [[Webvideo/SomeJerkWithACamera Some Jerk with a Camera]], Artie (the crazy parody of a studio executive that constantly appears on review shows) played by Nicholas Bogroff Ganssle, [[Webvideo/TheIsleOfRangoon Sunny Jim]], Creator/MrMendo, [=QuilSniv=], Zenithwillrule, and [[Webvideo/DiamandaHagan Diamanda Hagan]].

* ActionGirl

* AlterEgoActing

* BuffySpeak: Occasionally when summarising or ranting.

* DeadpanSnarker

* EpisodeZeroTheBeginning: Physicist's introduction episode.

* TheGadfly

* LandDownUnder

* SmartHouse: Hestia.
* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: If A.I.s count as robots.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Hestia.
* SpeaksInShoutOuts

* WeirdnessMagnet

%%* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: She made a top ten list about...books.

* TightsUnderShorts: As part of her reviewer outfit, Physicist wears black shorts and red tartan tights.

* RomanticAsexual: She mentioned a few times that she's asexual. Specifically heteromantic aesexual, according to Lauren's Twitter. Although recently she's been thinking there's a possibility she's androromantic or androgynoromantic.

** Her one year anniversary special contains the most amount of cameos on her show. Including [[Creator/LadyJess Lady Jess]], [[Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair Michael Gleason and Dr Mikesano]], [[Webvideo/TheRapCritic the Rap Critic]], [[http://frillythingy.deviantart.com title card artist Madi Long]], Toby Mobias, Jane Grey, [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and his cast]], [[Webvideo/AskLovecraft HP Lovecraft]], [=SurferClock=] and TAP-G from "What's the Attraction?" Podcast, Randy [=McNeely=] and his mobster parrot Fred, Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt (then Doctor Holocaust), [[Webvideo/TheShadowsOfThePast the Shady Reviewer]], Angry Taco, [[Webvideo/ThePunchline Comic Strip Critic]], Magnetrex, Xandrew, [[Comicbook/AtomicRobo Atomic Robo]], Some Loudmouth on the Internet, Brandon the Bambi Man, Kurgan Media, Matt from Lost in the Warp Pipe, Detective Steve, Cferra, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], [=DichterDenkerChaoten=], [=TheHappySpaceman=], Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, and Larsen Halleck of Fist Flicks.

* {{Asexuality}}: She mentioned a few times that she's asexual. Specifically heteromantic aesexual, according to Lauren's Twitter.
** Although recently she's been thinking there's a possibility she's androromantic or androgynoromantic.

** Her very late second anniversary includes [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and Mr It]], [=SurferClock=], Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt, Magnetrex, Xandrew, Detective Steve, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], [=TheHappySpaceman=], Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, Grim of Grin and Grim, Whyboy, JD [=DeMotte=], [[Webvideo/TheCartoonHero the Cartoon Hero]], David Green (formerly DJ Soundbite), WebVideo/CrashThompson, Deadwest and Billy of Screaming Soup, [[Webvideo/SomeJerkWithACamera Some Jerk with a Camera]], Artie (the crazy parody of a studio executive that constantly appears on review shows) played by Nicholas Bogroff Ganssle, [[Webvideo/TheIsleOfRangoon Sunny Jim]], Mr Mendo, [=QuilSniv=], Zenithwillrule, and [[Webvideo/DiamandaHagan Diamanda Hagan]].

** Physicist was stuck with the [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Lament Configuration]], which appeared on her doorstep at the beginning of her first Halloween review of 2016. Until she sent it to Crash Thompson, WebVideo/TheRockCritic.

** Crash Thompson, WebVideo/TheRockCritic, appears at the end of Physicist's review of ''Film/HellraiserHellworld''. He receives a package from her with the Lament Configuration inside...and thus gets tortured by the Cenobites, specifically with one of Music/{{Nickelback}}'s infamous songs.
** Her very late second anniversary includes [[Webvideo/TheReviewReviewer Review Reviewer and Mr It]], [=SurferClock=], Patrick Stergos, Rob of Cartoon Clipshow, {{Creator/Mattwo}}, [[{{Webvideo/Cinemastrophe}} Dom Perignon]], Doctor Terawatt, Magnetrex, Xandrew, Detective Steve, [[Website/ManicExpression James Walsh]], [=TheHappySpaceman=], Timmer, The Writer Sits in the Back, Grim of Grin and Grim, Whyboy, JD [=DeMotte=], [[Webvideo/TheCartoonHero the Cartoon Hero]], David Green (formerly DJ Soundbite), [[Webvideo/TheRockCritic Crash Thompson]], Deadwest and Billy of Screaming Soup, [[Webvideo/SomeJerkWithACamera Some Jerk with a Camera]], Artie (the crazy parody of a studio executive that constantly appears on review shows) played by Nicholas Bogroff Ganssle, [[Webvideo/TheIsleOfRangoon Sunny Jim]], Mr Mendo, [=QuilSniv=], Zenithwillrule, and [[Webvideo/DiamandaHagan Diamanda Hagan]].

** The title card of her review of Series/BetterOffTed was drawn by [[https://twitter.com›beeseverywhere Remi P]].