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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Rather than use her powers to save the world or fight evil, she used them to roam the multiverse and have fun. In fact the last thing she did before starting a review show was [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/post/119994960346/what-made-you-want-to-get-into-internet-reviews riding the head of Great A'Tuin]].

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Rather than use her powers to save the world or fight evil, she used them to roam the multiverse and have fun. In fact the last thing she did before starting a review show was [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/post/119994960346/what-made-you-want-to-get-into-internet-reviews riding ride the head of Great A'Tuin]].
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Rather than use her powers to save the world or fight evil, she used them to roam the multiverse and have fun.

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Rather than use her powers to save the world or fight evil, she used them to roam the multiverse and have fun. In fact the last thing she did before starting a review show was [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/post/119994960346/what-made-you-want-to-get-into-internet-reviews riding the head of Great A'Tuin]].
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Rather than use her powers to save the world or fight evil, she used them to roam the multiverse and have fun.
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* StickyFingers: It's implied that Physicist [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/post/119994960346/what-made-you-want-to-get-into-internet-reviews used her powers to steal for fun]]. Which includes stealing the Helm of Nabu and the Infinity Gauntlet.
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* DroptheHammer / HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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* DroptheHammer / HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, which she calls Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.
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* BritishStuffiness: Physicist's AI, Hestia.
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* Drop theHammer / HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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* DroptheHammer/ HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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* DroptheHammer/ Drop theHammer / HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.
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* DroptheHammer/HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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* DroptheHammer/HyperspaceMallet: DroptheHammer/ HyperspaceMallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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* Drop the Hammer/Hyperspace Mallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.

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*Drop the Hammer/Hyperspace Mallet: Her giant mallet, Harpo, is used as both a weapon and a comedic prop.
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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/LeagueSwordfish, Website/GoggularProductions, and of course her [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7QsQEWraK7hTLCzANYFsVg?/ youtube channel]]

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The Cartoon Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Cartoon. 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/LeagueSwordfish, Website/GoggularProductions, and of course her [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7QsQEWraK7hTLCzANYFsVg?/ youtube channel]]
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The Cartoon Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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/LeagueSwordfish and Website/GoggularProductions.

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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 2010, 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/LeagueSwordfish Website/LeagueSwordfish, Website/GoggularProductions, and Website/GoggularProductions.
of course her [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7QsQEWraK7hTLCzANYFsVg?/ youtube channel]]
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Year 2000" by German metal band Music/DieTotenHosen.

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* RealSongThemeTune: "Year 2000" by German metal punk band Music/DieTotenHosen.
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* WhiteGloves: Worn as part of her regular costume as an homage to classic animation. She is the ''Cartoon'' Physicist, after all!

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* GogglesDoNothing: The Physicist wears them on her hat, and briefly dons them as proper eyewear [[ItMakesSenseInContext during the Ted Turner fight]].



* TurnOfTheMillenium: All of the fodder for review comes from that decade, for better or worse.

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The Cartoon Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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 and Website/GoggularProductions.

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The Cartoon Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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/ManicExpression, Website/LeagueSwordfish and Website/GoggularProductions.


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* AllThereInTheManual: Information from the mostly-in-character {{Tumblr}} blog reveals more of the backstory for the character of the Physicist, including [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/post/119994960346/what-made-you-want-to-get-into-internet-reviews why she decided to start doing video reviews]].


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* LetsPlay: Lauren did one between regular Noughtie List episodes on ''VideoGame/TheLostCasesOfSherlockHolmes''.


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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Due to problems with her video editor not wanting to resize clips vertically, the fight scene in the first review is marred by chromakey problems.


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* TurnOfTheMillenium: All of the fodder for review comes from that decade, for better or worse.
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* VideoReviewShow: Well, duh.
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* WelcomeEpisode: The series has a two-part introduction (officially 'Episode Zero') before the first episode proper, being the review of DinoSquad.

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* BaitandSwitch: In her review of Main/TheTick, she starts off the review by saying she is going to review the animated version, before Hestia informs her that the animated version aired in the 90's and not the 2000's so she's going to have to review the 2001 live action version.

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* BaitandSwitch: BaitAndSwitch: In her review of Main/TheTick, she starts off the review by saying she is going to review the animated version, before Hestia informs her that the animated version aired in the 90's and not the 2000's so she's going to have to review the 2001 live action version.



* FollowTheLeader: WesternAnimation/DinoSquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]

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* FollowTheLeader: WesternAnimation/DinoSquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]


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* TooGoodToLast: Lauren laments the loss of the excellent and quirky Television/SpecialUnit2 after only two short seasons, while DinoSquad had many more episodes and was terrible.
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* BaitandSwitch: In her review of Main/TheTick, she starts off the review by saying she is going to review the animated version, before Hestia informs her that the animated version aired in the 90's and not the 2000's so she's going to have to review the 2001 live action version.
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* AuthorAppeal: Lauren has to be stopped from making too many ''Main/AtomicRobo'' references.

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The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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 and Website/GoggularProductions.

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/ blog]].

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The Cartoon Physicist Physicist, aka Lauren Fox, is a media reviewer hailing from UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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 and Website/GoggularProductions.

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. [[ExpandedUniverse Further information information]] can be found on her [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/ blog]].



* CasualTimeTravel: The Physicist warps back 1920's Chicago without a second thought...to do a homework assignment.



* Main/Expy: Dinosquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]

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* Main/Expy: Dinosquad.FollowTheLeader: WesternAnimation/DinoSquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]of?]]
* RealSongThemeTune: "Year 2000" by German metal band Music/DieTotenHosen.
* RobotGirl: The AI, Hestia, who is a snarky type, not above talking back to Lauren.



* CasualTimeTravel: The Physicist warps back 1920's Chicago without a second thought...to do a homework assignment.

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* CasualTimeTravel: SurveillanceDrone: The Physicist warps back 1920's Chicago without a second thought...seems to do have procured herself a homework assignment. Creator/SciFiChannel-era Cambot from Series/MST3K!

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* Expy: Dinosquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]

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* Expy: Main/Expy: Dinosquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]


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* AdaptationDecay: The Physicist much prefers the original Disney ''Chicken Little'' short from 1945 as opposed to [[Disney/ChickenLittle the 2005 animated feature]].

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* AdaptationDecay: The Physicist much prefers the original Disney ''Chicken Little'' short from 1945 1943 as opposed to [[Disney/ChickenLittle the 2005 animated feature]].



* Drop-In Cameo: "Silent Bob" appears briefly in the ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' review, explaining how the duo got off with a restraining order despite being in possession of drugs.

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* Drop-In Cameo: TheCameo: "Silent Bob" appears briefly in the ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' review, explaining how the duo got off with a restraining order despite being in possession of drugs.drugs.
* Expy: Dinosquad. Hmmm... [[FiveManBand five]] [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]] fighting an ancient evil teaming up with another ancient being and being gifted powers related to Dinosaurs? [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers What does that remind you of?]]
* RunningGag: The constant ''shut up, shut up, shut up'' in the ''ChickenLittle'' review.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Creator/TedTurner during the WesternAnimation/DinoSquad review.

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The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from [[DownUnder Australia]]. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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 and Website/GoggularProductions.

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com blog]].

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The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from [[DownUnder Australia]].UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, aka the bulk of her childhood. One could say it's a [[Webvideo/NostalgiaCritic [[WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic ''critique'' of her ''nostalgia'']]. The series is currently posted to Website/ManicExpression and Website/GoggularProductions.

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com blog]].
com/ blog]].



* CountingGag: For every time "fuck" is uttered in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
* DropInCameo: "Silent Bob" appears briefly in the ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' review, explaining how the duo got off with a restraining order despite being in possession of drugs.

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* CountingGag: Counting Gag: For every time "fuck" is uttered in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
* DropInCameo: Drop-In Cameo: "Silent Bob" appears briefly in the ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' review, explaining how the duo got off with a restraining order despite being in possession of drugs.drugs.
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* AdaptationDecay: The Physicist much prefers the original Disney ''Chicken Little'' short from 1945 as opposed to [[Disney/ChickenLittle the 2005 animated feature]].

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* AdaptationDecay: The Physicist much prefers the original Disney ''Chicken Little'' short from 1945 as opposed to [[Disney/ChickenLittle the 2005 animated feature]].feature]].
* CountingGag: For every time "fuck" is uttered in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
* DropInCameo: "Silent Bob" appears briefly in the ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' review, explaining how the duo got off with a restraining order despite being in possession of drugs.
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* AdaptationDecay: The Physicist much prefers the original Disney ''Chicken Little'' short from 1945 as opposed to [[Disney/ChickenLittle the 2005 animated feature]].
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The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from [[DownUnder Australia]]. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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]] and [[Website/GoggularProductions]].

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/ blog]].

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The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from [[DownUnder Australia]]. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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/ManicExpression and [[Website/GoggularProductions]].

Website/GoggularProductions.

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[thecartoonphysicist.[[http://thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/ com blog]].
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''"[[RealSongThemeTune Where will we be in the year 2000?]]"'' - Music/DieTotenHosen

The Cartoon Physicist is a media reviewer hailing from [[DownUnder Australia]]. Her main show, ''The Noughtie List'', covers television and movies created from 2000 to 2010, 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]] and [[Website/GoggularProductions]].

Her videos also contain a recurring but unobtrusive storyline with references made to her previous in-universe exploits. Further information can be found on her [[thecartoonphysicist.tumblr.com/ blog]].

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