History YMMV / BestOfTheWorst

** Creator/DavidCarradine hanging himself at the start of ''EvilToons'', even if the crew nearly laughed themselves into a coma at the sight.

** [[CanadaEh Colin]] is pretty popular as well, thanks to his [[DeadpanSnarker heavily sarcastic]] but still lighthearted sense of humor and fitting in perfectly with the rest of the group.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In the ''Last Vampire on Earth'' episode, Jay begins by playing with a fidget spinner and says they should highlight it so that they can get a million views. The episode came out in 2017, the year of the fidget spinner fad.

** ''Surviving Edged Weapons'' has been hit with this in the wake of countless police brutality incidents and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests the 2020 George Floyd protests]]. With activists and ordinary citizens alike looking at police tactics with increased scrutiny, it's impossible to ignore how the main thesis of the video -- that ''everyone you see'' can be an immediate physical threat and needs to be dealt with accordingly -- has shaped the way cops conduct themselves out in the field, especially when dealing with Black civilians.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Much like many other filmmakers to appear on this show, Larry “Tree” Lonik is the butt of several mean spirited jokes. However, what makes him extra sympathetic is that [[SpeakIllOfTheDead Mike openly takes his pleasure in his early death]], showing no sympathy to the man, even though he comes across as a decent person who wants to share a topic that he loves with people. Usually, well intentioned and good natured filmmakers like Larry get it easy while the sleazier filmmakers get the more hard hitting insults.

** Similarly, Creator/DavidCarradine was once a big name who went on to star in many terrible movies that weren’t worthy of his talent. Especially sad is when Colin discusses a video with David shilling the "Spiral Fitness" system where he plays around with a tube in his backyard while [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed his dog walks away in embarrassment.]] Unlike Mitchell, [[CareerResurrection Carradine's fortunes changed]] thanks to his titular role in ''Film/KillBill''. [[HopeSpot However,]] this is undercut by him going back to horrible B-movies afterwards and [[ADateWithRosiePalms ultimately]] [[NooseCatch dying]] an UndignifiedDeath so embarrassing that you can’t mention him without someone making a joke about it. Which the gang ''always'' does.

** The guys are very creeped out and disgusted by how the IncestSubtext in ''White Fire'' very quickly becomes plain old ''text''.

** The crew are also extremely disturbed by the hero of "White Fire" wanting to fuck his sister, going so far as to strip her and tell her what a shame it is they're related. A DesignatedHero indeed.

* AcceptableTargets: Old people, David Carradine, and the entire comments section.

* CriticalResearchFailure
** A mild case, but the Crew is astounded at Robert Ginty's inability to emote, basically mumbling all of his lines and having zero charisma in ''The Exterminator 2''. Mike Stoklasa was not in the discussion group afterwards, or he might have brought up ''Film/WarriorOfTheLostWorld''.
** When ''Film/SantaClaus1959'' and especially ''Film/SpaceMutiny'' were reviewed on the show, a lot of people in the comment section were surprised that the ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' episodes featuring them weren't brought up. The crew did note ''Film/FutureWar'' was on ''[=MST3K=]'' but they didn't see that episode.
** The crew also admitted they didn't know anything about ''Film/{{Xtro}}'' save for the box cover. If they wanted a ''bad'' movie to check out, both of TheNineties sequels, ''Xtro 2'' and ''Xtro 3'', would have sufficed, especially both are ''Xtro'' InNameOnly.
** A minor one, but while reviewing ''How to Become a Teenage Ninja'', the crew wonders why they didn't hire a real martial expert or a Japanese man for the video and, while Rich theorizes he might be one, he is quickly shot down by Mike and Jay. The person in the video is Bryan Genesse, a genuine UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu black belt and international medallist. He also acted in several action movies in the 80s and 90s, which makes it a bit surprising that they didn't recognize him. (It didn't excuse him from adopting a strange pseudo-Asian accent, however.)
** The guys didn't recognize Russ Meyer regular Kitten Natividad in ''The Tomb'' as the stripper.
** The crew also didn't know anything about Cynthia Rothrock, who holds ''six'' black belts and was a five time World Karate Champion in Forms and Weapons. She was a major Hong Kong action star in TheEighties, and while being female did affect her being an action star in the US, it was mostly due to the HK action films still being very niche when she was at her height.
** In ''Plinketto'' #3, they noted that Creator/RogerCorman's ''Space Raiders'' seemed to have Music/JamesHorner recycling the score from his ''Star Trek'' films. However, the music was actually lifted wholesale from Corman's previous film ''Film/BattleBeyondTheStars'', which was released two years before ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', so ''Khan'' actually recycled music from ''Battle''. (Corman usually recycled all of his own assets to make money twice for the same stuff, such as filming an entirely new movie on the same set of another film he was commissioned to do.)
** While discussing ''Night of the Lepus'', noted ''Star Trek'' aficionado Mike Stoklasa--who has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reApQlk5JiA a (fan-made) half-hour supercut of every time he's compared the franchise to something they're reviewing]]--confuses the plots of "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E15ShoreLeave Shore Leave]]" (while showing a clip of "[[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E9OnceUponAPlanet Once Upon a Planet]]" from ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'') and "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E24ThisSideOfParadise This Side of Paradise]]".
** No one on the panel for ''Black Spine #1'' can figure out why Don Beveridge constantly brings up bagels during his presentation to Dunkin Donuts employees. Anyone who's stepped foot in a Dunkin Donuts would be able to tell you that bagels are just as much a cornerstone of the brand as coffee and, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysonTheTin doughnuts]].
** The guys have no idea why there's so much stress on pregnant women avoiding kitty litter, not understanding that toxoplasmosis will give serious birth defects to children, even inhaled (which can happen when kitty litter is sifted.)

** Fans quickly recognized ''California Big Hunks'' from its use in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLlg8HRbTQs a segment of]] ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. The fact that the contestant's name was [[NamesTheSame Colin]] makes it even funnier.

** Every moment Jack is drunk on camera (especially the Halloween episodes, which are infamous for Jack getting drunk) is now this since he confirmed on Twitter that he is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober for one year.

** Tim Higgins is very loved for his excellent one liners and effortlessly fitting in with the rest of the group. Many want to see him becomes a main member of the cast.

-->'''Jack''': That's in poor taste.

-->'''Rich''': Neil Breen is the best person who has ''[[SeriousBusiness ever eaten tuna]]''.

* OlderThanTheyThink: ''Faust'' is repeatedly characterized as a knockoff of ''Comicbook/{{Spawn}}'' until an editor's note points out that the original ''Faust'' comic actually predates ''Spawn'' by five years.

-->'''Mike:''' It's not a wonder that cops are [[ShootHimHeHasAWallet paranoid motherfuckers that shoot you to death]]!
-->'''Rich:''' Because they show them videos like '''this'''!

--->'''Rich:''' ''(as the crew groans watching it)'' [[IToldYouSo I]] ''[[IToldYouSo told]]'' [[IToldYouSo you what the movie was about]] [[CassandraTruth and you didn't believe me!]]

* TheWoobie: While it’s all in good fun, [[ButtMonkey Rich Evans takes a lot of abuse throughout the series.]] In addition to watching horrible tapes regularly, he’s regularly insulted and humiliated by his friends, with Mike taking perverse glee in doing so.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Weirdly enough, Rich Evans is ''very'' popular among British fans, for reasons none of them can quite explain themselves.
* GrowingTheBeard: The ''Wheel of the Worst #5'' episode is where Jack really cuts loose, becoming far more involved physically than any prior episodes.
* HarsherInHindsight: Jack getting drunk during the Halloween episodes can be much harder to watch after he confessed to [[https://twitter.com/Harlack/status/1279062388596146176 being an alcoholic]]. Possibly lessened somewhat since as of that Twitter thread, he was sober for a year and in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic no less.

* BaseBreakingCharacter
** Josh is either a welcomed contrast to the other hosts for his abundant knowledge of film and de facto StraightMan status or a pretentious StopHavingFunGuy for much of the same reasons.
** Jim is either liked for being a sardonic dry-witted DeadpanSnarker, or disliked for being ''too'' dry and monotone compared to the usual cast. The fact that he's become part of a package deal with the much more universally-liked Colin doesn't help.

* TheScrappy:
** Much like in real life, Creator/MaxLandis is a very disliked man. The famously pretentious writer was thankfully only in one episode, but in that appearance, many thought Landis came across as an annoying and cringeworthy {{Keet}} whose extremely loud and overly hyper personality didn’t mesh well with the rest of the gang at all, not to mention many complaints of him trying to hog the spotlight. In fact, quite a few fans noted it looked like the crew themselves were barely holding back their annoyance, with Jay in particular seeming thoroughly irritated and uncomfortable around Max. Adding onto all of this, Landis's detractors were especially upset that his appearance was in the episode with ''Double Down'', which is regarded as one of the "best" films ever on the show. This means that you couldn't watch this highly popular point in the series without also enduring him throughout. With all that being said, [[BaseBreakingCharacter there were a few fans who admitted to liking him]]. And then he was outed as a serial sexual harasser and all around misogynistic abuser, ruining any kind of goodwill he built up in the fanbase. After this, the group themselves have severed all ties to him, delisting all of his appearances on the channel, and later making a thinly veiled insult against him. The silver lining was that he introduced Creator/MacaulayCulkin to [=RedLetterMedia=], and Mac has meshed well with the crew and become a fan favorite on his own.
** Deundra T. Brown also applies. The director, writer, and star of ''Diamond Cobra vs the White Fox'' has repeatedly saw to it that her horrifically incompetent film's spotlight episode was removed from the channel [[SmallNameBigEgo due to her frail ego]]. The crew themselves have only commented on the matter once, but the fans very much hate the narcissistic, multi-(un)talented Miss Brown for this. Luckily, several viewers saved the episode, sharing with others and posting it elsewhere. Still, Deundra's efforts have ensured that if you want to watch this episode, you have to go through a few annoying detours to do so.

* SignatureScene: “[[BigEntrance Ladies and gentlemen, will you please make welcome to the stage, the incredible]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Shoji Tabuchi!”.]] Cue {{Engrish}} singing and hysterical laughter.

** ''Surviving Edged Weapons'' has been hit with this in the wake of countless police brutality incidents and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests the 2020 George Floyd protests]]. With activists and ordinary citizens alike looking at police tactics with increased scrutiny, it's impossible to ignore how the main thesis of the video -- that ''everyone you see'' can be an immediate physical threat and needs to be dealt with accordingly -- has shaped the way cops conduct themselves out in the field, especially when dealing with Black civilians. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And that's all we'll say about that.]]

** Deundra T. Brown also applies. The director, writer, and star of ''Diamond Cobra vs the White Fox'' has repeatedly saw to it that her horrifically incompetent film's spotlight episode was removed from the channel [[SmallNameBigEgo due to her frail ego]]. The crew themselves have only commented on the matter once, but the fans very much hate the narcissistic, multi untalented Miss Brown for this. Luckily, several viewers saved the episode, sharing with others and posting it elsewhere. Still, Deundra's efforts have ensured that if you want to watch this episode, you have to go through a few annoying detours to do so.

** Similarly, Creator/DavidCarradine was once a big name who went on to star in many terrible movies that weren’t worthy of his talent. Especially sad is when Colin discusses a video with David shilling the "Spiral Fitness" system where he plays around with a tube in his backyard while [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed his dog walks away in embarrassment.]] Unlike Mitchell, [[CareerResurrection Carradine's fortunes changed]] thanks to his titular role in Film/KillBill. [[HopeSpot However,]] this is undercut by him going back to horrible B-movies afterwards and [[ADateWithRosiePalms ultimately]] [[NooseCatch dying]] an UndignifiedDeath so embarrassing that you can’t mention him without someone making a joke about it. Which the gang ''always'' does.

** Similarly, Creator/DavidCarradine was once a big name who went on to star in many terrible movies that weren’t worthy of his talent. Especially sad is when Colin discusses a video with David shilling the "Spiral Fitness" system where he plays around with a tube in his backyard while [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed his dog walks away in embarrassment.]] Unlike Mitchell, [[CareerResurrection Carradine's fortunes changed]] thanks to his titular role in Film/KillBill. [[HopeSpot However,]] this is undercut by him going back to horrible B-movies afterwards and [[ADateWithRosiePalms ultimately]] [[NooseCatch dying]] an UndignifiedDeath so embarrassing that you can’t mention him without someone making a joke about it. Which the gang ''always'' does.

** Jim is either liked for being a sardonic dry-witted DeadpanSnarker, or disliked for being very dull, bland, and monotone compared to the usual cast. The fact that he's become part of a package deal with the much more universally-liked Colin doesn't help.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Josh is either a welcomed contrast to the other hosts for his abundant knowledge of film and de facto StraightMan status or a pretentious StopHavingFunGuy for much of the same reasons.

* TheWoobie: While it’s all in good fun, [[ButtMonkey Rich Evan’s takes a lot of abuse throughout the series.]] In addition to watching horrible tapes regularly, he’s regularly insulted and humiliated by his friends, with Mike taking perverse glee in doing so.

** Cameron Mitchell was a genuinely talented actor who performed alongside legends and even played one of the main characters in the original Broadway production of ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman''. Despite this, he career ended up doing way downhill, causing him to star in many awful B movies. Especially pronounced with his performance in “Low Blow”, which the crew believed was his rock bottom, as he spends the whole movie, sadly sitting down and mumbling. On the bright side, as much as they make fun of him, [[ThrowTheDogABone the crew ultimately respects and enjoys his work.]] Most of the time anyways.
** Similarly, David Carradine was once a big name who went on to star in many terrible movies that weren’t worthy of his talent. Especially sad is when Colin talks about his dog walking away from embarrassment being caught on video. Unlike Mitchell, Carradine would go on to have a CareerResurrection thanks to his titular role in Film/KillBill. However, this is undercut by him going back to horrible B movies afterwards and [[ADateWithRosiePalms ultimately]] [[NooseCatch dying]] an UndignifiedDeath that was so embarrassing that you can’t mention him without someone making a joke about it. Which the gang ''always'' does.