History YMMV / InanimateInsanity

** It's also not an uncommon headcanon that Cabby has unrequited crush feelings for Test Tube, given the way she still seems to admire Test Tube and strive for her approval despite their rocky relationship throughout the show.

* {{Starboarding}}: Many Nickel x Clover shippers who don't outright see Nickel as being a {{Tsundere}} prefer to think that Clover loves him, but Nickel is incapable of reciprocating, mainly as a way of keeping in line with how Nickel has a hard time getting into meaningful relationships.

* CrackPairing: After Pin from ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' lost her limbs in BFDIA 6 and [[spoiler:her face]] in BFDIA 11, people [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfl-VOFbDJQ started pairing]] Pin x [[CompanionCube Box]], due to them being two of the only immobile contestants in all of ObjectShows.

** Apple, Balloon (post Season 1), Bow, Cherries, Marshmallow, Soap, Tissues, and Suitcase are really adorable.

* MemeticMutation:

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series got a major AnimationBump in its second season, and for the four years that it's been going on the art has progressively improved that by the time "Alternate Reality Show" debuted in early 2018, it's surprisingly well-animated for a Flash cartoon on Website/YouTube made by only a handful of people

** The crazy faces are sometimes used as reaction memes.

** ''Test Tube Tango''[[labelnote:Explanation]]A still from the trailer for ''Hatching The Plan'' where Test Tube wraps her arm around Microphone while fireworks goo off around them led fans to believe that a Tango number was going to occur. While that wasn't true, it later became an AscendedMeme when a Tango song on the soundtrack was named ''Test Tube Tango''.[[/labelnote]]

** The scene where The Thinkers break their egg and have OhCrap faces is a popular reaction and redraw image.

** Nickel and Balloon was a very popular ship due to their friendship arc in inanimate insanity Invitational. However, [[spoiler: the ship recieved a lot of hate, mostly on Tumblr and Twitter, after s3e13 where they had an argument, though with them making amends around s3e17, the ship's basically become a revolving door.]]

** Some fans have begun to think of [=MePhone=] as having Dyslexia due to many [[FreezeFrameBonus Freeze Frame Bonuses]] having him misspell numerous words.

** [=MePhone=]’s mixed reception was somehow bigger than the two mentioned above, either applauding him for having a Chris [=McLean=]-esque personality, his funny moments, [[spoiler: and his understandable backstory in “Mine Your Own Business”]], or disowning him and [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic just losing all sympathy for him]] for [[KarmaHoudini not being called out for his sadistic attitude,]] [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty (unless you count Everything’s A-OJ where he gets sent to jail for 1 day and later getting affected by Tissues “condishawn”)]] such as constantly torturing and tormenting his own contestants for the longest, treating his staff as if they weren’t useful at all and outright driving one of his contestants on the verge of insanity after spending time on Idiotic Island (e.g. Paper).

** [=MePhone=] calling Paintbrush an "Unknown Gender Freak" in season 1 is a ''lot'' more awkward and uncomfortable to hear after Paintbrush [[spoiler:comes out as Non-Binary]] in season 2

* ValuesDissonance: In "4 Seeing the Future" and "Double Digit Desert" (episodes that aired in the early 2010's), [=MePhone=] is calles a "[=MeTard=]". Now that the word it's referencing is considered an ableist slur, it's a ''lot'' more uncomfortable to rewatch. Thankfully, the creators have realized the way the jokes have aged, and have recently edited them out of the episodes.

** Cabby from Season 3. While some enjoy her helpfulness and secretary-like personality, others took a dislike to her following Episode 2 for her manipulative tendencies and elimination of Fan out of anger for him reading her files without permission. This is strengthened by [[spoiler:her elimination and Exit Interview]], where some people felt pity for her for wanting friendship and acceptance, others are still disliking her due to [[NeverLiveItDown what she did to Fan.]] She rejoins the game in episode 10, and get swift revenge on Test Tube by eliminating her by getting her former teammates to help. This muddles the water even more, especially as Cabby feels confused over if it was a good choice.

* AnimationBump: The fight scene between [[spoiler:Candle and the Unvitational Committee]] is noticeably animated more fluidly than the other scenes.

* AlasPoorScrappy: While not entirely a scrappy character, [[spoiler:Cabby's elimination made people feel pity for her, and that's only the tip of the iceberg. Once her Exit Interview popped up, when people watched it, the fans felt pity for this cabinet, and some of them even changed their view and opinions on her. This is also helped by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P0IPXT16L4 this video]] by [=SkaterCheese=], which is quite informative on Cabby's true nature, and also made people feel pity for Cabby and change their viewpoints on her.]]

* ItWasHisSled: The fact that Paintbrush is non-binary is well-known, even among people who have only heard of the show from social media and have never been into ObjectShows.

* HarsherInHindsight: The scene from "Mine Your Own Business" where Toilet gets fired because of his affiliation with Cobs becomes extremely hard to watch following his voice actor, Taylor Grodin, getting fired from the show due to his affiliation with [=LorenTzel=].