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** On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker leading to a separate incident where his mother died in a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
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** On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker leading to a separate incident where his mother died in a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' DontTryThisAtHome clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
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** Near the end of episode 124 (the E.T. Atari game), Jory mentions WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd review of the game... while the video annotation states that said review doesn't (at the time of 2009) exist. Now, in 2014, there's a Angry Video Game Nerd [[TheMovie movie]] [[spoiler:concerning a review of the game]].
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** Near the end of episode 124 (the E.T. Atari game), Jory mentions WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd review of the game... while the video annotation states that said review doesn't (at the time of 2009) exist. Now, in 2014, there's a Angry Video Game Nerd [[TheMovie movie]] [[spoiler:concerning concerning a review of the game]].game.
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* FanMyopia: If you've created or are a fan of another microwave show (generally speaking, with at least a couple hundred subscribers), you've probably had at least one encounter with these. They will accuse them of copying ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis'', even if the experiment is not one they did, the show format is entirely different, or in dOvetastic's case, your show is much older than theirs. As a result, there have been false flag wars between the fans of other microwave shows, leading to wrongly age-restricted videos. These fans also completely ignore the fact that not only are creators Jonathan Paula and Jory Caron often friends with the creators of other microwave shows, but also watch and support their shows. The most frequent channels to be a victim of this trope are dOvetastic (as mentioned above), Garret Claridge ([=poopooGarret=]), [=BLHProductions=], and [=MicrowaveMeShow=]. However, the fanboys oddly enough leave alone actual copycat shows which steal the name, the jokes, and even the format.
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* FanMyopia: If you've created or are a fan of another microwave show (generally speaking, with at least a couple hundred subscribers), you've probably had at least one encounter with these. They will accuse them of copying ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis'', even if the experiment is not one they did, the show format is entirely different, or in dOvetastic's case, your show is much older than theirs. As a result, there have been false flag wars between the fans of other microwave shows, leading to wrongly age-restricted videos. These fans also completely ignore the fact that not only are creators Jonathan Paula and Jory Caron often friends with the creators of other microwave shows, but also watch and support their shows. The most frequent channels to be a victim of this trope are dOvetastic (as mentioned above), dOvetastic, Garret Claridge ([=poopooGarret=]), [=BLHProductions=], and [=MicrowaveMeShow=]. However, the fanboys oddly enough leave alone actual copycat shows which steal the name, the jokes, and even the format.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Having run from 2007-2011 with specials produced until 2015, this series has friendly reminders of late 2000s/early 2010s trends, technology and culture. Some of the experiments reflect what was popular during the time, and later episodes mock the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and Music/JustinBieber.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Having run from 2007-2011 with specials produced until 2015, this series has friendly reminders of late 2000s/early 2010s trends, technology and culture. Some of the experiments reflect what was popular during the time, and later episodes mock the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and Music/JustinBieber.
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** In episode #60, Jory mentions that they thought about using other microwave brands such as G.E. and Emerson. They were on their third microwave at that point, and each one had been a Sharp. They would go onto use nine G.E. microwaves starting with Lacey in Season 4. They also had two Emerson microwaves with the first being Saint Margaret II in Season 8.
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** In episode #60, Jory mentions that they thought about using other microwave brands such as G.E. and Emerson. They were on their third microwave at that point, and each one had been a Sharp. They would go onto use nine G.E. microwaves starting with Lacey in Season 4. They also had two Emerson microwaves with the first being microwaves: Saint Margaret II in Season 8.8 and Emily in Season 10.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Even after his popularity increased when the gang dropped Season 5's interrupted pre-microwaved segments, Riley remained a contentuous presence amongst the fanbase. He's either just as funny as Jory and Jon, or too energetic to not be annoying.
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** Jory and Riley spent most of the second lava lamp experiment discussing and mocking the plausability of a 1000 Ways to Die segment about someone killing themselves when a microwave cooking a lava lamp blew up in their face since their own first lava lamp experiment was nowhere as destructive...only to be proven ''very'' wrong when this lava lamp creates a much more violent explosion than the one before.
** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created (which disturbingly enough sounded like ''screaming'' in the slowed-down instant replay), Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler:The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]]. Jory acknowledges the irony of the situation in the following episode's intro.
** Before she microwaved a slot machine, Jon called Jackie the "queen of the sluts" because of the dildo episode. [[spoiler: She actually died after the slot machine experiment]].
** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created (which disturbingly enough sounded like ''screaming'' in the slowed-down instant replay), Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler:The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]]. Jory acknowledges the irony of the situation in the following episode's intro.
** Before she microwaved a slot machine, Jon called Jackie the "queen of the sluts" because of the dildo episode. [[spoiler: She actually died after the slot machine experiment]].
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** Jory and Riley spent most The boys had a bad habit of tempting fate with the destructive capabilities of experiments or the mortality of the second lava lamp experiment discussing and mocking the plausability of a 1000 Ways to Die segment about someone killing themselves when a microwave cooking a lava lamp blew up in their face since their own first lava lamp experiment was nowhere as destructive...current microwave, only for shit to be proven hit the fan ''very'' wrong soon afterwards:
*** When Sandra shut off midway through Episode #62, Jory joked that it was the result of Diane's spirit killing her from the inside out. As they discovered minutes later whenthis lava lamp creates a much they went back inside to survey the outcome, he couldn't have been any more violent explosion than accurate and the one before.
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*** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created (which disturbingly enough sounded like ''screaming'' in the slowed-down instant replay), Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler:The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]]. Jory acknowledges the irony of the situation in the following episode's intro.
** *** Before she microwaved a slot machine, Jon called Jackie the "queen of the sluts" because of the dildo episode. [[spoiler: She actually died after the slot machine experiment]].experiment]].
*** Jory and Riley spent most of the second lava lamp experiment discussing and mocking the plausability of a 1000 Ways to Die segment about someone killing themselves when a microwave cooking a lava lamp blew up in their face since their own first lava lamp experiment was nowhere as destructive...only to be proven ''very'' wrong when this lava lamp (which Jory had reinforced the seals on) creates a much more violent explosion than the one before and sends shrapnel throughout the laboratory.
*** When Sandra shut off midway through Episode #62, Jory joked that it was the result of Diane's spirit killing her from the inside out. As they discovered minutes later when
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*** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created (which disturbingly enough sounded like ''screaming'' in the slowed-down instant replay), Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler:The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]]. Jory acknowledges the irony of the situation in the following episode's intro.
*** Jory and Riley spent most of the second lava lamp experiment discussing and mocking the plausability of a 1000 Ways to Die segment about someone killing themselves when a microwave cooking a lava lamp blew up in their face since their own first lava lamp experiment was nowhere as destructive...only to be proven ''very'' wrong when this lava lamp (which Jory had reinforced the seals on) creates a much more violent explosion than the one before and sends shrapnel throughout the laboratory.
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* TheScrappy: Riley, for not really doing much of anything, and just being plain annoying.
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* TheScrappy: Riley, RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Riley wasn't particularly popular during Season 5 for not really doing much of anything, and just being anything outside of his routine interruptions of Jory's safety speeches, which a number of people felt were plain annoying.annoying. Come Season 6, he started partaking in the intros and his dynamic with Jory quickly improved, especially with the pair ditching the interruptions in favor of working together in delivering the spiels.
** Anything that starts off as a liquid or melts into one doesn't tend to look very pleasant once it's pulled out of the microwave - and if they come in a variety of colors like the paintballs, the end result usually resembles sloppy vomit.
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* TearJerker: Whenever a microwave dies, a funeral montage of its tenure plays accompanied by a somber piano and violin tune.
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* TearJerker: Whenever a microwave dies, a funeral montage of its tenure plays accompanied by a somber piano and violin tune. Helga and Lacey's montages were the first of the lot, and didn't include the original audio of their footage alongside the dirge.
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* {{Squick}}: The time they microwaved ''pig's eyes''[[note]]Along with a small candle, roadkilled porcupine quills and "hair of a virgin" (A fake moustache worn by Riley as part of a CampGay costume)[[/note]] for a 2012 HalloweenEpisode--And Jory even touched his tongue on one after the experiment.
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** The safety spiel during the Play-Doh experiment. Riley takes a bite out of Jory's Play-Doh pizza and ''spits it back on the plate''.
** The time they microwaved ''pig's eyes''[[note]]Along with a small candle, roadkilled porcupine quills and "hair of a virgin" (A fake moustache worn by Riley as part of a CampGay costume)[[/note]] for a 2012 HalloweenEpisode--And Jory even touched his tongue on one after the experiment.
** The safety spiel during the Play-Doh experiment. Riley takes a bite out of Jory's Play-Doh pizza and ''spits it back on the plate''.
** The time they microwaved ''pig's eyes''[[note]]Along with a small candle, roadkilled porcupine quills and "hair of a virgin" (A fake moustache worn by Riley as part of a CampGay costume)[[/note]] for a 2012 HalloweenEpisode--And Jory even touched his tongue on one after the experiment.
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** [[MyLittlePony Episode #]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCDtxPUGPQ 143]]. At the time (released in 2009), the episode was hilarious because they nuked a Pinkie Pie toy (G3 version). Barely a year later, it became [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic a hell of a lot more funny]].
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** [[MyLittlePony Episode #]][[https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCDtxPUGPQ 143]]. Episode #143]]. At the time (released in 2009), the episode was hilarious because they nuked a Pinkie Pie toy (G3 version).([[Franchise/MyLittlePony G3 version]]). Barely a year later, it became [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic a hell of a lot more funny]].
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Having run from 2007-2011 with specials produced until 2015, this series has friendly reminders of late 2000s/early 2010s trends, technology and culture. Some of the experiments reflect what was popular during the time, and later episodes mock the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and Music/JustinBieber.
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** In episode #60, Jory mentions that they thought about using other microwave brands such as G.E. and Emerson. They were on their third microwave at that point, and each one had been a Sharp. They would go onto use nine G.E. microwaves starting with Lacey in Season 4. They also had two Emerson microwaves with the first being Saint Margaret II in Season 8.
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** [MyLittlePony Episode #]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCDtxPUGPQ 143]]. At the time (released in 2009), the episode was hilarious because they nuked a Pinkie Pie toy (G3 version). Barely a year later, it became [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic a hell of a lot more funny]].
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** [MyLittlePony [[MyLittlePony Episode #]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCDtxPUGPQ 143]]. At the time (released in 2009), the episode was hilarious because they nuked a Pinkie Pie toy (G3 version). Barely a year later, it became [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic a hell of a lot more funny]].
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** Summer, the microwave killed in the first airbag experiment. She only functioned for two seconds before the airbag deployed and tore her completely apart. Her detached door hung in the laboratory until the end of Season 7 when she was auctioned off on eBay.
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** Zelda became a big fan favorite for being the unusual color of red, but much to the viewers' grief was killed after only four episodes in Riley's first hosting.
** At the start of her run, Margaret II was little more than a lazily-named replacement for the short-lived Margaret. Then the Wii experiment happened, and she exploded in popularity when she came back from the dead - a feat she managed to perform another two times.
** Zelda became a big fan favorite for being the unusual color of red, but much to the viewers' grief was killed after only four episodes in Riley's first hosting.
** At the start of her run, Margaret II was little more than a lazily-named replacement for the short-lived Margaret. Then the Wii experiment happened, and she exploded in popularity when she came back from the dead - a feat she managed to perform another two times.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker leading to a separate incident where his mother died in a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
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** On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker leading to a separate incident where his mother died in a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
** On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker leading to a separate incident where his mother died in a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
** Jory and Riley spent most of the second lava lamp experiment discussing and mocking the plausability of a 1000 Ways to Die segment about someone killing themselves when a microwave cooking a lava lamp blew up in their face since their own first lava lamp experiment was nowhere as destructive...only to be proven ''very'' wrong when this lava lamp creates a much more violent explosion than the one before.
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** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created, Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler: The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]].
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** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created, created (which disturbingly enough sounded like ''screaming'' in the slowed-down instant replay), Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The experiment killed Helga, and the guys didn't notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]].experiment]]. Jory acknowledges the irony of the situation in the following episode's intro.
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** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created, Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler: The experiment killed Helga which the guys didn't know until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]].
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** Episode #77 has a pyramid-shaped firework exploding inside Helga, turning her off. Referring to the whistle it created, Jon says, "It sounds like someone just died in there." [[spoiler: The experiment killed Helga which Helga, and the guys didn't know notice this until they discovered the microwave wouldn't work with the following experiment]].
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker accidentally killing his mother in the process]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: On Jon's blog he discussed a fan who did his own microwave series, [[TearJerker accidentally killing leading to a separate incident where his mother died in the process]].a house fire he started]]. Normally, the ''DontTryThisAtHome'' clips used to introduce the episodes since Season 7 are meant to be humorous but...
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* One April Fool's episode begins with Riley telling the audience that due to changes in YouTube's Community Guidelines, they can't show fire. Back in 2009, this would have seemed completely ridiculous. A decade later, and it seems like it's pretty much an inevitability.
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* One April Fool's episode begins with Riley telling the audience that due to changes in YouTube's Community Guidelines, they can't show fire. Back in 2009, this would have seemed completely ridiculous. A decade later, and it seems like it's pretty much an inevitability.
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* {{Squick}}: The time they microwaved ''pig's eyes''[[note]]Along with a small candle, roadkilled porcupine quills and "hair of a virgin" (A fake moustache worn by Riley as part of a CampGay costume)[[/note]] for a 2012 HalloweenEpisode--And Jory even touched his tongue on one after the experiment.
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* FunForSome: Thanks to Website/YouTube killing video upload limits in 2011 Jonathan was able to do a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeBymPlcWU& two-hour 1.5 GB video]] which was just a shot of his screen as he completely edited [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ymci5Zir2I& Episode #288]] ("Gasoline") for upload in Adobe Premiere. The day after it was put up 20,000 people did watch parts or all of it, and many found it fascinating as a great demo of both what goes into creating one 5-10 minute episode and of Premiere's features. Prior to this, he did a good number of livestreams in which he edited episodes of the show from start to finish on UStream.
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* FunForSome: Thanks to Website/YouTube killing video upload limits in 2011 Jonathan was able to do a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeBymPlcWU& two-hour 1.5 GB video]] which was just a shot of his screen as he completely edited [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ymci5Zir2I& Episode #288]] ("Gasoline") for upload in Adobe Premiere. The day after it was put up 20,000 people did watch parts or all of it, and many found it fascinating as a great demo of both what goes into creating one 5-10 minute episode and of Premiere's features. Prior to this, he did a good number of livestreams in which he edited episodes of the show from start to finish on UStream.[=UStream=].
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* FunForSome: Thanks to Website/YouTube killing video upload limits in 2011 Jonathan was able to do a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeBymPlcWU& two-hour 1.5 GB video]] which was just a shot of his screen as he completely edited [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ymci5Zir2I& Episode #288]] ("Gasoline") for upload in Adobe Premiere. The day after it was put up 20,000 people did watch parts or all of it, and many found it fascinating as a great demo of both what goes into creating one 5-10 minute episode and of Premiere's features.
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* FunForSome: Thanks to Website/YouTube killing video upload limits in 2011 Jonathan was able to do a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeBymPlcWU& two-hour 1.5 GB video]] which was just a shot of his screen as he completely edited [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ymci5Zir2I& Episode #288]] ("Gasoline") for upload in Adobe Premiere. The day after it was put up 20,000 people did watch parts or all of it, and many found it fascinating as a great demo of both what goes into creating one 5-10 minute episode and of Premiere's features. Prior to this, he did a good number of livestreams in which he edited episodes of the show from start to finish on UStream.
