History YMMV / PlatypusComix

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Peter would talk about ''Series/FreeSpirit'' without batting an eyelash, never mind [[SugarWiki/GushingAboutCharactersYouLike gushing about Winnie Goodwin]] or desiring to [[Webcomic/FreeSpirit write better stories for her]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of Creator/KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with Creator/DisneyXD. On the bright side, his ExactWords don't give a ''completely'' correct prediction of the future of ''World Of Quest''; he feared it would disappear from the face of the Earth.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of Creator/KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with Creator/DisneyXD. On the bright side, his ExactWords don't give a ''completely'' correct prediction of the future of ''World Of Quest''; he feared it would disappear from the face of the Earth.
** Peter advises in "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/educational/bestsets.html The Five Best Sets Ever]]" that since Time-Life cut the price of ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': The Complete Collection in half, an '80s kid "...should buy this yesterday." Some time afterwards, Time-Life lost the ''Real Ghostbusters'' DVD rights to Creator/SonyPictures, causing their collection to disappear in favor of {{Vanilla Edition}}s containing fewer episodes, and no bonus features.

* HarsherInHindsight: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of Creator/KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with Creator/DisneyXD. On the bright side, his ExactWords don't give a ''completely'' correct prediction of the future of ''World Of Quest''; he feared it would disappear from the face of the Earth.

* ArchivePanic: Averted by the archive's arrangement by issue, and by Peter's conscious decision to keep each individual story as self-contained as possible so anyone can jump in anywhere. ''Electric Wonderland'' is the exception, being more continuity-heavy.
** The banners don't have their own archive, though.

* HarsherInHindsight: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of Creator/KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with Creator/DisneyXD.
** On the bright side, his ExactWords don't give a ''completely'' correct prediction of the future of ''World Of Quest''; he feared it would disappear from the face of the Earth.

* HarsherInHindsight: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with Creator/DisneyXD.

* {{Anvilicious}}: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/miscellaneous/index.php?issue=16&page=0 Vess MacMeal Starring in: The More You Know!]]" It seems possible this happened on purpose, since the comic acts as a throwback to cautionary stories written during the ColdWar.

* HarsherInHindsight: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Peter just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with DisneyXD.

* ColbertBump: ''Series/FreeSpirit'', an otherwise obscure 1989 sitcom, saw a rise in notoriety after Peter started writing articles praising the show's Winnie Goodwin character.

* ColbertBump: ''Series/FreeSpirit'', an otherwise obscure 1989 sitcom, saw a rise in notoriety after Paltridge started writing articles praising the show's Winnie Goodwin character.

* ArchivePanic: Averted by the archive's arrangement by issue, and by Peter Paltridge's conscious decision to keep each individual story as self-contained as possible so anyone can jump in anywhere. ''Electric Wonderland'' is the exception, being more continuity-heavy.

** Reading Peter write, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/gack.html Spidey is red-hot and Batman is red-not. But stuff happens.]]", evidently unable to foresee Film/TheDarkKnightSaga rebuilding Franchise/{{Batman}}'s fame, and ''Film/SpiderMan3'' causing Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} to lose his.
** In 2004, Peter found a cartoon on Telefutura starring a homely schoolgirl named "Betty." After watching an episode, he published [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/bettytoons.html a review]] online, titled "The most obscure cartoon I can possibly review." Two years later, the character of [[YoSoyBettyLaFea Betty La Fea]] was formally introduced to America with the successful sitcom, ''UglyBetty'', prompting Paltridge to retitle the article (now called "Ugly Betty: The Cartoon Series") and rewrite the opening and concluding paragraphs.

** In 2004, Paltridge found a cartoon on Telefutura starring a homely schoolgirl named "Betty." After watching an episode, he published [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/bettytoons.html a review]] online, titled "The most obscure cartoon I can possibly review." Two years later, the character of [[YoSoyBettyLaFea Betty La Fea]] was formally introduced to America with the successful sitcom, ''UglyBetty'', prompting Paltridge to retitle the article (now called "Ugly Betty: The Cartoon Series") and rewrite the opening and concluding paragraphs.

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Peter would talk about ''Series/FreeSpirit'' without batting an eyelash, never mind SugarWiki/{{Gushing|About Shows You Like}} about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to [[Webcomic/FreeSpirit write better stories for her]].

* SequelDisplacement: Even though Paltridge calls "Raiders of the Lost Arc" his favorite Platypus Comix story, he has an open hatred towards the half written in 1998. As a result, the website only features the half from 2001, set post-9/11.

* HarsherInHindsight: Paltridge's [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/thelastday.html review]] of KidsWB's final day includes a lament about the likelihood that ''WorldOfQuest'' would end after 13 episodes, then never air on US televisions again "until it appears on ToonDisney at 3 in the morning in the year 2014." Not only did the second season of ''World Of Quest'' air only in Europe, but Paltridge just happened to write that review mere months before Disney announced they had decided to replace Toon Disney with DisneyXD.

** Reading Paltridge write, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/gack.html Spidey is red-hot and Batman is red-not. But stuff happens.]]", evidently unable to foresee Film/TheDarkKnightSaga rebuilding Franchise/{{Batman}}'s fame, and ''Film/SpiderMan3'' causing Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} to lose his.

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Paltridge would talk about ''Series/FreeSpirit'' without batting an eyelash, never mind SugarWiki/{{Gushing|About Shows You Like}} about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to [[Webcomic/FreeSpirit write better stories for her]].
* OlderThanTheyThink: As noted in a later installment of "Worst Comix Ever!" Paltridge [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople/worstcomixever/whizkids.html reviewed]] ''Tandy Wiz Kids'' #2, "Fit to Win!" years before it appeared on ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''.

** Reading Paltridge write, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/gack.html Spidey is red-hot and Batman is red-not. But stuff happens.]]", evidently unable to foresee Film/TheDarkKnightSaga rebuilding Franchise/{{Batman}}'s fame, and ''Film/SpiderMan3''' causing Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} to lose his.

** Reading Paltridge write, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/gack.html Spidey is red-hot and Batman is red-not. But stuff happens.]]", evidently unable to foresee Film/TheDarkKnightSaga rebuilding Franchise/{{Batman}}'s fame, and ''[[ContestedSequel Spider-Man 3]]'' causing Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} to lose his.

* {{Anvilicious}}: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/miscellaneous/index.php?issue=16&page=0 Vess MacMeal Starring in: The More You Know!]]" It seems possible this happened on purpose, since the comic acts as a throwback to cautionary stories written during the ColdWar.* SequelDisplacement: Even though Paltridge calls "Raiders of the Lost Arc" his favorite Platypus Comix story, he has an open hatred towards the half written in 1998. As a result, the website only features the half from 2001, set post-9/11.

* {{Anvilicious}}: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/miscellaneous/index.php?issue=16&page=0 Vess MacMeal Starring in: The More You Know!]]" It seems possible this happened on purpose, since the comic acts as a throwback to cautionary stories written during the ColdWar.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "True Believers" had [[spoiler:[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/miscellaneous/index.php?issue=11&page=13 Doctor Octopus kill Peter Parker]]]] four years before Marvel kind of made it happen in the real ''Spider-Man'' comics.
* MagnumOpus: "True Believers"
* SequelDisplacement: Even though Paltridge calls "Raiders of the Lost Arc" his favorite Platypus Comix story, he has an open hatred towards the half written in 1998. As a result, the website only features the half from 2001, set post-9/11.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: The first three weeks of the 2008 Character Strike featured stories that relied heavily on either old or crude material, before the Head Executive enlisted Spider-Man to substitute for the usual characters. That enlisting brought forth the emotionally engaging "True Believers".

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Paltridge would talk about ''Free Spirit'' without batting an eyelash, never mind SugarWiki/{{Gushing|About Shows You Like}} about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to write better stories for her.

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Paltridge would talk about ''Free Spirit" without batting an eyelash, never mind SugarWiki/{{Gushing|About Shows You Like}} about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to write better stories for her.

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a short time when Paltridge would talk about ''Free Spirit" without batting an eyelash, never mind SugarWiki/{{Gush|ing About Shows You Like}} about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to write better stories for her.

** It feels jarring now to read [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideads13.html this volume]] of "The Ancient Lost Art of ''TV Guide'' Advertising" and remember a time when Paltridge would talk about ''Free Spirit" without batting an eyelash, never mind {{Gush}}ing about Winnie Goodwin or desiring to write better stories for her.

* GrowingTheBeard: ''Mulberry'' and ''Electric Wonderland'' show greater attempts for depth than the older comics do. ArtEvolution is also apparent in several of the flagship series.

** Reading Paltridge write, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/gack.html Spidey is red-hot and Batman is red-not. But stuff happens.]]", evidently unable to foresee Film/TheDarkKnightSaga rebuilding Franchise/{{Batman}}'s fame, and ''[[ContestedSequel Spider-Man 3]]'' causing Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}'' to lose his.