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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a honest-to-goodness sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a an honest-to-goodness sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a
honest-to-goodness sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a
a honest-to-goodness sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a a
honest-to-goodness
sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The ending credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.

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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The ending credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", long," from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells its viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' asks/tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' asks/tells tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells asks/tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor-outdoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor indoor-outdoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the said message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, the said message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, I think and yet I do believe, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, I think and yet I do believe, the said message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things, outside that is.is, whereas the viewers at home are inside. Technically speaking, I think and yet I do believe, the message and the way it is distributed could be a sign of preventing indoor safety hazard.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The ending credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.

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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The ending credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, scene and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.

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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end ending credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.

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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) laughing, giggling, and saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest background scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.

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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest background stock footage scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C7l9xeVI4 The end credits]], especially the piano music, the forest background scene, and some of the kids (most notably the girls, who had their voices re-dubbed) saying "goodbye," "see you later," and "so long", from the beginning to the very end. For those of you who feel the need to cope with those feelings.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things.things, outside that is.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* UncannyValley: The videos are full of this, especially with the children being dubbed over with adult voices.
** Brett's teeth in "Ring-Along, Sing-Along". No, seriously, they look so misshapen that it seems off-putting. It's not like it's his fault, though.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The safety message at the start of ''You On Kazoo!'' tells viewers not to run, jump or dance while playing the kazoo, however Brett and the other kids in the video do all of these things.



** [[NoIndoorVoice JONATHAAAAN!]]
** The girl who didn't know who Brett was.
** The kid in "Let's sing along", who's [[AudienceSurrogate fed up with everything]], covering his ears.
* FountainOfMemes: Pretty much the ''entire'' thing.

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%% ** [[NoIndoorVoice JONATHAAAAN!]]
%% ** The girl who didn't know who Brett was.
%% ** The kid in "Let's sing along", who's [[AudienceSurrogate fed up with everything]], covering his ears.
%% * FountainOfMemes: Pretty much the ''entire'' thing.



** Brett with his Kazoo, also known as "Kazoo Kid".
** "Wait a minute... Who ARE you?"
** "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!"
** "I just wanted to say: Thanks... partner."
** "[[OverlyLongGag I was supposed to meet them here, on the ramp]]. But I can't see them ANYWHERE!"
** "Brett, who's Brett?" "[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Hahahahahaha]]"
** "We want Bread! We want Bread!"

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%% ** Brett with his Kazoo, also known as "Kazoo Kid".
** "Wait a minute... Who ARE you?"
you?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Brett's initial reaction to the viewer; often used as a reaction video to dismiss strangers on the Internet.[[/labelnote]]
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** "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!"
%% ** "I just wanted to say: Thanks... partner."
%% ** "[[OverlyLongGag I was supposed to meet them here, on the ramp]]. But I can't see them ANYWHERE!"
%% ** "Brett, who's Brett?" "[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Hahahahahaha]]"
%% ** "We want Bread! We want Bread!"

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* LoopingLines: The girls have many of their lines re-dubbed by adult women. Brett Ambler stated in an interview that their voices were re-dubbed over by Melissa in some scenes during editing due to poor sound quality while filming.



** The little Girl, who didn't know who Brett was, [[DisproportionateRetribution due to being bullied by the other kids for it]].

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** The little Girl, who didn't know who Brett was, [[DisproportionateRetribution due to being bullied by the other kids for it]].it]].
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** "We want [[{{Mondegreen}} Bread]]! We want Bread!"

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** "We want [[{{Mondegreen}} Bread]]! Bread! We want Bread!"
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Noel [=MacNeal=], later known as [[Series/BearTheBigBlueHouse Bear]] and [[Series/BetweenTheLions the second Lionel Lion]], voices the Pretend Spirit in and narrates the safety message at the start of ''You on Kazoo!''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Noel [=MacNeal=], later known as [[Series/BearTheBigBlueHouse [[Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse Bear]] and [[Series/BetweenTheLions the second Lionel Lion]], voices the Pretend Spirit in and narrates the safety message at the start of ''You on Kazoo!''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Noel [=MacNeal=], later known as [[Series/BearTheBigBlueHouse Bear]] and [[Series/BetweenTheLions the second Lionel Lion]], voices the Pretend Spirit in and narrates the safety message at the start of ''You on Kazoo!''.
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* SoBadItsGood: Very much so. It rivals ''Film/TheRoom'' in how hilariously poor-quality and [[MemeticMutation memetic]] it is.

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* SoBadItsGood: Very much so. It rivals ''Film/TheRoom'' in how hilariously poor-quality and [[MemeticMutation [[FountainOfMemes memetic]] it is.
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* SoBadItsGood: Very much so.

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* SoBadItsGood: Very much so. It rivals ''Film/TheRoom'' in how hilariously poor-quality and [[MemeticMutation memetic]] it is.
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* SoBadItsGood: Very much so.
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* FountainOfMemes: Pretty much the ''entire'' thing.


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* LoopingLines: The girls have many of their lines re-dubbed by adult women. Brett Ambler stated in an interview that their voices were re-dubbed over by Melissa in some scenes during editing due to poor sound quality while filming.
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** The kid in "Let's sing along", who's [[AudienceSurrogate fed up with everything]], covering his ears.


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** "We want [[{{Mondegreen}} Bread]]! We want Bread!"
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*EnsembleDarkhorse:
**[[NoIndoorVoice JONATHAAAAN!]]
**The girl who didn't know who Brett was.
*MemeticMutation:
**Brett with his Kazoo, also known as "Kazoo Kid".
**"Wait a minute... Who ARE you?"
**"FUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!"
**"I just wanted to say: Thanks... partner."
**"[[OverlyLongGag I was supposed to meet them here, on the ramp]]. But I can't see them ANYWHERE!"
**"Brett, who's Brett?" "[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Hahahahahaha]]"
*MemeticMolester:
**The Pretend Spirit. He sounds like a stereotypical pedophile and watches a group of children while being nowhere to be seen.
**Brett himself becomes this in "Ring-Along, Sing-Along", when he creepily crawls towards the camera.
*MemeticPsychopath: Brett in "Ring-Along, Sing-Along". The Little Girl asked who he was and suddendly disappeared in the next shot. Some joked that Brett [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub deleted]] her.
*UncannyValley: The videos are full of this, especially with the children being dubbed over with adult voices.
**Brett's teeth in "Ring-Along, Sing-Along". No, seriously, they look so misshapen that it seems off-putting. It's not like it's his fault, though.
*TheWoobie:
**Brett in "You On Kazoo" can be relateable, due to being an awkward kid, who doesn't know [[NoSocialSkills how to connect to people]], yet [[IJustWantToHaveFriends wants to have friends]]. However, he can come across as [[CreepyChild creepy]] or [[{{Wangst}} whiny]] instead.
**The little Girl, who didn't know who Brett was, [[DisproportionateRetribution due to being bullied by the other kids for it]].

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