History YMMV / Yatterman

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The first introduction of the Odate Buta song. After Doronjo calls Odate Buta a "clever pig", Boyakky mentions the fact that he (the pig) recorded it own song, so he puts on the record and starts dancing to the song (which is about how flattery can help you achive greatness, even if you are a pig), which is accompanied by a video clip featuring surreal visuals [[MediumBlending with some bits of live action footage]]. Doronjo is confused and annoyed at first, but once Boyakky starts singing about her she joins in. After the musical number is over, Doronjo is still into the singing and dancing until she realizes that the song is in fact mocking her, since it pretty much calls her a pig, so she kicks Boyakky in the head and the villains go back to their business like nothing happened. The entrie musical sequence has zero do to with the rest of the episode, outside of [[ProductPlacement promoting the release of the song on record]].

* CrossoverShip: And an officially licensed one at that! A Japanese dating service ran an ad campaign in the late 2010s depicting Doronjo going on a blind date with {{Anime/Blackjack}} and hitting it off with him, with later ads depicting the two as a married couple. The theme of the campaign was "encounter beyond your imagination".

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It is, despite the nudity and the fanservice.

* SequelDisplacement: It can be argued that Yatterman is the most popular installment in the entire Time Bokan series. You don't see the original ''Anime/TimeBokan'' getting a revival or a movie.

* WidgetSeries: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but it certainly can be a very weird show.

* ValuesDissonance: Doronjo's [[AllLoveIsUnrequited crush on Yatterman-1]] later on in the series and Tonzura's hitting on Ai-Chan at least once can be seen as this to some, considering that Gan and Ai are [[{{Ephebophile}} young enough to be their children.]] The age of consent in Japan is 13, so it's not terribly wrong. But that also depends on whether or not the audience [[YoungerThanTheyLook can pick up on that as well…]]

** Also, later installments (the live action movie, Yatterman Nights) clarify that Boyakky is a professional pervert lusting on high school students and Tonzura was as immoral as him. As such, in-universe the Dorojo gang are considered perverts doing despicable things.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK5Ap_BC1f8 Yatterman's Theme]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD9QwbIBAEQ Yatterking's Theme]]", probably the most iconic themes of the franchise other than [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJebByQwaYA "Tensai Doronbo"]]. Both of them are cheery, Saturday-morning hero themes that even [[Anime/YattermanNight their descendants]] know to this day.
** "Yatterman's Theme" is so well remembered that the 2008 series [[RearrangeTheSong gives us]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVg85HeyjMI six]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTuGp0iNROI different]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UyEGD0DJlg variations]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0A9c5sVwXg of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlXhGxws6ew the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtmNEuw9NA tune]] to get stuck in our heads.

* HarsherInHindsignt: The 1977 and 2008 series can be seen as this due to the events of 2015's "Yatterman Night" as Episode 11 reveals that ''both'' the 1977 series and the 2008 remake happened, with the 2008 series being a product of [[spoiler: Dokurobei's attempt at revenge for his first defeat.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The 1977 and 2008 series can be seen as this due to the events of 2015's "Yatterman Night" as Episode 11 reveals that ''both'' the 1977 series and the 2008 remake happened, with the 2008 series being a product of [[spoiler: Dokurobei's attempt at revenge for his first defeat.]]
** There is a particularly striking moment of this in the punishment outro of episode 29 of the 2008 series, in which Dokurobei manifests as a skull-shaped moon, [[spoiler:something he would later create while "punishing" the whole of humanity with mass destruction during "Yatterman Night"]].

** It's also quite fondly recalled in Latin-America, even if not at the same level of the original ''Time Bokkan'' or ''Yattodetaman''.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In one late episode of the orginal series Doronjo calls Odate Buta a "clever pig" to which Boyakky repsonds "True, she famous to, she even recorded an musical album". Doronjo is amazed by this fact and to show her Boyakky puts on the record and starts dancing to the song (which is about how flattery can help you achive greatness, even if you are a pig) which is acompany by surreal visuals. Doronjo seams to be confused and annoyed at first, but once Boyakky starts singing about her she joins in. After the musical number is over Doronjo is still into the singing and dancing until she gets realisation that the song is in fact insulting to her (since it pretty much calls her a pig), she kicks Boyakky in the head and so the villains move to their business like nothing happened. The entrie musical sequence has zero do to with the rest of the episode. All other villains songs at least served as musical montages of them building a new mecha. This song is just three minutes of pointless... but goofy fun.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Odate Buta, who become the mascot of the franchise. Invoked InUniverse when Boyacky explains why Buta get his personal song.

* ToyShip: Of a very young ''UsefulNotes/BarackObama and Hillary Clinton'' in the remake.

* WidgetSeries: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but it certainly can be a very weird and illogical show.

* RealityEnsues: Used to hilarious (and thematically appropriate) effect in episode 32 of the 2008 series, where Gan and Ai have been pressured into taking part in a reality show. The director insists on them riding Yatter-Pelican at full speed to demonstrate its capabilities. It causes a sonic boom, the g-force makes their faces ripple, and Gan loses his grip and goes twirling off into the blue.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: If Doronjo has little else to be grateful for in her painful and humiliating existence, she can at least console herself that her good looks are apparently a lot more durable and fireproof than her clothing.

* {{Deconstruction}}: (2008 series) After several episodes of the Doronbo Gang suffering various amusing ultra-violent punishments, yet always coming away unscathed, in episode 25.5 they set up a sideshow attraction offering a genuine Doronbo punishment experience to their surprising number of in-universe fans. It offers such delights as boiling alive, explosions, and smothering. The fans love it and find it hilarious, to the astonishment of the Gang, who remark that by rights they [[RealityEnsues should all be dead.]] Doubles as FridgeHorror if the Gang were actually intending to torture their fans to death.

* HumiliationConga: While the Doronbo Gang are rarely far from this trope, episode 25.5 of the 2008 series occupies a special place insofar as the gang repeatedly fail even at being themselves in their own anime. [[spoiler:They have several encounters with the actors playing themselves in the 2009 live-action movie, who are wildly adored (and have made Doronbo a popular name), but the real Doronbos are never recognised, treated with scorn, and are for once falsely accused of operating a scam business simply for attempting to "pose" as themselves. They even get into a mecha showdown with their actor counterparts, who completely manage to kick their arses. To top it all off, it turns out at the end that Dokurobei knew all along he had sent them on a wild goose chase this time, as the ring they had been seeking was just a trinket he himself had planted very recently. Presumably, he just wanted to see them suffer as much as the fanbase ...]]

* UglyCute: Boyacky and Tonzura.