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3	[[https://www.youtube.com/user/THSReviews TheHappySpaceman]], a.k.a. Hunter Bruton, is an internet {{review}}er specializing in movie musicals. He also has a series called Was It Really That Bad?, where he examines critically and/or commercially unsuccessful albums and gives his opinion on whether their bad reputation was merited. His videos are currently posted to [=YouTube=] as well as Platform/{{Vimeo}} ([[https://vimeo.com/thehappyspaceman here]]) and Website/ManicExpression.
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5	In addition to reviewing music, he is also [[IAmTheBand the main member]] of the band DAЯK MATTEЯ. In 2022, he became the bassist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist for [[{{Absurdism}} absurdist]] PunkRock band The Falsies.
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8	!![=TheHappySpaceman=] has reviewed the following:
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12	[[folder:[=Standard Reviews=]]]
13	* ''Film/{{Metropolis}} vs. Anime/Metropolis2001''
14	* ''A Look Back at Music/GangnamStyle''
15	* ''Anime/Interstella5555''
16	* ''Film/RockOfAges''
17	* ''[[WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000 Monster Mash]]''
18	* ''Year in Review: 2014''
19	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls''
20	* ''Eat Me: A Zombie Musical''
21	* ''[[Music/{{TheWall}} The Wall: Live In Berlin]]''
22	* ''[[Music/{{OneDirection}} One Direction: This Is Us]]''
23	* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''
24	* ''Film/DaftPunksElectroma''
25	* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' (with [=QuilSniv=])
26	* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''
27	* ''Film/Annie2014''
28	* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical2''
29	* ''[[Music/{{TheNuttySquirrels}} The Nutty Squirrels Present]]''
30	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986''
31	* ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' (two parts)
32	* ''Film/SundaySchoolMusical''
33	* ''Film/MammaMia'' [[note]] Actually a re-review of his previous review of ''Film/RockOfAges'' [[/note]]
34	* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical3SeniorYear''
35	* ''Zombieworld''
36	* ''[[Film/MonsterMash1995 The OTHER Monster Mash]]''
37	* ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]''
38	* ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'' (a.k.a. ''Anti-Rock Propaganda Is Weird'')
39	* ''Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special''
40	[[/folder]]
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42	[[folder:Was It Really That Bad?]]
43	* ''Music/HotSpace by Music/{{Queen}}''
44	* ''Van Halen III by Music/VanHalen''
45	* ''Music/CaressOfSteel by Music/{{Rush\|Band}}''
46	* ''Standing in the Spotlight by [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone]]''
47	* ''Music/MusicFromTheElder by Music/{{KISS}}''
48	[[/folder]]
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50	[[folder:All Star Albums]]
51	* ''Slave to the Grind by Music/SkidRow''
52	[[/folder]]
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54	[[folder:Lists]]
55	* ''Top 10 Surprising One Hit Wonders''
56	* ''Top 6 [=TheHappySpaceman=] Moments Of 2015''
57	* ''Top 10 Follow-Up Albums''
58	* ''Top 10 Silliest Music/{{Muse}} Lyrics''
59	* ''Top 6 [=TheHappySpaceman=] Moments Of 2016''
60	* ''Top 6 Most Hated Christmas Songs''
61	* ''Top 10 Worst Censored Lyrics''
62	* ''Top 6 Favorite Christmas Songs''
63	* ''Top 10 [=TheHappySpaceman=] Mistakes'' (a.k.a. ''[=TheHappySpaceman=] Messed Up?!'')
64	* ''Another Top 10 Worst Censored Lyrics''
65	* ''Top 10 Scariest Childhood Moments'' (two parts)
66	* ''Top 6 [=TheHappySpaceman=] Moments Of 2019-2020''
67	* ''10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release''
68	[[/folder]]
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73	!!This show provides examples of:
74	* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
75	** Spaceman has occasionally pointed out when whatever he reviews contains something amusing, such as Gabriella's speech in ''Film/HighSchoolMusical3SeniorYear'' failing to convince the other characters or one of the members of Music/OneDirection trolling their audience.
76	** He's said this trope word for word on a couple occasions, such as Jesus [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screaming]] in Zombieworld or in his Another Top 10 Worst Censored Lyrics video, when Music/ElectricSix [[{{Bowdlerise}} changed the lyrics]] in their song Gay Bar to [[LampshadeHanging "Let's do an edit! Do a radio edit!"]]
77	* AllJustADream: Spaceman's review of ''WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000'' ends this way.
78	* AlternateAesopInterpretation: InUniverse, Spaceman himself has one in his review of ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'':
79	--> '''Spaceman:''' It was less like a pro-Jesus film and more like a psychological thriller about a normal kid whose religious fanatic parents ruin his life by brainwashing him into a selfish, irrational, judgmental bigot with no personality or independence, all because they don't like the music he listens to. You could turn the script into a cautionary tale about the dangers of joining a cult and nothing would have to be changed.
80	* {{Angrish}}: In his video ''Another Top 10 Worst Censored Lyrics'', Spaceman hears Music/KidzBop imply that [[InsaneTrollLogic infidelity is more child-friendly than homosexuality]] and can only muster this as a response before giving up and FlippingTheBird.
81	* {{Anvilicious}}: InUniverse, he accuses ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' of being this, citing both the trope name and [[Website/ThisVeryWiki TV Tropes itself]].
82	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When talking to his past self in the ''Film/MonsterMash1995'' review:
83	-->'''Past!Spaceman:''' What's the future like, anyway?
84	-->'''Spaceman:''' We have [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump a fascist president]], [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic our nation is being ravaged by a viral pandemic]], and ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' [[Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries made a comeback]].
85	-->'''Past!Spaceman:''' You're kidding.
86	-->'''Spaceman:''' Pfft, I wish.
87	* ArtEvolution: With the exception of his review of ''Film/{{Metropolis}} vs. Anime/Metropolis2001'', Spaceman has drawn all the title cards for his videos, and there has been a visible improvement over the years, going from cartoony doodles early on to painstaking recreations of the posters or covers of films he has reviewed. Compare his title cards for his review of ''[[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8QhPjYY9ekM/hqdefault.jpg Rock of Ages]]'') and his later review of ''[[https://art.ngfiles.com/images/2879000/2879114_173420_thehappyspaceman_slave-to-the-grind-by-skid-row-was-it-really-that-bad.fca2c38ac7fc27f6ee9fab48a13c2bcb.webp?f1699314365 Slave to the Grind]]''.
88	* AuthorAppeal:
89	** As his name indicates, he is a fan of all things space-related.
90	** He is a fan of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
91	* BaitAndSwitch: He sets up his review of ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' to imply that he's reviewing [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 the 2017 film]], only to reveal that he's actually reviewing [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 the 1986 film]].
92	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Four tracks into his [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone]] review, Spaceman says he's [[TemptingFate almost looking forward to hearing Dee Dee rapping again]]. He only gets a couple lines into the song "Commotion In The Ocean" before yelling [[OhCrap "I take it back. I take it back!!"]]
93	* BigWhat:
94	** Upon finding out that [[Film/Annie2014 Annie]] can't read, Spaceman has a [[HeroicBSOD minor mental breakdown]]. After spending some time completely silent, he resumes his review by sitting down and delivering one of these in slow motion.
95	** He lets out one of these in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' when Pinkie Pie guesses Twilight's entire backstory and says it was "just a hunch."
96	** Becomes a RunningGag in ''Eat Me: A Zombie Musical''.
97	* {{Bowdlerise}}: A music example of this is the topic of his two Worst Censored Lyrics videos.
98	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: When Brother Owen in ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'' says that rock music is one of the most difficult things a Christian young person must deal with, Spaceman replies with a LongList that includes "Making Friends," "Tight Undergarments" and "The Heat Death of the Universe."
99	* BrickJoke: Early on in Spaceman's first Worst Censored Lyrics video, he talks about "Lola" by Music/TheKinks and how they had to censor the lyric "It takes just like Coca-Cola" to "It tastes just like [[WritingAroundTrademarks cherry cola]]." Later in the video, when he makes fun of the Music/KidzBop cover of "Born This Way" by Music/LadyGaga:
100	-->'''Spaceman:''' A lot of gay people probably grew up with nothing but straight characters, couples, and songs in the media, but they still didn't turn out straight. Similarly, your kids hearing about homosexuality on the radio or seeing gay characters in their favorite cartoons isn't going to magically turn them gay, and even it did, who the hell cares? Calm down and drink a Coca-Cola! ...sorry, I mean a [[DeadpanSnarker cherry cola]].
101	* CallBack:
102	** When discussing ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'' in ''The Top 10 Scariest Childhood Moments'' and the ScareChord in the song (and the JumpScare appropriately added to the movie), he includes a CallBack to his review of ''[[Music/SkidRow Slave to the Grind]]'', comparing the sudden nature of the switch-up to the opening of "Monkey Business."
103	** In Spaceman's review of ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'', during the scene when Jeff is listening to the radio after being told not to listen to rock music, he edits the clip so Jeff is listening to "Funky Man," from [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's]] rap career.
104	** In the ''10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release'' video, Spaceman briefly mentions former Music/{{Paramore}} bassist Jeremy Davis' failed attempt at a rap career. Spaceman snarks that he's not the first bassist to attempt it while flashing the cover of ''Standing In The Spotlight'' by [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone]] onscreen.
105	** In ''I Reviewed Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'', when the lyrics of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'' mention "the Christmas party hop," he compares it to "Jingle Bell Rock" mentioning "the jingle hop," calling back to his ''Six Most Hated Christmas Songs'' video.
106	** Also, when discussing [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 the 1998 special]], he laughs at [[NonSingingVoice the disparity between Rudolph's singing and speaking voices]] and compares it to similar remarks he made about the characters' obviously dubbed singing voices in ''Film/MonsterMash1995''.
107	* TheCameo:
108	** Many appear in Spaceman's ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' review, including Magnetrex, [[WebVideo/TheLiteraryLair BlackScarabFilmZ]], The Second Opinion, and [=QuilSniv=]. The Second Opinion had previously made a cameo appearance in Spaceman's review of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986''.
109	** Spaceman himself appeared in the third episode of [[WebVideo/CrashThompson Crash Thompson's]] Music/GreenDay trilogy and [[WebVideo/TheCartoonPhysicist The Cartoon Physicist's]] one-year anniversary and two-year anniversary videos.
110	** He appeared in [[WebVideo/TheLiteraryLair BlackScarabFilmZ's]] review of ''[[Series/DoctorWho Masters of War]]'', thinking it was a review of the similarly named song by Music/BobDylan.
111	** The Falsies' bassist Morgan Moran appears at the beginning of Spaceman's review of ''Eat Me: The Musical''. (She was also Spaceman's bassist in Dark Matter for a few years.)
112	* {{Catchphrase}}: From 2014-2015, he opened and closed his videos with one:
113	-->"Hey everybody, this is [=TheHappySpaceman=] with another review."
114	-->"This is [=TheHappySpaceman=] signing off."
115	** He officially retired both of these in his review of ''[[Music/OneDirection One Direction: This Is Us]]'', although he has continued to use the latter occasionally since then.
116	* ChekhovsGun: The magic cellphone that can communicate with the past, introduced at the beginning of his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995''.
117	* CuteKitten: Up until 2023, Spaceman occasionally featured his cat Dina in his videos, such as his review of ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' and his Top 6 Favorite Christmas Songs video.
118	* CrossOver: Teamed up with fellow reviewer [=QuilSniv=] to review ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' and Magnetrex to review ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog''.
119	* DamnedByFaintPraise: InUniverse, when Spaceman realizes that ''Film/Zombies2018'' is so bad that he has to give credit to the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' series:
120	-->"I mean, say what you want about ''High School Musical''... oh my god, I'm about to praise ''High School Musical''..."
121	* DeadpanSnarker
122	* DeepSouth: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. While Spaceman comes from a small town in Virginia, he displays none of the [[{{Stereotype}} stereotypes]] associated with it.
123	* DevelopersForesight: According to WordOfGod, in his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', when present-day Spaceman [[HelpYourselfInTheFuture called himself in 2014,]] he had actually filmed the past segments a few years prior when he had shorter hair, intending to use them in the future.
124	* DoubleTake: This is Spaceman's response to finding out that [[Music/MusicFromTheElder A World Without Heroes]] was co-written by [[spoiler: Music/LouReed]].
125	* DudeNotFunny: In Spaceman's review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', Spaceman gets one of these in when one of the characters makes a tasteless joke about Creator/RobinWilliams. Complete with [[SoundEffectBleep censored]] PrecisionFStrike.
126	** In his re-review of ''Film/RockOfAges'', he [[IHatePastMe calls himself out]] on a tasteless joke about [[Music/DefLeppard Rick Allen]].
127	* EverythingMakesAMushroom: From high notes to loud metal, nuclear explosions have become a RunningGag in Spaceman's reviews to signify pure, unfiltered awesome musical moments.
128	* {{Filler}}: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in his reviews of ''[[Music/{{OneDirection}} One Direction: This Is Us]]'' and ''Film/SundaySchoolMusical''. In addition to criticizing the movies for having large chunks of time where nothing happens, in the latter review he cites ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' as a show that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools uses its so-called "filler" episodes for worldbuilding and character development]].
129	* FlatWhat:
130	** In his video on ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'', Spaceman responds to the line "Only you are the {{Manchild}}" with one of these.
131	** His reaction upon discovering that there is [[Film/MonsterMash1995 another "Monster Mash" movie]], after having [[WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000 already reviewed one]] years prior.
132	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
133	** In his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', Spaceman says he has nothing to do on Halloween, and shows that the only things he has in his house are a bag of stale candy [[note]]It's actually popcorn, but don't worry about it.[[/note]] and a magic cellphone that can communicate with the past, then questions what he could do with that. At the end of the review, [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGun he uses the cellphone]] to [[HelpYourselfInTheFuture call himself in 2014 to warn himself about the future]]]].
134	** In ''I Watched Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'', he plays a clip of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg on ''Series/TheView'' passionately yelling about the message of [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964 the 1964 special]], and remarks that it's hilarious that Whoopi is talking about the 1964 special for reasons that will be revealed later. Then when he talks about [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 the 1998 movie]], guess who plays the villain...
135	** When talking about the changes to the ending of [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964 the 1964 special]], he says, "I somehow can't imagine there being a huge public outcry over a harmless Christmas special." Later in the same segment, he talks about how controversy over the special's message led to it becoming a political talking point in the late 2010s, including being talked about by Nikki Giovanni, Tucker Carlson, and Donald Trump Jr.
136	* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
137	** His review of the horror anthology film ''Zombieworld'', as opposed to the musicals he normally reviews. This was mainly because of him having made a song with the same name.
138	** ''I Watched Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'' breaks his formula by reviewing seven different films in one long (an hour and 23 minutes) video, not all of which are musicals--''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1948'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsLessonsForLife'' don't even use the titular song.
139	* FunWithSubtitles: When Spaceman watches Soviet propaganda film ''Shadows on the Sidewalk'', he cannot understand the dialogue spoken, so he adds his own captions to what the characters are saying.
140	-->'''Woman:''' [[WaxingLyrical One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock.]] [[Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.]]
141	-->'''Narrator:''' But in Soviet Russia, [[RussianReversal clock rocks around YOU!]]
142	** In ''Eat Me: The Musical'', Peter and Morgan [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext smoke kudzu and their dialogue runs backwards]], but the subtitles don't actually match what they're saying. Spaceman mocks this with his own backwards, subtitled gag:
143	-->'''Backwards!Spaceman:''' Ugh! This movie is so weird.
144	-->'''Subtitles:''' This movie is better than ''Film/CitizenKane''!
145	* GagDub: Spaceman dubbed dialogue throughout his review of the wordless film ''Film/DaftPunksElectroma'', voicing Thomas, Guy-Manuel, and several of the other characters.
146	-->'''"Thomas":''' Now that I think of it, these [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead Beavis and Butt-Head]] masks really weren't a good idea.
147	-->'''"Guy-Manuel":''' Ya think?
148	* GetOut: In his review of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', this is Spaceman's reaction when [=QuilSniv=] suggests that they review ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'' next.
149	* GilliganCut:
150	** In his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'', Spaceman questioned whether anyone was still interested in ProgressiveRock in the early Eighties right before cutting to [[spoiler: [[Music/MovingPicturesAlbum Tom Sawyer]] by Music/{{Rush\|Band}}.]]
151	** In the intro for his video ''10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release'', Spaceman discusses album art and the impact it can have on the music itself. He questions if that's something someone can just change before cutting to the video's title card, which is accompanied by [[Music/HunkyDory "Changes"]] by Music/DavidBowie.
152	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: At the end of his ''Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'' review, Spaceman comes to the realization that [[spoiler: Rudolph must actually be a girl, as [[ShownTheirWork only female reindeer have antlers well into winter]]. One "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer RuleThirtyFour" web search leaves him [[{{Squick}} on the floor, foaming at the mouth]]]].
153	* HarsherInHindsight: InUniverse, Spaceman is visibly uncomfortable in his April Fools' Day re-review of ''Film/RockOfAges'', when his 2014 self references a WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic clip.
154	-->'''Spaceman:''' Trust me, Spaceman, you ''don't'' [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome want to be associated]] with the Website/ChannelAwesome crowd.
155	* HellBentForLeather: These days, Spaceman is rarely seen without his leather jacket.
156	* HelpYourselfInTheFuture: InUniverse, Spaceman tries to do this with his 2014 self at the end of his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'' by calling him and attempting to warn him of what's to come. [[SubvertedTrope It doesn't work.]]
157	* HiddenDepths: [[InUniverse In his review]] of ''Eat Me: A Zombie Musical'', Spaceman notes that the movie itself sometimes takes breaks from it's silliness to discuss deep topics like UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} or The Four Noble Truths.
158	* IHatePastMe: Spaceman namedrops this trope in two videos: his April Fools' Day re-review of ''Film/RockOfAges'', where he criticizes his 2014 self for a tasteless joke about [[Music/DefLeppard Rick Allen]]; and his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', after having a conversation with his 2014 self trying to warn him of what was to come in the world and his life.
159	* JawDrop: Spaceman's reaction to this line in "WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer," from his Top 6 Worst Christmas Songs:
160	--> '''Elmo Shropshire:''' ''It's not Christmas without Grandma''
161	--> ''All the family's dressed in black''
162	--> ''And we just can't help but wonder:''
163	--> ''Should we open up her gifts or send them back?''
164	--> '''Spaceman:''' ''in StunnedSilence at first'' [[SkewedPriorities THAT'S the first thing on your mind?!]]
165	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Spaceman gets this at the end of his ''[[Music/VanHalen Van Halen III]]'' review, courtesy of a [[Film/MenInBlack neuralizer-wielding]] Eddie Van Halen.
166	* MondegreenGag: In his review of ''Eat Me: A Zombie Musical'', Spaceman mishears the title of "Ten Ton Cheese" as "Tits And Cheese", "Franchise/{{Tintin}} Cheese", and "Tom-Tom Cheese".
167	* {{Narm}}: InUniverse, Spaceman [[{{Corpsing}} tries not to laugh]] when [[Music/{{Kiss}} Gene Simmons]] sheds a tear at the end of the music video for "[[Music/MusicFromTheElder A World Without Heroes]]."
168	** The same thing happens when Spaceman first hears [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's]] rapping, with Spaceman breaking into laughter while the words [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Actual Reaction]] appear onscreen.
169	* NoJustNoReaction: In his video on the Top 10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release, Spaceman brings up the prospect of talking about the album cover for ''Virgin Killer'' by [[Music/ScorpionsBand Scorpions]]. This is his response.
170	* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: He clarifies no less than four times that ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'' [[CluelessAesop literally compares racial minorities to zombies]].
171	* PassThePopcorn: During one of the walking scenes in ''Film/DaftPunksElectroma'', Spaceman steps away to make some popcorn to munch on during the review. Upon returning, he is astonished to see that the scene is [[LeaveTheCameraRunning still going]].
172	* PrecisionFStrike:
173	** In his parody of The Trial at the end of his ''[[Music/TheWall The Wall: Live In Berlin]]'' review, Spaceman delivers the line "You little twat, you're in it now!"
174	There's a censored variant during his TheReasonYouSuck speech at the end of his ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'' review: "Movie... [[SoundEffectBleep f*]] you."
175	** Spaceman gets his first uncensored F-bomb during his first Worst Censored Lyrics video, when talking about the Music/KidzBop version of "Born This Way" by Music/LadyGaga:
176	-->'''Spaceman:''' The original song probably spoke to a lot of gay or trans kids growing up, feeling like they didn't fit in, like they were freaks, unnatural, but heard this song tell them, "Hey, you're awesome no matter who you are and who you love, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise." But by removing these lines, it completely undermines the original song's message of acceptance! And for anyone who's about to say, "Well, kids shouldn't hear about homosexuality because then it'll turn them gay," do you realize how you ''fucking'' sound?
177	* {{Pun}}: In ''Eat Me: A Zombie Musical'', when Spaceman discovers that the first song is titled "Asian Panties," he asks, "Because why beat around the bush?" Cue [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes playing a]] {{rimshot}}.
178	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: At the end of the ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'' review, Spaceman takes the movie to task for its message that minorities shouldn't fight back against oppression.
179	* RunningGag: A few:
180	** [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Things bouncing off the]] [[Film/ANewHope Death Star]] and [[StuffBlowingUp exploding it]].
181	** [=QuilSniv=] shouting "KIDS' MOVIE!" (from the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' review) when a children's film contains [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids inappropriate material]].
182	** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Prince Zuko saying]] [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBoilingRockPart1 "That's rough, buddy." ]]
183	** The members of Music/DaftPunk (voiced by Spaceman through a vocoder) frequently add some angry commentary when they are referenced. This gag started in Spaceman's review of ''Anime/Interstella5555'' and continued in his reviews of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', ''Film/DaftPunksElectroma'', and ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise''.
184	** "MAGIC!!!" [[note]]Used to explain plot points that are not answered in the movies he reviews.[[/note]]
185	* RunningGagged: Music/DaftPunk have not appeared in Spaceman's reviews after threatening him in the ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' review.
186	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In his ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'' review, Spaceman nearly bails on the film only minutes in when he sees [[WTHCostumingDepartment Zed's zombie makeup]].
187	* SelfDeprecation:
188	** His video ''[=TheHappySpaceman=] Messed Up?!'' has plenty of this, naturally.
189	** His April Fools' Day re-review of ''Film/RockOfAges'' contains plenty of self-criticism, ranging from joking self mockery to IHatePastMe.
190	** In his review of ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'', Spaceman responds to Addison telling Zed, "You're not hideous at all," with "Hey, that's the nicest thing any girl ever said about ME in high school. Ay-yo! [[{{rimshot}} Ba-dum-tsss!]]"
191	** In ''I Watched Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'', when reviewing [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1948 the 1948 short]] by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Max Fleischer]], Spaceman remarks that the characters' dialogue has so much reverb that it sounds like ''he'' was dubbing them at his old apartment. To demonstrate, he shows a clip from his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder''.
192	** In the same video, when talking about the poor sound mixing in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsLessonsForLife'', he says, "It’s a telltale sign that a video has minimal effort put into it when they can’t even be bothered to adjust the volume levels so they aren’t overlapping and drowning each other out. See also: My early reviews."
193	* ShamelessSelfPromoter: In his review of ''Eat Me: The Musical'', Spaceman comments that one of the actresses [[note]]Morgan Moran, then-bassist of the Falsies and also a member of Dark Matter[[/note]] needs to survive the movie so that she can appear in his music video. The video cuts to him giving the thumbs-up while the words [[LampshadeHanging "Shameless Self Promotion"]] appear on the screen.
194	* ShareTheMalePain: While debunking the conspiracy theory that Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's ''Street Survivors'' album cover proves that Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines faked their deaths, he denounces that the theory that the flames only touch Ronnie and Steve, stating that the flames touch all the members. Then he highlights one member [[note]]Specifically drummer Artimus Pyle[[/note]], where the flames are positioned in an [[GroinAttack unfortunate area]]:
195	-->"I mean, look at this guy! His dick is on fire!" ''{{Beat}}'' "[[ThatsGottaHurt Ouch.]]"
196	* ShoutOut:
197	** In his review of ''Film/SundaySchoolMusical'', Spaceman [[TheCastShowoff displays his accordion skills]] by playing the [[WebAnimation/TheDementedCartoonMovie Kamikaze Watermelon theme]].
198	** Since 2018, Spaceman has occasionally taken to saying "Oh, [[UnusualEuphemism Bob]] [[Creator/BobSaget Saget]]!!" as a reference to WebVideo/TheTourettesGuy.
199	** When Music/DaftPunk [[ItMakesSenseInContext threaten Spaceman with guns]] in the Film/PhantomOfTheParadise review, they quote Film/PulpFiction.
200	** In his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'':
201	-->'''[[Music/{{Kiss}} Gene Simmons]]:''' ''Only you have the answers / But the questions you have to find''
202	-->'''Spaceman:''' Oh, I know this one! [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1 Forty-two!]]
203	** In his ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'' review, he shouts out WebAnimation/TheOdd1sOut by mentioning his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr98H6LVt8k 5-hour Energy theory.]]
204	** Also from ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'', his response to the lyric "But now before you lies the quest at hand / And from this boy, you may become a man."
205	--> '''Spaceman:''' What quest? How will he become a man? What, [[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow in just seven days, you'll make him a man?]] Tell me, Gene!
206	** In his review of ''Zombieworld'', he remarks that one of the zombies looks like the titular character of the webcomic ''WebComic/{{Erma}}''.
207	** During his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'':
208	--> "Can this movie stop being horny [[WesternAnimation/Shrek2 FOR FIVE]] [[SuddenlyShouting MINUTES?!]]"
209	** Spaceman's GoMadFromTheRevelation moment at the end of his ''I Watched Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'' video has him going through the Star Gate from the ending of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
210	* SoBadItsGood: InUniverse, Spaceman has this reaction to [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's]] rap album, calling it the audio equivalent of ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''.
211	* SoOkayItsAverage: InUniverse, Spaceman hears the much-criticized vocal performances of Music/JoniMitchell and Music/CyndiLauper in his review of ''[[Music/{{TheWall}} The Wall: Live In Berlin]]'' and thinks they sound just fine.
212	* SpitTake: Spaceman chokes on water near the beginning of his ''Eat Me: The Musical'' review when a little girl suddenly says "[[Film/TheExorcist Your mother sucks cocks in hell!]]"
213	* StealthPun:
214	** Whenever Spaceman talks about copycat media, such as ''[[Music/{{TheNuttySquirrels}} The Nutty Squirrels Present]]'' or the works of Creator/TheAsylum, he uses "Copy of A" by Music/NineInchNails as background music.
215	** He often chooses relevant StealthPun music during the end credits. In his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'' by Music/{{Kiss}}, he ends the review with [[Music/HallAndOates "Kiss on My List."]]
216	* StuffBlowingUp: In addition to the RunningGag mentioned above and YourHeadAsplode below, there's the sketch in his review of [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's rap album]] where he imagines the reaction of a Warner Music Group executive:
217	-->'''Executive:''' Welp, this was a mistake! ''Presses the button on a HandyRemoteControl, causing the Warner Records building to explode''
218	* StunnedSilence:
219	** Spaceman is left in [[JawDrop slack-jawed shock]] after [[WebVideo/TheLiteraryLair BlackScarabFilmZ]] shows him [[Series/DoctorWho "Doctor in Distress"]] and responds by [[FlippingTheBird flipping him off.]]
220	** This was also Spaceman's initial reaction to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]] [[IJustKnew guessing Twilight Sparkle's entire backstory.]] Before going into {{Angrish}} and dropping a BigWHAT
221	* SuddenlyShouting:
222	** Twice in ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'':
223	-->"Guess that's what happens when you make an album that's the soundtrack to a movie [[WhatCouldHaveBeen that was never made]], but [[ExecutiveMeddling the tracks are out of order]], and the only way you'd know that is if you read it on [[Website/TheOtherWiki Wikipedia]] which '''DIDN'T EXIST WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED!!!'''"
224	-->"Or maybe this, too, was a metaphor. A metaphor for how we believe we're destined for greatness and we spend our lives working and training until we're ready, but the moment never comes, and [[RealitySubtext we find ourselves with NO job, NO forseeable future,]] '''[[RealitySubtext REVIEWING KISS ALBUMS FOR A LIVING!!!!]]'''"
225	** In ''[[Film/Zombies2018 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S]]'':
226	-->"Now, I don't talk about this a lot, but I am [[UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}} one-quarter Armenian]]. My ancestors [[UsefulNotes/TheArmenianGenocide fled Armenia during the Genocide, and some were killed during the death marches of 1915-16]], but I recognize that in America, I have the privilege of appearing as any white male, and as such, I probably don't have the perspective to make a full analysis on such a complex issue. That said, though, I'd just like to point out that THIS IS A LICENSED [[Creator/DisneyChannel DISNEY]] MOVIE [[CluelessAesop THAT COMPARES MINORITIES TO ZOMBIES,]] '''[[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe ARE YOU CRAZY?!?]]'''"
227	** When Spaceman discovers that Shirley and Squirrely, a [[FollowTheLeader copycat group]] of Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks, later added a third member named Melvin:
228	-->"Melvin."
229	-->''Moves closer to the camera''
230	-->"Melvin."
231	-->''Moves even closer''
232	-->"'''[[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe REALLY?!]]'''"
233	** In his video about the Six Most Hated Christmas Songs, when talking about "WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer," he rambles for a minute speculating the true underlying meaning of the song, until...
234	-->'''Spaceman:''' Actually, this brings up some other questions... Like why is Santa flying so low that he'd hit someone with his sleigh? Why didn't he see Grandma? It mentions his footprints being on her body...
235	-->'''Elmo Shropshire:''' ''And incriminating Claus marks on her back''
236	-->'''Spaceman:''' ...so, was this intentional? Did he run Grandma over, then get out of the sleigh and stomp on her body just to make sure she was dead? But the most baffling question of all is, '''HOW IN THE EVER-LOVING [[SoundEffectBleep F**K]] DID THIS SONG MAKE IT PAST THE CUTTING BOARD?!?'''
237	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'', he struggles to pronounce Creator/RedSkelton's name.
238	-->"''[[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964 Rudolph]]'' was so successful that it spawned multiple sequels, the first of which was ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'' from 1976, starring Red Skeleton--r-[[Characters/MarvelComicsRedSkull Red Skull]]--Red... Skelton--'''WHY IS HIS NAME THAT?!'''
239	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: InUniverse, the subject of his video ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Top 10 Follow-Up Albums]]''.
240	* TakeThat:
241	** Gets one against the [=YouTube=] animation AnalysisChannel community in ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'':
242	-->'''[[Music/{{Kiss}} Gene Simmons]]:''' ''Only you / Are the manchild''
243	-->'''Spaceman:''' ...[[FlatWhat what?]]
244	-->'''Simmons:''' ''You are the light, and you are the way''
245	-->'''Spaceman:''' Did... did {{manchild}} mean something different back in TheEighties? I don't know, "manchild" usually makes me think about those grown adults who make two-hour video essays about how cartoons were better in the good old days.
246	-->''Presents a montage of such videos accompanied with a fart sound effect, including lengthy videos from [=MisAnthroPony=], Creator/LilyOrchard, WebVideo/MangaKamen, and WebVideo/{{Uniquenameosaurus}}''
247	** In his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'', upon discovering that Lou Reed had co-written a few tracks:
248	-->"...Well, this only makes the ''third'' worst album he's worked on." ''Shows pictures of Music/MetalMachineMusic and [[{{Music/Metallica}} Lulu]]''
249	** In ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', after comparing the film's plot to that of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
250	-->'''Spaceman:''' My god! This is shameful! It's a disgrace! It's the same friggin' movie, only this one is rated PG! [[IfIWantedXIWouldY If I wanted a PG version]] of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', I'd just...
251	-->''Shows the poster for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain''
252	-->'''Spaceman:''' ...okay, that's too insulting. This is still better than that crap.
253	** Spaceman takes a couple shots at Disney in his ''10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release'' video for their [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope copyright shenanigans]], outright saying "Seriously, screw Disney!"
254	* TrainingMontage:
255	** Spaceman partakes in one of these during his review of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', doing push-ups, lifting his two Stratocasters, and hitting a punching bag.
256	** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in his review of [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's Rap Album]], where the song "The Crusher" inspires him to get in shape. But after gearing up for the gym and going outside to his car...
257	-->'''Spaceman:''' [[SoundEffectBleep Sh*t]], the gym is still closed from [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic the virus]].
258	* UncertainAudience: InUniverse, this is how Spaceman feels about ''Film/MonsterMash1995''. While he could tell [[LowestCommonDenominator who]] ''WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000'' was aimed at, he's much less sure who the live action movie was meant for.
259	* WaxingLyrical:
260	** In ''Film/Zombies2018'':
261	-->'''Bree:''' Addy? Are you okay, Addy?
262	-->'''Addison:''' My heart is racing and my palms are sweaty.
263	-->'''Spaceman:''' Mmm, are your knees weak and arms heavy? Is there vomit on your sweater already? Mom's spaghetti? ''Launches into "Lose Yourself" by Music/{{Eminem}}''
264	** In ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'', Spaceman joins the characters in prayer:
265	-->'''Spaceman:''' [[Music/TheBeatles When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me.]] [[Music/LetItBe Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.]] Amen.
266	** Also in ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'', when the characters go to a party:
267	-->'''Spaceman:''' [[SarcasmMode Man, this party's kicking!]] [[Music/VanHalen They're gonna get some leg tonight for sure! Tell us how you do!]]
268	** In ''I Reviewed Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'', when talking about ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'':
269	-->'''Winterbolt:''' To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
270	-->'''Spaceman:''' [[Music/LilJon Til the sweat drops down my balls! Til all these]] [[Main/{{Bowdlerise}} females]] [[Music/LilJon crawl! Til all skeet skeet skeet skeet!]]
271	*** Also serves as a possible CallBack to ''Top 10 Worst Censored Lyrics''.
272	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: At the end of his review of ''Film/HighSchoolMusical3SeniorYear'', Spaceman questions why the movie does not end with one before adding one himself.
273	* WorstWhateverEver: In his ''[[Music/VanHalen Van Halen III]]'' review, Spaceman summarizes [[ClicheStorm "The Ballot or The Bullet"]] with a "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Worst!]] WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock [[PunctuatedForEmphasis episode! Ever!]]"
274	* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe: Spaceman has this reaction to hearing [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone]]'s rapping style on "Funky Man":
275	-->"Oh my god, I... I cannot believe this. I truly cannot believe what I am seeing right now. Is... is this a joke? Was this serious? Am I dreaming? Am I tripping out? Am I dead?" ''checks pulse'' "No, no, I'm alive."
276	* YourHeadAsplode: Used as a gag in a few videos, like when he suggests that [[Music/{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext might have invented]] [[JustForFun/RickRoll the Rick Roll]].

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