Trivia / Dhar Mann

• Archive Panic: 9 seasons, 538 episodes, all in only 6 years—and that’s not even counting the side channels.
• Cash-Cow Franchise: By YouTube standards, the videos are absurdly successful due to their cheapness, views, and volume. Assuming a fairly conservative $2 CPM, the channel makes nearly $9 million a year, plus extra money from sponsorships, merchandise, TikTok, and Facebook.
• Colbert Bump: Big Brother (2018) received more attention thanks to this Dhar Mann video. As a result, if you look up any YouTube videos about this movie, you'll find many comments mentioning him.
• Creator Backlash: In early 2023, the majority of Dhar Mann actors spoke out against the mistreatment they went through that went against basic labor laws, which included: not getting paid for their work, getting fired if they called it out, and probably worst of all, doing all of this with the child actors as well.
• The Danza: Kathy Miller (short for "Katherine") is played by Katherine Norland.
• Dawson Casting: Almost all the episodes involving a high school storyline are portrayed by actors around the 20-30 year age range.
  • Devon Weetly and Brianni Walker both portray kids being babysat in "Babysitter Gets Revenge On Evil Kids". However, both are shown to be preteens or teenagers.
  • In "Kid Gets To Be In Charge for 24 Hours", Joey's 17-year-old brother is clearly portrayed by an adult actor.
• Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Sam, the titular boy from "Kids Make Fun of Boy with Autism," is played by Autistic actor Brendan Schroeder. He would later play another similar character, Kevin, in "Evil Foster Mother Mistreats Autistic Kid". Some videos such as "Sister Ashamed of Her Disabled Brother" and "Popular Girl Humiliates Disabled Girl," don't do this and have caused a lot of controversy within the disabled community.
• Follow the Leader: Plenty of YouTube channels have popped up in the wake of Dhar Mann's rise to popularity. Some even go as far as to replicate his thumbnail art. Notable examples include Vid Chronicles, Life Lessons with Luis, Generation Hope, DramatizeMe, Totally Studios, and Sameer Bhavnani.
• Playing Against Type: While not as common as his typecasting, sometimes Dhar Mann has the actors branch out onto other roles:
  • While series regular Shaunte Massard switches between playing heroes and antagonists throughout the series, her roles are usually that of the former. Examples of her having the latter roles include the foster mom from "Evil Foster Care Mother Mistreats Kid", Patty from "Mean Lady Destroys Gender Reveal", Candace from "Mom Calls Cops On Mexican Neighbors", and Mary from "Youtubers Use Kid With Down Syndrome For Views", to name a few.
  • Charles Laughlin usually portrays villains and antagonistic roles. His role as Jacob in "Evil Son Falsifies Dad's Will Parts 1 & 2" has him play both a heroic and victim role as a twist. Surprisingly enough, he nails the performance quite well.
  • While she's a side character, Mair Mulroney's character Michelle from "Rich Guy Shames A Window Washer" is shown to be nice and understanding and disagrees with Steven's (the main antagonist's) rude behavior and actions, which is pretty much a far cry compared to her usual roles.
  • Vinn Sander has played a few heroic supporting roles which includes Dennis from "Scammer Steals From Senior Home" and Bruno from "Actor Gets Arrested On The Job".
  • Colin A. Borden's role as George from "Dad Wakes Up From A 10-Year Coma" has him technically portraying an antagonist-like role, as said character is an alcoholic parent making things difficult for his family. Before that, he played the title antagonist in "Dad Prioritizes Son Over Daughter," as his character's neglect of his daughter is shown to have progressed to the point where she's struggling in school because he won't make time to help her.
  • Averi White is usually typecasted in heroic roles. However, a few storylines have her play the main antagonists, such as Ashton in "Indian Girl Told She's Too Dark Skinned", Tasha in "Spoiled Girl Disobeys The Law", and Ella in "Sisters Fight Over New iPhone 13". Notably, her role as Ashton is the first time she plays as such.
  • Shaun Dixon's character Wesley from "Movie Star Slaps Host At Award Show" is notably less outgoing and more stoic compared to his usual roles as an energetic and rowdy kid.
  • While she's often seen playing rich mothers who harass other mothers for struggling financially, Katherine Norland appears as the titular poor mom from "Rich Mom Humiliates Poor Mom".
  • Valerie Eve usually plays the main antagonist (and in one case the Villain Protagonist), being a rich, spoiled Alpha Bitch who cruelly bullies the protagonist and abuses her wealth (though she sometimes reforms in the end). However in "Teen Caught Sneaking into a Party", her character Ariel is a Nice Girl who only rejects the protagonist for lying to her.
• Prop Recycling: A black Porsche SUV shows up in virtually every video where a car is needed in a scene.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor: Dexter Farren Haag plays the titular character of "Gay Teen Pressured to Come Out." Haag reveals in the behind-the-scenes video that he is also gay.
• Those Two Actors: Sofia Chicorelli Serna and Brianni Walker usually appear in the same videos together as best friends or as a Bully and their Victim. Likewise Ayden Mekus and Devon Weetly also occasionally appear in various episodes together.
• Typecasting: With Dhar Mann's habit of reusing actors, many of his regulars have cultivated a typecast of some sort:
  • Katherine Norland often plays one of two character types: Karens and/or racist bullies, or good-natured mothers whose child or husband is in need of a lesson.
  • Newer Dhar Mann regular Rebecca Ritz usually portrays teachers, principals, or some other sort of authority figure. Whether the character is an antagonistic obstructive bureaucrat or helps the main characters varies from video to video.
  • Mair Mulroney almost exclusively plays bullies. The same goes for actors Vinn Sander, Charles Laughlin, and Michael Vaccaro.
  • Colin A. Borden, and Carlos R. Chavez practically always play heroic roles whenever they appear in an episode. This is especially true for the latter. Borden has also developed a secondary heroic typecast of being an antagonist's father or romantic partner who disapproves of their rotten behavior, but does little to really put a stop to it.
  • Averi White and Azeem Vecchio are also typecasted in heroic roles with their character types usually being the best friend of the main characters who disagree with the protagonist's bad decisions. Said character types also don't really do anything to stop it or tell others. Both also occasionally portray the protagonists as well.
  • Sofia Chicorelli Serna is usually depicted as a girl who's Prone to Tears whenever she appears. Granted, she does occasionally branch out to other roles such as a character who doesn't cry much, or at all, or even an antagonist a few times. Though, most of her roles were mostly that of the above, to the point where some commentary YouTubers point it out.
  • Ayden Mekus, Devon Weetly, and Brianni Walker usually play The Bully, Spoiled Brat, or Victim.
  • Dhar Mann rare Marik Knight usually plays Victims or Sons.
  • Other Dhar Mann rare Sophia Sluyter plays a Spoiled Brat, Daughters, or a homeless role.
  • Kaido Roberts often plays The Bully or a Troublemaker.
  • Shaun Dixon usually plays a Large Ham kid who's sometimes a troublemaker.
  • Madhulika Krishnan almost always plays an Alpha Bitch bully or a Spoiled Brat. Or a combination of the two. Actress Valerie Eve has similar roles as well, though hers usually double as rich girls.
  • Newcomer Tatiana Turan is slowly gearing up to follow in Katherine Norland's footsteps by often being cast as obnoxious, judgmental bullies. Said character type also doubles as a Bad Boss most of the time.
  • Dhar Mann indirectly acknowledges this tendency in his first Christmas special where he had his actors compete against each other in a game show event. He had his actors divided into teams of two: one team consisting of actors who often play good characters and one team of actors who often play bad ones.