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class='indent'>— <strong><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JeffDunham' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JeffDunham' data-format='W1tDcmVhdG9yL0plZmZEdW5oYW0gV2FsdGVyXV0='>Walter</a></strong> </div></div></p><p><a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com'>YouTube<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> is <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheInternet' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheInternet' data-format='VGhlSW50ZXJuZXQ='>The Internet</a>'s most popular video-sharing <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Platforms' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Platforms' data-format='e3twbGF0Zm9ybXxzfX0='>platform</a>, that has achieved worldwide popularity since it launched in 2005. While the official purpose of the site is to host amateur videos and promotional clips, it is unofficially the place where you can watch copyrighted materials from all types of mediums, search for random/odd clips and/or check out the latest blog entries and videos from notable users. It was founded by programming students Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim; the idea came to Karim when he had trouble finding clips of two major events in 2004: The Boxing Day Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and later <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/JanetJackson' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/JanetJackson' data-format='TXVzaWMvSmFuZXRKYWNrc29u'>Janet Jackson</a>'s <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WardrobeMalfunction' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WardrobeMalfunction' data-format='V2FyZHJvYmVNYWxmdW5jdGlvbg=='>Wardrobe Malfunction</a> at that year's <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/SuperBowl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/SuperBowl' data-format='VXNlZnVsTm90ZXMvU3VwZXJCb3ds'>Super Bowl</a> halftime show. </p><p>Prior to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/Google' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/Google' data-format='V2Vic2l0ZS97e0dvb2dsZX19'>Google</a>'s purchase of the company in November 2006, <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>You</span>Tube was a much smaller place. It hosted communication between individuals, who used it visually in otherwise the same manner as they had previously used Usenet or IRC. <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>You</span>Tube was also once the host of a number of people who had alternative news and media shows, but the opinions of such people were often extreme, or otherwise politically incorrect, and most of them have now been banned. </p><p>Users can upload their videos on whatever subject they want (unless it violates the "Community Guidelines" or someone files a copyright claim). The quality often ranges from below <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EdWood' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EdWood' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9FZFdvb2Q='>Ed Wood</a>-type works to studio-quality materials, depending on what it is. Surprisingly, a lot of the personal videos of individuals often do have something to say that are actually worth watching and listening to. Some of the material is actually supplied by studios, including music videos that were uploaded by authorized agents of the record company. It should be noted that <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>YouTube</span> is also a place to watch movies and shows that <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes' data-format='W1tLZWVwQ2lyY3VsYXRpbmdUaGVUYXBlcyBoYXZlIG5ldmVyIGJlZW4gb2ZmaWNpYWxseSByZWxlYXNlZF1d'>have never been officially released</a>, or are <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoExportForYou' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoExportForYou' data-format='W1tOb0V4cG9ydEZvcllvdSB1bmF2YWlsYWJsZSBhbnl3aGVyZSBlbHNlXV0='>unavailable anywhere else</a>. </p><p>Content creators can mark one comment (theirs or made by one of their viewers) as a sticky post on each video. Regardless of what you pick, said comment will always show up on top. Since other people can respond to it, it becomes a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShoutBox' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShoutBox' data-format='U2hvdXRCb3g='>Shout Box</a> of sorts for that particular video. </p><p>A list of <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>YouTubers</span> with pages on this site can be found <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubers' data-format='W1tZb3VUdWJlcnMgSEVSRV1d'>HERE</a>. </p><p>Works produced by <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>YouTube</span> itself include <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/YouTubeRewind' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/YouTubeRewind' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vWW91VHViZVJld2luZA=='>YouTube Rewind</a></em> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/WebdriverTorso' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/WebdriverTorso' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vV2ViZHJpdmVyVG9yc28='>Webdriver Torso</a>. <hr data-format='——-' />    <h2>This website is the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropeNamer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropeNamer' data-format='VHJvcGVOYW1lcg=='>Trope Namer</a> for:</h2> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube' data-format='SW5zdGFudEh1bWlsaWF0aW9uSnVzdEFkZFlvdVR1YmU='>Instant Humiliation: Just Add YouTube!</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel' data-format='UGxlYXNlU3Vic2NyaWJlVG9PdXJDaGFubmVs'>Please Subscribe to Our Channel</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VirtualYouTuber' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VirtualYouTuber' data-format='VmlydHVhbFlvdVR1YmVy'>Virtual YouTuber</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubeKidsChannel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubeKidsChannel' data-format='WW91VHViZUtpZHNDaGFubmVs'>YouTube Kids' Channel</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubePoop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTubePoop' data-format='WW91VHViZVBvb3A='>YouTube Poop</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTuberApologyParody' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouTuberApologyParody' data-format='WW91VHViZXJBcG9sb2d5UGFyb2R5'>YouTuber Apology Parody</a> </li></ul><hr data-format='——' /> <img src='https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youtube-meh_1118.png' class='embeddedimage' border='0' alt='https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youtube-meh_1118.png' /> <div class='indent'><em>This <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheStinger' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheStinger' data-format='W1tUaGVTdGluZ2VyIHN0aW5nZXJdXQ=='>stinger</a> is no longer available due to a copyright claim by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf' data-format='SnVzdEZvckZ1bi9TdGF0bGVyQW5kV2FsZG9yZg=='>Statler and Waldorf</a> Studios.</em><br data-format="\\" /><em>Sorry about that.</em> </div><hr data-format='——' /> </p></div> <div class="lazy-video-script"> <a id="VideoExamples"></a> <div> </div> <div class="video-examples has-thumbnails"> <div class="video-examples-header"> <a href="#feedback" class="font-s float-right text-blue" data-modal-target="login" >Feedback</a> <h3 class="bold">Video Example(s):</h3> </div> <div class="video-examples-featured"> <div class="example_video_box"> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="bjvktg" data-video-descrip="YouTuber &quot;The Invisible Man&quot; explains why the entire concept of Pokemon (both the game and anime adaptations) about training wild animals and scenes in Detective Pikachu seem to be a little messed up to be a kid-friendly franchise, especially as a PG rated film." data-video-title="Pokemon Is For Kids!" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/bjvktg_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/bjvktg.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/bjvktg.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/bjvktg.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids" data-video-tropename="What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.00" data-video-rating-count="5" data-video-media-sources="Film/DetectivePikachu,Franchise/Pokemon,Platform/YouTube,Main/NightmareFuel,Main/KillItWithFire,Main/ManOnFire,Main/MolotovCocktail,Main/ParentalBonus,Main/BlackComedyAnimalCruelty,Main/DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link featured-widget-vid"> <div class="featured-widget-vid-iframe"> <div id="tvtropes_no_volume_player" data-video-image="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/bjvktg.jpg" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/bjvktg_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/bjvktg.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/bjvktg.m3u8" data-controls="0" data-muted="1"> <script> tropes_videos_commands.push(function(){ new_video_project.load_video("tvtropes_no_volume_player", false); }); </script> </div> </div> </a> </div> <h2 class="bold font-l">Pokemon Is For Kids!</h2> <p class="_pmvv-vidbox-descTxt"> YouTuber "The Invisible Man" explains why the entire concept of Pokemon (both the game and anime adaptations) about training wild animals and scenes in Detective Pikachu seem to be a little messed up to be a kid-friendly franchise, especially as a PG rated film. </p> <p class='example_row'>Example of:<br><a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids"class='trope-example-link'>What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?</a></p> </div> <div class="video-examples-thumbs"> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="age28u" data-video-descrip="YouTuber Billy Han fails at the try not to laugh challenge when fast rap from Eminem's Rap God is said in the TikTok video, &quot;When weeb parents name their kids&quot;. " data-video-title="Weeb Parents " data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/age28u_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/age28u.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/age28u.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/age28u.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/SpitTake" data-video-tropename="Spit Take" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Main/MotorMouth,Main/UnfortunateNames,Platform/TikTok,Platform/YouTube" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/age28u.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Weeb Parents </span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="uj8z1c" data-video-descrip="YouTuber &quot;The Invisible Man&quot; explains that this scene where the tour guy gets killed off by the ghosts in the basement would have been scary if not for two things. The first one being the tour guy's hokey acting and that the Ghostbusters theme song kills the mood, making the scene unintentionally silly instead of frightening." data-video-title="This makes everything silly" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/uj8z1c_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/uj8z1c.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/uj8z1c.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/uj8z1c.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/Narm" data-video-tropename="Narm" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Film/Ghostbusters2016,Film/HomeAlone,Film/It2017,Main/NightmareRetardant,Main/SoundtrackDissonance,Main/TooDumbToLive,Platform/YouTube" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/uj8z1c.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">This makes ever...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hqds31" data-video-descrip="Spaceballs and the Lorax are shown to have air in cans and bottles being sold in their worlds that are suffering from severe pollution and that the citizens need to buy them just to breathe for survival. As discussed by the YouTuber named &quot;Double Chen News&quot; in the video, this phenomenon unfortunately happens in real life in a lot of countries in the world, same with unclean food and unclean water." data-video-title="Canned Air" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/hqds31_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/hqds31.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/hqds31.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hqds31.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/Defictionalization" data-video-tropename="Defictionalization" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Film/Spaceballs,Main/CapitalismIsBad,Main/PayingForAir,Main/PollutedWasteland,Main/TruthInTelevision,Platform/YouTube,WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hqds31.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Canned Air</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="jxaku5" data-video-descrip="YouTuber Billy Han has to guess the anime opening before time runs out, but he needs to drink 1 shot of alcohol whenever he loses in each round. At the end of the YouTube short, he starts cursing in Korean." data-video-title="Guess The Anime Opening" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/jxaku5_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/jxaku5.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/jxaku5.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/jxaku5.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ForeignCussWord" data-video-tropename="Foreign Cuss Word" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Anime/EightySixEightySix,Main/AnimeThemeSong,Main/DrinkingGame,Manga/AssassinationClassroom,Platform/YouTube,Main/BilingualBonus,Main/GratuitousForeignLanguage" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/jxaku5.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Guess The Anime...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="sg7b8k" data-video-descrip="In this MMD animation made by YouTuber thet00nedl00n, several sentient train engines have an argument which spirals out of control when Delilah calls Pheobe a communist." data-video-title="The Great Crotoonian Fight" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/sg7b8k_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/sg7b8k.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/sg7b8k.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sg7b8k.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/EscalatingBrawl" data-video-tropename="Escalating Brawl" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Main/FisticuffProvokingComment,Platform/YouTube,UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sg7b8k.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Great Croto...</span></p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="alt-titles section section-fact"> <h3> <strong>Alternative Title(s):</strong> <span>You Tube</span> </h3> </div> <div class="section-links" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"> <div class="titles"> <div><h3 class="text-center text-uppercase">Previous</h3></div> <div><h3 class="text-center text-uppercase">Index</h3></div> <div><h3 class="text-center text-uppercase">Next</h3></div> </div> <div class="links"> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WriterCopOut">Writer Cop Out</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/NoOnPageExamples">Administrivia/No On-Page Examples</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AliensMadeThemDoIt">Aliens Made Them Do It</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Platform/GoogleStadia">Google Stadia</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/Google">Website/Google</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/YouTubeRewind">YouTube Rewind</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Platform/Yahoo">Yahoo!</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OtherSites">Other Sites</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/FakeCountriesWikia">Fake Countries Wikia</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheShiveringTruth">The Shivering Truth</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AdultSwim">Creator/[adult swim]</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/MayIPleaseEnter">May I Please Enter?</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Punkd">Punk'd</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/QuoteSource/Internet">QuoteSource/Internet</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdHominem">Ad Hominem</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SelectiveStupidity">Selective Stupidity</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ImageSource/Internet">ImageSource/Internet</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlcoholIsGasoline">Alcohol Is Gasoline</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Platform/Vine">Vine</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Platforms">Platforms</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Platform/Crunchyroll">Crunchyroll</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Platform/Yahoo">Yahoo!</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmericanMedia">American Media</a> </li> <li> <a href="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/AlternateAmericanFolklore">Alternate American Folklore</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script> if( document.getElementById('user-prefs').classList.contains('folders-open') ){ console.log('open all folders'); 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data-video-media-sources="Film/DetectivePikachu,Franchise/Pokemon,Platform/YouTube,Main/NightmareFuel,Main/KillItWithFire,Main/ManOnFire,Main/MolotovCocktail,Main/ParentalBonus,Main/BlackComedyAnimalCruelty,Main/DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/bjvktg.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Pokemon Is For ...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="age28u" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="YouTuber Billy Han fails at the try not to laugh challenge when fast rap from Eminem's Rap God is said in the TikTok video, &quot;When weeb parents name their kids&quot;. 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The first one being the tour guy's hokey acting and that the Ghostbusters theme song kills the mood, making the scene unintentionally silly instead of frightening." data-video-title="This makes everything silly" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/uj8z1c_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/uj8z1c.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/uj8z1c.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/uj8z1c.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/Narm" data-video-tropename="Narm" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="15" data-video-media-sources="Film/Ghostbusters2016,Film/HomeAlone,Film/It2017,Main/NightmareRetardant,Main/SoundtrackDissonance,Main/TooDumbToLive,Platform/YouTube" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/uj8z1c.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">This makes ever...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hqds31" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Spaceballs and the Lorax are shown to have air in cans and bottles being sold in their worlds that are suffering from severe pollution and that the citizens need to buy them just to breathe for survival. As discussed by the YouTuber named &quot;Double Chen News&quot; in the video, this phenomenon unfortunately happens in real life in a lot of countries in the world, same with unclean food and unclean water." data-video-title="Canned Air" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/hqds31_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/hqds31.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/hqds31.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hqds31.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/Defictionalization" data-video-tropename="Defictionalization" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.52" data-video-rating-count="21" data-video-media-sources="Film/Spaceballs,Main/CapitalismIsBad,Main/PayingForAir,Main/PollutedWasteland,Main/TruthInTelevision,Platform/YouTube,WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hqds31.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Canned Air</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="jxaku5" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="YouTuber Billy Han has to guess the anime opening before time runs out, but he needs to drink 1 shot of alcohol whenever he loses in each round. At the end of the YouTube short, he starts cursing in Korean." data-video-title="Guess The Anime Opening" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/jxaku5_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/jxaku5.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/jxaku5.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/jxaku5.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ForeignCussWord" data-video-tropename="Foreign Cuss Word" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.67" data-video-rating-count="3" data-video-media-sources="Anime/EightySixEightySix,Main/AnimeThemeSong,Main/DrinkingGame,Manga/AssassinationClassroom,Platform/YouTube,Main/BilingualBonus,Main/GratuitousForeignLanguage" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/jxaku5.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Guess The Anime...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="sg7b8k" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="In this MMD animation made by YouTuber thet00nedl00n, several sentient train engines have an argument which spirals out of control when Delilah calls Pheobe a communist." data-video-title="The Great Crotoonian Fight" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/sg7b8k_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/sg7b8k.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/sg7b8k.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sg7b8k.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/EscalatingBrawl" data-video-tropename="Escalating Brawl" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.33" data-video-rating-count="3" data-video-media-sources="Main/FisticuffProvokingComment,Platform/YouTube,UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sg7b8k.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Great Croto...</span></p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var cleanCreativeEnabled = ""; var donation = ""; var live_ads = "1"; var img_domain = "https://static.tvtropes.org"; var snoozed = cookies.read('snoozedabm'); var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.async = true; // if page type is article or homepage load bundle_nojquery. otherwise load regular bundle.js if(tvtropes_config.universal_page_type == "Article" || tvtropes_config.universal_page_type == "HomePage") { elem.src = 'https://assets.tvtropes.org/design/assets/bundle_nojquery.js?rev=a1fdc3097a55e179219cd1bf535ab41b48dc60da'; } else { elem.src = 'https://assets.tvtropes.org/design/assets/bundle.js?rev=a1fdc3097a55e179219cd1bf535ab41b48dc60da'; } elem.onload = function() { } document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(elem); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> function send_analytics_event(user_type, donation){ // if(user_type == 'uncached' || user_type == 'cached'){ // ga('send', 'event', 'caching', 'load', user_type, {'nonInteraction': 1}); // return; // } var event_name = user_type; if(donation == 'true'){ event_name += "_donation" }else if(typeof(valid_user) == 'undefined'){ event_name += "_blocked" }else if(valid_user == true){ event_name += "_unblocked"; }else{ event_name = "_unknown" } ga('send', 'event', 'ads', 'load', event_name, {'nonInteraction': 1}); } send_analytics_event("guest", "false"); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> window._qevents = window._qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? 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