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* FreakyFridayFlip: When Body Switching Movies Collide is a skit done by the ''Cracked'' staff. It starts off when [[Series/QuantumLeap Sam]] Leaped into [[Film/FreakyFriday1976 Ellen Cunningham]]'s mind after she switched bodies with Anna. [[Film/{{Ghost}} Sam Cunningham]], Ellen's dead husband, shows up, explaining how he will possess Sam and have sex with Ellen one last time. Al argues that Ghost Sam possessing Quantum Leap Sam to have sex with Ellen would result in Anna's body having sex with Helen, who has Anna's mind at the moment. The Ghost Sam leaves in disgust, saying he plans to have sex with someone else. Al reveals that Anna is a [[Film/SpyKids secret agent]] hired for the [[Series/StargateSG1 Stargate project]] in the [[{{Series/Torchwood}} Torchwood Institute]] in Roswell. [[Franchise/TheMatrix Trinity]], who works for the [[Series/{{Millennium}} Millenium Corporation]], shows up in a [[Series/{{Sliders}} Slider Hole]] and explains that the world is a false reality created by sophiscated computers contained within the mind of [[Film/BeingJohnMalkovich John Horatio Malkovich]]. When Quantum Leap Sam asks Al to Leap him out of this madness, Al can't because he's actually a [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Cylon]]. It turns out it was all Michael Swaim's dream, and the camera zooms out to reveal that sequence was [[Series/StElsewhere imagined by Michael looking at his snowglobe]].

** The [[http://www.cracked.com/article_25769_6-video-game-missions-that-totally-insulted-player.html 6 Video Game Missions That Totally Insulted The Player]] brings us ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', a video game in which "Players use phones to save their game, [=ATMs=] to withdraw money, burgers to replenish health, and baseball bats to beat up [[NewAgeRetroHippie hippies]] and drunkards."

* BadassMustache: If the subject of one of their articles has awesome facial hair, they ''will'' point it out.
-->'''Commenter [=CavalierX=], on U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves''': That's not a man with a moustache on his lip; that's a moustache with a man on its ass.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys:
** [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-best-kinds-monkeys-drunk-column/ The 7 Best Kinds of Monkeys]].
** M. Asher Cantrell's [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-biggest-password-mistakes-people-make/ The 10 Biggest Password Mistakes People Make]] cites a study claiming that half a percent of English-speaking Internet users have "monkey" as a password on an online account and suggests it may be related to the word's status as an InherentlyFunnyWord.

* {{Asexuality}}: [[http://www.cracked.com/article_21988_6-weird-ways-world-looks-different-when-youre-asexual.html Robert Evans decided to interview two asexuals on the subject.]]

* HollywoodNerd: One of the things they point out in "[[http://www.cracked.com/article_18960_5-things-tv-writers-apparently-believe-about-smart-people.html 5 Things TV Writers Apparently Believe About Smart People]]" is how this perception, along with that of related tropes such as HospitalHottie and HotScientist, has become ingrained in the public due to how Hollywood misrepresents what intelligence and study is like. That is, there's nothing inherently preventing an intelligent person from being physically attractive and it's a matter of course that [[HollywoodHomely people in fiction are more attractive than their real life counterparts in general]], but TV writers top this by making most of their nerds complete masterminds in their late 20s or early 30s to make them appealing to the core viewer demographic (in other words, every smart adult person is a TeenGenius slightly aged up) and often making them ''multidisciplinary'' experts. The problem is that actual mastery of an academic discipline to an expert level takes years if not decades of work, with most not becoming leading authorities in their fields until much later in life. It implies that the Hollywood geniuses simply studied one field after another while maintaining enough time to maintain their appearance and get out of school young enough to be a hot GeniusBruiser. Very few works would actually [[{{Deconstruction}} consider the realistic ramifications]] of a youth spent only studying.

* CreepyMascotSuit: ''[[https://www.cracked.com/article_23556_7-terrifying-early-versions-famous-mascots.html 7 Famous Mascots (Who Once Looked Scary As Hell)]]'' discusses corporate mascots (most of which are costumes, though some are illustrations) that used to have unintentionally terrifying disguise. The article takes every opportunity to describe these old mascots as abominations of nature that feed on the fear of children.

--->If the increasingly frequent clues hinting at a mass extinction, the triumphant return of murder hornets, and social media's unending obsession with a Starburst commercial from 2007 weren't enough indicators that the end is nigh...

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The DeconstructiveParody of Franchise [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Disney Princesses]] , "If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate", has a gag in which [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} Meeko]], a raccoon, is dead and presented as a food item. As the video is meant to be set in Medieval Europe, Meeko shouldn't be there at all, for raccoons wouldn't be introduced to Europe until the 20th century.

** The site as a whole is quite critical of "clickbait" websites such as [=BuzzFeed=] which are seemingly more interested in advertising money than substantial content. This is despite the legendary "Title Guy" changing article/video titles on a near-daily basis, even to outright lies about the article/video's content, [[NotSoDifferent apparently to see what will get the most hits]]. This may be a reason, if not ''the'' reason, for his(?) poor reputation in the comments section.

** [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19565_9-old-timey-animal-photos-you-wont-believe-are-real.html 9 Old Timey Animal Photos You Won't Believe Are Real]] has another case with man named Gus Waldorf going into a boxing match against bear, and as they put it "[[WorfHadTheFlu Since they followed boxing protocol as opposed to the bear's preferred combat style of straight up mauling everyone, its teeth and claws were restricted with a muzzle and boxing gloves. And even though the bear went into the ring severely handicapped,]] [[RealityEnsues Waldorf still lost the fight]] [[PunyHumans due to the handicap of not being a bear]]."

* FinalDeath: Parodied in a Photoplasty. Inability to start a new game after having lost all lives is the [[http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_381_22-terrible-ideas-that-would-have-ruined-great-video-games/ #22 terrible idea that would have ruined]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.

* AllMenArePerverts: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in a video featuring Cracked's female contributors talking about what are, [[{{GIFT}} and aren't appropriate comments on videos]]. With [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer actual posts being spoken aloud by male contributors]].

* AllMenArePerverts: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in a video featuring Cracked's female contributors talking about what are, [[InternetJerk and aren't appropriate comments on videos]]. With [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer actual posts being spoken aloud by male contributors]].

* {{GIFT}}: #4 of [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-internet-steals-your-soul 5 Ways the Internet Steals Your Soul]] covers this trope, explaining how anonymity allows people to get away with indulging in their dark sides and cyber-bullying.
** [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/hey-lets-fix-internet/ Hey, Let's Fix The Internet]] is about the musings of a long-time internet user who is dissatisfied with the prevailing toxic behavior of most users today, as compared to the relatively calm behavior of his contemporaries. He concludes that modern internet users have an image problem, and it's up to themselves to fix it.

* AllMenArePerverts: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in a video featuring Cracked's female contributors talking about what are, [[{{GIFT}} and aren't appropriate comments on videos]]. With [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer actual posts being spoken aloud by male contributors]].

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The DeconstructiveParody of Franchise [[DisneyPrincess Disney Princesses]] , "If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate", has a gag in which [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} Meeko]], a raccoon, is dead and presented as a food item. As the video is meant to be set in Medieval Europe, Meeko shouldn't be there at all, for raccoons wouldn't be introduced to Europe until the 20th century.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The DeconstructiveParody of Franchise [[Disney Princess Disney Princesses]] , "If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate", has a gag in which [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} Meeko]], a raccoon, is dead and presented as a food item. As the video is meant to be set in Medieval Europe, Meeko shouldn't be there at all, for raccoons wouldn't be introduced to Europe until the 20th century.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The DeconstructiveParody of DisneyPrincesses, "If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate", has a gag in which [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} Meeko]], a raccoon, is dead and presented as a food item. As the video is meant to be set in Medieval Europe, Meeko shouldn't be there at all, for raccoons wouldn't be introduced to Europe until the 20th century.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18672_the-6-creepiest-things-ever-slipped-into-childrens-cartoons.html The 6 Creepiest Things Ever Slipped Into Children's Cartoons]].
** [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19271_8-filthy-jokes-hidden-in-ancient-works-art.html 8 Filthy Jokes Hidden in Ancient Works of Art]].
** [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20236_6-insane-disney-comics-you-wont-believe-are-real.html 6 Insane Disney Comics You Won't Believe Are Real]] shows panels from a 1953 ''[[ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck Scrooge]]'' comic book where what at first looks like a fight between Goldie and Scrooge (given the sound effects and smoke emanating from the cabin) [[DestructoNookie turns out to be something]] "not a hangin' offense in Langry, Texas, or anywhere else".
** [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20670_6-sneaky-ways-movies-tv-shows-outsmarted-censors.html 6 Sneaky Ways Movies and TV Shows Outsmarted Censors]] details how Creator/WilliamShatner forced television's first interracial kiss on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', and how the [[MediaWatchdog MPAA]] actually ended up making ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut'' even ''dirtier'' than it was originally envisioned, among others.
** [[https://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-1159-these-34-filthy-jokes-are-somehow-in-family-movies-shows/ These 34 Filthy Jokes Are (Somehow) In Family Movies & Shows]]. If the title doesn't give it away, the article alludes to RuleThirtyFour.

** The site frequently snarks at writers who feel a need to make things [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]]. This coming from a site that frequently writes (often inaccurate) articles about how the heroes from films were actually bad and looking for [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop warped messages]] in children's films and books and similar articles.

* {{Adorkable}}: Dan O'Brien. Read any of his work, especially his ones about his fanboy love of Spider-man, and it's very clear. Ironically, some of his articles have deconstructed this idea, noting that being socially awkward does not make someone a compelling partner.

* BadassGrandpa: [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19242_6-old-people-who-could-kick-your-ass.html 6 Old People Who Could Kick Your Ass.]]

* DeconReconSwitch: [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-its-so-hard-to-make-superman-interesting_p2/ 3 Reasons It's So Hard to Make Superman Interesting]] spends a page deconstructing the BoringInvincibleHero and then another reconstructing a hero faced with the SadisticChoice of whom to save at any given moment.