History WebAnimation / DaThings

* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: In "Jenson's Impact", Kermit the Frog is transgender, and Jon Snow's CBS cooking show parody has an episode for enbies (non-binary people) where he completes his transitions.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/DaThings1/ DaThings]] is a YoutubePoop series by Creator/EllieSpectacular, originally made popular by music video poops ([[ItMakesSenseInContext the literal music videos]], not YTPMVs). Other media has since been added to the mix, from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and movies to infomercials and instructional videos. The videos are usually (but not always) clean, in stark contrast to poops from other creators such as Creator/{{cs188}} or Creator/{{Deepercutt}}.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/DaThings1/ DaThings]] is a WebAnimation/YoutubePoop series by Creator/EllieSpectacular, originally made popular by music video poops ([[ItMakesSenseInContext the literal music videos]], not [[AwesomeMusic/YouTubePoop YTPMVs]]). Other media has since been added to the mix, from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and movies to infomercials and instructional videos. The videos are usually (but not always) clean, in stark contrast to poops from other creators such as Creator/{{cs188}} or Creator/{{Deepercutt}}.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: The second half of "Jore Jarrison on Drinks" mostly consists of [[Music/TheBeatles George Harrison]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ranting about]] WebAnimation/YoutubePoop.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The first half of "The King Files His Taxes" is based loosely on the tax troubles Ellie herself was having at the time. The second half consists of Link BreakingTheFourthWall to tell the viewers about the Ko-Fi raffle she's holding to raise the needed money.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: In-universe example in "Faces of Florida". At the beginning of the video Gwonam thinks that UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} is an island, which understandably results in the King and Zelda laughing at him.

* OneSteveLimit: Pointedly averted in "Making Caking Baking!", where all the bakers are named Scotty.
** Also averted in "Gamer Think", where the first team consists of three Davids (and a Javid.)

* BlackComedyCannibalism: "Of or Belonging to Arby" introduces us to Eddie, who's the roast beef.

* FreezeFrameBonus: In "Pupin the Thirst", the letter Lupin sends has the entire script of the previous minute on the back, plus some FiveSecondForeshadowing to boot.

* ArcNumber: 34 in ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Lord Of Da Things]]''.
--> '''Galf''': Year 3434 of the 34th age, here follows the 34th encounter of Isildor. High kingdom the 34th Gondor, and the 34th finding of the 34th Ring of Power.

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* BilingualBonus: In "The 2010s Were Forever Ago", during the Despacito section, Ellie edits the lyrics to random Spanish words and sentences (translated in the closed captioning), most evident where she makes Luis just name different parts of the body in Spanish.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When [=SaucyDiggityDan=] directs the trolley to hit seventy-seven people to save a glass of OJ, the trolley stops because of there being too many people on the track.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When SaucyDiggityDan directs the trolley to hit seventy-seven people to save a glass of OJ, the trolley stops because of there being too many people on the track.

** [[{{WebVideo/Saltydkdan}} SaucyDiggityDan]] tries to be as ethical as he can about [[MoralDilemma the trolley problem]], but here he actively attempts to kill as many people as possible (barring the possibility they benefit him), specifically invoking [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Anakin's choice about killing younglings]], arranging two trains to kill all five cops and the original cop so as to avoid laceration from them, panicking when he accidentally kills a cent instead of a person and specifically viewing his furry friend as Gerber to get more prompting to kill him. His violence is stopped when he tries to run over 72 people instead of a glass of O.J, stopping the train.

** Salty tries to be as ethical as he can about [[MoralDilemma the trolley problem]], but here he actively attempts to kill as many people as possible (barring the possibility they benefit him), specifically invoking [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Anakin's choice about killing younglings]], arranging two trains to kill all five cops and the original cop so as to avoid laceration from them, panicking when he accidentally kills a cent instead of a person and specifically viewing his furry friend as Gerber to get more prompting to kill him. His violence is stopped when he tries to run over 72 people instead of a glass of O.J, stopping the train.

** Salty tries to be as ethical as he can about TheTrolleyProblem, but here he actively attempts to kill as many people as possible (barring the possibility they benefit him), specifically invoking [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Anakin's choice about killing younglings]], arranging two trains to kill all five cops and the original cop so as to avoid laceration from them, panicking when he accidentally kills a cent instead of a person and specifically viewing his furry friend as Gerber to get more prompting to kill him. His violence is stopped when he tries to run over 72 people instead of a glass of O.J, stopping the train.

* NoSympathy: Javert, naturally.

--> '''Javert''': You will starve again! [[LeetLingo LOL]]!

* VictoryByEndurance: "The Price is Rice CLASSIC" ends with one contestant going to bed, allowing the other contestant to win by default.