History WebAnimation / DrCrafty

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, impacting the production of ''Dr. Crafty'' in-universe and the well-being of the people behind it. Overall, it serves as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida. Specifically, they live in the Everglades, and Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the residents of the area provide the castle with free protection. The worst of them, in her opinion, are the ''country musicians.''

* MundaneMadeAwesome: From a meta perspective, one of the driving factors behind the show's conception was to make a speed-art series with qualities that made itmore interesting to watch than its contemporarires. Thus, the show is hosted by a flamboyant MadScientist and various [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Girls]] who go end up getting involved in some very serious affairs behind the scenes.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: From a meta perspective, one of the driving factors behind the show's conception was to make speed-art videos more interesting to watch. Thus, the show is hosted by a flamboyant MadScientist and various [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Girls]] who go end up getting involved in some very serious affairs behind the scenes.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: From a meta perspective, one of the driving factors behind the show's conception was to make art time-lapse footage more interesting to watch. Thus, the show is hosted by a flamboyant MadScientist and various [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Girls]] who go end up getting involved in some very serious affairs behind the scenes.

* InconsistentEpisodeLengths: The lengths of any given ''Dr. Crafty'' episode--including its spin-off segments-- vary quite a bit. A typical episode from the main show, the ''[=CharaCafe=],'' and the ''Shake-Up Salon'' typically lasts between ten and twenty minutes, sometimes dipping above and below that range of time. The ''Questionable Qloset'' and ''Top Ten Tub'' segments are more extreme; ''Qloset'' segments tend to be the shortest at around five to seven minutes, while ''Tub'' segments tend to be the longest, at around fifteen to above twenty minutes, with both also dipping above and below those ranges like the other episodes. Sometimes, the extra length in an episode is dedicated to story progression that can't be told through a normal episode alone, such as the multi-part {{season finale}}s, "The Foreshadow Game" and "I Need a Hero Academia."

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The show is a time-lapse of artwork, hosted by a flamboyant MadScientist and various [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Girls]] who go end up getting involved in some very serious affairs behind the scenes.

* EdutainmentShow: Partially, thanks to Nurse Worse's frequent drawing advice.

* CerebusSyndrome: Starting out, ''Dr. Crafty'' is focused on establishing how Crafty and Nurse serve their purposes for their webshow. However, starting with "I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost-Type," the show starts dropping hints of a much larger narrative at play when it quietly introduces Sasha in a brief flashback. The show intermittently follows up on just who Sasha is as it continues depicting Crafty, Nurse, and the Crewmates to come working on their production. By "The Foreshadow Game," the mystery suddenly takes a turn when the show's main antagonist, Doctor Mindstein, appears to begin threatening the Crafty Crew's lives through various means. As a result, the show discusses some emotionally heavy themes, such as the ramifications of a romantic breakup and parental abuse.

* CerebusSyndrome: Starting out, ''Dr. Crafty'' is focused on establishing how Crafty and Nurse function for the sake of their webshow. However, starting with "I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost-Type," the show starts dropping hints of a much larger narrative at play when it quietly introduces Sasha in a brief flashback. The show intermittently follows up on just who Sasha is as it continues depicting Crafty, Nurse, and the Crewmates to come working on their production. By "The Foreshadow Game," the mystery suddenly takes a turn when the show's main antagonist, Doctor Mindstein, appears to begin threatening the Crafty Crew's lives through various means. As a result, the show discusses some emotionally heavy themes, such as the ramifications of a romantic breakup and parental abuse.

* CerebusSyndrome: Starting with "The Foreshadow Game," the show starts going into a more serious, story-driven direction.

* CrossOver: In Season 3, all three of the then-current Dr. Crafty spin-off shows crossed over with each other for "I Need a Hero Academia," as all three hosts are put into the dungeon by Mindstein.

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In the latter half of Season 4, ''Dr. Crafty'' starts advertising its then-upcoming sister show, ''WebVideo/CrafDND,'' an indirect spin-off of the show in which Crafty plays {{Tabletop RPG}}s with friends outside of his Crewmates. It officially started in February of 2022, and elements of both shows continue bleeding into each other.

* NegativeContinuity: Commissions involving the show's characters are deemed non-canon, as explained in Episode 28. Crafty regards the depicted Crafty Crewmates as "stunt doubles," who fill in for the actual characters so as not to affect the show's overall plot. "This is Crack(ship)" implies there is an agreement made between Crafty and a commissioner's OC: whatever goes on between them and a Crafty Crewmate in the commissioned piece can't be reenacted with the ''actual'' Crafty Crewmate without their consent.

* SwampsAreEvil: The main setting of the show is an isolated area of the Florida Everglades, with the Crafty Crew's castle being located at the area's highest point and Disgustilda's cottage being the castle's sole neighbor further down. While its residents are relatively benevolent--the Crewmates only sell themselves as villains for branding purposes, and Disgustilda is an annoyance at worst--the castle hides a dark secret: it houses a divine artifact in its lowest levels, the Infinian Door, which allegedly contains unlimited power. Mindstein reveals as much during "I Need a Hero Academia" Part 2 as she discusses her plans to harness that energy with Screw, and she also reveals the castle's proper name: Castle Infinia.

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, impacting the production of ''Dr. Crafty'' in-universe and the well-being of the people behind it. Overall, it serves as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida. Specifically, they live in the Everglades, and Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the residents of the area provides the castle with free protection, the worst of which being ''country musicians.''

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, impacting the production of ''Dr. Crafty'' in-universe and the well-being of the people behind it. Overall, it serves as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida--more specifically, the Florida Everglades. Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the Crafty Crewmates utilize the strange residents of the Everglades as free protection for their home, the worst of them being ''country musicians.''

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, serving as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida--more specifically, the Florida Everglades. Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the Crafty Crewmates utilize the strange residents of the Everglades as free protection for their home, the worst of them being ''country musicians.''

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, serving as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida--more specifically, the Florida Everglades. Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the Crafty Crewmates utilize the strange residents of the Everglades as free protection for their home, chief among them being ''country musicians.''

* OnlyInFlorida: ''Dr. Crafty'' has an ''uncountable'' amount of weird qualities constantly noticed by the characters involved, from its eccentric, referential, memetic sense of humor to its presence of fantastical creatures and divine artifacts. All of them affect the show's story in one way or another, serving as a love letter to the inherent weirdness of the show's primary setting: Florida--more specifically, the Florida Everglades. Crystelle reveals in "Atop the 4th Door" that the Crafty Crewmates utilize the strange residents of the Everglades as free protection, chief among them being ''country musicians.''

The show also gives insight on the behind-the-scenes stories of the characters involved. From the weird situations with characters from other works to their fundamental personalities, the Crew's lives turn out to be not much different from what is shown in the art-commentary segments. They’re less actors and more internet personalities. Thus, there is great focus on how the Crewmates' interpersonal chemistry improves over time. As it does, the mysterious pasts of Crafty and Nurse are both gradually uncovered, and key figures within them continue affecting everyone in the present day. Crafty's strained relationship with a deity is given much focus; from that is Nurse's equally strained relationship with a (genuine) mad scientist and her minions, who are obsessed with the show and its connection to said deity.

Suffice to say, it doesn't take long for the Crafty Crew to find itself involved in a plot with divine consequences. Yet, despite the threat of their antagonists' ambitions looming over them, their occasional bickering, and some individual insecurities, the Crewmates seek to persevere and continue focusing on their production. They always value each other no matter what and will always find time to get crafty, whether it be for their own benefit or their audience's.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/DrCrafty/ Dr. Crafty]]'' is a weekly speed-art YouTube series created by Alexander Tansley, a Website/DeviantArt title card artist known for ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall,'' ''WebVideo/PositivelyDreadful,'' and various original pieces of art.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/DrCrafty/ Dr. Crafty]]'' is a weekly Website/YouTube art series created by Alexander Tansley, a Website/DeviantArt title card artist known for ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall,'' ''WebVideo/PositivelyDreadful,'' and various original pieces of art.

* ArtifactTitle:
** Pepper's ''Chara-Cafe'' is clearly a kitchen. The title made a little more sense when the show was to be called ''Crafty's OC Cook-Off.''
** Unlike the other spin-off shows, only Crystelle hosts ''Crafty's Questionable Qloset,'' which only retains the "''Crafty''" prefix to maintain consistency with the other spin-off titles.

** For certain scenes, the show likes using new art and assets outside of the pose sets that it relies upon under normal circumstances. Sometimes, the new artwork is done by Alex, while other times, the artwork is done by an entirely different artist with a distinct art style. "I Need a Hero Academia" utilizes some of both, often being frontloaded with art from the guest artists before later finishing up with art from Alex.

** Unlike the other spin-off shows, only Crystelle hosts ''Crafty's Questionable Qloset,'' which only retains the "''Crafty''" prefix to maintain consistency with the other spin-offs' titles.

** For certain scenes, the show likes using new art and assets outside of the pose sets that it relies on upon under normal circumstances. Sometimes, the new artwork is done by Alex, while other times, the artwork is done by an entirely different artist with a distinct art style. "I Need a Hero Academia" utilizes some of both, often being frontloaded with art from the guest artists before later finishing up with art from Alex.

** For certain scenes, the show likes using new art and assets outside of the pose sets that it relies on upon under normal circumstances. Sometimes, the new artwork is done by Alex, while other times, the artwork is done by an entirely different artist with a distinct art style. "I Need a Hero Academia" utilizes some of both, often frontloading with art from the guest artists and finishing up with art from Alex.

** In dramatic scenes, the show likes using new art and assets outside of the pose sets that it relies on under normal circumstances. "I Need a Hero Academia" utilizes new art a ton.

* HalloweenEpisode: The final monthly theme for Season 1 is the [=HalloWinter=] Special Month, a set of Halloween episodes that aired in December due to production delays (both in-universe and out). However, Season 4 would produce a properly timed Halloween Month as its SeasonFinale as a CallBack to Season 1, and Crafty is beyond excited for it to go underway in "Don't Drink and Draw."

* HalloweenEpisode: The final monthly theme for Season 1 is the [=HalloWinter=] Special Month, a set of Halloween episodes that aired in December due to production delays (both in-universe and out). However, Season 4 would produce a properly timed Halloween Month as its SeasonFinale, and Crafty is beyond excited for it to go underway in "Don't Drink and Draw."