History WebAnimation / TailsTube

* AlwaysALiveTransmission: The series is framed as it were a livestream, such as a live chatbox, along with Tails and his guests taking questions from an InUniverse social media site, despite all the episodes being pre-recorded short videos. [[spoiler:In Episode 2, Eggman's takeover of the show is treated as if he were hijacking Tails' livestream, which he then loses control of shortly afterwards]].
* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: Both Shadow and Sonic name-drop the trope itself, with Shadow's assertion that he can anything better than Sonic, with the second time being [[CopycatMockery Sonic repeating what Shadow said in a mocking tone]].

** Episode 1 features a question from [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW Tangle the Lemur]]>

* ContinuityNod: In Episode 6, Eggman name drops Sage from ''Frontiers'', saying she was looking for fun "family bonding" things to do together.

** In the second episode, after Tails gets control back from [[spoiler:Dr. Eggman taking over the show]], Cubot can be seen behind Orbot slinking away from the camera feed while holding two containers of [[VideoGame/SonicColors Wisps]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the end of the fifth episode, Sonic mentions that they're almost to the anniversary of the time they went to [[VideoGame/SonicSuperstars Northstar Islands]] (the game officially coming out roughly a week after this episode aired), with Amy wondering if they'll be able to invite someone before she's cut off as she walks away. [[spoiler:She's referring to Trip, who eventually becomes an ally to the heroes in ''Superstars''.]]
* FourthWallMailSlot: Tails and guests answer questions that have been bugging the Sonic fans for some time.

** Downplayed, but Eggman literally crashes through Tails' workshop's roof in Episode 6, looking to stage a takeover of the show, only to be met with only Tails, as everyone else already left, but the show is still going. The two briefly have a friendly conversation about the Holidays before he leaves in a huff.
* HypocriticalHumor: Knuckles admonishes Fang the Hunter for willingly working for Dr. Eggman, even asking "What kind of jerk works for Eggman?" This is immediately followed by Sonic calling Knuckles out for the times he unwillingly teamed up with Eggman in the past, to which Knuckles defensively yells [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles "one time!"]]. The other three then mutter to themselves about how Knuckles was tricked at least [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble two]] more [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure times]] afterwards.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The discussion that Tails, Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles have in Episode 5 regarding Fang the Hunter's various [[DubNameChange names that he's had in different regions]] ever since his [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble debut game]]. Sonic, Knuckles, and Amy are confused about his different titles and species changes, likely reflecting fans who knew Fang by any of his former names. Tails is the one to clarify that they're all aliases for the jerboa, as explained by ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars''.

** The first episode, that introduces Tails' channel, features the second version of "Believe in Myself".

** Tails ponders if there's a multiverse version of Sonic with [[VideoGame/SonicBoom blue]] [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 arms]].

** Episode 6 has Tails gifting Eggman a book called "102 Things To Build On A Rainy Day," with the number being a reference to Gamma's designation number from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', with Gamma himself being on the cover of the book.

* PetTheDog: At the start of Episode 6, Shadow immediately takes off, thinking the gift exchange is a waste of time. [[spoiler:Before the video is over, Shadow comes back after hearing the commotion from Tails' workshop, seeing that Tails has left a present for him. After reading the card, he ends up taking the scarf that Tails left, conceding it is a little chilly]].

** "[=BigMotorPapa=]" is Dodon Pa from ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'', who's name is a reference to him being the boss of his company, Donpa Motors.

* ShoutOut: Episode 7 is titled "Between Two Hedgehogs", has Tails add a pair of hedges to his set, and features Sonic and Shadow primarily ribbing, insulting, or threatening each other. All of this nods to WebVideo/BetweenTwoFernsWithZachGalifianakis, which uses this exact setup (but with ferns instead of hedges, obviously).

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Tails usually has a cutscene, gameplay video, or something related to an event on-hand that happened on his adventures with Sonic he will bring up when he's illustrating his point or referring to a past event. How Tails got all that footage from the previous games, including one that was wiped from the timeline, will forever be a mystery.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: In Episode 8 Sonic calls Shadow a sore loser under his breath when they talk about meeting again (and fighting) in ''Heroes'', implying that canonically Team Sonic wins the Team Sonic vs Team Dark boss fight.

* CanonWelding: Episode 6 has Tails mention Jewel the Beetle and how she's organizing a party at the Restoration's HQ from the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW comics]]. Him namedropping both of these elements is a part of Sega and the ''Sonic'' franchise's efforts to bring things into a streamlined continuity.

** Tails ponders if there's a multiverse version of Sonic with [[VideoGame/SonicBoom blue arms]].

* BlackComedyBust: In Episode 6, Omega gifts Amy a destroyed Motobug. When Amy points out she has robot friends, Omega asks to know where they live.

* ContinuitySnarl: Back in ''VideoGame/SonicDrift'', [[AllThereInTheManual the manual and character profiles from that game]] both state that Sonic dislikes cars, but uses one anyway here on the basis of making the races a fair contest, which was carried over into ''VideoGame/SonicAndSegaAllStarsRacing''. In ''[=TailsTube=]'', when Sonic is asked why he drives a car when he's already so fast, he says it's because it's cool (using footage from ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'').

* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 6 is explicably set during the Holidays, where Tails has gotten himself, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Omega, and Shadow together to do a gift exchange (though Shadow immediately takes off after being told it was a gift exchange). When Eggman crashes the show, he lets out some Christmas-themed puns before realizing no one else is here.

* PetTheDog: At the start of Episode 6, Shadow immediately takes off, thinking the gift exchange is a waste of time. [[spoiler:Before the video is over, Shadow comes back after hearing the commotion from Tails' workshop, seeing that Tails has left a present for him. After reading the card,he ends up taking the scarf that Tails left, conceding it is a little chilly]].

!! Frequent Troper asks: what tropes are seen used in [=TailsTube=]?

* CallForward: Episode 5 has Sonic refer to ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' as the "anniversary" of their adventure on Northstar Island, with the Episode releasing a week before the game's launch.
* CanonWelding: Episode 6 has Tails mention Jewel the Beetle and the Restoration Organization from the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW comics]] by name, as part of Sega and the ''Sonic'' franchise's efforts to bring things into a streamlined continuity.

* ContinuityNod: In Episode 6, Eggman name drops Sage, saying he was looking for things to do with her.

** Amy is the special guest of Episode 4, who also talks to the kitsune via a communication device from a Chao Garden.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_oqgYKyVc Episode 5 (feat. Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles)]] (October 10, 2023)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUJHORsMg_g& Episode 6 (feat. Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge, E-123 Omega, Eggman and Orbot]] (December 21, 2023)

* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 6 is explicably set during the Holidays, where Tails has gotten himself, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Omega, and Shadow together to do a gift exchange (though Shadow immediately takes off after being told it was a gift exchange).

* FourthWallMailSlot: Tails and guests answer questions that have been bugging the Sonic fans for some time.

** In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Knuckles mutters to himself that he likes Fang's hat, referencing the OVA where he wore that exact same hat.
** Episode 6 has Tails gifting Eggman a book called "102 Things To Build During a Rainy day," with the number being a reference to Gamma's designation number from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', with Gamma himself being on the cover of the book.

** Episodes 4 and 5 definitively undo the concept of the Classic-era characters being from an alternate universe. Episode 4 re-establishes ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''' explanation of Classic Sonic being a younger version of Sonic from the past, and Tails even refers to time as "one dimension of reality" to clarify that that's what he meant when calling Classic Sonic "that Sonic from another dimension" in ''VideoGame/SonicForces''. Then, Episode 5 establishes that characters like Mighty, Ray, and the Hooligans are still alive and kicking in the Modern era; we just haven't seen them around because they're busy with their own escapades.

** "[=ChaoRtheBest=]" is Cream the Rabbit, who asks her question in a rather polite way, matching her personality, and her username stemming from her love of Chao, specifically Cheese and Chocola.

* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 6 is explicably set during the Holidays, where Tails has gotten himself, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Omega, and Shadow together to do a gift exchange (though Shadow .

** When Episode 5 has the gang talking about Mighty, Knuckles remembers when the armadillo helped him and "The Boys" back in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix''.

* HostileShowTakeover: Episode 2 ends up getting hijacked and taken over by [[spoiler:Dr. Eggman]] at one point. [[spoiler:He doesn't get very far before Tails takes it back]].

* BrickJoke: In Episode 3, Knuckles destroys Tails' communicator by demonstrating his rock's special properties. He comes back in Episode 5, where he brought Tails' destroyed communicator, saying that it wasn't "rock compatible."

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the end of the fifth episode, Sonic mentions that they're almost to the anniversary of the time they went to [[VideoGame/SonicSuperstars Northstar Island]] (the game officially coming out roughly a week after this episode aired), with Amy wondering if they'll be able to invite someone before she's cut off as she walks away. [[spoiler:She's referring to Trip, who eventually becomes an ally to the heroes in ''Superstars''.]]

* HostileShowTakeover: Episode 2 ends up getting hijacked and taken over by [[spoiler:Dr. Eggman]] at one point. [[spoiler:He doesn't get very far before Tails takes it back.]]

** Following Episode 3's example, Episode 5 ends with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy remarking that [[spoiler:the anniversary of their adventure on the North Star Islands is coming up, making the episode a sequel to the events of ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars''. Amy even ponders if next time they could invite someone. Although she gets cut off before the end, it is all but stated she's talking about Trip the Sungazer, who makes a HeelFaceTurn during the game and joins them]].

!! This question comes from Frequent Troper, asking: what tropes are seen used in [=TailsTube=]?
* AlwaysALiveTransmission: The series is framed as it were a livestream, complete with a chatbox, along with Tails and his guests taking questions from an InUniverse social media site, despite all the episodes being pre-recorded short videos. [[spoiler:In Episode 2, Eggman's takeover of the show is treated as if he were hijacking Tails' livestream, which he then loses control of shortly afterwards]].

** The first person to ask a question is all but said to be [[VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing Dodon Pa]].

** Tails username shown in Episode 2 is [[VideoGame/TailsSkyPatrol Sky Patrol]].

* StealthPrequel: Episode 3 ends with Tails telling Sonic that while he was tracing the Chaos Emerald's energy signal, he came across a mysterious set of islands, and asks Sonic if he wants to check it out. [[spoiler:It is implied that these islands are the Starfall Islands, which makes the episode a prequel to ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', with Tails even asking Sonic if they can bring Amy along with them]].
* StealthSequel: Following Episode 3's example, Episode 5 ends with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy remarking that [[spoiler: the anniversary of their adventure on the North Star Islands is coming up, making the episode a sequel to the events of ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars''. Amy even ponders if next time they could invite someone. Although she gets cut off before the end, it is all but stated she's talking about Trip the Sungazer, who makes a HeelFaceTurn during the game and joins them.]]
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: How Tails got all that footage from the previous games, including one that was wiped from the timeline, will forever be a mystery.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Disccused in Episode 5, where Knuckles notes how similar Mighty and Ray are to Sonic and Tails, though he gets tongue-tied when Sonic points out the same can be applied to him.