History WebVideo / AOSP100MicrosoftSamReadsFunnyWindowsErrors

* {{Disastrous Demonstration}}: In MSSAM TV Episode I The Remake, Sam was testing the "Compact-portable-wireless-universal poweroutlet" on a laptop, and it exploded. This is a [[{{Shout Out}} reference]] to [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} Pokémon]].

** Sam receives a major scene in Season 3 Episode 7 when the older designs of the characters from 2013 to late 2014 appeared from a time rift to call him off for throwing them out in [[WebVideo/AOSP100CDIIntroBloopers CD-I Intro Bloopers Episode IV]].

** As of Season 3 Episode 5, characters are now mainly 3D-animated after Ace started using Blender as his main video editor.
* {{Big NO}}: Sam especially during the first 5 episodes of Season 1. Zig-zagged after Episode 6.

* {{But Thou Must}}: The good choices on an error are most likely to be [[{{Guide Dang It}} greyed out, leaving Sam to choose the most unnecessary or dangerous choices]].

** Unlike [[{{Halloween Special}} the 2014 Halloween Special,]] The Christmas Specials are not standard episodes in the Funny Windows Errors series. Instead, they are Special Series episodes. The first special was "Microsoft Sam's Christmas Special 2013", [[{{CaptainObvious}} and the second was for 2014.]] The 2015 special was being merged for the 2016 special due to creating all the resources and lacking internet for tutorials at Ace's Christmas Vacation area at the time.

* {{Contrasting Sequel Main Character}}: As of Season 3 Episode 5, Sam has changed from a [[{{Large Ham}} melodramatic]] to a calmer, and more silent personality, as well as [[AuthorAvatar Ace]], whose voice changed from youthful and robotic, to more [[TheStoic expressionless]].

** In MSSAM TV Episode 1, the Revamp, the NSA which came from [[{{WebVideo/MicrosoftSamReadsFunnyWindowsErrors}} Thunderbirds101's series]] seized a part of the video and revealed their name change to MPFNSA ("Mitchell Productions Fictional NSA"). Subverted when the Ancient Joke Police censored them.

* {{Nightmare Sequence}}: In Season 1 Episode 5, when Sam entered the Rift through an error that turned into a portal, in the series for the first time, he dropped into a car and got a call from an entity of [[{{Trivia/YouTubePoop}} RadicalFaith360]]. It lead to the fake "car" disappearing and Sam flying out and he continued to read errors.

* {{Ruritania}}: Microsoft Sam's hometown in 2014 was Yolomania, which was named after [[{{UsefulNotes/Romania}} Romania]]. Other fictional geography names were borrowed from other series. Averted as of Season 3 Episode 5 where they were switched to their real names.
* [[{{SatchelSwitcheroo}} Present Switcheroo]]: In the Christmas Specials, Bacon wanted [[{{CaptainObvious}} bacon]], and Scotty wanted baloney sandwiches. The presents that they wanted were switched with each other.

* {{Took a Level in Badass}}: Around Season 1 Episode 8, the characters have underwent character development into much more serious, and edgier personalities and was completed in Episode 10, which an error [[{{Lampshade Hanging}} lampshaded]] in that episode.

* {{We are Experiencing Technical Difficulties}}: Happens a few times, and most of them are [[{{Overly Long Gag}} as long as 30 seconds]]. Such as Sam spazzing over something in Season 1 Episodes 6 and 7, and Season 3 Episode 4, all while being covered by test bars that display humorous text.

* {{Halloween Special}}: Season 2 Episode 4 in 2014. The 2013 Halloween Special was its own Special Series video especially because the Funny Windows Errors series did not start until February 2014.

* {{Excuse Plot}}: Season 1 Episode 5, some of Season 2, and Season 3 Episode 6 are possible exceptions.

* {{What the Hell Hero}}: In Season 1 Episode 5, an error message threatened to infect Sam with a "virus" (a distorted video clip) for not sending error requests to the sender's series.

* {{Halloween Special}}: Season 2 Episode 4.

* {{Nintendo Hard}}: Parodied in Season 1 Episode 9 where Sam was told to play [[{{Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde}} the video game adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]. He lampshades this by saying that it was impossible to play especially after getting stuck trying to jump over a ledge in Jekyll mode.

* {{Halloween Special}}: Around mid-Season 2.

* {{Synthetic Voice Actor}}: Everyone except for Mr. Ace. Downplayed when [[{{Tropers/MitchellProductions}} Mr. Ace's voice actor]] used a vocoder plugin to synthesize his voice for a few [[{{Artificial Intelligence}} AI-based characters.]]

* {{Big NO}}: Sam during the first 5 episodes of Season 1.

** This series had season-specific end of episode bumpers, such as the Season 2 and Season 3 bumpers displaying previews of three previous videos instead of two, until Season 3 Episode 5.

** This series had season-specific end of episode bumpers, such as the Season 2 and Season 3 bumpers displaying previews of three previous videos instead of two.

* {{Synthetic Voice Actor}}: Everyone except for Mr. Ace. Subverted when [[{{Tropers/MitchellProductions}} Mr. Ace's voice actor]] used a vocoder plugin to synthesize his voice for a few [[{{Artificial Intelligence}} AI-based characters.]]

* {{Ruritania}}: Microsoft Sam's hometown in 2014 was Yolomania, which was named after [[((UsefulNotes/Romania}} Romania]]. Other fictional geography names were borrowed from other series. Averted as of Season 3 Episode 5 where they were switched to their real names.

* {{Took a Level in Badass}}: Microsoft Sam as of Season 1 Episode 10