History WebVideo / MatthewSantoro

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers:
** In "20 Haunting Halloween Facts", Matt says, "Pumpkins also come in blue, green, and white. This is great for kids that might want to carve their favourite childhood character. Like [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Papa Smurf]], or [[Series/TheMuppetShow Kermit the Frog]], or... Music/MichaelJackson!"
** In "20 Valentines Day facts", Matt says, "It's almost February 14th, and that means it's almost Valentine's Day! A day where people show they love each other with diamonds, roses, chocolates, and... other things."
** In "I'm Probably on a Plane or a Ship Right Now", Matt tells the audience that if he doesn't upload a vlog the day after, then it'll be because he choked on a chicken wing, he got stabbed, the ship he's going on sank, or he got attacked by a rabbit sloth.
** In "20 Haunting Halloween Facts", Matt says, "The most common costume for male adults is a vampire. For female adults, it's a witch. For Music/EltonJohn, it's a pack of fudge. [{{Beat}}] What?"
** In "20 Jolly Christmas Facts", Matt references [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael Jackson's]] alleged pedophilia. He says that, according to legend, St. Nicholas would bring gifts for good children, coal for bad children, and [[TakeThat Michael Jackson]] for "really" bad children.
** In "20 Lucky St. Patrick's Day Facts", Matt says that a good classification for a leprechaun would be a troll, a gnome, or Creator/SethGreen.
** In "The A.D.D Test", Matt says that he expects instant news, instant coffee, and instant porn.

* ApologisesALot: In ''10 Differences between Canadians & Americans!", Matt says that he and his fellow {{Canad|aEh}}ians apologise for almost everything.

** [[CanadaEh Matt being Canadian.]]

* CanadaEh: It's a RunningGag that Matt is Canadian, and does things weirdly: [[ApologisesALot apologizing a lot]], says "eh" a lot, etc.

* {{Catchphrase}}:
** Matt has:
*** "Hey guys, welcome to the vlog."
*** "You're welcome for the visual."
*** An old and retired one is "Welcome to the show, my name's Matt Santoro, and this episode's brought to you by [[MadLibsCatchPhrase [topic of subsequently shown short video]"]].
** Lorrenzo, one of Matt's clones, often says "Let's go get some bitches!".

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]] (born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian streamer and [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]]. When he first began uploading to [=YouTube=] starting on May 13, 2010, his videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of his biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme.

** In "World of Warcraft BEATDOWN", Eugene is embarrassed about an incident that once happened to him where someone made a fake Website/{{Facebook}} profile with the name "Sexy Lexi" and a revealing profile picture and added him as a friend. He defends himself to Matt by saying, "Yeah, OK, that only happened once, and she said she liked me. And she was really pretty. Plus, she said she liked my [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]."

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "7 Things That Make a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]]", the world is ending, and Matt gasps in horror... because he almost forgot to save the video that he was editing.

* OverlyLongGag: In "How to be Like Matt Santoro!", fellow [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] Rob Dyke does the video and roasts Matt. One of the things he says you need to do in order to be like Matt is to set your phone's timer to go off every 5 to 15 seconds for the rest of your life, and brush your teeth whenever it goes off, since [[RunningGag Matt's teeth are so white]]. Rob actually does this 8 times in the video.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]] (born July 16, 1985) is a streamer and [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]]. When he first began uploading to [=YouTube=] starting on May 13, 2010, his videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of his biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme.

* AnAesop: The moral of "The Death of Creator/RobinWilliams" is that suicide is never a good solution to depression, which Matt explicitly states at the end.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]] (born July 16, 1985) is a streamer and [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who initially made videos from May 13, 2010 to August 15, 2021. His early videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos were uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and were usually split into the following series:

Matt also had a second channel (known as Matthew Santoro 2, now deleted) where he had a more constant Monday-to-Friday schedule of uploading vlogs, real-life videos, product reviews, and an additional series called ''Mail with Matt''. Additionally, he had a (now defunct) third channel called ''LetsPlay/SantoroGaming'' that was activated on January 4th, 2016, where Matt uploaded gaming videos on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Put trope examples from that on its own page, not on here.

In August of 2021, Matthew announced on Twitter that he was leaving [=YouTube=] for good to focus on streaming, however in December 2022 he announced that he would return to the platform. You can view his streams [[https://m.twitch.tv/matthewsantoro on his Twitch account.]]

* CloningBlues: The lives of Matt's clones [[KickTheDog aren't the most desirable]], considering that Matt is something like an {{abusive parent|s}} to them.

** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_cGJM56Nko "worst jobs"]] video, Matt mentions the sperm bank janitor, who picks up after people who are [[ADateWithRosiePalms answering the bone phone, playing backstroke roulette, bludgeoning the beef steak, choking Charlie till he throws up, discharging dishonorably, playing the skin flute solo, doing the five-finger knuckle shuffle, participating in hand-to-gland combat, jerking the gherkin, jacking the beanstalk, milking the monkey, paddling the pickle, shining their helmet, playing tug-of-war with Cyclops, and/or whipping the dripper.]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]] (born July 16, 1985) is a streamer and former [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who made videos from May 13, 2010 to August 15, 2021. His early videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos were uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and were usually split into the following series:

In August of 2021, Matthew announced on Twitter that he was leaving [=YouTube=] for good to focus on streaming. You can view his streams [[https://m.twitch.tv/matthewsantoro on his Twitch account.]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]] (born July 16, 1985) is a Twitch streamer and former [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who made videos from May 13, 2010 to August 15, 2021. His early videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos were uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and were usually split into the following series:

In August of 2021, Matthew announced on Twitter that he was leaving Website/YouTube for good to focus on streaming. You can view his streams [[https://m.twitch.tv/matthewsantoro on his Twitch account.]]

''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a former [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who had been making videos since May 13, 2010. His early videos were mostly just comedy in the vein of ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos were uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and were usually split into the following series:

''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a former [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who had been making videos since May 13, 2010. His early videos were mostly just comedy [[InTheStyleOf in the vein of]] ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos afterwards were usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos were uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and were usually split into the following series:

* MaleGaze: When asked in a Q&A video who he thought the hottest female was, Matt said Kate Upton, and to prove it, he played a clip of Kate Upton dancing in lingerie. This [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted]] Matt for a few seconds before he regained focus.

* DistractedByTheSexy: In a Q&A video, someone asked him who he thought the hottest female was. He said Kate Upton, and to prove it, he played a clip of Kate Upton dancing in lingerie, which he [[MaleGaze stared at]] for a few seconds before regaining focus.

* AerithAndBob: Matt and his clones are [[TheLeader Matt]], [[TheDitz Hugo]], [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]], [[TheCasanova Lorrenzo]]... and [[TheBigGuy Big Shine]].

** In "World of Warcraft BEATDOWN", [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] is embarrassed about an incident that once happened to him where someone made a fake Website/{{Facebook}} profile with the name "Sexy Lexi" and a revealing profile picture and added him as a friend. He defends himself to Matt by saying, "Yeah, OK, that only happened once, and she said she liked me. And she was really pretty. Plus, she said she liked my [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]."

* AuthorAvatar: All of [[TheLeader Matt's]] clones represent a certain aspect of Matt's real life personality: [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] represents Matt's nerdy side, [[TheDitz Hugo]] represents Matt's goofy side, etc.

** Whenever someone criticizes Apple, [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] tries to attack them with a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]].

** In "Back to School-What NOT to Do!", Matt tells [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] that he thinks that his clothes look good.

** In "Friday the 13th ft. Eugene", [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] says that he has a ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' collection, his mother is his favourite person in the world, and he has irregular bowel movements.

** [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]]. [[TheLeader Matt]] constantly abuses him and criticizes him for being a {{nerd}}, which is {{played for laughs}}.

* ClassicalAntiHero: [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]]. Due to his clumsiness when [[PragmaticHero Matt]] sends him to sneak into the research facility to steal the antimatter so it won't destroy the world, he [[spoiler: accidentally drops the jar of antimatter, killing him and Matt]].

** [[spoiler: Subverted in]] "A New Planet & Antimatter!". [[spoiler:[[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] accidentally breaks a jar of antimatter, which kills Matt, sending him to heaven. St. Peter implies that Matt will shortly go to Hell, because he was never nice to Hugo and was always telling his audience to keep it sexual. But then, Matt tells St. Peter that he was just about to get 1500 subscribers, so St. Peter lets him return to Earth.]]

** In "Winter is WICKED!", [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] says that he's a warlock in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. [[spoiler: Later, it turns out that he's a warlock in real life, too - he snaps his fingers, and makes it snow.]]

** In "20 Valentines Day facts", Matt talks about how Verona, Italy receives thousands of letters addressed to [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet Capulet]] every Valentine's Day. He says that it must be bad for the girls named Juliet who live there, because their mailboxes will be filled with letters from lonely men who have nothing better to do than to write to a girl who never existed. In the background, [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] is about to deliver his letter to Juliet, but then runs off crying.
* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: "Friday the 13th. ft. Eugene" ends with [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]], Matt's clone, doing the weird face that Matt does [[EveryEpisodeEnding at the end of every vlog]], implying that Eugene and Matt are the same person. What makes this even weirder is that, earlier in the vlog, Matt briefly talks to Eugene.]]

* HypocriticalHumour: In "Do You Have a Short Attention Span?", Matt criticizes Amazon's decision to abridge their 80,000-word books to 10,000 words. He says, "And what about [[Literature/HarryPotter the Harry Potter series]]? They would have to fly Harry from his house on Privet Drive straight to the Battle of Hogwarts with no knowledge of the Horcrux or how to defeat Lord Voldemort!" Then, [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] comes in, and says, "Oh god, Matt, you are truly a {{nerd}}."

* {{Nerd}}: Matt's clone, Eugene. He wears NerdGlasses and suspenders, is socially inept, and loves ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* NerdGlasses: Matt's {{nerd}}y clone, Eugene, wears these.

* OnlySaneMan: [[TheLeader Matt]]. Eugene is a {{nerd}} and is socially inept, [[TheDitz Hugo]] is insane and does numerous dangerous activities, [[TheCasanova Lorrenzo]] focuses on nothing but having sex with women, and [[TheBigGuy Big Shine]] believes that the Easter Bunny is real despite being an adult, but [[TheLeader Matt]] acts completely normally.

* PragmaticHero: [[TheProtagonist Matt]]. In ''A New Planet & Antimatter!", for example, he believes that the antimatter isn't safe with the scientists who have it because it could accidentally destroy the world. He's correct, but he resorts to the questionable act of having [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] sneak into the research facility with the antimatter and steal it, in order to ensure the safety of the world.

** [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] claiming that his [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]] is real.

** [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] threatening Matt with [[Franchise/StarWars a lightsaber]].

* SixthRanger: [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]]. [[TheLeader Matt]], [[TheBigGuy Big Shine]], [[TheCasanova Lorrenzo]], and [[TheDitz Hugo]] had already been introduced as characters, but [[TheLeader Matt]] didn't bring him on board until "Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!". [[TheLeader Matt]] is quick to explain to the audience who he is.

* TheSmartGuy: Eugene, Matt's {{nerd}}y clone. WordOfGod (Matt himself) says that, if Matt's clones had a fight to the death, Eugene would win - despite being physically weak, he could build something like a tank to defend himself, because he's the only clone intelligent enough to do so.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: In "10 CRAZIEST Laws in the World", [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] wins a game of chess against a boxer.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who has been making videos since May 13, 2010. His early videos were mostly just comedy [[InTheStyleOf in the vein of]] ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' (which was one of Matt's biggest influences), but his videos are now usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme. His weekly videos are uploaded every Tuesday and Saturday and are usually split into the following series:

* Top 10 fact videos, which are traditional and the most common of Matt's videos.
* A new ''50 Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind'' video is uploaded each month.
* ''Facts in 5'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

Matt also has a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro2 a second channel]] where he has a more constant Monday-to-Friday schedule of uploading vlogs, real-life videos, product reviews, and an additional series called ''Mail with Matt''. Additionally, he had a (now defunct) third channel called ''LetsPlay/SantoroGaming'' that was activated on January 4th, 2016, where Matt uploaded gaming videos on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Put trope examples from that on its own page, not on here.

* BaldOfAwesome: It's a RunningGag that Matt is bald, and he sometimes says things like "bald is beautiful" to show that he's proud of it.

* BadassBeard: In "Why Beards are Awesome", Matt gives reasons for why his beard is badass.

* AnimalMotifs: He associates himself with whales when filming 50 amazing facts under the name of "the knowledge whale" while imitating a surfacing whale while imitating whale sounds. His banner for the 50 amazing facts has whale imagery. You can also make the argument that his bald head and beard feed the whale imagery by having the beard resembling a whales gular groove.

->''"And now you're just a little bit smarter!"''

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* BitingTheHandHumor: In "Catching Up: With Matt! (#1)", Matt says that he'll take questions posted from his fans on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He then says that he was gonna take questions from Google +, the social network that is associated with YouTube, the website that he uploads videos on, but since nobody uses Google +, he didn't bother.

* AnimalMotifs: He associates himself with whales when filming 50 amazing facts under the name of "the knowledge whale" while imitating a surfacing whale while imitating whale sounds. His banner for the 50 amazing facts have whale imagery.

* {{Plagiarism}}: Several well known Youtubers, including WebVideo/GradeAUnderA, WebVideo/IHateEverything, and even his own friend WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}}, accused him of plagiarizing lists from a website known as Listverse. He's gotten better thankfully.