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* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In TheStinger of "10 Most DISTURBING Children's Toys Ever Made!", a puppet version of Matt goes towards the camera and says "I'm coming for you".

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In TheStinger of "10 Most DISTURBING Children's Toys Ever Made!", a puppet version of Matt goes towards the camera and says "I'm coming for you".you".
** Matt attempted an invoking of this trope in "The 10 CRAZIEST Drugs You Never Knew Existed!". After talking about the Devil's Breath (a drug in the form of an odorless, tasteless powder that can be blown into a victim's face to induce LaserGuidedAmnesia), Matt blows a similar white powder into the camera and says "You want to subscribe to this channel" before acknowledging that it doesn't work through cameras.
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** For fact 25 of "50 AMAZING Facts to Blow Your Mind! #35" he says, "In Soviet Russia, space fly to you."
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** In "The 10 Craziest Game Shows of all time!", he says "In Soviet Russia, game show play you...da."
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Matt also has [[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 has [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQM8eBIsF7hn0oKIKSAk0rQ a third channel]] called Santoro Gaming that will be activated on January 4th, 2016, and upload a new video on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

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Matt also has [[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 has [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQM8eBIsF7hn0oKIKSAk0rQ a third channel]] called Santoro Gaming ''LetsPlay/SantoroGaming'' that will be was activated on January 4th, 2016, and upload where Matt uploads a new video on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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'''[[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 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 usually Top Ten lists, with monthly "50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind" videos.

He also has a 2nd channel, "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro2 MatthewSantoro2]]", where he uploads daily vlogs, product reviews, and Q&A videos.

Near the end of 2014, his "Mail with Matt" videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, were put on hiatus, but the series returned in 2015 as "Mail with Matt 2.0".

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'''[[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 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:

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Top Ten lists, with monthly "50 10 fact videos, which are traditional and the most common of Matt's videos.
* A new ''50
Amazing Facts To to Blow Your Mind" videos.

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Mind'' video is uploaded each month.
* ''Facts in 5'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''7 Myths'', a series dedicated to debunking seven myths that are often commonly believed and are misconceptions.

Matt
also has a 2nd channel, "[[https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro2 MatthewSantoro2]]", a second channel]] where he uploads daily has a more constant Monday-to-Friday schedule of uploading vlogs, real-life videos, product reviews, and Q&A videos.

Near the end of 2014, his "Mail with Matt" videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, were put on hiatus, but the
an additional series returned in 2015 as "Mail called ''Mail with Matt 2.0".
Matt''. Additionally, he has [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQM8eBIsF7hn0oKIKSAk0rQ a third channel]] called Santoro Gaming that will be activated on January 4th, 2016, and upload a new video on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.



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** In "10 Most BIZZARE Cults that Exist RIGHT NOW!", Matt lists the despicable things that cults have done as "slavery, ritual suicides, mass killings, and the destruction of TomCruise's reputation.

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** In "10 Most BIZZARE Cults that Exist RIGHT NOW!", Matt lists the despicable things that cults have done as "slavery, ritual suicides, mass killings, and the destruction of TomCruise's reputation."
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** In "10 Most BIZZARE Cults that Exist RIGHT NOW!", Matt lists the despicable things that cults have done as "slavery, ritual suicides, mass killings, and the destruction of TomCruise's reputation.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Matt and [[WebVideo/SeriouslyStrange Rob Dyke]], particularly at the fact Rob helped Matt during some dark times.
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* CatchPhrase: Before stating the topic of a list video, he'll say "So, here they are..."

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who has been making comedic 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 are now usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme.

His weekly videos are usually Top Ten lists, with monthly "50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind" videos.

He also has a 2nd channel, "''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro2 MatthewSantoro2]]''", where he uploads daily vlogs, product reviews, and Q&A videos.

As of October 21st, 2014, his "Mail with Matt" videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, have been put on a hiatus. As of January 14th, 2015, Matthew has announced that he will start doing the series again soon, but the date has not yet been announced.

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''[[https://www.'''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' Santoro]]''' is a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who has been making comedic 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 are now usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme.

theme. His weekly videos are usually Top Ten lists, with monthly "50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind" videos.

He also has a 2nd channel, "''[[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro2 MatthewSantoro2]]''", MatthewSantoro2]]", where he uploads daily vlogs, product reviews, and Q&A videos.

As Near the end of October 21st, 2014, his "Mail with Matt" videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, have been were put on a hiatus. As of January 14th, 2015, Matthew has announced that he will start doing hiatus, but the series again soon, but the date has not yet been announced.
returned in 2015 as "Mail with Matt 2.0".
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** In "The 10 Biggest Unexplained Mysteries of All Time", While Matt describes a phenomena called Angel Hair, he claims people speculate it could be from spiders, UFO's, or even spider UFO's.

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** In "The 10 Biggest Unexplained Mysteries of All Time", While while Matt describes a phenomena called Angel Hair, he claims people speculate it could be from spiders, UFO's, or even spider UFO's.
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** In "The 10 Biggest Unexplained Mysteries of All Time", While Matt describes a phenomena called Angel Hair, he claims people speculate it could be from spiders, UFO's, or even spider UFO's.
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* RealMenEatMeat: In "20 Ways to Lose Your Man Card", Matt says that all men, with the exception of ones who have freak conditions where they're poisoned by meat, should eat meat, or else they're not manly.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: In "Catching Up: With Matt! (#1)", Matt says that Mexico is part of South America, but it's actually only part of North America.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who has been making comedic videos since May 13, 2010. His early videos were mostly just comedy, but his videos are now usually educational, with comedy being a secondary theme.

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewSantoro Matthew Santoro]]'' is a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] who has been making comedic videos since May 13, 2010. His early videos were mostly just comedy, comedy 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.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: {{Discussed|Trope}} in "20 Reasons Why NOT to be 'In Da Club'". Matt talks about that one friend who's a total downer and nobody likes, but who the group feels like they have to invite him because he's part of the group. Matt then says that people should just not invite that person anymore.
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* DisgustingPublicToilet: In "20 Reasons Why NOT to Be 'In Da Club'", Matt says that the bathrooms at clubs are a reason to not go to the club. He gags, and says that that reason is self-explanatory, so he won't bother getting into it.
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* TinfoilHat: Matt dons one in the "10 Deadliest Natural Disasters" episode after a rant on how mass media are only there to control the minds of the working class so the rich can get richer.
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* ButtMonkey:
** [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]]. [[TheLeader Matt]] constantly abuses him and criticizes him for being a {{nerd}}, which is {{played for laughs}}.
** [[TheDitz Hugo]]. [[TheLeader Matt]] abuses him for being crazy, which is {{played for laughs}}.
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* 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]].
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* HeroAntagonist: [[TheDitz Hugo]] when [[TheProtagonist Matt]] locks him up [[KickTheDog for no apparent reason]], and he serves as the antagonist, [[spoiler: attacking Matt and taking over his web series]].
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: In "10 Scarily Plausible TV Show Theories!", Matt mentions the 7 deadly sins being from Literature/TheBible. Although they are mentioned individually in Literature/TheBible, they are never mentioned together as one whole list.
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* 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.
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* HollywoodTourettes: In "The A.D.D Test", when Matt goes to pick up his Tourette's medication and finds that the store is closed, he curses in anger, "Motherfucking ballsack hairy asshole dick-licking tits!".
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** In "The A.D.D Test", Matt expects instant news, instant coffee, and instant porn.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Matt. He's been shown to have a girlfriend, but he's also expressed sexual attraction to the male UsefulNotes/AlGore.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Most of the deaths discussed in "The 10 Most Bizarre Deaths of All Time".
** "Through the Looking Glass": Death by falling as a result of running into a window of unbreakable glass--only for the frame to give way.
** "Wee for Wii": Death by water intoxication as a result of drinking almost 2 gallons of water in a radio contest for a Wii.
** "Death by Chocolate": Death by drowning in boiling-hot chocolate after being knocked unconscious by a mixing blade to the head.
** "A Serious Handicap": Death by a golf club fragment to the heart as a result of angrily smashing a golf club on a bench.
** "Roast of the Century": Death by being slowly grilled to death after infuriating authorities.
** "Revenge of the Snake": Death by a bite from a snake's decapitated head.
** "A Killer Meal": Death by digestion problems from an excessive meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, smoked herring, champagne, and fourteen servings of dessert.


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* ImGoingToHellForThis: After he talks about someone who drowned in chocolate in his "10 Most Bizarre Deaths" video:
-->'''Matt''': (''starts dancing to music'') Oompa Loompa, doompity dee, that's one tasty death if you want to ask me! (''[[{{Beat}} music stops]]'') I'm sorry, I'm going to hell.
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* CanadaEh: It's a RunningGag that Matt is Canadian.

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* CanadaEh: It's a RunningGag that Matt is Canadian.Canadian, and does things weirdly: [[ApologisesALot apologizing a lot]], says "eh" a lot, etc.
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* ApologisesALot: In ''10 Differences between Canadians & Americans!", Matt says that he and his fellow {{Canad|aEh}}ians apologise for almost everything.
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His weekly videos are usually Top Ten lists, with monthly ''50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind'' videos.

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His weekly videos are usually Top Ten lists, with monthly ''50 "50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind'' Mind" videos.



As of October 21st, 2014, his ''Mail with Matt'' videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, have been put on a hiatus. As of January 14th, 2015, Matthew has announced that he will start doing the series again soon, but the date has not yet been announced.

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As of October 21st, 2014, his ''Mail "Mail with Matt'' Matt" videos, where he opens mail he receives from fans, have been put on a hiatus. As of January 14th, 2015, Matthew has announced that he will start doing the series again soon, but the date has not yet been announced.



* AmbiguousGender: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt talks about how ancient Celts believed that spirits roamed the Earth on Halloween night, and began wearing costumes to avoid being recognized as a man or a woman.
* AndADietCoke: In ''Pet Peeves'', Matt says that he once saw a woman at UsefulNotes/McDonalds order a Big Mac, an extra-large fry, and a diet soda.
* AprilFoolsDay: ''I'm Moving to Alaska'' turned out to be this. Matt said that he would move to Alaska the next day, for reasons like riding seals and whales for the entertainment of Eskimos, running around with polar bears, and freezing. To his surprise, some people fell for this.

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* AmbiguousGender: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt talks about how ancient Celts believed that spirits roamed the Earth on Halloween night, and began wearing costumes to avoid being recognized as a man or a woman.
* AndADietCoke: In ''Pet Peeves'', "Pet Peeves", Matt says that he once saw a woman at UsefulNotes/McDonalds order a Big Mac, an extra-large fry, and a diet soda.
* AprilFoolsDay: ''I'm "I'm Moving to Alaska'' Alaska" turned out to be this. Matt said that he would move to Alaska the next day, for reasons like riding seals and whales for the entertainment of Eskimos, running around with polar bears, and freezing. To his surprise, some people fell for this.



** Zig-zagged in ''[[YourMom Yo Mama]]''. In the beginning of the video, Matt talks about what it was like to be a child, saying "Some kid would make fun of {{your mom}}, and then you'd cry, and then you'd end up punching said kid in the face, and then [[BreadEggsMilkSquick you grew up with violent tendencies which caused you to lose every job you've ever had because you keep punching your bosses in the face]], and then you'd use all your newly-found free time to make videos on the Internet!"
** In ''Winter is WICKED!'', Matt says that winter is bad, because winter means no more sunny days, no more warm weather, and no more girls in bikinis.
** In ''THE GREATEST EVAR!'', Matt is surprised to learn that [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] was voted as the greatest character created for TV or film from 1990 to 2010. He objects, saying that while he likes Homer Simpson, he thinks that [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], Franchise/{{Batman}}, and Series/HannahMontana deserve the title more than Homer Simpson.
** In ''Psychic Octopus & Oil Spills'', Matt says that when he watches TV, he watches "important stuff", like ''Series/{{House}}'', ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', and ''Series/BarneyAndFriends''.
** 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]]."
** In ''Worldwide Internet Control!'', Matt says that Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and [[TakeThat Steve Ballmer]] [[note]] The then-CEO of Microsoft [[/note]] always plagiarize other peoples' ideas.
** In ''The 10 Types of People on Instagram'', Matt complains about people who use obscure hashtags on Instagram like #[=BooBooKittyPictureFun=]. He says, "#Annoying, #Overkill, #Stop. #[=BooBooKittyPictureFun=]."
** In ''Why Beards are Awesome'', Matt says that a beard can be useful for carrying things such as weapons, tools, and snacks.

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** Zig-zagged in ''[[YourMom "[[YourMom Yo Mama]]''.Mama]]". In the beginning of the video, Matt talks about what it was like to be a child, saying "Some kid would make fun of {{your mom}}, and then you'd cry, and then you'd end up punching said kid in the face, and then [[BreadEggsMilkSquick you grew up with violent tendencies which caused you to lose every job you've ever had because you keep punching your bosses in the face]], and then you'd use all your newly-found free time to make videos on the Internet!"
** In ''Winter "Winter is WICKED!'', WICKED!", Matt says that winter is bad, because winter means no more sunny days, no more warm weather, and no more girls in bikinis.
** In ''THE "THE GREATEST EVAR!'', EVAR!", Matt is surprised to learn that [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] was voted as the greatest character created for TV or film from 1990 to 2010. He objects, saying that while he likes Homer Simpson, he thinks that [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], Franchise/{{Batman}}, and Series/HannahMontana deserve the title more than Homer Simpson.
** In ''Psychic "Psychic Octopus & Oil Spills'', Spills", Matt says that when he watches TV, he watches "important stuff", like ''Series/{{House}}'', ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', and ''Series/BarneyAndFriends''.
** In ''World "World of Warcraft BEATDOWN'', 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]]."
** In ''Worldwide "Worldwide Internet Control!'', Control!", Matt says that Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and [[TakeThat Steve Ballmer]] [[note]] The then-CEO of Microsoft [[/note]] always plagiarize other peoples' ideas.
** In ''The "The 10 Types of People on Instagram'', Instagram", Matt complains about people who use obscure hashtags on Instagram like #[=BooBooKittyPictureFun=]. He says, "#Annoying, #Overkill, #Stop. #[=BooBooKittyPictureFun=]."
** In ''Why "Why Beards are Awesome'', Awesome", Matt says that a beard can be useful for carrying things such as weapons, tools, and snacks.



** In ''Do You Have a Short Attention Span?'', Matt says that he doesn't have a short attention span, and immediately gets distracted by a bird.
** In ''The A.D.D Test'', Matt says that he doesn't get distracted easily, and immediately gets distracted by a bird.

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** In ''Do "Do You Have a Short Attention Span?'', Span?", Matt says that he doesn't have a short attention span, and immediately gets distracted by a bird.
** In ''The "The A.D.D Test'', Test", Matt says that he doesn't get distracted easily, and immediately gets distracted by a bird.



* BadassBeard: In ''Why Beards are Awesome'', Matt gives reasons for why his beard is badass.
* BadassSanta: Defied in ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts''. Matt says that the Headless Horseman could kick Santa's ass, because he couldn't get punched in the face. He adds that Santa is fat, and so would probably be bad at fighting.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says, "Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is always held on October 31st, and has been celebrated for over 2000 years. That's as old a legend as [[{{Jesus}} that guy that can walk on water, move a boulder with his bare hands, and turn water into wine]]! What's his name again? Oh yeah, Creator/ChuckNorris!"

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* BadassBeard: In ''Why "Why Beards are Awesome'', Awesome", Matt gives reasons for why his beard is badass.
* BadassSanta: Defied in ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts''.Facts". Matt says that the Headless Horseman could kick Santa's ass, because he couldn't get punched in the face. He adds that Santa is fat, and so would probably be bad at fighting.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says, "Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is always held on October 31st, and has been celebrated for over 2000 years. That's as old a legend as [[{{Jesus}} that guy that can walk on water, move a boulder with his bare hands, and turn water into wine]]! What's his name again? Oh yeah, Creator/ChuckNorris!"



* BigNo: In ''How to Start off 2014 Right!'', Matt calls a random stranger and asks her if she wants to be his friend. She shouts, "NO!".

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* BigNo: In ''How "How to Start off 2014 Right!'', Right!", Matt calls a random stranger and asks her if she wants to be his friend. She shouts, "NO!".



** WebVideo/WheezyWaiter and Corey Vidal do the intro for Matt in ''Worldwide Internet Control!''. WebVideo/WheezyWaiter introduces himself as Corey Vidal, and Corey introduces himself as WebVideo/WheezyWaiter.
** In ''Why Lying is OK!'', Hugo eats a cat, and Matt asks him if he's seen the cat. He says that he hasn't.
** In ''Mark Zuckerberg Eats Goats!'', Matt asks Hugo if he's been taking pictures with his phone again. He says no, even though he clearly has.
** In ''My Favourite Stuff from the 90's!'', Matt talks about shows he liked in the 90's, and mentions ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''. He then says that he never watched it.
** In ''100th Video Spectacular! (MEGA COLLAB)!'', Zak says that Matt helped kill UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. He then answers the question of how Matt could have done so, since he was born 22 years after the assassination: he's a time-travelling demon.
** In ''Back to School-What NOT to Do!'', Matt tells [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] that he thinks that his clothes look good.
** In TheStinger of ''A New Planet & Antimatter!'', a fan commenter accuses Matt of putting subliminal messages in his video. He denies this, while messages show up on the screen [[FreezeFrameBonus for a fraction of a second]], some of them telling the viewer to subscribe.
** In ''Why Lying is OK!'', Matt's friend asks him if he ate the ice cream. He gets shifty eyes, and says no. His friend doesn't buy it, and asks him why he's not looking at him. He says that he ''is'' looking at him.
** In ''Why Lying is OK!'', Matt tells the audience that if they don't subscribe, the world will end the following week.
** At the beginning of ''10 Bizarre UNEXPLAINED Miracles from Around the World!'', which is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bizarre unexplained miracles from around the world]], he says that the topic at hand is "completely noncontroversial".

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** WebVideo/WheezyWaiter and Corey Vidal do the intro for Matt in ''Worldwide "Worldwide Internet Control!''.Control!". WebVideo/WheezyWaiter introduces himself as Corey Vidal, and Corey introduces himself as WebVideo/WheezyWaiter.
** In ''Why "Why Lying is OK!'', OK!", Hugo eats a cat, and Matt asks him if he's seen the cat. He says that he hasn't.
** In ''Mark "Mark Zuckerberg Eats Goats!'', Goats!", Matt asks Hugo if he's been taking pictures with his phone again. He says no, even though he clearly has.
** In ''My "My Favourite Stuff from the 90's!'', 90's!", Matt talks about shows he liked in the 90's, and mentions ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''. He then says that he never watched it.
** In ''100th "100th Video Spectacular! (MEGA COLLAB)!'', COLLAB)!", Zak says that Matt helped kill UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. He then answers the question of how Matt could have done so, since he was born 22 years after the assassination: he's a time-travelling demon.
** In ''Back "Back to School-What NOT to Do!'', Do!", Matt tells [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] that he thinks that his clothes look good.
** In TheStinger of ''A "A New Planet & Antimatter!'', Antimatter!", a fan commenter accuses Matt of putting subliminal messages in his video. He denies this, while messages show up on the screen [[FreezeFrameBonus for a fraction of a second]], some of them telling the viewer to subscribe.
** In ''Why "Why Lying is OK!'', OK!", Matt's friend asks him if he ate the ice cream. He gets shifty eyes, and says no. His friend doesn't buy it, and asks him why he's not looking at him. He says that he ''is'' looking at him.
** In ''Why "Why Lying is OK!'', OK!", Matt tells the audience that if they don't subscribe, the world will end the following week.
** At the beginning of ''10 "10 Bizarre UNEXPLAINED Miracles from Around the World!'', World!", which is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bizarre unexplained miracles from around the world]], he says that the topic at hand is "completely noncontroversial".



** ''Social Media Challenges'' begins and ends with "the face", which is usually only done [[EveryEpisodeEnding at the end of every vlog]] instead of at the beginning.
** In the beginning of ''A New Planet & Antimatter'', Matt pats his body, and says, "Woah". This doesn't make sense until the end. [[spoiler: At the end, Eugene breaks the container of antimatter, which kills Matt. Matt convinces St. Peter to let him go back to Earth instead of Hell, since he was just about to get 1500 subscribers. He goes back, pats his body, and says "Woah".]]

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** ''Social "Social Media Challenges'' Challenges" begins and ends with "the face", which is usually only done [[EveryEpisodeEnding at the end of every vlog]] instead of at the beginning.
** In the beginning of ''A "A New Planet & Antimatter'', Antimatter", Matt pats his body, and says, "Woah". This doesn't make sense until the end. [[spoiler: At the end, Eugene breaks the container of antimatter, which kills Matt. Matt convinces St. Peter to let him go back to Earth instead of Hell, since he was just about to get 1500 subscribers. He goes back, pats his body, and says "Woah".]]



** [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''World of Warcraft BEATDOWN''. Matt is surprised to learn that someone in the Congo had successfully smuggled a crocodile on a plane. He says that the security should have bothered to check his bag, because he could have been smuggling drugs, or a bomb, or a midget stuffed with a bomb and drugs.
** In ''Q&A With Matt #3'', Matt is asked by a fan if he prefers ice cream or salad, and he says ice cream salads.

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** [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''World "World of Warcraft BEATDOWN''.BEATDOWN". Matt is surprised to learn that someone in the Congo had successfully smuggled a crocodile on a plane. He says that the security should have bothered to check his bag, because he could have been smuggling drugs, or a bomb, or a midget stuffed with a bomb and drugs.
** In ''Q&A "Q&A With Matt #3'', #3", Matt is asked by a fan if he prefers ice cream or salad, and he says ice cream salads.



** Zig-zagged in ''[[YourMom Yo Mama]]''. Matt talks about what childhood was like for most people, saying "Some kid would make fun of [[YourMom your mom]], and then you'd cry, and then you'd end up punching said kid in the face, and then you grew up with violent tendencies which caused you to lose every job you've ever had because you keep punching your bosses in the face, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and then you'd use all your newly-found free time to make videos on the internet]]!"
** In ''Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!'', Matt mentions 4 movie-viewing options: Blockbuster, Netflix, [=iTunes=], and pirating movies for free.
** 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.
** In ''Winter is WICKED!'', Matt mentions the good things about being near a warm fire: watching the flames flicker, hearing the wood crackling, and smelling the smoke. [[spoiler: He then smells smoke, and discovers that Hugo just made a fire.]]
** In ''40 Fascinating Facts about Money!'', Matt says that, according to studies, if you offer someone 10 million dollars (specifically that number), they will do almost anything: abandon their friends and family, change their sex, and even commit murder!
** In ''28 Things I've Learned In 28 Years!'', Matt makes an announcement to the friends, subscribers, and {{troll}}s in his audience that it's his birthday.
* BrokenAesop: In ''20 Socially Unacceptable Things'', Matt says that it's bad to pick your nose and flick the booger onto the carpet. At the end, he does this.

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** Zig-zagged in ''[[YourMom "[[YourMom Yo Mama]]''.Mama]]". Matt talks about what childhood was like for most people, saying "Some kid would make fun of [[YourMom your mom]], and then you'd cry, and then you'd end up punching said kid in the face, and then you grew up with violent tendencies which caused you to lose every job you've ever had because you keep punching your bosses in the face, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and then you'd use all your newly-found free time to make videos on the internet]]!"
** In ''Franchise/StarWars "Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!'', 3-D!!!", Matt mentions 4 movie-viewing options: Blockbuster, Netflix, [=iTunes=], and pirating movies for free.
** In ''Friday "Friday the 13th ft. Eugene'', 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.
** In ''Winter "Winter is WICKED!'', WICKED!", Matt mentions the good things about being near a warm fire: watching the flames flicker, hearing the wood crackling, and smelling the smoke. [[spoiler: He then smells smoke, and discovers that Hugo just made a fire.]]
** In ''40 "40 Fascinating Facts about Money!'', Money!", Matt says that, according to studies, if you offer someone 10 million dollars (specifically that number), they will do almost anything: abandon their friends and family, change their sex, and even commit murder!
** In ''28 "28 Things I've Learned In 28 Years!'', Years!", Matt makes an announcement to the friends, subscribers, and {{troll}}s in his audience that it's his birthday.
* BrokenAesop: In ''20 "20 Socially Unacceptable Things'', Things", Matt says that it's bad to pick your nose and flick the booger onto the carpet. At the end, he does this.



* CaptainObvious: In ''40 Fascinating Facts about Money!'', Matt mentions committing murder, and does an EvilLaugh. He then says, "That's not right".

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* CaptainObvious: In ''40 "40 Fascinating Facts about Money!'', Money!", Matt mentions committing murder, and does an EvilLaugh. He then says, "That's not right".



* {{Cliffhanger}}: At the end of ''THE GREATEST EVAR!'', [[spoiler:Hugo knocks Matt unconscious and takes over Matt's web series. This doesn't get resolved until the next episode, ''Drake NYC Riot!'', when Matt breaks free from his captivity, sneaks up on Hugo while he's distracted, knocks him out, and regains control of the show.]]

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: At the end of ''THE "THE GREATEST EVAR!'', EVAR!", [[spoiler:Hugo knocks Matt unconscious and takes over Matt's web series. This doesn't get resolved until the next episode, ''Drake "Drake NYC Riot!'', Riot", when Matt breaks free from his captivity, sneaks up on Hugo while he's distracted, knocks him out, and regains control of the show.]]



* 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.
* ContinuityNod: One of Matt's videos is called ''20 Ways to Lose Your Man Card'', which lists 20 ways to lose one's man card, a symbolic representation of one's manliness. In a later video, ''Mail with Matt #3'', Matt gets sent a physical man card from a fan in the mail. Matt is quick to explain the continuity nod to the audience.
* CoolShades: Matt sometimes wears these, like in ''Triumphant Return!'' when he walks into the room after not having made any videos for a month.
* CoughSnarkCough: In ''The Weirdest Christmas Traditions Around the World'', Matt talks about Zwarte Piet, who is always depicted as [[UnfortunateImplications black, having an afro, and having big lips]]. He then says, "(Cough) Racist!" and acts like he was just coughing.
* CrossReferencedTitles: The title of Matt's video ''Winter is WICKED!'' is a reference to the title of one of his previous videos, ''Autumn is AWESOME!''.
* CurseCutShort: In ''The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', Matt holds a black cat, and says, "'Cuz I don't give a fu - (sneezes) And I just remembered I'm allergic to cats."
* DeadpanSnarker: Matt often makes sarcastic comments, like this one in ''Allergies'':

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In ''7 "7 Things That Make a [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]]'', YouTuber]]", the world is ending, and Matt gasps in horror... because he almost forgot to save the video that he was editing.
* ContinuityNod: One of Matt's videos is called ''20 "20 Ways to Lose Your Man Card'', Card", which lists 20 ways to lose one's man card, a symbolic representation of one's manliness. In a later video, ''Mail "Mail with Matt #3'', #3", Matt gets sent a physical man card from a fan in the mail. Matt is quick to explain the continuity nod to the audience.
* CoolShades: Matt sometimes wears these, like in ''Triumphant Return!'' "Triumphant Return!" when he walks into the room after not having made any videos for a month.
* CoughSnarkCough: In ''The "The Weirdest Christmas Traditions Around the World'', World", Matt talks about Zwarte Piet, who is always depicted as [[UnfortunateImplications black, having an afro, and having big lips]]. He then says, "(Cough) Racist!" and acts like he was just coughing.
* CrossReferencedTitles: The title of Matt's video ''Winter "Winter is WICKED!'' WICKED!" is a reference to the title of one of his previous videos, ''Autumn "Autumn is AWESOME!''.
AWESOME!".
* CurseCutShort: In ''The "The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', World!", Matt holds a black cat, and says, "'Cuz I don't give a fu - (sneezes) And I just remembered I'm allergic to cats."
* DeadpanSnarker: Matt often makes sarcastic comments, like this one in ''Allergies'':"Allergies":



* DemonicPossession: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says that he's used a Ouija board many times before, and nothing bad has ever happened to him. He then gets possessed.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In ''Reasons to Celebrate!'', Matt says that Victoria Day is big in Canada (where he lives), because they get to drink beer, let out fireworks, drink beer, see their family and friends, drink beer, get a day off paid, and drink beer.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Bacon Flavoured Thoughts!'', Matt says that disliking bacon should be punishable by death.

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* DemonicPossession: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says that he's used a Ouija board many times before, and nothing bad has ever happened to him. He then gets possessed.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In ''Reasons "Reasons to Celebrate!'', Celebrate!", Matt says that Victoria Day is big in Canada (where he lives), because they get to drink beer, let out fireworks, drink beer, see their family and friends, drink beer, get a day off paid, and drink beer.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Bacon "Bacon Flavoured Thoughts!'', Thoughts!", Matt says that disliking bacon should be punishable by death.



* TheDogBitesBack: The ending of ''THE GREATEST EVAR!'' [[spoiler:Hugo escapes from his captivity (forced upon him by Matt), beats up Matt, and takes over the show (although he doesn't have control for long).]]
* DontExplainTheJoke: Done in ''Why Lying is OK!''. Matt talks about a hacktivist group that had been wreaking havoc on the net for the last 50 days.

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* TheDogBitesBack: The ending of ''THE "THE GREATEST EVAR!'' EVAR!" [[spoiler:Hugo escapes from his captivity (forced upon him by Matt), beats up Matt, and takes over the show (although he doesn't have control for long).]]
* DontExplainTheJoke: Done in ''Why "Why Lying is OK!''.OK!". Matt talks about a hacktivist group that had been wreaking havoc on the net for the last 50 days.



* DoubleEntendre: In ''Space Turds'', the words "I hear [Tiger Woods is] good with holes" show up on the video screen, a reference to both Tiger Woods' golf career and Tiger Woods' sex life.

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* DoubleEntendre: In ''Space Turds'', "Space Turds", the words "I hear [Tiger Woods is] good with holes" show up on the video screen, a reference to both Tiger Woods' golf career and Tiger Woods' sex life.



** [[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.]]
** ''THE GREATEST EVAR!'' [[spoiler:Hugo escapes from his captivity, gets mad at Matt for locking him up, and attacks him. Then, he faces the audience, and says, "Hugo's show now."]]
** ''Anonymous''. [[spoiler:The video ends with Anonymous taking over Matt's video.]]
* EasterEgg: ''How to Start off 2014 Right!'' contains a hidden link to a bonus video.

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** [[spoiler: Subverted in]] ''A "A New Planet & Antimatter!''.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.]]
** ''THE "THE GREATEST EVAR!'' EVAR!" [[spoiler:Hugo escapes from his captivity, gets mad at Matt for locking him up, and attacks him. Then, he faces the audience, and says, "Hugo's show now."]]
** ''Anonymous''."Anonymous". [[spoiler:The video ends with Anonymous taking over Matt's video.]]
* EasterEgg: ''How "How to Start off 2014 Right!'' Right!" contains a hidden link to a bonus video.



* EvilLawyerJoke: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says, "There are people around the world that are 'vampires', who actually drink peoples' blood and claim to drain their life and take everything but their very life. These people are better known by their day name, 'lawyers'."
* FanHater: InUniverse: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says that people who play ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have unibrows, have hairy palms, and leave the dead only in search of food.

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* EvilLawyerJoke: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says, "There are people around the world that are 'vampires', who actually drink peoples' blood and claim to drain their life and take everything but their very life. These people are better known by their day name, 'lawyers'."
* FanHater: InUniverse: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says that people who play ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have unibrows, have hairy palms, and leave the dead only in search of food.



** If you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause Matt's video]] ''[[FreezeFrameBonus Anonymous]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus at various points]], you can see [[spoiler: Matt wearing the Guy Fawkes mask worn by the members of Anonymous.]] This foreshadows [[spoiler: Anonymous taking over his video at the end]].
** 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.]]
* FourIsDeath: In ''The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', Matt mentions how some Chinese buildings don't have fourth floors.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In TheStinger of ''10 Most DISTURBING Children's Toys Ever Made!'', a puppet version of Matt goes towards the camera and says "I'm coming for you".

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** If you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause Matt's video]] ''[[FreezeFrameBonus Anonymous]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus video "Anonymous" at various points]], you can see [[spoiler: Matt wearing the Guy Fawkes mask worn by the members of Anonymous.]] This foreshadows [[spoiler: Anonymous taking over his video at the end]].
** In ''Winter "Winter is WICKED!'', 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.]]
* FourIsDeath: In ''The "The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', World!", Matt mentions how some Chinese buildings don't have fourth floors.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In TheStinger of ''10 "10 Most DISTURBING Children's Toys Ever Made!'', Made!", a puppet version of Matt goes towards the camera and says "I'm coming for you".



** In ''Worldwide Internet Control!'', Matt says that Steve Ballmer, the then-CEO of Microsoft, always plagiarizes peoples' ideas. [[TakeThat The Apple logo then flashes on the screen for a fraction of a second]].
** In TheStinger of ''A New Planet & Antimatter!'', a fan commenter accuses Matt of putting subliminal messages in his video. Messages, including ones telling the viewer to subscribe, show up on the video for a fraction of a second.

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** In ''Worldwide "Worldwide Internet Control!'', Control!", Matt says that Steve Ballmer, the then-CEO of Microsoft, always plagiarizes peoples' ideas. [[TakeThat The Apple logo then flashes on the screen for a fraction of a second]].
** In TheStinger of ''A "A New Planet & Antimatter!'', Antimatter!", a fan commenter accuses Matt of putting subliminal messages in his video. Messages, including ones telling the viewer to subscribe, show up on the video for a fraction of a second.



** In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says, "I mean, come on, ghosts? They don't exist! Never once in my life have I ever seen a ghost. And I never will." While he's saying that, a ghost walks in the background.
** In ''Raygun vs. Fire!'', Matt says that it would be cool if people had rayguns, because they would be able to put out fires without breaking a sweat. While he's saying that, a fire starts in the background, and Hugo puts it out with his ray gun.
** 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.]]

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** In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says, "I mean, come on, ghosts? They don't exist! Never once in my life have I ever seen a ghost. And I never will." While he's saying that, a ghost walks in the background.
** In ''Raygun "Raygun vs. Fire!'', Fire!", Matt says that it would be cool if people had rayguns, because they would be able to put out fires without breaking a sweat. While he's saying that, a fire starts in the background, and Hugo puts it out with his ray gun.
** In ''20 "20 Valentines Day facts'', 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 "Friday the 13th. ft. Eugene'' 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.]]



** ''Halloween''. [[spoiler: It ends with a ScreamerPrank, and then the words "Happy Halloween" show up on the screen. The video then goes to TheStinger.]]
** ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts''.

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** ''Halloween''."Halloween". [[spoiler: It ends with a ScreamerPrank, and then the words "Happy Halloween" show up on the screen. The video then goes to TheStinger.]]
** ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts''.Facts".



* HostileShowTakeover: [[spoiler:Hugo at the end of ''THE GREATEST EVAR!'', although Matt regains control in the next episode.]]

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* HostileShowTakeover: [[spoiler:Hugo at the end of ''THE "THE GREATEST EVAR!'', EVAR!", although Matt regains control in the next episode.]]



** In ''The Best Worst Pick Up Lines'', Matt says, "Warning- these pick up lines may not result in you getting any of the: Punani, Poon-tang, Pink Taco, Gut Locker, Meat Purse, Fur Burger, Bearded Clam, Wizard's Sleeve, Yogurt Pot, Clown's Pocket, Hippo's Yawn, Literature/HarryPotter, Pooter, Snack that Smiles Back, Whisker Biscuit, Beef Curtain, Squish Mitten, or the Pink Velvet Sausage Wallet."

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** In ''The "The Best Worst Pick Up Lines'', Lines", Matt says, "Warning- these pick up lines may not result in you getting any of the: Punani, Poon-tang, Pink Taco, Gut Locker, Meat Purse, Fur Burger, Bearded Clam, Wizard's Sleeve, Yogurt Pot, Clown's Pocket, Hippo's Yawn, Literature/HarryPotter, Pooter, Snack that Smiles Back, Whisker Biscuit, Beef Curtain, Squish Mitten, or the Pink Velvet Sausage Wallet."



* 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}}."
* InsistentTerminology: In ''Triumphant Return!'', Matt says that he got some "cool social media cards" made for him. Big Shine says that they're "business cards". Matt corrects him, explaining that they don't have any personal information. Big Shine gets even madder, and knocks down Matt.
* {{Jerkass}}: One has a brief appearance in ''20 Reasons Why NOT to Be "In Da Club"''. A man named John is chatting it up with a girl at a club, and an unnamed man suddenly comes in and mentions that John has herpes. John is not happy.

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* HypocriticalHumour: In ''Do "Do You Have a Short Attention Span?'', 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}}."
* InsistentTerminology: In ''Triumphant Return!'', "Triumphant Return!", Matt says that he got some "cool social media cards" made for him. Big Shine says that they're "business cards". Matt corrects him, explaining that they don't have any personal information. Big Shine gets even madder, and knocks down Matt.
* {{Jerkass}}: One has a brief appearance in ''20 "20 Reasons Why NOT to Be "In 'In Da Club"''.Club'". A man named John is chatting it up with a girl at a club, and an unnamed man suddenly comes in and mentions that John has herpes. John is not happy.



* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In ''The Urban Dictionary Quiz 2'', Matt and Jim are sitting on Jim's couch, and Jim tells Matt, "Thank you for having me on my couch. If you know what I mean."

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* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In ''The "The Urban Dictionary Quiz 2'', 2", Matt and Jim are sitting on Jim's couch, and Jim tells Matt, "Thank you for having me on my couch. If you know what I mean."



** In ''20 Easter Facts!'', Matt lampshades the fact that he almost always tries to make a joke to make his facts funny.

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** In ''20 "20 Easter Facts!'', Facts!", Matt lampshades the fact that he almost always tries to make a joke to make his facts funny.



** In ''10 Full Months of Vlogging COMPLETE! (305 Days in a Row!)'', Matt lampshades his sudden lighting change: "Not everything has to perfect. Not even the lighting. Now I'm orange. That's OK."
** One of the messages that appears in TheStinger of ''A New Planet & Antimatter!'' [[FreezeFrameBonus for a fraction of a second]] says, "Do you really pause at each one of these?".
** In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt [[ScreamerPrank screams at the audience to scare them]], and immediately lampshades that it wasn't scary.

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** In ''10 "10 Full Months of Vlogging COMPLETE! (305 Days in a Row!)'', Row!)", Matt lampshades his sudden lighting change: "Not everything has to perfect. Not even the lighting. Now I'm orange. That's OK."
** One of the messages that appears in TheStinger of ''A "A New Planet & Antimatter!'' Antimatter!" [[FreezeFrameBonus for a fraction of a second]] says, "Do you really pause at each one of these?".
** In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt [[ScreamerPrank screams at the audience to scare them]], and immediately lampshades that it wasn't scary.



** 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 expects instant news, instant coffee, and instant porn.

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** In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', 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 "20 Valentines Day facts'', 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 "I'm Probably on a Plane or a Ship Right Now'', 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 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', 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 "20 Jolly Christmas Facts'', 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'' "really" bad children.
** In ''20 "20 Lucky St. Patrick's Day Facts'', Facts", Matt says that a good classification for a leprechaun would be a troll, a gnome, or Creator/SethGreen.
** In ''The "The A.D.D Test'', Test", Matt expects instant news, instant coffee, and instant porn.



* MathematiciansAnswer: In ''Q&A With Matt #3'', Matt is asked by a fan where he gets his fancy shirts from, and he says the store.

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* MathematiciansAnswer: In ''Q&A "Q&A With Matt #3'', #3", Matt is asked by a fan where he gets his fancy shirts from, and he says the store.



* NightmareRetardant: Invoked with the ScreamerPrank at the beginning of ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts''. This is immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] afterwards.

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* NightmareRetardant: Invoked with the ScreamerPrank at the beginning of ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts''.Facts". This is immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] afterwards.



* NoJustNoReaction: In ''The Weirdest Christmas Traditions Around the World'', Matt talks about the Tio de Nadal, a traditional log in Spain that is beaten by families until it poops out gifts. Matt then reads aloud the song that goes with the log. After he reads it, he shakes his head in disgust.

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* NoJustNoReaction: In ''The "The Weirdest Christmas Traditions Around the World'', World", Matt talks about the Tio de Nadal, a traditional log in Spain that is beaten by families until it poops out gifts. Matt then reads aloud the song that goes with the log. After he reads it, he shakes his head in disgust.



* OhCrap: [[spoiler: ''Earthquake & the G20'' ends with an earthquake, causing Matt to panic.]]

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler: ''Earthquake "Earthquake & the G20'' G20" ends with an earthquake, causing Matt to panic.]]



* 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.

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* OverlyLongGag: In ''How "How to be Like Matt Santoro!'', 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.



* PrecisionFStrike: ''Passing Those Who Inspire Me'' includes one use of "pretty damn good", but no other swearing.
* RuleOfThree: In ''Robotic Bartenders! (Cruise Day 1)'', Matt asks Nadine what they should cheer to. She says "a successful first day" and a "tomorrow of epic awesomeness". He says that they should cheer to exactly 1 more thing, so they cheer to living life.

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* PrecisionFStrike: ''Passing "Passing Those Who Inspire Me'' Me" includes one use of "pretty damn good", but no other swearing.
* RuleOfThree: In ''Robotic "Robotic Bartenders! (Cruise Day 1)'', 1)", Matt asks Nadine what they should cheer to. She says "a successful first day" and a "tomorrow of epic awesomeness". He says that they should cheer to exactly 1 more thing, so they cheer to living life.



** In ''20 Valentines Day facts'', Matt says that many countries celebrate Valentine's Day, including European and Asian countries, with the exception being Russia: "Because in Russia, Valentine's Day celebrate you."
** In ''The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', Matt says, "In Soviet Russia, web gets posted on the cat."
* SchmuckBait: In TheStinger of ''Anonymous'', a fan commenter tells Matt to keep pressing 7, so he gets out a keyboard and does so. [[spoiler: He explodes.]]
* ScreamerPrank: The video [[spoiler: ''Halloween'']] turns out to be this at the end.

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** In ''20 "20 Valentines Day facts'', facts", Matt says that many countries celebrate Valentine's Day, including European and Asian countries, with the exception being Russia: "Because in Russia, Valentine's Day celebrate you."
** In ''The "The 10 WEIRDEST Superstitions in the World!'', World!", Matt says, "In Soviet Russia, web gets posted on the cat."
* SchmuckBait: In TheStinger of ''Anonymous'', "Anonymous", a fan commenter tells Matt to keep pressing 7, so he gets out a keyboard and does so. [[spoiler: He explodes.]]
* ScreamerPrank: The video [[spoiler: ''Halloween'']] "Halloween"]] turns out to be this at the end.



* SequelEpisode: ''20 Ways to Lose Your Man Card'' lists 20 ways to lose your man card, a symbolic representation of one's manliness. ''20 MORE Ways to Lose Your Man Card'' lists 20 more ways to lose it.

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* SequelEpisode: ''20 "20 Ways to Lose Your Man Card'' Card" lists 20 ways to lose your man card, a symbolic representation of one's manliness. ''20 "20 MORE Ways to Lose Your Man Card'' Card" lists 20 more ways to lose it.



* 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.

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* 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 "Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!''.3-D!!!". [[TheLeader Matt]] is quick to explain to the audience who he is.



* SmartPeoplePlayChess: In ''10 CRAZIEST Laws in the World'', [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] wins a game of chess against a boxer.
* SpidersAreScary: In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt says, "If you see a spider on Halloween, that's the spirit of a loved one watching over you. But reincarnated loved one or not, I still squash that son of a bitch. Those things are fucking nasty!"
* SpoofAesop: Matt ends ''Back to School- What NOT to Do!'' by telling the kids in his audience to stay in school for as long as possible, because when they go into a job, they'll have to take shit from the senior in their office.

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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: In ''10 "10 CRAZIEST Laws in the World'', World", [[{{Nerd}} Eugene]] wins a game of chess against a boxer.
* SpidersAreScary: In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt says, "If you see a spider on Halloween, that's the spirit of a loved one watching over you. But reincarnated loved one or not, I still squash that son of a bitch. Those things are fucking nasty!"
* SpoofAesop: Matt ends ''Back "Back to School- What NOT to Do!'' Do!" by telling the kids in his audience to stay in school for as long as possible, because when they go into a job, they'll have to take shit from the senior in their office.



** {{Discussed}} in ''Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!''. Matt mentions [=iTunes=] as a third option to Blockbuster and Netflix.
** In ''Psychic Octopus & Oil Spills'', Matt takes a third option between calling the octopus an octopus and calling the octopus an octopi:

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** {{Discussed}} in ''Franchise/StarWars "Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!''.3-D!!!". Matt mentions [=iTunes=] as a third option to Blockbuster and Netflix.
** In ''Psychic "Psychic Octopus & Oil Spills'', Spills", Matt takes a third option between calling the octopus an octopus and calling the octopus an octopi:



* TechnologicallyBlindElders: In ''3 Full Months of Vlogging COMPLETE! (90 Days in a Row!) :D'', Matt sees an elderly couple, and decides to stop the vlog in case they don't know what he's doing.

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* TechnologicallyBlindElders: In ''3 "3 Full Months of Vlogging COMPLETE! (90 Days in a Row!) :D'', :D", Matt sees an elderly couple, and decides to stop the vlog in case they don't know what he's doing.



** In ''20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Matt discusses the {{urban legend}} that drinking Diet Coke with Mentos on Halloween causes you to explode. He says that there's no truth to it, and gets out a Mento and some Diet Coke to prove it. [[spoiler: He explodes.]]
** In ''Anonymous'', Matt says that he's safe from being hacked by Anonymous, since he's a small-time creator. [[spoiler: Anonymous immediately takes over his video.]]
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: Upon getting a thick envelope in ''Mail with Matt #3'', he says, "This is thick... this is thick! That's what she said.".
* TheseusShipParadox: Matt discusses this paradox in ''The 10 Most MIND-TWISTING Paradoxes of All Time!''.
* ToiletHumour: Defied in ''The 10 CRAZIEST Scientific Theories About Existence!''. Matt is about to make a poop joke, but decides not to, because he wants to keep the video highbrow.
* UnusualEuphemism: In ''The Best Worst Pick-up Lines'', Matt refers to the vagina as "[the] Franchise/HarryPotter".

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** In ''20 "20 Haunting Halloween Facts'', Facts", Matt discusses the {{urban legend}} that drinking Diet Coke with Mentos on Halloween causes you to explode. He says that there's no truth to it, and gets out a Mento and some Diet Coke to prove it. [[spoiler: He explodes.]]
** In ''Anonymous'', "Anonymous", Matt says that he's safe from being hacked by Anonymous, since he's a small-time creator. [[spoiler: Anonymous immediately takes over his video.]]
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: Upon getting a thick envelope in ''Mail "Mail with Matt #3'', #3", he says, "This is thick... this is thick! That's what she said.".
* TheseusShipParadox: Matt discusses this paradox in ''The "The 10 Most MIND-TWISTING Paradoxes of All Time!''.
Time!".
* ToiletHumour: Defied in ''The "The 10 CRAZIEST Scientific Theories About Existence!''.Existence!". Matt is about to make a poop joke, but decides not to, because he wants to keep the video highbrow.
* UnusualEuphemism: In ''The "The Best Worst Pick-up Lines'', Lines", Matt refers to the vagina as "[the] Franchise/HarryPotter".



** In ''Triumphant Return!'', Matt says, "Being the smart guy I am, I decided to do a little digging." He then picks his nose, and says, "No, not that kind of digging."
** In ''40 Fascinating SEX Facts!'', Matt says, "That's a cock in the background", and points to a picture of a rooster.
* WhatAreRecords: {{Discussed}} in ''Things I Can Tell My Grandchildren'', which is about things Matt can tell his future grandchildren. One of the things Matt says he'll tell his grandchildren is that he had to use dial-up internet as a child. He then says, "Oh, you don't know what that is? Well, allow me to explain it for you!". [[note]] For young readers, the phone connection used to also be the internet connection, so only one of them could be used at a time. This was known as dial-up internet. Some houses still use dial-up internet, but it's not very common. [[/note]]
* WhoShotJFK: In ''100th Video Spectacular! (MEGA COLLAB)!'', Zak says that [[BlatantLies Matt helped kill John F. Kennedy]].
* YourMom: The topic of ''Yo Mama''. Matt shares many of these jokes in the video, such as, "Yo mamma's so ugly, she made blind kids cry!".

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** In ''Triumphant Return!'', "Triumphant Return!", Matt says, "Being the smart guy I am, I decided to do a little digging." He then picks his nose, and says, "No, not that kind of digging."
** In ''40 "40 Fascinating SEX Facts!'', Facts!", Matt says, "That's a cock in the background", and points to a picture of a rooster.
* WhatAreRecords: {{Discussed}} in ''Things "Things I Can Tell My Grandchildren'', Grandchildren", which is about things Matt can tell his future grandchildren. One of the things Matt says he'll tell his grandchildren is that he had to use dial-up internet as a child. He then says, "Oh, you don't know what that is? Well, allow me to explain it for you!". [[note]] For young readers, the phone connection used to also be the internet connection, so only one of them could be used at a time. This was known as dial-up internet. Some houses still use dial-up internet, but it's not very common. [[/note]]
* WhoShotJFK: In ''100th "100th Video Spectacular! (MEGA COLLAB)!'', COLLAB)!", Zak says that [[BlatantLies Matt helped kill John F. Kennedy]].
* YourMom: The topic of ''Yo Mama''."Yo Mama". Matt shares many of these jokes in the video, such as, "Yo mamma's so ugly, she made blind kids cry!".

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