History WebVideo / TheHarryGoldShow

->''"Now, I loathe the word "trope". It feels grubby and pretentious, and just just oozing with the smug self-satisfaction of academia."''

->''"Now, I loathe the word "trope". It feels grubby and pretentious, and just just oozing with the smug, self-satisfaction of academia."''

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}' art styles, with Harry thoroughly covering how much the image falls flat while making his own version. In the sequel, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", Harry discusses more generally the techniques for pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf while redoing a similar official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 shows' styles. In the third, "Bluey AND Gumball Tweeted HORRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", he redoes one of [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Darwin Watterson]] in 9 styles and ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' in 6 styles.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", when Harry gets to Lincoln Loud in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' art style, he notes that there are no examples of human children in said style. He still draws it, but only to demonstrate how much of a tough sell it is compared to reimagining Lincoln as a sea critter, specifically drawing him as an octopus, a sea sponge, a generic background fish, or (as he believes is the obvious species for Lincoln) a crab. However, in the next of this series, "Bluey AND Gumball Tweeted HORRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", after drawing Darwin as a human in four styles, he clarifies that a species swap should really be a last resort since it can easily make the character unrecognizable; and thus redoes him as a fish.

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}' art styles, with Harry thoroughly covering how much the image falls flat while making his own version. In the sequel, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", Harry discusses more generally the techniques for pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf while redoing a similar official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 shows' styles.

* AdaptationalSpeciesSwap: In "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", when Harry gets to Lincoln Loud in the ''SpongeBob'' art style, he notes that there are no examples of human children in said style. He still does it, but only to demonstrate how much of a tough sell it is, compared to reimagining Lincoln as a sea critter, namely drawing octopus, a sea sponge, a generic background fish, or (as he believes is the obvious species for Lincoln) a crab. However, the next in the series, "Bluey AND Gumball Tweeted HORRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", clarifies that a species swap is a massive compromise to a character's recognizability and should really only be done if the art style's recognizability would be compromised otherwise.

* InTheStyleOf: [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM1LnF3Ut8rmJR8iAKg7tEKKQoCIdj6VS Several]] of his videos focus on this trope:

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The channel's first upload, ''The Moronic Morality of Undertale ft. The Pope'', is the only non-music video on the entire channel not to revolve around artwork in some way.

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}' art styles, with Harry thoroughly covering how much the image falls flat while making his own version. The sequel, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", covers another official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 shows' styles, though with less shots towards the original image this time as Harry discusses the techniques for pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf.

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}' art styles, with Harry thoroughly explaining how much the image falls flat while making his own version. The sequel to this video, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", covers another official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 shows' styles, though Harry takes less shots at the original art, as the video dives into techniques for pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf.

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}' art styles, with Harry thoroughly explaining how much the image falls flat while making his own version. The sequel to this video, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", is ostensibly the same applied to another official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 shows' styles, but throughout it Harry spends time giving the viewers a guide to pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf.

* InTheStyleOf: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM1LnF3Ut8rmJR8iAKg7tEKKQoCIdj6VS Several] of his videos focus on this trope:

Presented in a faux-retro black-and-white style, the majority of the show's episodes tend to revolve around Harry showing off his artistic skills in a variety of ways, whether they be fixing someone else's substandard artwork/photos, designing original concepts based on various frameworks, or designing new logos for existing brands/people.

The show's style is characterized by Harry's signature dry-witted observational humour, which often comes at the expense of somebody's physical appearance or life choices.

Channel link [[https://www.youtube.com/@TheHarryGoldShow here]]

** "What If Mario Characters looked Like Their Original Sprites?" features the ''Mario'' cast's original pixel sprites drawn the promo artwork for both the respective debut game of each character and a handful of later games they appear in.

** In "I Forged A Famous Artist for My Dad's Birthday", he draws his dad in the style of Creator/AlHirschfeld

* InTheStyleOf: Several of his videos focus on this trope:

** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL [=SpongeBob=] Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants in 9 other Franchise/NickToons art styles, with Harry thoroughly noting how completely the image falls flat while making his own version. The sequel to this video, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", is ostensibly the same applied to another official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 other shows' styles, but in this video Harry mostly spends time giving the viewers a guide to pulling off a successful InTheStyleOf.
** "What If Mario Characters looked Like Their Original Sprites?" features the ''Mario'' cast's original pixel sprites drawn InTheStyleOf the promo artwork for both the respective debut game of each character and a handful of later games they appear in.

** "What Is a Super Smash Bros. PR Image?" has ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' characters InTheStyleOf ''VideoGame/AmongUs''.
** "How To Make A Totally Original Sonic Character!" and its sequel "How To Make ASTOUNDINGLY Original Sonic Characters!" involve drawing animals from various series InTheStyleOf ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'''s promo art.
** "Nickelodeon Tweets AWFUL SpongeBob Art (So I Fixed It)" is a video of him redrawing an official Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} tweet that supposedly redraws WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "InTheStyleOf" 9 other Franchise/NickToons, with Harry thoroughly noting how completely the image falls flat while making his own version. The sequel to this video, "Nickelodeon Posted More TERRIBLE Art (So I Fixed It)", is ostensible the same applied to another official promo of [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] in 9 other shows' styles, but in this sequel Harry instead gives a guide on how to pull off a successful InTheStyleOf.

* AudienceParticipation: [[OnceAnEpisode At the end of each week's episode]], Harry will draw a caricature of a famous person, taking his time to describe the intricacies of that person's particular facial structure, and the first three commenters to correctly identify the person receive a shout-out in the next episode. This was later updated so that the winners are determined by a randomly selected stipulation from "The Wheel of Winners".
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The channel's first upload, ''The Moronic Morality of Undertale ft. The Pope'', is the only non-music video on the entire channel not to revolve around artwork in some way.
* NWordPrivileges: When Harry expresses the desire to alter the name of the Washington Football Team (as it was then known) to something that would be equally as offensive as its previous incarnation, he brings up the unfortunate fact that modern audiences no longer grasp the concept of nuance and can no longer distinguish comedy from actual hate speech. But then he reveals that since he's Jewish, he can get away with it.
* RunningGag:
** UsefulNotes/BarackObama is consistently referred to and portrayed as "Barry O'Balmer, The First Irish President."
** Harry occasionally refers to himself as "We at The Harry Gold Show Creative Design Agency" when tackling projects for prominent businesses.
* TakeThat: Given that a great many episodes stem from some degree of artistic ineptitude, this should come as no surprise.

AudienceParticipation: [[OnceAnEpisode At the end of each week's episode]], Harry will draw a caricature of a famous person, taking his time to describe the intricacies of that person's particular facial structure, and the first three commenters to correctly identify the person receive a shout-out in the next episode. This was later updated so that the winners are determined by a randomly selected stipulation from "The Wheel of Winners".

EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The channel's first upload, ''The Moronic Morality of Undertale ft. The Pope'', is the only non-music video on the entire channel not to revolve around artwork in some way.

NWordPrivileges: When Harry expresses the desire to alter the name of the Washington Football Team (as it was then known) to something that would be equally as offensive as its previous incarnation, he brings up the unfortunate fact that modern audiences no longer grasp the concept of nuance and can no longer distinguish comedy from actual hate speech. But then he reveals that since he's Jewish, he can get away with it.

RunningGag:
* Barack Obama is consistently referred to and portrayed as "Barry O'Balmer, The First Irish President".
* Harry occasionally refers to himself as "We at The Harry Gold Show Creative Design Agency" when tackling projects for prominent businesses.

TakeThat: Given that a great many episodes stem from some degree of artistic ineptitude, this should come as no surprise.

AudienceParticipation: [[OnceAnEpisode At the end of each week's episode]], Harry will draw a caricature of a famous person, taking his time to describe the intricacies of that person's particular facial structure, and the first three commenters to correctly identify the person receive a shout-out in the next episode.

RunningGag: Barack Obama is consistently referred to and portrayed as "Barry O'Balmer, The First Irish President".

[[caption-width-right:350:Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the program.]]

->''"Coming to you from beautiful Downtown Fortitude Valley, it's The Harry Gold Show! With your host, Harry Gold!"''