History YMMV / HowDidThisGetMade

* BrokenBase: Occasionally, the hosts will be extremely split on a given film's merits, or lack thereof. The most notorious example of this is the 2019 ''Film/DropDeadFred'' episode--June and Jason adored the movie, while Paul and guest host Casey Wilson utterly despised it. The hosts couldn't even agree on the ''basic premise'' of the film, with June and Jason (who dubbed themselves "Team Fred") arguing that the titular Fred was the imaginary friend of main character Lizzie, while Paul and Casey ("Team Sanity") thought that he was actually a poltergeist-type figure who hung around Lizzie and caused trouble for her. All four later admitted that the loud, argumentative live taping had left them feeling angry and drained, with June and Jason claiming that they were so emotionally raw that it took them multiple days to get over it. This episode has become so infamous in ''HDTGM'' lore that you can expect "Team Fred" and "Team Sanity" to get brought up virtually any subsequent time there's been a similar controversy.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** The guy who proposes to his girlfriend during "''Film/TheAvengers1998''" episode. They'd appeared before on the "''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze''" episode where the audience thought he was going to do it then, and afterwards she said he should have done it. [[TheBusCameBack They returned]] and collaborated with the hosts off-stage to do it right this time.
** The "Jack Frost" episode overall is pretty bleak, but a fan reads quotes from Creator/RogerEbert's hilarious review of the movie as a tribute to his recent death. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jason even encourages him to turn around and face the audience while doing so]].
** Creator/CharlizeTheron was so delighted by Lisa Schrage's performance as Mary Lou in Film/HelloMaryLouPromNightII she wanted to hand her her Oscar.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Jason in general is the embodiment of this trope. A good example would be during the ''Film/RoadHouse'' episode when, after showing a clip of a sex scene and discussing the nitty gritty of it, the hosts realize someone has brought a baby to the show. Jason then contemplates wanting to hold the baby. His reason:

* TearJerker: The "Second Opinions" segment of ''Film/JackFrost'' is pretty harrowing, with various reviewers talking about loss, death, and abandonment with their own fathers. Even [[LargeHam Dan Harmon]] is shaken by the end of it.

** While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for ''Series/{{Deadwood}}''."
** They play a clip from TheLastDragon that has a young Creator/WilliamHMacy as "J.J."
* TearJerker: The "Second Opinions" segment of "Jack Frost" is pretty harrowing, with various reviewers talking about loss, death, and abandonment with their own fathers. Even [[LargeHam Dan Harmon]] is shaken by the end of it.

** While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for [[Series/{{Deadwood}}]]."

** While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for [[Series/Deadwood]]."

** While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for [[[Series/Deadwood]]."
** They play a clip from TheLastDragon that has a young WilliamHMacy as "J.J."

* RetroactiveRecognition: They have some fun with this when a recognizable actor appears in a smaller role. While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for [[Deadwood]]."

* RetroactiveRecognition: They have some fun with this when a recognizable actor appears in a smaller role. While reviewing Film/RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire McNulty]] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for [[Series/Deadwood]]."

* RetroactiveRecognition: They have some fun with this when a recognizable actor appears in a smaller role. While reviewing RockStar, Jason says an HBO executive must have watched it and decided "I want that guy (Dominic West) for [[Series/TheWire 'McNulty']] and that guy (Timothy Olyphant) for ''Series/Deadwood.''"

** The guy who proposes to his girlfriend during the "Avengers" episode. They'd appeared before on the "Secret of the Ooze" episode where the audience thought he was going to do it then, and afterwards she said he should have done it. [[TheBusCameBack They returned]] and collaborated with the hosts off-stage to do it right this time.
** The "Jack Frost" episode overall is pretty bleak, but a fan reads quotes from Roger Ebert's hilarious review of the movie as a tribute to his recent death. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jason even encourages him to turn around and face the audience while doing so]].

-->'''Dan Harmon:''' I'm DIFFERENT after hearing all that.

* HeartwarmingMoments: The guy who proposes to his girlfriend during the "Avengers" episode. They'd appeared before on the "Secret of the Ooze" episode where the audience thought he was going to do it then, and afterwards she said he should have done it. [[TheBusCameBack They returned]] and collaborated with the hosts off-stage to do it right this time.

* Tearjerker: The "Second Opinions" segment of "Jack Frost" is pretty harrowing, with various reviewers talking about loss, death, and abandonment with their own fathers. Even [[LargeHam Dan Harmon]] is shaken by the end of it.

* HeartwarmingMoments: The guy who proposes to his girlfriend during the "Avengers" episode. They'd appeared before on the "Secret of the Ooze" episode where the audience thought he was going to do it then, and afterwards she said she should have. They returned and collaborated with the hosts off-stage to do it right this time.
** The "Jack Frost" episode overall is pretty bleak, but a fan reads quotes from Roger Ebert's hilarious review of the movie as a tribute to his recent death. Jason even encourages him to turn around and face the audience.

-->'''Jason:''' If you brought a tiny baby, please bring it up here, I would like to hold it for the rest of the show. 'Cause I'm only going to say more horrible things, and it's only gonna be funnier if I'm holding a baby.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Discussed during the ''Film/RoadHouse'' episode when, after showing a clip of a sex scene and discussing the nitty gritty of it, the hosts realize someone has brought a baby to the show. Jason then contemplates wanting to hold the baby. His reason:

-->'''Jason:''' If you brought a tiny baby, please bring it up here, I would like to hold it for the rest of the show. 'Casue I'm only going to say more horrible things, and it's only gonna be funnier if I'm holding a baby.