History YMMV / PaRappaTheRapper

** The piano accompaniment from the driving lesson song is blatantly sampled from "Turtles Have Short Legs" by ''Music/{{Can}}''.

** The music playing during Boxy Boy's tutorials in ''[=PaRappa=] the Rapper 2'' has a lot of similarities to "Intermission" by ''Music/{{Blur}}''.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Christmas Special is considered to be the most touching episode, if not the best episode overall, of the series by fans.

%%* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Christmas Special is considered to be the most touching episode, if not the best episode overall, of the series by fans.

* FanPreferredCouple: [=PaRappa=] and [[VideoGame/UmJammerLammy Lammy]], despite the fact that both ''[=PaRappa=]'' games focused on [=PaRappa=]'s love of Sunny. Some fans {{lampshade|Hanging}} this by showing that Sunny is [[LoveTriangle not amused]].

* BreatherLevel: The last stage of each game is always easier than the ones directly preceding it. Since it's always a celebratory DancePartyEnding, it's a way for the player to cool down and show off what they've learned.

** A meme that went around in 2021 is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Batman/TMNT crossover comic]]. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYKIHMsLY0 Another popular example]] is the "pick up the can" sequence from VideoGame/HalfLife2, except [=PaRappa=] can't say "can" so he ends up coming off as being a smartass to the metro cop, who proceeds to beat him to death.

--> ''Yeah, that little slippery thing tastes so good all the time.''
--> ''Slurp it, suck it, I/you know we all like it.''

** In Stage 3 of the first game, [=PaRappa=] and his friends collide head on with a ''semi-truck!'' Fortunately, none of them appear to be hurt after that (but the same can't be said for the poor car they were in).

* AccidentalInnuendo: Some of Colonel Noodle's lyrics from "Noodles Can't be Beat!" from ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' are talking about noodles, but can sound like he's talking about... something else.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Sunny Funny. She's presented as [=PaRappa's=] sweet love interest you want him to be with, but for some reason not everyone thinks she's so sweet. Supposedly has to do with most of [=PaRappa's=] efforts going unacknowledged and Sunny being straight up insensitive at the start of the second game (Granted, she apologizes later, but it's brought up often).

** Hairdresser Octopus ([[DubNameChange Takoyama-san]] in Japan), particularly for his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy (temporary)]] [[LargeHam hilariously]] [[AlwaysCamp flamboyant]] and {{Keet}} [[SplitPersonality alter-ego]] and [[NonStandardCharacterDesign weird design even for PaRappa standards.]] Oh and as a plus, how darn catchy his song "Hair Scare" is.

* HarsherInHindsight: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781553 It seems [=PaRappa=] took Prince Fleaswallow's lesson to heart.]]

* NightmareFuel: [[TentacledTerror Hairdresser Octopus]] from the second game. Mainly his [[RunsWithScissors scissors-flailing]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy crazy side]].
** In Stage 3, [=PaRappa=] and his friends collide head on with a ''semi-truck!'' Fortunately, none of them appear to be hurt after that (but the same can't be said for the poor car they were in).
** There's something about the sunset scene Stage 5's cutscene that's very spooky and unsettling... The color error and animation could be suspect.
* ParentalBonus: UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini --> [[PunnyName Instructor]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice Mooselini]].

* UncannyValley: Even if you intonate it perfectly, [=PaRappa=]'s rapping voice is obviously cut up.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Christmas Special is considered to be the most touching episode, if not the best episode overall, of the series by fans.

** "Droopy": [[CharmPerson Domonjo]] is a sapient flower who forms a bond with [[AllLovingHero Sunny Funny]] after the latter saves his life. Wanting to help Sunny, Domonjo informs her of a plot by Gaster and Groober to plant bronze statues of themselves in [=PaRappa=] Town, and subsequently releases a pollen on the male characters that makes them blindly loyal to Sunny. When this inadvertently leads to Gaster's truck becoming a runaway, Domonjo stops it by having it crash into him, [[HeroicSacrifice taking a fatal blow in the process]]. Realizing at last how much Sunny cares about Dorothy's wilted flowers, Domonjo revives them with the last of his strength, and even in death leaves behind his seeds so Sunny can see him again someday.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781553 It seems [=PaRappa=] took Prince Fleaswallow's lesson to heart.]]

* ContestedSequel: ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' [[DownplayedTrope is still loved]] ([[VindicatedByHistory more so in the years since its release]]), but whether it lives up to the first game and ''Lammy'' is a point of debate. Some consider it weaker than the first game for being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. Other fans find ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' to be the superior game for experimenting more with its music styles, having a more interesting story, songs and levels that are just as (if not more) memorable than the first game's, and all-around better written humor. Even the SequelDifficultyDrop is considered a blessing in disguise by fans who were put off by the strictness of the previous game's inputs.
** Parappa 2 caused a lot of NerdRage at the time it came out as it lacked content compared to Um Jammer Lammy. In particular, Um Jammer Lammy had extra stages where you could play as Parappa, and many players were disappointed to learn that Parappa 2 didn't have stages for playing as Lammy.

* DownerEnding: Parappa 2’s ending describes the cast’s life returning to normal, “watching films and listening to music..” Since Parappa is a rapper and most of his friends are in bands, it’s a shame that performing music apparently didn’t make the list.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The ''whole series'' basically, mainly because it swims in SurrealHumor.

* GoodBadBugs: Being an early, rap-based RhythmGame, the COOL freestyle system is far from perfect and can be easily broken...[[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10450253 to hilarious results]].

* ItsEasySoItSucks: While the first game had some [[NintendoHard very unforgiving]] levels, the sequel is generally seen as swinging the difficulty too far to the other side due to the game making it actually harder to screw up or fail and getting a Cool rank is much easier.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The [=PS4=] remastered version had some fans treating it as such, noting that the remastered version is just a port of the PSP version with graphical filters to smooth out the visuals on high resolution displays. Hackers would later discover that the remaster is just a PSP emulator with the textures upscaled to 4K resolution.

** You [insert other game name here]in' awful!

* PortingDisaster: The [=PS4=] remastered edition has very noticeable input lag, which for a rhythm game makes it almost unplayable. The remastered version also has a glitch with Cheep Cheep in stage 4 where a red bar appears on her head when your rank is Bad, which is spposed to be a part of the visual filter for the Awful rank where her whole head turns red. Stage 5 has a glitch with the rain during the Bad and Awful ranks where it doesn't appear anywhere besides the corners of the screen. Stage 6 also has the fade to black transition at the song's end not play out.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Newer gamers would probably look at this game and wonder what the big deal is. It only has six stages, no customization, and can be beaten in under an hour. But when it first hit shelves back in 1997, it was a big deal, largely because there hadn't been a game like it before, and its distinct art style hadn't really been done either. It also defied the stereotypes about rap music, due to its clean lyrics.

* ThatOneLevel: The bathroom rap level is considered to be extremely frustrating due to how many buttons the player has to play back with near perfect timing in order to succeed. This was probably one of the reasons why the sequel has a more forgiving mechanic for button pressing in the levels.

* VindicatedByHistory: ''[=PaRappa=] the Rapper 2'' has become more well liked in later years thanks to it having a far more playable [=PS4=] port compared to ''[=PaRappa=] the Rapper Remastered'', as well as MemeticMutation giving it some more exposure.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', another call-and-response RhythmGame featuring a rapper trying to win over his LoveInterest. Many ''[=PaRappa=]'' fans consider ''Friday Night Funkin[='=]'' a successor to this series, and the creators of the latter cited ''[=PaRappa=]'' as one of their inspirations.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Sunny Funny. She's presented as [=PaRappa's=] sweet love interest you want him to be with, but for some reason not everyone thinks she's so sweet. Supposedly has to do with most of [=PaRappa's=] efforts going unacknowledged and Sunny being straight up insensitive at the start of the second game. (Granted, she apologizes later, but it's brought up often.)

* DownerEnding: the second game’s ending describes the cast’s life returning to normal, “watching films and listening to music..” Since Parappa is a rapper and most of his friends are in bands, it’s a shame that performing music apparently didn’t make the list.

* {{Adorkable}}: Lammy. Just watch the intro cinematic of Stage 5, when she apparently forgets for a minute that she's looking for a guitar, not a car.
--> '''Lammy:''' Yeah, uhmmm, I'm looking for, for a guitar.
--> '''Paul Chuck:''' What kind?
--> '''Lammy:''' Well, umm...a cool one, with awesome sound and has reclining seats, power-steering, and dual airbags--
--> '''Paul Chuck:''' I don't have time for jokers.
--> '''Lammy:''' Oh, no, nononono... ''(embarrassed blush)'' Sorry.

** A meme that went around in 2021 is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Batman/TMNT crossover comic]]. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]].

** A meme that went around in 2021 is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' with [[WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Batman/TMNT crossover comic]]. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]].

** A meme that went around in 2021 is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' with Daffy Duck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the Batman/TMNT crossover comic. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]].

** A new meme going around is having a [=PaRappa=] style call and response with inappropriate things. It started by mocking the impromptu rap battle in ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' with Daffy Duck saying "I thlammed by penith in the car door". The next example takes the "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael" scene from the Batman/TMNT crossover comic. It [[https://youtu.be/9ywnLQywz74 even has]] [[https://youtu.be/DoIrmLrpdo0 animations]].

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', another call-and-response RhythmGame featuring a rapper trying to win over his LoveInterest. Many ''[=PaRappa=]'' fans consider ''Friday Night Funkin[='=]'' a successor to this series, and the creators of the latter series cited ''[=PaRappa=]'' as one of their inspirations.