YMMV / The Greatest Freakout Ever

• Accidental Innuendo: "Stop playing with me on the stairs!" ^note says Stephen as Jack tries to get the TV he is carrying down the stairs in episode 28.
• Broken Base:
  • The entire series; it's either one of the funniest things ever or just plain mean-spirited.
  • There's also debate on whether or not the whole series is fake or not.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: A few minor characters sparked a solid fandom for attacking Stephen when he was acting up.
  • Stephen and Jack's Grandma, who unfortunately passed away a few years after the video was uploaded.
  • The dog from episode 7.
  • The Bahamian boat captain from episode 20.
  • It looks like the Quires' neighbor Troy from episode 40 is becoming this.
• Funny Moments: Arguably the whole series. Now has its own page.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Watching episode 13 can be quite sad considering The Happiest Company failed shortly after the video's release. Several users state that it was because of the damage Stephen inflicted, essentially meaning Stephen singlehandedly brought down an entire company.
  • This became even more harsher in hindsight in 2016 when it was revealed that the Happiest Company was part of a movement to legalize child pornography. So yeah, Stephen did us a favor.
• He Really Can Act: The level of acting in each video is beyond average for a homemade YouTube series. Stephen’s tantrums are so believable they convinced fans these videos were real. Even the one-shot characters are good.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In Episode 6, Stephen claims that their parents brought their grandma over so she wouldn't go crazy and climb the roof. Then in Episode 36, Stephen goes out onto the roof acting crazy during an argument with his girlfriend.
• Jerkass Woobie: Stephen may be a spoiled jerk, but there's a few episodes where the viewers side with him since most of them didn't find Jack's interference was deserving.
  • Jack got a lot of flack for Episode 23 because Stephen was actually doing something constructive for once. He was building his own Batmobile and the video was just showing Stephen's newfound Batman obsession.
  • Also in #26 when he locked Stephen shirtless outside while it was snowing for no reason other than as a joke. Stephen didn't even do anything that episode.
  • And again in #27 when he films Stephen dancing to Gangnam Style, causing Stephen to become angry and hurt his leg while chasing Jack. People felt bad for Stephen because he wasn't doing anything to anybody else at the time.
  • Another one in #45, in which Jack hires a clown to constantly harass Stephen during the day when he's clearly just minding his own business. It's clear that Stephen just wants to be alone with his family during the episode, and that he didn't ask for a clown to be there in the first place.
• Memetic Mutation: At least he didn't shove a X up his ass.
• Never Live It Down: Stephen's attempted Ass Shove with the remote from the first video.
• Unintentionally Sympathetic:
  • Stephen in episodes 23, 26, 27, and 45. See Jerkass Woobie.
  • Binky the Clown in 45, as you can tell that he's obviously distraught over the lack of appreciation he gets for what he does, and is completely justified in just walking away from the place the moment Stephen finally hits his Rage Breaking Point, especially since at the end of the day, despite his annoying behavior, he was merely doing the job that he was paid to do by Jack.

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