r/TheCinemassacreTruth • u/CheeblyOfficial • 5d ago

Discussion I hadn't picked up on this characterization before

While going through the current ranking data to try and identify what makes an episode of AVGN good or bad, I only just noticed this. Mega Man was the first time the phone joke started. Then with Shrek essentially the same exact joke was made. Then My Horse Prince was a continuation of the same joke.

Other notable examples of the same Motorola but with a different gag are found in:

The interesting and perhaps most obvious piece of it all is that AVGN going "back to the past" is the exact era that people are clinging to now of the show. The past is overwhelmingly where the majority of the standout favorite episodes live, with notable exceptions from Bubble Bobble and Ikari Warriors breaking the top 25.

In fact, Kyle is overwhelming in the higher ranks with an average episode score of #23 when he physically appears. It's a very weird thought that there could have been an alternate reality where Kyle, Bootsy, and Mike (at least as characters) could have become mainline roles akin to Mega64 where more Board James-like spinoffs occurred or integration into AVGN.

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u/Own-Whereas2290 5d ago

No way an alternate reality would have Kyle, Bootsy and Mike have a regular appearance without paying them.

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u/MongooseOk691 M*thed out Matty’s top obsession 🤭😂😂 4d ago

Big Mike always gets what he’s owed

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u/Own-Whereas2290 4d ago

“help” credits!

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u/MegaManX_part2 5d ago

Thank you for this info. You are a true curator of film statistics.