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* [[Big "Shut Up!"]]: Dana does this repeatedly while Tom tries to explain [[Schrodingers Cat]].

* [[Droste Image]]: Tom refers to the "David Hasselhoff's crotch" video version of this while trying to explain the trope. Even though it's completely irrelevant.

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Zack gets his in the first 30 seconds.

{{quote| '''Tom:''' Thank you, Zack, for ruining the 20th take.<br />

* [[Hand Puppet]]: Zack's... whatever it is.

* [[Matryoshka Object]]: Tom tries to explain the trope as one of these. Like the "box within a box" and the matryoshka dolls on the board.

 

==== Episode 1.2: [[Freudian Excuse]] ====

* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: Tom's treats Zack so harshly because his [[Freudian Excuse]] means he "needs to be better than someone".

* [[Painting the Medium]]: By making the cameraman a character in this [[Show Within a Show]]. There's a scene showing Dana and Tom saying some very private things about Zack, and eventually revealing that Zack was there filming the whole thing. A later scene lampshades the fact that we the audience cannot see what Zack cannot film. Don't ask how he can jump between cuts mid-sentence in unedited footage or remain unseen while filming Tom at face level in that closet.

* [[Record Needle Scratch]]: Played as Dana says "That's it?" in response to Tom's self-pity story about his brother being generally superior to him throughout his childhood.

* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: "Aww, how tragic. Watch as my hatred turns to pity."

* [[Knife Nut]]: One of the interviewees.

{{quote| '''Interviewee:''' Are you afraid of the knife?}}

* [[Silence, You Fool|Silence!]]: Said by the Administrator.

* [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]]: The actual montage included Zack's uncle (who's just as [[Cloudcuckoolander|strange]] as he is), a porn-star, a girl who ''may'' have come for the counseling session the team hijacked, and possibly a serial-killer.

* [[Beat]]: There is a long one after Dana's [[Hair Flip]].

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Dana flat out says she hates Tom.

* [[Hair Flip]]: Referenced and demonstrated by Dana.

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Dana and Tom are trying to discuss their characters separately from themselves, in order to keep themselves distant from their roles. It leads to a lot of "I will... I mean ''she'' will..."

* [[Ship Tease]]

 

 

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* [[The Cameo]]: Zack's brother, Dave is visible holding a boom during the kitchen scene.

* [[Credits Gag]]: Titles by Justin Hill & Zack Wallnau, Music by Justin Hill, Sound by Dave Unrelated Hill

* [[Double Standard]]: Mentioned in the beginning of the video, where Dana says how psycho exes are [[Played for Laughs]] if they're female and [[Played for Drama]] if they're male.

* [[Fun T-Shirt]]: Tom wears one that depicts the sinking of the Titanic and the caption "[[Why We Can't Have Nice Things|This is why we can't have nice things]]."

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* [[Call Back]]: "Porn Girl" first appeared in [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]].

* [[Curse Cut Short]]: Dana's opinion of Shannon hasn't improved.

* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Zack seems to be becoming this.

* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Shannon, or "Crazyfuck McStalkerson."

* [[Fourth Date Marriage]]: Tom believes this will happen with him and Porn Girl. He's dead wrong. {{spoiler|Not only is she ticked off about Zack following them around, she's also very annoyed that Tom hasn't tried to sleep with her yet.}}

* [[Girl of the Week]]: Mentioned, and Porn Girl becomes this.

* [[Just for Pun]]/[[Malaproper]]: Porn Girl says she doesn't do sex tapes "pro boner". It's not clear whether she intended the pun or just got the phrase "pro bono" ("for free") wrong.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: After filming Tom and Porn Girl's dates, Zack audibly wonders, "Why ''am'' I here?"

* [[Motor Mouth]]: When Tom is explaining [[Romantic False Lead]] to Porno Girl.

* [[No Name Given]]/[[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: While in the third episode, she's introduced as Alyssa (Another [[The Danza]]), in this episode Porn Girl is always Porn Girl. Tom even addresses her as "Porn Girl".

* [[Outdated Outfit]]: Tom's plaid suit jacket and bow tie combo.

 

 

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* Episode 4: [[Dumbass Has a Point]], in which the gang is working on trying to come up with a better graphic effects opening montage. Tom is frustrated and is baffled as to how to make the montage work, until Zack--of all people--comes up with a surprisingly insightful suggestion.

* Episode 5: [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], in which Dana and Tom try to determine whether there should be any between their characters on the show. Things get complicated when he reveals he's attracted to Dana. And Zack will always be alone.

* Episode 7: [[Walk and Talk]], in which [[Invoked Trope|Tom tricks Dana into walking and/or talking]].

* Episode 8: [[Romantic False Lead]], in which Tom gets a date, and Dana may or may not care.

* Episode 10, The Season Finale: [[Mysterious Employer]], in which Mr. Administrator threatens to end the web show forever, unless Tom and Dana create something of transcendent beauty.

 

* [[Royal We]]: Mr. Administrator's speech pattern, {{spoiler|except for [[The Stinger]] of episode 10}}. Bonus points for being an example of the trope ''and'' a meta gag.

* [[Running Gag]]: Dana telling Tom that he (or his works) suck.

* [[Show Within a Show]]:

** Type 1. In the first episode Dana suggests they have a [[Show Within a Show]] in their first vlog in order to demonstrate the trope, which from the viewer's perspective would make it a Show Within A Show Within A Show, but Tom decides against it. In the other episodes, we see them making the vlog, but we never see the finished vlog itself.