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[[File:plagueandtreachery_9107.png|frame|Fan art by Rondell]]
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'''Cyrus''': ''Son of a BITCH!'' }}
A [[Let's Play]] of ''[[Oregon Trail]]'' by Chewbot, who's known for also creating ''[[The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing]]''.
Cyrus Neckebard, a dimwitted banker, gets swept up in the patriotic dreams of the new frontier and drags his wife and children along on a family road trip to Oregon. Coming along with him is his promiscuous and unhappy wife Susan Neckebard, his piggish and hydrophobic daughter Sarah-Jane, his [[
And it all goes downhill from there.
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Can be found [http://lparchive.org/Oregon-Trail-%28by-Chewbot%29/ here].
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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: As is custom for the game series, to the point where they even had a betting pool over who they thought would die next and from what causes.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Considering they spend virtually the entire story hating each other, moments where they get along are usually a solemn [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
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* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: Once the family members start dying off, it gets much more dark.
* [[Chandler's Law]]: The first edition Oregon Trail game is, quite frankly, boring to play and boring to watch. Hence why, whenever things get particularly dull, Chewbot gets a little... ''creative'' with his storytelling, like adding more [[Stuff Blowing Up]]
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* [[Chocolate Baby]]: Waffles is black. Susan just convinced Cyrus that this is because he was born with a rare skin condition, and has nothing to do with why the only black guy in town laughs at him when he sees him. {{spoiler|Given that his actual (still non-Cyrus) dad is white, she's telling the truth.}}▼
▲* {{spoiler|[[Convenient Miscarriage]]}}: Though everyone is too distracted by their newfound cocaine addiction to mind.
* [[Determined Homesteader's Wife]]: Susan, who is not going to let a few broke limbs, bullets, or a medical book's worth of illnesses stop her from getting across the country.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Baby attempts to crawl away from the wagon to suffer a more dignified death by being roasted in the sun and devoured by vultures.
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* [[Gonk]]: Sarah-Jane has a snout-like nose, and because she can't breath through her nose she has an obnoxious voice, and is frequently compared to oxen and pigs.
* [[Happy Place]]: Every day Sarah-Jane hides under a blanket and tries to sleep and dream about a better place than her own life.
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* [[Ho Yay]]: It's implied one of the oxen might have had feelings for the other.
* [[In Memoriam]]: After finishing the story, Chewbot released a music video dedicated to all the family members that couldn't make it to Oregon. It's actually almost pretty emotional.
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* [[Living Prop]]: The Neckebards wouldn't quite consider Baby a part of the family so much as it is ... some kind of divine punishment, and its passing would be a mixed blessing for them.
* [[Lower Deck Episode]]: Virtually an entire chapter was focused on the oxen discussing amongst themselves, while in the background the Neckebards are apparently having crazy adventures.
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: Cyrus stumbles upon a tombstone marked "peperoni and chease" and remarks that it must have been a child's grave.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: The "waffle incident", as well as whatever was going on while the oxen were chatting.
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Waffles is this to Cyrus.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: When the decision came over what to do once they reached Snake River, Chewbot said he'd count anyone who posted their vote in the form of a haiku as two votes.
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Sarah-Jane has a fear of bodies of water. No, "fear" doesn't quite cut it. The very ''concept'' of crossing even a foot-deep river causes her to go into a screeching catatonic state. Needless to say, this problem comes up quite a few times for them.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: After nearly drowning in Snake River, Sarah-Jane can no longer return to the fantasy land in her head and pretend reality is the dream.
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