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Recognitions include winning the 2007 Youtube Video Award and the 2008 Yahoo Video award. You can keep up with the series at its official website, [http://www.watchtheguild.com/ watchtheguild.com.] A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU music video] called "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" was released to promote the third season. This song is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Date My Avatar]]. The episodes come out on Tuesdays on watchtheguild.com, Xbox Live, Zune, and MSN video. [[Tough Act to Follow|Without trying to top it]], they went [[Bollywood]] to promote the fourth season, as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMrN3Rh55uM here]. It took the top #3 spot in the US iTunes chart and the #1 in the UK on the day of its release.

 

Currently spinning off into a [[Dark Horse Comics]] series.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Bladezz and Zaboo in "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar". Also, Wade, period.

* [[Even Beggars Won't Choose It]]: A homeless person tries Vork's "found object stew" and rejects it in disgust.

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Vork: Found Object Stew. That is all.

** Also, the "breakfast" he finds in season 5, made up of the discards of other people at the hotel

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Zaboo. Oh Shiva! Zaboo!

* [[Fridge Horror]]: Clara's airheaded neglect of her children becomes this when you read about parents who have actually let their children die while gaming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming_addiction#Notable_deaths\].

* [[Funny Background Event]]: Where to begin?

** During the drama between Tink and Bladezz, Vork can be seen in the background stealing everything on the snack table including an entire sheetcake.

* [[Informed Ability]]: Sort of played with. The game they all play is the driving force of the series, and has complete control over everyone's life. But we never actually SEE the game, {{spoiler|at least, not before the climax of Series 4,}} only their reactions.

* [[Innocent Cohabitation]]: Zaboo set himself up at Codex's place. Of course, he didn't intend for the innocent part, but Codex insists.

* [[Ironic Echo]]: Between Codex and Fawkes. "I make good brownies?"

* [[Jerkass]]: Tinkerballa. Also Bladezz, though with him it could be considered more of a [[Jerkass Facade]] to cover up his insecurities. Then there's the entire Axis of Anarchy, but Fawkes especially.

* [[Man Hug]]: Averted in the season three finale {{spoiler|when Bladezz and Bruiser make up.}}

{{quote| '''Bruiser:''' "In your fucking dreams."}}

{{quote| '''Clara:''' Um, who says you're number one? And be honest, are you naked under there?<br />

'''Fawkes:''' Server stats. Axis of Anarchy rules. And yes, I am. }}

* [[Meaningful Background Event]]: Due to the quick cuts at the end of Season 1, Episode 7, it's easy to miss {{spoiler|Zaboo tying a noose out of an Ethernet cable}} behind Codex.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Fawkes. In more ways than one, as of {{spoiler|Season 5}}.

* [[Metaphorgotten]]: Codex isn't quite [[The Office|Michael Scott]], but she sure manages to pull a good number of these...

* [[Missing Mom]]: Clara manages this despite still being (technically) a member of her family and a 'stay at home mom'.

* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: Vork to Codex, [[Played for Laughs]] since she's actually "decent" at the time.

* [[Post Modernism]] - the song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU Do you wanna date my avatar]

{{quote| "I'm in support. Put me on team Codex/Fawkes. Team [[Accidental Innuendo|Cawkes!]] I'm thinking about making T-shirts."}}

* [[Power Walk]]: Parodied in the Season 2 episode "Socializing Sucks." Likewise in Season 3, episode 10.

** Season three, episode seven: Zaboo says he's friends on [[My Face]] with Bladezz's sister. Castle's mother calls a social networking site [[My Face]] in Castle. (Whether this is intentional and if so, which is shouting out to which is hard to tell.)

** In season four episode eight:

** In season 3 episode 10, [[Reservoir Dogs]], with the music, slow-mo walking and spitting.

** In Season 5, Ep 7, Zaboo says he is off to attend a panel called "''[[Fable]]'': Tickle your way to the Monarchy."

*** Or Vork as The Head and Codex as The Smart One, if you prefer.

* [[Spinoff Babies]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1AyyA9XJ0E&playnext_from=TL&videos=HunH8DAmJp4&feature=sub See for yourself.]

** "You laminated my cycle?!"

** He eventually tones it down to [[Dogged Nice Guy]], then eventually to [[Just Friends]]. {{spoiler|then Codex discovers she likes him...}}