The Angry Video Game Nerd
TV Show • 2004 • Comedy
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OJAndToothpaste
No, but the Batman episode ends with the Joker getting the games shoved up his butt.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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OJAndToothpaste
In the horror themed episodes, this is a common trend.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Anonymous
The Nerd drinks loads of "Rolling Rock" beer to cope with the terrible games he reviews
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Sibelos
Not sure if this counts, but Bugs Bunny is beaten up and then gets defecated on. Its pretty obvious its a man in a bugs bunny costume.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Dead animals are referenced in the theme song.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Bugs bunny gets beat up and pooped on.
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Does a cat die?
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OJAndToothpaste
No cats die in the series, however the real life passing of the Nerd's cat Boo is referenced in the Purr Pals episode.
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Are there snakes?
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OJAndToothpaste
The Nightmare on Elm Street episode has snakes as an in game enemy, and a gag where the Nerd slaps around a toy snake.
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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OJAndToothpaste
In the Sega 32X episode, and in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited.
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Is someone restrained?
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OJAndToothpaste
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Batman episodes have the Nerd tied up and forced to play shitty games.
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OJAndToothpaste
The Batman two parter ends with this
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Bodily Harm
Is someone buried alive?
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OJAndToothpaste
Kind of? The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited episode has a gag where the Nerd finds himself in Robert Louis Stephenson's grave.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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The Earthbound episode has the Nerd lose his eyes offscreen. Also referenced in the Drake and the 99 Dragons episode.
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Is there excessive gore?
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A few episode do have gore, but it's very clearly fake.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
The Nerd's clones are graphically murdered by Freddy Kreuger in a haloween episode.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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OJAndToothpaste
More frequently in older episodes
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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OJAndToothpaste
Texas Chainsaw Massacre episode has the Nerd being kidnapped during the climax
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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OJAndToothpaste
Implied by the Polybius episode
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Are there jumpscares?
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The first scene in the nintendo power episode has a pretty funny one.
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Are there clowns?
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The batman episode
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Are there ghosts?
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One of the Christmas specials parodies Charles Dickens' classic tale of Scrooge and his ghostly visitors.
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Gross
Is there farting?
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Anytime someone is defecating there is a sound of flatulence.
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Does someone spit?
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Both, in the rambo review he spits at the cartridge and in a few episodes he defecates on some games.
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Does someone vomit?
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Particularly in the Toxic Crusader episode when Lloyd Kaufman is pooping on a video game cartridge.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Anonymous
The Nerd literally takes a s#it on especially annoying games/guest characters.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Particular examples include the Bugs Bunny episodes, Atari Jaguar, Toxic Avenger, and Nightmare on elm Street.
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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In the AVGN vs Nostalgia Critic video, the Critic calls the Nerd a "cow humping trans******". Worth noting that the Nerd is not trans.
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Medical
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Mental Health
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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OJAndToothpaste
In some of the earlier episodes, the Nerd mentions games being bad enough that it makes him want to kill himself.
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Sibelos
In one of the bible games episodes the Nerd rips his heart out for jesus, this very obviously fake.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Almost every episode has the Nerd go into a meltdown after playing a crappy game. They range from vulgar analogies to the nerd defecating on the game.
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Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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It's what he's known for, a lot of f-bombs, middle fingers, vulgar metaphors and similes, and rare uses of c**t.
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Review series with the host directly talking to the viewer.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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OJAndToothpaste
A bit more common in early episodes
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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OJAndToothpaste
The Atari Porn episode is themed around sexually explicit Atari games
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Sibelos
In the iconic moment in the Top Gun episode, the Nerd shouts "ASSSS" after failing to land a plane.
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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In a good number of the games he covers. Some episodes even have him use the NES Zapper and other gun accessories.
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