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<center>Welcome to the '''''Red Letter Media'' Wiki''', the free online encyclopedia for our favorite hack frauds that anyone can edit.</center>
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You can help our cause by:
* [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode|Starting a new page for an episode]] that isn't on our wiki yet.
* Filling in info for [[:Category:Characters|Characters]] that we don't have.
* Finding [[:Category:All articles with missing references to episodes|which episodes are being referred to on these pages]].
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Don't forget to check our [[RLMWiki:Standards|standards]] for information on editing our wiki.
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== Red Letter Media Shows ==
* [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]
* [[Half in the Bag]]
* [[Best of the Worst]]
* [[re:View]]
* [[Movie Talk]]
* [[The Nerd Crew]]
* [[Beyond the Black Void]]
* [[Trivia]]
* [[Spitballs]]
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Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever

2026-04-13T20:18:04Z

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On this ''Red Letter Media'' special, '''Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever'''.

This episode features a clip of Kristian Harloff, host of the Collider podcast ''Jedi Council'', on a live stream. During the clip, he admits that he refuses to cover news of other Collider hosts and staff getting early access to the Disney theme park Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. This is due to the fact that he, personally, was not invited to the then-upcoming park. Rich Evans is heard - and seen - laughing to the clip.

== Remarks ==
Collider's ''Jedi Council'' is the primary inspiration for the show [[The Nerd Crew]].

''Jedi Council'' was among the many Collider shows to be canceled on January 2, 2020, shortly after Kristian's departure from the brand.
[[Category:Episodes]]
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Wheel of the Worst 18

2026-02-28T20:23:45Z

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| series = [[Best of the Worst]]
| image = Best of the Worst episode 75 thumbnail.jpg
| episode = 75
| subseries = Wheel of the Worst
| subseries_ep = 18
| cast = * [[Josh Davies]]
* [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Rich Evans]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2019|02|21}}
| link = {{URL | 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT5D7rJ8TPQ}}
| prev = [[Cybernator, Panther Squad, and Project Metalbeast]]
| next = [[Spookies, Action USA, and Alien Private Eye]]
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{{Quote|When I was seven, Rem Lezar came on me- I mean, came to me in my dreams as well!|[[Mike Stoklasa]]}}

'''''Wheel of the Worst #18''''' is the 18th episode of the ''Wheel of the Worst'' series, and the 75th episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]'' as a whole.

Mike greets Josh, ready to spin the Wheel Of The Worst yet again. Josh meanwhile seems distracted about something. Acetone? What's that?

== Options on The Wheel ==

* ''Rent-a-Friend''
* ''Run Through the Warehouse''
* ''Experience the Freedom of the Naturist Lifestyle''
* ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults''
* ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
* ''Chickens Gone Wild!!''
* ''Orgasmic Birth: The Best Kept Secret''
* ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* ''How to Sell Thousands of Dollars Worth of Plants from Home, Even if Your House is Surrounded by Huge Discount Stores and Home Improvement Stores''
* ''To Have & To Hold: Humorous Glimpses at the Ties That Bind... And Sometimes Knot''
* ''How to Have Fun with Billy Bob Teeth''
* ''How to Play to Win Blackjack''

== Films Watched ==

# ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults''
# ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
# ''Creating Rem Lezar''

== Votes ==

* Rich Evans: ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* Mike Stoklasa: ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
* Josh Davies: ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* Jay Bauman: ''Creating Rem Lezar''

''Creating Rem Lezar'' was determined the winner by a 0-1-3 vote.

Jay referred to the other films as "fucking miserable nightmares" to highlight just how much he liked ''Creating Rem Lezar'' compared to the other two films.

While ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults'' was [[Best of the Worst (Award)#List of losers|voted for destruction]], the group couldn't think of anything better than leaving it on a set of train tracks to be run over. Due to the logistical issues of doing it and the risk of damage to public infrastructure, the plan was cancelled.

== Description ==
<blockquote>
Oh no! After a six month hiatus, the Wheel of the Worst is back to torture the gang with more horrible VHS tapes that nobody should ever be forced to actually watch. LOOK OUT!
</blockquote>

== Themes ==

Rich notes that ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults'' is a [[Cheap films shot in the woods|cheap film shot in the woods]].

The teacher in Rem Lazar is [[character nicknames|nicknamed]] [[wikipedia:Dana Barrett|Dana Barrett]], while the principal is nicknamed Principal [[Wikipedia:General Zod|Zod]].

Mike makes a [[Mike's contrarian Best of the Worst picks|contrarian pick]] for ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''.

== Previously On ==

Josh compliments Mike's shirt, which is a joke. Mike had previously criticized Rich for wearing the same shirt on a previous episode. {{which episode}}

[[Category:Episodes]] [[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]] [[Category:Wheel of the Worst episodes]]

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== Summary ==
The thumbnail for [[Wheel of the Worst 18|Wheel of the Worst #18]].

Wheel of the Worst 18

2026-02-28T20:21:29Z

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{{Quote|When I was seven, Rem Lezar came on me- I mean, came to me in my dreams as well!|[[Mike Stoklasa]]}}

'''''Wheel of the Worst #18''''' is the 18th episode of the ''Wheel of the Worst'' series, and the 75th episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]'' as a whole.

Mike greets Josh, ready to spin the Wheel Of The Worst yet again. Josh meanwhile seems distracted about something. Acetone? What's that?

== Options on The Wheel ==

* ''Rent-a-Friend''
* ''Run Through the Warehouse''
* ''Experience the Freedom of the Naturist Lifestyle''
* ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults''
* ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
* ''Chickens Gone Wild!!''
* ''Orgasmic Birth: The Best Kept Secret''
* ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* ''How to Sell Thousands of Dollars Worth of Plants from Home, Even if Your House is Surrounded by Huge Discount Stores and Home Improvement Stores''
* ''To Have & To Hold: Humorous Glimpses at the Ties That Bind... And Sometimes Knot''
* ''How to Have Fun with Billy Bob Teeth''
* ''How to Play to Win Blackjack''

== Films Watched ==

# ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults''
# ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
# ''Creating Rem Lezar''

== Votes ==

* Rich Evans: ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* Mike Stoklasa: ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''
* Josh Davies: ''Creating Rem Lezar''
* Jay Bauman: ''Creating Rem Lezar''

''Creating Rem Lezar'' was determined the winner by a 0-1-3 vote.

Jay referred to the other films as "fucking miserable nightmares" to highlight just how much he liked ''Creating Rem Lezar'' compared to the other two films.

While ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults'' was [[Best of the Worst (Award)#List of losers|voted for destruction]], the group couldn't think of anything better than leaving it on a set of train tracks to be run over. Due to the logistical issues of doing it and the risk of damage to public infrastructure, the plan was cancelled.

== Description ==
<blockquote>
Oh no! After a six month hiatus, the Wheel of the Worst is back to torture the gang with more horrible VHS tapes that nobody should ever be forced to actually watch. LOOK OUT!
</blockquote>

== Themes ==

Rich notes that ''Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults'' is a [[Cheap films shot in the woods|cheap film shot in the woods]].

The teacher in Rem Lazar is [[character nicknames|nicknamed]] [[wikipedia:Dana Barrett|Dana Barrett]], while the principal is nicknamed Principal [[Wikipedia:General Zod|Zod]].

Mike makes a [[Mike's contrarian Best of the Worst picks|contrarian pick]] for ''Preventing Disaster at the Crossing''.

== Previously On ==

Josh compliments Mike's shirt, which is a joke. Mike had previously criticized Rich for wearing the same shirt on a previous episode. {{which episode}}

[[Category:Episodes]] [[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]] [[Category:Wheel of the Worst episodes]]

Fool's Paradise and The Corporate Product Biopic Trend

2026-02-27T14:40:16Z

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{{Infobox episode
| series = [[Half in the Bag]]
| image = Half in the Bag Episode 223 thumbnail.png
| image_alt = Mike and Jay are on opposite sides of the thumbnail, with lightly smiling expressions mimicking that of Charlie Day who is photoshopped into the center. Bags of Cheetos poke in from the bottom of the frame.
| episode = 223
| cast = * [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2023|06|16}}
| link = {{URL | 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjsJDL4Xh8}}
| couch_gag = Footage of Ray Liota being mauled by bears in ''Cocaine Bear'', overlaid with the text "In memory of Ray Liota"
| prev = [[Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3]]
| next = [[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]
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{{Quote|You created an $850 shoe! Good job!|[[Jay]]}}
'''''Fool’s Paradise and The Corporate Product Biopic Trend''''', the 223rd episode of ''[[Half in the Bag]]'', is an analysis of the Charlie Day comedy ''Fool’s Paradise'', and the general trend of biopics as a popular genre.

[[Mike]] has come up with a new method to make some cash at the [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]] shop: rewinding people’s VHS tapes. Unfortunately, his client has sent Betamax tapes that he can’t rewind automatically. [[Jay]] suggests selling bootleg copies of films that have been censored or changed when rereleased on DVD, Blu-Ray, or streaming.

== Description ==
<blockquote>Charlie Day from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia wrote, directed, and starred in a movie that just came out that you’ve never heard about! Is this gigantic flop as bad as it’s Rotten Tomatoes score would suggest? Also WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THE RUBIK’S CUBE MOVIE???
</blockquote>

== Remarks ==
One of the reviews Jay reads is about a “Cleopatra black wanna be”. This refers to [[Wikipedia:African Queens (TV series)#Controversy|the Netflix ''African Queens'' controversy]] where people reacted poorly to an English-Jamaican portraying an Egyptian.

== Themes ==
This review begins with [[Mike reading internet reviews#Variations|Jay reading YouTube comments]]. Additionally, Mike reads 5 star reviews of ''Fool’s Paradise''.

The discussion of corporatized biopics is reminiscent of ''RLM''’s [[disdain for the modern theater system]].

== Previously On ==
Mike and Jay previously discussed their take on ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]'' on [[re:View]].
[[Category:Half in the Bag episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]

RLMWiki:Style Guide

2026-02-17T02:20:16Z

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Here are some guidelines on how pages are laid out on RLMWiki.

For more information about expectations when editing the wiki, see [[RLMWiki:Standards]].

== When to ''not'' write a page. ==

Don't write a page if it would be better suited as a heading on another page. For example, [[Best of the Worst#Junka]].

Don't write a page for a "theme" if
* it's too broadly definable as a theme (like "cast members swearing")
* it's too underrepresented to even be a common theme in RLM media (like "Existence of higher powers in Half In The Bag")
* it's too overly specific to be anything more than an inside joke (like "potted plant gets smashed").

Don't write a page for special guests ''unless'' the guest becomes more regular on the show (e.g. [[Macaulay Culkin]]) or the guest does not have a relevant Wikipedia page (e.g. [[Len Kabasinksi]]).

Multi-part episodes do not need a separate page ''unless'' the videos are separate episodes in the chronology.
* [[Jack and Jill]] is two videos, but both make up Episode 21 of [[Half in the Bag]]. Therefore, both descriptions and thumbnails are referenced in the same page.
* [[The Friday the 13th Series (Part 1)]] and [[The Friday the 13th Series (Part 2)]] are separated by [[Pee-Wee's Big Adventure]], so those make up episodes 114, 116, and 115 of [[re:View|re:View]] respectively.

Do not make a page for an excerpt of an episode. Instead, make it a heading under the original video.
* Example: [[Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion#Christopher Nolan’s 12 Angry Men]]

== Titles ==

Titles for themes, categories, or big events in RLM canon can generally have any name you want, as long as it's distinct and snappy.
* [[Mike coming up with a segment name]]
* [[Episodes with chapters]]
* [[The COVID-19 pandemic]]

=== Episodes ===

On the YouTube channel, RLM tends to write their episode titles in the format of either "Show Name: Title" (as in episodes of [[Best of the Worst]]) or "Title - Show Name" (as in episodes of [[re:View]].) For our part, article titles should be equivalent to the episode titles alone. For example, the episode "Half in the Bag: Slender-Man" should have an article on this site called simply [[Slender-Man]].
* [[Andor]]
* [[Suburban Sasquatch]]
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]

This creates a problem with Plinketto and WOTW episodes, since those use a pound symbol in their titles and MediaWiki cannot support that due to technical restrictions on URLs. These episodes have a DISPLAYTITLE variable set for their actual pages. Editors are asked to provide links to these episodes in the format <code><nowiki>[[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]</nowiki></code> so that they can have their titles shown properly on most pages in spite of the technicality.

Where it would be prudent to include the name of the show, such as in example lists, these can be provided with alternate link text in the usual way: <code><nowiki>[[Article name|The text you want displayed]]</nowiki></code>.
* [[Andor|Andor - re:View]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Andor|Andor - re:View]]</nowiki></code>
* [[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]</nowiki></code>
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]</nowiki></code>

Some episodes are not privy to any show, do not have the show name in the title, or feature the show name as a part of the episode title. These should simply duplicate the title of the YouTube video.
* [[Nerd Crew Live!!! Star Wars News!!!]]
* [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
* [[Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever]]
* [[What Are Next?!]]

=== Characters ===

Titles for characters should have their full name where possible. Attempt to distinguish persons by name alone if possible (for example, [[Harry S. Plinkett]] vs [[Mr. Plinkett]].) When this is not possible, parentheses will do (e.g. [[Mike (The Nerd Crew)]].)
* [[Jay]]
* [[The Dunkster]]
* [[Krebs Gorlon]]

=== Cast & Crew ===

Titles for cast and crew '''must''' consist of their first and last name and may not include nicknames or shortenings. This is necessary to distinguish the various "Mike"s, "Jay"s, and "Rich"s in canon.
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
* [[Josh Davies]]

=== Locations ===

If someone says the name of a set onscreen, that is the name of the location, and thus the title of the article about the location.
* [[The Black Void]]
* [[Mount Everest]]
If a set or location has a given name, like a store, then the title of the article about that location should be that given name.
* [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]]
If a set represents a location owned by a person, name them in the title.
* [[The Plinkett Household]]
Otherwise, just make a best-guess effort.
* [[Backstage]]
* [[The Movie Room]]

== Templates ==

When creating a page for an episode, it is highly recommended that you use one of the prefilled episode templates to begin your page.

These templates are available at [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode]]. This link can also be found on the home page of the Wiki.

This will give you a ready-made page with an infobox and several common headings already prefilled in.

== Common headings in episode articles ==

=== Quote ===

As a fun bit, most episode pages include a quote at the top of the article from one of the cast members. Not only does it allow editors to highlight one of their favorite lines from the episode, but it can help with searching if a user only knows of an episode as [[Hawk the Slayer and THE ACTOR FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE with the X-ray Eyes|"The one where Jay says 'Turn around, Doug!'"]]

Which quote to add is up entirely to your discretion. It is recommended to use this template:
* <code><nowiki>{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}</nowiki></code>
Which will appear as
{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}
This will allow us to format quotes more nicely in the future if we wish.

=== Description ===

All episodes should archive the YouTube description. Use the <code><nowiki><blockquote></nowiki></code> HTML tag to offset it in your article. If there is a pinned comment, it is a good idea to archive that as well. Multi-part episodes should archive both descriptions in separate blockquotes.

It is up to you whether themes present in the description should be under this heading or under the Themes heading. As a rule of thumb, consider filing themes under this heading if the other heading is getting a bit crowded.

=== Themes ===

Themes are the general term for recurring motifs in RLM videos. Any recurring gag or bit can be a theme, but you are encouraged to add new themes at your discretion. Consider only marking themes you know are good, and adding new ones if multiple people talk about noticing it in the Talk section.

Of note, '''themes are not inside jokes.''' If something happens only twice or three times, it might be better suited for [[#Previously On]] or [[#Trivia]].

=== Remarks ===

If something is notable in the episode or you thought "Hey, I noticed that", it's a remark. You can add a separate "Trivia" section for things that seem inconsequential but noteworthy. This is roughly equivalent to the "Remarks" sections on HRWiki.

=== Previously On ===

Mark any noteworthy callbacks to earlier RLM episodes. You should provide wikilinks to the appropriate article.

=== Up Next ===

If discussions in this episode come up again on future episodes, mark them here. It may be overkill to provide this every single time a Previously On is used. Consider whether a call forward is really necessary to point out before adding this heading.

Fool's Paradise and The Corporate Product Biopic Trend

2026-02-17T02:01:58Z

Orangestar: /* Previously On */ Missing link to re:view

{{Infobox episode
| series = [[Half in the Bag]]
| image = Half in the Bag Episode 223 thumbnail.png
| image_alt = Mike and Jay are on opposite sides of the thumbnail, with lightly smiling expressions mimicking that of Charlie Day who is photoshopped into the center. Bags of Cheetos poke in from the bottom of the frame.
| episode = 223
| cast = * [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2023|06|16}}
| link = {{URL | 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjsJDL4Xh8}}
| couch_gag = Footage of Ray Liota being mauled by bears in ''Cocaine Bear'', overlaid with the text "In memory of Ray Liota"
| prev = [[Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3]]
| next = [[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]
}}
{{Quote|You created an $850 shoe! Good job!|[[Jay]]}}
'''''Fool’s Paradise and The Corporate Product Biopic Trend''''', the 223rd episode of ''[[Half in the Bag]]'', is an analysis of the Charlie Day comedy ''Fool’s Paradise'', and the general trend of biopics as a popular genre.

[[Mike]] has come up with a new method to make some cash at the [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]] shop: rewinding people’s VHS tapes. Unfortunately, his client has sent Betamax tapes that he can’t rewind automatically. [[Jay]] suggests selling bootleg copies of films that have been censored or changed when rereleased on DVD, Blu-Ray, or streaming.

== Description ==
<blockquote>Charlie Day from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia wrote, directed, and starred in a movie that just came out that you’ve never heard about! Is this gigantic flop as bad as it’s Rotten Tomatoes score would suggest? Also WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THE RUBIK’S CUBE MOVIE???
</blockquote>

== Remarks ==
One of the reviews Jay reads is about a “Cleopatra black wanna be”. This refers to [[Wikipedia:African Queens (TV series)#Controversy|the Netflix ''African Queens controversy'']] where people reacted poorly to an English-Jamaican portraying an Egyptian.

== Themes ==
This review begins with [[Mike reading internet reviews#Variations|Jay reading YouTube comments]]. Additionally, Mike reads 5 star reviews of ''Fool’s Paradise''.

The discussion of corporatized biopics is reminiscent of ''RLM''’s [[disdain for the modern theater system]].

== Previously On ==
Mike and Jay previously discussed their take on ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]'' on [[re:View]].
[[Category:Half in the Bag episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]

Showgirls

2026-02-17T01:55:52Z

Orangestar: why do templates do this extra line break WEH

{{Infobox episode|episode=118|series=[[re:View]]|image=File:ReView Showgirls thumbnail.png|image_alt=File:ReView Showgirls screencap.png|cast=* [[Rich Evans]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]|link={{URL | 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL8Ol0C76dQ}}|prev=[[Raising Arizona]]|next=[[The Dark Backward]]|release_date={{Start date|2024|01|28}}}}{{Quote|People are the worst!|[[Rich Evans]]}}
{{Quote|I know! That’s true! People are the worst. | [[Jay Bauman]]}}
The 119th episode of ''[[re:View]]'' centered around the Paul Verhoeven film '''''Showgirls'''''.

This episode of ''re:View'' includes clips of the film screening similar to an episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]''.

The end of the episode features an anecdote by Rich about a poor experience during his viewing of ''Oppenheimer'' in the theater.

== Description ==
<blockquote>Hey look! It’s that movie everybody hates from that director that everybody loves. It’s Showgirls! Now several decades after its release, Showgirls has had many reappraisals over the years but not by these two dim witted slobs. Is Showgirls a misunderstood camp classic or a genuinely terrible movie? Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between. Enjoy the video before YouTube shadowbans it!
</blockquote>

== Themes ==
This episode features another instance of [[disdain for the modern theater system]].

== Trivia ==
“Doggie Chow” most likely refers to [[wikipedia:Puppy chow (snack)|puppy chow]], a kind of snack food where trail mix is coated in melted candy.

Rich’s anecdote about Pac-Man comes from a [https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pac-man-30-years/ Wired Magazine interview with Toru Iwatani].

{{Quote|When you think about things women like, you think about fashion, or fortune-telling, or food or dating boyfriends. So I decided to theme the game around “eating” – after eating dinner, women like to have dessert.|Toru Iwatani}}
== Previously On ==
Oppenheimer was discussed on [[Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion|Half in the Bag: Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion]]

[[Category:re:View Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]

RLMWiki:Standards

2026-02-17T01:36:19Z

Orangestar:

''If you're here for tips on how to write a page, you should visit [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]] instead.''

Hi I'm [[User:Orangestar]] and I'm going to be writing this in a mostly first person conversational style, because the wiki is young and I want to get my personal vision out of the way to help it blossom into its best form.

As a quick preamble, I was inspired to create this wiki by my favorite fan wiki of all time, the [https://homestar.wiki/ Homestar Runner Wiki], so a lot of my opinions, intentions, design, and style for this will be deliberately <s>ripped off of</s> inspired by [https://homestar.wiki/wiki/HRWiki:Standards that wiki's standards]. If some of this looks familiar to you, you'll fit right in.

I primarily would like to monitor this project from the perspective of a system administrator, and have no interest in performing community management, public relations, etc. I envision any community around RLMWiki to happen organically as users find good places to get together for real time discussion and make personal pages for themselves.

With that being said, more avenues of communication are flatly good. If you need to contact me directly about anything regarding the wiki, its community, ideas, or technical issues (e.g. the site is down) I can be reached
* on Mastodon, [https://wetdry.world/@orangestar orangestar@wetdry.world]
* on Matrix, [https://matrix.to/#/@orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev @orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev]
* via E-Mail, [mailto:orangestar@cats4gold.net orangestar@cats4gold.net]

Other methods of contact may be found at [https://orangestar.dev my homepage].

== How to treat the Wiki ==

=== Move Fast and Break Things ===

<blockquote>
'''More edits are a net good thing.''' If you feel the need to edit the wiki to add something, '''do it.'''
</blockquote>

English Wikipedia has a rule that "Wikipedia has no hard rules." This is summarized on the page [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]]: '''If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it.''' It's one of the "5 Pillars" of Wikipedia policy, and it directly influences the rule to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]].

I think this is a good attitude to have. This is a place where coalition of information is a net positive for archival and preservation. In the spirit of Red Letter Media's [[destroyed objects|attitude]] towards their [[objects being recklessly thrown|own props and sets]], I've called this rule "move fast and break things." Personally, I think that attitude fits our spunky little indie wiki more than it does the corporate megacompany that I'm blatantly stealing the motto from.

As for breaking things, this server's running on bare metal. If something breaks, I can physically walk up to the machine to fix it.

=== Don't hassle each other ===

<blockquote>
'''Treat the people working on the site with respect.''' Be cordial on talk pages, and do not be petty or spiteful with how you handle other people's contributions - or how they handle yours.
</blockquote>

Unlike the wiki software, the editors maintaining it are real people. They should not be moved fast upon, nor should they be broken. I expect you all to be on your best behavior to make this website as good as it possibly can be.

Human nature can be fickle. It is common to misinterpret communication over text, confuse a good-natured revert or revision with a personal attack, and so forth. If you are disappointed with the way something was written, edited, reverted, or otherwise changed on the wiki, I encourage you to take it to talk pages first. Recognize when a revert-of-a-revert may lead to an edit war, and get opinions and consensus from your fellow editors before altering their work.

While this is secondary to the first rule, it is assumed you will take heed in knowing when to apply either rule to your current situation.

=== Edit with intent to help ===

<blockquote>
Ensure all edits are true, respectful, and interesting. '''Do not write jokes, make up lies, or speculate wildly on this wiki.''' Treat this website like you would any other online encyclopedia.
</blockquote>

Some backstory: I created RLMWiki after reading one of Mike's [[exceptionally long descriptions]] and realizing that the vast swathes of inside jokes and references he was making would be lost on the casual observer. Without even checking, I assumed any existing RLM wiki was probably a Fandom/Wikia wiki full of its own brand of fandom memes that would cause further confusion and alienate outside viewers. The earliest pages were written inside an Obsidian notebook and were converted to wikitext with Pandoc when it got too big.

The goal was simple: be true, be honest, and be thorough. Do we know why [[Jessica Nakles]] stopped appearing in RLM videos? No. Is it our goal to speculate or joke whether people were being pervy in the YT comments, she fell out of favor with Mike Stoklasa, or she simply moved away and got a new job? Absolutely not. We don't know if any of those things are true and it would be inappropriate for us to push those opinions on our readers. A good wiki should be neutral and factual.

For the record, I collated those theories from horrible people on Reddit. I'm fairly certain nobody knows why Jessi left and I hope she's doing fine.

=== Write Watsonian Where Possible ===

<blockquote>
'''Refrain from editorializing on in-character RLM content.''' If something happens in an episode or sketch, it is gospel with regards to that show. '''Treat the actions and characters on shows like ''Half in the Bag'' as seriously as possible.'''
</blockquote>

The terms "Watsonian" and "Doylist" were invented by fans of Sherlock Holmes and [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist popularized by internet wiki TVTropes] to quickly refer to the two ways a story's actions can be explained.

The Watsonian explanation is the "diagetic" or "in-universe" explanation for the occurrence. It's the answer you would get if you asked Dr. Watson why Sherlock Holmes did something (were he real.)

The Doylist explanation is the "out-of-character" reason. It's the answer that explains, logically, why a book was written that way. It's the answer you would get if you asked Sir Arthur Conan Doyle why Sherlock Holmes did something (purely speculatively, of course. I believe Doyle was actually quite good about giving in-universe answers.)

Within the context of RLMWiki, please try to write any situation that occurs in RLM shows, especially scripted ones, as though you are documenting actions like Dr. Watson. If Mike says he can document the trip up Mount Everest by running a VHS camcorder with a power cable all the way from the VCR repair shop{{Which episode}}, then that statement is gospel and it goes in the wiki without comment. You're free to make remarks (e.g. "This suggests that technology in the ''Half in the Bag'' universe is more recent than that of our world") but don't be snarky or make jokes.

Besides, [[The COVID-19 pandemic|the joke is funnier when you take it completely serious]].

== Copyright ==

[[wikipedia:IANAL|IANAL]]. I have no experience dealing with copyright law and have absolutely no idea how to write legally binding text for a wiki. However, almost all of the content on RLMWiki, from screencaps to quotes to ideas, are copyright material of Red Letter Media. Additionally, a large majority of that content is licensed under the YouTube Standard License, which includes some prohibitions about what parts of the video may be distributed outside of their website, which may include screencaps and thumbnails - something our Wiki is designed to catalog.

I'm pretty sure this falls under fair use, and even if it didn't YouTube has nothing to gain by initiating legal proceedings against us since we're a nonprofit fan project, but... you know, technically if they did that they'd probably be in the right. Something to keep in mind.

So if you upload a file and notice the only copyright option is "No license"? That's my fault. I don't know what to write so I'm just leaving it blank and we can build that ark when the flood shows up.

== See Also ==

* [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]]

RLMWiki:Standards

2026-02-17T01:34:27Z

Orangestar: Protected "RLMWiki:Standards" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

''If you're here for tips on how to write a page, you should visit [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]] instead.''

Hi I'm [[User:Orangestar]] and I'm going to be writing this in a mostly first person conversational style, because the wiki is young and I want to get my personal vision out of the way to help it blossom into its best form.

As a quick preamble, I was inspired to create this wiki by my favorite fan wiki of all time, the [https://hrwiki.org Homestar Runner Wiki], so a lot of my opinions, intentions, design, and style for this will be deliberately <s>ripped off of</s> inspired by [https://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki:Standards that wiki's standards]. If some of this looks familiar to you, you'll fit right in.

I primarily would like to monitor this project from the perspective of a system administrator, and have no interest in performing community management, public relations, etc. I envision any community around RLMWiki to happen organically as users find good places to get together for real time discussion and make personal pages for themselves.

With that being said, more avenues of communication are flatly good. If you need to contact me directly about anything regarding the wiki, its community, ideas, or technical issues (e.g. the site is down) I can be reached
* on Mastodon, [https://wetdry.world/@orangestar orangestar@wetdry.world]
* on Matrix, [https://matrix.to/#/@orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev @orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev]
* via E-Mail, [mailto:orangestar@cats4gold.net orangestar@cats4gold.net]

Other methods of contact may be found at [https://orangestar.dev my homepage].

== How to treat the Wiki ==

=== Move Fast and Break Things ===

<blockquote>
'''More edits are a net good thing.''' If you feel the need to edit the wiki to add something, '''do it.'''
</blockquote>

English Wikipedia has a rule that "Wikipedia has no hard rules." This is summarized on the page [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]]: '''If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it.''' It's one of the "5 Pillars" of Wikipedia policy, and it directly influences the rule to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]].

I think this is a good attitude to have. This is a place where coalition of information is a net positive for archival and preservation. In the spirit of Red Letter Media's [[destroyed objects|attitude]] towards their [[objects being recklessly thrown|own props and sets]], I've called this rule "move fast and break things." Personally, I think that attitude fits our spunky little indie wiki more than it does the corporate megacompany that I'm blatantly stealing the motto from.

As for breaking things, this server's running on bare metal. If something breaks, I can physically walk up to the machine to fix it.

=== Don't hassle each other ===

<blockquote>
'''Treat the people working on the site with respect.''' Be cordial on talk pages, and do not be petty or spiteful with how you handle other people's contributions - or how they handle yours.
</blockquote>

Unlike the wiki software, the editors maintaining it are real people. They should not be moved fast upon, nor should they be broken. I expect you all to be on your best behavior to make this website as good as it possibly can be.

Human nature can be fickle. It is common to misinterpret communication over text, confuse a good-natured revert or revision with a personal attack, and so forth. If you are disappointed with the way something was written, edited, reverted, or otherwise changed on the wiki, I encourage you to take it to talk pages first. Recognize when a revert-of-a-revert may lead to an edit war, and get opinions and consensus from your fellow editors before altering their work.

While this is secondary to the first rule, it is assumed you will take heed in knowing when to apply either rule to your current situation.

=== Edit with intent to help ===

<blockquote>
Ensure all edits are true, respectful, and interesting. '''Do not write jokes, make up lies, or speculate wildly on this wiki.''' Treat this website like you would any other online encyclopedia.
</blockquote>

Some backstory: I created RLMWiki after reading one of Mike's [[exceptionally long descriptions]] and realizing that the vast swathes of inside jokes and references he was making would be lost on the casual observer. Without even checking, I assumed any existing RLM wiki was probably a Fandom/Wikia wiki full of its own brand of fandom memes that would cause further confusion and alienate outside viewers. The earliest pages were written inside an Obsidian notebook and were converted to wikitext with Pandoc when it got too big.

The goal was simple: be true, be honest, and be thorough. Do we know why [[Jessica Nakles]] stopped appearing in RLM videos? No. Is it our goal to speculate or joke whether people were being pervy in the YT comments, she fell out of favor with Mike Stoklasa, or she simply moved away and got a new job? Absolutely not. We don't know if any of those things are true and it would be inappropriate for us to push those opinions on our readers. A good wiki should be neutral and factual.

For the record, I collated those theories from horrible people on Reddit. I'm fairly certain nobody knows why Jessi left and I hope she's doing fine.

=== Write Watsonian Where Possible ===

<blockquote>
'''Refrain from editorializing on in-character RLM content.''' If something happens in an episode or sketch, it is gospel with regards to that show. '''Treat the actions and characters on shows like ''Half in the Bag'' as seriously as possible.'''
</blockquote>

The terms "Watsonian" and "Doylist" were invented by fans of Sherlock Holmes and [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist popularized by internet wiki TVTropes] to quickly refer to the two ways a story's actions can be explained.

The Watsonian explanation is the "diagetic" or "in-universe" explanation for the occurrence. It's the answer you would get if you asked Dr. Watson why Sherlock Holmes did something (were he real.)

The Doylist explanation is the "out-of-character" reason. It's the answer that explains, logically, why a book was written that way. It's the answer you would get if you asked Sir Arthur Conan Doyle why Sherlock Holmes did something (purely speculatively, of course. I believe Doyle was actually quite good about giving in-universe answers.)

Within the context of RLMWiki, please try to write any situation that occurs in RLM shows, especially scripted ones, as though you are documenting actions like Dr. Watson. If Mike says he can document the trip up Mount Everest by running a VHS camcorder with a power cable all the way from the VCR repair shop{{Which episode}}, then that statement is gospel and it goes in the wiki without comment. You're free to make remarks (e.g. "This suggests that technology in the ''Half in the Bag'' universe is more recent than that of our world") but don't be snarky or make jokes.

Besides, [[The COVID-19 pandemic|the joke is funnier when you take it completely serious]].

== Copyright ==

[[wikipedia:IANAL|IANAL]]. I have no experience dealing with copyright law and have absolutely no idea how to write legally binding text for a wiki. However, almost all of the content on RLMWiki, from screencaps to quotes to ideas, are copyright material of Red Letter Media. Additionally, a large majority of that content is licensed under the YouTube Standard License, which includes some prohibitions about what parts of the video may be distributed outside of their website, which may include screencaps and thumbnails - something our Wiki is designed to catalog.

I'm pretty sure this falls under fair use, and even if it didn't YouTube has nothing to gain by initiating legal proceedings against us since we're a nonprofit fan project, but... you know, technically if they did that they'd probably be in the right. Something to keep in mind.

So if you upload a file and notice the only copyright option is "No license"? That's my fault. I don't know what to write so I'm just leaving it blank and we can build that ark when the flood shows up.

== See Also ==

* [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]]

RLMWiki:Style Guide

2026-02-17T01:34:23Z

Orangestar: Protected "RLMWiki:Style Guide" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

Here are some guidelines on how pages are laid out on RLMWiki.

For more information about expectations when editing the wiki, see [[RLMWiki:Standards]].

== When to ''not'' write a page. ==

Don't write a page if it would be better suited as a heading on another page. For example, [[Best of the Worst#Junka]].

Don't write a page for a "theme" if
* it's too broadly definable as a theme (like "cast members swearing")
* it's too underrepresented to even be a common theme in RLM media (like "Existence of higher powers in Half In The Bag")
* it's too overly specific to be anything more than an inside joke (like "potted plant gets smashed").

Don't write a page for special guests ''unless'' the guest becomes more regular on the show (e.g. [[Macaulay Culkin]]) or the guest does not have a relevant Wikipedia page (e.g. [[Len Kabasinksi]]).

== Titles ==

Titles for themes, categories, or big events in RLM canon can generally have any name you want, as long as it's distinct and snappy.
* [[Mike coming up with a segment name]]
* [[Episodes with chapters]]
* [[The COVID-19 pandemic]]

=== Episodes ===

On the YouTube channel, RLM tends to write their episode titles in the format of either "Show Name: Title" (as in episodes of [[Best of the Worst]]) or "Title - Show Name" (as in episodes of [[re:View]].) For our part, article titles should be equivalent to the episode titles alone. For example, the episode "Half in the Bag: Slender-Man" should have an article on this site called simply [[Slender-Man]].
* [[Andor]]
* [[Suburban Sasquatch]]
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]

This creates a problem with Plinketto and WOTW episodes, since those use a pound symbol in their titles and MediaWiki cannot support that due to technical restrictions on URLs. These episodes have a DISPLAYTITLE variable set for their actual pages. Editors are asked to provide links to these episodes in the format <code><nowiki>[[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]</nowiki></code> so that they can have their titles shown properly on most pages in spite of the technicality.

Where it would be prudent to include the name of the show, such as in example lists, these can be provided with alternate link text in the usual way: <code><nowiki>[[Article name|The text you want displayed]]</nowiki></code>.
* [[Andor|Andor - re:View]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Andor|Andor - re:View]]</nowiki></code>
* [[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]</nowiki></code>
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]</nowiki></code>

Some episodes are not privy to any show, do not have the show name in the title, or feature the show name as a part of the episode title. These should simply duplicate the title of the YouTube video.
* [[Nerd Crew Live!!! Star Wars News!!!]]
* [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
* [[Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever]]
* [[What Are Next?!]]

=== Characters ===

Titles for characters should have their full name where possible. Attempt to distinguish persons by name alone if possible (for example, [[Harry S. Plinkett]] vs [[Mr. Plinkett]].) When this is not possible, parentheses will do (e.g. [[Mike (The Nerd Crew)]].)
* [[Jay]]
* [[The Dunkster]]
* [[Krebs Gorlon]]

=== Cast & Crew ===

Titles for cast and crew '''must''' consist of their first and last name and may not include nicknames or shortenings. This is necessary to distinguish the various "Mike"s, "Jay"s, and "Rich"s in canon.
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
* [[Josh Davies]]

=== Locations ===

If someone says the name of a set onscreen, that is the name of the location, and thus the title of the article about the location.
* [[The Black Void]]
* [[Mount Everest]]
If a set or location has a given name, like a store, then the title of the article about that location should be that given name.
* [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]]
If a set represents a location owned by a person, name them in the title.
* [[The Plinkett Household]]
Otherwise, just make a best-guess effort.
* [[Backstage]]
* [[The Movie Room]]

== Templates ==

When creating a page for an episode, it is highly recommended that you use one of the prefilled episode templates to begin your page.

These templates are available at [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode]]. This link can also be found on the home page of the Wiki.

This will give you a ready-made page with an infobox and several common headings already prefilled in.

== Common headings in episode articles ==

=== Quote ===

As a fun bit, most episode pages include a quote at the top of the article from one of the cast members. Not only does it allow editors to highlight one of their favorite lines from the episode, but it can help with searching if a user only knows of an episode as [[Hawk the Slayer and THE ACTOR FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE with the X-ray Eyes|"The one where Jay says 'Turn around, Doug!'"]]

Which quote to add is up entirely to your discretion. It is recommended to use this template:
* <code><nowiki>{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}</nowiki></code>
Which will appear as
{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}
This will allow us to format quotes more nicely in the future if we wish.

=== Description ===

All episodes should archive the YouTube description. Use the <code><nowiki><blockquote></nowiki></code> HTML tag to offset it in your article. If there is a pinned comment, it is a good idea to archive that as well. Multi-part episodes should archive both descriptions in separate blockquotes.

It is up to you whether themes present in the description should be under this heading or under the Themes heading. As a rule of thumb, consider filing themes under this heading if the other heading is getting a bit crowded.

=== Themes ===

Themes are the general term for recurring motifs in RLM videos. Any recurring gag or bit can be a theme, but you are encouraged to add new themes at your discretion. Consider only marking themes you know are good, and adding new ones if multiple people talk about noticing it in the Talk section.

Of note, '''themes are not inside jokes.''' If something happens only twice or three times, it might be better suited for [[#Previously On]] or [[#Trivia]].

=== Remarks ===

If something is notable in the episode or you thought "Hey, I noticed that", it's a remark. You can add a separate "Trivia" section for things that seem inconsequential but noteworthy. This is roughly equivalent to the "Remarks" sections on HRWiki.

=== Previously On ===

Mark any noteworthy callbacks to earlier RLM episodes. You should provide wikilinks to the appropriate article.

=== Up Next ===

If discussions in this episode come up again on future episodes, mark them here. It may be overkill to provide this every single time a Previously On is used. Consider whether a call forward is really necessary to point out before adding this heading.

Category:Characters

2026-02-16T04:14:58Z

Orangestar: Creating a simple starter for this page

The shows on Red Letter Media are home to a host of characters, from bit parts to recurring nuisances.

MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown

2026-01-22T05:14:29Z

Orangestar: Created page with "* Common delete reasons ** Spam ** Vandalism ** Copyright violation ** Author request ** Broken redirect ** Advertisement"

* Common delete reasons
** Spam
** Vandalism
** Copyright violation
** Author request
** Broken redirect
** Advertisement

List of Movie Talk episodes

2025-12-15T17:53:09Z

Orangestar: Created page with "The following is an ordered list of all ''Movie Talk'' episodes. # Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus - SPOILERS # Red Letter Media Talks About Prometheus on DVD # 2014 Summer Movie Round Up by Red Letter Media # F*ck You, It's January! (2015) # All Trailers are the Same!!! # Scientist Man Explains Terminator: Genisys # Nerd Talk: Sequels, Spin-Offs, and Standalones # Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rich and Mike's Predict..."

The following is an ordered list of all [[Movie Talk|''Movie Talk'']] episodes.

# [[Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus - SPOILERS]]
# [[Red Letter Media Talks About Prometheus on DVD]]
# [[2014 Summer Movie Round Up by Red Letter Media]]
# [[F*ck You, It's January! (2015)]]
# [[All Trailers are the Same!!!]]
# [[Scientist Man Explains Terminator: Genisys]]
# [[Nerd Talk: Sequels, Spin-Offs, and Standalones]]
# [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rich and Mike's Predictions]]
# [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens Clickbait Video!]]
# [[GHOSTBUSTERS TRAILER REVIEW - Red Letter Media]]
# [[Scientist Man Analyzes Ghostbusters (2016)]]
# [[Star Wars Rogue One Trailer Breakdown No. 6,387]]
# [[F**k You, It's January! (2017)]]
# [[Red Letter Media Talks About Alien: Covenant - SPOILERS]]
# [[Rich and Mike Talk: Disney's Han Solo Terrible Movie Ideas]]
# [[Scientist Man's Plan to Save Star Wars]]
# [[Mike Talks About Ghost Adventures]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About The Clovehitch Killer]]
# [[Avengers Toy Unboxing with Freddie Williams and Rich Evans]]
# [[Pathetic Man-Child Destroys 2,387 Vintage Star Wars Figures]]
# [[Star Trek Discovery Season 2 In a Nutshell]]
# [[Rich and Mike's The Rise of Skywalker Predictions Video]]
# [[Rich and Jay Talk About The Boys]]
# [[Rich and Jay Talk About Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]
# [[Rich Evans Reacts to 2020 Movie Trailers]]
# [[Boomer Fight! Shatner VS RLM Explained!]]
# [[Rich and Jay Talk About Cobra Kai]]
# [[Mike and Jay talk about The Simpsons - "Marge in Chains"]]
# [[Rich and Jay Talk About The Boys Season 2]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About The Kid Detective]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About Midnight Mass]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About Red Rocket]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About Pig]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About Cobweb]]
# [[Mike and Jay Talk About Dinner in America]]

Wheel of the Worst 26

2025-12-11T20:25:18Z

Orangestar: /* Trivia */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Wheel of the Worst #26}}
{{Infobox episode
| title = Wheel of the Worst #26
| series = [[Best of the Worst]]
| image = Best of the Worst Episode 123 thumbnail.png
| episode = 123
| cast = * [[Colin Cunningham]]
* [[Rich Evans]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Mike Stoklasa]]
| editor = [[Mike Stoklasa]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2023|10|15}}
| link = {{URL | 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jeLfmzhpg}}
| prev = [[Back in Action vs. Enemy Territory]]
| next = [[Halloween 2023]]
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'''''Wheel of the Worst #26''''' is the 26th episode of the ''Wheel of the Worst'' series, and the 123rd episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]'' as a whole.

This video features [[Colin Cunningham|Colin from Canada]] as a special guest, and an extended sketch with the Actar 911 Babies as an epilogue.

== Options on The Wheel ==

* ''Romance Tours to Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Belarus''
* ''Flirting with Magic''
* ''Minnie Monkey Magical Music''
* ''Corey Haim: Me Myself and I''
* ''Butt it Out''
* Actar 911 Infantry training video
* ''Lorenzo’s Songbook - Volume One - The Discovery''
* ''Write from the Beginning''
* ''Tommy Nitro’s Karate Adventure''
* ''Surfing for Seniors''
* ''Come See What First Aid You Can Do''
* ''On Target''

== Films Watched ==

# ''Flirting with Magic''
# Actar 911 Infantry training video
# ''Surfing for Seniors''

''Surfing for Seniors'' was viewed despite The Wheel [[rigged Wheel of the Worst spins|landing on]] ''Come See What First Aid You Can Do''.

== Votes ==

* Colin: Actar 911 Infantry training video
* Rich Evans: Actar 911 Infantry training video
* Jay: Actar 911 Infantry training video
* Mike: Actar 911 Infantry training video

The Actar 911 Infantry training video was determined the winner by unanimous vote.
{{Clear}}

== Description ==

<blockquote>The gang is back! The wheel must be spun three times to select videos for these men to watch! This is the 26th time we’ve spun the wheel and this time it’s no less embarrassing. Heavens help them! They’ve selected films that will test their limits as countless frauds who huckster and grift their way across the internet. These hollow clowns will attempt to breakdown them videos in the way no others can on the internet. Talk about old videos made for perverts, the elderly, and medical professionals. The mens will make jokes and live, laugh, love, eat and pray love as Rich Evans once again defies death another day. His soul is always being pulled towards Hell by our one and only lord and savior, Satan. Each episode of Best of the Worst takes a little piece of his once happy heart and replaces it with the black coal of the Devil’s shart. Poor Rich. He tries. He tries so hard to leave RLM, but that ass-clown Bauman and the other one (the dumb one) keep telling him he can’t go back to his other life as a suave international spy. Rich once had it all. Looks, money, fame, women, and success. Now, that is all the faded cloud of an elderly fart. Up in smoke as they say in Lubbock, Texas. Rich recently went into a deli and attempted to put his own face in a meat-grinder. This was an obvious, although odd, attempt at suicide. The incident was caught on a surveillance camera and appeared on the TLC program “Fools on Tape” a show that laughs at the tragedy of others. He received no moneys for this appearance and is currently entangled in a lawsuit with the creators of the show. Rich was willing to ignore this injustice, but very much despised the fact that the show included a laugh track when his face was in the meat grinder. Despite all his personal challenges, Rich Evans appears in another episode of Best of the Worst. He endures the belittling drunken behavior of his “friend” Mark and the problems a 45-year-old man must endure having to change his own diaper 8 times a day with only one working hand (injury). Colin from Canada also appears in this episode as happy and kind as ever. Colin was once again reminded that sitting next to Rich means a healthy waft of onions. And sitting across from Mike is the enteral stink of stale beer and wallpaper paste.</blockquote>

== Trivia ==

[[File:Best of the Worst Episode 123 Wheel 26 cap.png|thumb|The Wheel, as seen in this episode.]]

The photo of [[Cameron Mitchell]] on The Wheel has been replaced.

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== Themes ==

The [[ShowBiz Pizza Bear]] Is mentioned.

This video has an [[exceptionally long descriptions|exceptionally long description]] that features [[Jokes about threatening suicide|a description of Rich Evans attempting to commit suicide]].

''Flirting with Magic'' is another discussion with a [[Magician Makes Something Disappear joke]].
{{Clear}}

== Previously On ==

Rich calls back to ''How To Seduce Women Through Hypnosis'' from [[Wheel of the Worst 11|Wheel of the Worst #11]] when talking about ''Flirting with Magic''.

== Up Next ==

''Write From The Beginning'' and ''Minnie Monkey Magical Music'' would be selected on [[Wheel of the Worst 27|the next Wheel episode]].

The Actar 911 Infantry Infant cameos in [[Wish Upon|Best of the Worst Spotlight: Wish Upon]]
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[[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]]
[[Category:Wheel of the Worst episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes with Long Descriptions]]

Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too

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{{Infobox episode
| series = [[Best of the Worst]]
| image = Best of the Worst Episode 113 thumbnail.jpg
| episode = 113
| subseries = Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt
| subseries_ep = 2
| cast = * [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Jack Packard]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
| editor = Unknown
| release_date = {{Start date|2022|09|01}}
| link = {{URL|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYxlU0xCwVs}}
| prev = [[Black Spine Junka 3]]
| next = [[Halloween 2022]]
}}
{{Quote|You want something slimy that smells terrible? How about my di''i''i''i''i''i''ick!|[[Mike Stoklasa]]}}{{Quote|Well, I understood what was <u>happening</u> in ''Silk 2'', so that's a plus.|[[Jay Bauman]]}}{{Quote|Nerds are lonely and wanna rent movies!|[[Jack Packard]]}}

'''''Best of the Worst: Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too''''' is the 113th episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]''. It is the second Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt after [[Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt]].

== Scavenger Hunt Criteria ==

=== Jack Packard ===

* Tape or DVD is [[Wiktionary:sunbleached|sun-bleached]].
* Under 80 minutes

=== Tim Higgins ===

* Might take place in a Post-Apocalypse.
* Man holding a gun on the cover.

=== Jay Bauman ===

* Might be about a Demon {{Sic|of}} some kind of Paranormal Evil.
* Death, Blood or Kill in the title.
* A cover that is a painted artwork.

Mike claimed Jay's first two criteria were too easy, and required him to draw a third option.

== Films Watched ==

# ''Silk 2'' (Jack Packard)
# ''Ultra Warrior'' (Tim Higgins)
# ''Blood Freak'' (Jay Bauman)
Tim's first pick for his scavenger hunt was ''American Cyborg: Steel Warrior''. However, [[Best of the Worst picks without discussions|this film was not discussed]] as the tape was in disrepair, and was eaten by their VCR.

== Votes ==

* Jay: ''Blood Freak''
* Jack: ''Silk 2''
* Tim: ''Silk 2''
* Mike: ''Blood Freak''

''Blood Freak'' and ''Silk 2'' tied with a 2-0-2 vote. This tie was not solved, as the crew was more interested in [[Best of the Worst (Award)#List of Losers|destroying ''Ultra Warrior'']].

For its destruction, Mike was filmed in a horse mask punching ''Ultra Warrior''. It was then [[Destroyed objects|run under a table saw]] as was the character in ''Blood Freak''.

{{Clear}}

== Description ==

<blockquote>Hey remember the Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt???? It's a gimmick we only did once, two years ago. We didn't run this gimmick into the ground! So now it's back! This time, there's three contestants, two pieces of criteria, and endless trash to choose from! Who will win the scavenger hunt? What will win Best of the Worst? And when will someone change my diaper???</blockquote>
The writer [[adult diaper jokes|asks for his diaper to be changed]].

== Themes ==

Tim [[Character nicknames|names a pair of characters]] "Nerdrick" and "The Stooge". The main character of ''Silk 2'' is named "Silk" by the panelists.

Jack asks the panel to guess which [[Mike's contrarian Best of the Worst picks|deliberately contrarian opinion Mike will take]] when choosing the Best of the Worst. Mike jokes about [[Off-table Best of the Worst picks|choosing ''American Cyborg: Steel Warrior'']].

=== Dack Rambo ===
The panel [[Rich Evans struggling to pronounce words#Variations|struggles to pronounce]] Dack Rambo's name, and it is pointed out every time with a cut-in of Kenner alongside a subtitle. The names listed are:

* '''Dack Rambo''', his real and proper name.
* '''Dirk Rambo''', coincidentally the real name of Dack Rambo's brother.
* '''Dack Hollywood'''
* '''Dick Rambo or Something'''

== Remarks ==

Jay refers to ''[[Night of the Lepus, Zombie 3, and Silk|Silk]]'' as "the only movie we've ever abandoned." Not counting ''Black Spine Junka'' tapes that have been abandoned, the crew has also abandoned ''Ice Cream Man''{{which episode}}, ''[[Plinketto 8|Ratatoing]]'', and ''Phobe''{{which episode}}.

[[Category:Episodes]] [[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]]

Revealing crew members

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[[File:Mike Grimacing.png|alt=Mike Stoklasa holding a VHS Camcorder and grimacing at the camera.|thumb|220x220px|[[Mike Stoklasa]] exposed as a crew member on [[Night of the Lepus, Zombie 3, and Silk]].]]
The crew at ''Red Letter Media'' run a tight ship, often operating with minimal or no crew. Typical crew members for an ''RLM'' production consist of cast members managing the cameras and lighting just offscreen.

These crew members—being longtime friends and cast members—will joke and jest with each other both on and off camera. This often results in '''crew members being revealed''', an abnormal practice compared to most professional shows where these people should be invisible and unseen.

== Examples ==

* [[Night of the Lepus, Zombie 3, and Silk]]: After [[Josh Davies|Josh]] explains the gimmick - using old VHS camcorders instead of modern professional ones - the active camera pans to [[Mike Stoklasa]] filming the segment on one of these camcorders, who grimaces.
* [[Battle of the Genres]]: [[Jay Bauman]] drinks coffee while operating the camera, leading to Mike pointing it out to [[Rich Evans]]. This reveals both Rich and Jay as crew members.
* [[Wheel of the Worst 28|Wheel of the Worst #28]]: Jay asks Mike "What are you filming?" intending to ask what the shot is framed at. Mike, now revealed as a crew member, answers truthfully that he's filming a two-shot first, then mocks Jay's question. The now-revealed Mike then pot-shots jokes to the other crew member, Rich Evans.

Halloween Spooktacular 2024

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{{Infobox episode
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| image = Best of the Worst Episode 134 thumbnail.jpg
| episode = 134
| cast = * [[Rich Evans]]
* [[wikipedia:Jack Quaid|Jack Quaid]]
* [[Jack Packard]]
* [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2024|10|26}}
| link = {{URL| 1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YyNxsevH_Q}}
| prev = [[Donald Farmer's Market]]
| next = [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
}}{{Quote|I'm leaving, and I'm taking my cock with me!|[[Rich Evans]]}}

For '''''Best of the Worst: Halloween Spooktacular 2024''''', Jack Quaid guest stairs in this annual Halloween Spooktacular episode. It is the 134th episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]''.

Once again{{Which episode|date=November 2025}}, Rich Evans is The Crapkeeper, and has a selection of 3 Halloween themed horror films. Afterwards, the cast visit a carnival funhouse to discuss the films - though, mostly, ''Devil Story''.

== Films Watched ==

# ''Zombie Nightmare''
# ''Die Hard Dracula''
# ''Devil Story''

== Votes ==

It was agreed that ''Devil Story'' would automatically win a unanimous vote. Jack Quaid suggested to vote for the runner up of the other two contestants instead.

* Mike: ''Zombie Nightmare''
* Jay: ''Zombie Nightmare''
* Jack Quaid: ''Zombie Nightmare''
* Rich Evans: ''Zombie Nightmare''

Jack said of ''Devil Story'' that "If you care about film, you need to watch [it]".

== Description ==

<blockquote>Happy Halloween, jerks! Light a candle, grab some candy corn, and get cozy cuz this is a long episode! Zombies, Draculas, Mummies, and a Man Freak Beast. We got it all this year. For Halloween, we went all out by bringing on a special celebrity guest named Rich Evans, and proceeded to watch two normal Halloween-y bad movies and then one film that is so deserving of a Spotlight episode that we basically devolved into one which is why the episode is so long. It's Devil Story! The most amazing thing any of us have ever seen. We didn’t want to miss covering anything in Devil Story because it’s just too amazing. BooooOoOoOoo…</blockquote>

== Remarks ==

After Mike removes Devil Story from the pumpkin, Rich Evans can be seen behind him, despite the fact he should be behind the table at that time.

Jay jokes that their discussion of ''Devil Story'' makes the episode a [[Best of the Worst#Spotlight and Blacklight|Spotlight episode]].

== Themes ==

Rich evans [[destroyed objects|destroys multiple pumpkins, and flips the Crapkeeper setup]] as well.

== Previously On ==

Jack Quaid mentions ''[[Top Hat Monkey Goes West]]'', the recurring fictional gag film. Jack was asked by Mike to pitch the film's script to Christopher Nolan,{{Which episode|date=2025-02-24}} as Jack was appearing in Nolan's film ''Oppenheimer''.

''Oppenheimer'' was [[Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion|previously featured]] on [[Half in the Bag]].

[[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]]
[[Category:Holiday Best of the Worst episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Halloween Best of the Worst episodes]]

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Character nicknames

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During episodes of Red Letter Media productions, especially [[Best of the Worst]], cast members are known for '''giving characters nicknames''' when their actual character name did not leave an impact or their appearance was more interesting than their performance.

== Film Title As Nickname ==

Most commonly, protagonists are named after the films, such as Leo Fong's character being nicknamed [[Lady Terminator, Lost in Dinosaur World, and Low Blow|Low Blow]].

* Monique Gabrielle's character, Jenny Sleighton, is nicknamed "Silk" in [[Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too|Silk 2]], but the panelists explicitly refer to her as "Silk 2".

== Other Examples ==

* While discussing [[Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too|Silk 2]], Tim gives the names "Nerdrick" and "The Stooge" to a pair of characters.

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Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too

2025-11-07T01:30:34Z

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{{Infobox episode
| series = [[Best of the Worst]]
| image = Best of the Worst Episode 113 thumbnail.jpg
| episode = 113
| subseries = Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt
| subseries_ep = 2
| cast = * [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Jack Packard]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
| editor = Unknown
| release_date = {{Start date|2022|09|01}}
| link = {{URL|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYxlU0xCwVs}}
| prev = [[Black Spine Junka 3]]
| next = [[Halloween 2022]]
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{{Quote|You want something slimy that smells terrible? How about my di''i''i''i''i''i''ick!|[[Mike Stoklasa]]}}{{Quote|Well, I understood what was <u>happening</u> in ''Silk 2'', so that's a plus.|[[Jay Bauman]]}}{{Quote|Nerds are lonely and wanna rent movies!|[[Jack Packard]]}}

'''''Best of the Worst: Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too''''' is the 113th episode of ''[[Best of the Worst]]''. It is the second Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt after [[Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt]].

== Scavenger Hunt Criteria ==

=== Jack Packard ===

* Tape or DVD is [[Wiktionary:sunbleached|sun-bleached]].
* Under 80 minutes

=== Tim Higgins ===

* Might take place in a Post-Apocalypse.
* Man holding a gun on the cover.

=== Jay Bauman ===

* Might be about a Demon {{Sic|of}} some kind of Paranormal Evil.
* Death, Blood or Kill in the title.
* A cover that is a painted artwork.

Mike claimed Jay's first two criteria were too easy, and required him to draw a third option.

== Films Watched ==

# ''Silk 2'' (Jack Packard)
# ''Ultra Warrior'' (Tim Higgins)
# ''Blood Freak'' (Jay Bauman)
Tim's first pick for his scavenger hunt was ''American Cyborg: Steel Warrior''. However, [[Best of the Worst picks without discussions|this film was not discussed]] as the tape was in disrepair, and was eaten by their VCR.

== Votes ==

It was discussed that, per the normal rules of ''Battle of the Genres'', the panelists would have to vote for ''Interceptor Force'', which nobody wanted to reward. Therefore, normal ''Best of the Worst'' rules applied.

* Jay: ''Blood Freak''
* Jack: ''Silk 2''
* Tim: ''Silk 2''
* Mike: ''Blood Freak''

''Blood Freak'' and ''Silk 2'' tied with a 2-0-2 vote. This tie was not solved, as the crew was more interested in [[Best of the Worst (Award)#List of Losers|destroying ''Ultra Warrior'']].

For its destruction, Mike was filmed in a horse mask punching ''Ultra Warrior''. It was then [[Destroyed objects|run under a table saw]] as was the character in ''Blood Freak''.

{{Clear}}

== Description ==

<blockquote>Hey remember the Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt???? It's a gimmick we only did once, two years ago. We didn't run this gimmick into the ground! So now it's back! This time, there's three contestants, two pieces of criteria, and endless trash to choose from! Who will win the scavenger hunt? What will win Best of the Worst? And when will someone change my diaper???</blockquote>
The writer [[adult diaper jokes|asks for his diaper to be changed]].

== Themes ==

Tim [[Character nicknames|names a pair of characters]] "Nerdrick" and "The Stooge". The main character of ''Silk 2'' is named "Silk" by the panelists.

Jack asks the panel to guess which [[Mike's contrarian Best of the Worst picks|deliberately contrarian opinion Mike will take]] when choosing the Best of the Worst. Mike jokes about [[Off-table Best of the Worst picks|choosing ''American Cyborg: Steel Warrior'']].

=== Dack Rambo ===
The panel [[Rich Evans struggling to pronounce words#Variations|struggles to pronounce]] Dack Rambo's name, and it is pointed out every time with a cut-in of Kenner alongside a subtitle. The names listed are:

* '''Dack Rambo''', his real and proper name.
* '''Dirk Rambo''', coincidentally the real name of Dack Rambo's brother.
* '''Dack Hollywood'''
* '''Dick Rambo or Something'''

== Remarks ==

Jay refers to ''[[Night of the Lepus, Zombie 3, and Silk|Silk]]'' as "the only movie we've ever abandoned." Not counting ''Black Spine Junka'' tapes that have been abandoned, the crew has also abandoned ''Ice Cream Man''{{which episode}}, ''[[Plinketto 8|Ratatoing]]'', and ''Phobe''{{which episode}}.

[[Category:Episodes]] [[Category:Best of the Worst episodes]]

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Main Page

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== Red Letter Media Shows ==
* [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]
* [[Half in the Bag]]
* [[Best of the Worst]]
* [[re:View]]
* [[Movie Talk]]
* [[The Nerd Crew]]
* [[Beyond the Black Void]]
* [[Trivia]]
* [[Spitballs]]
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== Red Letter Media Shows ==
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* [[Half in the Bag]]
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* [[re:View]]
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* [[Beyond the Black Void]]
* [[Trivia]]
* [[Spitballs]]
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Main Page

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<center>Welcome to the '''''Red Letter Media'' Wiki''', the free online encyclopedia for our favorite hack frauds that anyone can edit.</center>

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* Filling in info for [[:Category:Characters|Characters]] that we don't have.
* Finding [[:Category:All articles with missing references to episodes|which episodes are being referred to on these pages]].
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== Red Letter Media Shows ==
* [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]
* [[Half in the Bag]]
* [[Best of the Worst]]
* [[re:View]]
* [[Movie Talk]]
* [[The Nerd Crew]]
* [[Beyond the Black Void]]
* [[Trivia]]
* [[Spitballs]]
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Sarcastic beg for interaction

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The cynicism on ''Red Letter Media''’s channel extends beyond the films they riff to the very platform they’re hosted on. Occasionally videos will include a '''sarcastic beg for interaction''' in the same way many YouTube personalities tend to do during or after every video.

“Remember to like us on Facebook” is a common addition during one of these jokes, as ''RLM'' does not post to Facebook. “Instagram” is another common replacement. [[Jay Bauman]] is particularly fond of the phrase “smash that like button”.

== Examples ==
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* [[2014 Summer Movie Round Up by Red Letter Media]]
[[Category:Themes]]

10 Year Anniversary!

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{{Infobox episode
| series = [[Half in the Bag]]
| image = Half in the Bag 10 Year Anniversary thumb.jpg
| cast = * [[ Mike Stoklasa ]]
* [[ Jay Bauman ]]
* [[ Rich Evans ]]
* [[ Tim Higgins ]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2021|03|11}}
| link = {{URL|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFCp5XG9rX4}}
}}{{Quote|Listen, buddy! When the 17,494th most-subscribed-to YouTube channel mocks your billion dollar blockbuster franchise... well... w- we'll just see how you feel about it!|[[George Lucas]]}}
On this special '''10 Year Anniversary''' episode of [[Half in the Bag|''Half in the Bag'']], [[Mike]] and [[Jay]] reminisce about the early days of their grift. However, they are greeted an unexpected guest...

== Plot ==
Just having gotten back from a doctor's exam, [[Mr. Plinkett]] returns to [[the Plinkett household]] and attempts to rest in his favorite chair. His relaxation is thwarted however by the arrival of Mike and Jay, and Plinkett leaves to wash up instead.

Jay notes that it's been 10 years since they've started their grift, lamenting the fact that it hasn't been profitable or socially respectable for them. Mike, however, is joyful they hadn't made any enemies during the course of the show.

The two are surprised to see [[George Lucas]] with a man in a suit. The man proceeds to [[Destroyed objects|destroy]] several decorations in Plinkett's household under Lucas's orders. As the man leaves, George explains that he had been bullied on the internet due to the [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]] and their review of [[The People vs. George Lucas and Star Wars Discussion|The People vs. George Lucas]], which prompted him to sell the franchise rights to "the shittiest company on earth:" Disney.

Surprisingly, Mike attempts to solve the problem diplomatically. He asks George to sit down with them and have a beer. The two discuss how George did his best with the films he helped to direct, and George expresses interest in finally directing his "small, personal movies."

Mike decides to invite George to the duo's other project: an internet show called [[Best of the Worst]] where they laugh at bad movies. George agrees to let loose and make fun of a different filmmaker. The crew queue up ''Turkish Star Wars'' and watch the film in [[the screening room]] with [[Rich Evans]].

The episode ends with an ''In Memoriam'' card for George Lucas, thanking the viewer for 10 years of ''Half in the Bag''.

== Description ==
<blockquote>Believe it or not, Half in the Bag has been going for 10 years now. Here's our sad, pathetic celebration!</blockquote>

== Themes ==
After the "flashback", Jay gives a [[sarcastic "That's Right"]] to Mike.

== Remarks ==
Despite the memoriam card, George Lucas is still alive as of June 2024.

== Previously On ==
Jay notes that George Lucas died in his previous appearance.{{Which episode|date=June 2024}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Half in the Bag episodes]]
[[Category:Special Episodes]]
[[Category:Half in the Bag Special Episodes]]

Jay

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<center>Welcome to the '''''Red Letter Media'' Wiki''', the free online encyclopedia for our favorite hack frauds that anyone can edit.</center>

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* Filling in info for [[:Category:Characters|Characters]] that we don't have.
* Finding [[:Category:All articles with missing references to episodes|which episodes are being referred to on these pages]].
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* [[Half in the Bag]]
* [[Best of the Worst]]
* [[re:View]]
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* [[Beyond the Black Void]]
* [[Trivia]]
* [[Spitballs]]
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RLMWiki:Style Guide

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Here are some guidelines on how pages are laid out on RLMWiki.

For more information about expectations when editing the wiki, see [[RLMWiki:Standards]].

== When to ''not'' write a page. ==

Don't write a page if it would be better suited as a heading on another page. For example, [[Best of the Worst#Junka]].

Don't write a page for a "theme" if
* it's too broadly definable as a theme (like "cast members swearing")
* it's too underrepresented to even be a common theme in RLM media (like "Existence of higher powers in Half In The Bag")
* it's too overly specific to be anything more than an inside joke (like "potted plant gets smashed").

Don't write a page for special guests ''unless'' the guest becomes more regular on the show (e.g. [[Macaulay Culkin]]) or the guest does not have a relevant Wikipedia page (e.g. [[Len Kabasinksi]]).

== Titles ==

Titles for themes, categories, or big events in RLM canon can generally have any name you want, as long as it's distinct and snappy.
* [[Mike coming up with a segment name]]
* [[Episodes with chapters]]
* [[The COVID-19 pandemic]]

=== Episodes ===

On the YouTube channel, RLM tends to write their episode titles in the format of either "Show Name: Title" (as in episodes of [[Best of the Worst]]) or "Title - Show Name" (as in episodes of [[re:View]].) For our part, article titles should be equivalent to the episode titles alone. For example, the episode "Half in the Bag: Slender-Man" should have an article on this site called simply [[Slender-Man]].
* [[Andor]]
* [[Suburban Sasquatch]]
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]

This creates a problem with Plinketto and WOTW episodes, since those use a pound symbol in their titles and MediaWiki cannot support that due to technical restrictions on URLs. These episodes have a DISPLAYTITLE variable set for their actual pages. Editors are asked to provide links to these episodes in the format <code><nowiki>[[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]</nowiki></code> so that they can have their titles shown properly on most pages in spite of the technicality.

Where it would be prudent to include the name of the show, such as in example lists, these can be provided with alternate link text in the usual way: <code><nowiki>[[Article name|The text you want displayed]]</nowiki></code>.
* [[Andor|Andor - re:View]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Andor|Andor - re:View]]</nowiki></code>
* [[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]</nowiki></code>
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]</nowiki></code>

Some episodes are not privy to any show, do not have the show name in the title, or feature the show name as a part of the episode title. These should simply duplicate the title of the YouTube video.
* [[Nerd Crew Live!!! Star Wars News!!!]]
* [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
* [[Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever]]
* [[What Are Next?!]]

=== Characters ===

Titles for characters should have their full name where possible. Attempt to distinguish persons by name alone if possible (for example, [[Harry S. Plinkett]] vs [[Mr. Plinkett]].) When this is not possible, parentheses will do (e.g. [[Mike (The Nerd Crew)]].)
* [[Jay]]
* [[The Dunkster]]
* [[Krebs Gorlon]]

=== Cast & Crew ===

Titles for cast and crew '''must''' consist of their first and last name and may not include nicknames or shortenings. This is necessary to distinguish the various "Mike"s, "Jay"s, and "Rich"s in canon.
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
* [[Josh Davies]]

=== Locations ===

If someone says the name of a set onscreen, that is the name of the location, and thus the title of the article about the location.
* [[The Black Void]]
* [[Mount Everest]]
If a set or location has a given name, like a store, then the title of the article about that location should be that given name.
* [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]]
If a set represents a location owned by a person, name them in the title.
* [[The Plinkett Household]]
Otherwise, just make a best-guess effort.
* [[Backstage]]
* [[The Movie Room]]

== Templates ==

When creating a page for an episode, it is highly recommended that you use one of the prefilled episode templates to begin your page.

These templates are available at [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode]]. This link can also be found on the home page of the Wiki.

This will give you a ready-made page with an infobox and several common headings already prefilled in.

== Common headings in episode articles ==

=== Quote ===

As a fun bit, most episode pages include a quote at the top of the article from one of the cast members. Not only does it allow editors to highlight one of their favorite lines from the episode, but it can help with searching if a user only knows of an episode as [[Hawk the Slayer and THE ACTOR FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE with the X-ray Eyes|"The one where Jay says 'Turn around, Doug!'"]]

Which quote to add is up entirely to your discretion. It is recommended to use this template:
* <code><nowiki>{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}</nowiki></code>
Which will appear as
{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}
This will allow us to format quotes more nicely in the future if we wish.

=== Description ===

All episodes should archive the YouTube description. Use the <code><nowiki><blockquote></nowiki></code> HTML tag to offset it in your article. If there is a pinned comment, it is a good idea to archive that as well. Multi-part episodes should archive both descriptions in separate blockquotes.

It is up to you whether themes present in the description should be under this heading or under the Themes heading. As a rule of thumb, consider filing themes under this heading if the other heading is getting a bit crowded.

=== Themes ===

Themes are the general term for recurring motifs in RLM videos. Any recurring gag or bit can be a theme, but you are encouraged to add new themes at your discretion. Consider only marking themes you know are good, and adding new ones if multiple people talk about noticing it in the Talk section.

Of note, '''themes are not inside jokes.''' If something happens only twice or three times, it might be better suited for [[#Previously On]] or [[#Trivia]].

=== Remarks ===

If something is notable in the episode or you thought "Hey, I noticed that", it's a remark. You can add a separate "Trivia" section for things that seem inconsequential but noteworthy. This is roughly equivalent to the "Remarks" sections on HRWiki.

=== Previously On ===

Mark any noteworthy callbacks to earlier RLM episodes. You should provide wikilinks to the appropriate article.

=== Up Next ===

If discussions in this episode come up again on future episodes, mark them here. It may be overkill to provide this every single time a Previously On is used. Consider whether a call forward is really necessary to point out before adding this heading.

RLMWiki:Style Guide

2025-06-19T04:35:53Z

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Here are some guidelines on how pages are laid out on RLMWiki.

For more information about expectations when editing the wiki, see [[RLMWiki:Standards]].

== When to ''not'' write a page. ==

Don't write a page if it would be better suited as a heading on another page. For example, [[Best of the Worst#Junka]].

Don't write a page for a "theme" if
* it's too broadly definable as a theme (like "cast members swearing")
* it's too underrepresented to even be a common theme in RLM media (like "Existence of higher powers in Half In The Bag")
* it's too overly specific to be anything more than an inside joke (like "potted plant gets smashed").

Don't write a page for special guests ''unless'' the guest becomes more regular on the show (e.g. [[Macaulay Culkin]]) or the guest does not have a relevant Wikipedia page (e.g. [[Len Kabasinksi]]).

== Titles ==

Titles for themes, categories, or big events in RLM canon can generally have any name you want, as long as it's distinct and snappy.
* [[Mike coming up with a segment name]]
* [[Episodes with chapters]]
* [[The COVID-19 pandemic]]

=== Episodes ===

On the YouTube channel, RLM tends to write their episode titles in the format of either "Show Name: Title" (as in episodes of [[Best of the Worst]]) or "Title - Show Name" (as in episodes of [[re:View]].) For our part, article titles should be equivalent to the episode titles alone. For example, the episode "Half in the Bag: Slender-Man" should have an article on this site called simply [[Slender-Man]].
* [[Andor]]
* [[Suburban Sasquatch]]
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]

This creates a problem with Plinketto and WOTW episodes, since those use a pound symbol in their titles and MediaWiki cannot support that due to technical restrictions on URLs. These episodes have a DISPLAYTITLE variable set for their actual pages. Editors are asked to provide links to these episodes in the format <code><nowiki>[[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]</nowiki></code> so that they can have their titles shown properly on most pages in spite of the technicality.

Where it would be prudent to include the name of the show, such as in example lists, these can be provided with alternate link text in the usual way: <code><nowiki>[[Article name|The text you want displayed]]</nowiki></code>.
* [[Andor|Andor - re:View]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Andor|Andor - re:View]]</nowiki></code>
* [[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]</nowiki></code>
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]</nowiki></code>

Some episodes are not privy to any show, do not have the show name in the title, or feature the show name as a part of the episode title. These should simply duplicate the title of the YouTube video.
* [[Nerd Crew Live!!! Star Wars News!!!]]
* [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
* [[Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever]]
* [[What Are Next?!]]

=== Characters ===

Titles for characters should have their full name where possible. Attempt to distinguish persons by name alone if possible (for example, [[Harry S. Plinkett]] vs [[Mr. Plinkett]].) When this is not possible, parentheses will do (e.g. [[Mike (The Nerd Crew)]].)
* [[Jay]]
* [[The Dunkster]]
* [[Krebs Gorlon]]

=== Cast & Crew ===

Titles for cast and crew '''must''' consist of their first and last name and may not include nicknames or shortenings. This is necessary to distinguish the various "Mike"s, "Jay"s, and "Rich"s in canon.
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
* [[Josh Davies]]

=== Locations ===

If someone says the name of a set onscreen, that is the name of the location, and thus the title of the article about the location.
* [[The Black Void]]
* [[Mount Everest]]
If a set or location has a given name, like a store, then the title of the article about that location should be that given name.
* [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]]
If a set represents a location owned by a person, name them in the title.
* [[The Plinkett Household]]
Otherwise, just make a best-guess effort.
* [[Backstage]]
* [[The Movie Room]]

== Templates ==

When creating a page for an episode, it is highly recommended that you use one of the prefilled episode templates to begin your page.

These templates are available at [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode]]. This link can also be found on the home page of the Wiki.

This will give you a ready-made page with an infobox and several common headings already prefilled in.

== Common headings in episode articles ==

=== Quote ===

As a fun bit, most episode pages include a quote at the top of the article from one of the cast members. Not only does it allow editors to highlight one of their favorite lines from the episode, but it can help with searching if a user only knows of an episode as [[Hawk the Slayer and THE ACTOR FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE with the X-ray Eyes|"The one where Jay says 'Turn around, Doug!'"]]

Which quote to add is up entirely to your discretion. It is recommended to use this template:
* <code><nowiki>{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}</nowiki></code>
Which will appear as
{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}
This will allow us to format quotes more nicely in the future if we wish.

=== Description ===

All episodes should archive the YouTube description. Use the <code><nowiki><blockquote></nowiki></code> HTML tag to offset it in your article. If there is a pinned comment, it is a good idea to archive that as well. Multi-part episodes should archive both descriptions in separate blockquotes.

It is up to you whether themes present in the description should be under this heading or under the Themes heading. As a rule of thumb, consider filing themes under this heading if the other heading is getting a bit crowded.

=== Themes ===

Themes are the general term for recurring motifs in RLM videos. Any recurring gag or bit can be a theme, but you are encouraged to add new themes at your discretion. Consider only marking themes you know are good, and adding new ones if multiple people talk about noticing it in the Talk section.

Of note, '''themes are not inside jokes.''' If something happens only twice or three times, it might be better suited for [[#Previously On]] or [[#Trivia]].

== Remarks ==

If something is notable in the episode or you thought "Hey, I noticed that", it's a remark. You can add a separate "Trivia" section for things that seem inconsequential but noteworthy. This is roughly equivalent to the "Remarks" sections on HRWiki.

== Previously On ==

Mark any noteworthy callbacks to earlier RLM episodes. You should provide wikilinks to the appropriate article.

== Up Next ==

If discussions in this episode come up again on future episodes, mark them here. It may be overkill to provide this every single time a Previously On is used. Consider whether a call forward is really necessary to point out before adding this heading.

RLMWiki:Style Guide

2025-06-19T04:35:07Z

Orangestar: wip: style guide

Here are some guidelines on how pages are laid out on RLMWiki.

For more information about expectations when editing the wiki, see [[RLMWiki:Standards]].

== When to ''not'' write a page. ==

Don't write a page if it would be better suited as a heading on another page. For example, [[Best of the Worst#Junka]].

Don't write a page for a "theme" if
* it's too broadly definable as a theme (like "cast members swearing")
* it's too underrepresented to even be a common theme in RLM media (like "Existence of higher powers in Half In The Bag")
* it's too overly specific to be anything more than an inside joke (like "potted plant gets smashed").

Don't write a page for special guests ''unless'' the guest becomes more regular on the show (e.g. [[Macaulay Culkin]]) or the guest does not have a relevant Wikipedia page (e.g. [[Len Kabasinksi]]).

== Titles ==

Titles for themes, categories, or big events in RLM canon can generally have any name you want, as long as it's distinct and snappy.
* [[Mike coming up with a segment name]]
* [[Episodes with chapters]]
* [[The COVID-19 pandemic]]

=== Episodes ===

On the YouTube channel, RLM tends to write their episode titles in the format of either "Show Name: Title" (as in episodes of [[Best of the Worst]]) or "Title - Show Name" (as in episodes of [[re:View]]. For our part, article titles should be equivalent to the episode titles alone. For example, the episode "Half in the Bag: Slender-Man" should have an article on this site called simply [[Slender-Man]].
* [[Andor]]
* [[Suburban Sasquatch]]
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]

This creates a problem with Plinketto and WOTW episodes, since those use a pound symbol in their titles and MediaWiki cannot support that due to technical restrictions on URLs. These episodes have a DISPLAYTITLE variable set for their actual pages. Editors are asked to provide links to these episodes in the format <code><nowiki>[[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]</nowiki></code> so that they can have their titles shown properly on most pages in spite of the technicality.

Where it would be prudent to include the name of the show, such as in example lists, these can be provided with alternate link text in the usual way: <code><nowiki>[[Article name|The text you want displayed]]</nowiki></code>.
* [[Andor|Andor - re:View]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Andor|Andor - re:View]]</nowiki></code>
* [[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[Suburban Sasquatch|Best of the Worst: Suburban Sasquatch]]</nowiki></code>
* [[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]{{Break}}<code><nowiki>[[The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review|Half in the Bag: The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review]]</nowiki></code>

Some episodes are not privy to any show, do not have the show name in the title, or feature the show name as a part of the episode title. These should simply duplicate the title of the YouTube video.
* [[Nerd Crew Live!!! Star Wars News!!!]]
* [[Best of the Worst Trivia!]]
* [[Rich Evans Reacts to the Most Embarrassing Podcast Ever]]
* [[What Are Next?!]]

=== Characters ===

Titles for characters should have their full name where possible. Attempt to distinguish persons by name alone if possible (for example, [[Harry S. Plinkett]] vs [[Mr. Plinkett]].) When this is not possible, parentheses will do (e.g. [[Mike (The Nerd Crew)]].)
* [[Jay]]
* [[The Dunkster]]
* [[Krebs Gorlon]]

=== Cast & Crew ===

Titles for cast and crew '''must''' consist of their first and last name and may not include nicknames or shortenings. This is necessary to distinguish the various "Mike"s, "Jay"s, and "Rich"s in canon.
* [[Jay Bauman]]
* [[Tim Higgins]]
* [[Josh Davies]]

=== Locations ===

If someone says the name of a set onscreen, that is the name of the location, and thus the title of the article about the location.
* [[The Black Void]]
* [[Mount Everest]]
If a set or location has a given name, like a store, then the title of the article about that location should be that given name.
* [[Lightning Fast VCR Repair]]
If a set represents a location owned by a person, name them in the title.
* [[The Plinkett Household]]
Otherwise, just make a best-guess effort.
* [[Backstage]]
* [[The Movie Room]]

== Templates ==

When creating a page for an episode, it is highly recommended that you use one of the prefilled episode templates to begin your page.

These templates are available at [[RLMWiki:Create a new episode]]. This link can also be found on the home page of the Wiki.

This will give you a ready-made page with an infobox and several common headings already prefilled in.

== Common headings in episode articles ==

=== Quote ===

As a fun bit, most episode pages include a quote at the top of the article from one of the cast members. Not only does it allow editors to highlight one of their favorite lines from the episode, but it can help with searching if a user only knows of an episode as [[Hawk the Slayer and THE ACTOR FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE with the X-ray Eyes|"The one where Jay says 'Turn around, Doug!'"]]

Which quote to add is up entirely to your discretion. It is recommended to use this template:
* <code><nowiki>{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}</nowiki></code>
Which will appear as
{{Quote | This is borderline experimental! | [[Jay Bauman]] }}
This will allow us to format quotes more nicely in the future if we wish.

=== Description ===

All episodes should archive the YouTube description. Use the <code><nowiki><blockquote></nowiki></code> HTML tag to offset it in your article. If there is a pinned comment, it is a good idea to archive that as well. Multi-part episodes should archive both descriptions in separate blockquotes.

It is up to you whether themes present in the description should be under this heading or under the Themes heading. As a rule of thumb, consider filing themes under this heading if the other heading is getting a bit crowded.

=== Themes ===

Themes are the general term for recurring motifs in RLM videos. Any recurring gag or bit can be a theme, but you are encouraged to add new themes at your discretion. Consider only marking themes you know are good, and adding new ones if multiple people talk about noticing it in the Talk section.

Of note, '''themes are not inside jokes.''' If something happens only twice or three times, it might be better suited for [[#Previously On]] or [[#Trivia]].

== Remarks ==

If something is notable in the episode or you thought "Hey, I noticed that", it's a remark. You can add a separate "Trivia" section for things that seem inconsequential but noteworthy. This is roughly equivalent to the "Remarks" sections on HRWiki.

== Previously On ==

Mark any noteworthy callbacks to earlier RLM episodes. You should provide wikilinks to the appropriate article.

== Up Next ==

If discussions in this episode come up again on future episodes, mark them here. It may be overkill to provide this every single time a Previously On is used. Consider whether a call forward is really necessary to point out before adding this heading.

RLMWiki:Standards

2025-06-19T03:35:46Z

Orangestar: Created page with "''If you're here for tips on how to write a page, you should visit RLMWiki:Style Guide instead.'' Hi I'm User:Orangestar and I'm going to be writing this in a mostly first person conversational style, because the wiki is young and I want to get my personal vision out of the way to help it blossom into its best form. As a quick preamble, I was inspired to create this wiki by my favorite fan wiki of all time, the [https://hrwiki.org Homestar Runner Wiki], so a lo..."

''If you're here for tips on how to write a page, you should visit [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]] instead.''

Hi I'm [[User:Orangestar]] and I'm going to be writing this in a mostly first person conversational style, because the wiki is young and I want to get my personal vision out of the way to help it blossom into its best form.

As a quick preamble, I was inspired to create this wiki by my favorite fan wiki of all time, the [https://hrwiki.org Homestar Runner Wiki], so a lot of my opinions, intentions, design, and style for this will be deliberately <s>ripped off of</s> inspired by [https://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki:Standards that wiki's standards]. If some of this looks familiar to you, you'll fit right in.

I primarily would like to monitor this project from the perspective of a system administrator, and have no interest in performing community management, public relations, etc. I envision any community around RLMWiki to happen organically as users find good places to get together for real time discussion and make personal pages for themselves.

With that being said, more avenues of communication are flatly good. If you need to contact me directly about anything regarding the wiki, its community, ideas, or technical issues (e.g. the site is down) I can be reached
* on Mastodon, [https://wetdry.world/@orangestar orangestar@wetdry.world]
* on Matrix, [https://matrix.to/#/@orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev @orangestar:matrix.orangestar.dev]
* via E-Mail, [mailto:orangestar@cats4gold.net orangestar@cats4gold.net]

Other methods of contact may be found at [https://orangestar.dev my homepage].

== How to treat the Wiki ==

=== Move Fast and Break Things ===

<blockquote>
'''More edits are a net good thing.''' If you feel the need to edit the wiki to add something, '''do it.'''
</blockquote>

English Wikipedia has a rule that "Wikipedia has no hard rules." This is summarized on the page [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]]: '''If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it.''' It's one of the "5 Pillars" of Wikipedia policy, and it directly influences the rule to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]].

I think this is a good attitude to have. This is a place where coalition of information is a net positive for archival and preservation. In the spirit of Red Letter Media's [[destroyed objects|attitude]] towards their [[objects being recklessly thrown|own props and sets]], I've called this rule "move fast and break things." Personally, I think that attitude fits our spunky little indie wiki more than it does the corporate megacompany that I'm blatantly stealing the motto from.

As for breaking things, this server's running on bare metal. If something breaks, I can physically walk up to the machine to fix it.

=== Don't hassle each other ===

<blockquote>
'''Treat the people working on the site with respect.''' Be cordial on talk pages, and do not be petty or spiteful with how you handle other people's contributions - or how they handle yours.
</blockquote>

Unlike the wiki software, the editors maintaining it are real people. They should not be moved fast upon, nor should they be broken. I expect you all to be on your best behavior to make this website as good as it possibly can be.

Human nature can be fickle. It is common to misinterpret communication over text, confuse a good-natured revert or revision with a personal attack, and so forth. If you are disappointed with the way something was written, edited, reverted, or otherwise changed on the wiki, I encourage you to take it to talk pages first. Recognize when a revert-of-a-revert may lead to an edit war, and get opinions and consensus from your fellow editors before altering their work.

While this is secondary to the first rule, it is assumed you will take heed in knowing when to apply either rule to your current situation.

=== Edit with intent to help ===

<blockquote>
Ensure all edits are true, respectful, and interesting. '''Do not write jokes, make up lies, or speculate wildly on this wiki.''' Treat this website like you would any other online encyclopedia.
</blockquote>

Some backstory: I created RLMWiki after reading one of Mike's [[exceptionally long descriptions]] and realizing that the vast swathes of inside jokes and references he was making would be lost on the casual observer. Without even checking, I assumed any existing RLM wiki was probably a Fandom/Wikia wiki full of its own brand of fandom memes that would cause further confusion and alienate outside viewers. The earliest pages were written inside an Obsidian notebook and were converted to wikitext with Pandoc when it got too big.

The goal was simple: be true, be honest, and be thorough. Do we know why [[Jessica Nakles]] stopped appearing in RLM videos? No. Is it our goal to speculate or joke whether people were being pervy in the YT comments, she fell out of favor with Mike Stoklasa, or she simply moved away and got a new job? Absolutely not. We don't know if any of those things are true and it would be inappropriate for us to push those opinions on our readers. A good wiki should be neutral and factual.

For the record, I collated those theories from horrible people on Reddit. I'm fairly certain nobody knows why Jessi left and I hope she's doing fine.

=== Write Watsonian Where Possible ===

<blockquote>
'''Refrain from editorializing on in-character RLM content.''' If something happens in an episode or sketch, it is gospel with regards to that show. '''Treat the actions and characters on shows like ''Half in the Bag'' as seriously as possible.'''
</blockquote>

The terms "Watsonian" and "Doylist" were invented by fans of Sherlock Holmes and [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist popularized by internet wiki TVTropes] to quickly refer to the two ways a story's actions can be explained.

The Watsonian explanation is the "diagetic" or "in-universe" explanation for the occurrence. It's the answer you would get if you asked Dr. Watson why Sherlock Holmes did something (were he real.)

The Doylist explanation is the "out-of-character" reason. It's the answer that explains, logically, why a book was written that way. It's the answer you would get if you asked Sir Arthur Conan Doyle why Sherlock Holmes did something (purely speculatively, of course. I believe Doyle was actually quite good about giving in-universe answers.)

Within the context of RLMWiki, please try to write any situation that occurs in RLM shows, especially scripted ones, as though you are documenting actions like Dr. Watson. If Mike says he can document the trip up Mount Everest by running a VHS camcorder with a power cable all the way from the VCR repair shop{{Which episode}}, then that statement is gospel and it goes in the wiki without comment. You're free to make remarks (e.g. "This suggests that technology in the ''Half in the Bag'' universe is more recent than that of our world") but don't be snarky or make jokes.

Besides, [[The COVID-19 pandemic|the joke is funnier when you take it completely serious]].

== Copyright ==

[[wikipedia:IANAL|IANAL]]. I have no experience dealing with copyright law and have absolutely no idea how to write legally binding text for a wiki. However, almost all of the content on RLMWiki, from screencaps to quotes to ideas, are copyright material of Red Letter Media. Additionally, a large majority of that content is licensed under the YouTube Standard License, which includes some prohibitions about what parts of the video may be distributed outside of their website, which may include screencaps and thumbnails - something our Wiki is designed to catalog.

I'm pretty sure this falls under fair use, and even if it didn't YouTube has nothing to gain by initiating legal proceedings against us since we're a nonprofit fan project, but... you know, technically if they did that they'd probably be in the right. Something to keep in mind.

So if you upload a file and notice the only copyright option is "No license"? That's my fault. I don't know what to write so I'm just leaving it blank and we can build that ark when the flood shows up.

== See Also ==

* [[RLMWiki:Style Guide]]

What Are Next?!

2025-06-18T23:35:26Z

Orangestar:

{{Infobox episode
| image = What Are Next thumbnail.jpg
| link = {{URL|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aqr_tuQa24}}
| cast = * [[Mike Stoklasa]]
* [[Jay Bauman]]
| editor = [[Jay Bauman]]
| release_date = {{Start date|2024|09|23}}
}}

'''''What Are Next?!''''' is a scripted Red Letter Media video about recent movie trends.
{{clear}}
== Description ==

<blockquote>Mike and Jay give a run-down of the new films and TV shows coming out over the next year and a half that you and your dumpster-diving grandmothers just might recognize. We're entering a time when the nightmares are now contagious viruses that spread from media to media and infect all our collective body cavities (anus). For example, for some reason that new emotional Ghostbusters trash was successful. People cried butterfly tears when they saw Venkman kiss Egon on the lips and rub his ghost trap and he ghost hugged his dumb daughter and told her he loved her even though she was clearly a lesbian and that secretly disappointed him even though he was a mute ghost. Well, that warranted a sequel of course. Then if that cash is flowing, green-light an animated series!!! Then green-light a live action series on Netflix or Prime or whatever. Might do a season or two. Who cares. People that work in the animation industry are starving and forced to deliver Amazon packages. 60% of them live on skid row or in tents outside of Dollar Generals. Nevertheless, studios are creating animated series based on any IP they can get their clawed hooves on and are using ghosts in Indonesia to animate them. Animated series about Twilight. Harry Potter. The Brady Bunch. Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Ronald McDonald and Friends. Punky Brewster. Se7en. Short Circuit The Harlem Globetrotters. Basic Instinct. Starship Troopers. Literally anything!!! They’d make an animated series about Twinkies if they could. Folks, we’ve gone beyond sequels and prequels and remakes. The nightmare is much worse. The virus is now mobile. It has left the theaters. It makes me wish Putin would invade the U.S. so I could spend my days in a foxhole waiting to get shot rather than reading stories about how there is going to be a Goonies reboot, live action series, and animated series all at once. Sometimes I just want to punch myself in the dick to feel something again. Too many shows. Too many streaming services. Too many monthly charges and most people have to work 3 jobs to make ends meet. Who has time to watch all this stuff? I mean, I do. I had an injury (anal-related) which forces me to sit in a wheel chair with a cut out hole in the seat for comfort. I can watch this garbage all day long. I supposed a lot of people who don’t work can watch streaming TV? The elderly. The disabled. But what does the everyday woman think when their zombie eyes sit down to watch a live action Pound Puppies™ series on Amazon Prime starring Jennifer Lopez and Jake Johnson as childless parents that adopt a CGI puppy. Or when a hard working man comes home from the construction site to put on the latest episode of the new live action Netflix He-Man™ Series that has a frustrating lack of homoeroticism. Or when their children forego homework to watch the new ALF™ animated series only to realize they are now dead inside. This content is like eating leftovers of leftovers. Three week old meats that we’ve cut the bad bits off of and hope we don't get emotionally ill. Eventually this will be the end of our civilization.
</blockquote>

== Themes ==

This video contains heavy [[disdain for the modern theater system]].

This video has an [[exceptionally long descriptions|exceptionally long description]].

Mike calls Jay "Shit for Brains" during a [[sarcastic "That's Right"]].

This episode [[Episodes with chapters|has chapters]].

== Previously On ==

The description mentions "Butterfly Tears", which is a reference to a previous episode.{{Which episode}}

The Ghostbusters movie mentioned in the description is [[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]], which was featured on [[Half in the Bag]].

David Zaslav was previously mentioned in [[Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion]].

Mike has previously mentioned Quibi as the butt of a joke on other Red Letter Media videos.{{When}}

"Don't ask questions, just consume product" is a paraphrasing of a meme that originated in [[Franchise Movie News!!!|The Nerd Crew: Franchise Movie News!!!]]

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes with Long Descriptions]]
[[Category:Episodes with chapters]]
[[Category:Scripted episodes]]

Harry S. Plinkett

2025-06-18T23:31:21Z

Orangestar:

{{Infobox character
| series = [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]
| image = Plinkett.png
| caption = Portrait of Mr. Plinkett, drawn by Bill Mudron.
| first = [[Star Trek: Generations Review]]
| last = [[Mr. Plinkett's Super Happy Fun Star Trek: The Next Generation Mistakes Video]]
| portrayer = [[Mike Stoklasa]]
| alias = Mr. Plinkett
| occupation = Retired
| home = New Jersey
}}{{About|the character in the [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]|the character played by [[Rich Evans]]|Mr. Plinkett}}'''Harry S. Plinkett''', often referred to simply as '''Mr. Plinkett''', is the host and narrator on the [[Mr. Plinkett Reviews]]. He is an obese, elderly man with a fondness for Totino's Pizza Rolls and an extensive education in film analysis. Mr. Plinkett is notably reclusive, and his past is shrouded in mystery as he is known to give different, incomplete, or contradicting information regarding it.

Mr. Plinkett is not a benevolent man by any standards, and is known to kidnap young women and assault people he "does not respect".

== History ==
Mr. Plinkett's past is difficult to pin down, and often changes from video to video. He could be lying to make himself look better, or misremembering the past due to his age.

In his [[Star Trek: Generations Review]] Plinkett claims his first wife was killed after he crashed his cadillac into a forest, but later lets slip that the accident was staged.

== Commentary Tracks ==
In addition to his reviews, Mr. Plinkett is on the following commentary tracks:

* [[Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Commentary Track]]
* [[The History of Plinkett Commentary Track]]
* [[Star Wars: A New Hope Commentary Track]]
* [[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Commentary Track]]
{{Stub}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters played by Mike Stoklasa]]

Mike

2025-06-18T23:30:39Z

Orangestar:

{{About|the character on [[Half in the Bag]]|the actor|Mike Stoklasa}}

{{Stub}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters played by Mike Stoklasa]]

Mike

2025-06-18T23:29:53Z

Orangestar:

{{About|the character on [[Half in the Bag]]|the actor|Mike Stoklasa}}

{{Stub}}
[[Category:Characters]]

MediaWiki:Vector-2022.css

2025-06-16T15:29:52Z

Orangestar:

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Drinks

2025-06-16T04:33:13Z

Orangestar:

Videos on ''Red Letter Media'' usually feature the hosts, actors or panelists '''drinking''' - either alcohol or otherwise. Liquor is considered a staple of ''RLM'' programming, and [[Mike Stoklasa]] is known to act as a drunk for comedic effect. Indeed, alcohol is baked into the branding as the name of the show ''[[Half in the Bag]]'' is taken from a common term for inebriation.

The following is a list of drinks featured throughout the ''Red Letter Media'' body of work. Entries for non-alcoholic drinks are italicized.

== New Glarus Spotted Cow ==

[[File:New Glarus Spotted Cow.png|thumb|[[Jay Bauman]] next to a pair of Spotted Cows. From [[Wheel of the Worst 26|Wheel of the Worst #26]].|221x221px]]

One of the most common drinks in ''Red Letter Media''. New Glarus, the village, is located in Wisconsin, as is ''Red Letter Media''. It is produced by the New Glarus Brewing Company.
{{Clear}}

== Cheap Beer ==

[[File:Half in the Bag title.png|thumb|The title card for [[Half in the Bag]].|226x226px]]

The intro to ''Half in the Bag'' features a set of bottles with a label reading simply “Cheap Beer”. These were probably made specifically for the shot so as not to do unintentional product placement. While technically not a drink, these bottles will dot the sets on ''Half in the Bag'' as props on occasion.
{{Clear}}

== Mike’s Comically Large Flask ==

Seen in [[Future War, The Jar, and White Fire|Best of the Worst: Future War, The Jar, and White Fire]]. Mike Stoklasa drinks from it throughout the video, and pretends to be exceptionally drunk at multiple points due to it. He and [[Rich Evans]] wrestle with the flask at one point.
{{Clear}}

== Voodoo Ranger Tropical Force ==

[[File:Voodoo Ranger.png|thumb|Jay Bauman with a Tropical Force. From [[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire|Half in the Bag: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]].|205x205px]]

Seen in both [[Wheel of the Worst 27|Best of the Worst: Wheel of the Worst #27]] and [[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire|Half in the Bag: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]. The description of the former notes that the drink has a high ABV percentage, and attributes Mike’s inebriation with the drink.

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== ''Diet Coke'' ==

[[Rich Evans]] is notable for only drinking alcohol once onscreen: a sip of the [[drinks#Mike’s Comically Large Flask|comically large flask]] in [[Future War, The Jar, and White Fire|Best of the Worst: Future War, The Jar, and White Fire]]. Aside from this, he has only ever had non-alcoholic drinks. Diet Coke seems to be his mainstay.

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== ''La Croix'' ==

[[File:Jack Packard La Croix.png|thumb|Jack with a La Croix. From [[Wheel of the Worst 27|Wheel of the Worst #27]].|225x225px]]
In [[Wheel of the Worst 27|Wheel of the Worst #27]], [[Jack Packard]] has a La Croix at the discussion table. Commenters noted that Jack has taken steps to maintain his sobriety in recent years.

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== Three Floyd Zombie Dust ==

[[File:Enjoy a cold Zombie Dust today.png|thumb|Mike enjoying a Zombie Dust. From [[Verotika|Half in the Bag: Verotika]].|180x180px]]
In a manner purposefully reminiscent of product placement, Mike and Jay state that they are drinking this outright during [[Verotika|Half in the Bag: Verotika]]. A later portion includes a freeze frame with tagline and upbeat music to play up the “product placement” angle.
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== Controlled Chaos ==
[[File:Mike with bottle opener.png|alt=Mike sitting at the Best of the Worst Table, tapping Blood Freak with a bottle opener. Near his seat is a can of Controlled Chaos.|thumb|Mike with a Controlled Chaos IPA.|180x180px]]
A "punk rock" and "bitter West Coast" IPA by Surly Brewing Co. Mike is seen drinking this during [[Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt Too]].
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== Zima ==
[[File:Mike with Zima.png|alt=Mike holding a Zima.|thumb|Mike holding a Zima|180x180px]]
At the start of [[Blood Shack (aka The Chooper)]], Mike opens a Zima malt cooler leftover from [[Colin Cunningham|Colin]]'s last visit. He makes fun of Colin for enjoying the beverage.
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