Robbie is one of the only characters that actually got developed, along with Tori and Jade. It can be seen when he got rid of Rex and became more confident in himself.
@@2beornot2be687 Development involves growth, which I think she had none. Most people consider it regression, and prefer Cat from season 1. It also didn’t help that she didn’t get many plotlines to actually develop her character. She was just a side character used for comedic relief, and it got exposed in the worst way in Sam and Cat. She “changed” as a character, but she never developed.
@@insanebullets3768 Well when you observe the show there's a lot of dark themes that get played off with a lot of humor. For example that episode in iCarly where Sam plays off her father leaving her as a joke.
I wonder y Cat & Jade have such a strong friendship? When u think about it Jade will only stay at Cat’s house...no one else’s. Plus they have hung out so many times together outside of school. Jade is so stand off-ish & Cat is so bubbly but they r best friends. Jade will try to make Cat happy even when she doesn’t want to. Plus she can’t stand to see Cat cry. She doesn’t fight Cat when Cat asks her to do things with her or touching her...she kinda embraces it. Could u please analyze the friendship between Cat Valentine & Jade West?
From watching the show, I just think that they were probably friends even before Hollywood arts. Maybe they've known each other longer than they've known the rest of the gang.
Other than an analysis ono Robbie and Cat's relationship, I would actually really love to see a character analysis on sikowitz. I don't know if there's enough clips or information to provide an in depth analysis, but it would be really cool to see a video on him
Honestly Rex is like robbie's sub conscious...like his inner thoughts. All the things he really wants to say he projects onto the puppet. If I had a puppet or a way to project my inner thoughts without backlash like robbie i would honestly do the same😏🌚 Edit:i felt that cat and robbie's relationship forced...like in the way Andre and tori's would feel if they got together 🌚idk just a thought
I think Robbie and Trina are probably the most underline depressing characters. Yes Jade's character is troubled and sad. Jade's character is more in your face with it, while Robbie's and Trina's are more depressing the further you look into them.
Yaa probably more depressing bc of the fact that they don't put it in ur face so much...bc they seem to desperately hide it through more indirect means
Robbie needed a serious therapist more than anything. He had a lot of internal issues that just amplified external problems. If he fully incorporated Rex into his personality he would have been a much more balanced individual and a lot better socially. Add a slightly better fashion sense and he would do really well.
@@dorothymontrose6371 Psychologically Rex could be considered Robbies "Shadow". While you don't want to act on your darkest impulses, it's very important to acknowledge your shadow and incorporate it. This allows you to respect it and therefore yourself for what you are capable of. Without it you aren't really engaged in proper moral behavior because you don't have the same understanding of choice, just fear of consequences. Robbie chooses to deliberately separate himself from his shadow and this causes a lot of internal issues like his lack of confidence and self worth. This hurts him in everyday life because it makes him a lot more socially awkward and causes him to latch on to people like Kat in a "creepy" way. It also causes him to separate himself from his instances of lashing out by having "Rex" do it instead of Robbie. Look at his attack on Trina as a prime example. Robbie doesn't have to morally acknowledge what he did at all because it's completely separated through Rex. For a better explanation of the shadow and its incorporation check out these videos of Jordan Peterson talking about Yungs idea of it and JBPs own incorporation of his shadow: th-cam.com/video/aWojVJKdh1M/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/5PIDEx-GvnQ/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/Z6F-jyrSBgg/w-d-xo.html
@@alexrose20 Rex isn't really him. Rex is an amplification of a bunch of negative feelings Robbie has into a psuedo personality. If Robbie were to completely absorb Rex into his own personality he wouldn't act like Rex really at all.
@@Du-yw1pz No he has anger issues. Threatening Robbie, throwing him off a chair, screaming at him, broke his pear pad, threatening Hailey in Freak The Freak Out. He’s very intense and fierce as a person
Everyone on the show is dealing with something. Trina is often ignored and possible neglected by her parents Tori like Trina may be neglected by her parents - both because her mom cheats on her dad and her dad is never there. Cat is most likely traumatized from her brother and may not have gotten much attention from her parents due to them having to take care of her brother. Jade if i remember correctly doesn't have the best relationship with her dad. Beck i think doesn't have a good relationship with his parents which is why he moved out, but i personally think he is just have a rebellious phase Finally, Andre has to deal with his grandmother who has some sort of mental issue. The whole show is a bit missed up when you think about it
@@IncorrectHB jade's parents are divorced, right? yeah. Trina is constantly told she's talentless and worthless by everyone, even people she considers her friends. Tori's had to be her mother figure, because as you said, her parents neglect them.
@@maameyaa7053 If we count everyone’s bad actions, Jade’s wins out. Being upfront shouldn’t be rewarded. It’s actually concerning that she embraces it.
@@Stinsation i don't think that Jades behavior should be rewarded. My problem with Robbie is that he uses Rex to deflect his problems and physically separate himself from his bad behavior. He literally is dependent on Rex which is not healthy because "Rex" tends to make fun of him and belittle him. It doesnt help that his friends enable his behavior. Being aware of one's own actions is important. If it was reality he could be a danger not only to other but also to himself.
Robbie's problem is that he's made himself the embodiment of all the things he finds "negative " and forced all of his "positive traits" into puppet. Rex, has all the confidence, grit, popularity and charm that Robbie is convinced he himself could never have. I'm actually curious what type of person Robbie would of become without Rex. Would he display Rex qualities? Or would he just even out and become a normal guy?
@@jadedeleon_ calm down timmy. These are traits that Robbie finds positive , everything he crams into Rex is whatever he personally thinks in "cool" deep down. Not me.
@@Stinsation wait wdym by it speaks volumes? Sorry I’m dumb lol. But yeah, everyone says Tori was boring but I found Zoey way more bland tbh. Is it just me?
Because man. Women can have (and are even encouraged to have) problematic behavior men can not (men can not even have some normal behaviors because they have now been deemed problematic. Many of those same behaviors are not only fine in women but often times encouraged to a toxic level).
Most likely double standards (jade being a girl and Robbie a boy) but it could also be bc with jade that type of behavior is expected bc of how straight forward she is, and not so much with Robbie ppl kinda push his creepy behavior off to the side a bit so it comes as a bit of a shock🤷♀️
True. You cannot really judge all characters equally when they have different purposes. Jade is meant to be a mean character in the show, and it's not that her behavior is good, but it isn't seen as bad since it is so common. Whereas when other characters like Tori or Robbie do something bad towards someone else it is seen as bad since they are not meant to be bullies, those behaviors are not common in them and that is why they are much more notable. I am not justifying Jade's actions, but what she does doesn't have the same impact compared to if another character did it because she is meant to be mean.
As someone with a psychology degree, I can see Cat and Robbie as being the most complicated. I really want a relationship video! They can both relate to each other and I think Cat is his best bet to be his best person. Both need to get away from toxic people though.
something that always confused me abt Rex and Robbie was that Robbie was clearly making Rex talk but he also seemed to think that Rex was a living being that could think for itself or something. Idk
That is why many people find it easier to believe Robbie had actual issues with mental health, not necessarily a genuine internal chauvinistic outlook.
I would like an analysis of cat and jade’s relationship as they seem the closest to each other. Which is super big for jade as it seems like she likes no one other than beck
YES THANK YOU!!!!! i emphasize so much with robbie, and seeing him get pushed around on the show frustrated me every time. isnt tori supposed to be the mary sue, cookie cutter, kind hearted main character? yet she still gets in on the bullying at times :( but yeah, the sexist remarks are quite gross too. i hope robbie went on to get help and leave that mindset behind
Isn’t Cat supposed to be the nicest of the bunch but there’s plenty of times when she’s just flat out rude to Robbie? Why single out Tori when everyone does it?
@Ok. I bet you don’t give a shit of what others do yet always it’s Robbie you blame. Because he’s different, people always bring up his flaws, yet when it’s others like Jade, Sam, Beck, Andre Etc you all wanna re write history saying they are nice when Sam And Jade are Similar, Andre threatens people he’s so intense and ferocious as a person and Beck on the hand can be toxic. Yet always it’s Robbie you wanna criticise. Always him.
I’ve heard that Robbie has schizophrenia. I understand it because of the symptoms of schizophrenia, such as behavior that impairs daily functioning, delusions and more notably, the voices in his head that I believe could be another reason why Robbie carries Rex.
Idk...I feel like it's more of just what he got used to for expressing a dark side of himself and adding the disorders to it is a bit of a stretch but who knows 🤷♀️
Yes Robbie did become more likeable in later seasons. Even he began to gain more fans. The ones who didn’t like him much first, all of a sudden became fans of him as of The Hambone King and The Slap Fight.
Matt Bennett made an otherwise kinda terrible character half likeable and tolerable because of the humour he brought to the role. Similar to David Schwimmer with Ross in Friends. However I also think Robbie also had one of the best character developments on the show. In the last season he had outgrown Rex and become more mature, grounded and confident but while still being his dorky and weird self. He got a pretty girl to go to the dance with him and she genuinely enjoyed his company. He acted normally and didn’t say or do anything to weird her out. AND he kissed Cat, rather smoothly too.
I never saw Season 4, what do you mean he outgrew him? Did they completely toss the puppet out or was he just made a much smaller part of his character?
Great point about Matt Bennett. He's often underappreciated as an actor - a lesser one would have made the character come across as completely unbearable but his comedic timings saves a lot of Robbie's scenes
These analysis videos are always interesting because you have to take in everything on the screen in the show, even though there are most definitely bits that were thrown in during the show for comedic of episodic purposes and not intended to further a character. We as the audience have no sure fire way to say what is canon and what isn't, so you have to take it all in, and that's my issue with many sitcom type shows: after a while the creators care less and less about making complete characters and just care about the laughs or story of that one episode, so you start to lose some of the realness of certain characters. That being said, in regards to Robbie, I don't think much realness was lost because characters like him to exist in real life (bar the use of the puppet). Many people portray themselves to be harmless but then express their toxic traits in ways that allow them to not take full responsibility, this is commonly seen when a person will say "I have no filter for jokes, I make jokes about everyone and everything" and then say a blatantly sexist/racist/homophobic/etc statement and then based on the REACTION they say "oh it was a joke, you know me!" so they can not take responsibility for the statement. I believe that is what Robbie does, except he expresses through Rex as said in the video, and that concept is very present in real life.
You know, I don’t see people talk about it, but I appreciate the fact that Robbie’s actor always made sure his mouth was slightly open every time Rex was talking. This comment adds zero value to anything but I thought of it while watching this video
I’d love to see a Jaynalysis of Robbie and Cat’s relationship, my memory is telling me they probably have the best relationship in Victorious (and Scheider-verse in general) but I’d be curious to see what you dig up.
With you mentioning that you've done 17 analysis videos I wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you do! Each video is always a lot of fun to watch with a lot of insightful takes and I'm always excited whenever I see you've uploaded a new video.
Robbie really has improved as a character ever since he stopped having Rex. He became more outgoing, stood up for himself and even at least not show signs of fear and had the guts to write a song to Cat and kiss her. Rex is more like the embodiment to his unhealthy inner conflicts with his thoughts
Yes exactly that. Robbie is different. And because he’s different he doesn’t get the love and recognition he always hoped for . So he uses Rex the one with urban accent to be more recognised and to get more attention. Rex is the personality he wished he had, he uses him to attract women, to get everyone to pay attention to him and to be loved and fit in with the group.
I'd love a video analyzing Jade and Cat's friendship! They're complete opposites but they still get along well. Jade only ever lets her guard down properly for Beck.. and Cat. She also only ever stays over at Beck's.. and Cat's. The only one who can touch Jade is Beck.. and Cat. Jade loves Cat, she'll do anything to make her happy and she can't bare to see her upset, and I've always wondered why that is considering they're polar opposites and Jade's trust issues. I'd love to see your take on their relationship!
You know when you think about it robbie is a pretty dark and twisted character, he has self respect, confidence issues and he forces himself to stay positive but he expresses his self hatred, anger, negativity threw a puppet I belive he is a scarface batman villain origins
Also, I think Rex is a symptom of a split personality. An epitomical product of trauma. Thanks for all your videos! You can see I binge them 😂 some requests for the future? Analysis of Glee characters? Orrr -analysis of Carly Shay (she wasn’t as generic as she seemed, I think) -Spencer Shay (there was something fascinating, but ‘off’ about him -Sikowitz -Jade and Cat’s relationship -Carly and Freddie’s relationship
@keliah williams Rex has moved and talked without Robbie touching him. Including sneezing on Tori’s backpack even shouted at Robbie when he put him in the drawer then went on to take him out but didn’t
Loving the Victorious videos, but I am still holding out hope that you do another Total Drama analysis. I believe the two characters you said you were most interested in doing were Duncan and Courtney, and honestly, either one of them would be a good choice.
@@augustinensang3109 yes. Robbie/me: *crying* Rex/conscience: why are you crying you look ridiculous. Robbie/me: idkk Rex/conscience: ok please stop. Robbie/me: *cries even harder*
I think Rex is apart of Robbie that he doesn't want to show with himself. I think that Rex is his subconscious mind, while Robbie is the conscious mind. I think he has Mommy issues, and his parents don't support him. Robbie could be seen as an insecure teen in all of us, but later he gets more confident. Neither way I love Robbie's character, and he's my favorite. Also, I would love a video for CABBIE!
First I thought, hey, Robbie is not a pervert! The pervert is Rex! And then I remembered that I'm not a child anymore and it's time to stop thinking that rex is an enchanted puppet.
Edit: The relationship of Tony Verdeschi and Maya The Psychon is also really interesting, but it's in season 2 which is much more shallow than season 1
I wish he would’ve mentioned what Rex said about robbies parents in that one episode when they got stuck in becks van, and when beck mentioned he lives in the van in his parents garage Rex said at least you have parents and Robbie told him to stop and that some things are private
I honestly felt like Robbie was such a Jewish stereotype. His personality is just "gross awkward nerd who's allergic to everything." Also, I think him celebrating Christmas wasn't because his family doesn't practice Judaism, but because the writers forgot he was Jewish. This is extremely common in TV shows. They mention that the character is Jewish a couple times, give them stereotypical traits, but them have them celebrate Christmas in all of the Christmas episodes. Writers don't give a damn about doing even the tiniest bit of extra research to realize that just because Christmas can be secular, doesn't mean it's universal.
Same - the constant emasculation of Robbie also feels like a subtle act of antisemitism in my opinion and it also makes the ethnic change of himself in Rex make a more bizarre sort of sense - if Robbie is projecting traits on to Rex his choice to make Rex “urban”/racial might be a way of making sense of the cognitive dissonance that comes with experiencing antisemitism while also being white - I really wish someone would write fanfiction exploring him but I have yet to find any so I’m working on one right now, although it also is exploring Cat’s trauma
Fuck. I think this is one of my all-time favorite videos of yours. I can’t decide whether Robbie, Jade or Cat is the most complex. I wish they’d all get their own adult drama, dark spin-off series.
Victorious is so much darker than I remember from when I watched it as a kid. Back then, I watched the episode where Rex was "dying" from what I remember and I think one of them or more of the main group mentioned that he just had to let go of Rex because it wasn't healthy. As a kid, I disagreed because Rex was an entirely different character to me but now I see he really has to get rid of Rex and get some serious help because Robbie really needs it.
9:40- 10:08 That is true. The people in Robbie's life tend to mistreat him for no reason. However, there are two women in his life who show him all the generosity, affection and kindness in the world. Those two women are Cat Valentine and Mamaw (Robbie's grandma). These two women, who mean the world to Robbie, hate each other. It presumably hurts Robbie to see them fight and he wants his two favorite women to get along with one another. That would explain why he insisted on having Cat accompany him to go fix his grandma's computer, he was hoping that those two would sort out their differences.
Please make a video on this:Unrelated but is everyone just going to ignore that all these kids are rich or have infinite money. Like they go out to eat all the time and they are always just able to pay for things. Examples: Robbie paid for a window repair when he broke a rich guy's window. Tori was able to just buy a new phone like it was nothing. They were able to buy at least $500 worth of ice cream for a Kesha concert. Cat is always binge buying whatever she wants. During the secret Santa gift exchange, Robbie was able to buy a cotton candy machine and cat was able to buy an original movie prop. Like what the heck.
Even the men in his life aren’t good to him. In the prison special, Andre and Beck don’t let him sleep in the bed, which just seems very out of character for them.
Since you already tackled Jori ( so grateful for that fr) and Bade I think it is time for Robbie and Cat . I am really interested in what you are gonna say about it tbh :)
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 true but there is more evidence leaning that robbie controls rex. for an example in the episode where rex gets damaged not once did he "scream in agony" or move when robbie was away from rex.
Robbie is one of the only characters that actually got developed, along with Tori and Jade. It can be seen when he got rid of Rex and became more confident in himself.
Excpet he didnt grow when rex wasn't around and it was because he coukdnt grow that he kept rex
@@BabyGirlTiny He kissed Cat without Rex. He could’ve never pulled off something of that magnitude with Rex.
Cat developed just she got more dumber just look at her from s1 to Sam and Cat.A lot of development
@@2beornot2be687 Development involves growth, which I think she had none. Most people consider it regression, and prefer Cat from season 1. It also didn’t help that she didn’t get many plotlines to actually develop her character. She was just a side character used for comedic relief, and it got exposed in the worst way in Sam and Cat. She “changed” as a character, but she never developed.
@@Stinsation She had growth it just wasn’t positive
Would love an analysis on Robbie and Cats relationship. And about what the pirate game was
I agree with that.
Agreed.
XD they was def sum shady going around between the characters
Agree
agreed!
Tbh, I feel like Robbie has a personality disorder, so he uses Rex as his other personality
trueee
Mind-blown 🤯🤯🤯
I actually was surprised tehy didn't Talk. About this in the vidoe
I think he has social anxiety disorder or something, and Rex is a coping mechanism
Agreed. I always thought Rex was a symptom of a split personality. An epitomical product of trauma
Victorious is sooo dark when you think about it deeply.
True, that and iCarly.
How so? I’m actually curious
@@insanebullets3768 Well when you observe the show there's a lot of dark themes that get played off with a lot of humor. For example that episode in iCarly where Sam plays off her father leaving her as a joke.
@@man_the_nere interesting. Is there anywhere I can find more examples of this stuff I find it very intriguing for some odd reason
Ugh I would recommend you do a deep analysis of the two shows since that's where I found them. I also find it interesting as well.
He sure was an *interesting* character
@Abidjanaise I wouldn't say EVIL but he definitely needs therapy
@Abidjanaise damn, you don’t know what that means.
@Abidjanaise liked ur own comment :/ plus he’s not evil. he’s so nice with everybody, especially cat.
@@veronicasexton8190 You need therapy
@@eph_loves_80s74 yeaaahhhh and what does that have to do with my comment
I wonder y Cat & Jade have such a strong friendship? When u think about it Jade will only stay at Cat’s house...no one else’s. Plus they have hung out so many times together outside of school. Jade is so stand off-ish & Cat is so bubbly but they r best friends. Jade will try to make Cat happy even when she doesn’t want to. Plus she can’t stand to see Cat cry. She doesn’t fight Cat when Cat asks her to do things with her or touching her...she kinda embraces it. Could u please analyze the friendship between Cat Valentine & Jade West?
That’s true, now I want a cat and jade analysis
@@bigdaddyines1435 same
Maybe she wants to support Cat the way her own father didn't
@@solveig964 mhmmm maybe
From watching the show, I just think that they were probably friends even before Hollywood arts. Maybe they've known each other longer than they've known the rest of the gang.
He was one of the most complex characters
the weirdest and gross
All you have left is Andre and you've analyzed all the Victorious characters.
Not Sikowitz
@@crimsonweeb ah yes sikowitz my favorite character 😩
What even is there to say about Andre he’s pretty normal
Other than an analysis ono Robbie and Cat's relationship, I would actually really love to see a character analysis on sikowitz. I don't know if there's enough clips or information to provide an in depth analysis, but it would be really cool to see a video on him
Yesss
And sinjin. For some reason. Possibly Tori and Trina's parents.
I want a relationship video between Cat and Robbie
But he's a pressure pushing creep
@@hadbetterdays8118 cat and Robbie
@@littleblobb1363 I know he feels like he's entitled to her just because she's feeble minded
@@hadbetterdays8118 they both are kinda feeble tho
Honestly Rex is like robbie's sub conscious...like his inner thoughts. All the things he really wants to say he projects onto the puppet. If I had a puppet or a way to project my inner thoughts without backlash like robbie i would honestly do the same😏🌚
Edit:i felt that cat and robbie's relationship forced...like in the way Andre and tori's would feel if they got together 🌚idk just a thought
It 100% feels forced!
@Iron Man No❤️
@Iron Man It’s literally just an opinion, my guy
@Iron Man I- I’m allowed to have my own opinion of a ship-
@Iron Man Haha, you’re a funny little dude, Iron Man, I like you
I think Robbie and Trina are probably the most underline depressing characters. Yes Jade's character is troubled and sad. Jade's character is more in your face with it, while Robbie's and Trina's are more depressing the further you look into them.
Yaa probably more depressing bc of the fact that they don't put it in ur face so much...bc they seem to desperately hide it through more indirect means
I don't think Trina's character Is depressing , her being confident and social might help her when she gets mature.
Trina no, but Cat
Robbie needed a serious therapist more than anything. He had a lot of internal issues that just amplified external problems. If he fully incorporated Rex into his personality he would have been a much more balanced individual and a lot better socially. Add a slightly better fashion sense and he would do really well.
Rex was kind of the sociopathic side of him though
@@dorothymontrose6371 Psychologically Rex could be considered Robbies "Shadow". While you don't want to act on your darkest impulses, it's very important to acknowledge your shadow and incorporate it. This allows you to respect it and therefore yourself for what you are capable of. Without it you aren't really engaged in proper moral behavior because you don't have the same understanding of choice, just fear of consequences.
Robbie chooses to deliberately separate himself from his shadow and this causes a lot of internal issues like his lack of confidence and self worth. This hurts him in everyday life because it makes him a lot more socially awkward and causes him to latch on to people like Kat in a "creepy" way. It also causes him to separate himself from his instances of lashing out by having "Rex" do it instead of Robbie. Look at his attack on Trina as a prime example. Robbie doesn't have to morally acknowledge what he did at all because it's completely separated through Rex.
For a better explanation of the shadow and its incorporation check out these videos of Jordan Peterson talking about Yungs idea of it and JBPs own incorporation of his shadow:
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th-cam.com/video/5PIDEx-GvnQ/w-d-xo.html
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Knowing that Rex was actually him only made me dislike his personality more
@@alexrose20 Rex isn't really him. Rex is an amplification of a bunch of negative feelings Robbie has into a psuedo personality.
If Robbie were to completely absorb Rex into his own personality he wouldn't act like Rex really at all.
@@alexrose20 Actually Robbie and Rex are different. Rex has moved and talked without Robbie holding him
I believe Robbie is an underrated character. Very under-looked.
Very underrated hands down. Cause he’s different. When you’re different, you’re hated and overlooked
I'd love a deep look into Andre, dude is the best part of victorious
Exactly
@@internetlexi yep. I think he's the only sane and normal person out of the cast due to his chill and laid-back demeanor
@@Du-yw1pz true dat
@@Du-yw1pz No he has anger issues. Threatening Robbie, throwing him off a chair, screaming at him, broke his pear pad, threatening Hailey in Freak The Freak Out. He’s very intense and fierce as a person
@@staarluvrs Anything is racist to you. That’s how overrated Andre is. So if you don’t like Andre is a illegal? Ha
I'm gonna take a big guess that Andre Harris might be next. And that'll be the main Victorious characters (and Mrs. Harris) done and dusted.
Hey y’all! We’ve been waiting for Robbie!!!
When rex was sold to the little boy, robbie started allucinating.
I have a feeling that everyone in Victorious is traumatized or even has mental disorders...and that thing scares me a lot.
i've had that feeling too!
Everyone on the show is dealing with something.
Trina is often ignored and possible neglected by her parents
Tori like Trina may be neglected by her parents - both because her mom cheats on her dad and her dad is never there.
Cat is most likely traumatized from her brother and may not have gotten much attention from her parents due to them having to take care of her brother.
Jade if i remember correctly doesn't have the best relationship with her dad.
Beck i think doesn't have a good relationship with his parents which is why he moved out, but i personally think he is just have a rebellious phase
Finally, Andre has to deal with his grandmother who has some sort of mental issue.
The whole show is a bit missed up when you think about it
@@IncorrectHB jade's parents are divorced, right? yeah. Trina is constantly told she's talentless and worthless by everyone, even people she considers her friends. Tori's had to be her mother figure, because as you said, her parents neglect them.
Exactly
@@IncorrectHB yeah but for jade it's resolved at the end of the episode
Robbie was kinda the darkest of them all.......
Just watch who did it to trina
Jade stole a pint of Tori’s blood. She risked Tori and Robbie’s life for a part in a play. They’re on equal footing.
@@Stinsation yea he And jade are creepy,still love them
@@Stinsation but at least Jade is upfront. Robbie hides behind a puppet not taking responsibility his actions.
@@maameyaa7053 If we count everyone’s bad actions, Jade’s wins out. Being upfront shouldn’t be rewarded. It’s actually concerning that she embraces it.
@@Stinsation i don't think that Jades behavior should be rewarded. My problem with Robbie is that he uses Rex to deflect his problems and physically separate himself from his bad behavior. He literally is dependent on Rex which is not healthy because "Rex" tends to make fun of him and belittle him. It doesnt help that his friends enable his behavior. Being aware of one's own actions is important. If it was reality he could be a danger not only to other but also to himself.
Robbie's problem is that he's made himself the embodiment of all the things he finds "negative " and forced all of his "positive traits" into puppet.
Rex, has all the confidence, grit, popularity and charm that Robbie is convinced he himself could never have.
I'm actually curious what type of person Robbie would of become without Rex.
Would he display Rex qualities?
Or would he just even out and become a normal guy?
Didn’t Rex kind of just disappear in the fourth season?
@@connora4554 yeah he starts giving up on rex
Did you just refer sexism and objectivity as a “positive trait”??
@@jadedeleon_ me
@@jadedeleon_ calm down timmy.
These are traits that Robbie finds positive , everything he crams into Rex is whatever he personally thinks in "cool" deep down. Not me.
I'd love to see you analyze Quinn and Logan's relationship or how Zoey Brooks could possibly be a Mary sue.
Yes
When it comes to these main character discussions, out of Carly,Tori and Zoey, Zoey is the least talked about, which speaks volumes...
That line on your profile pic made me think there was a piece of hair on my screen lol I’m not kidding
@@Stinsation wait wdym by it speaks volumes? Sorry I’m dumb lol.
But yeah, everyone says Tori was boring but I found Zoey way more bland tbh. Is it just me?
@@cutemissbubbly I think what they mean is that Zoey is considered so bland that no one finds her worth talking about lmao.
I would TOTALLY like a relationship video with Cat and Robbie! 😊😊😍😍
Yeah I would like to see a vid about that
SAMEEE
Robbie seems like that friend that is (sometime) always there for his friends, but when he needs help or is hurt no-one else cares (apart from cat)
Why do we have to need a disclaimer on Robbie's behavior, but not Jade they both committed attempted murder.
Yet Jade gets praised for that and Robbie gets hated.
Yep...
Because man. Women can have (and are even encouraged to have) problematic behavior men can not (men can not even have some normal behaviors because they have now been deemed problematic. Many of those same behaviors are not only fine in women but often times encouraged to a toxic level).
Most likely double standards (jade being a girl and Robbie a boy) but it could also be bc with jade that type of behavior is expected bc of how straight forward she is, and not so much with Robbie ppl kinda push his creepy behavior off to the side a bit so it comes as a bit of a shock🤷♀️
True. You cannot really judge all characters equally when they have different purposes.
Jade is meant to be a mean character in the show, and it's not that her behavior is good, but it isn't seen as bad since it is so common.
Whereas when other characters like Tori or Robbie do something bad towards someone else it is seen as bad since they are not meant to be bullies, those behaviors are not common in them and that is why they are much more notable.
I am not justifying Jade's actions, but what she does doesn't have the same impact compared to if another character did it because she is meant to be mean.
As someone with a psychology degree, I can see Cat and Robbie as being the most complicated. I really want a relationship video! They can both relate to each other and I think Cat is his best bet to be his best person. Both need to get away from toxic people though.
something that always confused me abt Rex and Robbie was that Robbie was clearly making Rex talk but he also seemed to think that Rex was a living being that could think for itself or something. Idk
That is why many people find it easier to believe Robbie had actual issues with mental health, not necessarily a genuine internal chauvinistic outlook.
Rex could act on his own, he sneezed in toris backpack and spoke in a drawer
I feel like no one ever comments about, but your alliteration at the beginning of each analysis is just amazing 👌🏻
Him and Cat are some of my favorite characters.
Same
Agree
@Abidjanaise she ages backwards 😭🖐
Robbie is my fave
Same xD
I would like an analysis of cat and jade’s relationship as they seem the closest to each other. Which is super big for jade as it seems like she likes no one other than beck
thats true, from what ive seen (so far)
YES THANK YOU!!!!! i emphasize so much with robbie, and seeing him get pushed around on the show frustrated me every time. isnt tori supposed to be the mary sue, cookie cutter, kind hearted main character? yet she still gets in on the bullying at times :(
but yeah, the sexist remarks are quite gross too. i hope robbie went on to get help and leave that mindset behind
Tori was nicer than the restbut she was still a regular teenager. People had that idea of her because shes the main character and nothing else
Isn’t Cat supposed to be the nicest of the bunch but there’s plenty of times when she’s just flat out rude to Robbie? Why single out Tori when everyone does it?
@@Stinsation you have a point! although, cat probably just did that bc she saw everyone else doing it :(
@Ok. I bet you don’t give a shit of what others do yet always it’s Robbie you blame. Because he’s different, people always bring up his flaws, yet when it’s others like Jade, Sam, Beck, Andre Etc you all wanna re write history saying they are nice when Sam And Jade are Similar, Andre threatens people he’s so intense and ferocious as a person and Beck on the hand can be toxic. Yet always it’s Robbie you wanna criticise. Always him.
@@BabyGirlTiny Tori wasn’t nicer. She was selfish time to time
If anything, his character was arguably more interesting that Tori's... and even Beck's!
I’ve heard that Robbie has schizophrenia. I understand it because of the symptoms of schizophrenia, such as behavior that impairs daily functioning, delusions and more notably, the voices in his head that I believe could be another reason why Robbie carries Rex.
Idk...I feel like it's more of just what he got used to for expressing a dark side of himself and adding the disorders to it is a bit of a stretch but who knows 🤷♀️
If I remember correctly, Robbie got better towards the end of victorious. He became a lot more likable imo
Yes Robbie did become more likeable in later seasons. Even he began to gain more fans. The ones who didn’t like him much first, all of a sudden became fans of him as of The Hambone King and The Slap Fight.
10:03 I’ll save you the trouble: yes
10:03
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 oh thank
Matt Bennett made an otherwise kinda terrible character half likeable and tolerable because of the humour he brought to the role. Similar to David Schwimmer with Ross in Friends.
However I also think Robbie also had one of the best character developments on the show. In the last season he had outgrown Rex and become more mature, grounded and confident but while still being his dorky and weird self. He got a pretty girl to go to the dance with him and she genuinely enjoyed his company. He acted normally and didn’t say or do anything to weird her out. AND he kissed Cat, rather smoothly too.
I never saw Season 4, what do you mean he outgrew him? Did they completely toss the puppet out or was he just made a much smaller part of his character?
@@RobotGuy405 I don’t think they completely tossed him but yeah most of the time Robbie wasn’t carrying him around anymore!
Great point about Matt Bennett. He's often underappreciated as an actor - a lesser one would have made the character come across as completely unbearable but his comedic timings saves a lot of Robbie's scenes
He also became more outgoing and began to gain a lot of fans as of The Hambone King and The Slap Fight
@@eph_loves_80s74 For sure
we *need* a robbie and cat analysis video
Didn’t he attempt to murder Trina
That was Rex - 6:18
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 rex is Robbie
Yup. And he felt no guilt about it Bc apparently it was Rex and not him. Rightttt and I didn’t think a kids show could be that dark
@@littleblobb1363 It's possible.
It was actually HIM. Not his puppet. Yes even though Rex did it but that's just his alter ego which is still him technically.
These analysis videos are always interesting because you have to take in everything on the screen in the show, even though there are most definitely bits that were thrown in during the show for comedic of episodic purposes and not intended to further a character. We as the audience have no sure fire way to say what is canon and what isn't, so you have to take it all in, and that's my issue with many sitcom type shows: after a while the creators care less and less about making complete characters and just care about the laughs or story of that one episode, so you start to lose some of the realness of certain characters.
That being said, in regards to Robbie, I don't think much realness was lost because characters like him to exist in real life (bar the use of the puppet). Many people portray themselves to be harmless but then express their toxic traits in ways that allow them to not take full responsibility, this is commonly seen when a person will say "I have no filter for jokes, I make jokes about everyone and everything" and then say a blatantly sexist/racist/homophobic/etc statement and then based on the REACTION they say "oh it was a joke, you know me!" so they can not take responsibility for the statement. I believe that is what Robbie does, except he expresses through Rex as said in the video, and that concept is very present in real life.
You know, I don’t see people talk about it, but I appreciate the fact that Robbie’s actor always made sure his mouth was slightly open every time Rex was talking. This comment adds zero value to anything but I thought of it while watching this video
The actor said that he didnt even realize he was doing that
@@noelleoue876 I saw that too lmao
Do a video on Cat and Robbie their relationship at times is cute and other times would make me uncomfortable
Yes Robbie! So interested to see what you have to say about him!
He was my favorite character as a kid, and still is lol!
He’s mine too
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I’d love to see a Jaynalysis of Robbie and Cat’s relationship, my memory is telling me they probably have the best relationship in Victorious (and Scheider-verse in general) but I’d be curious to see what you dig up.
With you mentioning that you've done 17 analysis videos I wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you do!
Each video is always a lot of fun to watch with a lot of insightful takes and I'm always excited whenever I see you've uploaded a new video.
My pleasure! It has been great!
Robbie really has improved as a character ever since he stopped having Rex. He became more outgoing, stood up for himself and even at least not show signs of fear and had the guts to write a song to Cat and kiss her. Rex is more like the embodiment to his unhealthy inner conflicts with his thoughts
Yesssss I needed thissss
Sure, I could go for a Cat and Robbie relationship video.
I’ve been waiting for this video for SOO LONG! Thank you Jay!
No problem!!
I feel like robbie knows everyone thinks he's a wuss so he uses rex as a comedic tool to make him look better
Yes exactly that. Robbie is different. And because he’s different he doesn’t get the love and recognition he always hoped for . So he uses Rex the one with urban accent to be more recognised and to get more attention. Rex is the personality he wished he had, he uses him to attract women, to get everyone to pay attention to him and to be loved and fit in with the group.
Rex is basically a live action Mr Coconuts or Plank.
I'd love a video analyzing Jade and Cat's friendship! They're complete opposites but they still get along well. Jade only ever lets her guard down properly for Beck.. and Cat. She also only ever stays over at Beck's.. and Cat's. The only one who can touch Jade is Beck.. and Cat. Jade loves Cat, she'll do anything to make her happy and she can't bare to see her upset, and I've always wondered why that is considering they're polar opposites and Jade's trust issues. I'd love to see your take on their relationship!
So are we not going to adress the elephant in the room that Robbie was the one that sabatage Trina when she call Rex a puppet in who did it to trina?
Wait, I don't remember, what happened there?
The guy just didn’t like Trina. She was a jerk to him. Not an excuse, but that’s a possible reason as to why he did it.
@@Stinsation That was Rex not Robbie - 6:18
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 The puppet is still his property and she disrespected it. She also disrespected Robbie personally on many occasions.
@@Stinsation She could have died tho...
You know when you think about it robbie is a pretty dark and twisted character, he has self respect, confidence issues and he forces himself to stay positive but he expresses his self hatred, anger, negativity threw a puppet
I belive he is a scarface batman villain origins
Robbie is one of my favourite characters!
Me to
He’s mine too
Me too ✊🏻
I am completely OBSESSED with these videos
Thank you SO MUCH for this analysis.
I also think that an analysis video of Cat and Robbie would also be worth waiting for.
your victorious videos are truly my favorite thing
Also, I think Rex is a symptom of a split personality. An epitomical product of trauma. Thanks for all your videos! You can see I binge them 😂 some requests for the future? Analysis of Glee characters? Orrr
-analysis of Carly Shay (she wasn’t as generic as she seemed, I think)
-Spencer Shay (there was something fascinating, but ‘off’ about him
-Sikowitz
-Jade and Cat’s relationship
-Carly and Freddie’s relationship
I love how much work you put into these videos- I really appreciate it. And you seem like nice chill guy, too. 💕
Thank you 😊
Rex was one of the best parts of the show
No he wasn’t. He’s a ridiculous distraction to the show and holds back Robbie
@keliah williams Rex has moved and talked without Robbie touching him. Including sneezing on Tori’s backpack even shouted at Robbie when he put him in the drawer then went on to take him out but didn’t
@keliah williams What do you mean
@keliah williams Maybe
Same person
you’re one of my favorite channels because of your analysis videos. i look forward to the robbie/cat video!
Loving the Victorious videos, but I am still holding out hope that you do another Total Drama analysis. I believe the two characters you said you were most interested in doing were Duncan and Courtney, and honestly, either one of them would be a good choice.
Don't worry, I do plan on doing at least one more TDI video
Could you do an analysis on Quinn and Logans relationship from Zoey 101
YES ive been waiting for robbie! i love ur analyses
Dude Robbie and Rex's relationship is me and my conscience relationship and it scares me
Pretty much something like that. Robbie is pretty self-loathing. He even admits to hating himself for years.
@@augustinensang3109 yes.
Robbie/me: *crying*
Rex/conscience: why are you crying you look ridiculous.
Robbie/me: idkk
Rex/conscience: ok please stop.
Robbie/me: *cries even harder*
BEST BOY, BEST BOY!
I think Rex is apart of Robbie that he doesn't want to show with himself. I think that Rex is his subconscious mind, while Robbie is the conscious mind. I think he has Mommy issues, and his parents don't support him. Robbie could be seen as an insecure teen in all of us, but later he gets more confident. Neither way I love Robbie's character, and he's my favorite.
Also, I would love a video for CABBIE!
Robbie is my favourite too. He seems different to the rest. He doesn’t speak urban or dresses bad boyish. He’s not the same as many of his friends.
You put so much effort into these analyses , I really respect you for that 😄😄 keep up the great videos :)
Thank you for saying that!
been DYING for this analysis... Longer than I've been subscribed even.
Robbie and Cat are my favorite characters! I would love to see a video on their relationship
Same
Yess a video of rob and cat pleasee!
Have a good christmas, happy holiday!!
First I thought, hey, Robbie is not a pervert! The pervert is Rex! And then I remembered that I'm not a child anymore and it's time to stop thinking that rex is an enchanted puppet.
🎶Broken Glass🎶
broken glass is a bop 👍🏽
the broken glass song lives in my mind rent free
I know you don’t watch Space:1999, but PLEASE analyze the relationship of Helena Russel and John Koenig! I love your content!
Edit: The relationship of Tony Verdeschi and Maya The Psychon is also really interesting, but it's in season 2 which is much more shallow than season 1
The alliteration you do at the beginning of your analysis videos are pure gold. You are a wordsmith and it gives me goosebumps everytime!
Thank you very much.
I wish he would’ve mentioned what Rex said about robbies parents in that one episode when they got stuck in becks van, and when beck mentioned he lives in the van in his parents garage Rex said at least you have parents and Robbie told him to stop and that some things are private
My favorite part of these videos are the alliterations at the beginning lol so funny and it's actually pretty hard to do
I honestly felt like Robbie was such a Jewish stereotype. His personality is just "gross awkward nerd who's allergic to everything." Also, I think him celebrating Christmas wasn't because his family doesn't practice Judaism, but because the writers forgot he was Jewish. This is extremely common in TV shows. They mention that the character is Jewish a couple times, give them stereotypical traits, but them have them celebrate Christmas in all of the Christmas episodes. Writers don't give a damn about doing even the tiniest bit of extra research to realize that just because Christmas can be secular, doesn't mean it's universal.
Same - the constant emasculation of Robbie also feels like a subtle act of antisemitism in my opinion and it also makes the ethnic change of himself in Rex make a more bizarre sort of sense - if Robbie is projecting traits on to Rex his choice to make Rex “urban”/racial might be a way of making sense of the cognitive dissonance that comes with experiencing antisemitism while also being white - I really wish someone would write fanfiction exploring him but I have yet to find any so I’m working on one right now, although it also is exploring Cat’s trauma
Fuck. I think this is one of my all-time favorite videos of yours. I can’t decide whether Robbie, Jade or Cat is the most complex. I wish they’d all get their own adult drama, dark spin-off series.
Your victorious episode are so interesting I would love a cat and Robbie episode and any other victorious videos
That puppet would always scare me. Especially the dead lifeless eyes.
I would really love a analysis on robbie and cats relationship
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE. TURN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was and still is my favourite character-
Would love that Robbie and Cat vid
Video about Cat and Robbie's relationship would be amazing!
Victorious is so much darker than I remember from when I watched it as a kid. Back then, I watched the episode where Rex was "dying" from what I remember and I think one of them or more of the main group mentioned that he just had to let go of Rex because it wasn't healthy. As a kid, I disagreed because Rex was an entirely different character to me but now I see he really has to get rid of Rex and get some serious help because Robbie really needs it.
Yes! We need a Cat and Robbie video!
I not we.
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 *We*
@@Can_think_of_a_name You are the one that needs it.
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 we
Holy shit bro your alteration is amazing
Cat and Robbie relationship analysis!!!!!!!!!
Yesssss
9:40- 10:08 That is true. The people in Robbie's life tend to mistreat him for no reason. However, there are two women in his life who show him all the generosity, affection and kindness in the world. Those two women are Cat Valentine and Mamaw (Robbie's grandma). These two women, who mean the world to Robbie, hate each other. It presumably hurts Robbie to see them fight and he wants his two favorite women to get along with one another. That would explain why he insisted on having Cat accompany him to go fix his grandma's computer, he was hoping that those two would sort out their differences.
Please make a video on this:Unrelated but is everyone just going to ignore that all these kids are rich or have infinite money. Like they go out to eat all the time and they are always just able to pay for things.
Examples:
Robbie paid for a window repair when he broke a rich guy's window. Tori was able to just buy a new phone like it was nothing. They were able to buy at least $500 worth of ice cream for a Kesha concert. Cat is always binge buying whatever she wants. During the secret Santa gift exchange, Robbie was able to buy a cotton candy machine and cat was able to buy an original movie prop. Like what the heck.
Seriously though! Where are they getting this money?
Even the men in his life aren’t good to him. In the prison special, Andre and Beck don’t let him sleep in the bed, which just seems very out of character for them.
True. Sinjin is though and Burf. Sikowitz didn’t give him a cold shoulder and Lane helped him a lot.
the relationship video, please go go go
Damn at first I thought his intro was pretty corny, but now it's stuck in my head and I can't stop singing it randomly at times.
Gotcha!
Since you already tackled Jori ( so grateful for that fr) and Bade I think it is time for Robbie and Cat . I am really interested in what you are gonna say about it tbh :)
For some reason he was my favorite character from season 2 onward
We NEED a Cat + Robbie analysis video!
Robbies not a bad character. It’s Rex I have a problem with
idk know the exact lore between robbie and rex but you do know robbie is most likely in *control* of rex? idk why people don't think about this.
@@Mr.Murasakino Rex is possible Supernatural.
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 true but there is more evidence leaning that robbie controls rex. for an example in the episode where rex gets damaged not once did he "scream in agony" or move when robbie was away from rex.
@@Mr.Murasakino Yeah but he did talk without Robbie in the team consular episode.
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 last time I checked that episode claimed to be non cannon.