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1

TheOdd1sOut turned his shifts making sandwiches into a hit video series about which fast-food chain?

Subway appears in the videos under the spoof name Sooubway. They retell his day-to-day tasks and the strangest moments behind the counter.

2

Harry, the pet in one of TheOdd1sOut's most-watched videos, is what kind of insect?

A moth named Harry is the star of the story, which had passed 20 million views by late 2018. Fans can sketch his lifecycle in the official doodle book.

3

What nickname does TheOdd1sOut give the white, roundish characters in his comics and videos?

Marshmallow people is his own label for the cast, whose simple look took him about a year of webcomics to settle into.

4

In the opening episode of Oddballs, which kitchen appliance turns evil after gaining an AI chip?

A toaster named Toasty wakes up when the two friends try to engineer the perfect breakfast. They argue over how to raise him, and he turns on them.

5

Max, the dim-witted best friend in TheOdd1sOut's series Oddballs, is what kind of talking animal?

A crocodile, Max is described as a failed genetic experiment gifted with human intelligence. His design grew out of a crocodile in the music video for the song Life Is Fun.

6

Oddballs, the cartoon co-created by TheOdd1sOut, ran for two seasons on which streaming service?

Netflix released both seasons, twenty episodes in all, before the show was cancelled in 2023. The entire production was done remotely during lockdown.

7

TheOdd1sOut is the online name of which cartoonist, who named the Oddballs hero after himself?

James Rallison was born Robert James Rallison in 1996. He voices the bubble-shaped hero himself, a fictionalised version of his own teenage self.

8

Which cartoonist joined TheOdd1sOut and Anthony Padilla to win a round of MrBeast's Battle Royale?

Jaiden Animations fired the winning shot in the airsoft contest, earning the trio $100,000. She and TheOdd1sOut often make videos together as part of the so-called Animation Squad.

9

TheOdd1sOut's cartoon self speaks in which annual recap, whose 2018 edition set a dislike record?

YouTube Rewind 2018 drew more than 10 million dislikes within a week, overtaking a Justin Bieber music video. A year earlier his character had appeared only in the credits.

10

Which film does TheOdd1sOut's Oddballs spoof in an episode where a pushy salesman keeps pestering the hero?

Home Alone gets a school-day twist in the episode Almost Home Alone, where every trap is based on a class subject. The punchline is that it was Saturday all along.

11

TheOdd1sOut was born in Chandler, in which US state that also provides the setting for Oddballs?

Arizona is where he grew up before moving to California in 2018, the year his debut book came out.

12

What is the name of the channel TheOdd1sOut launched in 2017 for gaming and other non-animated videos?

TheOdd2sOut passed a million subscribers within five months of launching. The main channel had needed nearly two years to hit the same mark.

13

The subtitle of TheOdd1sOut's 2018 debut book begins by promising to teach readers what?

How to Be Cool leads off a subtitle that goes on to cover the other lessons he says he definitely learned growing up. The blurb narrows the advice to seventh grade.

14

Which British musician, known for Don't Stay in School, made the song Life Is Fun with TheOdd1sOut?

Boyinaband, real name David Brown, says he hated music as a child and preferred science. The cheerful-sounding duet arrived in July 2018.

15

Cafe Chaos, TheOdd1sOut's food-fight card game, raised over $250,000 within days on which website?

Kickstarter backers pledged more than a quarter of a million dollars in just over two days. The deck also features characters from fellow cartoonists' channels.

16

In Oddballs, where does Echo, the food-loving girl who cuts in line, say she comes from?

The future is Echo's claimed origin, an age when processed food has died out, which explains her appetite. The hero spends most of the series refusing to believe her.

17

On which website did a 16-year-old TheOdd1sOut post the first strip of his webcomic in June 2012?

Tumblr was his pick because he knew nothing about web design and other comic artists already posted there. It took him 100 comics to gain 100 followers.

18

Which 16th-birthday present does TheOdd1sOut credit with launching his career as a cartoonist?

A drawing tablet arrived for his 16th birthday and he says he has not stopped since. He never took a class, and notes that someone born 20 years earlier would have had no such gadget.

19

TheOdd1sOut's first video looked back at a book he wrote in elementary school about not liking what?

His family was the target: the class assignment was titled I Do Not Like This Family. He has since stressed that his relatives are great and it simply made a good story.

20

What is the name of TheOdd1sOut's twin sister, who his first book says outshone him in art class?

Faith is his twin, one of four siblings he grew up with. The publisher's blurb concedes she was the more talented artist of the pair.

21

TheOdd1sOut's second book, released in March 2020, has which tongue-in-cheek subtitle on its cover?

The First Sequel promises opinions on the upside of a robot uprising and on questionable pizza toppings. He also reads the audiobook himself.

22

After Oddballs was cancelled, five stories planned for TheOdd1sOut's show came out in which format?

A graphic novel, titled after the show, gave the unmade plots a second run on paper once hopes of a third season ended.

23

TheOdd1sOut boxed on his 26th birthday at which charity event co-founded by iDubbbz?

Creator Clash raised $1.3 million for good causes at its debut in Tampa in May 2022. His own bout was stopped inside the opening round.

24

Which Australian gadget-building YouTuber stopped TheOdd1sOut in round one of a 2022 charity bout?

I Did a Thing is the channel of comedian Alex Apollonov, who won by technical knockout in under ninety seconds. He once flew to North Korea to get a haircut.

25

TheOdd1sOut gave back his MrBeast Battle Royale prize money by handing it to which fundraiser?

Team Trees received enough from him to plant 33,333 saplings, one for every dollar. The campaign hit its $20 million goal before 2020 began.

26

TheOdd1sOut was a 2016 Animated nominee, losing to sWooZie, at which ceremony for online video?

Streamy Awards voters shortlisted him in the same year his channel reached a million subscribers. The ceremony was streamed from Beverly Hills.

27

TheOdd1sOut's mother, Janette, is an author best known for writing which kind of book?

Teen romance made her name, with titles such as My Fair Godmother and Just One Wish. She also writes science fiction and fantasy under the pen name C. J. Hill.

28

Which animator's jump to YouTube videos inspired TheOdd1sOut to start his own channel in 2014?

Domics had already made the jump from webcomics, and later opened a board game café in Mississauga, Ontario. TheOdd1sOut recalls thinking he could maybe do something similar.

29

TheOdd1sOut's Oddballs is set in which fictional town, whose mayor is a dog named Snuffles?

Dirt is the town's name, and its rarely used missile defense system ends up launching a fireworks show. Half the Moon is destroyed in the process.

30

In Oddballs, Sagu, who holds up the trailer where the hero hangs out, is a talking what?

A cactus named Sagu supports the trailer, which doubles as a treehouse. TheOdd1sOut provides the voice himself, as well as that of the lead.

31

Which comedy actress voices Grand-Ma, a gift-making 3D printer, in TheOdd1sOut's Oddballs?

Jane Lynch plays the machine that the hero's parents had quietly been using to print his presents. Knowing nothing about him, it kept sending a hoop and a stick.

32

In the Oddballs finale, which round food turns out to be the weakness of the villain Declan?

Bagels do the trick after a manual warns the heroes that anything round is his weak spot. Even after he reforms, Max finishes him off with one anyway.

33

Which TV writer co-created Oddballs with TheOdd1sOut and also voiced the character Bob Awman?

Ethan Banville pitched the series with him in early 2020 and it was picked up that August. Banville later broke the news that a third season would not happen.

34

TheOdd1sOut said in 2018 that he draws his videos in which program rather than animation software?

Paint Tool SAI handles the artwork and Adobe Premiere the editing, a combination he admits is limiting and slower. He sticks with it simply because he enjoys it more.

35

TheOdd1sOut voiced a civilian in episode one of which esports web series from Glitch Productions?

Meta Runner is set in a society built around video games, and its opening episode is titled Wrong Warp. He later returned to play himself in a special.

36

In TheOdd1sOut's mobile game from BBTV, how do players move through scenes from his past?

By bouncing off people and objects, players climb past his mom, college roommates and laser tag rivals. The game, Let's Bounce, also has collectible versions of him to find.

37

TheOdd1sOut's first book promises to teach readers how to survive which confidence-killing ordeal?

Job interviews get their own lesson, alongside why it is fine to be second-best at something. He had already covered the subject in one of his videos.

38

Which Vancouver studio, known for The Last Kids on Earth, animated TheOdd1sOut's series Oddballs?

Atomic Cartoons was founded in 1999 by four artists, one of whom had just lost his Warner Bros. post when Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain was cancelled.

39

In Oddballs, the hero stages his own musical about which Founding Father to win a bet with Echo?

Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment are the subject, with the hero casting himself as the only star. The audience takes it for a comedy and walks out.

40

In TheOdd1sOut's Oddballs, the hero dodges gym class by doing what until he looks like a senior?

Donating blood again and again ages him so much that shops hand him the senior discount, which his friends exploit on a shopping spree. He even moves into a retirement home and enjoys it.

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