Locked Out

"Locked Out" is the 37th episode of SML Shorts.

Plot
After an argument about dinner, Jeffy ends up locking Mario outside. Will Jeffy let him back in?

Why It Doesn’t Deserve Chocolate Cake

 * 1) This video is prehaps one of, if not the most notable examples of Jeffy at his absolute worst, alongside "Jeffy’s Bad Word". In this video, he acts like a jerk to Mario.
 * 2) *He got butthurt over the fact he didn't get chocolate cake, because he didn't eat all of his peas, and as a way to get chocolate cake, he tricks Mario into going outside and then locking him out. When Mario does manage to get into the house one time, Jeffy simply chucks him out.
 * 3) *It all cumulates in a horribly anticlimactic and unsatisfying ending where not only does Jeffy fully get away with his behavior, but
 * 4) Much like Jeffy's Bad Word, it's a generic episode with Mario getting tortured non-stop by Jeffy, except this time, Jeffy non-stop treats Mario like crap other something extremely petty (in which this situation, Jeffy was forced to eat green beans but he wanted chocolate cake), which has already been done to death in past episodes.
 * 5) Brooklyn Guy (who's retroactively Does Bad Things Guy) is beyond idiotic in this video as he believes Jeffy's lies.
 * 6) *He even thinks Mario’s drunk when he clearly isn't.
 * 7) *He also thinks that Jeffy is an adult when it is painfully obvious that Jeffy is not an adult.
 * 8) *He literally gave Mario and Bowser the house so how does he think that all of a sudden Mario doesn't live there anymore?
 * 9) The video is incredibly mean-spirited and barely has any funny jokes. Almost all of the humor is meant to come from Jeffy's mistreatment of Mario, but not only was the formula already growing tired by this point, but Mario does not even do anything particularly loathsome in this video, which makes the video come across as more frustrating to watch than funny. The whole video is nothing but Jeffy ragging on Mario for it's runtime and getting away with it.
 * 10) *On that note, very few of the jokes in this video have any degree of thought or cleverness in them. Most of the jokes are either just Jeffy making random noises, or half-hearted attempts at physical comedy.
 * 11) Though the scene is funny, Jeffy thinks Mario is the chocolate cake monster, which doesn't make sense because even though Jeffy is supposed to be a dumb child, it's still ridiculous how he thought that the person who rose up in the cake was a monster, when it's clearly Mario.
 * 12) The video also suffers from many contrived plot holes:
 * 13) *Why is Brooklyn Guy (Does Bad Things Guy) dumb in this video, and how come he believed Jeffy’s lies? Moreover, if Brooklyn Guy (Does Bad Things Guy) had been in Mario’s house before, and is aware of Mario being Jeffy's legal guardian, how does he think Jeffy is the houseowner? Not even that, but Brooklyn Guy was the one who sold the house to Mario.
 * 14) **For that matter, why would Brooklyn Guy (Does Bad Things Guy) think that a child like Jeffy, who was 12 at the time of the video, would be able to rent a house?
 * 15) *How is Jeffy really fast, and how does he manage to lock every window and door he goes through?
 * 16) *Out of all the things Mario could've done, why didn't he call Rosalina? However, it was most likely he forgot his phone inside.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Mario is the only likable character in the episode. Pretty much every action he takes throughout is reasonable, and he dosen't do anything cruel or abusive in this video. His anger is also understandable given the stressful circumstances the video places him in.
 * 2) The video does have one or two scenes that can be considered mildly amusing:
 * 3) *The chocolate cake monster scene is funny from Jeffy's overly exaggerated reactions, despite Jeffy thinking Mario is a monster.
 * 4) *The beginning scene where Mario gives Jeffy his peas and coke, but then Jeffy throws his sippy cup is also pretty stupidly funny.

Reception
Along with Jeffy's Bad Word, the episode was overwhelmingly panned by fans of SuperMarioLogan, many fans claimed that it was just as bad, if not, worse. Much like "Jeffy's Bad Word", Logan has made references to this video's reception a few times, notably in "mh:bettersmlvideohistory:Happy Merry Christmas" when Logan, speaking through Mario, calls it "part of his two most hated videos".

Trivia

 * Logan made a comment saying "I understand some people do not like Jeffy. But some people actually like him. So this video is for the Jeffy fans. There will be a new non-Jeffy video this weekend. Thanks also for the birthday wishes!". This comment shows that Logan actually made this video for the Jeffy fans, which is why Jeffy gets away with what he does.
 * The episode was supposed to phaseout the Mario torture episodes, as in the description of the video, Logan claimed that this video would be the last Mario Torture/Bad Jeffy video, however, this ended up not being the case.

Videos
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