Hello yo what's up uh my name is Robbie and um well right now I'm about to do my video
profile for the slap just do it man there's nothing wrong with me explaining what I'm
about to do before I do it yeah there is Robbie Shapiro is arguably the most divisive character
in Victorious to some he's an awkward teen that just can't catch a break
but to others he's a perverted jerk that doesn't deserve to be a part of the main cast
where'd you get those standees of Cat um brought e'm from home oh why do you have I'm a tutor and I
don't like to talk about things I do at my house I've heard countless people say that Robbie is
sexist, chauvinistic, and a total creep but hardly any of these people have ever stopped and asked
why why is Robbie Shapiro like this what ruins Robbie's reputation among his
reputable and relatively well-respected peers ridiculously random and rambunctious behavior
or his repugnant recalcitrant right-hand man Rex are you ready let's analyze
there's not enough people with originality so here I am to save the day Jayniac
sometimes I have trouble not crying
whether people love him or hate him one thing that everyone can agree on is the fact that
Robbie Shapiro is unbelievably talented he's shown skills in writing, singing, playing a multitude
of instruments, hamboning, operating theater technology, and most notably ventriloquism more on
that later Robbie is so multi-talented that well if he was a bit more confident in his capabilities
he'd probably even give Andre a run for his money but it's this lack of self-esteem that more often
than not causes a lot of Robbie's problems so of course the big question is what causes his
lack of self-esteem now it's likely that it may be a combination of his poor health isn't that a
medicine that helps people stop wetting the bed no that's Pee Zol and it doesn't work very well
so I hear his bad luck is this a real human skull yeah give it so I can put it back
no I'm looking at it Robbie give it to me stop Jade no
and his cluelessness I went to the playground
I got off my bike and I yelled hey kids who wants some free ice cream
and then their mothers chased me into an alley and beat me with sticks all of which often result
in him getting ridiculed ignored or worst of all abused has anyone noticed how often Robbie
Shapiro gets injured or threatened throughout the show's run what's most notable though is that
more often than not the people abusing Robbie are female whether it's Trina threatening him
to give her a good review in Jade Dumps Beck, Tori electrocuting him after his horribly failed
attempt at fixing her pear phone in The Worst Couple, or Jade literally anything she does to him
it's very clear that Robbie's relationship with women he considers his closest friends
isn't very positive unless their name is Cat Valentine but this doesn't end with his friends in
Tori Gets Stuck Robbie says when I was seven years old I took my favorite little toy car to school
and a scary bully made me swallow it she was real scary remember how she kept whooping you with her
ponytail they were braids the reason why this is so important to understanding Robbie's character
is because along with being abused Robbie gets emasculated so many times throughout the show
that I genuinely lost count seriously he gets put in the women's prison in Locked Up! and in Wok
Star Tori asks about his bat mitzvah money when she should be asking about his bar mitzvah money
bat mitzvah's are for girls this constant emasculating could very well have a lot to do
with not only his lack of self-esteem but also his deeply negative and objectifying attitude
towards women that he regularly projects through his puppet Rex speaking of Rex
hey Trina what you want to know my two favorite things about you ah Trina
as I mentioned earlier Robbie's most notable talent is ventriloquism almost everywhere he
goes his puppet Rex is with him and usually Rex is the one calling the shots between the two of them
that's the kind of funk America wants to see people caught on video put that on your stupid
blog if you want it to be popular that's just mean it's news man come on Rob you want to be a loser
the rest of your life we're well aware of the fact that Rex can't move or speak without Robbie so Rex
isn't some sort of supernatural being he's just a puppet that's being controlled by Robbie which
means that every single sexist comment, every hateful joke, and every negative remark he makes
about Robbie is actually being said by Robbie you see Robbie projects a lot of his negative traits
through Rex likely because he doesn't feel confident enough to say these things himself
mind you a lot of what he's saying is straight up not okay I'm not justifying his behavior
I'm just analyzing it Robbie feels emasculated so he projects a hyper-masculine persona through Rex
Rex has more followers on the slap, Rex goes on dates with Northridge girls and he speaks with
an urban accent uh why does Rex talk like that he even gets offended when people call him a puppet
nobody ever suspects the puppet
I thought you hated that word it's okay if I say it is Robbie's assumption that being an ethnic
minority would make him cooler just a thought Rex is portrayed as much savvier and more confident
than Robbie to the point where he insults Robbie at almost every given opportunity for not being
like him Robbie is expressing his insecurities out loud through Rex because Robbie associates
Rex with all of his self-esteem Robbie loses his mind anytime Rex goes missing, gets damaged,
or quote unquote dies when Robbie has to get rid of Rex he begins to hallucinate about him
but another interesting thing about Rex is that he's usually willing to call Robbie out for being
a creep the most notable example of Robbie's creepy behavior being in begging on your knees
where Robbie basically admits to spying on Tori so obviously Robbie is aware that he has some
creepy tendencies but why would Robbie spend so much time outside of someone else's house
is there something wrong with his my mom says Rex and I can go to Yerba
but there has to be an adult chaperone I thought your mom moved out she's giving me one more chance
not that much information is given about Robbie's home life he mentions being Jewish
in Wok Star and Stage Fighting but apparently he celebrates Christmas instead of Hanukkah
so maybe the people in his family aren't practicing Jews we don't know but what
we do know is that Robbie has a very dependent relationship with his mother according to Robbie
she washes things for him prevents him from eating certain foods and even pops his pimples for him
maybe the reason she left was because of his dependency and if you think his relationship
with his mother is bad listen to what he says about his father my father's embarrassed of me
you know sometimes I think I disappoint my father too and every time I try to bring it up chop and
sing no wonder the guy has such low self-esteem and if his grandparents are anything to go by
Maury turn up the heat no Maury Robbie is screaming at me I'm hungry turn up the heat
no why does he do that to me maybe male chauvinism and toxic masculinity run in the family
hear me out it would seem that the women in the Shapiro family
are expected to do things for the men but when the women ask for help the men aren't willing
to is this because of an outdated mindset or traditionalist ideals we'll never know for sure
but it would explain some of Robbie's objectifying comments towards women through Rex unfortunately
for Robbie he isn't treated any better at school when any of his friends are injured
everyone tries to help them but when Robbie is injured it's always treated as a joke
nerd down
this becomes even more frustrating in the Sam and Cat episode #thekillertunajump this is so sad
because Robbie likely sees his friends as the only true family he has after all he would have
known the gang sans Tori for about a year or two they obviously care enough to keep him
as a part of their friend group despite him not being the coolest of people but
they generally show a degree of indifference towards his problems except for Cat Valentine
and if you want a relationship video about Cat and Robbie let me know in the comments below
I once said that Jade West was the deepest character in Victorious but after making
this analysis video I'm at a toss-up Robbie Shapiro is definitely going through some
understated trauma and more often than not he gets under-appreciated by everyone around him
remember that I'm not justifying his bad behavior I'm just analyzing it I've made 17 analysis videos
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so if this feel it coming on this special day just trust your heart don't let your head get
in the way cause it's Christmas and the start of something new oh it's Christmas
and I hope you feel it too candy canes and mistletoe jack frost nipping at your nose
but all of it means nothing without you