Bob Roberts

Logo descriptions and Editions by LJK193

Background: Bob Roberts is a Vietnam war veteran and internet expert who begin making instructional VHS tapes in 1991 and enjoyed great popularity pointing out simple things to dumb people throughout the 90s. His most famous video was Internet For Dummies. He retired from making videos in 2001, with the decline of VHS and rise of DVD, but he let his son Bob Roberts Jr take over making instructional DVDs until 2005 when they were folded into Smosh.

1st logo

(1991-1993)

Nickname: "Bob Roberts I", "The Cowboy", "The Hick", "Urban Hillbilly", "Hip Grandpa"

Logo: Bob Roberts is wearing his trademark attire(red an blue plaid, khaki jeans, open fly revealing more of his plaid shirt, and a cowboy hat) and he is walking through a normal town listening to a Discman when he finds a dumb guy in a TV shop trying to turn a TV on but he just can't do it. Roberts writes on a piece of paper saying "Make sure your TV's actually plugged in" The dummy plugs in the TV and it works. Everything around Roberts turns into a gradient gray background and "Bob Roberts Home Video" appears in a dated font.

FX/SFX: Mostly live action.

Music/Sounds: A very stereotypical happy 90s synth song.

Availability: Scarce. This logo wasn't used for very long and it appeared on very early Bob Roberts VHS tape, a few examples being Jumprope for Dummies, Clay Modeling for Dummies, and Super Nintendo for Dummies.

Scare Factor: None. Bob Roberts is a very friendly man, the music is tame; nothing to fear here.

2nd logo

(1993-1997)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: See above.

Availability: More common than the last logo, but still falls victim to Smosh logo plastering. Can be seen on old releases Laundry for Dummies, Jigsaw Puzzles for Dummies, Tamagotchi for Dummies and Quantum Physics for Total Morons.

Scare Factor: TBA

3rd logo

(1997-2001)

Logo: On a blue background with green crisscross lines (meant to represent cyberspace), Roberts is flying across the screen in different directions....

FX/SFX: Roberts flying in numerous directions. Very professional CGI effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last two logos. With Roberts saying "Wow I'm flying."

Availability: Seen on Bob Roberts VHS tapes of the period, including Internet for Dummies, Brainwashing for Dummies, Gold Panning for Dummies, Hemorrhoid Treatment for Dumbflanks, among others. Unfortunately this logo is victim to plastering. When Smosh uploaded Internet for Dummies on Youtube in 2011, the 2009 Smosh logo plasters this

Scare Factor: None.

Bob Roberts DVD

(2001-2005)

TBA