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Reckless Tortuga is a popular YouTube web-based comedy channel consisting of several major web series and other side projects. The channel first attracted popularity in early 2010 when they first aired The Online Gamer, however; they are also known for the series Psycho Girlfriend before its introduction. Reckless Tortuga is one of the larger comedy groups on YouTube and its members have participated in events such as VidCon and San Diego Comic-Con International. Aside from their main sketches, Reckless Tortuga has also been working on projects such as Racism in America, Park It Up, The Sketch Lab, and Extra Butter, Please. Reckless Tortuga was formed by Lyndsy Reckis, Jason Schnell, Eric Pumphrey, and Lynsey Bartilson. As of March 2013, the channel had over 235 million video views and 970,000 subscribers.

Channels
There are two extra channels in addition to the main channel which features extra footage and content.

The main "Reckless Tortuga" channel, where most content is posted onto Youtube. The upload schedule is irregular and often subjected to change. Video length for each series vary but ranges from as much as 2 minutes to 9 minutes. The channel started in May 30, 2008.
 * Reckless Tortuga

The secondary channel "Reckless Tortuga Two" mainly features behind the scene footage which may include commentary or bloopers. The channel started in February 8, 2011.
 * Reckless Tortuga Two

The channel "Reckless Noobs" features the cast and crew of Reckless Tortuga playing various video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mass Effect 3, and Grand Theft Auto 4. The commentary and reactions from the players along side with the game play is recorded in a split screen manner. The channel started in February 9, 2011.
 * Reckless Noobs

Series
The Online Gamer is the signature series for Reckless Tortuga. The sketch follows the life of an avid gamer, Aaron (Eric Pumphrey), whose obsession with video games has cast him as a social pariah. Aaron's inability to cope with social norms and his tendency to treat life as a video game has caused his family and friends to reject him. The series is known for its vulgar language and the use of internet references in real life. The cast also includes Aaron's girlfriend, Becka (Lynsey Bartilson), and his coworker, Ted (Davan O'Firinn). The series started in December 23, 2009.
 * The Online Gamer

Psycho Girlfriend was the most popular series prior to The Online Gamer and remains to be one of the top series of Reckless Tortuga. The series revolve around the destructive and unhealthy relationship of Seth (Tommy Savas) and Brandy (Lindsey Reckis). Brandy's possession of insane and obsessive behavior outside of the social convention and Seth's inability to escape the relationship is the basis for the show. The series started in March 2, 2009.
 * Psycho Girlfriend

The show consists of two henchmen who possess below average intelligence. They often perform tasks for their mob boss who is unseen throughout the series and attempts to move up in the ranks. However, their immature behavior and lapse in judgement prevents them from doing so and often leads them to laughable situations. The series started in October 9, 2010.
 * Henchmen

Racism and stereotypes are satirized through awkward situations in this series. A person of a certain ethnicity in the series is involved in a prejudiced situation that is eased through either comical or vengeful means after having performed several monologues explaining the situation. The series started in February 17, 2010.
 * Racism in America

Extra Butter, Please creates parodies of movies, sometimes revamping its ideas and other times mocking it. Films such as The Avengers (2012 film), The Dark Knight Rises, and Prometheus (film) have been featured in several episodes. One of the sub series in these sketches is Cops, which is the law enforcement counterpart to Henchmen drawing from other films. The series started in August 11, 2011.
 * Extra Butter, Please

The protagonist, Mitchell (Morgan Krantz) suffers from neuroticism and exhibits high levels of anxiety, moodiness, and jealousy. A regular situation is over analyzed and the audience is taken through Mitchell's train of thought in the form of a visual depiction and monologue. Then an unexpected or surprising outcome occurs either through the protagonist's actions or inaction. The series started in March 27, 2012.
 * Neurotica

Park It Up is a mockumentary style sketch that follows the mundane life of a parking enforcement officer, Lenny (Luke Baybak). Lenny is a passive and socially awkward person who gets pushed around by his coworkers and people he tickets. He often gets into awkward situations and masks his anguish in his interviews. The series started in January 10, 2012.
 * Park It Up

Creepy Neighbor features the confrontational meetings between two neighbors. The male neighbor (Luke Baybak) is hyper aggressive and disturbed while the female character (Lindsey Reckis) possesses normal qualities. Threats of violence and hints of surveillance is made by male role, which leaves the female neighbor deeply concerned each episode. The series started in May 10, 2011.
 * Creepy Neighbor

The series show the dysfunctional relationship between a normal character (Eric Pumphrey) and his socially awkward friends. The normal counterpart in the relationship would deal with the different issues caused his friends who push the social norms to the extreme. The situations in the sketch are so severely bizarre that it leaves the main character in a complete state of confusion. The series started in April 4, 2011.
 * Bad Friends

The Sketch Lab is a corner for side projects and single sketches by Reckless Tortuga. This is the area that does not contain series, but individual videos for any single idea. The Sketch Lab started in February 1, 2010.
 * The Sketch Lab

The Basement is a completed series that featured teenagers tampering with supernatural forces. A group of teenagers in a basement jokes around with an ouija board and gets trapped by an evil spirit. They are then faced with the challenge of escaping their predicament alive. The series started in August 11, 2009 and ended in April 29, 2011.
 * The Basement