I watched SMOSH for the first time

[@That1DogGuy]

I feel like we need an inverse of this one day, Stanz educates his fans on whatever the hell he watched bc he hasn’t seen anything.

[@stanz]

Let’s talk about HBO series The Leftovers

[@Guisantz]

@@stanz what are thoooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[@aspenlog7484]

has stanz ever watched anything before?

[@sebdapleb1523]

no

[@Ser--]

@@joe8133 were you under the impression you're old?

[@1Jetsurf]

@@Ser-- If 22 is old, I'm basically laying in my grave.

[@thinshin6486]

@@Ser-- i dont think he ever implied that.. it's just most old smosh fans would be arround that age rn

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

@@joe8133 Yeah but your 22 bro. You arent supposed to have watched smosh lol

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

I feel with modern Smosh (Mythical-Era) They have moved from Sketch to a more improv style and honestly it works really quite well. The Funeral Roast series is probably the best series on the channel and they really hold no punches sometimes on there. Also Some of my favourite smosh moments come from the modern era, such as the 2 truths and a lie between Ian and his Ex Pam, "Hi I'm Big Bird and this is an alternate universe where I died in the Challenger disaster." and my favourite try not to laugh bit "nice night for a drive hey miss, tonight of course being August 31st 1997"

[@Crosroad]

I agree. I've been thinking a lot back on this era of smosh and it reminds me a lot of what CollegeHumor became after they got sold by their parent company too, a much more improv based production that feels a lot more personality based, but it seems like with Anthony back they plan to pivot more towards sketch comedy, which I'm pretty excited about.

[@nonpondo_]

Old Smosh is good, new Smosh is good, I'm excited to see what the future holds where Anthony starts to be a part of the main channel as well as smosh pit

[@beestings22]

I agree except that Ian 2 truths 1 lie is borderline unwatchable it’s so bad and uncomfortable oh my god

[@messedupperfect9367]

@@beestings22 That's literally the point and is the reason why it has so many views.

[@Kuso319]

I'm a huge fan of improv comedy, which is definitely why I think I was able to still enjoy a lot of modern smosh as we. Each person is talented so they did not lack casting!

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

Post Anthony leaving I feel it still stayed pretty strong. The Cast that remained have really proven themselves and become staples of the channel. Shayne and Damien especially, though also can't discount Jackie, Amanda, Courtney etc.

[@gilly_axolotl]

This is the only comment section that actually likes the rest of the cast 😭

[@MidasLich]

@@gilly_axolotl the rest of the cast are actually pretty talented. Most people are just too blind with nostalgia. Tbh, lasercorn was my favorite but he's not on it much anymore

[@houselemuellan8756]

Don't forget the new cast. They got a fuckin Starkid Member

[@UndeadSlayer5]

There talented but it’s not smosh without Ian and Anthony

[@gilly_axolotl]

@@UndeadSlayer5 it's Smosh to me

[@Funnyname321]

Rhett and link buying Smosh touches my heart tbh they were friends and Ian and Anthony made a mistake and Rhett and link understood and did everything they could to fix the mistake and in many ways saved their legacy then when it was time gave it back to them and made millions of people scream in excitement and changed Ian and Anthony’s lives and legacy’s forever. Rhett and link are legends and are the Keanu of KZbin

[@ASimpleInternetUser]

While they did get the short end of the stick, I wouldn't be so fast to call it a mistake. Defy F'ed up BAD, but they also provided to jump in growth and production quality that Smosh desperately needed at the time. Over the years, they gave Ian (and the rest of cast/crew) the work experience in a proper studio environment to carry this forward after Defy's downfall. Had Ian and Anthony known better and actually accepted a big check for Smosh, I think things would have turned out differently when Defy failed. I'm not sure the drive to continue would really be there anymore. That lack of resolution is why they needed to come back and resume what they left just floating in the air. Just a thought experiment about how things happen in unexpected ways and how behavioral psychology plays a part in that. But yes, Rhett & Link are incredible people and I'm so glad they swooped in when they did. But that even furthers my point - would they have swooped in if Ian and Anthony had already been paid the big bucks for the company? Or did exactly how it turned out inspire them to "save the day"?

[@VoltZOnYouTube]

Come on dude defy media in the end gave us peak smosh. It wasn’t a mistake to sign with them. It was necessary for the survival (I know it’s ironic.) of the channel at the time.

[@Aurora_Animates]

I love Rhett and link 🤩 :D

[@youngrootv]

I actually love the new age Smosh and the entire Smosh cast Shayne, Courtney, Olivia, Etc. are all great in my book and Anthony coming back is just like icing on the cake. Excited to see where they go from here and hope it’s good because the skit side of KZbin is kinda dead

[@pangopango3939]

Lazercorn was better than everyone today

[@kj23000]

Who else remembers that the Smosh Pit channel was originally IanH? Ian's personal channel where he uploaded the iconics Lunchtime with Smosh as well as Ian is Bored series

[@itisntsoeasy3252]

I feel like it's definitely worth watching stuff relating to the newer Smosh Crew and some of their improv and funny bits. They genuinely carried the channel and brand for so long and deserve that recognition!

[@Gabush]

I think he did a bad job of showing old smosh, like he missed easy bake oven, didn't show the entirety of the original food battle. Modern smosh was also overlooked .i.e Pokemon reunion, funerals those are fucking hilarious!

[@gyonafra7686]

yep and he said the 3 most popular videos 'don't really hold up'

[@itsmaddiebee]

As someone who has essentially never stopped watching Smosh, this is huge.

[@goofball5117]

As someone who stopped watching Smosh in 2012, this is huge

[@UndeadSlayer5]

@@goofball5117as someone who gave up on smosh in 2016 this is humongous

[@kronos6929]

I wish he told stanz about the pre youtube era when they we’re literally running a website to upload there videos on

[@stanz]

Yeah I was trying to focus on the YT but I shouldve mentioned smosh . com youre right - caanths

[@crowkey4444]

15:48 Stanz: This feels like a cast of characters from a Disney Show 30% of the people in the image: were former Child Actors on either Disney Channel and Nickelodeon

[@MattijnPlayz]

Has Stanz just not watched anything on the internet for decades?

[@ريّان-ذ4ت]

would love for smosh to become mainstream again, the entire cast is so funny, and the production value is insane

[@maltysaltyy]

Omg you missed out on the whole Smosh Games channel. That channel was absolutely massive back in the day. People like Sohinki, Lasercorn, Jovenshire, Wes, Flitz and Mari were a big part of the channel. Series like Game Bang, Back Seat Gaming and also Smosh Summer Games!

[@gregothy9190]

I don't believe any of these people are real. You're making up words

[@chlorineii]

yes!! As a kid I didn’t watch a ton of Smosh itself, but I did watch Smosh gaming!

[@liamengram6326]

Sohinki, Lasercorn, Joven, and Mari have a new channel called OGSoG if you're interested to see what they're up to these days.

[@ranDOm9431]

Smosh was a huge part of my childhood. Me and my friends would watch their videos together, and it was fun as hell. I haven’t watched it in about ten-twelve years, but I’m glad they’re back together.

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

Their newer stuff has been fire. Smosh is definitely having a reneissance. And it's not just Anthony and Ian being back together. Not having watched Smosh in _ages,_ I had totally missed all the great talent they have. A whole bunch of hilarious people. Angela is really something. Oh and the sudden news that Shane and Courtney are not only dating but married, posted on April Fools Day. It lit the Internet on fire and it took so long for some people to believe it's not a joke. In essence, i've been loving new _new_ Smosh!

[@wuvxiao]

agreed ! have been on youtube for a long time but never got into old smosh cus i never really found sketch vids to be entertaining but i recently watched my first ever smosh vid 2 weeks ago and new smosh is def way up my alley. like smosh pit theatre? board af? reddit stories? i love these types of content + the cast is super funny

[@saz_photography64]

smosh summer games era was incredible too i really hope they bring that back

[@niceonechief6302]

I legit almost cried tears of joy seeing them get back together

[@JoseMuradas-r1b]

I wish he saw more of the better present videos like the funeral ones are soo good, honestly it this one you could tell caanths didnt know as much or isn't a fan as when showing other channels which is when I think this format is the best(while there is a lot of garbage in old smosh there a some which are genuinely funny)

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

Yeah, I feel they should have at least shown one of the funeral roast videos to show off modern smosh.

[@stanz]

I love the funeral roasts, but this was trying to be more of a dive into smosh as ian and anthony and the journey the channel went on. This video was already long and so much was cut from the stream to make it fit into one video lol. Maybe if this video does well enough we do a part 2 but on smosh pit and the new cast :) - caanths

[@exodiusow7649]

@@stanz DO IT PLEASE

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

@@stanz If you do a part 2, definitely should mention how Shayne and Damien were on the Disney sketch show So Random and of course Shayne being on the Goldbergs/iCarly etc.

[@dazedstingray8419]

@@stanzpart 2!! I need to see your reaction

[@Tones2372]

Honestly… I am 18 and have been watching smosh literally my entire life. I missed the old smosh so much but current smosh was also very solid but I’m so glad they are back😭

[@stephenguffey7225]

You're so young lol how young were you back then?

[@chrisb.heckons637]

@@stephenguffey7225 well with math stands 2023-2005 is 18, smosh was already there...8 or 10 probably so 2005+8 = 2013 -2015. Maybe even before (4-5 years old) even if it was not possible to understand the adult jokes, the facial expressions and execution's was funny anyhow...like random memes! The food battles were funny and the edits were epic; music was fun etc

[@Dessoh]

I literally remember paying to watch the Smosh movie when it dropped. They were so huge that even other classmates of mine were talking about their movie. Seeing them back together just puts a smile on my face even though we wont be getting old Smosh back. But old Smosh is meant to stay old Smosh. They're mature adults now and if they gave us old Smosh back it would be incredibly weird. Looking forward to seeing what they will do moving forward regardless.

[@yankees2864]

Another thing they had they I watched a ton was Smosh Games, which was a gaming channel with Ian, Anthony, Lasercorn, Jovernshire, Sohinki, and Mari. Game Bang was my whole childhood lmao.

[@Conorator]

Their second channel was not originally Smosh Pit. It used to be Smosh 2nd Channel, where they would post vlog series like Lunchtime w/ Smosh and Ian is bored. It was later rebranded, and they seem to have no intentions to change it back, despite them being back together again.

[@cjnogodula]

I always thought that without Smosh, content creation online wouldn't be where it is today

[@aidanisachair]

Would love to see a part 2 of this! There’s so much to cover

[@ashdaaries]

fr, they didn’t even mention smosh games or shut up cartoons

[@carbonated_salt9645]

I miss lunchtime with Smosh fr it was like pre mukbang content and it was just really chill

[@DewDewMegaDeeDee]

So far, the videos they put out with Anthony have been great, but we get that new main channel sketch comedy on Friday!

[@BeNachos]

Stanz having seemingly watched nothing ever gives off sheltered home schooled kid vibes

[@noelaguirrechavez4462]

When you got to the scene in real life death note where Ian writes Mom as his mom's name, i started cracking up because I knew what was coming

[@katmdean]

I'm 26 years old and yet at my big age I might have been way too excited for two 30 something year old men and may have cried a little LOL. I stopped watching Smosh probably 2014 before Anthony had left a few years later, and found them again beginning of 2023 which ended up being the perfect year to rejoin the fandom! It also was nice to come back and see that the content had evolved,Boar try not to laugh, Funeral roasts and Board AF are all so amazing and have became my favorite. I love the skits they do on the main channel too, it brings me back to a simpler time in my life!

[@Anonymous-pc3qk]

I demand a part 2 to this video!

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

Yeah, really need to show off modern smosh more.

[@hjalmar8986]

7:32 Did the dude in the backround say that the zelda and assasins creed music videos dont hold up? WTF is he on about??!?!!? THAT SHIT SLAPS!

[@VetNovice]

Saying you haven’t watched Smosh while being a KZbinr is like being a cartoonist who never watched Spongebob.

[@aidenyoo2906]

Im offended they didn't watch the assasins creed 3 song. That shit was fantastic

[@GiantDad553]

It's unironically criminal that you didn't play the Assassin's Creed 3 song, it's iconic.

[@FreakingFantasticFilms]

Only real fans remember teleporting fat guy.

[@YzkNeko]

I'm a little sad they didn't talk about Smosh Games here as well

[@HuffGLaDTem]

i started watching smosh specifically mainly smosh pit post mythical so i am very curious to see what actual smosh is like now. i do hope that smosh pit stays mostly the same and the main channel is where we get all this cool new old stuff. very exciting

[@biscuits2652]

15:45 what’s funny about that is like 1/3 of the cast starred in Disney channel in one way or another Damien and Shayne having been both casted on That’s so a random and Noah being casted for Disney channel commercial segments

[@Hunter_Kennedy1]

I think food battles is only good if you watched it back in the day, especially their older ones, but the rest of it holds up so well and their newer stuff is all amazing too. Also, I’d say their first 3 most popular arguably hold up the best! Especially the assassins creed and Zelda songs

[@Spelladon]

Of all the eras of smosh the very beginning and the current iteration are my favorites. Their continuous growth is awesome and i'm glad they could adapt over time. I think Stanz would be funny af on a smosh games or smosh pit vid

[@NaimV_fx]

The fact that guy said both of Zelda and assassins creed music videos DONT HOLD UP??? Shameful. They are literally KZbin History 💯

[@truth-12345.]

I doubt that he didn't watch Smosh before, Ian and Anthony are like the main protagonists of KZbin.

[@philaeew4866]

I'm totally in the age range, but at the time I wasn't on english youtube too much yet, so I completely missed Smosh's whole story arc. Thanks for breaking it down to me, Caanths!

[@Kuso319]

I am the 20 old crying about this. It's so fucking trippy

[@Whatzitooya891]

They didn’t mention but they also have gaming channel before they even have smosh squad . I know there many people who are not really fan of them but I grew up watching the smoshgames crew and they’re all fun people

[@walak6832]

The fact that they sold Smosh for Stocks that are now worth just 000 and were now able to buy it back is just amazing. Ive been following them way before Anthony left, and yes, this news is just awesome sauce 👌😂

[@rookvic4350]

u the type of person to like their own comment

[@walak6832]

@@rookvic4350 euhh ok, why? 😂

[@castleoffiction96]

23:10 WEEELLL, to be fair, their second New Era Sketch was a sequel to "Stop Copying Me"

[@W1rt_]

as somone who actually grew up on smosh (they are older than me) i think that smosh is in its peak era right now we have the orginal type of sketch and the fun cast pit videos

[@noelpans]

Everyone rediscovering smosh makes me so sad I’ve been loving them for the past year and everyone suddenly cares now

[@SchoolhouseTechno]

There is a sketch comedy group in Canada that does great stuff called Loading Ready Run. They have a twitch channel as well, but for a lot of it's life it was purely a youtube channel and doing skits. Somehow they were employing 3 or 4 people full time even before Patreon with just merch sales I think. They also do a fundraiser every Fall called Desert Bus for Hope that has raised millions for a charity that gets games and toys to kids in hospitals called Child's Play. They have at least one documentary about it. They also do a live variety show called Loading Ready Live I think monthly that is really well put together, some improv, trivia, and hot social media bits, and they put a highlight video from their month of twitch streams goes in the middle of that. Kind of would be sick to do a deep dive on them but they aren't very well known outside of pretty niche communities. Magic the gathering community knows them because they produced a long running The Office style show for years called Friday Nights. They have a lot of successful stuff working with Wizards of the Coast for magic. I'd say maybe a third or half of their energy goes into MTG content. Honestly Loading Ready Run might be TOO deep to do a deep dive on. They have quite a few really well loved series that they have retired. An british panel show inspired series called The Panalysts. A fictional town radio show called Qwerpline. A top gear inspired series called Road Quest where they take 3 cars with a driver and copilot who switch off and they drive up to the Yukon for a week. Road Quest especially is REALLY high quality.

[@DragoonRyRs]

his friend gave him a bad rundown lmao

[@thejobbernowl]

I enjoy these videos! Also idk who the British guy is but he has the smooth educational tones that make me implicitly believe everything he says must be true

[@djojo2486]

same! no idea who this british guy is but I def believe this unseen british man's every word haha !!

[@flocab9110]

20:20 the problem with that is that sketch comedy isn't really as sustainable today as it was before and most views on the smosh channel come from their older videos (even new viewers), so making another channel would be the same as starting again

[@numberoneappgames]

They aren't just goats. They're living legends!

[@themostboring4746]

I have always been a smosh fan so seeing them united again is really just nice to see 😊

[@chinesesquidward]

Stanz has just gained consciousness bout 2 years ago

[@Willy_Warmer]

How is it possible that he's never watched Smosh?

[@Edriel-ds2dl]

Kids whose childhood was Smosh: yo, that’s messed up

[@AtelierOfWeebs]

The problem was they couldn't just make a new channel because the company was the owner of all the names, characters, and everything related to Smosh, besides, one of Anthony's biggest regret was that they sold the channel for only one dollar, so they didn't have actual income to buy the channel back, this is a big achievement in all fronts

[@KatalinaKris]

Oh my god I almost forgot how unhinged they are and good at acting. I'm still laughing at that Death Note sketch.

[@l0sts0ul89]

"Hans Theopedo"

[@DemiCape]

the music videos has actually aged well in my opinion, they still sound great.

[@P_Townx]

Stanz could do a stream/video where he lists the youtubers he's watched and it would only take 30 seconds.

[@undeadmatrix4]

Stanz before streaming = patrick star

[@oldfireworks4125]

You have no chhild hood if you never watched smosh

[@carnivorustapeworms]

I know he lied just for the click bait but honestly anyone mildly successful on KZbin should probably be familiar with one of the most prominent channels of all time. Not to mention Anthony Padilla’s massive channel that has had a shit load of prominent guests on. I’m not even a huge Smosh fan - at least since back in the day.

[@inordirectional]

I fit right into the main smosh demo of excitable preteen boy around 2006 and thought those OG skits and lipsync videos were supremely hilarious but I did stop watching pretty quickly as the cringe-factor ramped up (for me). That said, the last year or so I've seen that a lot of the improv-style content on the Smosh Pit channel is actually soo funny so I'm curious to see how their new Ian and Anthony sketches go.

[@zaandarbrow]

Honestly smosh is the reason im even in college RN

[@1020mikki]

the skits have been fire so far

[@skullswor]

Saying the AC3 rap by Smosh doesnt hold up should be a crime

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

The background info presented in this video about Smosh Pit is wrong. Before becoming a channel for challenges and other stuff, it used to be an internet recap show (somewhat like =3) hosted by Mari Takahashi (AtomicMari).

[@notabelas3987]

It used to be something else before Mari Takahashi. The Smosh Pit channel used be called "IanH" and was a vlog channel with the series "Ian is Bored" and "Lunchtime w/ Smosh"

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

@@notabelas3987 FIRST BITE!! I forgot about that. I thought IanH was a different channel. Yes, you're right. It was a vlog channel first.

[@VoltZOnYouTube]

6:50 “imagine seeing this at the park”…. Tbf an old guy tends to see them doing this shit and it will cut to him saying “friggin bath salts” 😂

[@Game_Erica]

I remember watching Smosh when I was younger and at some point I just wasn't all that interested. I recall just not being interested in the constant "Every BLANK ever" video. I will say that I absolutely loved their music videos like the Assassins Creed 3 one lmao. But I ended up getting back into Smosh like a year or two ago, and I honestly love the cast (+Tommy obviously lmao). I really like Smosh Pit, Eat it or Yeet it, the Funeral roasts and Try Not To Laugh are my favourite series for sure

[@Hey_Jamie]

That ‘You Posted That?’ show had an audience. It was filmed at that old studio that was used for filming KZbin shows. I was a contestant on the KZbin Family Feud and it was filmed on the same set

[@xiza7344]

Cant believe you didnt show him the goated, Assasins creed and legend of link songs, They would have made him a fan.

[@EarthFlame118]

Ya smosh pit and smosh games has been doing well since it's mostly just the cast doing stuff. The Main Channel just never found its footing.

[@rgbpng]

Something people forget is that smoshpit was a website first! My school computers blocked social media so I used to scroll through smosh pit that would have like viral videos and memes. I think that was around 2013

[@BezzaTheHuman]

Hello there my close friend stanz - big fan of this series I enjoy the cadence of the strange British fella and it's very helpful for me to get informed on classic internet culture

[@unsolicitedinput9185]

It's kind of disconcerting how much more forehead there is.

[@Kaybee3104]

I find in annoyingly wholesome how little stanz knows about youtube.

[@simifukava1704]

When stanz mentioned disney cast and they were on so random😂😂😂

[@calebkendrick1590]

Its crazy that Stanz is so illiterate on so much internet history that he can make an entire series about being educated on it. I can understand not knowing Rhett and Link because GMM isn't too mainstream but I never watched Smosh once and I at least knew most of this

[@bextomoose]

23:15 Wow big shoutout to ESSARGEE in chat for comparing this to Taylor Swift remaking her old songs because that put a _whole_ new perspective on this for me

[@ryanlokensgard1591]

I remember my friend and I would lay down under one of his computer desks to watch Smosh on his iPad because there was an outlet we could charge the iPad at. Lol

[@joycoffin4277]

Don't forget Smosh games! Some of the funniest content the first few years they started

[@BPrez94]

Love how this is just a TLDR of a bunch of other TLDRs

[@thebeefgamer5085]

I was a month old when smosh uploaded the power rangers theme

[@azgerrr]

My mouth hurts from smiling. I love smosh to death

[@TyneeBubbles]

Funny you bring up the magazine, there were two issues, and I have both of them 🥰 I don't remember what's in there, but that's not important 😅

[@aubob]

you clearly haven’t heard about anthony and his recent relations with pink sprinkled donuts 🍩 🍩🍩

[@GT_Mr.C]

"the first 3 dont hold up" bros not a real smosh fan then

[@fxlkpunkrapper]

smosh fans so excited to be shoved back into lockers again pure nostalgia

[@gytzero]

this is relatable as a newer youtube frog

[@Anonymous-pc3qk]

Stanz is so uncultured 😂 you don’t admit to some stuff😂

[@crimson1453]

How the fuck do the two songs not hold up, I am offended, they're literally peak Smosh wtf.

[@echolocation.sample]

lol not stanz predicting food battle 2023 -ish

[@Zortakable]

Stanz: *sees an eldery person* Also Stanz: You're gonna die soon, old hag

[@stanz]

LMAO

[@91n3tr33]

I have learned it IS okay for me to go ahead to make my colored cd wall

[@d0gen0ises96]

Now the smosh sequel ghetto smosh