Smiling Friends - A Allan Adventure promo

Someone said they found this on Instagram as an ad, so I'll take their word for it. Footage of S02E03.

[@gaskinforeman303]

I love the idea that Alan just walks into super easy smiling adventures and it's only Pim and Charlie that actually have a hard time with the job.

[@faraanchowdhry406]

Pim and Charlie's clients: a suicidal man, a cancelled frog celebrity, a dumped shrimp nerd, a princess who has a terrorist hobbit for a stalker, and satan. Alan's client: Shop owner who struggle with the "on" button.

[@assass7012]

​@@faraanchowdhry406Glep's clients: Glep

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

​@@faraanchowdhry406he sort of helped Pim to make Gwimbly smile. Sort of. Since his arm hurt from spraying Gwimbly with dirty brown wah-ter

[@nikobrc206]

Well,in the 2nd season trailer alan shows hanging from a helicopter being drive by dj spit so its not that easy

[@thomasprice7893]

@@faraanchowdhry406 Don't forget the time he got ganked by Blibblies who literally crucified him and stabbed his ribs with a spear (not to mention stealing his precious piece of cheese)

[@DerangedManiac12]

I love how you can tell just by looking at the character's appearance that it's gonna be Zach doing his old man voice

[@paperbag4477]

most of what Zach draws is a bizarro version of himself.

[@Rorro75]

Yessss I was delicious!

[@kntbemad]

no please don’t rob me, please!

[@GrievousReborn]

It's the crooked nose

[@Honza67382]

"SO DON'T TOUCH IT!" ... *Touches it himself and metls*

[@dinoboiis8147]

I know the paper clip is the main focus and were supposed to immediately notice how its the exact shape of his nose. But my eyes are immediately drawn away from it towards the really really good talking animation of that guy’s mouth

[@Nonexistentialism]

I love the idea that this goofy little critter had never considered trying this and now his whole world has changed.

[@ozvoid1245]

Him turning on the light bulb lamp and then positioning himself so its perfectly placed above his head is genius attention to detail.

[@Aya-vv3jd]

I can't stop watching the guy is just so happy

[@FurryNonsense]

The way the audio is slightly too early for when the old man is speaking is killing me

[@shrimp_bucket]

Can tell the budget went up a bit the backgrounds a lot more detailed in some scenes

[@pokemonlover4208]

This was my honest reaction after finding there was a way to stream Netflix on Discord using Google Chrome

[@FrankandRaul]

I can't wait for Alan to be the best at making people smile

[@troin3925]

I thought he was gonna electrocute himself from using his nose.

[@noahboucher125]

Alan just accidentally being a smiling friend in his never-ending quest for paper clips

[@gold-man9]

Lol I love how the paper clip is the same shape as this guys nose

[@JustaCastle]

Damn I love this show haha

[@alexrowdyrodrigues9716]

Wonder if we will get a Allan runs out of cheese episode and has to go on a long adventure to find a piece of cheese? Because no one takes Allan's precious piece of cheese and gets away with it!

[@angerymechanic661]

Why am i excited 😊

[@aderose]

He looks like Mr Krabs with that nose and clothing lol

[@claybornledua3400]

I like how when Alan pointed the Clerk looked the other way it’s so small but funny to me

[@hesitant1757]

Alan: Boi do I have news for ya

[@kibafireheart]

Hahaha omfg I love this show xD

[@titanosaurdy9493]

Plot twist: Alan accidentally kills the old shop owner by making him use his nose to transfer his life force to tinker the machines using his nose

[@m.a.dmatt6689]

I love how flabbergasted he is at that revelation lol

[@user-qb9pf5jo6l]

I didn't even notice until he mentioned it.

[@JAYZ-47465]

Its Alan time 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@apolloisnotashirt]

What would you do if you needed to buy a paperclip from an oldman in an old tech store but he wont sell it to you because the paper clip's shape is unique and used for tinkering with tech but his nose is the same exact shape as the paper clip?

[@Mordecrox]

"Can't wait to tell my wife!"

[@DaFlyingMarMar]

LMAOOOOOO HOLY SHIT I LOVE

[@DaFro3713]

Another episode involving everyone’s favorite Red Thing

[@BeavisSaves]

They are fixing the biggest problem of season one: not enough Allan

[@tesloche9349]

I LOVE THIS RED THING I KISS ON IT!

[@heyimadino]

⁠@@tesloche9349 Alan: *sprays you with clean, clear wa-ter*

[@danielmedina4276]

He’s a critter

[@DoctorsHateHim]

@@danielmedina4276 it's a gwimbly reference

[@HerrDeutschBlood]

Don’t touch his jewel or he will die! 💎

[@PhsycadelicHamster]

Auuhh

[@codenamexelda]

The box of paper clips contains the jewel in question.

[@galupoanthony2996]

It's not the tomar emeralds so it's fine

[@Nohamburgerhelper.99]

​@@codenamexelda the jewel in question 😳

[@sneed915]

"So DOOONT touch it." "Euagh-"

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

I like how despite how they act, almost every employee of Smiling Friends is somewhat qualified in making people smile, even The Boss, whether intentionally or unintentionally, which is probably why he made it a business

[@LankyMF]

Hell, they even make me smile

[@kldvien]

And we all know how hard it is to make lankymf smile. The last time someone attempted to... Well let's just say we don't talk about it no more

[@theautumnfox9890]

Everybode can make sombady smille Thats the beuty of life -Pim (probaly idk)

[@Blad3sofWaR]

Still waiting on the Glep Saga (unless his spitting act counts)

[@NoobyMain]

​@@Blad3sofWaRprobably does i mean he got the whole crew to laugh

[@genericboiforalltheworldsjoy]

The raving homeless guy at the beginning looks and sounds like an old-school Simpsons background character. You can even sort of envision him being voiced by Dan Castellaneta.

[@vonnie0_0]

I think that’s the Chris O'Neil himself, he voiced a few characters back in season 1 too

[@Ferretman]

I read that you said Dan Castlevania and I thought that was some old oneyplays joke

[@kutter_ttl6786]

There was the Simpsons episode when Bart lost his soul. He does kind of remind of the raving derelict that Chief Quimby tried to talk some sense to.

[@thedoglovinggamer5825]

@@kutter_ttl6786What is your profile picture from?

[@genericboiforalltheworldsjoy]

@@kutter_ttl6786 Yeah, I was thinking of him and the clearly unhinged police recruit from the episode where Marge becomes a cop.

[@sirpsycactus]

i adore that he doesn't even use the paper clip's shape at all (like to try finagling inside of the machinery like a bobby pin in a lock or something), it's just "this is a vaguely long thing he can press buttons with" and the shape of it is completely irrelevant

[@hehe42069-k]

its another one of those bait and switch jokes, genuinely got me again. I dont know how i fell for this ruse yet again.

[@xXx_Regulus_xXx]

I like that there are fun little elements to the jokes like that, available to pick apart if you want but you don't actually have to be a Zachologist to enjoy them either

[@NothingHereForYou]

@@hehe42069-ktypical you. Falling for little traps 🪤 little ruses

[@gold-man9]

The clip is the same shape of his nose lol

[@synth-wave_steve]

I like that instead of taking the obvious route of him having a breakdown or something and Allan stealing the paper clips, they actually let the guy celebrate

[@CaptainJimp]

Masterclass subversive comedy writing

[@raptorskilltor4554]

That’s why it’s called smiling friends and not modern adult cartoon friends

[@KrodaStagg]

@Dr.Mercury That and cynicism. Smiling Friends is such a breath of mildly strange and confusing fresh air after Rick and Morty started the trend of cartoons being depressing and unfunny.

[@thegoldenstation9723]

…And then he dies later in the episode and goes to hell

[@eroomthokk9634]

@@thegoldenstation9723 doublesubversion

[@travismcnasty4239]

Alan is surprisingly talented at being a smiling friend.

[@communistberd1122]

He's the manager for a reason

[@habijjj]

I hope the whole episode is him making everyone he talks too smile

[@lalakuma9]

Mr. Boss knows how to pick 'em 👀

[@skullyinc.]

I like how Allen helps people too

[@NyanCatFanUWU]

His name is Allan

[@skullyinc.]

@@NyanCatFanUWU Here's a medal 🏅 champ.

[@micheal5117]

​@@NyanCatFanUWU Here's a second medal I think the guy above me wasn't being sincere 🥈

[@ZillaYT.]

@@NyanCatFanUWUhave this 🧌

[@Cookie_man23]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@NyanCatFanUWUtake this third medal because why not🥉

[@517342]

I love the positivity in this. I'm sick of shows just being cynical all the time.

[@Mrjohnny164]

Yeah, its nothing like those frowning friends guys

[@vohloo9797]

Funny thing is that it's not even trying to be positive, it just focuses on being silly and scenarios that reach that goal

[@517342]

@@vohloo9797 I dunno, a show that is all about making people smile seems pretty positive to me.

[@vohloo9797]

@@517342 incrementally so, jokes and tone seem to be less "mean spirited" then when it started. though if taken another direction it could've just been seen as an ironic premise, since looking back at episode 1 of the first season some things were pretty depressive out of context and them being there to make him smile but not really getting anywhere was what made it sorta morbidly funny.

[@SirgiantTtv]

​@@vohloo9797don't look that deep into it dude. doesn't take away that it's absolutely hilarious

[@JustinY.]

"Hey Tomar what if you were on a quest to get a box of paperclips and the store clerk was an old man with an elongated nose who tinkers and fixes with electronic gadgets?"

[@benonaru]

I win because I am important.

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

You always come at the most surprising of times.

[@Poggofruit.]

Justin being a oneyplays fan is so cool

[@mr.package4702]

Whoa, Justin, haven’t seen you for a while, whassup?

[@beng2307]

Woah buddy nice to see you're still around legend.

[@TheKsalad]

I like how you can hear the labored breathing from the old man, it's such a zach thing to add

[@fantasyequinox715]

That and the rolled R's My business is going to thRRive now!

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

Alan didn't realize it, but he just massively improved some dude's life. Now *that's* Smiling Friend material.

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

The best bit is that with Pim and Charlie, the smile is usually the result of an accident typically out of their power after spending the day failing. For Alan, he did it in the span of 10 seconds in a single sentence.

[@vohloo9797]

​@@BlaizeTheDragon his smiling power level out ranks everyone in the show

[@maxburrill6192]

The dude dies immediately after this.

[@robertborland5083]

A small detail, but I enjoy how the lightbulb is positioned when Zach's old man character exclaims his realization, "This somehow works better than the paperclips!" Some might describe that as a "lightbulb-moment."

[@BigK13372]

I believe people call that a “visual gag”

[@robertborland5083]

@BigK13372 You are correct; it was late when I wrote that comment (and is late as I write this one) and the phrase eluded me.

[@Cubeytheawesome]

I think they used candles for that before lightbulbs were invented

[@thegreatboppilini9006]

People are stupid enough today to feel proud about noticing the obvious.

[@JKBMYNRD]

@@thegreatboppilini9006 Are proud to have noticed my nuts on your chin?

[@nicnacs9779]

0:35-0:50 I just love how excited the store owner gets about discovering it. It's like watching a person rediscover their passion or feel genuine joy in something. Nice job Alan 👍

[@TheQuaadFather]

The critter rambling on the street corner is so REAL OMG

[@Rick_Steel]

I know I feel like I know that guy- oh wait he is me.

[@snerttt]

They must live in frisco

[@TheQuaadFather]

@@snerttt my thought was either California or Chicago but also yes

[@colonel1003]

Sounds like Appsro

[@PlanetVideoGamez]

@@TheQuaadFather or New York City😆

[@mercury2157]

Fuckin hell, the screaming guy at the beginning is absolutely sending me. You see that exact guy on every other corner in the Bay Area.

[@rustyshackleford234]

In my birth city, Austin, you’d see people like that EVERYWHERE. Thankfully they passed the homeless camping ban recently, as it was looking 3rd world lmao

[@Deimos-rj7kl]

Nowadays Portland and Beaverton unfortunately

[@ASTRAYGREENFRAME]

What kills me is the fact that Zach is basically just speaking normally.

[@wyatt8315]

I love how the noise for the machines turning on is just tongue clicking.

[@Graphomite]

You can always tell when a character is going to be voiced by Zach, before it even speaks.

[@RedFloyd469]

It's the nose and palid, corpse-like skin.

[@xcel8727]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, They put Zach's great-grandfather iconic long weird nose. He served in the army during Vietnam to disarm those pesky traps.

[@Poopenfarden]

he was injured in the blibllenam war after a blible stabbed him with a paperclip

[@BeavisSaves]

Allan getting more to do? Wow, thats the literal only issue I had with season one: Not enough Allan.

[@boyoftrick_9084]

Im hoping more Glep iconic adventures

[@Deimos-rj7kl]

You’re the first person I’ve seen who actually spells Allan’s name right

[@und6r]

i’m just waiting on the solo boss or glep episodes

[@headlessjim6206]

Dude how is the writing so much different from what I'm expecting? Any other show would do the obvious joke or something but here they do exactly what you're thinking as well as not thinking. Brother it's weird but I love it

[@greenmushroom2587]

Years of adult cartoons made us expect that the punchline will always be something rude happening at the last minute. Like oh, maybe Allan will steal the box and stab him with the paper clip, or the old guy will get electrocuted.

[@CaptainJimp]

It's called good writing 🥺 masterful comedy writing, really.

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

​@@greenmushroom2587 Pessimistic writers writing pessimistic things that lead to people expecting pessimistic results. I love how Smiling Friends is insane from start to finish but actually shows people getting something good so they can have hope.

[@Babylauncher3000]

If you listen to a lot of Psychicpebbles this type of obtuse comedy about someone having an epiphany over something mundane or stupid is his style of humor.

[@NotPeng-kn4ml]

I love how the punchline is his livelihood has objectively improved for the better. And its hilarious. Shows that comedy doesn't always need to be mean spirited.

[@CosmicTornado1]

I think one of my favorite aspects of the show is that Smiling Friends genuinely do help people. There’s never a joke where they fail at their job; they just make people smile including the audience

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Allen probably made this guy smile just by trying to get paper clips. It’s no wonder he’s with smiling friends

[@colonel1003]

It’d be funny if people started gaslighting these mass commenters by saying “did you even watch the video, that didn’t happen” or some shit like that, fucking obvious these type of people just read the first 5 comments and reword them differently

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

@@colonel1003 it’s a pretty short video man you’re crazy, your insane.

[@johnnyjoestar22]

I bet in this episode Allan goal will just be him trying to buy paper clips while helping people smile without even trying

[@connorbeith3232]

I’m glad Allan’s getting so much screen time this season, this really makes up for him barely being there in season 1.

[@ComradeSeanski]

alan apologizing before making a somewhat rude remark about the old man's nose is the kinda genuineness smiling friends has at it's core

[@soniccd9983]

Omg the way he just boops everything in disbelief

[@nerdybirdy2002]

The raving homeless guy reminds me of a lot of the homeless folk who hang around the front of my local library. They wander around pointing, waving their arms, and yelling at the top of the lungs, but thankfully not at the people entering and leaving the library. Instead they get into fights with imaginary people. One time as I was walking up the steps I noticed a homeless lady was ranting at what I assumed was a person sitting to her right as she was waiting for the bus. But as I got closer, I saw that there was nobody even remotely near her at all. Yet she was even pointing at the thin air like there was. It was certainly something else.

[@pinkmann8399]

You know that's not normal, right? You shouldn't be forced to tolerate that.

[@Nikita-kx4on]

​@@pinkmann8399 Sadly that's kinda just how almost every major city in the US is like right now. There's nowhere for these people to go and you get desensitized to it pretty quickly

[@pinkmann8399]

@@Nikita-kx4onThere is a solution and it's called the asylum. You don't need to torture normal people with their presence.

[@painteddolphin0324]

" hey tomar, imagine if you shoved your nose into your phone to use it wouldnt you like that tomar"

[@penguinoutlaw2426]

0:30 I like how Alan is pointing from far away and it still works for pointing at his nose.

[@Dr._Nicolas]

i like this type of humor, where the character actually acknowledges instead of "subverting the expectation" and "fuck the audience" jokes that are not even funny

[@tonyjoestar2632]

Wholesome. Even with their flaws every employee at the company genuinely wants to help people smile

[@knuclear200x]

The accents just sell this whole thing for me.

[@wealthybone2990]

Honestly this is why I love Smiling Friends for wholesome stuff like this.

[@captain5104]

Good God this show is a gem....or jewel if you prefer.

[@darkwingedangel7216]

I hope he doesn't get a nose bleed.

[@siegemakerYT]

I love that no matter what, at the core, this show is about making peoples' lives better.

[@smartoperator7716]

Problem is with smiling friends promos is you watch one and you've already seen 1/10th of the episode

[@firstlast]

Adult Swim just released a longer version of this scene on their channel. It's 3 minutes long which is like a quarter of the episode.

[@alexk9642]

smiling friends NEEDS to make longer episodes because even for a smiling friends-story 11 minutes feels too short

[@REDLINE4WD.]

0:01 I'm 110% positive this is Kensington.

[@assass7012]

I'm from Philly, it definitely is K&A. Glad for the shout out but I also find it hilarious because 1. Smiling Friends is canonically set in PA, and 2. Gwimbly was JUST talking about the fetanyl crisis and here we are ending up in the fent dealer's mecca.

[@Torganzer]

i love how alot of the gags in the show is exactly something zach would come up with on oneyplays

[@galapegos3008]

I like how at 0:30, Allen points at the floor, but to the viewer, he's pointing at the nose as if it is right next to him

[@Poopenfarden]

his nose is so long it reached allen

[@NickOwens]

I love it when a joke is really simple but just so fuckin funny

[@Ask4This]

Nice to see Stamper get a cameo in the hit show Smiling Friends as a deranged homeless schizo.

[@Babylauncher3000]

Stamper would actually kill it as a voice actor on Smiling friends. If only the last 8 years hadn’t happened. 😢

[@cheeseburgerapocalypse7532]

I love the perspective joke with Allan looking down and pointing downwards at his long nose instead of AT the old man.

[@DeftestAphid2]

Zach has such a great vocal range. He's truly one of the best voice actors of all time.

[@Ofxzh]

Allan did so little yet so much to make that guy happy.

[@3three3three3three]

this show is way too good to be on TV. i still can't believe we're living in this timeline

[@xSmuggen]

Those sound like mouth clicks Good work boys

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

This scene made me think not about WHY the guys work for Smiling Friends but HOW they work. Charlie seems like a pessimistic and blunt person but he's often right about a lot of things but at the same time, he WANTS to find solutions to people's problems but he doesn't care to handle them by sugar coating them. He's also better at reading certain situations than Pim is but it can cause him to either quit too soon (Desmond) or not consider other options (Mr. Frog). Pim is very hopeful and wants to make people smile but often doesn't think too far ahead about things if trouble happens. But he doesn't abandon things even if it comes at the stake of his own well being. In both Shrimp and Princess, Pim realized his own selfish actions and apologized for them while giving the opportunities he got to the person he felt deserved them, even if in both cases the situations were totally fucked. Allan seems more concerned with his own world and can come off as blunt like Charlie but he's like Pim when it comes to wanting to finish a job rather than jumping ship. His methods though are just to suggest whatever he thinks is the fastest solution but it often makes a big impact even if it was unintentional, like with the paperclip guy here. Glep....well, I don't know what the fuck Glep does. He's just cute and seems to do weird shit all over the place.

[@christopherauzenne5023]

yeah, I really appreciate that charlie isn't just the "negative"/squidward of the group. if anything hes just more a realistic example of a charity worker, he's gonna do the job but for the most part he's running on 75% effort/autopilot. alongside that compared to pim who focuses on fixing the immediate problem, charlie tends to focus on helping them long term (focusing on helping shrimp move on/fix himself rather then getting shrimpina back, often talking about dopamine cycles and such)

[@gigachad3925]

At the end of season 2 episode 2 where Glep explains his reason for voting for Mr. Frog, it's my headcanon that he explained that Jimble would actually be happier and truly smile if he retired. I think Glep saw the debate where Jimble basically said he wasn't cut out for the job, and realized that he wouldn't really be fulfilled unless he didn't have to deal with the pressures of the presidency anymore. I think the way Glep works is that he doesn't do much hands-on work but has amazing perspective and critical thinking skills and and ultimately divise the best course of action.

[@shreeder4092]

Inb4 Alan’s scooter gets robbed in the full episode.

[@CaptainJimp]

This is the subtle beauty of Smiling Friends humor. This situation could've gone violent or sexual or gross in so many ways, and it ends up just being a sweet little interaction.

[@PGM_EGG]

ERM, it’s AN Allan adventure! Not “A Allen adventure” 🤓👆

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Idk why this is so hysterically funny to me. The pure shock and happiness mixed with the little click absolutely kills me

[@FancyDakota]

"Though I suppose trying it couldn't hurt" "No this can't be"

[@Pnuemonia-Nakey]

I hope this is just an episode of Allan going around town and (accidentally) making people smile

[@AutumnOwlex]

Calling it someone is going to come in and rob the store, taking the paperclips

[@noobatron2663]

Nah this isn't Rick and Morty or other modern adult comedy where something dark or edgy always has to happen

[@shibuyadaemon9111]

Allan is a bit of a strange character because he's kind of rude. Like we all assumed charlie would probably be the worst and we don't even count glep because he just does his own thing but an episode like this could give us some real insight to how Allan operates. Like even the gwimbly episode he was kind of a jerk the whole time.

[@joshuaclemens1301]

Allan just saved that man's business, lmfao.

[@Iwidelyoutliveeverything]

zach can only really do 2 voices, huh?

[@SirgiantTtv]

he does way more but keep on coping

[@mr_hands_]

You can see the little blue critter dying of an overdose at the exact moment Allan pulls up

[@DoodleThis]

I’m honestly curious to know how that will make his business thrive, lol

[@spiral_iv]

I like how old man's glasses become larger like eyes when showing emotion.

[@markurbanowicz6619]

That mouth click sound though xD

[@PeterSpaghetti69]

Holy crap

[@ParanoidParamour]

I like that something good happens to the old man the trope of bad things happening to people and winding up unhappy because its “funny” has gotten really old

[@heiress.]

I need a 10 hour loop of the homeless critter yelling. The replay button isn’t enough 0:01

[@LegendOfTee]

Screaming guy outside, oh yeah Allen's definitely in da hood 😂

[@NoahSpencer008]

The little schizophrenic character in the first shot yelling nonsense had me laughing instantly😂

[@trenthulkinberry7526]

I love how every device he turns on is followed by someone clicking their tongue.

[@OrdonCumberbatch]

bro how does the simplest random shit become the funniest shit ever 😂 genius

[@pod9363]

Bro Alan is a natural! We're starting to see why he's one of the big dogs there.

[@diegojimenez466]

I feel like they recorded a crazy mans audio in the begining of the vid