smiling friends sounding unscripted for 4 minutes

[@Nekrotix12]

Mr Boss looked so offended by Alan not liking his gift.

[@redsentry9785]

His mouth going agape is pretty hilarious

[@zombieponcho]

Proud of Alan for being honest with him. A bit blunt, but honest.

[@castbet9183]

I mean Alan could’ve just kept it and then handed it to Charlie when Mr. Boss isn’t tgere

[@zombieponcho]

@@castbet9183 Mr.Boss would find out at some point though and it might hurt him more. Being honest isn't easy.

[@LordAurixTodd]

And charlie was genuinely happy to recieve it XD

[@seansmith6255]

Zach loves putting silly characters in realistic situations

[@Ellsgab]

That’s just every generic sitcom ever

[@Inconspicuous-Gnome]

​@BigJackMack I hate that you're right.

[@mclovinpo]

Looney tunes b like

[@rapacious6733]

​@@Ellsgabit just works

[@cian.o]

Me too

[@hotelmario510]

Satan's passive-aggressive sarcasm to nobody in particular when the fast food joint forgets his straw is so real

[@msthecommentator2863]

I feel like we've all been there, like it's not enough to ruin the meal but it still pisses you off because you have to dirty a glass of your own.

[@kyle2625]

And he is playing Rust too. As if he already isn't pissed off enough and restarting AGAIN for the third time in a wipe after being raided by some russian hackers.

[@BootySweat4491]

@@msthecommentator2863Why would you have to use a glass? Just remove the lid and use the cup it’s already in.

[@NateS917]

​@@msthecommentator2863or you could just....drink out of the cup that it's already in?

[@msthecommentator2863]

@@NateS917 sure, if I want a crappy paper cup rim dissolving into my drink as I sip.

[@slushyjoke9382]

One realistic thing I really like about the animation is they don't always automatically close their mouth after talking, just like people do irl.

[@SupHapCak]

I didn’t even realize that but now that you mention it that’s an amazing attention to detail

[@TheParagonIsDead]

Do you… keep your mouth open?..

[@moonphrog]

​@@TheParagonIsDeada lot of people do for a couple of seconds

[@ChefTM]

@@moonphroga lot of people are stupid as well.

[@santiago6676]

Now I feel weird because I do it

[@gottderneuenwelt]

The entie Brazil episode sound unscripted

[@dodom.8741]

Ikr

[@MikelAispuro]

I was about to say that too

[@definitelynotgore]

That episode fucking blew my mind.

[@bigjawline9235]

@@definitelynotgoreit was that crazy?

[@definitelynotgore]

@@bigjawline9235 Yes bro, it’s 10m of a hyper realistic conversation between 2-4 individuals at times that sounds entirely unscripted.

[@rinoatheskeleton1018]

"You kiss your dad on the mouth?"

[@AmberCommentsThings]

The fact Pim had to specifically clarify that part when explaining a flashback

[@JFTSwiertz]

​@@AmberCommentsThings Or he saw the flashback too

[@chadwurth]

I did as well at Pim's age

[@marchduck2958]

​@@chadwurth, cool dude

[@chadwurth]

@@marchduck2958 Thanks?

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

0:43 Mr. Boss forgiving Pim for saying “okay” is so funny, it’s like he was actually slightly insulted by it

[@unib4324]

Allan not pom

[@AESTUDIO-v7]

I think it’s cuz the boss might have heard “that’s gay” instead of okay

[@Bruhtatochip742]

I think I've said that before but only to be reassuring.

[@Astrojox_]

@@unib4324no that’s pim

[@unib4324]

​@@Astrojox_my bad misread

[@msthecommentator2863]

Like others have said, the Renaissance men conversation is actually based on an unscripted brainstorming session between the actual Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack because they didn't know how to end the frowning friends episode.

[@zachflag6506]

It’s also why they sound so low-energy, bc they recorded both parts of the bit at like 3am lol

[@Arcywyrkenjoyer]

@zachflag6506 the low energy does make it funnier

[@estrellacasias]

"Who are the Renaissance men??? Because that's not Renaissance" gets me everytime

[@user-mv1hv5ce3b]

I love how Pim gets frustrated at the end, we hardly ever see him pissed

[@empdisaster10]

I can honestly imagine how that conversation went “Uh we need to end the episode, right uh what if some fuckin renaissance men show up and kill grim and gnarly” “Wha- Who- Why are there Renaissance men? Where’d they come from “I dunno man maybe they were in town or something and just shoot them with arrows and ride off on horses” “That doesn’t sound like renaissance, that’s not even like the right era” “Listen do you have any better ideas??”

[@flashypork]

I'm 90% sure that when they call Mr Boss in the Brazil episode, they actually called the voice actor in character without letting him know beforehand. His initial confusion and then struggling to think up a solution to the hotel issue is so realistic I don't think it was acting.

[@toast_recon]

Marc M's tone there just reminds me of his usual content tbh. But it would be really cool if true

[@maxs2480]

90% sure is crazy that’s very unlikely but would be awesome if true

[@Masiyooo]

I think the behind the scenes story is that they told him to go outside for a walk and record his dialogue into his phone as a voice memo

[@thevoteman]

@@Masiyooo this is true, it's in the season 1 commentary

[@pde2619]

@@thevotemanfunniest part of the commentary is when they say they initially wanted him to be ordering something from a convenience store while talking on the phone but he didn’t want to do that

[@tatekaste7238]

Its my headcannon that Mr. Boss and Satan play rust together.

[@Matmania69420]

What makes this headcanon funnier to me is the fact Mr Boss married Satan's daughter lmfao

[@BronzeAgePepper]

​​@@Matmania69420 Mr. Boss didn't even intend for Filia/Brittney to die so he could own ¼th of hell, he legitimately found the daughter of Satan, who's probably just an acquaintance to him, to be marriage material. And Satan isn't even that miffed at the Boss after his daughter had died and they're arguing over zoning, he's just being his usual passive-aggressive self.

[@ActuatedGear]

@@Matmania69420 And now they're arguing about the land. Families arguing about the stuff of dead loved ones. That's Hell for you!

[@_Crybaby_Smuff_]

I have a small theory that the reason Glep voted for Mr. Frog, was because he saved him from the producer of the Mr. Frog show.

[@gabrielguimaraes6155]

Good point

[@SupHapCak]

That is a good point On the other hand, Glep could just like Mr. Frog’s policies on eating bugs.

[@pugobits5088]

Another one Mr frog would be the first green president

[@_Crybaby_Smuff_]

@@pugobits5088 True. I support the green president supremacy

[@liftfork]

I saw somebody say that Glep voted for him because he almost replaced him and thought it would be a great way to become famous by doing parodies of him

[@killerbeanmachine]

zach loves to interrupt himself talking

[@Ars-Nova258]

3:43 I love how Pim states that those aren’t even actual Renaissance Men. I’m not the most well versed person when it pertains to this but they looked more like Templars.

[@griffinjg1]

I love how angry he is about it too

[@eddiemoran8044]

The templars took place within the period of the renaissance. So calling them renaissance men is just being much more general

[@KayJay01]

@@eddiemoran8044That’s not correct, the templars disbanded in the early 14th century and the Renaissance is 15th to 16th century. IIRC on the season 1 commentary they state it’s intentionally incorrect

[@movieman4710]

I love the ambiguity that they might not even be the Renascence Men that were mentioned

[@thesharinganknight]

Origins

[@diegonoid9568]

2:43 the whole brazil episode is amazing

[@BLOODYX3]

Yesss it’s so painful but so actually real

[@griffinjg1]

Its too real it just stressed me out watching it

[@pupspotionshop]

Fr I was stressing the whole episode 😭

[@agarion101]

Personally not my cup of tea

[@real1mem3s]

​@agarion101 its a good episode but people act like it's the greatest thing ever made and it's annoying.

[@mr_0n10n5]

Wacky characters doing regular things people always do is incredibly hilarious

[@BrothaGoneBased]

Like spongebob where goofy ass Patrick has an ID with his address on it with an expiration date 💀 Or Mordecai from regular show going to art school

[@DONKFORTRESS6956]

gotta love how 0:52 sounds like zach is recording his lines in an empty bathtub with a fan on in the background

[@arthurgodwin6571]

What makes these moments better than Family Guy’s is that 1) They don’t sound nearly as forced, and 2) They don’t overstay their welcome.

[@in-completeanimations1715]

If we compare the most similar examples like the Godfather and Renaissance Man bits it's night and day the contrast

[@MysticSmArts]

I actually think it’s the opposite. Family Guy, especially in the earlier seasons, seemed natural. This seems kinda forced to me

[@ThatGuyCanmanNC]

No its the opposite, this is clearly forced. Dont compare shows, both are different and both really good.

[@unknown6390]

​@@MysticSmArts Totally agree on a lot of these moments.

[@harrisonbetker2271]

I fail to see what family guy has to do with smiling friends.

[@RoRoDominguero]

3:14 Y'know, the forest demon could've completely flipped the tables if he simply said "Dude, this is my natural skin color..."

[@mistergrool3941]

No, they thought it was a costume. If someone in actual blackface said it was their real skin the same outcome would've occurred

[@therealpoketom]

I'm 100% convinced that the show writers go to random bars, restaurants, and public areas, and hook people up with microphones and just tell them to go about their day like normal

[@rosyrose2112]

That’s Home Movies lol

[@sdw-hv5ko]

2:43 is even funnier knowing that Michael voices both those characters

[@SupremacySinema]

Michael Cusack voices Alan?!?

[@sdw-hv5ko]

@@SupremacySinema yep!

[@Mentally_Will]

@@SupremacySinema which is why Mike will sometimes slip up and make Alan sound Australian for a word or two

[@smileguyanimations8776]

It’s so funny when Mr. Boss goes from his super high pitch voice silly voice to a casual relaxed voice

[@Internetpurge]

The bit when Shrimpina/Jennifer finally meets Shrimp and instantly loses her accent should be included here 🦐

[@michaelcarlton1484]

Same with the "Mip is my stalker" bit. Just a flat cut happening is pretty funny.

[@NateS917]

I think you can just call her Jennifer. It's her name

[@Internetpurge]

@NateS917 I could, but I won’t 🤪 she is forever Shrimpina in our eyes

[@Modyman]

@@Internetpurgeif her name was shrimpina, she’d be a shrimp…

[@CallofFreaky]

3:20 this is one of my favourite scenes from smiling friends. Mr boss speaking like a normal person after bending his finger in an inhuman way and dealing with the consequences is so random and so funny I love it so much

[@yitivitzen5239]

The entirety of Smiling friends goes to Brazil feels like the cast went on vacation and someone brought a recorder making the whole episode off script.

[@zawinullava]

It's so realistic it stresses me out

[@Zapnar6]

fun fact: the conversation on 3:30 is actually a conversation the writers had after days of not knowing how to end the episode, they just tweaked the conversation a bit and put it in the show

[@MCBardOfDestiny]

I can hear Boss’s VA break character and the slight change in room reverb when he says that

[@breadjustslatheredalloverme]

one of the best scenes in season one imo is when pim’s sister’s boyfriend throws up and says so earnestly “i’m sorry i ruined it” about the dinner that was already going horrible

[@King710.]

Most relatable shit is when Charlie hungover and says “I can’t keep doing this to myself brother, something gotta change.” Fuck I said those exact same words when I decided to quit drinking 😂😂

[@Blue_pikmin11]

1:29 I just noticed there's a baby crawling in the walls

[@Dummy12334]

Me too

[@Wario_loves_Garlic]

He's in the walls... HE'S IN THE GODDAMN WAAAAAAALS

[@APAMVs]

I didn't know that!

[@APAMVs]

​@@Wario_loves_Garlic Blark and sons!!

[@ItsFist]

0:51 the bit here was actually recorded around 2 AM which is why Pim and Charlie sound so tired haha

[@rubiosouto4830]

0:52 fun fact: this one is ACTUALY unscripted!

[@randallbalion4464]

It wasn't that it was unscripted. It was based on an actual conversation between Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack when writing the episode

[@cantinadudes]

Yea like the other guy said it wasnt entirely unscripted. Zach and Michael had a similiar conversation and decided to put it in the show

[@wungomungo6177]

Just keep repeating the same reply forever man the people NEED IT ​@@cantinadudes

[@dogwelderyt]

what you lying for

[@LeeTCGA]

weird that the other guys here saying it was scripted cause i heard it was completely adlibbed myself

[@pap64]

This reminds me of how Family Guy wants to have these moments of "relatable conversations", but all they do is just recite what's on the script, sometimes make it longer than it is. Whereas in "Smiling Friends", these moments feel natural and are quick moments that show how spontaneous some moments can be.

[@dogwelderyt]

0:08 i love the sound design in this part

[@griffinjg1]

I never noticed before but he covers the bullet hole with one of his sauce cups

[@assass7012]

2:22 poor guy looks so disappointed

[@nikkijones6070]

I like how genuinely angry pim is about the renaissance men not actually being renaissance

[@HowDoYouTurnThisOn_]

3:10 Hey look, Duncan and the flatearther guy had already appeared as background characters.

[@ventu2295]

Pim must have invited them

[@lasagna3289]

I see Duncan, but where's Filmore? Edit: Found him! You can see his head above Allan!

[@thedudeofdud688]

2:30 Charlie: Put it right there 🙂

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

Made me so happy when Pim pointed out that those clearly weren’t Renaissance men but instead were 12th century era crusaders.

[@unusualusername8847]

So Adult Swims show have a bit of a technique they employ to make these scenes and it's used by literally every Adult Swim show since it became a progamming block. This technique is called "Retroscripting". The short of it is that instead of writing out the dialogue, the script will just have sections where it says "Talk about whatever here" and the V.A's just talk about whatever. For some teams, it meant just recording the V.A's out on a lunch break or shooting the breeze inside the studio. It was initally utilized by Home Movies extensively to make its dialogue work and it's been picked up by nearly every Adult Swim show you can imagine. Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost: Coast To Coast, Sealabs, The Venture Bros, Rick and Morty and most recently Smiling Friends. It's a time-honored writing trick at Adult Swim and if you look into the behind the scenes of these shows, you'll find every single one has utilized this technique to some extent (Rick and Morty's drinking sessions in the studio, The Venture Bro's team recording lunch time conversations of the V.A's). It sounds unscripted because it is intentionally unscripted improv in the middle of a script.

[@basschepoxx]

0:35 the funniest shit on the entire show

[@FrontBrandon14]

HUH?!

[@BronzeAgePepper]

"HUH?? 💀" "sorry that was just a gulp" "oh okay ❤️"

[@prageruwu69]

​@@BronzeAgePepper"yeah."

[@CautionYT754]

0:22, He is so devastated.

[@richardgeorge2250]

I felt bad for him😭

[@b.rokenauttum9369]

I love how realistic these conversations and bits feel

[@carlocalderon3659]

1:55 “You kiss your dad on the mouth”

[@someonefromthenetherlands]

Funny thing is thay Pim was telling a story. The only reason that Charlie would ask that question, was probably because Pim explicitely told him he kissed his dad on the mouth.

[@WJen8]

I love these moments, it brings the wacky show back to levels we can connect to and balances out the chaos 😂

[@tedgonzalez985]

I love it when they drop their character voice and talk in their regular voice sometimes.

[@hokage1997]

im so happy this show got as big as it did. these convos always remind me of home movies

[@KyndlingStoneCB]

I like when things feel like it’s real people talking while stuttering and interrupting each other.

[@mofi3184]

I love how, although being the most chaotic beings to exist, they are extremely comprehensive and chill about a lot of what goes on and that makes it totally dynamic and awesome

[@Labergemusic]

This guy doing this show now too. Unstoppable.

[@CoolOkay_]

Mr. Boss gives off that vibe like he's secretly evil; other than the few times he was prepared to kill someone, he's not all too bad.

[@AUDACITY245]

I love this style of dialogue, it feels so natural imo and makes it funnier

[@GealuGalu]

2:58 lmao rust on the pc + looks like my room and i say the same shit when my straws forgotten cus its not a big deal

[@turbobist2889]

3:04 It feels so wrong hearing the f word uncensored. I honestly think the beeps make the swears funnier

[@yuncelluz8709]

Glib is not understanding the cube 1:04

[@veeebeens803]

Glep?

[@kurgerbingreal]

The best thing about the show is that the dialogue is so naturally delivered it feels like theres no script.

[@goteagJJ]

this is why i love this show so much. its like they had a script ready, read the script, and it awkwardly cut off so they had to improvise the rest of the scene

[@seabass3884]

Finally someone made a compilation on this

[@marcsalazar454]

1:31 First time im realizing there’s a fuckin kid crawling in the background walls, put the most random shit in the background 😂

[@ReggieT98]

These awkward, mundane moments are what makes this show so funny 🤣

[@That1dood231]

2:45 literally this entire episode felt that way

[@lamb.]

My favorite part of Smiling Friends is the dialogue. They talk like real people, I love it

[@Zappa_boi]

1:55 this felt like an improv line

[@AW_SOME8]

The entire Brazil episode sounds unscripted and I love it. The title of the episode and the opening make it sound like they’re about to go on this wild adventure throughout Brazil but instead they spend the entire episode at the airport trying to find ways to get a hotel and they just end up leaving after 15 minutes 😂

[@SoToClarify]

2:52 I genuinely like this one. It a so Silly.

[@mr.l8723]

Mr. Boss can be so creepy but at the same time so normal like when Allen gives away his gift right in front of him 😂

[@MrWillwildfire]

The Renaissance men were an unscripted masterpiece

[@The_coolest_dude101]

When Alan said he didn't want Mr boss's gift, pim was like "me personally I wouldn't take that disrespect"

[@TMKMProductions]

That entire Brazil episode felt unscripted

[@ribbitoast2575]

the smiling friends did WHAT unscripted for 4 minutes ??

[@yourmememaam8978]

The Regular Show was normal situations being solved by crazy hijinks. Smiling Friends is insane situations solved by surprisingly normal solutions.

[@ethanrocha8803]

“You kiss your dad on the mouth? 🤨”

[@mr.l_22o74]

This is what makes smiling friends my fav show

[@indigovae3579]

I love the show because of moments like these. It feels so natural. I hope they keep doing it if we get future seasons

[@JeremyBX]

I need need NEED more of realistic dialogue/unscripted chatter compilations across all cartoons. Reminds me of the old Pixar bloopers

[@bluwolf098]

Unscripted shit is the best, they should do an episode where they just have plot points they need to go through and have the actors improv all the stuff in between. Could be fun.

[@limitedtortillaenglish]

R.I.P mr boss doing paper clip bit😭

[@Pinkgobi]

1:02 this was actually unscripted

[@rexblade504]

It's scripted but based off a real conversation they had

[@pyroonbusinesschannel118]

i love the long pause with the princess

[@Enteringdullsville]

I love how Mr. Boss has to look up at Allan even though he’s significantly taller than him.

[@Zephle]

3:18 this one's kills me cause you can really see the Boss freaking out a bit before explaining that he hurt his finger

[@ast3r1an]

the renaissance men conversation was a real conversation funfact, so technically was unscripted

[@miruhbelle]

2:45 I literally never heard Michael’s voice in Alan until this clip right here, it sounds like he’s just talking to himself (which he but but yk what I mean)

[@prod.ajaton2]

0:40 ”Ah Ok” 😂

[@baalconnorlarsson789]

I love how the awkward parts are so realistic in this show. 2:17

[@justinthawsetmyo4173]

Pim and Alan talking over each other and then insisting on letting each other talk is really just an everyday situation XD

[@NormadYT]

The phone call when the boys are in Brazil never ceases to amaze me

[@beakedmonk3981]

I love how any episode can just end immediately after one of these conversations 😅

[@iamme1743]

Thank you for showing me this cartoons. It’s been a while since I laughed so hard at this kind of media.

[@demitreez]

I enjoy the way Alan counts things

[@KirkWilson86]

This is proof that a tv show can be hilarious by having realistic back and forth conversations

[@Matmania69420]

These kind of scenes are like the cherry on the top when it comes to the humor in this show

[@IsadoraJurassicPark]

Putting bizarre and colorful characters in a psychedelic universe at relatable and realistic situations is genius writing

[@IAMSN]

I love how they talk over each other, it’s really realistic. Don’t get me wrong, I love every show I’ve watched but I always wondered how they never talked over each other cause it happens in real life ALL the time. I know we don’t come to tv shows FOR them to be realistic to a T(especially in anime/cartoons) but it’s a very nice touch when they are

[@Cardlimits]

just the sudden moments of casual conversation is what gets me.

[@minoruミノル九]

"You chose the worst time to go"

[@interestpeakk]

Love Alan sitting on the floor with the fridge open counting all the items in the fridge

[@ashleejones586]

Holy shit, the Tech Deck brought me BACK

[@Moko_27]

I just love this kind of comedy. It so good

[@LeKatty_]

I've never watched Smililing Friends I have no idea wtf i just watched but i loved it, so I'm giving the series a chance

[@sadgirl7321]

They all sound like they were put in a recording studio and just been told “act normal”

[@NickOwens]

I love when Alan and Pim are talking over each other and thinking about how Michael would've recorded that since he does both voices.