Smiling Friends: The renaissance mens are coming to town really soon

[@Rillion22]

"cause that's not renaissance" slays me every time, he's so right, too.

[@j_eezus_christ_bro_chill]

i lolled for 5 minutes even tho ive seen this like 50 times

[@arandompasserby7940]

That's the real punchline of the joke for me

[@meonkrishnanan5920]

They're dressed like templars which is even funnier because it (I believe) isn't even the right nationality

[@joaoyapur1247]

"to the extent of my knowledge"

[@SeanWinters]

​@@meonkrishnanan5920Templars were not a nationality, nor was the Renaissance. Templars were an international order, and the Renaissance was a time period across all of Europe, not a place.

[@codafett]

I can't blame Pim because Charlie keeps talking about it in a way that sounds like he knows more

[@Borti_Ovi]

Basically, this is what Zach does to his friends on a daily basis. “Sonic goes to the real world, dude.”

[@pablostufff]

I was half expecting Charlie to show Pim what was on his phone and it would be the little chewing character but he would play it completely straight and say that it was the renaissance men.

[@ole_r]

"I would not hit her, but I would lay into you."

[@powertheimmortal]

“oh my god. jimmy carter just killed himself.”

[@yummy918]

Do you think maybe one day they'll get to play worm odyssey? I hear its the first game with rumble features.

[@edgarallenpo8330]

@@ole_r dude you think they'll make a parody of that story lmao

[@Rubberman202]

The beginning feels like an actual conversation I'd have with someone over what I saw on Twitter.

[@cinnamonboy4584]

Why would you use twitter though

[@hecticscone]

@@cinnamonboy4584 masochism

[@shakenbakejake25]

It has the same tempo as when Zach is making things up on OneyPlays, but that's his sense of humor

[@vonnie0_0]

I was scrolling through Twitter and I saw that Jimmy Carter just died, it’s real sad.

[@TheFrostFilesPodcast]

@@vonnie0_0 let me guess he killed himself after his peanuts went sour

[@smnoy23]

I like how none of them are always the straight man in the group, they each get turns being the one person who reacts normally to what’s going on. Pim being frustrated with Charlie’s inability to clarify who the Renaissance Men are, Alan being bewildered by the man in the wall, etc. it’s fun

[@lakeslake4122]

Then in the shrimpima episode it’s Charlie

[@GWROliver]

Even at the end of the episode (1:05), Pim still gets annoyed with Charlie since he *still* has no idea what the Renaissance men are or what they do. He even acknowledges that "They didn't look like renaissance; It's like, a completely different era." Every character has such a wide, realistic set of emotions and reactions to the shit happening around them, it's insane how well these characters are written. Honestly, I was worried about Pim being a "blind-to-the-world, dense, happy-go-lucky" sort of character with the pilot, but he actually ended up being one of the most fun, dynamic characters in the show.

[@Greigames]

@@GWROliver I’m also glad they haven’t gone the route of “innocent optimist turns evil” for the sake of a joke. They always stay true to his character instead of sacrificing it as the butt of a cheap joke

[@sicroyalty]

He literally gave him all the information he had, dude. He's just saying what he's reading there.

[@newworldblues7245]

Yea. Yeayeayea

[@tunasandwich8049]

The first dialog sounds like an iconic gaslighting skit Zach would do to mess with chris

[@sillygoose9791]

I can't wait for Herculad in season two

[@movieman4710]

The idea came from him doing a gaslighting bit to Michael Cusak I think

[@andrewarnold9818]

​@@movieman4710If I remember right, they said they literally just recorded him doing it as they were trying to figure out how to end the episode

[@ThinkingProblem]

Except that by the 3rd time Zach repeats the bit, Chris always goes "You're a fuckin' liar 😂"

[@saturniidspectre]

"Tomar, what would you do if the Renaissance Men came into town and shouted 'FIRE!' and shot Jaxxy with arrows?"

[@Slasher9485]

Gotta love that the first thing Grim and Gnarly do the moment they start smiling is doing Charlie Brown dances.

[@Concerned_Custodian]

And then they get filled with arrows by the renaissance men.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am so unpretty 😭 When I go to the bank, they turn the cameras off. At least I am a big star on KZbin. So don't feel too bad for me, dear ne

[@WonderfulLifeofParhau]

@@Concerned_Custodian Pim: "who are the Renaissance men?"

[@Concerned_Custodian]

@@WonderfulLifeofParhau I dont know man, you know as much as I do, the news said the renaissance men were coming to town.

[@ScottBorder]

It's a literal Peanut Jig

[@AlexB-ju9iy]

I love how everyone in the office is just doing pointless shit, like Alan is writing down what's in the fridge and Pim is just playing with a paper clip

[@orangeismyfavoritecolor]

Playing with a paperclip is really relatable

[@66LordLoss66]

Alan is doing inventory, which would fall into his housekeeping position, to be fair.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Glep is trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.

[@epicwaba6424]

Could that be Alan’s iconic missing paper clip??

[@MyMegaTasks]

Their "office" is a kitchen

[@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze]

Pims defeated “ok” at the end really just brings the whole thing together lmao

[@jdolandev]

I like that the rubik's cube stays the same after every rotation

[@RocTroller]

Thank you pointing that gag out. Love this show

[@Wizard_of_Light]

That is me trying to solve a rubik's cube. So relatable.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Does that mean Glep is Sisyphus?

[@mightytaco123]

I have never once solved a Rubik’s cube in my entire life I think ppl who do are literal geniuses omg 😂

[@SirLiamTheGreat]

@@RocTroller lmao thats not a gag, they’re just reusing animation

[@jet30yblack47]

I love how many of their interactions and conversations sound so natural and smooth almost as if they're just recording someone talking without script or something

[@che3se1495]

The defeatist, "okay" from Pim is so real. In a conversation with someone where both parties are confused and zero is at stake, it's the exact kind of delivery you'd expect from someone who just decided the argument isn't going anywhere and isn't worth it anymore.

[@elliot_rat]

i really want to know how much of this show is completely adlibbed

[@ianfinrir8724]

That's the "acting" in "voice acting."

[@borntopwnyou]

This bit came from an actual thing Zach said to Michael when they were up during the early hours of the morning working on this episode.

[@wndt]

The first scene is a real situation being recorded they’re not ad libbing

[@TheShockVox]

When I first saw this in the episode, I thought Pim was being unreasonably confused and inquisitive. Watching it again now, he’s asking very reasonable questions. I didn’t hear him say “like the renaissance fair?” that changes the whole deal.

[@tiablue9106]

Also weird how Charlie says at the end “you didn’t believe me” when Pim never said that lol he was just unclear

[@limppickle4306]

I think Pim gets gaslit quite a bit. It's funny though

[@joshriley2936]

​@@tiablue9106I love that, too. Zach's humor in particular came through with that line.

[@armandotorres8962]

Right? Like thats the thing that sends me. Like is it a fair, or type of convention? What is “these guys are coming!”?

[@StormierNik]

I just noticed how Charlie says "At the beginning" like at the beginning of the episode rather than "Earlier".

[@stephenking5852]

They definitely weren’t renaissance men. They were Templars from the Crusades.

[@arandompasserby7940]

I dunno man, maybe they're Renaissance Hipsters that miss those sweet Crusader days. ;^)

[@Whatsuppbuddies]

Always one guy

[@theweebthatyouknow2269]

I just know the Renaissance men were coming to town

[@largeDUMBASS]

then why did they shoot the frowning friends? answer that one stephen only the renaissance men do that

[@StormierNik]

That's the best part and pim pointed it out. They really aren't renaissance men but.. they're the renaissance men

[@richie-3485]

i love that Alan is taking stock of the fridge contents. that definitely has nothing to do with his job.

[@CrystalTigerclaw]

Honestly, what is Alan and Glep’s job at Smiling Friends HQ? From the looks of it, Alan’s like a janitor/inspector or something and Glep’s just there. I hope they’ll expand on them and the other 2 women in future seasons.

[@richie-3485]

@@CrystalTigerclaw i almost think it's supposed to be a subtle joke in and of itself that you never see them doing anything that you could qualify as truly work-related. 😂 but yeah, i'm sure it'll be expanded upon later!

[@themilkman6969]

Maybe they’re their own group of operatives - perhaps we’ll get an Alan and Glep episode in season 2.

[@alexanderchippel]

Alan is HR and Gleb is PR.

[@richie-3485]

@@alexanderchippel is that confirmed canon?

[@arielariel]

What got me was when Charlie said “I’m literally telling you the extent of my knowledge”

[@a-rat-in-your-walls]

The ambience of the office, the sound of Allan writing, the subtle clack of Glep's Rubix Cube. It feels like I'm really there.

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

Cringe

[@creeperhunterD]

@@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy Looking at your other comments, I think you're the cringe one.

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

@@creeperhunterD nah bro

[@birdwalkin]

the subtle clap of gleps asscheeks

[@joshriley2936]

This was a brilliant joke, Zach, Michael, and everyone else writing on this show are comedy geniuses

[@AxxLAfriku]

whyd you have to go and make things so complicated? i see the way youre acting like youre somebody else. gets me frustrated. simply admit that i am the funniest and greatest and sm*rtest and coolest and strongest yout*ber of all time! admit it, dear josh

[@evandavis8550]

Late great Norm McDonald once said “The best jokes are the ones where the setup and the punchline are the same.”

[@ethanwells7457]

@@AxxLAfriku hello Obama

[@moldman5694]

@@AxxLAfriku The amount of times I've read a comment that makes no fucking sense only to realise it's you that wrote it is staggering. Like dude, why are you everywhere?

[@timtamz3223]

@@AxxLAfriku I post braincells reading that comment

[@Sigh95]

In Charlie’s defence, he DID tell him.

[@seanyboi8978]

Pim never doubted that they were coming. He just wanted an explanation of what the Renaissance Men are which we still have not gotten

[@sethfox942]

That exasperated “okay” at the end gets me every time

[@pixelpastiche]

The goofiest thing is that if charlie would actually read the article attached to the headline he would know who, and what the renaissance men are. It speaks to his character that he reads the headline, and nothing else even when questioned about the content.

[@CaptainCynica1]

I like to think there was nothing beyond the headline

[@turnsout689]

Feels like a monty python homage to me. They move just like terry gilliams animations and their voices have a similar silliness

[@DeFactoLeader]

The general absurdism of their quick entrance and exit also felt very Python-esque.

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

@@DeFactoLeader Uchida I have to do a little bit more and get to know if you can fight with it or if it is to get you in the world and not have a good night and you can fight for a while playing with your friends play diablo and you will be able and not only one of them but the one you are a bit of the same way too much of the time and you can fight for a while playing with your friends play and then go on the road and go out and get them and go back and buy them and buy it from the store and get it back in order for them from your office or at home or at home with the right idea of the last person I know who was going on the interstate of a difference was the way he was and the hammer is a little bit more of an idea for a while and I never really thought about that at the end but it would have to do in a way to hesitation it and be a little bit of the same way to hesitation the same way to hesitation a little bit more and get more information about your company as a species of a difference between a single example and an individual that has been in a soviet for years to come from a different opinions and a good time for you and the economy and your family with the right idea of the last one you will be able and not to use the same way as the one you want some more and I never get to see this is the same as the one that I can see when you get the chance and if there was anything I missed the other than the last time you were here in my life bro and you are so lucky that I am not going on the game to be a good time to watch this is the same way that we have a good night and we are n word of God I want you and I never want to make it lazer inferno you don't want it anymore or if it was just a thought and thought it would help to get the best out there is a good time for me and my family guy to go into a house with me for the last one and I don't want you are the ones that you want me that I can be of the lord ❤

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

@@DeFactoLeader please don't just skim through i put a lot of time and emotions into that reply love ❤

[@Nomadman903]

"Nobody expects the Renaissance Men!"

[@GinoZump]

I love how pim just agrees angrily. such a natural reaction.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Pim's exhausted but angry "okay" to Charlie is so real lmao. It's like Charlie keeps bringing up the Renaissance Men without any helpful information just so he can say something.

[@reddawn1873]

I just love how pim gets pissed off about The Renaissance men not being from the Renaissance Pim Might actually know a lot about history or at least enough to know what The Renaissance was

[@saprogeist31]

I've heard several people refer to the dialog in this show as being very authentic, and despite the absurd resolution, this joke exemplifies that for me. I listened to Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel talk about Smiling Friends' creation process on The Create Unknown podcast. Apparently, the opening of Frowning Friends was more or less an actual conversation that the two of them had during some late-night brainstorming for the Frowning Friends episode. Zach (very much being Zach, if you're familiar with OneyPlays) said something about the Renaissance Men coming into town, and Michael responded with genuine confusion as to what he was talking about, and the whole thing went on for like 15-20 minutes.

[@Peyton1218]

Makes me irrationally angry that Charlie says that and then acts like Pim is so crazy for asking for any explanation lmao

[@ictogon]

Dude he literally told him the extent of his knowledge

[@amazingspiderlad]

It's just Zach Hadel's iconic gaslighting

[@seanyboi8978]

not to mention that later he says “you didnt believe me” He never doubted the Renaissance Men were coming to town! He just didnt know what that means

[@SpillyWilly_]

0:44 I love how they do this for absolutely no reason

[@OxTheHerdzz]

Honestly the writing in this show is so just... Real. People actually mishear each other and have pointless conversations that go no where. Genuinely feels like a conversation I could have with one of my friends

[@JQN_d._.b]

I love how the dialogue is so organic, like the stutters, the little interruptions yet it doesnt sound forced or is intruding for the viewer to listen to

[@hansolobutimdead]

Fun fact: Zach and Mike were absolutely stumped on how to finish this episode, but they had the idea to implement this gag based off of a real life conversation had between Zach and Mike

[@naterksmr]

"Pim, I told you this was Jurassic Park." "Cause these dinosaurs aren't even from the Jurassic era -" "Pim, I'm telling you the extent of my knowledge."

[@cukkucake]

I love how in the last scene Pim is just like “..okay.” Like you can tell he wasn’t satisfied with Charlie’s response but didn’t want to bother arguing anymore lmao

[@GeminautVA]

"I'm literally telling you the extent of my knowledge" is gonna get me reported to HR one day

[@Electricdynamite]

The exasperated okay pin gives at the end is how I feel a lot of the time

[@ghostthad9155]

I love how the thing that enrages Pim is NOT the fact that the Renaissance Men rolled up and murdered Grim and Gnarly, but that he STILL can't make heads or tails out of who they are supposed to be 😂

[@machoman1016]

Pim is secretly Puerto Rican 😆

[@Kat-tu2dg]

and charlie still makes pim confused by just telling him that the renaissance men were coming while providing no information on what or who they are, not even bothering to look up whan the renaissance men are on his phone.

[@UnnervingServing]

Love how irrationally angry and frustrated Pim gets

[@waitselljones8068]

Lol it definitely isn't irrational. Charlie's reporting of the Renaissance men was absolutely aggravating.

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

The fact charlie says “I told you at the beginning” instead of earlier today is so funny

[@jsj0520]

“I literally told you in the beginning” gets me every time because of how subtle it is as a 4th wall break 😂

[@samquik]

0:48 love how Boss starts doing a Peanuts dance

[@aliteralboiledcabbage4836]

Grim does too, not sure about gnarly though

[@thekingofthefat6424]

Funny since he dressed up as Charlie Brown in the Halloween episode

[@MrMLBson09]

the boss doing a peanut jig of his own.

[@snowy2747]

I like how Pim is more pissed then scared at the end

[@CarmenLC]

"and you didnt believe me" charlie pim literally just didnt know wth ur talking about

[@hernsinator]

It’s like a lie straight out of Oney Plays. All it would need is a “dude I’m not kidding” or “I’ve been saying this for years and no one’s been listening to me”

[@PatchworkRose567]

“Jimmy Carter just freaking killed himself”

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

​@@PatchworkRose567 Poor guy's peanuts went sour.

[@andytrevino4077]

I know Charlie's the straight man but I really don't know why I expected him to show Pim that gif of the chewing character at the beginning.

[@gmanpizza8181]

It’s kinda funny that it’s reversed in these scenes, clearly Charlie is being the ‘unreasonable’ one.

[@roachdogg-ex]

You really don't know why?

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Is silly how Pim keeps questioning something to Charlie that is out of the extend of his knowledge

[@KingGhidorah5464]

These are the best parts of Smiling Friends. The parts that feel like an authentic conversation between characters.

[@Kazoo_man64]

At first i thought you said “autistic conversation between characters”.

[@unfunnyguy1530]

he loves his cars. he loves his cars.

[@Clone-up2ge]

@@Kazoo_man64that would be sleepycabin

[@waterwind2266]

Charlie's comments of "beautiful ending" and "I told you at the beginning" implies that he knows that he's in a TV show, which explains much of his character

[@camonlococamon]

Or it can just mean the beginning of the day

[@waterwind2266]

@@camonlococamon You have never in your life referred to the morning as the beginning.

[@Angel2h3ll]

@@waterwind2266 I’ve said beginning of the day but that’s probs the closest

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

Or its just simple 4th wall breaks

[@zerotakis]

IN THE BEGINNING I had eggs and toast...and it was good.

[@milkwater1204]

The way Pim says "ok" at the end makes this the most amazing scene ever animated and put to screen.

[@JeffSoulliere]

I think this might be my favorite joke in the show thus far, what a banger

[@JeffSoulliere]

'because that's not renaissance...'

[@Vash284]

The last bit always gets me. Love how passive aggressively frustrated they get the longer it went on lol

[@Bobbynarde]

guys the renaissance men are coming to town

[@ZER0O9]

Who are they?

[@ianfinrir8724]

Like the Renaissance Faire?

[@acidicali7776]

I can totally understand where both sides are coming from. If I was Pim, I really wouldn't know how to progress the conversation if I didn't know who the Renaissance men were. That "okay." was so real.

[@henryaung7229]

I love Pim's last "okay." Lmao he's so done

[@bootsfluffy9476]

Usually Charlie is the most normal but I think pim might have been the most realistic for how someone would react in that situation

[@tiablue9106]

Yeah like, why bother bringing up “the renaissance men are coming into town soon” if u won’t explain it?? lol he was bein weird

[@ThoseHorrorPalsNJ]

​@@tiablue9106he was telling him the extent of his knowledge, dude

[@bigfatcarp93]

There's something really satisfying about seeing the four of them lined up from tallest to shortest

[@danielmedina4276]

You better not frown You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why The Renaissance Men are coming to town.

[@ianfinrir8724]

You better not breathe You better not move You're better off dead I'm telling you, dude.

[@stickdog2963]

​@@ianfinrir8724❤w

[@sadovuato]

Dude them arguing about it at the end kills me dude it’s so funny. My fav bit from this show

[@its_elkku135]

This is one of my favorite jokes in the show because I love the way it was set up in the start of the episode and then unexpectedly resolved in the ending.

[@stevenr.rodriguez9997]

Hearing the story behind this adds such a layer, you can even hear the late bad mic from zach.

[@naucs_]

Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack could teach a masterclass in making conversations sound improvised

[@I_am_a_cat_]

I love the audio design in this show so fucking much. Glep is amazing, the laughs from the frowning friends are hilarious, and the "Rhuaaa!" the renaissance men make is amazing and brings a smile to my face every time I hear it.. Although the whole show does that so...

[@ArchLars]

Me thinking "they dont look like they are from the renaissance period" like the annoying history nerd that I am and then Pim saying "That's not renaissance" right after sent my sides flying the first time I watched this. Such a weird but amazing gag most other shows wouldn't do, that's why this show needs as many seasons as the creators want until they feel it's done.

[@B_PE]

“they didnt look like renaissance…men” the fact that they are crusaders makes it funnier

[@lakeslake4122]

This is my favorite gag by far

[@vxxiii4160]

I just realized Mr. Boss is doing the Peanuts dance. And by judging his Halloween costume I guess you can really tell he's a fan of Snoopy and company

[@immortallix]

I don't even audibly laugh at this joke but it's my favorite from the season

[@dadiscoverychannel]

The delivery of "You knew they were gonna kill Grim and Gnarly with arrows and stuff? Who are the renaissance men?!" kills me every time it's so good

[@TableF4]

I adore how the conversations feel like actual conversations between friends

[@ranglix1]

"Hey, have you heard? Herculad is coming to town real soon"

[@ianfinrir8724]

If season 2 does happen I hope they make a Herculad reference.

[@ThePolkadotPresser]

I love how aware Charlie is that he’s in a series by saying “I literally told you at the beginning the renaissance men were coming into town

[@ghost.and.gills.]

Fun fact they were out of ideas for the episode and needed and ending so the renaissance men thing was an actual conversation they had where Michael was very confused

[@absolutezerochill2700]

I love how Alan and Glep, who are usually the weirdest members of the group , are shocked, but Pim is just confused by the sheer audacity of the situation and gets mad at Charlie when he just accepts it.

[@Jonathan_Finch]

I can so vividly imagine Zack scrolling through twitter and trying to gaslight michael that the rennaisance men are coming to down. It has the same vibe as President Carter killing himself except if he actually did it

[@Ben-rz9cf]

I love how Charlie is basically Zach if the random shit he makes up all the time wasn't just him gaslighting people for no reason

[@curlyhead360]

Pim is absolutely in the right. Charlie can't play both the "I told you so" and the "I have no idea what's going on" cards...

[@Scifle]

Glep's rubiks cube never changes no matter how much he shifts it

[@blaky626]

Apparently the opening scene was recorded at 2am and Zach was exhausted at home.

[@Counter_clockwise]

When me and some friends watched this episode we totally missed the renaissance men part at the start cause we were hyper fixated on the fact that the Rubik’s cube doesn’t change.

[@superfunnyjoke3922]

This is literally something Zach would do to tomar to mess with him 😂

[@psyduck8025]

Man gave us the extent of his knowledge on the matter. What else could he have done?

[@hyperNight]

I love the angry expression Pim gets the second time lol

[@OckhamAsylum]

I can't stand how Zach knows how to perfectly replicate all of the most fucking frustrating conversations I've ever had with other human beings. I mean, not about the renaissance men specifically obviously, but those people who make asking basic questions like pulling teeth out through your ass.

[@2fortsmostwanted]

The pissed off “okay” at the end always gets me

[@jjstew35]

This really might be my favorite joke in the entire show. Either this, or Jeremy

[@sheenafaces]

0:49 HELP I CAN’T WITH THE LIL DANCE

[@TheSwanqueenAndTheEldricth]

Aawww I find it adorable how Pimp being clueless about the renaissance men in his tone of voice while he plays with that clip in his hands

[@ictogon]

Pimp lol

[@kiannrodrick2426]

"I'm just telling you what I'm reading here, man." God I love this show.

[@sainterasmus4545]

Zach is the funniest person on this planet

[@youdidthistome2650]

i love how realistic the conversations are its so good

[@Ty6erTy6erBurningBright]

I just love how this would normally play out as like. "Thing mentioned in the beginning results in a resolution later" but the problem had already fixed itself so it was just absolutely absurd 😂

[@slycat9449]

Crazy how the renaissance men were like, the last thing added to this episode. Like literally they had like 3 different endings for the episode and they went with this one

[@BigBox678]

The funny thing is that this was an actual conversation they had and they just put it in the episode and went on from there.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

this might just be the best gag I have ever seen on television

[@kirbydude9]

I like how Charlie could just end it if he would clearly say he doesn't know who they are either, instead he starts getting upset with Pim lol

[@Meeminator]

"The term Renaissance man is used for a very clever man who is good at many different things."

[@SaItUponWounds]

lmao "I'm literally telling you the extent of my knowledge"

[@osemarc1570]

just noticed, the colors on the Rubik cube never change, it´s a static Glep with some movements added with no repercution

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

From a review I watched I still like how many layers this joke has >The conversation they did in the beginning is brought up again in the end so it isn't out of nowhere >Apparently this joke came to be because they didn't know how to end the episode >The conflict was resolved before the Renaissance men even arrived, so they added nothing to the plot >The mundane conversation Pim and Charlie have like their actual friends debating over what one of them knows and what they just read >The fact the Renaissance men AREN'T actually dressed in Renaissance-era clothing

[@CoreyPineStudios]

This is easily my favourite joke in the entire series! Comedy gold!

[@spyjack69]

I love the way the knights just pull up