That one Smosh Quiplash video….

[@DaWombatGaming]

So many comments forgetting spencer said, "The interactions in the video were funny, but y'all weren't." Yeah the video is hilarious, even more so with this context from Spencer.

[@rasengdori13]

Yeah Spencer being like “this was a disaster” brings a whole new context to what was kind of a mid video at first and makes it way more funny.

[@scoople6]

Unironically, "fossils" is SO bad as a theme that it makes the answers kind of hilarious.

[@blakewhite3131]

When I was watching the video I remember thinking,,, really? That's their number one pick??? Fossils?? Like having themes at all immediately dampers the creativity of quiplash WHICH IS ALREADY STRESSFUL but like.... F O S S I L S god I love these people it's like a slapstick clown routine

[@AuntieLux]

IMO fossils was waaay better than "underwater" - Chanse was on 2% that day 😂😂😂

[@blakewhite3131]

@@AuntieLux "fossils" and "underwater" sound like themes for a nerdy kid's awesome birthday party, not a theme for an already structured improv game with prompts. There's also other games in jackbox where you can make unique prompts for others to answer, so why they decided to do this with quiplash is beyond me

[@AuntieLux]

@@blakewhite3131 it was soooo bad, I mean it did circle back to being good but also they're a team of excellent improvisers and actors it should have been better!! I wish they would throw in a crazy factor like a drinking game or loser has to do a forfeit to compensate for games like this where there burnt out and don't have great ideas....

[@existenceisrelative]

Honestly, i kinda like that one specifically _because_ it was all very obviously going wrong.

[@nao-bo4yz]

when smth is so bad its good

[@haruwu9556]

SAME it became one of my favorite videos bc im a sucker for stuff being so bad it gets funny, like u could see they were trying so hard to save it even tho the video already started w the wrong foot (aka angela not being able to get the intro right) it was too good

[@forthefrogs]

thank God I'm not alone I thought I was going crazy

[@threeleggedcat]

Same I liked it because it was a whole mess, but like I get what Spencer was saying they weren’t being funny in the game

[@FlushDesert22]

This is why I disagree with people who say it's mid.

[@felixtries]

"Fossils" is actually such an insane theme lmao

[@LastLighthouse]

My favorite thing about Angela is she can sabotage herself and everyone else when she has an idea but can also elevate the video at the same time

[@janidraws]

@@LastLighthouse super true, today's tapple video was a good example of when she elevates the video

[@Crisopeia]

​@@LastLighthouse Goose Master when she creates that rule that you can only talk facing away from the camera

[@alantarazona]

@@LastLighthouse It is honestly a superpower HAHAHA

[@MeltMoonBeams]

It's funny how much Spencer nailed the exact problems with the video. Knowing that production (and Damien lmao) are self-aware about the issues for this video makes it better I guess.

[@Beefnhammer]

Spencer is a true asset to Smosh. I hope he's paid well.

[@rasengdori13]

@@Beefnhammer He went from editor to director of Smosh Games, so I assume he was given a raise. He really is in the position to be like "yeah that video kinda sucked" because a lot of the responsibility falls on him

[@SecondAftermath]

​@@rasengdori13 yup, plus it goes to increase their respectability. If they themselves can acknowledge "yeah that video was bad" and then tear it apart then they kmow they can improve later on. This isn't the first time they acknowledged a bad video but this was the first time, I think, one of their game videos was bad because nothing was working that video.

[@NBrixH]

@@rasengdori13 Also it just proves how perfect he is for the role. He knows what the problems are, and tries to rectify them.

[@omgitsLindsay]

Spencer knows what he's doing in his job. He's perfect for his role imo

[@Lostflightwarriorcats]

But imagine your theme idea is interrupted with the suggestion of Walmart of all things 😂

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

Ya, you could actually see the joy leaving Damien’s eyes

[@bennettbodnar5531]

You know things are bad when Alex Tran, who has been a very welcome addition to the Smosh Games crew, tells five funny and talented Smosh cast members that they should do a Walmart theme for a round of Quiplash. Like…what 😅😂

[@DraakjeYoblama]

It did lead to the great suggestion of "something fantastical in a Walmart", which is beautifully ridiculous.

[@boomgirlbucko]

Oh yeah, I think I blocked this video out of my memory. The biggest mistake was them doing "themes" cuz that limits their answers greatly

[@itfeelgoodtobeian]

I’m pretty sure I did the same, as when Spencer started to talk about it on the pod, I was like “WhAt?!?!?”

[@bondickle]

​@imyour-realdad as soon as Spencer mentioned it, I knew the video because yeah. It wasn't as good as their other videos at the time but I watched it all because you could see they were TRYING to salvage the vibes 😂😂

[@_Teej_264]

Themes can be limiting, but this video shows half of that was off rails since not everyone actually committed to it, and also they didn't really choose good enough topics to focus on

[@Pran-sm4vz]

yeah, it's like a challenge. to make it more difficult.

[@EnycmaPie]

Some people forget that Spencer is more than just Smosh's resident memelord. He worked his way up to Director of Smosh Games being an editor for many years, he has seen a lot of Smosh videos during post production and knows what quality of videos should be at, to be good enough for uploading.

[@SomeKindaTunaQueen]

Ok but the underwater theme was the best round lmao

[@atheveane.nequen]

YES I was like why is spencer hating on that, is my humor that broken?

[@SomeKindaTunaQueen]

​@@atheveane.nequen He should be hating on the jackbox video where they did standup jokes last year instead lol. That was rough

[@finpin2622]

Honestly I respect Damien being annoyed about the themes the entire time 😂 it’s one of those ideas that sounds fun at first but then you realize doesn’t work, but everyone decided to double down instead. I think that dynamic made it funnier in a way.

[@RyeBread271]

Chanse saying "I'M not poop" is one of the most quotable things to come out of Smosh this year

[@liamross340]

and the cast won’t stop saying it either lmao

[@bondickle]

As soon as Spencer mentioned the video, we all KNEW the one he was talking about 😂 it didnt help that every video had been amazing for a while which also made it look worse in comparison lol

[@PickledThyme1]

One of the many reasons why Trevor breaking the old couch was such a blessing in disguise. Unless you straight-up can't get enough friends together, Jackbox with five people is kinda whack. Depending on the game, at least. Job Job will never not be funny to me.

[@greyscaleadaven]

Yeah Job Job IMO is more funny bc you generate all the content yourself. Like the prompts are very open, and once you create the words (doing it intentionally funny for the words people get helps) the player that receives them has a lot to work with. Quiplash like puts you in panic mode bc the time limit is strict, the prompts are overly specific and fill-in-the-blank which is a bad combo for anyone who doesn't understand the prompt, and the game punishes you visually with the animations for telling even okay jokes if the other person's is better. Job Job gives a rainbow to the more popular answer and is collaborative in making the jokes themselves, far less abrasive in comparison. So the objective becomes beat the other person's joke instead of make a funny one yourself in Quiplash whereas that doesn't happen in Job Job. Tee KO is another example of a game that does the collaborative part well. Overall, game design diff sorry for the paragraph this stuff just made me realize why Quiplash has always been lukewarm humor to me as I got older

[@melmacianmage]

I agree with Spencer, the video actually becomes really funny watching with the meta knowledge of how unfunny it is. I had fun but then again I enjoy awkward humor.

[@nairocamilo]

I was 100% with Damien the whole time: Quiplash is fine as is. It's not super exciting, it's not super dull, it is a nice fun game. Play the game, you will find a way to have fun.

[@postpup]

That video WAS hard to watch, but I stand by Chanse in that "underwater" was unbelievably funny

[@Plusmax78]

I love this video BECAUSE of how awkward it is. It's like the jokes were so unfunny that they were actually hilarious idk

[@gilly_axolotl]

Right😂😂

[@tylerharkness6655]

Damian: let’s do something interesting…… in the background: let’s do Walmart Damian: 🥴🤨

[@celestinebuendia]

Spenser is underestimating the pure hilarity of them getting increasingly sardonic about the themes idea, the themes getting more and more stupid out of complete spite. They kept getting angrier and angrier about how bad the themes idea was and by the time we were at Underwater, I was rolling. Approaching Staring Contest stream levels of humor.

[@_ch1pset]

the funniest thing was them getting more and more frustrated with how bad the game was going as the video progressed. and Chanse calling out Angela about her checking her phone lmao

[@bluem0n0chrom3]

i need more smosh tea from spencer (and courtney) specifically, they both arent hesistant to say their own opinions (that needs to be said) and i luv it for them.

[@Beefnhammer]

He's not wrong to be honest, it was a pretty mid video. But to be fair, Quiplash is a hard game. Your brain really needs to be firing on all cylinders to give consistently funny answers.

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Plus they probably had to filter themselves for the babies

[@Beefnhammer]

@@mosquitopyjamas9048 Idk man, Smosh can get pretty damn unfiltered.

[@OrbObserver]

​@@mosquitopyjamas9048They've made a lot of filthy jokes in previous Quiplash games. It was just a bad day, chemistry wasn't working, it happens once in a while.

[@BobBigWheels]

The theme idea did not work well with the game

[@UhOhTheStoveIsOn]

@@OrbObserverI feel like it happens no matter who plays quiplash tbh

[@haruwu9556]

Spencer nailed sm w his commentary on this video lol I rlly like it bc u can see how they totally went off the rails like CRAZY trying to make the video fun, and their interactions bc of this rlly saved it for me, honestly one of my fav videos to me 😭

[@haruwu9556]

Like the whole im not poop! bit made me laugh so hard

[@ryxn_8765]

underwater was already crazy, but FOSSILS? insane behavior.

[@MasterMewtwo239]

Quiplash is so subjective, speaking as someone who has played it with the same group of friends for over a year.

[@digitalgloop12]

Frankly, i just find Quiplash to be a rather unfunny game. As Spencer says, they were still being funny around the game but the game itself fell flat and i think thats more due to the game itself and the kind of humour it encourages people to default to. Cause we know for a fact that Amanda and Chanse, at least, can be extremely funny, often wothout trying too hard.

[@diegomartinez5461]

Quiplash is extremely reliant on fast thinking and one liners, which is kinda hard. But… the game constantly corners you into using disgusting or sex jokes, which can work (see Funhaus) but when we have a channel like smosh, more reliant in characters and playing off each other, I think it falls flat. (And quiplash can be lame)

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Quiplash can be hilarious when you don't have to appease the algo

[@bondickle]

Honestly? I've never understood the appeal of Quiplash videos. I've enjoyed STREAMS where people have played it where there's back and forth with the audience/chat and inside jokes get built. But an edited video? They've never done it for me. x

[@OrbObserver]

Quiplash is literally just prompts for jokes. They couldn't think of any funny jokes. Y'all really be working overtime to find any reason besides they just weren't feeling it that day.

[@ITSMETHESHEEP]

@@OrbObserverjokes work best when the person telling them comes up with it themselves. Getting a prompt and trying to tell a joke isn’t likely to work as well as an original joke will. The main appeal of many jokes is the shock factor, you can’t really have that when you are given a half made joke that you are expected to finish.

[@liamross340]

i love how you can kinda tell how over it they all are. damien and chanse especially have quite obviously realised this game is drying and want to be literally anywhere else lol

[@lStr1ker50l]

Not that these 5 people aren't hilarious cause they are but from personal experience any jackbox game with less than 6 people is usually a bust especially quiplash

[@MelxncholyMermxid]

Not Damien getting talked over by crew 💀

[@sweetmother2406]

I know! That bugged me so much. His idea would have been way better.

[@greyscaleadaven]

That was probably one of the more funny moments to me just bc you can tell Alex is trying to save it without realizing Damien was serious and Damien is just completely caught off guard by Walmart but just goes with it

[@lawgirl054]

that bothered me so badly

[@LordVader1094]

That was SO BAD

[@IGoByBeastbb]

The crew should just do their job and be quiet you're not the entertainment so be quiet if Damian says an idea you shouldn't throw something on top of it especially considering it's not your job person with the mop I'm not saying that the person with the mop is the one who spoke up but you know what I mean

[@dylanjc]

Quiplash is a fine game for comedy, adding themes is what broke it.

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

Ya, the theme IS the question

[@mrlowdays]

Spencer was so real for this, he brought in feedback out of nowhere in a TNTL smoshcast

[@elitettelbach4247]

This is such an excellent edit! I remember watching the quiplash video and being like hmmm the themes are clearly holding them back but at least they’re being funny with each other. And then the Smosh mouth episode with Spencer where he gave constructive criticism on the video came out and I’m like yes exactly! This is why you’re leading Smosh Games!

[@bondickle]

I loved Chance in this video (and every video). He seems so cool and then all of a sudden turns into an ANGRY PARENT when people dont follow the rules... his inner Chosen coming out 😂

[@L0uert]

I agree with Spencer. I watched the video and thought it was a miss but with how many video we get it’s expected to see a miss here or there.

[@jonathane3823]

The video is honestly core iconic now in retrospect with this commentary

[@gilly_axolotl]

Agreed

[@LordVader1094]

Tf is core iconic lol

[@isabellabovanvolkenburg]

I usually skip the Quiplash videos so when I saw Spencer say this it made me laugh so much.

[@cosmicturban2797]

My god this was seriously fever dream of a video its like the jokes were lava but they were funnier by avoiding making any actual joke.

[@ChickenSafe640]

It got funnier because they knew they were doing so bad in that video and were like fully aware of it

[@EliasMorals]

I think part of the problem is that all the answers needed to be part of a theme. Like themed quiplashes are good and fun, but the prompts have to fit the theme I could tell Angela was really wanting to make the game more fun, but as it went on she could tell she was losing the room

[@liamshanley4920]

Angela was in peak chaotic faildaughter mode here.

[@ajet5m640]

When I play Quiplash, it's hard enough to think of ANY funny answer within the time frame, let alone one in theme. I wish they'd play again just normally, their other ones are funny!

[@josuaerick9670]

9:39 at this point Alex the director knew that it's been dry thats why he said walmart cuz its an easy theme to be funny. He seems rude in the final cut but he was actually trying to make the video funnier

[@tina-zv1xp]

liked this video bc it went so horribly lol one of the top rzns to watch smosh is because of the chemistry between people, and that's what makes videos where things go wrong so funny

[@calci2679]

💯💯💯

[@gilly_axolotl]

++++

[@ima_jesus]

This is such a good idea I need more videos that edit in the stuff they are mentioning in the smoshcast.

[@gilly_axolotl]

Yes 100%

[@emilyyoung1528]

"eat it or yet it butt" i cannot.

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

I mean, I liked it, it was really funny because of how bad the answers were, which made it actually really entertaining

[@ComfyLilith]

I will agree it was absolutely horrible jokes but that somehow made it absolutely hilarious

[@pixelatedcorpse]

i think the thing that made this episode so funny to me *was* how terrible it was, like the jokes were so bad sometimes they circled back around to being funny again somehow

[@johnsmith2875]

Like identify fish 😑 is really funny to me 😭

[@AKASyx]

Quiplash is only good with an audience that is voting. Typically that would be stream chat, but if they were able to get ~10 cast/crew as audience, the vibe becomes different.

[@jackkim127]

And no theme, prompt is already on the screen and it will make answers too complicated

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

I just need more tea like this from the Smosh crew

[@characters.inc_1233]

He’s not wrong but if I’m being honest, underwater was my favorite theme😂

[@JillieBean5]

Chanse bouncing his leg the whole time is so relatable

[@liamross340]

the way it’s so obvious he wishes he were anywhere else 😭. he’s usually so enthusiastic but he clearly knew the video was not working

[@PeppermintFren]

Noah out here looking like Deadpool's blind roomate

[@yalldumb2387]

honestly it's so bad/awkward that it becomes good to me, it feels almost self aware, yet isn't, if it came out later that it was made awkward on purpose as a prank, I'd believe it, cause it nails the awkward humor/comedy aspect, kinda like whenever Angela says something so unfunny that she stops herself and goes "why did I say that", it's always funny to me

[@ashk7280]

Okay but why did i laugh watching this

[@mrstanaka2211]

some of them were so bad i was laughing, but also alex behind camera laughing made me laugh

[@foxfire1345]

its people choosing to having fun , which can be contagious sometimes. the problem isnt that the video isn’t funny per se, its being subpar, compared to the channel’s standards. and personally, I agree with Shayne’s opinion, Quiplash is not a very good comedic improv game overall anyway.

[@monkfruit2389]

Identify fish was moderately funny 😂

[@omgitsLindsay]

Chance has mega little brother energy in this video lol

[@JadAWESOME210]

Hearing him talk about this vid on that Smosh Mouth made me CACKLE bc I immediately remembered the exact vid. I didn't even finish it bc the themes were ruining it so much for me. After the Spencer roast round was all one ball jokes my leash was short and I dipped after fossils were chosen lmao "IDENTIFY FISH 😑" was a banger tho ngl

[@cielfuntomhive]

the video is one of my favorites specifically because it seemed like everything was going wrong hahaha i love the chaos

[@AammaK]

Idk guys it’s not that bad. Spencer didn’t even say the video is bad, he literally said the opposite. Regardless, they can’t all be shortfire gempacked masterpieces. The game is whatever, that was the problem. They’re clearly aware of how they’re struggling with it there, which to me is more entertaining than the game really anyway. Y’all are saying it was their energy that was off, which is just bs😄 There are many clips of their overall interactions from this one popping up. They just clearly didn’t enjoy playing that one that day and that’s why the game was below the bar. That’s it. It’s not like they aren’t having fun with each other regardless. Also, ”Morther of Ian” is still objectively incredible phrasing. It always comes back to me whenever Ian’s mom is mentioned.

[@viedal]

Memeability is great because it's helping Smosh get discovered by new people BUT if the original video isn't fun based on its premise, then their views are going to remain stagnant and the video is going to die in their archive. People are only watching clips of Quiplash. For comparison, Darts has a crazy amount of clips and compilations, but the original video premise was really successfully executed so people are actually rewatching that video and extending how long it's staying relevant.

[@fshustrov]

This is so stupid with the themes that its funny ToT

[@thirstghosting]

Spencer was so right for this. Who needs a theme for quiplash answers? is this a children's party? a low-budget low-effort prom? "underwater" like forreal

[@persephonics]

you called the new bit city

[@AtomicFlounder42]

Chanse just yelling the whole time is a mood. SHUUUUUUT UUUUUUUPPPP

[@bennettbodnar5531]

What's funny about how this retrospective video is edited is you can tell they were all kind of at their wit's end (Alex included!) Putting these five together for a game of Quiplash seemed like such a great idea (they're all hilarious in the Cards Against Humanity videos!), but shooting this video at 6:00 PM was not. Maybe they got behind on stuff and that's why they couldn't film this earlier..? I guess we'll never know 🤷🏼‍♂️👀

[@giannacarter9711]

im sorry i love this video and “sad + gay + 90s” will be forever iconic

[@chunjimain]

i loved angela looking at people's answers

[@arong.6231]

Spencer is the daily reality check that Smosh needs.

[@TommyBravoOG]

This video is like the Scott’s Tots of Smosh games videos

[@Ka16cey]

Is this where “I’m not poop” started?

[@katiem1399]

@@Ka16cey YES IT IS and the fact that it comes from a video that many have trashed makes me so happy

[@Ka16cey]

@ iconic!

[@beckettplant]

4:33 evidently it wasn’t 😂

[@pizzgirl]

“i’m not poop” is iconic

[@BacadoTheSkoggy]

in a weird, ironic way, the worse the themes got, the better the answers were. the forced answers for underwater and fossils and the self-awareness of how bad those prompts were at the time actually elevated those themes over the rest also, I'm of the opinion that quiplash is only funny when played with people who aren't funny or expected to be funny. the pressure for everything to be a great joke just ruins the game and it really excells when theres someone openly unfunny saying dumb unassuming stuff that turns into running jokes across the rest of the game

[@danialbrecht2982]

the way shayne was spot on about the views on the quiplash video omg

[@leeswift7883]

Shayne's damns are funny as hell

[@CarrieJerry]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like Quiplash. I still watch because they're hilarious people but most of the Jackbox games bore me to tears.

[@mrstanaka2211]

i love (at least watching) the drawing ones

[@CarrieJerry]

@@mrstanaka2211 yeah those are definitely the best ones

[@OrbObserver]

The games themselves are almost completely empty shells designed for people to insert their own humor. If you're bored by them it's because the people you are watching aren't funny. Or they were having an off day. Or they don't have humor that translates well to a structured environment.

[@sean-bh3if]

SAME

[@partiya_vaginodictatury_Aliyi]

that video is one of my favorite from Smosh because all interactions are so funny, and it looks like they are having great time and bad themes and answers only make everything funnier lol

[@joshmx28]

"Is brown pants a thing I dont get or just a good answer?"-The guy who did the bit about a trouser browning knight

[@Heyheyhaleyd]

I feel like with certain Jackbox games like Quiplash you have to be a good in a certain mood to play. I say that, but I still enjoyed the video and thought it was hilarious. Idk the bad themes helped add to the madness. I totally understand Spencer’s criticism and I like to hear the behind the scenes stuff.

[@mars_mayday]

This was edited SO well

[@CBGBBB]

The prompts don’t always set you up to be funny. Quiplash is meant for Robin Williams.

[@redfyresasoiaf]

The drawing games on Jackbox are the only games that are funny for Smosh. Smosh can be funny playing the others (liek the stand up comedian one, Quiplash, etc) but the drawing games are when the game itself, the answers, and the Smosh element all work together.

[@exitpencilcrisis]

see i loveee when something is so bad it’s funny, that’s why i love bad movies plus the interactions make it 10000x better

[@annalisac447]

This was actually the only Quiplash video I was able to finish from Smosh. The other ones didn't seem funny to me

[@nickelfront]

i think the video was JUST bad enough to horseshoe back around into being funny again

[@AmelyaStaiano]

somehow tho, that's one of my fav whiplash vids they've done

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

I went back to see I never even finished that episode

[@eggsbennydict28]

I’m glad this video exists though it’s so awkward and im so glad it’s posted the fossil theme is INSANE I LOVED WE’RE NOT POOP HES POOP

[@_black_bird]

I'm getting the "watching a car crash in slow motion" feeling from this

[@matthewlondono7871]

your edits are my favorite on youtube

[@emmaswan28]

not the quiplash retrospective.....!!! spencer was so brave and so right, he continues to push the boundaries hahhaha

[@Hiimnothim]

Jack box games are a more personal close friend group type of game because they can say stuff that we don't know about but they do and will be hilarious to them but then that makes horrible content because we at home are all lost. At best maybe you do it with streams but i think there is enough out there and they create enough games to not need jack box stuff

[@austinclements8010]

i liked that quiplash video god damn XD

[@alexarms1286]

I think I’m the only person who enjoyed that video lol. Bit City had a super dramatic bit about it recently and I had to try to remember why it was “bad” coz I enjoyed it 😅

[@toadt0ad]

when he said this i was like Ohhhh thank god i wasn’t the only one😭

[@Haunterr111]

i genuinely loved this video tho

[@punkrockposer4133]

I actually really liked this video and thoigjt the one ppl thot was bad was the newer quiplash video and i agreed

[@johnsmith2875]

I love the fossils theme because of how out of left field it is. A “penis” or “boob” joke is so tired especially in things like quiplash

[@exmo7]

It's funny to me when they get frustrated with eachother

[@Mezzy..]

I loved that video lol