Chris Chan Was ALMOST On Smiling Friends

Sonichu, formerly Chris Chan, was incredibly close to being a part of Season 1 of Smiling Friends. Zach tells the full story of how Sonichu almost became the Grease Puddle -- and the real deal-breaker wasn't even the arrest or criminal charges. But why does Zach think of Bob's health department rant EVERY SINGLE DAY?!
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[@scootza1]

"Have you finished recording your *two* lines, Chris-Chan?" "I'M WORKIN' ON IT!"

[@stormwulf117]

It wouldn't have been the only thing he was violating. Like (Muscle Man Voice) HIS MOM!!

[@Fuzxguys]

You go do it get those god dang things out there

[@Noperison]

Go work on it then!

[@shiggydiggy8308]

The funniest part about this is knowing a situation where this would happen was totally possible

[@anthrorangerxcosplaydigita8007]

DO YOU REALIZE

[@ninjaking1358]

They didn't dodge bullet, they dodged a nuke.

[@rasengdori13]

@@PancakeBoi *her

[@Zeno2806]

@@PancakeBoi when he had two lines? Watch the video

[@lazulazu2467]

@@rasengdori13 his. chris chan isnt trans. he literally admitted to just doing it to get closer to women.

[@TheRenegadeHamster]

@@lazulazu2467 When did that happen?

[@lazulazu2467]

@@TheRenegadeHamster one of his prison letters iirc

[@trashteamracing8262]

If I'd heard Chris-Chan on Smiling Friends I would have lost my mind.

[@atomicalien4]

Hearing the burger King foot lettuce guy sent me thru the roof

[@dylanbuchanan6511]

Next stop is Nick Bates on an episode of the Game of Thrones prequel

[@helios8459]

Dylan Buchanan horrifying

[@dylanbuchanan6511]

@@helios8459 Which is why we should do it.

[@kcmuir957]

@@atomicalien4 for me it was AVGN

[@deppo436]

Literally almost would've been Liquid Chris.

[@milkcatdog394]

O my god

[@desuretard8654]

Zach better get Liquid Chris on that damn show! GO WORK ON IT

[@erikjimenez8671]

I think liquid Chris is a professor or a doctor ?

[@reinweissritter]

@@erikjimenez8671 A doctor researching cancer iirc.

[@Duplicitousthoughtformentity]

Holy kek

[@chemergency]

I can't believe Zach couldn't afford Chris-Chan lol

[@mrbanks456]

Chris-Chan couldn't afford Chris-Chan

[@Mugman896]

@@mrbanks456 you think Chris chan would’ve accepted C-quarters?

[@bruceU]

the problem probably wasn't literally paying chris chan but the staffing/legal work to get him on.

[@one-re2ub]

Cc: I want a million dollars Zach: I'll give you 3 Pokemon cards Cc:deal

[@sasuce52]

They could have paid Chris whit a lego set and he would be happy.

[@naranara1690]

Did you get Chris Chan to voice Grease? "No... but I could have!"

[@b00sted33]

Chris Chan now has his greasy lunchbox and he's armed real well

[@Jack-ui6xm]

@@b00sted33 based

[@lambsauce5312]

I love who you are subscribed to, very based

[@Abon666]

In an alternative timeline somewhere this was Chris's big break and he became a successful voice actor.

[@fontunetheteller410]

And grease became the 5th smiling friends instead of Smormu

[@abject_sky1915]

@@fontunetheteller410 hang on, let’s run this wackier. Smormu’s brother who comes to become a part of the smiling freinds

[@abject_sky1915]

@@fontunetheteller410 then they can have Chrischan be as weird as he wants

[@yesmansam6686]

That's a dumber reality than this one. That's really saying something.

[@uncledoctor6920]

I don't think so, there have been multiple people that have tried to help Chris turn himself around, before this thing with his mother, but he just was not interested or didn't have the willpower to see it through.

[@pokemonteaml]

Zachs just pure fascination with Chris-chan is completely understandable because it makes PERFECT SENSE

[@m.mproductions2461]

le perfect chain

[@joshshrum2764]

Only if it was old Chris Chan, they probably could have gotten him, but knowing Chris, he would have wanted to be himself in the show since he did want to be a character in family guy.

[@ngonzales3781]

His chris chan impression sounds suspiciously like chris chan...

[@flaco3462]

is it because its him

[@Gogglesofkrome]

@@joshshrum2764 lmao that's why they were trying to get him in, but only after they'd animated it all

[@SSJKirik]

Chrischan is probably going to be a case study at some point. I don't think there's any other individual on Earth who has been documented as relentlessly and thoroughly.

[@lioraselby5328]

Except like every president of the United States

[@thoughtfox12]

People say this but honestly people used to write so many letters back in the day so I’m not sure that claim is true

[@larryhoover2541]

@@lioraselby5328 Not even them

[@WarpChaos]

@@lioraselby5328 Not even

[@TalkDeathtoMe]

We actually just used him in debate class to explain why it is necessary for a school to intervene in the personal lives of autistic children if their parents, like barb and bob, refuse to acknowledge that they need special help

[@kapkant6197]

Zach was totally right to try and leave Chris until the very last minute. One of the biggest lessons those who interact with Chris learn (typically the hard way) is he will immediately reveal every private detail you've discussed with him. He's even doing it from prison somehow

[@moosesues8887]

EYAHAHA bro deadass a real life all for one

[@kgpspyguy]

I thought you were talking about Chris O’Neal for a second and I was confused.

[@gilbert_shork3338]

Bruh dude got doxed from prison

[@kapkant6197]

@@kgpspyguy it's a little known fact but Chris Chan is just an alter ego of Chris O'Neil. As a young lad in Ireland he would be told stories of trolls living under bridges who would ask him riddles. As he grew older he grew more and more obsessed with these stories, creating an alternate personality that looked similar to these fat, disgusting trolls in Irish myth. In this form he would ask riddles such as "I've got a fish would you like to make a wish." However his fear of trolls carried into this form, meaning he spent most of his time fighting his fellow trolls. Luckily Tomar managed to stage an arrest of Chris' alternate "Chris Chan" identity freeing him from the curse.

[@redboy3643]

Of course he can't keep secrets. Almost everything we know about his life came straight from the horse's mouth.

[@varicosevaynes]

I love Zach dancing carefully around the Chris chan controversy while explaining why he didn’t ultimately make it in lmaooo

[@JRBDWD]

He didnt. It just wasnt important.

[@rasengdori13]

*she

[@D1veDeeper]

@@rasengdori13 *It.

[@inspectorjavert9868]

@@rasengdori13 He. Stop giving him pronouns he doesn't deserve them. And he never was trans it was just an attempt to get laid with lesbians.

[@MinecraftManager]

@@inspectorjavert9868 do you know what pronouns are

[@Schlabbeflicker]

Chris-Chan's life is like a choose-your-own-adventure story where all the worst options were chosen on purpose.

[@Jordanse7en]

It’s hard to live in a world where technically speaking, Smiling Friends could not afford Chris Chan.

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

In this world i dont think anybody can afford Chris Chan

[@jodgee2374]

Adult Swim had a limited budget to fly people out to LA and put them in hotels. Each episode of Smiling Friends has a budget of 250k, and most of that goes towards the animators.

[@Theoppositesex]

@@jodgee2374 How do you know how much each episodes costs? (Serious question)

[@jodgee2374]

@@Theoppositesex I have two sources. One is Sam Hyde, who said he was given about 200k per episode of World Peace. Another was Psychicpebbles, who said all 8 episodes of Smiling Friends cumulatively cost as much as one episode of Family Guy. (Family Guy's budget is 2 million per episode, divided by 8 is 250k.)

[@dejus_e]

@@jodgee23742 mil per family guy episode..imagine how much money could be used for researching cancer or helping children…

[@mechaman3250]

I love the idea that Charles Manson would be disgusted with Chris

[@bugman747]

Oh my god he did what?! Jesus christ I need to sit down...

[@FizzyArtCola]

@@bugman747 Charles killed people

[@dayhawkify]

@@FizzyArtCola technically he didnt

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

Dude literally pumped out a teenage girl this isn't even a Tuesday for him

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

That’s a bit much. Manson was way worse.

[@asdf852asdf]

1:58 "no no you dont understand" lmao Zach was about to be like "you dont know how Chris Chan is"

[@justanordinarycritic4953]

That is exactly what I thought he was gonna say

[@SMA2343]

I love how even Zach said that they couldn’t make Chris chan do multiple voices because he’s right it wouldn’t be funny

[@SkyNinja759]

Take notes Family Guy. You can't beat the horse to death. Pump and dump is sometimes the best shock/surprise humor.

[@Wazboom]

@@SkyNinja759nothing will ever fill the hole Norm Macdonald as death left behind

[@Lonequacker]

I mean even without the controversy involving Chris Chan it's best that they didn't get him. He probably would've demanded some dumb shit like being flown out first class and paid entirely in Playstation Network gift cards or some shit.

[@bluecanine3374]

Or that the show have Sonichu appear in an episode.

[@couchpotato2222]

@@bluecanine3374 And ya know what, they probably would of said yes

[@KaiMCGRPS]

@@couchpotato2222 Sonichu is actually pretty cool

[@ToonyTails]

@@couchpotato2222 I’m pretty sure the show might have run into a bit of copyright issues if they actually put it in

[@RustySauceCartoons]

And get a ‘boy-friend free’ female assistant

[@boxman139]

Chris chan definitely would’ve violated every part of an NDA he signed if he was cameoed

[@WarpChaos]

Imagine if Chris didn't go to jail, and actually got to do this voice, possibly leading to a successful voiceover career, and him turning his life around. Ah, what could've been.

[@josiah2224]

Her*

[@WarpChaos]

@@josiah2224 Him

[@desuretard8654]

Nah that wouldn't happen

[@lunar6239]

@@josiah2224 bro chris literally said he only transitioned to try and get with women i don't think his pronouns matter at this point

[@Sebastian_Michaelis]

@@josiah2224 You're still wrong. Christine Chan identifies as Jesus AND goddess blueheart. So you should be saying Goddess. Why would you separate gender and spirituality? If they identify as such they HAVE to be telling the truth, correct?

[@sergiomonty]

Chris O Neil should have voiced him, he has a REALLY funny impression of Chris Chan.

[@morgantodd3748]

Yeah, Harry Partridge didn't sound enough like Chris.

[@stormwulf117]

@@morgantodd3748 Harry has an almost ween-like infatuation with Chris.

[@TheWileGuy]

Liquid Chris

[@uncledoctor6920]

He does have Chris's inflection down pat, especially when he did bits of Chris's rant about getting his stuff off the internet.

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

@@morgantodd3748 I thought it was stonetoss since the face looks exactly like his drawings

[@overlookers]

This is honestly a bullet dodged for both parties. Zach and Micheal's iconic show is saved from unneeded adjacent controversy. And Chris is negated from attention on a official level that would've done nothing but feed their delusions.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

His

[@zorahmagdaros4602]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 it's

[@Xbalanque84]

@@zorahmagdaros4602 Beat me to it.

[@Jordan-df6ps]

You know he was pretending to be trans to try to get lesbians to want to date him right?

[@niteshade5783]

@@Jordan-df6ps that's why we use it. That creature doesn't deserve attention.

[@hya2in8]

oh my god the voice actor for charlie actually sounds like that

[@flavoredtoe15]

Yup

[@nostalgia_junkie]

i forget people are going to find zach through the cartoon you're in for a wild ride

[@mr._2994]

@@nostalgia_junkie Wow, that is weird to think about. It never occurred to me that people who've never heard of Zach would've seen Smiling friends.

[@WarpChaos]

@@mr._2994 Yup. No idea who he is lol

[@senabea]

@@WarpChaos If you liked Smiling Friends, just watch a compilation of Zach making hypotheticals on Oney Plays. It's basically hours of Smiling Friends episode ideas, lmfao

[@zuba4347]

I love how Harry Partridge was in this show a lot. I love when Harry gets used for his voice acting.

[@TheOneShotWunda]

It also helps that he has such impressive range, along with a lot of the other NG guys who are featured in the show

[@keystrix3704]

I haven't seen the show yet, but learning that Harry is in it too gets me pumped to watch it.

[@OldManJenkinsSource]

He was also the lead animator for Mip

[@mechamonster]

That’s how I feel about Marc M I love this show

[@jadendoyle1573]

If both Chris Chan and norm Macdonald got to be on the show, then it would have been a perfect show. On the other hand, it would have ended the current timeline. I understand the space time continuum’s decision to kill Norm Macdonald and send Chris Chan to jail in order to preserve itself, but I cant not say I would have liked to see that happen.

[@diplodorkus970]

@WungusBill Yeah norm never made his cancer diagnosis public, he didn't want his illness to be a defining trait of him at all

[@calebdrake101]

I'll miss norm- might not miss Chris chan

[@EdwardEstacado]

I'll take norm over Chris anyday R.I.P

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@WungusBill yeah turns out he had cancer, like in that joke on his podcast. Thinking back idk if it was really a joke but everyone started laughing

[@barfyman-bf3hw]

Good God Larry. . .

[@didjargo]

could you imagine if they actually got Chris Chan in on this? His ego would have exploded all over the place and he would have tried to take over the entire production. He be like "I don't want to do just one line, I want to do several episodes staring Sonichu the Electric Hedgehog Pokemon and his girlfriend Roseshu. I also want to be in it and I'll voice myself and Sonichu. And for Rosechu I want Tara Strong to do the voice. And yeah, hmm, yeah, we can expand this into a whole bunch of Sonichu video games..."

[@natowaveenjoyer9862]

Between this, and the guaranteed laziness and NDA violations that would've resulted from hiring Chris, they dodged a massive bullet.

[@Midnight-Starfish]

They say they couldn't afford Chris Chan and I believe them as the price of Chris Chan is more than just monetary

[@Ductor.Willey]

Dear god... why did these mfs even consider hiring chris chan in the first place. sounds like a bit of a hell to deal with lmao

[@milkandcookies4229]

​@@Ductor.Willey Well, considering the fact that they have hired a lot of newgrounds artists, youtubers and even the guy who did the Number 15 lettuce foot voice, I guess it was just for shits and giggles

[@thebreadbringer]

Such a shame it didn't happen. Would've been wonderful to see right after the controversy.

[@TuberoseKisser]

Not really, Chris is notorious for doxxing people so I rather have Smiling Friends keep the Chris references on the low.

[@BBWahoo]

@@TuberoseKisser Double edged sword homie

[@VirtuaVirtue]

@@TuberoseKisser theres no way hes capable of doxxing people

[@obamagaming6683]

@@VirtuaVirtue he does it by accident.

[@magnumopus788]

@@TuberoseKisser doubt zach would give chris his adress lmao

[@mikerotch145]

Amazing how a fake leak somebody whipped up for a few laughs on 4chan was so close to being true.

[@kalerug]

Honestly, they made the right move by not having Chris Chan. There would've inevitably been a long list of unrealistic demands, NDA violations, and would've most definitely inflated Chris' already massive ego.

[@UnknownAutist-pb6ml]

More inflated than his Buddha belly

[@Epicman1252]

Smiling Friends is already a great show, but having Chris-chan in it would have made it the best show to exist.

[@vibevizier6512]

I mean, we already have Gilbert Godfried

[@jerokalko8653]

@@vibevizier6512 but he aint no chris

[@OdaSwifteye]

I disagree. I don't think it would have made the show worse but Chris-chan is someone I don't want to see or hear. He's such a depressing example of neglect that everyday that goes by where he isn't put to bed is sad.

[@_toulouse]

Okay, so I had never heard Zach's voice prior to this, and let me just say I was absolutely shaken learning that Charlie is basically his regular speaking voice. lmao

[@Sentralkontrol]

I recommend watching oneyplays. There’s a bunch of concepts from that series in the show, and it’s got a similar sense of humour

[@flaco3462]

he never says wjat the actual reason for that is but the best guess is a deviated septum

[@shoeshiner9314]

Alternatively he would say it was from a car crash but that was a lie. God bless this mess

[@SkyNinja759]

@@flaco3462 It definitely sounds like some sort of nasal cavity problem. Like he's constantly plugging and wiggling his nose while speaking. I wouldn't change it for the world though, he's our beautiful little bastard!~

[@flaco3462]

@@SkyNinja759 makes sense

[@dsdom2]

I love how charlie and pim are literally just zach and mikes normal voices

[@Dante.-]

He should get Chris to do some lines over the prison phone. Just have him rant over the phone about what’s happening to him then use it for random jokes. Like their answering machine goes off and it’s Chris mumbling about being a prophet of god

[@eltipodepan6373]

That would be so hilarious if you the backstory on that, now I’m wishing they did that

[@nachos1162]

That would be the funniest joke in the show to me, but man they'd probably get sued by Chris if they did that haha

[@Dante.-]

@@nachos1162 even if Chris was somehow still getting disability checks I doubt he can afford to sue. Also he’s in prison, it’s gonna take him awhile to find out what they did with his phone conversations

[@nachos1162]

@@Dante.- that's true but knowing Chris he'd do it anyway and then if he won the fees would be covered and if he lost he would e beg again

[@Wazboom]

Phone rings, boss screens the caller ID. Call plays on the answering machine. Chris happens. “Wow i think that guy could really use our help.” “You cant hear him smiling like i can”

[@rosenrot234]

Knowing Chris he would have broken any sort of NDA like instantly if he was involved with something like this.

[@rasengdori13]

*she

[@caleblamere813]

*him

[@mrselfdestruct7605]

@@rasengdori13 he, he’s been very open he IDs as trans for strictly fetish reasons

[@hatefulgaming1800]

@@rasengdori13 bro quit trolling

[@friedegg3732]

@@mrselfdestruct7605 not very different from other trans people

[@JonSudano]

Adult Swim should put out Chris chan's bail money if they're convicted and a full six figure salary deal to be on Smiling Friends as a character that has 2 lines

[@TrueGoose117]

They should of commissioned a Sonichu tv show from him tbh.

[@rasengdori13]

*she’s

[@BigRazzmatazz]

@@rasengdori13 He's.

[@Jumbs146]

Chris might demand an office and a nanny afterwards but his mortgage might’ve been paid

[@mateochavez8455]

They're* is always a safe bet

[@AlRubyx]

Zach always sounds like he has a large red rubber ball stuck in his throat but it's in there in such a way that it doesn't block his breathing and now he's basically forgotten about it.

[@bluetiger2468]

Even if they had everything ready, as soon as they would have contacted Chris, Chris would have thought they were a troll. And then if he didn't think they were a troll, he'd say he doesn't want to voice that character. He'd rather all of them rewrite the script, reanimate parts, to have Sonichu show up instead. Or have a whole episode dedicated to Sonichu. Chris is the type of person that if you offer him a slice of cake, he'll tell you what is wrong with it and then he'll ask you to make him a completely different cake.

[@uncledoctor6920]

Agree totally, except maybe the part about Chris thinking they were trolling him. Chris has fallen for less convincing trolls before.

[@zachruminer3976]

In fairness, from what I've read up, it seems Chris became more closed off from others in recent years due to paranoia of trolls.

[@automan224]

Not saying you’re wrong but Chris did make those shrek medallions for the AVGN and he did shrek retold without any problems

[@bluetiger2468]

@@automan224 That Shrek retold video was 4 years ago. Someone else animated and edit it for him. He didn't even bother to learn Farquaad's name. He just says, "The bad guy, I forgot his name". So I wouldn't say he did the Shrek Retold without any problems. It is true the Shrek medallion is more recent. But Chris is more familiar with Shrek and he has made several custom medallions in the past before. I don't recall Chris talking about Smiling Friends. So if Chris is not that familiar with Smiling Friends, he might have assumed they were trolls. In Chris's later life, he became more reclusive, believing anyone that reaches out to him through the internet was a troll, even though it didn't take long for trolls to go pass that wall. If you tell him all his delusions are real, the dimensional merge is going to happen, and he has magical powers, then he'll welcome you with open arms.

[@bluetiger2468]

Oh, haha, I'm actually currently rewatching Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History and on part 21 at 34:16 Chris talks about a rumor going around that Family Guy was planning on making a quick skit with him in it (Of course the trolls made that up). He says he wants to make it clear that he doesn't want to make just a skit. He wants to be in the show and voice himself and Sonichu. And says he has plans for at least one episode but he was willing to do multiple episodes. So in a weird way, because of how well Chris has been documented, we already know how he would react to being offered to be in a show for a cameo.

[@OblivionFalls]

Very fitting that Harry Partridge replaced Chirs Chan in the end, considering all of the Chris Chan references Harry put in his early animations from 10+ years ago.

[@degayify]

"Before all the fun stuff happened" - Zach

[@Dhips.]

I feel Zach on that video. I think "I'm working on it" anytime I hear it said or have to say I'm working on something. I can't stop myself.

[@oldkid820]

The best part of this would be how Chris would demand himself to be credited in the episode. Imagine the credit sequence just listing Jesus Christ or something

[@riffmond]

What's even better is, knowing Zach, he'd go along with it because it'd be funny

[@majorleaguejams8416]

I probably would have been against a Chris Chan cameo, I wouldn't want anything else to boost his already monstrous ego

[@Ambipie]

there's no ego in that creature, I like to think. that creature has been stripped of everything.

[@sweetpea644]

I think we can leave Chris Chan television cameos to the wayside, especially after recent terribleness.

[@reallysadweeb4454]

@@Ambipie read his prison letters he’s like the living embodiment of ego

[@rasengdori13]

*her

[@BigRazzmatazz]

@@rasengdori13 *him

[@Xen8008]

Chris chan could have been on TV again for a non crime. Instead we are in the dark timeline, Goddamnit Chris.

[@sonicinajarvauntedspeciali7245]

You know times are tough when the budget cant even afford Chris Chan

[@EthanLindner]

What a coincidence, Chris Chan’s charges were announced the same night I first watched Smiling Friends.

[@DapperDill]

That would have blown his ego out of proportion. I'm glad he didn't end up on the show.

[@tellg0t090]

The man thing believes he's Jesus christ of the multiverse. How much bigger can his ego get

[@miyamotomusashi6450]

"I could have been the grease in smiling friends." "Ok but were you?" "No but i totally could have."

[@cobaltprime9467]

They should’ve gotten Liquid Chris as a replacement

[@whothehilltookcrookedshorts]

zach's right about the "im working on it" video. its been in my head for about a year now

[@SkilesHasFun]

Now Chris Chan is on *other* people's lists? The tables really have turned.

[@MoonLoonie69]

Honestly it was for the best. You guys dodged a huge bullet.

[@SomeScruffian]

Grease puddle: "I could've done it." Charlie: "Did you do it?" Grease puddle: "No, but I did do my 80 year old mother" would have been very in line with the show's humor _and too surreal for those who know_

[@solidjakecloud2]

“We couldn’t AFFORD Chris Chan”

[@skyrimlover777]

Zach hiding the fact that the gods told him not to do it for the sanctity of space and time is honorable.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I mean, *anyone* who has seen that video or even heard someone reference it will think about it daily. Thing's a goddamn cognitohazard. One of these days one of those prison letters is going to pop up and it's just going to say "I've finished workin' on it" and we're all going to wake up like sleeper agents and do who knows what.

[@diobrando5896]

😂

[@AlfurAldric2211]

*COGNITOHAZARD "CHRIS-CHAN" IN THE AREA.*

[@childpeanut5095]

That “do you realize” will echo for generations

[@unqualifiedscienceguy1396]

Best quote "I don't think what Charles Manson did was even that bad"

[@KrinkelsNG]

We were robbed.

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

Some Reporter: "So you're saying regardless of whether Chris-Chan did his mom or not, he would have totally gotten in?" Crazy Character Zach: "Yes" Me: "Crazy Characters think alike."

[@badassbillyb]

Just remember, oj simpson was gonna play the terminator but was not cast because producers said he was 'too likeable to play a killer'

[@KillerMoth3]

Imagine if Chris did that bit and got that Adult Swim paycheck? Think of all the lego sets and crayola kits he can buy!

[@gilbertotabares8196]

Good God. Somebody clip that! "What Charles Manson did wasn't that bad compared to Chris Chan."

[@user-ob6nc1dw8y]

Im glad they didnt choose him, Chris Chan doesnt deserve anything

[@hydrophilicchristopher9874]

Chris Chan deserves all

[@user-ob6nc1dw8y]

@@hydrophilicchristopher9874 **a life sentence

[@Lildeadthing420]

I miss who I was 2 minutes ago before I learned who he was and what he did.

[@Cassian0.0]

I would kill to talk to zach about chris chan for an hour.

[@lorenzovinciprova3204]

I hope in the next season they get people like Hotdiggedydemon and MeatCanyon

[@KoolAids-vj1ll]

imagine a meat canyon character making Zach uncomfortable

[@slickwilli409]

MeatCanyon is super likely. Zach's been in at least one of Hunter's videos, so they've definitely been in touch before. Hunter's perfect for the show's tone too.

[@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087]

@@slickwilli409 the boss looks like an inspiration from him especially since he draws a lot of male breastfeeding and he looks like one of the characters he would draw. He actually looks similar to one of the Mr beast characters he drew almost. And the southern accent and psychotic personality shifts. I feel he is a meatcanyon reference but I wish he was actually drawing characters himself too and doing voices. It would be amazing.

[@slickwilli409]

@@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 Their similarities are definitely striking. If I'm not wrong, that breastfeeding gag was based on one of Zach's cartoons from _before_ MeatCanyon joined KZbin.

[@yellowpig1026]

@@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 the male breastfeeding is actually a referenced to a really old animation zach did way before meatcanyon was a thing

[@CodyLee94]

“IM WORKIN ON IT!!” I too think about that video almost every day of my life 😂

[@seanquinn4540]

The most infuriating aspect of Chris Chan's life is that he pissed away so many opportunities given to him that most ordinary people will never get.

[@tellg0t090]

To be fair the only reason he got those opportunities is because of his mental state. He's not talented in any meaningful way. His legacy is literally a Mary sue fan comic that's only avoided legal consequences because it flew under the radar. His rise to fame is built on the back of his autism and general insanity making him eather the world's easiest punching bag or the internets pet project.

[@dentureadventure1490]

When I first watched that episode and seen that i was like " Hold up rewind that?! is that Chris Chan?! " so good on Harry Partridge for nailing that impression.

[@WileyBoxx]

Zach is the funniest person alive

[@MrFabboman]

that charles manson bit at the end had me fucking dying

[@uncle-keg]

So is this why the Desmond reanimated episode has a bunch of Chris-Chan references?

[@BanilyaGorilya]

Perfect lines for a literal grease spot on the floor in a murder mystery episode.

[@gp-1542]

Might have single handily saved his show

[@pentelegomenon1175]

"this is before all the fun stuff that's happened recently"

[@platinumdragonslayer6128]

Probably for the best that they didn’t get Chris. Because for starters doing something as mundane as this would have been “too much stress” for Chris to do a simple task right away. And then he would have started thinking this was finally his step in the door to make his Sonichu garbage and that would have lead to another obsessed story line for Chris along with nonstop harassment to the creators of Smiling Friends.

[@noises4978]

would have been worth it

[@hunterjames8653]

It’s amazing to see the weird rules and red tape when it comes to production and Hollywood

[@marbballz]

I love the fact the chrischan prison news doesn't faze Zach in the slightest and would of carried through with Chris if it wasn't for the budget 😂

[@Slop_Dogg]

I don’t think that’s necessarily true.

[@tetsuo3k]

Zach would've gone with it still, I don't doubt it for a second, but definitely not today's Adult Swim. They're playing it real safe lately. Just look what happened with the final season of Squidbillies. Regardless of where anybody stands on that particular controversy, Chris-chan's neverending tale utterly eclipses it.

[@Efrenxrazor95]

Honestly, it would’ve probably killed the show, he’s too controversial and having him on the show would’ve dragged everyone else that was affiliated with the show.

[@gimli1908]

@@Efrenxrazor95 this was a seth mcfarland missing his flight on 9/11 type bullet dodged

[@limericky8548]

As if Chris would have done it without his typical long list of unreasonable demands.

[@smitty7203]

Good thing zach left to contact Chris at the last minute, knowing the troll community it's quite likely they would mess up the show, apart from what happened in August of last year.

[@cmndrkool321]

It would have been waaaaay funnier if they got Liquid Chris to do the voice over instead.

[@paddythelegend1671]

In fairness though even if they got Chris. He'd probably still not have recorded those 2 lines even now, knowing how much he likes to ignore and put off stuff

[@abstraction6212]

He was too powerful for smiling friends for they feared the power of his Mastered Ultra Incest.

[@declangallagher1448]

THEY FREED HIM CHRIS CHAN IS BACK ON THE STREETS

[@trmn7060]

Im so glad they got a show. It actually feels like something being made by human beings that enjoy what they do.

[@Throgman33]

I want Zach to voice the entire chris chan yelling video

[@Schlabbeflicker]

I think the fact that OJ Simpson has a role in the Naked Gun movies mere months before his wife and her boyfriend were murdered is absolutely hysterical.

[@DatHoasi]

Yknow dang well Zach also watched those Chris Chan documentaries in his spare time

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

Ngl I would've really lost it if the grease puddle said "I'm working on it" bc my friend group in hs would also quote that video

[@BIayne]

Chris Chan is the only trans person who almost zero people respect their pronouns or identity, and its fine.

[@JustavocomJ]

He didn't kind of confirm that he changed his sex just to be closer to women?

[@negima1276]

I’m always amazed Netflix hasn’t made a documentary about Chris Chan yet, particularly as they make documentaries out of anything

[@thecianinator]

Their producers definitely lied about the whole "rules" thing, they just didn't want to bother wrangling Chris Chan for 2 lines

[@BraxtonSwine]

Chris's gonna have to phone his season 2 cameo in from jail like Gucci mane

[@p0oque]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who watches Chris's Shrek reanimated religiously, it's a masterpiece of animation and comedy

[@MrBamason]

'Hey Chris, do you think you can speed up your lines a bit? We got a very tight schedule." "I'm working on it!"

[@christianthrasher8677]

Thank god they didn't go with Chris to voice act because Chris would have made so many stupid demands and try to change the plot of the episode and many other things

[@buzzytrombone4353]

I wish they contacted Liquid Chris to do the voice, Harry Partidage is fine as Chris but the scene would've really landed if the anonymous creepy nature that is usually in Chris' voice when he speaks normally was there. Also it would've saved a lot of confusion from Adult Swim.

[@Abdega]

The budgetary reason reminds me of how in movie acting, if someone has a speaking line, the screen actor’s guild gets involved and now that actor has to be paid some amount of money (I want to say it starts at $10,000 but it’s been a while since I heard it) and of course the guild gets its cut

[@OfficerFlatFoot]

Chris is out of prison, please get him for Smiling Friends S2 and S3.

[@giulizpaviz6381]

better not

[@EricAndStuff]

Get Linkara and nostalgia critic as the next cameo

[@scottroxford5715]

That would actually be god like.

[@michaelgjrjvebs]

Honestly spoony would be amazing since he's basically a smiling friends character IRL now

[@maniacalcoast2742]

Tbh technically grease did kill the dude